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I'm certain there are other threads that already have this topic, but I don't feel like searching. So here goes...
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For some reason, several times in the past week, this song has popped up in my world. The original's a classic, but I really love this version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
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That was pretty good
makes you think
but because Im unable to think too long
this is where my mind is now
this too is a classic but I like this version better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ajrTkCAVNY
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I'm always amazed at how I can not hear or think of a song for a long time, then for no particular reason, it starts randomly appearing in my life in unrelated areas.
Not talking about commonplace, well played things. I'm talking about obscure limited interest stuff.
Currently, I'm being harassed by "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPtu5V3kHTM
Not exactly my thing. It came on a Spotify list the other day. Then, my daughter was investigating Queen's appearance at Live Aid. Sure enough, I walked through while the Rats were performing. Last week, my wife was re-watching "The West Wing". A tragedy occurred, and a soft piano played. Tori Amos started singing her cover of "I Don't Like Mondays".
In a week or so, the Universe will move on to something else.
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I recall that song being almost a staple in various TV/movie soundtracks. I was always okay with it, but never loved it.
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Another one that's been creeping up on me lately, is by one of my all-time favorite bands so it's no surprise.
I did think about the words a little more deeply and realized that while it was relevant for the projections on-screen for TV and movies and magazines back in the 70s, it's possible that it's even MORE relevant in our modern era of social media. Just something I was thinking about...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO62scTZ7Qk
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wow I could have done one of those first time hearing or reaction videos on those last 2 songs cause I dont remember ever hearing either one before
our tastes are obviously very different but I did listen to both and enjoyed them
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wow I could have done one of those first time hearing or reaction videos on those last 2 songs cause I dont remember ever hearing either one before
our tastes are obviously very different but I did listen to both and enjoyed them
"I Don't Like Mondays" sadly recounts an incident from the late 70's at Grover Cleveland Elementary school in California. A 16 year old girl, who lived across the street from the school, stepped outside with her father's rifle and started shooting. Killed two adults and injured 9 students. While being interviewed about the crime, she replied, "I don't like Mondays. You know, this sort of livens up the day.".
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Thats interesting
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here's a song that gets on my mind not sure why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ew_bfFvros
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I've always enjoyed that song from O Brother, lh320. And that's a cool version.
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I've always enjoyed that song from O Brother, lh320. And that's a cool version.
I like it too
I kinda stumbled onto this group called Home Free
5 guys and a cross between The Oakridge Boys and a barber shop quartet
Heres another one from them that I really like its a Percy Sledge cover and knocks it out of the park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pygPmfGQvU
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There are several of those a capela groups out there these days.
In general, I like what they do, but also, their songs end up all sounding sort of the same too. I can take them in small doses, I think.
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There are several of those a capela groups out there these days.
In general, I like what they do, but also, their songs end up all sounding sort of the same too. I can take them in small doses, I think.
Yes Ive since heard other groups but I like these guys the best
I enjoy finding "unknown" performers and following them as they develop
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I like all kinds of music. I can't think of a single genre where I don't like at least some of it. The lowest on the list, for me, is likely rap and hip-hop, but there's still a lot of 80s and early 90s rap and hip-hop that I do like.
Consequently I get some weird songs stuck in my head, on a pretty regular basis.
This is the one I'm constantly hearing right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyIOl-s7JTU
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I like all kinds of music. I can't think of a single genre where I don't like at least some of it. The lowest on the list, for me, is likely rap and hip-hop, but there's still a lot of 80s and early 90s rap and hip-hop that I do like.
Consequently I get some weird songs stuck in my head, on a pretty regular basis.
This is the one I'm constantly hearing right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyIOl-s7JTU
ABBA is a guaranteed way to get a room full of theater girls singing.
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ABBA is a guaranteed way to get a room full of theater girls singing.
Word. And theater boys too!
High school drama was pretty great. There were a lot of really hot girls, because obviously they were all going to become famous Hollywood movie stars. There weren't nearly as many guys, and there were even fewer straight guys. On a couple of productions, I was the only straight guy in a cast/crew of 30.
Suffice to say, that made for easy pickins.
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Word. And theater boys too!
High school drama was pretty great. There were a lot of really hot girls, because obviously they were all going to become famous Hollywood movie stars. There weren't nearly as many guys, and there were even fewer straight guys. On a couple of productions, I was the only straight guy in a cast/crew of 30.
Suffice to say, that made for easy pickins.
well we did The Music Man so I can do a great "We got trouble right here in River City"
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when I was in college Led Zeppelin was a big deal so theres kind of a soft spot in my heart for them
recently I stumbled on a group of kids that does a pretty good job with their work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdLlL-NVUfk
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well we did The Music Man so I can do a great "We got trouble right here in River City"
I like Music Man.
We did Oklahoma, Carnival, and Guys and Dolls while I was in school. I can't even imagine a high school doing Guys and Dolls these days. Or Carnival either, honestly.
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I like Music Man.
We did Oklahoma, Carnival, and Guys and Dolls while I was in school. I can't even imagine a high school doing Guys and Dolls these days. Or Carnival either, honestly.
well watch out and dont get an ear full of cider
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I'm active in our local community theater. Never set foot in a theater class before, but am learning on the fly. There's a heckuva lotta talent in town, so I try to watch an emulate.
I've only had one singing role so far, and the joke on that character is that he's a notoriously bad singer. Nailed it!
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I'm active in our local community theater. Never set foot in a theater class before, but am learning on the fly. There's a heckuva lotta talent in town, so I try to watch an emulate.
I've only had one singing role so far, and the joke on that character is that he's a notoriously bad singer. Nailed it!
Ha!
I wasn't in choir but I sing pretty well and managed to land leads in the musicals. It pissed off some of the choir guys and honestly I would have loved to have been in choir, but band and drama and advanced computer programming courses took up all of my electives.
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As a drama/band/wannabe choir nerd, I grew up loving musicals. My dad loved them, he had an acting/music scholarship to Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, TX before finishing his degree in RTF at Texas. Lon Morris is also home to famous actors Tommy Tune and Sandy Duncan, plus country music singer KT Oslin. My dad knew both Tommy Tune and KT Oslin, though I don't think he ever knew Sandy Duncan.
Anyway, I grew up in a drama/theater/musical loving household, and I too have always found myself drawn to them. Phantom and Les Mis are probably my all-time favorites, but I love all the old Rodgers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Gershwin stuff too.
Anyway, after having ABBA on the brain for most of yesterday and today, I naturally progressed to the musical Chess, because the music for that one was done by ABBA members Benny and Bjorn, and the book by the wonderful Tim Rice. Murray Head's expansively promoted "One Night In Bangkok" is the most famous song from the musical, but this one is my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtAMrPJg75o
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I was with this thread until it devolved to musicals
unless, Pink Floyd "the wall" and the Who "Tommy" are cornsidered musicals
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I was with this thread until it devolved to musicals
unless, Pink Floyd "the wall" and the Who "Tommy" are cornsidered musicals
to each his own corn man
there are good musicals and bad musicals
just because they dont hip hop or use electric guitars does not mean they cant be entertaining
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oh, don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed some musicals.
even, "The Sound of Music", when I was a kid.
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oh, don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed some musicals.
even, "The Sound of Music", when I was a kid.
They just dont make musicals worth anything any more
Im not a fan of Hamilton although I did like its subject matter
Musicals can teach you a lot like Fiddler on the Roof and 1776 and to some extent The King and I
Musicals can be funny as hell like Paint Your Wagon
Musicals can be a love story like South Pacific
some musicals Im not a fan of like Flower Drum Song and Brigadoon
but for the most part Im a big fan
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I heard this on SiriusXM the other day and can't get it out of my head:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DHrUw4vHFU
Which sounds surprisingly similar to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe1iUuAW4M
So now they're both on my brain.
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I like the Doobie Bros what a fool believes the best
came out in the late 70s but wasnt a disco hit which made it unique
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heard that Doobie Bros song on the way back from Texas. Good tune
sure blessed I didn't hear ANYTHING from Robby Dupree - all bad
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How can you say Steal Away is a bad song, when it's essentially just a Doobie Brothers song? :)
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it's the essentially term
possibly written by Michael McDonald
actually preferred Steely Dan
apparently Michael McDonald will be preforming in a casino in Oklahoma in the near future
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My favorite DB hits are
Listen to the Music
Black Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsP3rFJJk1Y
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Black Water is solid
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this song stcks in my head all the time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm6qw_yeo6o
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I'm gonna quit this thread
now that song is in my head
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Read the thread title.
You Were Warned
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I shoulda known youse Texans had warped minds ;)
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Cut Your Hair by Pavement is my official Covid song. Often in my head, especially when I see folks that need haircuts.
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Well great... now this one's on my mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA3-InoYsWQ
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and that made me think of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGa9IvpooKI
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ~ Spike ~ Southern Accents (1985) HQ Audio - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu8qe2vUUoA)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmpStPALeRw)
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and now for your listening pleasure heres another Led Zeppelin cover by Sina and her group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNEYHLgebQ
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this song gets stuck in my head all the time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LohPrTk98mY
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Today, for obvious reasons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhj1Is7HpY
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Don't know why, but the past couple days I've been thinking about this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPkChi1ckq0
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R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World (Official Video) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY)
stupid morning radio jock
I dislike this song
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so, now I'm listening to Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads
that should do it
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Lord no wonder todays generation has gone to sh*t
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well, I'm certainly not today's generation
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well, I'm certainly not today's generation
well you helped raise them
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yup, my daughters listen to some crazy stuff
they grew up around classic rock and the blues
not sure what happened
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yup, my daughters listen to some crazy stuff
they grew up around classic rock and the blues
not sure what happened
My 13yo daughter listens almost entirely to 80s rock. I've raised her right.
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its really neat when your child comes running to you with what they think is a great band and you were listening to that very group back in college
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its really neat when your child comes running to you with what they think is a great band and you were listening to that very group back in college
Yup, and my dad was similarly pleased when I started coming to him to ask about Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and a bunch of others.
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Long John Baldry - "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll" - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj_lZ4hkJd8)
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Long John Baldry - "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll" - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj_lZ4hkJd8)
I loved this
Never heard of the performer but I should of
good job
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I watched a movie this morning and this song was in it and I cant get it out of my head so I thought Id give it to you guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SiylvmFI_8
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no thanks
fighting that one off
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no thanks
fighting that one off
ok try this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obtdzfg5Jbg
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this is going to take more work
I know better than to visit this thread
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this is going to take more work
I know better than to visit this thread
you are welcome any time
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I give you good stuff, you give me a headache
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I give you good stuff, you give me a headache
we Horns do that a lot
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ok this is the best I got
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpYR8I6P7Mg
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much better
I'm more of a Hank Sr. guy, but this is just about as good as the original. Was never a big Georgia Satellite fan.
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OK, I've got a Cowboy song from an Irish band for you fellers sitting on the porch on St. Patty's Day...............
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66pE67m_Hf4)Thin Lizzy Cowboy Song - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66pE67m_Hf4)
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https://youtu.be/Y2hWYBfhci8
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The "Hole in the Bottom of the Sea" type song, but it's about drinking in Ireland!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Whm9naKDg
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both you guys took a step backwards
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actually meant to link this one.......... sorry
anything by the Rovers is good today and tonight
https://youtu.be/h-KDSxqJ_0o
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https://youtu.be/cf0E_PJtJWg
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Caught the Dropkick Murphys live show last night. This is a fun one to yell in a bar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-1O_wBYXY
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looks like Thanksgiving at my brother's house
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back in the late 60s you couldnt walk down a dorm hallway without hearing this being played by somebody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4niv522mbtM
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or this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1NJwEi6nw
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oh you gotta include this too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enuOArEfqGo
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not my favorite versions, but all outstanding classics
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not my favorite versions, but all outstanding classics
these versions are almost exact to the original so Im not sure how you can say that
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https://youtu.be/AFa1-kciCb4
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almost exact
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almost exact
yes they are
its ok if you dont care for the music but they are almost exact which is why I find them very entertaining
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Going to see Styx in concert in May,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MAg_yWsq8
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Fearless told me he likes this version better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWMyo62MWoA
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This morning I had the Grieg Piano Concerto on my brain, the whole thing, over and over. Seriously.
Fortunately I really like that piece.
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this one was on my mind this morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQXCELBPI6Q
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Arthur Rubinstein - Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Yoyz6_Los)
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this one was on my mind this morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQXCELBPI6Q
I love Neil Diamond and this might be my favorite of his.
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I love Neil Diamond and this might be my favorite of his.
I like this and his African Trilogy
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OK, well, now that made me think of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY
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damn!
hate that song
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you're welcome
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Fearless I thought of you when I heard this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ztTiLWoYxI
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OK, well, now that made me think of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY
This one is legendary amongst drummers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ-gfb6nUus
Don't have to play fast or loud. You do gotta play to the song.
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I'm a big fan of Toto. This one's probably my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htgr3pvBr-I
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Just because it never gets included:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSeldKAqM-w
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Fearless I thought of you when I heard this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ztTiLWoYxI
well, I'm a local legend on a Friday night in a Papst Blue Ribbon neon light
we don't refer to them as honkytonks here, but I go down to the bar
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https://youtu.be/UZxJY71a4XI
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love the song but would rather have a version with singing
here are some unknowns performing it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOWjX4BpC24
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I like this one better than the Highway Men
https://youtu.be/POicJGqCEFI
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Here again there is no singing
I think a huge part of this song's appeal are the lyrics
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I like both.
Over 100 different versions of this song have been recorded. I like the instrumental versions, I like the ones with singing. It's all good.
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I like both.
Over 100 different versions of this song have been recorded. I like the instrumental versions, I like the ones with singing. It's all good.
ok group hug and sing kumbaya
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why does there always have to be singing?
I can't sing a lick
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got this one on the way to work over 3 hours ago - still with me - it's catchy
https://youtu.be/4xmckWVPRaI
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That version's okay but by your standards, this one's better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qn5r7eEB1s
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does someone at least yell, "Pledge Pin!"??
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does someone at least yell, "Pledge Pin!"??
Dunno, I didn't listen to it. ;)
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me either
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In memory of Hooky who was a big Bill Withers fan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE
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Finding Forrester is one of my favorite movies and I really like the theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvVFh3xgx7Y
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https://youtu.be/gqQelCIGYMI
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wow had to take my LSD pills to enjoy that one
I still cant hear in my right ear
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https://youtu.be/YZIRb8umDOw
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Originally made famous by Booker T and the MGs
way before the Blues Brothers
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as the Blues Brothers give credit during the video
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as the Blues Brothers give credit during the video
and well they should
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Heres the original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB5VD_Z5Zvg
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Man I really want some crawfish right now. Which makes me think of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDsKGyu0F98
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https://youtu.be/0BLtcW5BdzQ
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nothin wrong with a little ZZ
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or beer drinkin
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Somebody told me today was National Beer Day. I have no idea if that's true or not, but I'm willing to go with it.
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apparently april 7th was the day prohibition ended in 1933 or so, and beer was sold legally again
folks were lined up in the streets
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and I'm not linking a youtube for the "ballroom blitz" by Sweet
that would be rude
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I'm rude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJRGBWZLzSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fPjQZwhrOE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M30ACuNgKfU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qae25976UgA
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that's a good one
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I like the Tia Carrere video the best of all those, for... reasons...
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One of my sisters in law passed of natural causes a few weeks ago
Today at her memorial service they played one of her favorite songs and this has stayed in my head so I thought Id play it for you in hopes that I can get it out of my head and into yours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zJ_07cnY5c
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I'll do my part
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https://youtu.be/0ufuH4vZ77w
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrSniVX3zUM
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that's just brutal
especially w/o Eddie on guitar
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lifes a bitch
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sure is on this particular thread
goll darned rich arrogant horns
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sure is on this particular thread
goll darned rich arrogant horns
2 out of three
I am a Horn and I am of course arrogant
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of course
it's bred into youse Texans
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Just for you Fearless
Here is my favorite drummer Sina doing a Tull cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW4NP8SgIRc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjoqBaW6OMk
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wise words to live by
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTqBTYATI5I
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nobody
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it's always a good time to listen to Clapton
daughter got me a DVD of his life and career
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I dig Clapton.
Speaking of Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, this is one of my favorite songs ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jlLBs6YawM
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https://youtu.be/f0bdLdTJdKI
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I dig Clapton.
Speaking of Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, this is one of my favorite songs ever:
https://youtu.be/ugTaPTv0eQY
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In honor of Frank Zappa although he wasnt the writer of the song he was the reason the song was written
Cover by Sina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d33x1HyJZ10
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Probably my favorite song of the Van Hagar era of the band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8vp5R6Vmk
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Probably my favorite song of the Van Hagar era of the band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8vp5R6Vmk
Alex is my foundational influence. He never met a cymbal hit he didn't like.
Fortunately, I learned about Stewart Copeland who taught me that subtlety is key.
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Alex is my foundational influence. He never met a cymbal hit he didn't like.
Fortunately, I learned about Stewart Copeland who taught me that subtlety is key.
Alex was pretty tame during the DLR era. When Sammy came, he just refused to stay off the cymbals for some reason. It's sometimes quite distracting to me, but there are still some Van Hagar songs that I love, like that one.
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my favorite will Sammy
https://youtu.be/rvob2nsQVLc?list=OLAK5uy_m2jXKtJSWzLhu_mt5mwodZBPpsphd5j_s
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My favorite solo song from the Red Rocker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PsKlMLaknw
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https://youtu.be/oor0lHBV1rU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAOKfB2LCw
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https://youtu.be/EjDjq_ToixI
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Blue jeans, eh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQLWF_ItzYs
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Or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZnryZ5rDbs
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put on your Husker Red shoes and dance the blues..........
https://youtu.be/VbD_kBJc_gI
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Bowie brought along a new guitar player. Kid might make something of himself one day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HivQqTtiHVw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMzit6b5Fw0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y-_WGjZgD8&list=RD0y-_WGjZgD8&start_radio=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3007OXu2dNc
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I gotta just say NO to clicking on this thread
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That one was a trap, I gotta admit. :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2qQmj0_h4&list=RDCLAK5uy_klY80tDUG8t6V0eXb5ttfGqRZZb8c5JZg&start_radio=1&rv=2LBThuN9nP8
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I think I'm the only one on the planet that likes this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yydxdWaoOJg
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well, then I'm not clicking on it.
I don't remember it from the title
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2qQmj0_h4&list=RDCLAK5uy_klY80tDUG8t6V0eXb5ttfGqRZZb8c5JZg&start_radio=1&rv=2LBThuN9nP8
a classic
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I do not remember Soul Kiss. I definitely always liked Xanadu, though.
ELO, plus Olivia Neutron-Bomb at her peak. What's not to like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntK2dnoJx4A
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ELO, plus Olivia Neutron-Bomb at her peak. What's not to like?
all of it
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well if we have sunk this low might as well go here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCTMTflcuug
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hey, that was catchy when I was a wee lad
but, I'm not clicking on it today
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all of it
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Let's open a roller skating lounge restaurant. Fine Dining and Gene Kelley.
Can I get some Greek muses to go with that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGWoonk747I
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hey, that was catchy when I was a wee lad
but, I'm not clicking on it today
a little chicken are we
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Just because someone should always be singing the "Giddyup!" bass part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGKatCAQed0
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apparently, ELO is in the rock & Roll hall of fame
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apparently, ELO is in the rock & Roll hall of fame
As they should be, of course.
Speaking of Jeff Lynne, I always liked this version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." It has him, Tom Petty, and Steve Winwood. It also features some no-name playing the lead guitar outro...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRCooFKk3c
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https://youtu.be/A7FOTBdbPN8
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Every time I hear "Brand New Key", I see Heather Graham as "Roller Girl".
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hopefully, that's not often
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Huh? Thinking of Heather Graham as Roller Girl is a GOOD thing.
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Long Cool Woman Country Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y9SAHpO09w
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https://youtu.be/HQZBaJAngH8
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https://youtu.be/_AwaV-lwDmc
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in honor of Bob's 80th Birthday......................
https://youtu.be/lOCYQtrm19s
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https://youtu.be/ve9UFWdrzvs
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JLL
One of the greatest entertainers ever
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The recordings at Sun Records utilized a subtle trick unique to Sam Philips at the time. The tape had two recording heads separated by just a couple of inches. When the track was laid down, the signal would be recorded twice. Since the signals would be separated on tape, they'd play back just slightly time delayed from each other. The result was an echo-y sound similar to a modern analog delay effect.
It's very obvious in "Whole Lotta Shakin".
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Jerry Lee Lewis is the King of Rock and Roll and also the King of Country.
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The recordings at Sun Records utilized a subtle trick unique to Sam Philips at the time. The tape had two recording heads separated by just a couple of inches. When the track was laid down, the signal would be recorded twice. Since the signals would be separated on tape, they'd play back just slightly time delayed from each other. The result was an echo-y sound similar to a modern analog delay effect.
It's very obvious in "Whole Lotta Shakin".
Im very familiar with this technique
Elvis used it quite a bit also at Sun
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Speaking of using multiple playbacks at a time this guy was the king of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTfCjhXGoqU
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I have that album, I stole it from my dad when he never bothered to hook up his turntable again.
And then I stole his turntable, a beautiful Garrard 401.
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https://youtu.be/gMVzBIlnPiY
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Jerry Lee is great, but don't forget about his cousin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHJlWzKeFHU
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Jerry Lee is great, but don't forget about his cousin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHJlWzKeFHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWkVa-_sd24
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Heh-- both Jerry and Mickey have said over the years, that Jimmy was the most musically gifted of the three cousins. Maybe he shoulda gone into the record business instead...
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Brings this to mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ6ltWPqfpA
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https://youtu.be/wvUQcnfwUUM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLhiAA8B4Nw
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Daughter loves the Guardians of the Galaxy movie soundtracks, and has been playing this one a lot lately. It's an ear-worm that's for sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDG2m5hN1vo
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Heh-- both Jerry and Mickey have said over the years, that Jimmy was the most musically gifted of the three cousins. Maybe he shoulda gone into the record business instead...
When I still had cable 😎 as I was rifling thru the channels came a across his Ministry/Gospel Channel.I have to admit the Music segment actually wasn't bad
https://youtu.be/AOiyksNlrY0?t=1
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I have that album, I stole it from my dad when he never bothered to hook up his turntable again.
And then I stole his turntable, a beautiful Garrard 401.
Stole his "Q" recipes too.Man nuthin's sacred.What's next his Lonestar?Don't make me come down there
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My dad drank Coors Banquet, not Lonestar.
And I stole his enchilada recipes too. Add that to the list.
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my golf partner drinks Banquet
when I run out of Bud, I grab one or two
not bad
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Fearless didnt know you played the guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBdahVPD_K0
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https://youtu.be/CrtRucPEbsI
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https://youtu.be/lP5Xv7QqXiM
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The title track from that album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4-pexSVWzM
An upbeat 50s doo-wop number about a psychopathic killer.
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had/have that album
also enjoyed, "roland the headless thompson gunner"
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A little Kenny Loggins for the crowd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXb5cXAS9mU
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don't look like Kenny
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don't look like Kenny
he's been on a diet
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My favorite song off VH 5150:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8vp5R6Vmk
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mine too
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mine too
too far out for this old guy
couldnt he afford a shirt
and maybe some pants other then pajamas
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too far out for this old guy
couldnt he afford a shirt
and maybe some pants other then pajamas
Hey oldtimer, YOU'RE the one that earlier on this thread, posted a song by THESE guys:
(https://i.imgur.com/fypGkaF.jpg)
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the schoolboy on the right is dressed properly, including the tie
poor guy on the left is obviously drunk and looks like he may puke on himself
derned crazy lead singers
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https://youtu.be/Zv6PY1BQLBE
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My favorite Steppenwolf song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGkGNCUQtWY
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Never could get into acid rock. Never dropped acid so that might be why.
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My favorite Steppenwolf song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGkGNCUQtWY
so, you're that old?
I never dropped acid either...... I'm ok with that decision
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so, you're that old?
I never dropped acid either...... I'm ok with that decision
Im so old that I even like the big band music from the 30s and 40s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9J5Zt2Obko
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had/have that album
also enjoyed, "roland the headless thompson gunner"
Holds a special place in my heart. He was a frequent guest on David Letterman's show. Subbed in as band leader when Paul would be out. When he announced his cancer was terminal, Dave had him back and they devoted the whole show to him. On Dave's request, he ended the show with "Roland". He passed on the next day.
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Warren played a small outdoor concert here in this small town - 100,000 people in the county
didn't go well at all. Sound system was fubar. He gave it about 3 attempts and then threw a few F bombs into the mic and walked off the stage
a friend of mine and I bumped into him at the hotel bar across the river and hour or so later. As he says in Poor Poor Pitiful Me, "HE didn't want to talk about it"
short conversation, he headed back up to his suite.
https://youtu.be/_TbfQPRgcS8
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Holds a special place in my heart. He was a frequent guest on David Letterman's show. Subbed in as band leader when Paul would be out. When he announced his cancer was terminal, Dave had him back and they devoted the whole show to him. On Dave's request, he ended the show with "Roland". He passed on the next day.
https://youtu.be/z7Mirkd3CT4
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https://youtu.be/HmpStPALeRw
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My favorite version of this song, by far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4uDegHB8s
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https://youtu.be/OLVWEYUqGew
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https://youtu.be/WsJlqgoSC_Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUrl0V4xlj4
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It's pretty much summer here, now, so...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kv6vxZwL8
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Long John Baldry - "Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie On The King of Rock & Roll" - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj_lZ4hkJd8)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onjaC3A2xjk
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What are we 14 years old again?
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nope, not clicking on that
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swPt9HBRXuE
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What's on my mind for tonight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsdcZhfgo90
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swPt9HBRXuE
that's solid
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that's solid
My next door neighbor is a former 80s hair metal band lead singer from New Jersey. They used to open up for White Lion and their manager was the same manager that Bon Jovi used for many years.
Anyway, he's now just a suburban dad but he still lead sings in an 80s hair metal cover band, and I go to see them pretty regularly. They're really good, they have a great metal lead guitar player, and their version of Still of the Night is as good as the original. Not kidding, it's that good.
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good stuff
I've heard the story before, but my memory can always use a refresher
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good stuff
I've heard the story before, but my memory can always use a refresher
as utee gets older he tends to forget sometimes
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as utee gets older he tends to forget sometimes
true... true...
wait, what did you say?
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true... true...
wait, what did you say?
Like Homer said
Every time I learn something new something old gets pushed out
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Reina wrote this song and I think she did a pretty good job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4QcUJmS4yY
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Cool song, lh320. I dig bluegrassy/folky songs like that.
Reminds me of this one from a couple decades ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBYfKRrOObY
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Cool song, lh320. I dig bluegrassy/folky songs like that.
Reminds me of this one from a couple decades ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBYfKRrOObY
not bad
kinda makes me want to open a brew or three
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talked me into the brew or three
I like the music. If there's a banjo and or a harmonica I'm in
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Try This one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HukVqlfa-6I
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speaking of banjos did anybody see this on the David Letterman show a few years back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE
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Yeah I've always enjoyed watching Steve Martin play.
My dad plays banjo pretty well. And 6-string and 12-string guitar. And the ukulele.
I've never seen him play a mandolin but I bet he could do it.
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always been a Steve Martin fan
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https://youtu.be/hC5bUipLGds
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That was pretty good
never heard of them or the song but enjoyed it
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my cousin from Colorado put one of his songs on youtube, this one popped up next
it had a banjo, so I took a listen
I've never heard of them either, but enjoyed it
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I like this one a little better
https://youtu.be/Nk4SWmDbMNI
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https://youtu.be/-ZL2b4O3nz8
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https://youtu.be/lSdBtoIIYT4
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Good one
youre back in my era now when flowers were flowers and pot was pot
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Eh, This is better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGgxPFyJmwc
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solid album
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Might be their best. They were still pretty raw, not as produced as they'd sound later. Pyromania was the transition album and is probably my second favorite, and then by Hysteria they'd made the full move to over-production (IMO), but there are still several songs on Hysteria which I love.
I always wanted to love their first, On Through The Night, but it just sounds way too much like Ozzy Osbourne for me.
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I agree with all of that
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https://youtu.be/srAku6Zuqrc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHXcnO3SB-c
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if the clip doesn't include Penny, ........ it's not that good
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^^^^^
Word. Absolutely the ONLY reason to ever watch any footage of that show.
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and not enough reason for me
hot husker chicks are a dime a dozen around these parts
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and not enough reason for me
hot husker chicks are a dime a dozen around these parts
I thought you lived in Iowa
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plenty of Husker chicks in western Iowa
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My i s c & a aggie wife and my kids like that show, so on the occasions when I'm forced to watch, I'm okay as long as there are some decent Penny scenes.
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I think the show's hysterical, but it can hit too close to real life sometimes. Part of our Fourth of July hot-dog conversation was degrees of freedom in enzyme conformations.
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Its a very well written show and probably my favorite sit comedy series of all time
and yes Penny is great and by the way is supposed to be from .... wait for it.... Nebraska
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don't overthink the hot dog, just eat it
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The show's just too formulaic, predictable, and full of caricatures for me. I really hate Sheldon and any scene that's going to have him and NOT Penny wearing an interesting top, I turn off or walk away from.
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Anyway, music. I've always liked Men At Work, they're more of a gimmick band than a great band, but they do have one song that I consider to be great, and elevated above the rest of their more amusing, gimmicky stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY7S6EgSlCI
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https://youtu.be/4EI8JN-fSLo
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I already did that one a couple pages ago. You're way behind.
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Time to wake this place up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QAF2qF4wHU
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This gem got sorted into a YouTube Playlist, and is now firmly entrenched in my head.
https://youtu.be/T_-D820hNUs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLsWaysQmMs
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https://youtu.be/tZV9_kkSbOk
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https://youtu.be/0HsUuzM_jh0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTFD1C4tVIg
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Good one utee
Thats from my college days
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nice, but I do try to keep that one out of my head
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nice, but I do try to keep that one out of my head
just remember.....
Saturday in the park I think it was the 4th of July
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This is for you Fearless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTuPbJLqFKI
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Love me some old Chicago with the horn section.
We just bought my son his first trumpet, he's decided that's what he wants to play, beginning 6th grade band this Fall.
I've been playing him all sorts of jazz, big band, and rock with horns, to show him what's possible.
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I played the trumpet in JR high
not very well, obviously
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another one from my early days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKYRjNAakVc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJzz-Nuo-QQ
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good stuff
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https://youtu.be/_zBwRDEFMRY
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not much of a tune
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perhaps I'll remember to pull some Keith Moon later.....
Off to Buffalo Wild Wings for a draw of Bud Fat
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perhaps I'll remember to pull some Keith Moon later.....
Off to Buffalo Wild Wings for a draw of Bud Fat
be still my heart
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Possibly... probably... my favorite U2 song of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvUI-s4Azw4
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U2 was a bit after I graduated and I really never listened to them much
I did like this song
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Heres an oldie but a goodie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xQjzsxbcyU
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saw U2 in the stadium in Ames, IA. Probably heard this tune.
My memory is rough.
good tune, not may favorite US song, but a good one
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here's your Keith Moon
https://youtu.be/WX_96uKZ7yQ
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I'm a big U2 fan, I've seen them a couple of times in Austin. I have a lot of favorites, but that's the one I consistently come back to. It wasn't ever a release, it's one of those great deep tracks that you come across every now and then.
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https://youtu.be/r4AyW6IpzyA
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here's your Keith Moon
https://youtu.be/WX_96uKZ7yQ
Guitar players have "Stairway to Heaven". Drummers have the last 2:00 of "Won't Get Fooled Again". It's the most cathartic way to just unload on a kit. Daltrey screaming, "yeeHAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!" over the top just makes it that much better!
Moon the Loon is my spirit animal. He didn't like sitting still. Didn't like the structure of recording sessions. He made albums so he could tour and play like he wanted to.
His best advice to aspiring musicians: "To get a fuller sound and volume, hit your drums harder.". Words to live by.
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https://youtu.be/isvK4PzeA4c
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I'll see your sha na na and raise you one frog man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIvy9nSlZf0
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If we are really going to the SEC we should prepare ourselves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_7_RTogRBw
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Blake Shelton's okay but too recent for me, really.
Here's a good SEC kinda song for us:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_qB4LQaxg
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Yee Haw
I wonder how aggie is reacting to this
I bet they aint happy
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It was good while it lasted. It sucks because I really wanted more time as the only SEC team from Texas. I’d like to notch a few more wins vs Bama and LSU. I expect us to heavily challenge Bama this year. Heck, who knows we might just win the damn thing this year.
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Here’s one of my favorites.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mRH-URpgZrM
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Here's an appropriate song for leaving the B12... :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmz9JMRnkoc
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I know this is a Garth song but these girls do a pretty good job with it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlLdqNxTrJM
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That's alright. I prefer Garth's version.
They're talented though, for sure.
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That's alright. I prefer Garth's version.
They're talented though, for sure.
I really do too but then again hes Garth
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https://youtu.be/6Vd0M30RoI4
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Really @GopherRock (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=47) ? You're going with Freebird????
:)
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just to bother folks on this thread, I'm sure
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https://youtu.be/sgA4-bLcoN8
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:)
At least that was the Free Bird that came up when my mind was yelling "FREE BIRD!" As opposed to that animated movie from a few years ago.
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Did you ever see the movie Elizabethtown? A little bit of an under the radar romcom kind of movie directed by Cameron Crowe. I liked it, maybe because I had a big crush on Kirsten Dunst, but this Free Bird scene is awesome. It really gets kicking at about 1:38.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F2ZoqbMAO0
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The first time I heard Freebird was when Im driving in my car and my teenage daughter says dad I want you to listen to this I think you'll like it
So she puts in a Lynard Skynyrd tape and goes to Freebird
It starts off really slow and I was just listening to please her but when the rift started I was hooked
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It's a decent song. Just way overdone.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSt8gJC692w
Love this song. Shame about Chris Cornell. Very talented guy.
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At the prospect of playing LSU every year I thought I'd do this in their honor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMUM4_Wu6o
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This one.
"Tangerine" (https://youtu.be/q-JDUnZv1N0)
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This one.
"Tangerine" (https://youtu.be/q-JDUnZv1N0)
congratulations you managed to find a song older then me
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Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou very much!
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My nurse yesterday was named "Winslow". I asked her if it was the obvious and she said "No, but I need to go there, right?"
And stand on a corner.
Yes, she was pretty cute. My doctor though, Doctor Vinne Boom Bazza, I'm not too sure about him.
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SundevilFroggy has a story about Winslow, Arizona, as I recall.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8SFyPKEQPM
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https://youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4
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very talented guy
ahead of his time
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He was a wild and crazy guy!
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Graduated from University High School here in Waco, TX. My son will start there as a freshman on Monday.
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Graduated from University High School here in Waco, TX. My son will start there as a freshman on Monday.
That's cool! Is your son a wild and crazy guy too?
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I've always loved this song my Michael Martin Murphy, I mean it has banjo so what's not to like?
But searching for it on Youtube, I also found this cover, and they have not only a banjo, but a mandolin and a Dobro too. And then a fiddle and a stand-up bass. So of course that's the one I'll share:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpStDgySVQI
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That's cool! Is your son a wild and crazy guy too?
That's one way of putting it. He's a theater/band nerd with the attention span of a positron. If you can catch him in those lucid moments when his reality intersects our own, he's highly entertaining!
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I've always loved this song my Michael Martin Murphy, I mean it has banjo so what's not to like?
But searching for it on Youtube, I also found this cover, and they have not only a banjo, but a mandolin and a Dobro too. And then a fiddle and a stand-up bass. So of course that's the one I'll share:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpStDgySVQI
They are called The Petersens and Im very familiar with this group
Reina Del Cid who I just posted doing a cover of Garth sings with them all the time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0Diel8Tqk
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Yeah I'm okay with that extremely folky sound in small doses. Like I said, I like the banjo, mandolin, Dobro, and fiddle all together.
But I wouldn't be able to go see an entire live show of it, or listen to a whole album.
I think a lot of it has to do with the way so many of the young females choose to sing, they insert that overly breathy vocal fry all over the place, and after a while it really starts to grate on me.
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singing pop music with a fake southern drawl doesn't make it country
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singing pop music with a fake southern drawl doesn't make it country
are you talking about any song weve posted lately
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Yeah I'm okay with that extremely folky sound in small doses. Like I said, I like the banjo, mandolin, Dobro, and fiddle all together.
But I wouldn't be able to go see an entire live show of it, or listen to a whole album.
I think a lot of it has to do with the way so many of the young females choose to sing, they insert that overly breathy vocal fry all over the place, and after a while it really starts to grate on me.
vocal fry?
hmm ok to each his own
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Yup, taste is indeed subjective.
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are you talking about any song weve posted lately
no, Sir
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singing pop music with a fake southern drawl doesn't make it country
Does singing pop music with a real southern drawl make it country?
What if you switch out the pop instrumentation and phrasing and replace it with country instrumentation and phrasing?
And then sing it on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry?
Would that then be considered country music?
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I'll appeal to the message board, is this a country song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3KvNFk20vY
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I think its a country song presented in a Broadway fashion
good song I like it
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not in my considered opinion
near turns my stomach
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OK.
What about this one, written by Buddy Holly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXiES01pnUk
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OK.
What about this one, written by Buddy Holly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXiES01pnUk
I dont think that song is country but Micky makes it sound that way
you could do the same thing to a lot of the old rock n roll era songs
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Ive always thought that old rock n roll didnt die it just came back as country
It would have been interesting to see what some of the old rock groups would have done with todays hit country songs
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I dont think that song is country but Micky makes it sound that way
you could do the same thing to a lot of the old rock n roll era songs
no fake drawl
but I can hear the slide guitar
it's close to country
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What about this one? Country, or no?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmDrgYgblQw
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the music is country
the lyrics are trash pop
if it's country is trash country
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Sounds country
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the music is country
the lyrics are trash pop
if it's country is trash country
The Ramones are trash pop?
That's an... unusual... take. :)
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Well, I'm allergic to countrah music, so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uQmlpn1FvM
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Allergic to country music? Come on man, you're from Texas. And otherwise, you have such broad musical taste.
Surely there's SOME kind of country music you like?
Alt-country like Old 97s or Wilco or Son Volt?
Rockabilly like Two Tons of Steel?
80s/90s country like Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, George Strait, Clint Black?
Classic country like Willie and Waylon, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash?
Vintage country like George Jones, Buck Owens?
I'll omit modern Bro Country, because if you DO like that, I don't wanna know.
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Droog's version is probably playing in an elevator
I prefer the raw guitar of the punk version, but regardless, the lyrics suck
the Ramones have much better material
bam bam bam, bam bam bam
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My dad gave me an appreciation for "honky tonk" stuff like Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, Ernest Tubb, and that era. I might sing Conway Twitty if I've been drinking, or play "Friends in Low Places" if everyone else has.
Other than that, nope. No way. Not ever. I've left a basket of groceries in HEB when they started playing it. It has no soul, no groove, no rhythm, and no funk. White people had to invent the utterly pointless "two-step" dance to avoid standing there with a cup full of sad beer. When that didn't work, "line dancing" was created.
I got stuck in a car when someone played "boot scootin' boogie" once. Had to directly mainline George Clinton for a week just to recover.
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Droog's version is probably playing in an elevator
I prefer the raw guitar of the punk version, but regardless, the lyrics suck
the Ramones have much better material
bam bam bam, bam bam bam
I was fortunate enough to see The Ramones play live, well, a whole lot of times. Both with Dee Dee and CJ on bass.
Whatever you think of them, their concerts were a whole other world. They walked on stage to "Good Bad and the Ugly" which transitioned to a quick guitar piece called "Durango 95" (the car from "A Clockwork Orange"). After that, it was nothing but Dee Dee yelling, "1-2-3-4!" and BOOM! The sound hit at 3x the normal tempo and kept going for the next 2 hours.
Johnny would make laps across the stage with his Mosrite guitar, playing nothing but furious downstrokes. Joey, all 6'5" pasty white, would stand in the middle of it all and really never move.
Good, fun times. Ministry, by way of contrast, ran a real risk of permanent injury or death during their shows.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA0uFpJzNPA
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many groups are just better in concert
respect the Ramones for their music and contributing Punk to the USA
I never saw them perform, my bad
listening to their greatest hits currently
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I'm not a huge Ramones fan, they don't have any soul, groove, rhythm, or funk. Slashing out toneless downstrokes on a battered guitar doesn't constitute music. Young white people felt the need to come up with some kind of atonal noise to annoy the establishment and especially, their parents, and the result of that, was the Ramones. When that didn't work, heavy metal was created.
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I'm not a huge Ramones fan, they don't have any soul, groove, rhythm, or funk. Slashing out toneless downstrokes on a battered guitar doesn't constitute music. Young white people felt the need to come up with some kind of atonal noise to annoy the establishment and especially, their parents, and the result of that, was the Ramones. When that didn't work, heavy metal was created.
They'd actually agree with you, except for the heavy metal part.
It takes about 30 seconds to tell which song they're playing, since they're almost all variations on "buh-da-buh-da-buh-da-buh-da" in 3 chords. That's unfortunate, because the songs only last 2 1/2 minutes.
It wrecked the 8 minute long saga ballads that ELP and Deep Purple were playing. They had talent. The Ramones didn't.
Heavy Metal was created when Tony Iommi realized he couldn't play Beatles covers with his fingertips cut off.
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Oh, I'll definitely agree that Boot Scootin Boogie is a truly terrible song, though.
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the truth
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Alright, to remove the bad taste of the Ramones from our mouths (I actually don't hate them, just yanking droog's chain a little bit), I'll post this classic, which popped into my brain recently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I
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I'll appeal to the message board, is this a country song?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3KvNFk20vY
Sounds like a pop song to me, whether it was recorded in Nashville or Los Angeles.
Nothin' about prison, or trains, or gettin' drunk, or killin' somebody, or gettin' killed, or mama.
No steel guitar.
Change the key and Karen Carpenter could have sung it.
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https://youtu.be/r0ptN05PVGs
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Sounds like a pop song to me, whether it was recorded in Nashville or Los Angeles.
Nothin' about prison, or trains, or gettin' drunk, or killin' somebody, or gettin' killed, or mama.
No steel guitar.
Change the key and Karen Carpenter could have sung it.
Uh, guys..
I thought you were kidding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkK8g6FMEXE
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Heh, fun.
12 bar blues is universal, as it turns out.
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OK.
What about this one, written by Buddy Holly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXiES01pnUk
Sounds more country than the Kenny Chesnutt song does.
Nothing uniquely country about the lyrics, but the arrangement is Nashville-like.
The Chesnutt song didn't have "arrangement." It had orchestration.
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It's not even a very good Aerosmith tune.
I don't know how active they still are, but their last few albums have been mostly filler. This is a very generic retread of "Angel" (one of my favorites).
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Yeah I haven't really loved an Aerosmith song since the 80s probably.
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80s/90s country like Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, George Strait, Clint Black?
Classic country like Willie and Waylon, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash?
Vintage country like George Jones, Buck Owens?
Country (n-Western) is not really my bag, but I like the above, except that I don't care for Garth Brooks (my thoughts about him color my appreciation of his music) and I don't really know Clint Black's music.
I don't know if this disqualifies me from having a right to an opinion, but I really liked the Judds at one point. Before Wynona went off on her own to demonstrate how big an asshole she could be.
The older brother of my wife's best friend played keyboard for the Judds for awhile.
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I was never a big fan of the Judds.
Well, except Ashley Judd. I liked some of her movies back in the 90s.
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Country music
https://youtu.be/gFig_IzQ31Q
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Hank Williams is certainly a classic country artist.
But that song doesn't mention mama, trains, trucks, prison, or getting drunk.
So I suppose it's not really a country song after all.
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But it does have a steel guitar in there.
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Indeed it does.
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Many's the Saturday night that 3-4 fraternity brothers and I would have an after-party at the Denco Cafe in downtown Norman. (Yes, Norman has a downtown.) We'd play every Hank Williams song on the jukebox. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." A couple of other classics worked their way into the rotation: David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn."
Thumper would know about Denco's. And the fine cuisine.
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Here's another one even older than 320.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbgwADLFPM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbgwADLFPM)
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Yup, that's old. A classic for sure.
Just like our lh320.
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That piece of music, in that performance at Carnegie Hall, legitimized swing music.
Here's another one almost as old.
https://youtu.be/4zRwze8_SGk (https://youtu.be/4zRwze8_SGk)
Benny Goodman has his eye on Peggy Lee.
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Well if our criterion is now that a piece of music has to be older than lh320...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMUr8Rt2AI
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why thats just crazy
at least Willie Nelson who wrote it thinks so
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD17NnmqHuQ
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Man you love those a cappella bands. I bet you're a big fan of Glee and the Pitch Perfect movies, aren't you?
While "Crazy" is one of my favorite songs all-time, and I loved Patsy's version, for my money, I'll go with the songwriter himself, singing his own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdNrSZm18Gw
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Man you love those a cappella bands. I bet you're a big fan of Glee and the Pitch Perfect movies, aren't you?
While "Crazy" is one of my favorite songs all-time, and I loved Patsy's version, for my money, I'll go with the songwriter himself, singing his own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdNrSZm18Gw
I liked segments of Glee
Dont Stop Believing etc
but the series as a whole isnt for me
never heard of Perfect Pitch
I prefer Patsy's version also I just posted this cause I knew it would bug you
I saw the attached stand up clip today and immediately thought about your view of some female singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To0otqt0cQc
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The Glee version of Don't Stop Believing is fantastic. Truly one of the great all-time a cappella arrangements of a popular song.
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Many's the Saturday night that 3-4 fraternity brothers and I would have an after-party at the Denco Cafe in downtown Norman. (Yes, Norman has a downtown.) We'd play every Hank Williams song on the jukebox. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." A couple of other classics worked their way into the rotation: David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn."
Thumper would know about Denco's. And the fine cuisine.
so Denco Cafe is no longer?
I'd like to have breakfast at the Diner in Norman before the game, but I suppose it will be busy as all get out
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https://youtu.be/5vkYVWA6yzY
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pretty good I liked it
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so Denco Cafe is no longer?
I'd like to have breakfast at the Diner in Norman before the game, but I suppose it will be busy as all get out
Denco's is long gone. In its prime, it was a greasy spoon across from the bus station and featuring bathrooms in shacks attached to the outside of the building. It closed, was sold, was resurrected as a mid-level red-bricks-and-ferns restaurant, sort of like a Chile's, but still featuring some of the classic Denco's fare. Then it became a Coach's bar and grill. Then it was destroyed by fire.
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This is what it is now.
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My son has started band in 6th grade, and he decided to play trumpet. About a month ago we picked up his instrument and he's been SO excited about it, that we've been searching up great trumpet performances from various genres, and watching them online. In the mornings, he usually finishes getting ready well before his sister, and has an extra 20 minutes or so, which he used to spend playing video games. But now he always asks me to play him some more trumpet music.
This is what we listened to this morning, so in keeping with the Original Topic, this is the song that's on my mind right now...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylXk1LBvIqU
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I played trumpet in jr high
not very well
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Best version of this Ive ever heard
I Cant Get Started by Al Hirt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oc65MonUYw
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https://youtu.be/pzJ3hiqsi0U
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nice but I'll stick with Elvis
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My son started with the French Horn his sixth grade year. He added jazz band his 7th grade year so he picked up a trumpet as well. Now, going into the 9th grade, his French Horn is now a mellophone for marching purposes.
He came home last year with his trumpet and wanted to know if I'd ever heard a song called "Yoho Comma Bosch". After a few minutes of debate, it was deduced that he was referencing "Oye Como Va". At that point, I took the double bass out of its cradle and started the bass line.
Kid surprised me! He hung in there. Doesn't have the notes perfect yet, but definitely feels the pulse. I'm going to encourage that one!
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Oye Como Va was a staple in our Junior High band.
My daughter picked the French horn despite my warnings and she loves it. She's already better in her 3rd year, than I ever was in the 6 years I played that instrument. The complexity of musical arrangements they're playing in her middle school is as advanced as what we were playing in high school, and the quality of production is better. They take it very seriously while still having a lot of fun at her school. She's in the top one of the four bands her middle school has, and they travel all over the country and regularly win national awards.
Maybe one of these days I'll start pulling down some horn/trumpet duet sheet music and see if my kids will play together.
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nice but I'll stick with Elvis
nothing wrong with the King
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nothing wrong with the King
a lot of folks dont know that many of Elvis's songs were not originals
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but, most folks know that about Lonesome George Thorogood
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a lot of folks dont know that many of Elvis's songs were not originals
In old rock and roll, and country, it was quite common for the singer that popularized a song, not to be the songwriter. Or sometimes, not to be a songwriter at all.
I think perhaps the "stadium rock band" era changed peoples' perception of what a musical artist was, or should be. Everyone knew that Led Zeppelin and The Who were writing and performing their own stuff. So folks sort of extended that expectation to all of music.
But that was never the standard practice in rock and roll, nor country, and in fact it's still quite common in country music to be a singer and not a songwriter. George Strait is a great example of that.
Heck, they even had to invent a category of artist called "singer-songwriter" to cover the cases where juxtaposition occurred.
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Oye Como Va was a staple in our Junior High band.
My daughter picked the French horn despite my warnings and she loves it. She's already better in her 3rd year, than I ever was in the 6 years I played that instrument. The complexity of musical arrangements they're playing in her middle school is as advanced as what we were playing in high school, and the quality of production is better. They take it very seriously while still having a lot of fun at her school. She's in the top one of the four bands her middle school has, and they travel all over the country and regularly win national awards.
Maybe one of these days I'll start pulling down some horn/trumpet duet sheet music and see if my kids will play together.
That's pretty neat. I did band in middle school, which was two years in Baton Rouge, and that school's band was kind of like you describe. They were annually invited to perform at Disney World as part of....something, I don't know what...but at any rate I got a free trip to Florida my 7th grade year out of it, and the band teacher was world class. Great sound and great production. Our students dominated the All-District band, representation-wise. My 8th grade year I moved to UGA and learned that not all middle schools bands are created equal. It was a noticeable drop. I haven't always been impressed with other school bands I've checked out either. Your daughter is probably fortunate to be in a program that's a cut above the usual.
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In old rock and roll, and country, it was quite common for the singer that popularized a song, not to be the songwriter. Or sometimes, not to be a songwriter at all.
I think perhaps the "stadium rock band" era changed peoples' perception of what a musical artist was, or should be. Everyone knew that Led Zeppelin and The Who were writing and performing their own stuff. So folks sort of extended that expectation to all of music.
But that was never the standard practice in rock and roll, nor country, and in fact it's still quite common in country music to be a singer and not a songwriter. George Strait is a great example of that.
Heck, they even had to invent a category of artist called "singer-songwriter" to cover the cases where juxtaposition occurred.
I think it's not only mostly a given, but almost expected, that in pop music the artist is NOT the songwriter.
The fact that there are people paid to come up with whatever much of pop music is these days is strange to me, though.
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My point was not that Elvis was not the song writer but rather someone else had previously recorded the song but not identified with it
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I think it's not only mostly a given, but almost expected, that in pop music the artist is NOT the songwriter.
The fact that there are people paid to come up with whatever much of pop music is these days is strange to me, though.
Yeah good point on pop music, I don't listen to much so I didn't even consider it.
About the only pop artist I've really liked in the past decade is Taylor Swift, and she writes the majority of her own stuff, so perhaps there's a reason I actually like her music.
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My point was not that Elvis was not the song writer but rather someone else had previously recorded the song but not identified with it
Well sure, but in cases where there are multiple covers, I'm always going to give consideration to the first person to popularize it.
For example, I like Willie Nelson's version of "Crazy" the best, but the general public will always consider it to be a Patsy Cline song, because she's the first one to popularize it.
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You had situations like the famous "Brill Building". Just a big place cordoned off into basically cubicles - each containing a couple of chairs, a desk, and a piano. Songwriters sat there and cranked out tunes daily like accountants. The songs would be shopped through whatever group was available.
The idea wasn't to sell recordings (which were not widely available yet). It was meant to sell sheet music. A group would perform it, it'd make the radio, and people would buy the sheet music at the store. As a result, several groups might record the same tune. It didn't matter.
I'm not a real big fan, but I respect The Beatles who were among the first to say, "We wrote some stuff. We're gonna record our own stuff.". Their momentum due to their fame allowed them to really change how an artist related to the music they made.
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Well sure, but in cases where there are multiple covers, I'm always going to give consideration to the first person to popularize it.
For example, I like Willie Nelson's version of "Crazy" the best, but the general public will always consider it to be a Patsy Cline song, because she's the first one to popularize it.
thats fine but not my point
all Im saying is that a lot of folks didnt realize the Elvis hit was a cover instead of a new song
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I have a Patsy Cline CD I really like, greatest hits etc.
It's kind funny, it's slotted next to one by Brahms, who apparently did write his own music.
I also really like the Chopin Etudes. I once aspired to learn them all, but got about four half done when I had kids.
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thats fine but not my point
all Im saying is that a lot of folks didnt realize the Elvis hit was a cover instead of a new song
At the time, or now? At the time I think most folks understood how the business worked. Most (all?) of his hits were covers. Yet in general his versions were either the first to hit the airwaves and gain any popularity, or they simply became more popular than the original version so quickly, that they became Elvis songs. Even "Blue Suede Shoes" which many consider an Elvis song, was written and performed and charted by Carl Perkins. I don't think it even ever charted for Elvis, but such is the power of his fame and personality, that the song became linked to him anyway. Still, I don't think at the time, anyone believed he'd written it. Because he wrote almost none of his own stuff.
Now, people seem to have different expectations of the music industry. That was the entire point of my "stadium rock band era" commentary. And droog is right, the Beatles were one of the early bands to write and perform their own originals. That sort of led into the stadium rock bands doing it.
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Anyway, I'm an unabashed ABBA fan, and this song was on my mind today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOp1DAh_8DA
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I was a fan of Abba back in the day when they were much younger and wore mini skirts
don't remember this song a tall
glad I don't remember it
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Hater
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ABBA will get a room full of women of a certain age dancing. If they're theatre ladies, that range extends a little further.
That, and "Cell Block Tango" from "Chicago".
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ABBA will get a room full of women of a certain age dancing. If they're theatre ladies, that range extends a little further.
That, and "Cell Block Tango" from "Chicago".
The musical Mamma Mia brought a whole new generation of music and theater lovers into the ABBA fold.
Personally I didn't think it was that great, other than the music of course.
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The musical Once, on the other hand, was fantastic.
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Hater
I prefer this one.
https://youtu.be/YFk6-Mn-8yg
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The musical Once, on the other hand, was fantastic.
I was the "bank manager" when we did Once here. Cello skillz for the win.
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I like more music now than I used to. For a long time I had a pretty specific thing I liked, as far as production, engineering, and certain skill sets within musicianship. Quite a lot of stuff falls outside that narrow range. I still "like what I like" the best, but a neat thing came out of a crappy thing that helped me appreciate, and ultimately like, more music.
Christian music has gotten so god-awful (swidt?) crappy in the past decade+...I mean really new levels of repetitive, redundant, monotonous sameness. There's literally two songs in modern praise and worship music, the fast one and the slow one. Bro-country falls into this category too, and I work next to a girl who plays bro-country all day, I believe it is grounds for aggravated assault. It drives me so crazy that now I like to listen to a lot of stuff that I used to be meh about, just because it's not that, and it's really interesting by comparison.
So for example, driving home yesterday Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die came on, and that's a song that I used to say "Cool, but not something I seek out and I'd rather change the station or play something I own." But man is it so much better than what I hear and play at church on Sundays, that I don't mind the sound is old, the drums aren't crisp, the EQ is fuzzy, the music lacks a certain polish I used to not be able to live without. Fact is, the chords are super interesting compared to the same 4 over and over and over of p&w/bro-country, and the song structure does neat things. There's a station in Beaumont that plays old CCM stuff from the 70's - 90's, a fair bit of which I used to also not like because I didn't like how the rhythm section played, or I thought some little element was lacking. Now I enjoy it, along with a lot more, just because I realize how much good stuff there is to focus on.
When it comes to enjoying music for me, perfect was probably the enemy of very good for a long time. Thanks to truly craptacular music, I'm free to like a whole lot more stuff that I used to pass on.
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My church band was (is) odd. I'm the drummer (80's hair metal). My bass player is my age, but from a heavier metal background. Our lead guitarist is from the 60's - blues and rock.
Which is hilarious because the girl in charge of it all is your piano playing elementary school teacher type. We tried to keep the "Jesus is my boyfriend" songs to a minimum.
When we stopped playing regularly (like 2 years ago), popular Praise music had just become Mumford and Sons style ripoffs. It's ear treacle. Fortunately, David Crowder sort of left a catalog we could fool with.
All that "cool story bro" to say that it's fun when you discover a new vein of music that you'd previously ignored. Myself, I'm learning jazz after a lifetime of finding it pretentious and overblown. I just wasn't grasping the right handles for it.
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Oye Como Va was a staple in our Junior High band.
My daughter picked the French horn despite my warnings and she loves it. She's already better in her 3rd year, than I ever was in the 6 years I played that instrument. The complexity of musical arrangements they're playing in her middle school is as advanced as what we were playing in high school, and the quality of production is better. They take it very seriously while still having a lot of fun at her school. She's in the top one of the four bands her middle school has, and they travel all over the country and regularly win national awards.
Maybe one of these days I'll start pulling down some horn/trumpet duet sheet music and see if my kids will play together.
I always have a bunch of band kids in my AP U.S. History course. I love 'em! They are so dedicated and such good time-managers that they do well in my course despite practicing more than the state championship football team does. Our band won state as well, and I take more pride in that than I do the football championships.
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You had situations like the famous "Brill Building". Just a big place cordoned off into basically cubicles - each containing a couple of chairs, a desk, and a piano. Songwriters sat there and cranked out tunes daily like accountants. The songs would be shopped through whatever group was available.
The idea wasn't to sell recordings (which were not widely available yet). It was meant to sell sheet music. A group would perform it, it'd make the radio, and people would buy the sheet music at the store. As a result, several groups might record the same tune. It didn't matter.
I'm not a real big fan, but I respect The Beatles who were among the first to say, "We wrote some stuff. We're gonna record our own stuff.". Their momentum due to their fame allowed them to really change how an artist related to the music they made.
In their early days, Neil Diamond and Carole King worked in the Brill Building it its waning days.
People either love Neil Diamond or hate him, it seems. My wife and I are Neil Diamond fans. When he was at his peak, he was writing about 80% of his own music.
This lesser-known one from 1972 has been on my mind lately:
https://youtu.be/Te97cOE_zf0 (https://youtu.be/Te97cOE_zf0)
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I don't love or hate Neil
but, I enjoy most types of music
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I am a Neil fan
his African Trilogy is really good
I also like Forever in Blue Jeans
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I am a Neil fan
his African Trilogy is really good
I also like Forever in Blue Jeans
That song was taken from Neil's Hot August Night album. It was recorded (sadly, not on video) at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles in August 1972. My then-GF/now-wife saw it in Tulsa two months later. I think it was Neil's first concert in Tulsa. It was the same set of songs as are on the album, and it was great.
I too really like the "African Trilogy," off the Tap Root Manuscript album.
https://youtu.be/WMuhlcmAr8I (https://youtu.be/WMuhlcmAr8I)
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Here is the complete version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMZW6jO3y5w&t=446s
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Neil Diamond has come up several times on this thread. There are lots of Neil fans around here, apparently-- including me.
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Neil is a prime example of a guy I used to not care for, but now I do.
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so, you've matured?
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https://youtu.be/3dcK8sIWGD0
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another Don Gibson song which he wrote and I really like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUy1IJxoT4Q
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https://youtu.be/ECOthzFvUXY
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https://youtu.be/Cor27wmvokg
Destination: Bangor, Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes
I don't pay no union dues
I smoke, old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
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https://youtu.be/LJefPaBsSug
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My son has started band in 6th grade, and he decided to play trumpet. About a month ago we picked up his instrument and he's been SO excited about it, that we've been searching up great trumpet performances from various genres, and watching them online. In the mornings, he usually finishes getting ready well before his sister, and has an extra 20 minutes or so, which he used to spend playing video games. But now he always asks me to play him some more trumpet music.
This is what we listened to this morning, so in keeping with the Original Topic, this is the song that's on my mind right now...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylXk1LBvIqU
https://youtu.be/_8yGGtVKrD8
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I'm a big fan of Conway Twitty.
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California country music got its start with the arrival of Dust Bowl-era Okies, not all of whom were from Oklahoma.
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lh320 likes girls and/or families singing covers, so this one's for him. I first saw these two girls on the TV show Nashville back in 2012 or so. Nashville was only okay as a show, pretty standard nighttime drama bordering on nighttime soap opera fare, but it did feature some really interesting music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo-0nMeoonk
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Girls singing covers of country music?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNr2gBomm4
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Well. That... that was... something. I guess.
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strange take on Dolly song
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All that "cool story bro" to say that it's fun when you discover a new vein of music that you'd previously ignored. Myself, I'm learning jazz after a lifetime of finding it pretentious and overblown. I just wasn't grasping the right handles for it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hhtQHNecgM
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Really, it comes down that I've known too many academic musicians. That is, they wanted to excel at an instrument, so they majored in it. They learned technique and performance. Once they had it all down, they studied "jazz" because it had all sorts of descriptions and charts.
What they never had was any soul. They're technically proficient at an instrument, but their stuff is devoid of feeling.The notes were all there in the correct order, pitch, and time, but it just didn't swing.
Like having your ears unplugged, I had to learn that jazz didn't have to be clinically boring. I was just hearing boring stuff.
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Really, it comes down that I've known too many academic musicians. That is, they wanted to excel at an instrument, so they majored in it. They learned technique and performance. Once they had it all down, they studied "jazz" because it had all sorts of descriptions and charts.
What they never had was any soul. They're technically proficient at an instrument, but their stuff is devoid of feeling.The notes were all there in the correct order, pitch, and time, but it just didn't swing.
Like having your ears unplugged, I had to learn that jazz didn't have to be clinically boring. I was just hearing boring stuff.
That's why my favorite band has all the chops and skills, but all the feel and groove too. Not a lot of people hit that rare blend, but it's my sweet spot.
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Like any genre, there's some good jazz and some bad jazz.
I can't listen to EVERYthing my jazz-loving friends do, but I find the classics like Miles Davis and John Coltrane to be quite enjoyable. Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, too, since I'm down with Big Band.
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A lot of my favorite musicians are people who were trained in jazz, but then applied it elsewhere. Went on to live in a different world, so to speak.
My church music is boring now, but at my home church in Louisiana, it was not. Lot of gospel music, sometimes relatively complicated stuff. I began to notice at some point that my favorite gospel musicians were guys who were trained not so much in gospel, but in jazz (closely related, tho) and then moved into gospel and brought elements of jazz with them out of habit.
Another well-known example is Flea of the Chili Peppers. He grew up woodshedding jazz on the trumpet. When he got interested in bass and joined a funk rock band, it really worked out for him. A lot of his best "Flea" moments over the years are just him dipping into his childhood bag of tricks.
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It's fun to spy on influences. I tell people my foundations are Keith Moon and Alex Van Halen. Alex never met a cymbal crash he didn't like. As I've learned, I've felt a lot more Stewart Copeland. Stewart channels his middle-eastern upbringing and plays off the beat with finesse letting the sound vacancies enhance his touches. Not hearing the full bottom end of a passage can really make it powerful - so long as the vocals don't drag the tempo into a ditch.
What really makes me happy is to sit on my cajon (!) and have the djembe in hand. So many of my friends play guitar that I'd rather drag my hand percussion along to fill in. As long as they're prepared for a little Brazil/Peru/Argentina to salt up their Texas, it'll all sound OK.
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lh320 likes girls and/or families singing covers, so this one's for him. I first saw these two girls on the TV show Nashville back in 2012 or so. Nashville was only okay as a show, pretty standard nighttime drama bordering on nighttime soap opera fare, but it did feature some really interesting music:
not bad but find a song everybody knows and likes next time
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Like This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obtdzfg5Jbg
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Yeah...ummm.... NOT like that, is what you mean.
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It's fun to spy on influences. I tell people my foundations are Keith Moon and Alex Van Halen. Alex never met a cymbal crash he didn't like. As I've learned, I've felt a lot more Stewart Copeland. Stewart channels his middle-eastern upbringing and plays off the beat with finesse letting the sound vacancies enhance his touches. Not hearing the full bottom end of a passage can really make it powerful - so long as the vocals don't drag the tempo into a ditch.
What really makes me happy is to sit on my cajon (!) and have the djembe in hand. So many of my friends play guitar that I'd rather drag my hand percussion along to fill in. As long as they're prepared for a little Brazil/Peru/Argentina to salt up their Texas, it'll all sound OK.
If you don't have them already, you might really enjoy a couple of albums Stewart Copeland did with a group called Animal Logic back in the 80's. It was Copeland, bassist Stanley Clarke, and a singer named Deborah (Holland?). It's all very distinctly Stewart. There's a song called Spy In The House of Love on one of them, it's a halftime feel, and his backbeat lands hard on the snare on the "and" of 3, instead of on the 3. Nothing else about the groove gives away that displacement is coming or just happened. It feels like you're listening to an odd-time song, but it's simple 4/4. Very disorienting every time the snare lands, it's so solid and certain and doesn't feel like it was displaced, it makes you feel like you counted it wrong. I love it.
I like percussion but it hurts my hands.
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https://youtu.be/sp6I5b1wO1I
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This thread got slow, wordy, and boring. Time to KICK it up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sj062vXAns
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not bad for the back street boys
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Who?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOIbOrHxRFE&list=RDpOIbOrHxRFE&start_radio=1
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Well that song was certainly a thread killer.
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Well that song was certainly a thread killer.
you dont like the blues piano style?
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https://youtu.be/p-L0NpaErkk
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you dont like the blues piano style?
Oh no, I love blues piano. But you know, like, actual, good blues piano. Like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIp9TwSEgFg
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I like Ray Charles
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one of the best blues icons ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw
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my favorite Ray Charles hit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg
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my favority clip from the movie Ray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U8OhVXtnQA
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one of the best blues icons ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw
Yup that's a classic.
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The joys of 5/4 time signature (obviously hence the name of the piece).
This is the example I always use to demonstrate how to "feel" 5/4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGSUjuSBt1A
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And just because "Once" came up, this is also 5/4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj1sYaQitnE
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Y'all...Dave Brubeck is jazz, not blues.
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This is the example I always use to demonstrate how to "feel" 5/4
Only if there's a strong hook to follow, as in your examples, can I feel it, and even that's tenuous. Mostly, I count it or I'm screwed. I can feel 7 and 9 no problem, even learned a song in 17/8 one time that was not as hard as it sounds, but 5.....neaux.
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Since we're doing 5/4, here's one I can feel decently well due to the structure of the guitar hook, Steve Lukather and Steve Vai's rendition of Carol of the Bells.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9WEUbohz5k
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I loved this band but it was 2 albums and gone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At9uGjaBsO4
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Gotta have some Coco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw77Ee0I7nA
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Y'all...Dave Brubeck is jazz, not blues.
Nobody cares, music dork.
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This is, like, basic stuff. Stuff you should know in a THREAD ABOUT MUSIC.
Engineering nerd.
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This is, like, basic stuff. Stuff you should know in a THREAD ABOUT MUSIC.
Engineering nerd.
quiet or we'll take your gumbo away
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This is, like, basic stuff. Stuff you should know in a THREAD ABOUT MUSIC.
Engineering nerd.
Hey, I'm not the one that referred to jazz music as blues.
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It's funny to think that at one point, Dave Brubeck's music would be considered "subversive". You could get away with it if your dad thought you were listening to Sinatra. Otherwise, you'd need a glassed in apartment with those funky blob-curved coffee tables to hear it.
That was kind of a gateway. Once you got comfortable with that, you'd find yourself listening to The Bird:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdLTKfYVCb0
Then, they'd all know you were "taking the pot".
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Then it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast
Drinkin' on a fake I.D.
Yeah, and Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana
But only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana
Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could solve some mysteries too
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Heres an oldie but a goodie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIK3akktLU&list=RDlcIK3akktLU&start_radio=1
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Then it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast
Drinkin' on a fake I.D.
Yeah, and Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana
But only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana
Yeah, I wish I had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could solve some mysteries too
If it's possible to wear a CD out, I'm pretty sure I burned through "Songs You Know by Heart" while on a barge in Lake Waco several summers.
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Yeah it's in heavy rotation when we're out on the lake in our boat.
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Wife and I were listening to this a couple days ago and it made me think of Tulip. A song in 5/4 from my favorite Sting album. Also a good example of one that I can't play without counting. I just can't latch on to the "feel" of this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG7_gceIFL4
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longhorn not like it
hurts ears
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not gonna click on it
Sting wasn't my fav
and so far as ..............
Then it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast
Drinkin' on a fake I.D.
Yeah, and Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana
don't even want to know
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and so far as ..............
Then it's Bandstand, Disneyland, growin' up fast
Drinkin' on a fake I.D.
Yeah, and Rama of the jungle was everyone's Bawana
don't even want to know
Jimmy Buffet. Try it, you might like it.
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I like me some Jimmy
not usually in my reg rotation
certainly didn't recognize the lyrics
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https://youtu.be/Wy0RGsd2-JA
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I liked it
I like her deep voice
be careful you'll get utee on your butt for posting female performers
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Nah I post plenty of female performers.
It's the young overly breathy vocal fry/Irish squeak female performers doing a cappella covers of famous songs that I'll give you a hard time about.
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Rather than hearing a vocalist croak and fry her way around a lead vocal using half-head/half-chest voice, pinching off or squeaking up the tail end of most phrases, I'd much rather hear her hit every note strong with full voice and use the diaphragm to control power and duration, instead of the back of the tongue and throat.
Here's an example of a strong female vocalist using her full voice appropriately, with no strange affectations. Even when she mixes in head voice, she does it with strength, and avoids croaking or squeaking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxZInIyOBXk
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here ya go utee right up your alley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBCukAJwKN0
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Not clicking on that.
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An almost 60 year old Alison Moyet powering through "Don't Go"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXpP1-mdkzA
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I love Pat Benatar. Great voice.
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this is one of my all time favorite female country singers
Crystal Gayle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Z9KAaioOs
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BTW in case you didnt know Crystal Gayle is the older sister of Loretta Lynn
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BTW in case you didnt know Crystal Gayle is the older sister of Loretta Lynn
Crystal Gayle is younger.
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Crystal Gayle is younger.
hey I had a 50/50 chance
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I like both Crystal Gale and Loretta Lynn. I grew up on country, my dad was the GM for one of the more famous country radio stations across the USA, KOKE-FM Austin.
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I always liked this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH-MhSl82v0
Mostly because, after playing regular old alternating bass country music, the bass player just goes off "LaBelle" style during the chorus.
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Nah I post plenty of female performers.
It's the young overly breathy vocal fry/Irish squeak female performers doing a cappella covers of famous songs that I'll give you a hard time about.
Utee has been giving me a hard time for decades
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Utee has been giving me a hard time for decades
Last weekend, whilst glimpsing the Huskers' unfortunate performance, I saw someone hold up a large, full color, foam back mounted picture of a runza. Thought of you.
My wife asked, "What the heck is that?". I confidently answered, "That's a runza!!!". I was thinking she'd be impressed, but it didn't move the needle much.
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Last weekend, whilst glimpsing the Huskers' unfortunate performance, I saw someone hold up a large, full color, foam back mounted picture of a runza. Thought of you.
My wife asked, "What the heck is that?". I confidently answered, "That's a runza!!!". I was thinking she'd be impressed, but it didn't move the needle much.
HA!
I, too, am one of the few Texans that knows what a runza is, and I owe it all to having interacted with Fearless (and maybe some of the other huskers) over the past several decades.
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I always liked this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH-MhSl82v0
Mostly because, after playing regular old alternating bass country music, the bass player just goes off "LaBelle" style during the chorus.
Heh, that base line is pretty wild and unexpected.
But, you do realize you just admitted to liking a country song, right?
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I could use a Runza/ bierock and an Oktoberfest right now
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Known as the "King of Country," Austin City Limits 2021 Festival headliner George Strait is selling his enormous San Antonio castle. So if you've got $7.5 million to spare and have ever wanted to get out of Austin, now is your moment.
The Santa Fe-style compound sits on 12.2 private acres in the elite Dominion enclave and was originally listed for a steep $10 million in 2018, dropping by just over a million in 2019 and was listed again for 75% of the original price in February.
https://austonia.com/george-strait-house/particle-1 (https://austonia.com/george-strait-house/particle-1)
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Heh, that base line is pretty wild and unexpected.
But, you do realize you just admitted to liking a country song, right?
Yeah. That falls in my conveniently carved "exception" hole. That exception also has stuff like Conway Twitty's "Tight Fittin' Jeans" (doesn't impress at karaoke like I think it should) and Shelly West's "Jose Cuervo".
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https://youtu.be/v_jMBh7GCYo
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Yeah. That falls in my conveniently carved "exception" hole. That exception also has stuff like Conway Twitty's "Tight Fittin' Jeans" (doesn't impress at karaoke like I think it should) and Shelly West's "Jose Cuervo".
"Jose Cuervo" is a classic!
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Breaking up is hard to do
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I grew up on country, my dad was the GM for one of the more famous country radio stations across the USA, KOKE-FM Austin.
WT.... how could he do that and have 3-4 Q smokehouses ? Can't spin records when you're flippin' side of beef and tending embers
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HyGSLLjNlg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HyGSLLjNlg)
I believe that Michael Nesmith wrote this. I know he recorded it on one of his solo albums, but I like this earlier version--by an underrated group--better.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuIx9mCekes
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WT.... how could he do that and have 3-4 Q smokehouses ? Can't spin records when you're flippin' side of beef and tending embers
Not 3-4, just the one. :)
He bought the BBQ restaurant as a side business, but when he decided to leave the radio station, then he managed it full time.
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https://youtu.be/-QTynMfGstk (https://youtu.be/-QTynMfGstk)
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Im not familiar with Don Edwards but I like his country twang
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Breaking up is hard to do
Walk out the back, Jack.
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https://youtu.be/SlXyATQAKaU
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One of my faves all-time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lj3WX_5ps
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country music, IMO
https://youtu.be/wdwNkvcAoXg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoIfglXAbh0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTvT4JNACss
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https://youtu.be/-JlmvtAHhnc
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Cab driver is correct, the Dude is wrong. The End.
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I agree
but, the Dude is entitled to his opinion
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The Dude is a really messed up idiot. I mean, he's entitled to his own opinion, but that doesn't mean anyone needs to hear it.
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cabbies aren't putting up with his shit
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If the Beach Boys are on the menu then so is PP&M
One of my favorites they did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCnHNk2Hac
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Yeah I've always been a fan of PP&M. That video's a little awkward though, they couldn't afford another mike for poor Mary?
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Yeah I've always been a fan of PP&M. That video's a little awkward though, they couldn't afford another mike for poor Mary?
not sure what the story is there
I saw them in person at Gregory Gym
in about 2 years after this was made
and I dont remember her sharing mikes
anyway it brings back a lot of memories
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https://youtu.be/vnvMcX95G20 (https://youtu.be/vnvMcX95G20)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCKYzhql--I
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJi4bln-hHQ&t=8s
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Like droog, I've just about worn out my Jimmy Buffet Greatest Hits CD, "Songs You Know By Heart."
(https://i.imgur.com/TSnmdPs.png)
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It makes me wonder-- how many songs are there out there, that are primarily focused on food items? I'm talking real, actual songs, not commercial jingles or anything.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8jhenPRxnM
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I guess candy could count, in which case...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rYoRaxgOE0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2Tl5BeK-U
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7PONiKGUs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azTqxyBK32Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4csFnpZXek
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIfz3rvxaI
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https://youtu.be/h9nE2spOw_o (https://youtu.be/h9nE2spOw_o)
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https://youtu.be/bgx2lnqnRAA (https://youtu.be/bgx2lnqnRAA)
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https://youtu.be/wa3IyfLmUOw (https://youtu.be/wa3IyfLmUOw)
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https://youtu.be/HgOdKV5j0cM (https://youtu.be/HgOdKV5j0cM)
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wow aren't y'all some over-achievers! :)
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be careful what you ask for
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2Tl5BeK-U
Not actually CCR. Just Fogerty.
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Hey I just post em I dont vet em
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This is in my top 5 favorite Beatles songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQetemT1sWc
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be careful what you ask for
Exactly what I was going to post.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsp35yn411A
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This thread reminds me of Dandy Don singing on MNF back in the day, what was it? Good Night Irene?
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Turn out the Lights... the Party's Over.
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https://youtu.be/CtGxusvUT3k
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Dandy Don retired to Santa Fe where my MIL lives. Their social circles overlapped. She has nothing but good things to say about him.
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Dandy Don was a good SWC kid, and a good Dallas Cowboy. Gotta like that.
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thing you had to like about Dandy Don was he was not flashy
he was always signing autographs and very likeable
he was very cool under pressure and a born leader
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https://youtu.be/h9zsLitXE74
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkKxmnrRVHo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylbxFYc83k
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylbxFYc83k
Nice. I almost did this one, but then opted for Carole King. I was keeping Def Leppard in my back pocket in case the whole thing went another round... ;)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckV2ogbt8W4
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https://youtu.be/ZgI4DdINQLQ
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In keeping with the actual thread title and meaning, this one's been on my mind over the past couple days. Not sure why. And I think maybe someone posted it at some point? Anyway, I like it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIiyT67Sjbg
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what a weird song to get stuck in your head
that must hurt
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get this stuck in your head and youve done something.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGxjIBEZvx0
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One of my favorite singers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJjEjMBZESQ
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and of course this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWZZ71yzas&list=RD-kWZZ71yzas&start_radio=1
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Bob Dylan sucks. If I ever had Bob Dylan stuck in my head, I'd probably want to pound him out of there with a 3' metal spike.
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Roy Orbison on the other hand is great.
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https://youtu.be/U0J6vURwLSc
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That was pretty good
Heres another one that sticks in my mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxzFUX5a3xg
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how bout this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEhQugz-Ew
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRv7EjjwYBI
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Oh now we're just gonna do The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks then? Okay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc0KhhjJP98
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actually Remember the Titans
but no matter its all good
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Oh now we're just gonna do The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks then? Okay.
great scene
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Oh shoot, I didn't even look at Fearless' one and I posted the same thing.
OK, then how bout this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfgnc6Ey0q0
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good song always liked it
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I think lh320 is actually Starlord's mother... ;)
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I think lh320 is actually Starlord's mother... ;)
I dont even know Chris Pratt
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbkypX1OhZ0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRv7EjjwYBI
Sweet hits are always sticky
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I think I've seen a couple of the Guardian of the Galaxy movies. Can't really keep them and the Avengers stuff straight. Anyway, I was just posting bubblegum pop from the 70's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6I-pmV0RA
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remember when Little Willy came out
one of my cousins bought the 45 - played it for an hour straight, at least
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https://youtu.be/zip-ot4GSCE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVpFf2DmFSM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnRjfwZqVF0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GMjH1nR0ds
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https://youtu.be/9UxKcZZqhT0
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Man, Fearless! That's one long backing track!
Here's what's on my mind right now, because I heard it on a "name the artist and song" contest on the radio this afternoon.
It's a one-hit wonder, and I wonder why. It sounds like the group had some talent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLZm8Avo6iQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLZm8Avo6iQ)
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I remember that one well. 77 was a good year. I was 15 and enjoying life.
Seems like Springsteen, Clarence, and the E street band should do a rocking cover
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this was from the same timeframe
https://youtu.be/HQZBaJAngH8
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1977
https://youtu.be/KSMVflSBKx8
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this was from the same timeframe
https://youtu.be/HQZBaJAngH8
The radio guess for the artist of "Smoke From a Distant Fire" was Boz Scaggs.
And the guesser was going, "Smoke From a Distant . . . , Smoke From a Distant . . . something. . . ."
I was laughing at the radio, trying to figure out what other than fire might be producing smoke. A distant cigarette, maybe?
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Good one CW
This came out during the disco craze
Its not disco but Ive always liked it
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this one???
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this one???
sorry I meant Fearless for Lido
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this isn't disco, but the video is awesome
https://youtu.be/eB0aROCl530
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https://youtu.be/L2RmMa6ASu0
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Love me some INXS.
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This one's probably my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLm3Khusq_8
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woke up with this stuck in my head so I thought Id share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiSpUMH8QII
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I know this was overplayed, but still my favorite from INXS
https://youtu.be/F93ywiGMDnQ
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Yeah I liked KICK, that was the supersonic breakthrough album, but I still prefer their older stuff.
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woke up with this stuck in my head so I thought Id share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiSpUMH8QII
That's a new one for me, 320.
I've pretty much got Johnny Horton's repertoire nailed.
Jimmy Dean, not so much. "Big John" and sausage.
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That's a new one for me, 320.
I've pretty much got Johnny Horton's repertoire nailed.
Jimmy Dean, not so much. "Big John" and sausage.
I have always liked songs that tell about history
I liked Jimmy Dean
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Jimmy Dean's okay, but honestly I prefer the HEB-brand of pork breakfast sausage.
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Jimmy Dean's okay, but honestly I prefer the HEB-brand of pork breakfast sausage.
Hater
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Tonight will be my first night not singing Johnny Cash tunes on-stage in 2 weeks. We pick back up Wednesday for a final Thurs-Sun run.
I get "Cry, Cry, Cry", "One Piece at a Time", "Sunday Morning Coming Down", and "Delia's Gone" all to myself. I split verses on "Country Boy", "Big River", "Get Rhythm", "Egg Suckin' Dog", "Five Feet High and Rising", "I've Been Everywhere", and "Angel Band". I get most of the lead for "Daddy Sang Bass", and a more than it oughtta be duet on "While I've Got It On My Mind".
Those are the songs on my mind right now. Fun show!
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Tonight will be my first night not singing Johnny Cash tunes on-stage in 2 weeks. We pick back up Wednesday for a final Thurs-Sun run.
I get "Cry, Cry, Cry", "One Piece at a Time", "Sunday Morning Coming Down", and "Delia's Gone" all to myself. I split verses on "Country Boy", "Big River", "Get Rhythm", "Egg Suckin' Dog", "Five Feet High and Rising", "I've Been Everywhere", and "Angel Band". I get most of the lead for "Daddy Sang Bass", and a more than it oughtta be duet on "While I've Got It On My Mind".
Those are the songs on my mind right now. Fun show!
what are you talking about
amatuer night?
reenactment of Walk the Line?
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Sunday Morning Coming Down is my favorite Johnny Cash song.
Of course, it was written by Kris Kristofferson, so there you have it.
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Johnny Cash does the best version of "The Ballad of Casey Jones" that I know of, although his lyrics are a bit mysterious.
I have been to the site of Casey Jones' death. Just north of Vaughan, Mississippi.
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what are you talking about
amatuer night?
reenactment of Walk the Line?
There's a Broadway musical called "Ring of Fire". As written, it's a little confusing. It's supposed to be a "jukebox musical" (meaning the songs are the majority of the content with not much acting linking them up) about Johnny Cash's life. The actors kind of take turns being Johnny Cash. It can be kind of hard to follow from that standpoint.
My local community theater is doing the "small cast" version that four guys and one girl (singing June's parts). We make it clear that nobody is representing Johnny Cash. The dialog is there to sort of connect one song to the next as quickly as possible, but primarily it's an excuse to unload over 30 Johnny Cash tunes in 2 hours (with a few more of our favorites thrown in beforehand).
I heard these tunes in the cradle and have sung them ever since. This is the only time I can really imagine myself singing on stage (sober).
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well break a leg
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There's a Broadway musical called "Ring of Fire". As written, it's a little confusing. It's supposed to be a "jukebox musical" (meaning the songs are the majority of the content with not much acting linking them up) about Johnny Cash's life. The actors kind of take turns being Johnny Cash. It can be kind of hard to follow from that standpoint.
My local community theater is doing the "small cast" version that four guys and one girl (singing June's parts). We make it clear that nobody is representing Johnny Cash. The dialog is there to sort of connect one song to the next as quickly as possible, but primarily it's an excuse to unload over 30 Johnny Cash tunes in 2 hours (with a few more of our favorites thrown in beforehand).
I heard these tunes in the cradle and have sung them ever since. This is the only time I can really imagine myself singing on stage (sober).
Sounds fun. I love singing Johnny Cash tunes. Especially when I can take them up about thee half-steps.
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https://youtu.be/pPqzfiesoJY
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I like it
I defy you to get this song stuck in your head
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https://youtu.be/Y19g83oJBRo
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got to have me some 3DN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyh6i9NvmE
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That's a nice cover by 3DN, 320.
But wouldn't you rather have the original, by your late, great, fellow-Texan B. W. Stevenson?
https://youtu.be/hv9DwzU3KP0 (https://youtu.be/hv9DwzU3KP0)
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That's a nice cover by 3DN, 320.
But wouldn't you rather have the original, by your late, great, fellow-Texan B. W. Stevenson?
https://youtu.be/hv9DwzU3KP0 (https://youtu.be/hv9DwzU3KP0)
I had never heard of him and never heard his singing of that song
I really liked it a lot
thanks CW
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(https://i.imgur.com/0Uu5R09.png)
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Texans are always better. It is known.
:)
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I love musical theater and Phantom of the Opera is my all-time favorite. A comment I just made on another thread, reminded me of this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FpRjVPMOoM
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https://youtu.be/Hh_XhovQB9M
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Speaking of Marty Robbins . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU-CPfOABJk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU-CPfOABJk)
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After spending the weekend at the United States Grand Prix...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_HoMkkRHv8
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I love musical theater and Phantom of the Opera is my all-time favorite. A comment I just made on another thread, reminded me of this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FpRjVPMOoM
My now-wife and I saw this in New York a few years ago. Neither of us went in quite sure what to expect. Ho. Lee. Cow. The characters all have tons of issues, but I left just slack-jawed at the production. I had the same thoughts then that I did in some Vegas casinos: who thinks of this stuff?
I know that there are national tours, but there is something about seeing it in New York.
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I've seen Phantom in NY, Las Vegas, Dallas, and Austin x 2.
The theater production in a standing theater (as in, NOT a touring show) can obviously be more detailed and intricate. But honestly, it really depends more on the cast.
The best version I've seen, was the touring company that came through Austin the first time. Phantom, Raoul, and Christine were each better than the NY show I saw.*
*Note-- I did NOT see the original Broadway cast which included Michael Crawford, Steve Barton, and Sarah Brightman in those roles.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiI6C0142g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q45yicposyI
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I saw 1776 off Broadway in Austin but it had these actors and was really good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdF6QlAiUrI&list=PLY7e2M-r5_pkCDkZnQ1wyku1neBEZQCit
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqx6V-mvqfM&t=9s
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1776 is great, so much fun. We watched it in 11th grade US History.
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1776 is great, so much fun. We watched it in 11th grade US History.
Ive had folks ask me to name one signer of the Declaration of Independence besides John Hancock of Ben Franklin and because Im a huge fan of 1776 I can raddle off at least 10. Id bet 90% of my fellow Americans cant do that.
Anyway its a family tradition that every 4th of July we all gather around the TV and watch it.
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a hero on trivia night at the bar
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a hero on trivia night at the bar
Ive been known to participate
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my brother loves Trivia night
he has a squad
they do fairly well,
if I'm visiting, I might get a couple sports answers
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here's one that Wildcat 4ever enjoys
https://youtu.be/4r7c0TIil3c
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https://youtu.be/xRwm9ppgJ40
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I like this one better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia0zeuZMJbo
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me too, but the other one gets stuck in my head
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I saw KC and the Sunshine Band at the US Grand Prix at COTA a couple of years ago. And just this past Sunday, I saw Kool & The Gang. Both were pretty good shows.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC3vI2DD4nA
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Great tune from Canadian Bruce Cockburn
https://youtu.be/3k_xkhoq7YM
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Speaking of Canadians, here's the Canadian answer to Johnny Horton's "Battle of New Orleans."
https://youtu.be/WVC677-YmfM (https://youtu.be/WVC677-YmfM)
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Another Canadian artist from the early '70s
https://youtu.be/eH8HFLRFhTk
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And I like this from Canada.
https://youtu.be/u04KA8eYwBg (https://youtu.be/u04KA8eYwBg)
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Canadian stuff???
https://youtu.be/auLBLk4ibAk
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Rush use to play Cleveland quite a bit
The debut album, Rush (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(Rush_album)), was released in March 1974; the initial pressing of 3,500 copies quickly sold out.[26] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)#cite_note-26) It went on to peak at No. 86 on the RPM Top Albums chart. Most critics considered the album highly derivative of Led Zeppelin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin).[27] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)#cite_note-Led_Zeppelin-27) It saw a limited release until it was picked up by Donna Halper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Halper), a music director and DJ at rock station WMMS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMMS) in Cleveland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland), Ohio. She added "Working Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Man)" to the station's regular playlist and the song's blue-collar theme resonated with hard rock fans in the predominantly working class city.[28] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)#cite_note-28) In June 1974, Danniels signed Rush to the American booking agency ATI, of which executive Ira Blacker sent a copy of Rush to Mercury Records (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Records). The record caught the attention of A&R (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26R) man Cliff Burnstein, who signed Rush with a $75,000 advance as part of a $200,000 deal.
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Alright Canadian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-6if333Lak
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her name was Ann and I'll be damned
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First love was named Ann,met her in 8th/9th Grade Catechism class of about 20 kids.Sparks but I wasn't driving yet and we lived in different communities to far apart.This tune brings me back to those words,Lightfoot was fantastic in the mid-late '70's.One of the Guys who went down on the Fitzgerald lived right down the road about 6 miles.I spent summers/weekends up at the lake cabin '74-'78,assholes developed the whole area,doesn't look like progress to me,but that's what the natives said also
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https://youtu.be/R5XJDxe7TVY?list=RDMM
knowing many,loving none,
bearing sorrow,having fun
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Canadian
https://youtu.be/9uf6EY2BZBw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qae25976UgA
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https://youtu.be/SZ0jYhUECkQ
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https://youtu.be/XzHHvxNh4PY (https://youtu.be/XzHHvxNh4PY)
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I am indeed going to San Antone in a couple of weeks, for my daughter's soccer tournament.
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I wouldn't mind going in a couple weeks
golf courses closed here
getting Frosty
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They close golf courses?
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not enough traffic
sometimes the clubhouse stays open for food, drinks, and card playing
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https://youtu.be/XzHHvxNh4PY (https://youtu.be/XzHHvxNh4PY)
One of my favorites
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Charlie was so talented, he didn't need a fake southern drawl to sell records
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speaking of southern accents. This one from Tom Petty's Southern Accents album (1985)
https://youtu.be/HmpStPALeRw
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In honor of our new monkey theme at UT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJ6QP8BYn0
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I'm in..............
https://youtu.be/0j6AZhZFb7A
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Oh, c'mon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EWuoodHgG4
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https://youtu.be/_N9Lkpt6SrY
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Country Music
https://youtu.be/KWqxFMUnskw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVf1ZoCJSo
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wrong thread
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more good country music
https://youtu.be/1n-2vgbk6w4
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I'm still doing the monkey thing.
And hearing a Brit attempt to do a fake southern accent is far, far worse than when Americans do it. Just terrible.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dxhSPoBjY
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Charlie was so talented, he didn't need a fake southern drawl to sell records
Seems like you agree, when you're not trying to be a contrarian...
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I'm still doing the monkey thing.
And hearing a Brit attempt to do a fake southern accent is far, far worse than when Americans do it. Just terrible.
probably right about the accent, but at least it's meant to be comical
the guitar is better
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Seems like you agree, when you're not trying to be a contrarian...
just try to enjoy myself here
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHb2XYeXcJI
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yikes!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDUrVnsNZcI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm6-2IQqyG4
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'Loose Wheel' by The Balgaard Brothers - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJIn6gMlo6A)
(https://i.imgur.com/MASrGVv.jpg)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFRVimQpj3w
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https://youtu.be/oRTlfFlJ4o8 (https://youtu.be/oRTlfFlJ4o8)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcozed_BJWM
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Friday nights can be WILD
https://youtu.be/1aoywIHLqbs
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my theme song..............
https://youtu.be/cBuJB218UvU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krxU5Y9lCS8
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An unpopular opinion, I know, but I can't stand the Rolling Stones.
But they do have one great song, that I love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSmiIne-4k
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An unpopular opinion, I know, but I can't stand the Rolling Stones.
Youre not a Stones fan???
Wow Id heard they existed but didnt think I d ever run into one
seriously I only like a few of their songs you dont always get what you want is one of them
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I'm not a Stones fan either, 320. Now you know of two.
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I'm not a Stones fan either, 320. Now you know of two.
well hell your from Oklahoma so no surprise there
just kidding
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An unpopular opinion, I know, but I can't stand the Rolling Stones.
But they do have one great song, that I love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSmiIne-4k
I've known this about utee for decades and of course he's wrong as usual ;)
He is correct that this is one GREAT song
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Yeah I'm definitely one of the few people I know that dislikes the Stones. I think it's Mick Jagger's voice, mostly. It just grates on me.
I think Rush is similar for some people. I love the band, but Geddy Lee can be a little screechy, and the band can be a little preachy, sometimes.
My favorite Rush song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvQSkK8Z8U
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that's a good tune as well
great album
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Yup I love that album. It's certainly more poppy and less prog rock than their earliest stuff, but it was MY era. I also dig the early stuff too. I've seen them live thrice, great show, they were such a tight band.
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saw them twice
wasn't disappointed
Neil Peart the GOAT
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saw them twice
wasn't disappointed
Neil Peart the GOAT
Yup.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SUC8sdP5eI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOiW_xY-kc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFN5DveQH0o
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Heh, I'm just playing around.
But suffice to say, I likely won't be watching any more football this year. It's been spoiled and I choose to spend my time on things that bring me joy.
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Dang! I deleted that post because I thought of a better one.
https://youtu.be/c_WkyalPOEI (https://youtu.be/c_WkyalPOEI)
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Annie sings Tomorrow Tomorrow. Samey same. :)
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I know the song, but I never saw the movie, so it didn't come right to mind like Scarlett O'Hara did.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jdbFOidds
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_HvBDorpzE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugWGhItaQA
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Heh! The Johnny Mercer and Frank Sinatra videos could work as motivational videos.
But West Side Story is a horse of a different color for me.
Appreciating Broadway musicals--especially when they include dance numbers--always requires suspension of disbelief.
There's a story that illustrates this.
Robert Leckie was in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He served in combat in the Pacific theater, as a scout and a machine gunner in H Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He saw combat in the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of Cape Gloucester, and was wounded by blast concussion in the Battle of Peleliu. He returned to the United States in March 1945 and was honorably discharged shortly thereafter. In 1951, he saw South Pacific on Broadway and walked out halfway through. He said “I have to tell the story of how it really was. I have to let people know the war wasn’t a musical.” (He went on to write a best-selling war memoir, Helmet for my Pillow, and a great poem, "Battle of the Tenaru, August 21, 1942.")
Leckie couldn't suspend his disbelief for South Pacific.
I can't suspend my disbelief when watching West Side Story. All I see is a bunch of guys dancing around pretending to be hoods.
For some reason, I can suspend my disbelief when watching the source material--Romeo and Juliet--and for Rogers and Hammerstein, and for Lerner and Lowe, but not for West Side Story.
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That's too bad. West Side Story is a great musical.
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I can't suspend my disbelief when watching West Side Story. All I see is a bunch of guys dancing around pretending to be hoods.
my point by posting the "Cool" scene was calm down football is only a game and not whats really important in life
Im a very big fan of both South Pacific and WSS
but if you have ever seen WSS in person up close as a play when performed by Broadway actors and dancers
I think you would just sit back and enjoy the art of the performance
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Here is a clip of a flash mob of Broadway performers doing a scene from WWS in NY City
I think its cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTtYu1djG90
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RK9NpGr2-s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfHnKuP0_CQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpzbMLDliyI
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I hate to break out the secret weapon but you forced me into it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJUhlRoBL8M
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https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmwys_cx5I4&feature=share
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I liked the Elvis version better these gals look better then Elvis but cant sing anywhere near as good
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they do have assets that I caught my eye
listening to Steely Dan this morning
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https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=B1V1varByWI&feature=share
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one of the best Paul Simon songs ever
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https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=B1V1varByWI&feature=share
I use the drum intro to warm my hand up before playing. Good snare roll and coordinated hi-hat and kick.
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it's very good, but I prefer this one for a couple reasons
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_C2vqI9FVwg&feature=share
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another one.........
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=JD6Zq505pnM&feature=share
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI9u0Ig_U7Q
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https://youtu.be/uJCOlmLxLeg
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I'm always down with SRV. I was fortunate enough to get to see him play live many times in Austin, before he passed.
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My favorite version of this song, is SRV's cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4uDegHB8s
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I'm always down with SRV. I was fortunate enough to get to see him play live many times in Austin, before he passed.
I'm not moving to Austin, according the Stevie it rains far too often
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Stevie don't lie
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and now for something completely different.............
https://youtu.be/1Vjn4GSYyhk
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too far out for me
sounds like my neighbors kids garage band
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I almost killed it before it got started
I could do w/o the into
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too far out for me
sounds like my neighbors kids garage band
more to your liking - you can hear the fiddle
https://youtu.be/1qahZ-whM6o
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Going to see these guys live here in Austin in a couple of weeks, been going to their shows since they first came on the scene in the early 2000s:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYk2p8QI1Dg
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back when they knew how to make a video!!!!
https://youtu.be/bJ9r8LMU9bQ
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back when they knew how to make a video!!!!
https://youtu.be/bJ9r8LMU9bQ
Of course it's great. It was filmed in Austin, Texas.
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Im in an Elmer Bernstein frame of mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlpqjxy-LSQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFZWtz364Jg
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got to include this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulmgTcGLZw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyrjh0EDlss
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Im in an Elmer Bernstein frame of mind
Not a bad place to be, 320.
It's sort of trite to say that The Magnificent Seven has the best of those themes, but The Magnificent Seven has the best of those themes.
It's all good stuff from the "Hollywood Bernstein."
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I think The M 7 and The Comancheros are the two best western theme songs ever
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(https://i.imgur.com/MZpXfCM.png)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbtaVEA3nw4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_TuArYGCZo
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as Cartman would say "screw you guys, Im going home"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LODkVkpaVQA&list=PLktTCr1G4BYyNdNlCRQWXv8DqsA39sLXg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vauPBQHpjE4
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https://youtu.be/l_H36jcMs20 (https://youtu.be/l_H36jcMs20)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aCOMU6qpJI
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Johnny Mandel - Suicide Is Painless (Audio) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODV6mxVVRZk)
No, I'm not.
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Oh yeah that's a good one.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZvPSpLxCg
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https://youtu.be/oVyzll11EZc (https://youtu.be/oVyzll11EZc)
Both the courses I teach--AP U.S. History and American Military History--are in the Civil War right now.
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Here's another good one.
https://youtu.be/bW4ZwyYJYbQ (https://youtu.be/bW4ZwyYJYbQ)
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And the best.
https://youtu.be/Jy6AOGRsR80 (https://youtu.be/Jy6AOGRsR80)
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(https://scontent.ffod1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/p526x296/259036917_1589876568047461_4456180901331877083_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=em_DDGC-3CAAX-9yXU7&_nc_ht=scontent.ffod1-1.fna&oh=ad6a98d7ab24203eace86af5c3addc93&oe=61A07A19)
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FAKE NEWS!
That's some serious wishful thinking on somebody's part. :)
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yup, Facebook = fake
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Just for you CW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAFEWL0-1sc
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Speaking of Georgia...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GufSJChOFG8
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speaking of Ray Charles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWP7y8e5FCk
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Speaking of America:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTSLRbm8L9E
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Young ND at his finest
Reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhSKk-cvblc
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West Side Story again? Now you've gone and done it. C-Dubb swings by to reiterate how much he dislikes this musical in 3, 2, 1...
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West Side Story again? Now you've gone and done it. C-Dubb swings by to reiterate how much he dislikes this musical in 3, 2, 1...
He will come out of the closet eventually
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Young ND at his finest
Reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhSKk-cvblc
I use this melody to explain the "hemiola"; effectively three notes over two beats.
The "I want to live in A Mer-I-Ca" is counted "trip-el-et trip-el-et one-two-three". Bernstein wrote it as a compound meter 6/8 3/4 (one measure of triple meter 6/8, followed by duple meter 3/4). Since the whole piece grooves with the triple meter feel, the duple hesitation forms the horizontal hemiola.
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Thanks Poindexter.
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Just for you CW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAFEWL0-1sc
Yeah, it's a good one. I think it might be post-Civil War though. Maybe they sang it at Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) reunions.
As the story goes, the Chicoms played that for President Carter when he visited their fair land. :86:
I like the Tennessee Ernie Ford renditions of Civil War songs, with the exception of "New York Volunteer."
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FAKE NEWS!
That's some serious wishful thinking on somebody's part. :)
Yep. "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" was ca. 1969, when I was starting HS.
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Speaking of America:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTSLRbm8L9E
I generally like the earlier, less orchestrated ND work, but that is a great song.
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West Side Story again? Now you've gone and done it. C-Dubb swings by to reiterate how much he dislikes this musical in 3, 2, 1...
Sorry to disappoint.
You mentioned seeing it live and loving it. I think I'd like it too, seen live.
Movies make the suspension of disbelief more difficult.
I saw a performance of The Barber of Seville, by Rossini, at the Eisenhower Center at West Point back around 1995. Rosina, the female lead, a contralto, was played by a Chinese woman. 5 minutes into the production, I forgot that completely.
I would not have been able to forget that in a movie. There would have to be close-ups, and I would be reminded of it constantly.
I think that, in general, I like the theatrical versions of musicals better than the cinematic ones.
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I like the movie, too.
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I like the movie, too.
C'est la vie!
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C'est la vie!
There's a place for us,
Somewhere a place for us.
Peace and quiet and open air wait for us.
Somewhere.
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actually the song I posted left out the beginning of the song which is very entertaining
here is the song again from the very beginning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e2igZexpMs
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Here's an alternative to West Side Story...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEczz2Z5nXk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bH0rULAHEg
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turkey turkey this and turkey turkey that I even eat turkey in my Longhorn hat
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turkey turkey this and turkey turkey that I even eat turkey in my Longhorn hat
You wear a hat at the table? That ain't cool, brother.
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Obligatory #1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM
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You wear a hat at the table? That ain't cool, brother.
https://youtu.be/hfgwrdYUQ2A
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You wear a hat at the table? That ain't cool, brother.
never thought of myself as cool
but hey the one that pays for it gets to do pretty much what they want
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not touchin that post ;)
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not touchin that post ;)
yes that applies on many levels
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Bum Phillips didn't have a problem wearing a hat while indoors
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https://youtu.be/mkoWjhZOKWo?list=OLAK5uy_nRYHmzH9v6SZyoEFHswMeYp-np0x_dNaE
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Run,Run,Rudolph
https://youtu.be/L6zHLP-stDY
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Obligatory #1:
And I, I walked over to the, to the bench there, and there is, Group W's where they put you if you may not be moral enough to join the army after committin' your special crime, and there was all kinds of mean nasty ugly looking people on the bench there. Mother rapers. Father stabbers. Father rapers! Father rapers sitting right there on the bench next to me! And they was mean and nasty and ugly and horrible crime-type guys sitting on the bench next to me. And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanest father raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly 'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to me and said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay $50 and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" And I said, "Litterin'." And they all moved away from me on the bench there, and the hairy eyeball and all kinds of mean nasty things, till I said, "And creating a nuisance." And they all came back,
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If youre gonna play Chuck Berry this one has to be included
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWhNKsTzTWs
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Bum Phillips didn't have a problem wearing a hat while indoors
There are some occasions when it's acceptable to wear a hat indoors. For example, whilst 2-stepping at the local dance hall.
But it's never acceptable to wear a hat whilst sitting at the dinner table.
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My 14yo daughter has recently discovered a great love for the Little River Band, and has it cranked up and pouring through her walls at all hours.
Yes, I raised her right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBETVhHpcPk
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Thats interesting
The Little River band only had 2 or 3 hits as I remember
Their music was very much with the times
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My register isn't quite this high any more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDr2auSszpM
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Chuck Berry, Lemmy, Billy Gibbons, and Dave Grohl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q0J3y_0xuI
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Little River Band had 13 Top 40 hits and sold 25,000,000 albums worldwide.
This one is my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfCrbG7RbV0
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https://youtu.be/eOY-YUvA-oA
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I'll see your Little River Band and raise one Grand Funk Railroad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxcOxvEsE_Y
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https://youtu.be/2SfPyg-mGhU (https://youtu.be/2SfPyg-mGhU)
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Steve Goodman was a great song writer
He died in 1984 at just 36 years of age
he also wrote "You Never Even Call Me By My Name"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOVRkSCWmg
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City of New Orleans is such a great song.
And of course it reminds me of this one, written in New Orleans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5u7ijJ4xfg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXJ5r7tbVz4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQWfUtrUrA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQWfUtrUrA)
Michael Nesmith died from heart failure at his home in Carmel Valley, California, today at the age of 78.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXJ5r7tbVz4
From Eric Carr's big right foot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMcDg2HwOnM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzbONw39OPU
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Usually regarded as the moment when hair metal began:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s86K-p089R8
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A lot of folks say that, and Runaway is probably my favorite hair metal song, but I consider Motley Crue to be hair metal, and their debut was 3 years earlier.
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not sure Bon Jovi was metallic enough
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not sure Bon Jovi was metallic enough
That's why they're considered "hair metal" and not "heavy metal."
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plenty of hair, not enough metal
pop
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plenty of hair, not enough metal
pop
I mean, you can certainly think that, but the name of the genre is "Hair Metal." And the speed and strength of the guitar parts are more metal than pop.
They're somewhere in between, say... Journey, and Iron Maiden.
Thus, Hair Metal.
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Also, Heavy Metal is pretty bland and boring. I used to like both Heavy Metal and Hair Metal, but decades later, the Hair Metal is WAY more listenable than the plodding, thudding repetition of a Dave Murray or Jeff Hanneman guitar part.
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I mean, you can certainly think that, but the name of the genre is "Hair Metal." And the speed and strength of the guitar parts are more metal than pop.
They're somewhere in between, say... Journey, and Iron Maiden.
Thus, Hair Metal.
too far out for this old fogy
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too far out for this old fogy
Really? I mean, the costumes and hair and makeup could be outlandish, but I consider the music itself to be more accessible and considerably less "far out" than, say, the acid rock of the 70s.
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There's still some heavy metal that I really like, though. Well, for those who consider Metallica to actually be heavy metal and not just pop...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDc384
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Iron Maiden was a bit much for my taste
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https://youtu.be/SYqEgFEkxek
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I dug Heavy Metal the movie.
Funny thing is, none of the music was really Heavy Metal.
But it was definitely cool.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10
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my theme song in 1987 & 88 when I was riding one of these
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Honda-Hurricane-JT-on-IMA/i-xbJtDk9/0/352eb7bb/X3/Honda%20Hurricane%20-%20%20%2814%29-X3.jpg)
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Cool. I never pictured you as a crotch-rocket guy.
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Every so often, I feel the need for speed
that thing was good for 165 mph
e
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That is pretty quick.
Here ya go, in your honor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLrskuBdzRw
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Every so often, I feel the need for speed
that thing was good for 165 mph
I notice that it's RED.
Did you ever take it up to top speed?
My students often ask me if I've taken my Boss 302 to its max (speed-limited to 155 or so) and I always have to disappoint them by saying (1) I haven't tried and (2) I can't afford to get tickets for driving like that.
The fastest I ever flew an Apache was (IIRC) 140 knots, which is 161.1 mph. I might have reached 165 mph in there somewhere.
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Speaking of red...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwgOWo7mDc
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I notice that it's RED.
Did you ever take it up to top speed?
My students often ask me if I've taken my Boss 302 to its max (speed-limited to 155 or so) and I always have to disappoint them by saying (1) I haven't tried and (2) I can't afford to get tickets for driving like that.
The fastest I ever flew an Apache was (IIRC) 140 knots, which is 161.1 mph. I might have reached 165 mph in there somewhere.
hell yes, 2 or 3 times a month
had to pick my spots where it was relatively safe
of course I was 25/26 years old and before kids - my ideas of relatively safe were different
supposedly the speedo was a bit off that 165, so probably about 161, but with a good south tail wind I saw the needle hit 170
big difference at 125-130, then over 150mph
I sold that bike when first daughter was on the way
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjjNvjURS-s
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that's a good one
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here's some Christmas blues from a good friend of mine's son
https://youtu.be/OL3yJEQSi1Q
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another one from a young man
https://youtu.be/za0eYdPt7CU?list=UUPpbcIInINcGncah4r9edvA
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Best version of this Ive ever heard
go Lynyrd Skynyrd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9hP_HuelVg
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I don't love Lynyrd Skynyrd but that's a good version of that song.
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All this cold weather has me wishing for summer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeBTFjSUNMM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RGQSBGaJS8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kv6vxZwL8
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I beg your pardon ....
Really going around in my head.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YO_24AIguU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCfgUYuF71s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJ1Gnh9wPU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE
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I beg your pardon ....
Really going around in my head.
https://youtu.be/MwHHCZTvQco
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Well sure if you wanna go with the obvious one...
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imo, that summbitch was over played back in the day when it came out
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I was just a wee toddler when it came out, but we listened to a lot of country in my household growing up, and it was still getting pretty regular airplay into the late 70s.
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never really cared for it but like some of her other songs
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I was 11. My mother either liked the song, or the radio station that played it every hour for 7 years
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https://youtu.be/sRy2pV7b2QA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIq1LvzSLsk
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One of the things I like about Toby Keith is that he writes a lot of his own songs
Ive always liked singers who did that
Shouldve been a Cowboy came out in his early career
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Heres another one he co-wrote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldQrapQ4d0Y
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https://youtu.be/e8X3ACToii0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxrwImCJCqk
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We doing Less than Zero?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn0zGhoei_c
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AALREbJZEZk
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This song is now on my mind because of discussion about the price of McDonald's in various California cities...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB7oUI32E1Y
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If this doesnt grab ya you dont have a rock and roll bone in your body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcK2gKGGwh4
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Which, of course, demands the obligatory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scsJZ67ssDY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynnvTQyw5l8&list=RDGcK2gKGGwh4&index=27
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https://youtu.be/FJTSmLqg6iE (https://youtu.be/FJTSmLqg6iE)
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https://youtu.be/nUwTnJ8yFXY
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man Id have to have at least 15 beers to watch that again
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjF032TDDQ
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Hell anyone can play this game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMIJ8e-p6zc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvS8D-cI8sc
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https://youtu.be/z34HMyOmljQ
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For Valentine's Day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZWmtxLiiFE
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Ive always like NKC
great singer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfAb0gNPy6s
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dont forget about Cat Ballou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ghnpUNTR1I
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One of my earliest crushes was on Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou.
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We actually said hi to each other at UT
She was making a speaking engagement and I was on the second floor at the student union when all of a sudden around the corner here she came walking alone
I knew it was her immediately. She was dressed in an all leather brown pants suit.
anyway I stopped she continued walking toward me smiled and said hi
I stammered a hi back and she turned the corner and was gone
its funny the things you remember about college
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That's a great thing to remember. She was, as the kids say, a "smoke show."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqVkuTegxY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hioxZBjylqc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5oPZFDci80
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5oPZFDci80
You spelled "Phoebe Cates" wrong
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You spelled "Phoebe Cates" wrong
There was a version on Youtube that was titled "Moving in Stereo - Phoebe Cates Fantasy" but I try to keep things SFW around here...
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I always like the "where have I heard this before" songs.
Like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4tAnMaQ8wo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSqVkuTegxY
That's the U.S. Navy Band doing Ray Charles!
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That's the U.S. Navy Band doing Ray Charles!
yep
they did a pretty good job
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dont forget about Cat Ballou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ghnpUNTR1I
That was the first time I saw a Nat King Cole performance. And I think he had died by the time I saw the movie.
UTEE: One of my earliest crushes was on Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou.
Same here. But aren't you kind of young to remember that movie?
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That was the first time I saw a Nat King Cole performance. And I think he had died by the time I saw the movie.
Same here. But aren't you kind of young to remember that movie?
It came on network TV one night when I was a kid, early 80s, as one of those "Feature Presentations" the networks used to air. It was at least 15 years old at that time, so I'm sure the network didn't have to pay much for the rights to air.
I think maybe my folks were having a party and they banished all the kids to the back room with the TV, and it was on. The moment I first saw her on screen I was instantly smitten.
Then we watched it later in one of my high school theater classes, it was a favorite of my drama director.
Since I'm a band/choir/theater dork, I love musicals and always enjoyed that one, so I've rented it a few times over the years since then. Well, mainly I've rented it because I still have a crush on that particular version of Jane Fonda.
(Barbarella, too ;) )
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1965 seems like yesterday to me
I actually saw Cat Ballou on the big screen
Lee Marvin stole the movie as Kid Sheileen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et1mQSQhpok
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1965 seems like yesterday to me
I actually saw Cat Ballou on the big screen
Lee Marvin stole the movie as Kid Sheileen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et1mQSQhpok
Yes to the above.
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It came on network TV one night when I was a kid, early 80s, as one of those "Feature Presentations" the networks used to air. It was at least 15 years old at that time, so I'm sure the network didn't have to pay much for the rights to air.
I think maybe my folks were having a party and they banished all the kids to the back room with the TV, and it was on. The moment I first saw her on screen I was instantly smitten.
Then we watched it later in one of my high school theater classes, it was a favorite of my drama director.
Since I'm a band/choir/theater dork, I love musicals and always enjoyed that one, so I've rented it a few times over the years since then. Well, mainly I've rented it because I still have a crush on that particular version of Jane Fonda.
(Barbarella, too ;) )
Some of my very best AP students have been band and/or choir dorks.
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Some of my very best AP students have been band and/or choir dorks.
Yeah I was a very good student.
That's one of the most positive things I found about band, lots of smart kids all encouraging one another to do well. It was simply an expectation that you'd be in mostly or all Honors/AP courses, and that you'd be working hard to excel at them. It was also an expectation that you'd not only go to college, but likely get scholarships to do so.
There were other social groups where academics either weren't a priority, or even worse, where smart kids that were actually trying to do well in school, were frowned upon.
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I found our covid national anthem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn676-fLq7I
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Yeah I was a very good student.
That's one of the most positive things I found about band, lots of smart kids all encouraging one another to do well. It was simply an expectation that you'd be in mostly or all Honors/AP courses, and that you'd be working hard to excel at them. It was also an expectation that you'd not only go to college, but likely get scholarships to do so.
There were other social groups where academics either weren't a priority, or even worse, where smart kids that were actually trying to do well in school, were frowned upon.
I don't know how my "Bandites" do it. The band practices more than the football team, and the football team has won state 7 out of the last 8 years. The band is very good too.
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Yeah I get it. I was in both band and drama, and I have no idea how I did it. Band practice every day from 6:30-9 AM, and drama rehearsal from 4-7 PM. And then Friday night football games, and Saturdays dedicated to marching band contests, theater tech days and set-building days. And somewhere in all of that I had to study and do homework. It's exhausting to me now, just thinking about it.
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Over achievers.
I slid so much in HS.
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I was a B+ student played football and baseball and generally had a good time
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I had a pretty good time, but I was definitely busy all the time. Like I said, I really have no idea now, how I was able to do it back then. It's exhausting when I think about it but at the time it was just the norm.
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I had a pretty good time, but I was definitely busy all the time. Like I said, I really have no idea now, how I was able to do it back then. It's exhausting when I think about it but at the time it was just the norm.
the most exhausting thing I did was cut the grass
didnt see much point it just grew back
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Over achievers.
I slid so much in HS.
I slid too. Those were my good days.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51M-nsfC0QM
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Freddie Fender
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTulzadAB2A
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Now this is actually in my head (and the worst Spanish everrrrrr):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b6z4Z3vSnU
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bummer, I'm not going to click that
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It's a funny song.
In memory of the Great Avocado Shortage of 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcHdagqlM-U
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xQjzsxbcyU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp31PYP3vgg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxZ94SLdac (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxZ94SLdac)
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And this interesting group that was able to copy the Beach Boys' version of the song better than the Beach Boys could copy their version of the song.
https://youtu.be/GmJ6e06eYcM (https://youtu.be/GmJ6e06eYcM)
It only took about 15 people to replicate the BBs' sound.
Of course, the BBs' version wasn't just Brian and Carl and Dennis and Mike and Al.
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On the same theme . . . .
https://youtu.be/-M5dvp88Jiw (https://youtu.be/-M5dvp88Jiw)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4RainY-lY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac0oaXhz1u8
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Radio Free Europe?
https://youtu.be/8hXg8XOITpM (https://youtu.be/8hXg8XOITpM)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrSKG3TS0uE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoO53l0fUZ0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzhQbgRVtLA
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Re the conversation about West Side Story (the movie) that we had on this thread (I think), I have heard that the new (2021) version is very good--much better than the one of 1961.
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Re the conversation about West Side Story (the movie) that we had on this thread (I think), I have heard that the new (2021) version is very good--much better than the one of 1961.
Ive watched the first 30 min of it so I really cant judge fairly but from what I saw it follows the original fairly closely
Ill watch the rest of it and give you my opinion later
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agMPGvcPQzg
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Saying it's "much better" would be fighting words with a lot of aficionados.
That said, it's very well done. I enjoyed it. Considering Sondheim's and Bernstein's works, you'd be hard pressed to change much. The updated feel, while still being exactly the same story (although not always in the same order), makes it seem much more accessible to a modern audience.
They didn't smooth out much, but "I Feel Pretty" was changed to "I feel pretty, and witty, and 'strong'" or something like that. I guess they didn't want it banned in Florida.
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I like the new Westside Story better in some respects
they replaced the stage play type of view with it happening in a real city type of view
and changed some of the dialog between songs to fit a modern audience and it was well done
The new Maria was good but not near as hot as Natalie Wood but they can be forgiven as thats a very high bar
also one touch I liked is the fact that Rita Moreno who played Anita in the original played the drug store owner in the new version
anyway they kept all the dancing and presented the musical numbers very close to the original
overall Id give it an A and worth seeing
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Had no idea there was a recent version of this. I'll have to check it out.
Here's a tune from a more hopeful time in Europe with respect to Russia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ
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its was done by David Spielberg and is on Disney +
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its was done by David Spielberg and is on Disney +
Steve's gonna be ticked that his cousin is taking credit. ;)
The "new" Maria, Rachel Zeglar, is actually singing her part. She's a high school actress who got picked out of 30,000 applicants. She's Colombian on her mother's side. Still not Boricua, but not the white girl Natalie was.
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'cause I like the song, and I know a young woman named after it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg-Q-Acv4qs
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Steve's gonna be ticked that his cousin is taking credit. ;)
The "new" Maria, Rachel Zeglar, is actually singing her part. She's a high school actress who got picked out of 30,000 applicants. She's Colombian on her mother's side. Still not Boricua, but not the white girl Natalie was.
How very cute of you
smart ass
anyway I get them mixed up
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Fun fact:
Not only did Marni Nixon do the vocal for Natalie Wood in West Side Story
but she also did the vocal for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady
talk about an unknown star man shes got to rank near the top
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF4O3Wt_3vo
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Cant forget Emmylou
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6fdib3GBI
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https://youtu.be/J-uPkGlTnxw
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https://youtu.be/wD5qPWHIDPo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XrYoNbO-78
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https://youtu.be/LCUxr-nyx5Q
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About to be at a concert, a double bass concerto.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7-g34YYcnY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w3t8ZLYGSk
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https://youtu.be/S2yz62_0ToE?list=OLAK5uy_lWk-tS8mZDN4M-sQceNwATCNSplMMAjOw
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Stand up and salute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBHrzWPQpc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBHrzWPQpc)
In my last year of teaching, I am teaching a military history class.
My students--mostly sophomores--aren't quite up to Fort Leavenworth standards!
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Kids these days...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w3t8ZLYGSk
I'm currently in the middle of a run for a musical called "Bright Star". Written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. I play a lawyer that abducts a baby. /csb
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https://youtu.be/LqMkWj1CQww
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In memory of the idiot Russian soldiers that were driving through Chernobyl with no anti-radiation for their vehicles or PPE...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3973tfsllqw
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always liked that song
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Watch Derek and the Dominos' historic one-and-only TV appearance
https://youtu.be/IW1BFtWPbX4
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Is it safe to say that she's gone?
After "Layla," I an unfamiliar with the rest of the output of Derek and the Dominoes.
I guess Eric Clapton is the guy on guitar back behind the drummer.
I wonder who was more surprised, the group, at being invited to appear on the Johnny Cash show, or Johnny's fans, at seeing them on the show.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4bo4ByFhLM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA644rSZX1A
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Is it safe to say that she's gone?
After "Layla," I an unfamiliar with the rest of the output of Derek and the Dominoes.
I guess Eric Clapton is the guy on guitar back behind the drummer.
I wonder who was more surprised, the group, at being invited to appear on the Johnny Cash show, or Johnny's fans, at seeing them on the show.
Clapton is in front. Vocals and guitar
if you listen, it's a country western type of song
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Re Clapton, I guess the long hair and no beard threw me.
I don't remember ever knowing what he looked like during that phase of his career. All I knew was "Eric Clapton, guitar god."
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all you really need to know
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You can have both:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkkAMJz4dRE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVXIUyshng
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I prefer EC's version
more guitar, less cow bell
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Those aren't the same song, are they?
I don't know Hall & Oates from Loggins and Messina, but I like their "She's Gone" better than I do Eric Clapton's song of the same name.
I'm not much into electric guitar solos. To me, they are just demonstrations of technical excellence. Whether it's Eric Clapton, or Prince, or Eddie Van Halen, it doesn't move me. I'm impatient for the guitar solo to be over and the "real" music to resume.
Probably blasphemy to the ears of serious musicians.
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blasphemy
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Heh no, not the same song at all. The title just reminded me of Hall and Oates.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0uSLM8ndYM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySNON249yes
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The last time I heard those guys was watching Tin Cup
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu3vkHwxEaE
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https://youtu.be/NkGf1GHAxhE
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Les Paul pioneered the redub which was recording on top of a previously recorded
song. He might do this several times so it sounds like many people singing when in fact it was only one.
Les Paul is one of my favorite entertainers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzga5kA1wPY
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Les Paul is among the handful of people who might have invented the solid-body electric guitar. An early one was a 4x4 "log" that he later added two halves of a guitar body to it for appearance's sake.
He is the only person to be inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Actress Hedy Lamarr is also in the National Inventors Hall of Fame as the co-creater of an early radio frequency-hopping technology.
(https://dsaviosoares.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/hedy1sm.jpg)
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This seems like an example of redubbing.
https://youtu.be/NkGf1GHAxhE (https://youtu.be/NkGf1GHAxhE)
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Yes it is. Fearless already posted this song above which caused me to make my comment.
Les Paul and Mary Ford had a number of hits and he used this technique on most of them
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As a follow up Les Paul came out with his overdubbing technique in the late 40s and early 50s
When rock and roll got going a number of performers used the overdub approach
an example of this was Leslie Gore who used a 2 voice overdub on most of her hits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTpvirQ-hPA
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https://youtu.be/HIxwW3NbAx4
The ROCK 'n' ROLL HALL OF FAME HISTORY of "THE WINTER DANCE PARTY" told by Dion.
The true story of the Plane Crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper.
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Yes it is. Fearless already posted this song above which caused me to make my comment.
Les Paul and Mary Ford had a number of hits and he used this technique on most of them
Well, danged if he didn't!
I had to work hard to miss that.
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Well, danged if he didn't!
I had to work hard to miss that.
dont feel bad I do stuff like that every day
I should be President
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The original . . . .
https://youtu.be/08lVuhv_Va8 (https://youtu.be/08lVuhv_Va8)
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. . . and the cover, which I know far better.
https://youtu.be/zVQANn2qrnQ (https://youtu.be/zVQANn2qrnQ)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6CyQftidOw&list=RDWFur1ajX-G0&index=3
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https://youtu.be/wwDCOPfl6QM
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Charo was on talk shows all the time in her hayday
first time Ive ever seen her sing
she was even on Love Boat
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I always wondered what Charo's talent was.
After watching her sing La Cucaracha, I'm still wondering.
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One of the better things Russia has produced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obtdzfg5Jbg
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https://youtu.be/T5al0HmR4to (https://youtu.be/T5al0HmR4to)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkx3GEKei5s
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https://youtu.be/us0pHqkUWOo (https://youtu.be/us0pHqkUWOo)
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https://youtu.be/nXiQtD5gcHU
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https://youtu.be/nXiQtD5gcHU
love the shaft music in the background
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https://youtu.be/t8m5Yk9lLuE
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Re "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," that's a classic, Fearless!
For some reason, my esposita hates it. Maybe because it seems to take about 4 minutes of instrumental music before any lyrics get sung.
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I enjoy the first 4 minutes
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She will LOVE this one
https://youtu.be/zpWI3oHcV58
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Heh! I didn't know that there was an instrument called the Hurdy Gurdy.
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https://youtu.be/8PvYFq2BcY4 (https://youtu.be/8PvYFq2BcY4)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIRsKI-y480
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https://youtu.be/kLUYf6cekMA (https://youtu.be/kLUYf6cekMA)
Per the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge, Bobby Troup, after graduating from college in 1941, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps but did not receive orders until January 1942. After completing officer training, he was assigned as one of two dozen white officers to direct recruit training at Montford Point, the recruit depot for the first black Marines. In 1943 he became recreation officer and helped build a recreation hall, basketball court, and outdoor boxing ring. A friend installed a miniature golf course. At Montford Point, he also organized the first African-American band of U.S. Marines. During this time he composed "Take Me Away from Jacksonville", which was to become an anthem of sorts for the Marines at Montford Point and other areas of Camp Lejeune.
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https://youtu.be/cT0Jh9lUhrc
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https://youtu.be/mML2fPec7xU
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Those are a couple of classics, Fearless! It's good to hear them again.
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apparently, I'm good for something
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCKYzhql--I
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FJNZyhRfA4
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https://youtu.be/CgGjvZcNpKs
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now your in my era
This song came out during my HS senior year and brings a lot memories
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WVYMAuMYSA
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not bad
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https://youtu.be/Uiq0AoP3vJM
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Great find, Fearless!
:cool2:
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https://youtu.be/yhcJzTayWaA
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I can't shake the suspicion that they're lip-synching that one!
A week ago, my esposita and I were in L.A. visiting our only (so far) grandchild, a few days before his 4-month "birthday."
It was a ton of fun. We visited El Matador Beach in Malibu, Santa Monica, and Simi Valley, where we toured the Reagan Library and Museum. Five days of beautiful Southern California weather.
https://youtu.be/HF1tyjvH9is (https://youtu.be/HF1tyjvH9is)
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now that's a grill
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sky1tt8vLA
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never my favorite song, even by Bon Scott
saw Joan Jett play at the UNL student union back in 1981 right after "I Love Rock 'n Roll" was released to a crowd of about 200 kids
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never my favorite song, even by Bon Scott
saw Joan Jett play at the UNL student union back in 1981 right after "I Love Rock 'n Roll" was released to a crowd of about 200 kids
tears me all apart that its not your favorite song
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beauty is in the ear of the beholder
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now that's a grill
That of a 1963 Buick Riviera, naturally.
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https://youtu.be/m2fPkzJsMU8
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I hated that song when it came out and still do
she has absolutely no talent
but as you say talent is in the eye of the beholder
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I like her boots
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I like her boots too.
She was no great talent, but that song was not bad. Silly, yes.
When things got really icky was when she and Frank recorded "Somethin' Stupid" as a duet. DJs called it "the incest song."
https://youtu.be/sLEQvWt0axk (https://youtu.be/sLEQvWt0axk)
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another song that is so silly I cant listen to it
Im a big FS fan but not so much of his children
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Frank got a little goofy in the 1960s. I don't think that he realized that he was an old man by then. He was still trying to talk and act like a hipster.
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Frank got a little goofy in the 1960s. I don't think that he realized that he was an old man by then. He was still trying to talk and act like a hipster.
Didnt we all
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https://youtu.be/R33IvCTcjP8
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https://youtu.be/fMVUILVM0Xw (https://youtu.be/fMVUILVM0Xw)
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watching my Horns these last few days brought this song to mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l482T0yNkeo
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that's a great one
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https://youtu.be/wYGK3GvgaII (https://youtu.be/wYGK3GvgaII)
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https://youtu.be/yPYRtjxYEH8 (https://youtu.be/yPYRtjxYEH8)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THflqYOqm3A
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Porgy and Bess is a great musical
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We've probably posted this before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQylSkFbN7U
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We've probably posted this before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQylSkFbN7U
Yeah it's one of my faves so I probably did, a while back. But it's always good to hear it again.
And then there's:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-2IhmNoEPg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsGAA3cDSlo
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an all-time great one
on a great album
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKblJhTPwL4
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Nice sax
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https://youtu.be/Z6TE2udxJqo
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https://youtu.be/ShUBdoE2ib0
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I'll see your Stars and Stripes and raise ya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgABUZ4i9co
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBT-mdU5caI
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I liked that
nice
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9eWGdJIW74
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwSzZQ4MVI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0fxy8rHo8
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https://youtu.be/KHJ10pIBlWI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5BL4RNFr58
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Rock and Roll helped bring down the Soviet Union.
Soviet kids didn't like the state-approved bands. They wanted the real thing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFwSzZQ4MVI
My esposita's paternal grandfather was a Ukrainian-Jewish immigrant.
We were just talking the other day about what it must have taken to abandon everything you've known, scrape together everything you have to buy a steerage ticket, and come to America, a land you had never seen but only heard about.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs0fxy8rHo8
Every time I hear this, I think about jumping out of a C-130.
The line, "And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today" becomes "And I gladly stand up, and hook up, and jump right out today."
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Rock and Roll helped bring down the Soviet Union.
Soviet kids didn't like the state-approved bands. They wanted the real thing.
I read the photocopier was also a factor.
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Here's the story of our great battle hymn.
https://youtu.be/4GCfM60RriM (https://youtu.be/4GCfM60RriM)
And the hymn itself.
https://youtu.be/Jy6AOGRsR80 (https://youtu.be/Jy6AOGRsR80)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings it more beautifully.
But it gets one word wrong.
As it is sung here, properly, it's "Let us die to make men free!"
It's a battle hymn, after all.
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I read the photocopier was also a factor.
That's why all photocopiers were state property and supposed to be under strict control. The USSR couldn't have disrespectful ideas being circulated!
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Same as controlling the printing press, once upon a time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQzsDav-oI
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Even though this is not really known as a patriotic song it represents a lot of what America is to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGJ3KJri1g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQzsDav-oI
Heh! Great song, but Woody was not a good guy. His guitar may have said "This Machine Kills Fascists," but for the 22 months that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were allies, he was opposing anyone who wanted to stop Hitler.
I'm embarrassed that Tulsa houses the Woody Guthrie Museum.
I think I remember infuriating daddyact on the old CFN boards when I produced some alternate lyrics to that song.
To come full circle, though, one reason that America is great is because guys like Woody Guthrie get to have their say.
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Even though this is not really known as a patriotic song it represents a lot of what America is to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGJ3KJri1g
What's America without trains and bittersweet train songs?
You could write the social, economic, and political history of the USA from 1830 to today and not get very far from railroads.
David Allen Coe's "good friend"--the late, great Steve Goodman--wrote that song in 1970.
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Heh! Great song, but Woody was not a good guy. His guitar may have said "This Machine Kills Fascists," but for the 22 months that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were allies, he was opposing anyone who wanted to stop Hitler.
I'm embarrassed that Tulsa houses the Woody Guthrie Museum.
I think I remember infuriating daddyact on the old CFN boards when I produced some alternate lyrics to that song.
To come full circle, though, one reason that America is great is because guys like Woody Guthrie get to have their say.
I knew his political beliefs were not exactly like mine but I still love this song
somewhere deep in his heart he must have loved this country
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Yeah, I've loved that song since, oh, 3rd grade, or whenever I first heard it.
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(https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/291318996_5508573855869424_293906744744477810_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p843x403&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=8ErWEs8WQ8QAX-g1jAF&_nc_ht=scontent-msp1-1.xx&oh=00_AT93ZctAJybaMvqhUNiqIgvdC2Nshst0PNJ7vtLow9iLVw&oe=62CBBAB7)
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I think 1976 is the wrong year, Fearless. For example, I think that "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida" was from 1969.
By 1976, Fleetwood Mac, Boston, Starship, groups like that would have been popular.
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Dude,
I got it from facebook.
Gotta be real, they have fact checkers!!!
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Taxi by Harry Chapin was 72
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"American Pie" was '71.
And "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was '68.
"Miracles" was '75.
"Layla" was '70.
Those Facebook fact-checkers aren't worth what I'm paying them.
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https://youtu.be/z35b2UZn04w
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as a young child I was introduced to this via my Aunt
its just about the only classical music piece I like
course theres nothing quite like being there and I was fortunate enough to be in the audience and hear the New York Philharmonic Orchestra preform it
anyway give it a listen and be patient it gets good
PS you will have to select watch on You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNi-_0kqpdE&list=RDuNi-_0kqpdE&start_radio=1
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Here is the only other one that appeals to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3T8-aeOrbg
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As a choir-singing and French horn playing band/orchestra nerd, there are tons of classical pieces I love. I couldn't even begin to list a top 50 or 100.
But I do have an especially soft spot for Beethoven's 9th, Choral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2rbcrZzDQ
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Die Hard lives
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Frank Sinatra sang a few good ones. Like this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUz6f7xiVmM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUz6f7xiVmM)
And this one.
https://youtu.be/8V3larewcTo (https://youtu.be/8V3larewcTo)
And this one.
https://youtu.be/8DopzOCeKJc (https://youtu.be/8DopzOCeKJc)
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nice choices CW
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tJSn0QtME
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Wow! I must have heard that song hundreds of times, but I never knew it was called "Long Train Running."
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thousands of times
unless you listen to the cowboy radio station
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Maybe thousands.
I do not listen to the cowboy radio station.
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since it's Don's Birthday!!!!
https://youtu.be/LeBTFjSUNMM
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Love that song.
I also like this cover, though not as much as the original.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt6Lkgs0kiU
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That's not even the best song on that album, which is Sunset Grill.
As for what's currently in my head...
https://youtu.be/vQPRFqWPWgE
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Sunset Gill is good, but Boys of Summer is achingly haunting in a way that always spoke to me. It's definitely my favorite Don Henley song, not just on that album.
I've always been a big fan of Chris Ledoux. That's a good tune. Another favorite of mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkHgR0wd3N8
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"Empty Lake / Empty Streets / The Sun goes down alone..."
"I'm drivin' by your house / though I know you're not home."
Imagery of all the things that were there for fun and good times, now left idle as we head back to school and other commitments.
Of course, to a kid in the late 80's with an ink-still-wet driver's license, it's also a "things I should have done, but was too timid to seize an opportunity" vibe. Regret really isn't the right word.
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"Empty Lake / Empty Streets / The Sun goes down alone..."
"I'm drivin' by your house / though I know you're not home."
Imagery of all the things that were there for fun and good times, now left idle as we head back to school and other commitments.
Of course, to a kid in the late 80's with an ink-still-wet driver's license, it's also a "things I should have done, but was too timid to seize an opportunity" vibe. Regret really isn't the right word.
Exactly this, which is why it's always felt so achingly haunting to me. And also, I've always identified most closely with summer, it's always been MY season.
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Boys of Summer written by Mike Campbell
https://youtu.be/mxBYBnPJfGQ
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U.S. Navy Hymn- Eternal Father - Bing video (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?&q=eternal father strong to)
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U.S. Navy Hymn- Eternal Father - Bing video (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?&q=eternal father strong to)
This captures the same mood.
https://youtu.be/2nPwkb9ZyPQ (https://youtu.be/2nPwkb9ZyPQ)
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I went to see these guys in Austin way back when
They put on a great show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rlDTK6QI-w
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We've always played a wide variety of music around the house, and our kids like all kinds. We play plenty of country and the kids like some of it and some other maybe not so much, but last week while we were camping, we were playing a lot of George Strait. And my 14yo daughter must have really liked it, because now all I hear blasting from her room is the King of Country. I'm so darn proud!
This song seems to be her favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB-VNN4WrvE
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My daughter also likes him as well as Willie and several others
She sure was not raised in a home that played a lot of CW music
I think she developed her like for it while going to UT
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Yeah I know several people that grew to like country music whilst at college. We used to go dancing at Dessau Hall or Dance Across Texas or The Lumberyard on college nights during the week. 50 cent pitchers of beer and getting to dance with cute coeds are a strong draw.
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My wife and her daughter like classic country. I was riding in France with her daughter and she had it on the radio. I like Patsy Cline a lot.
And Mozart and Liszt and Chopin ... and blues ... and jazz ... and good rock ...
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Did you know that Franco-country is a thing? Mostly of Canadian origin. It has its own Sirius/XM Station.
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Happy 79th Birthday Mick
What a drag it is getting old.....
https://youtu.be/x-zxBNz3XbM
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My 14yo daughter also really loves the Little River Band. We've certainly played them a lot over the years so I know how and why she knows them, but it's always interesting to me to see which of our music she REALLY latches onto.
This one's a classic and she was playing it at "11" this morning whilst getting ready for her second day of Summer Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voQWlL-jj5Q
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Dang! Haven't seen LRB mentioned in a long time!
This is the one I remember first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIsRmXNuS4Q
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I love being on the lake on my boat, and this is one of my favorite LRB song because it speaks to that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maeFN1oyF0k
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https://youtu.be/5Ge8_6rtQvs
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you win fearless I will never be able to get that video out of my head congrats
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1_x-f4vJz0
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even worse
you guys have to give weed a break every now and then
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvNG6R7YTCQ
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I will not lie, deceive, or mislead-- I've never had pot. In any forum.
Or any other drug not named alcohol.
It's not a big deal to me, I'm not opposed to pot and drugs in general as long as they're governed by the same laws as alcohol like DUI.
But it's also not a thing I ever cared to try or become involved in.
There, I said it.
I'm a square.
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I will not lie, deceive, or mislead-- I've never had pot. In any forum.
Or any other drug not named alcohol.
It's not a big deal to me, I'm not opposed to pot and drugs in general as long as they're governed by the same laws as alcohol like DUI.
But it's also not a thing I ever cared to try or become involved in.
There, I said it.
I'm a square.
well I never have either but if given a chance I would probably try it just out of curiosity
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well I never have either but if given a chance I would probably try it just out of curiosity
Maybe I would too, someday?
But also, there's a part of me that thinks, "I've gone this long, why would I change?"
I'm ornery, I'm told, by some.
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theres a part of me thats what tha hell
anyway a few months back I went to the local drug store to buy some Sudafed
and wasnt sure which one to get but the one that worked best made me have to show
my drivers license so they could log my purchase to make sure I wasnt using it to
make meth
so when I asked the druggist if they had Sudafed she said yes and I asked is this the one where I have to show my drivers license and she looked at me smiled and said yep its the good stuff
we both laughed over that
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When I was on flight status, Sudafed was the only decongestant we could take without being grounded.
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When I was on flight status, Sudafed was the only decongestant we could take without being grounded.
all it does for me is clear my sinuses no other side affects
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as far as you know
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Austin, TX
https://youtu.be/AoQm76BmU4Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dkzpNyKtf8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE
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https://youtu.be/2kZASM8OX7s (https://youtu.be/2kZASM8OX7s)
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https://youtu.be/0kvvNoXw2-0 (https://youtu.be/0kvvNoXw2-0)
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https://youtu.be/2kZASM8OX7s (https://youtu.be/2kZASM8OX7s)
Ken Burns lives
great series
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On separate occasions in recent days, I've heard BOTH of my kids blasting this song from their rooms. Unlike some other songs and artists that I've basically hit them over the head with over the years-- Willie Nelson, Van Halen, Journey, Jerry Jeff Walker-- this is one that they seem to have found on their own. I've always liked the band, and the song, but it's not typically on heavy rotation around here. I simply consider it a testament to how well I've raised them, that they could discover a love for this music independently...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk
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I drove from Tulsa to McAlester today on some family business. The fast route is U.S. 75 South to Henryetta ("Home of World Champion Cowboys: Jim Shoulders and Troy Aikman") then Indian Nation Turnpike to McAlester.
I decided to take the scenic route home. U.S. 69 North through Eufala (home of the Selmon Brothers) to Muskogee, then U.S. 64 West back to the south edge of Tulsa.
As I left the vicinity of McAlester, I could pick up two (2) radio stations. One was religious, the other was "country."
These were the first two songs on the country station. After that, it was dreck.
https://youtu.be/vADboJwbHCs (https://youtu.be/vADboJwbHCs)
https://youtu.be/Xw7VYF8hM8s (https://youtu.be/Xw7VYF8hM8s)
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I do love me some Charlie Pride.
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I beat you to it on PT 109 as I played it a while back
I like the song and just wonder how much of it is accurate
if so it was really heroic on JFKs part
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me too
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I beat you to it on PT 109 as I played it a while back
I like the song and just wonder how much of it is accurate
if so it was really heroic on JFKs part
Oh, it's about as accurate as "Sink the Bismarck" and "Battle of New Orleans." Meaning not very.
But it was very heroic on JFK's part.
Especially if you ignore the fact that he got his boat cut in two by a Japanese destroyer that was about half as fast as PT-109. I suspect that the crew were all asleep until seconds before the collision took place. Their missions were night after night, and they were grueling. And it was hard to sleep during the heat of the day. Besides, maintenance on the boat needed to take place and so did mission planning.
Sometimes extreme heroism is what saves the day after mistakes have caused everything to go to Hell.
That song dates from a time before the full flowering of the anti-hero in our culture.
And when we could hate and demean our enemies (or former enemies) and feel good about it!
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My youngest, the 12yo boy who for the most part has been drawn to whatever the most recent pop songs are (mostly because of Tiktok I think), now plays this one incessantly, as a result of watching Stranger Things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ozmU9cJDg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfpwVpfj18w
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https://youtu.be/pPqzfiesoJY
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This was the 14yo's jam of choice this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htgr3pvBr-I
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https://youtu.be/pPqzfiesoJY
What an oldie!
I believe that that is the second time I have ever heard that.
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twas very popular here when I was a kid, probably heard it more than a thousand times
this was the bigger hit
19 straight weeks at #1
https://youtu.be/JRlKxnu_E0o
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I know that one well. It's a good one.
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old farts
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old farts
Hippy
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https://youtu.be/KUi8BnrOWBU
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On my mind recently, for obvious reasons...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PinBVYKQGeM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U0fRwAbrHI
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cant leave Joe out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvH0TocgLFU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ky0ROTsD14&t=26s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEGRsE1Fubw
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This is the correct answer to "Joe Cocker":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa4Lt8APyDk
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I humbly present:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCrlyX6XbTU
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So, apparently if you wanna walk out of a movie shot with a hot chick, Joe Cocker's got your back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLdfdUwmGD0
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I had completely forgotten that song was Joe Cocker. As much as I liked that scene, I gotta say, not his best work. Reminds me a little too much of this cheezeball song...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t0Xo3-Ga_4
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Like a Virgin.
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My favorite Eagles song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJju2NzrDPk
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Great song.
I love the Eagles. It would be pretty impossible for me to choose just one favorite, but one that's been on my mind lately for whatever reasons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI7QjXcXjgc
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back on tour
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back on tour
Looks like the closest they're getting to me, is Fort Worth on 11/25, the day after Thanksgiving. That could be do-able...
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Kansas City for me - about 4 hour drive
I saw them back in the day in Ames
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https://youtu.be/htJYxQfnhSo
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https://youtu.be/l0PKju4X2xA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXu4h9vXy7s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOvHUCgbyaA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCq44KSEHQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJRZcbqcYkY
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https://youtu.be/JiHW32XJHHA
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https://youtu.be/KI_0tQdEA5k (https://youtu.be/KI_0tQdEA5k)
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Cover of a Tom Paxton song.
https://youtu.be/pWtx70I49dM (https://youtu.be/pWtx70I49dM)
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https://youtu.be/425GpjTSlS4
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Partridge Family these song. C'mon, Get Happy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IddP8AAIGTQ
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thats a good one but heres what the fearless household is doing to prepare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2GBQqSKl8w
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never was a fan of Junior, but I like his rowdy friends
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never was a fan of Junior, but I like his rowdy friends
Jr puts on a hell of a show. Ive seen him is person twice and he never disappointed.
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I shouldn't compare him to his father
not really fair
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https://youtu.be/_VakN0BA2Vc
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Interesting.
The first part of it reminded me of this for some reason.
https://youtu.be/jJ4IUjjVfng (https://youtu.be/jJ4IUjjVfng)
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most extraordinary
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Indeed.
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from the lead guitar on the previous "Stratus"
the most famous rock star from Sioux City, IA
https://youtu.be/wHchQD-VAys
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I never heard of him, but he sure played with a bunch of famous bands.
Died way too young, like so many of his generation who had success in the world of big-time rock & roll.
Speaking of which, here's this.
https://youtu.be/FJTSmLqg6iE (https://youtu.be/FJTSmLqg6iE)
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the song wasn't written for Tommy, but I think about him every time I hear the song
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Don't know who it was written FOR, but this song was written BY Tommy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpYHgbjOIq0
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https://youtu.be/s4bySTYbUr0
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https://youtu.be/EtQnxLPMGTo
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My 14yo daughter was blasting this song this morning as she got ready for school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OgZqOafUrc
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and now it's stuck in your head
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Yup, will be all day.
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Something completely different . . . .
https://youtu.be/NLFZyuhPqJo (https://youtu.be/NLFZyuhPqJo)
Out of the same milieu . . . .
https://youtu.be/cNKaNwiTR_k (https://youtu.be/cNKaNwiTR_k)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPvOZdW7go
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Absolutely love ELO, that's a nice performance.
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https://youtu.be/igMg5fO7Gqc
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This morning on the way to work the local rock station had a song going when I first got in the car, it was near the end and the lyrics were over with, other than the high-pitched "do do do-do do-do-dooooo" that repeats over and over at the end. I couldn't put my finger on the song, but I'm pretty sure it's from my high-school/college years. Couldn't get my soundhound app up fast enough for it to identify the song, and the station's website is handled through iheart and doesn't keep a "recently played" list for me to look at.
Now it's the only thing on my mind, I can't remember who it is/what song it is, and it's driving me nuts.
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Was it a do do doo or a sha na na?
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wasn't hard rock
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Nah plenty of hard rock bands use sha na nas and do do doos. Anyone claiming Van Halen isn't hard rock, has lost all credibility, and they have both, in various songs.
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pretty sure some elevators feature Van Halen songs these daze
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Lucky elevator patrons!
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https://youtu.be/pAPEfdjvTqE
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https://youtu.be/pAPEfdjvTqE
Deep.
I love the "IFIC" buttons. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/dick-clark-ific-beechnut-gum-pinback-431086444 (https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/dick-clark-ific-beechnut-gum-pinback-431086444)
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https://youtu.be/qXvirzznSn4
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https://youtu.be/hwK6LV2gcPA (https://youtu.be/hwK6LV2gcPA)
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In honor of badgerfan right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVFgEBq0EKM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14zHgCrywjU
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Yes I know its not the original but I like this rendition of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrWO8ZIagPM
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Lots of folks have covered that song. Some versions are good, some not so good, and Patsy Cline's version was of course the first and most famous one.
But I'll never like any version of it as much as I like Willie's, from back when he wrote it. His voice was still so strong and nuanced back then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnYEQbEHNZE
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There will never be another Willie
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Very true.
I've probably posted before, but this is my favorite Willie song of all time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_cEMvRwyRE
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https://youtu.be/kri4VH_Mdd4
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That's one talented Texan!
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Ive probably posted this before but I dont care its time to play it again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJzz-Nuo-QQ
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https://youtu.be/QMftlK4gYsk
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https://youtu.be/6Y5uAjWWQRg
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truer words were never spoken
love the song
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHPIWkpvIs
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https://youtu.be/Pz2hXI7Ny9I (https://youtu.be/Pz2hXI7Ny9I)
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gotta luv ol Roy
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Yep. He was about as good as it gets on several different string instruments.
And a good man to boot.
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banjo pickin is good pickin
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iF26wKF-_M
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or for a Klondike bar
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(https://scontent.ffod1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/311474284_5825828660814036_3359677279958740112_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=YWvQX_RJrdsAX-N-aY6&_nc_ht=scontent.ffod1-1.fna&oh=00_AT98rpjvO7BdB9wOOyh8CQEbY8-FFeBzIQ2vFFdnuazvHA&oe=634BE16E)
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https://youtu.be/pzqwJYZwFK0
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https://youtu.be/uUmVjjMG-BE
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https://youtu.be/u-KWBHBsoiQ (https://youtu.be/u-KWBHBsoiQ)
I've been to San Angelo once.
Fall of 1990, a warrant officer and I were flying an Apache from the factory in Mesa, AZ, to Dover AFB, DE, for it to be loaded on a C-5 and sent to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield.
Our first day was to be Mesa to Fort Hood. We had left Mesa in the afternoon, so it was dark on the Biggs AAF (at El Paso) to Ft. Hood leg. Ahead of us, the sky was full of lighting from as far north to as far south as we could see. So we turned back to San Angelo to spend the night. The people at the San Angelo airport's Fixed Base Operator were great. They took us to a motel in town and picked us up in the morning. They had the Apache refueled when we got to the airfield.
Nevertheless, getting into Fort Hood late morning of Day 2 instead of nighttime of Day 1 put us half a day behind, and we were never able to make it up. We pushed through bad weather all the way, spending the next night in St. Louis, and getting leaving late in really, really bad weather the next morning. We ended up getting to Dover about an hour too late for our Apache to get loaded on the scheduled C-5.
Anyway, I got to see San Angelo, which I had known of from this song since I was 7-8 years old.
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Cool story bro. (no really, that's a cool story :) )
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I've never been in a helicopter. Always wanted to.
Since we're discussing West Texas (or North Texas):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFd0m5nJ3Mc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIL1GfBVxxg
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https://youtu.be/c-Y_UlonJW8
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https://youtu.be/q4b3w6a9cSk
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worst song ever
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and now it's in your head ;)
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and now it's in your head ;)
nope never played it
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I don't think it's the worst song ever but I don't love it, that's for sure.
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Anyway, you can still...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbF0axsoQIw
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hopefully you always can
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIjEauGiRLo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQym6qaeu0
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My favorite Glenn Miller Hit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzMHMWjVZc0
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That's a good one.
Here's another.
https://youtu.be/niYPjvd7y-Y (https://youtu.be/niYPjvd7y-Y)
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American Patrol
nice
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https://youtu.be/TqLZZ1jVTR8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2eq3w1HGA
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https://youtu.be/BCjbMdY8dZE (https://youtu.be/BCjbMdY8dZE)
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Woof woof woof woof
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Is that Ugga's verdict?
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https://youtu.be/tpLGQHfH8bA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtttbbYfSM&list=RDFqtttbbYfSM&start_radio=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtcl_AMVTek
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeXqtzusIU0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bdTGvuksO8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuvfIePDbgY&list=RDKuvfIePDbgY&start_radio=1
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Jerry Lee Lewis passed away a few days ago
In my opinion he was one of the greatest saloon singers ever
In his memory I submit the following
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGgOU0Jy_Os
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da killer!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuvfIePDbgY&list=RDKuvfIePDbgY&start_radio=1
In Ranger School, during down times, we sang variations of that song.
I can remember the following lines:
I've seen all kinds of kills
And had all kinds of thrills
But the biggest thrill I'll ever get
Is the thrill that'll get me
When I see my picture
On the cover of "The Bayonet"!
"The Bayonet" was the post newspaper at Fort Benning, where Ranger School started and finished.
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https://youtu.be/RQwqQwD6OOw (https://youtu.be/RQwqQwD6OOw)
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https://youtu.be/TI9NjQK_xm8 (https://youtu.be/TI9NjQK_xm8)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kKg24F8G44
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDhAfYlGcPM
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https://youtu.be/LAZUsCONjIQ
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https://youtu.be/6gyF_5GBMj0
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https://youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A (https://youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A)
The wreck occurred 48 years ago today.
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https://youtu.be/DD2eFymJBNs
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https://youtu.be/-Ly7__6BIfg
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https://youtu.be/OeP4FFr88SQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3OD-cTUM-E
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AuthorTopic: OT-- What song's on your mind right now? (Read 19999 times)
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AuthorTopic: OT-- What song's on your mind right now? (Read 19999 times)
point???
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That's a lot of reads.
And that number is not accurate anymore.
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point???
you know me well enough to know many of my posts have no point
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https://youtu.be/sVdaFQhS86E
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga9oBogL2V4
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https://youtu.be/NUKhAc_Ckro
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Take it, to the Limit
For some reason.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmuXWD5ZQOk&list=RDeGgOU0Jy_Os&index=3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7MwyZnMdYY&list=RDeGgOU0Jy_Os&index=6
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https://youtu.be/gSHNHZtZLHs
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Not a song, exactly.
https://youtu.be/kL9oVI5J4no (https://youtu.be/kL9oVI5J4no)
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https://youtu.be/5J-LvMxKvFY
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https://youtu.be/Q7PdxdXzskU
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(https://scontent.ffod1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/316412300_5937269772970923_2048679520716038515_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=2R-fVfOhdoAAX9bjQl6&_nc_ht=scontent.ffod1-1.fna&oh=00_AfBKPj8lpa-n__QXD9HATG5RAz8JAVe1vBPxk3-E7i0oPA&oe=63885904)
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https://youtu.be/6eISPP6zuNE
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https://youtu.be/_2hXBf1DakE
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aw yes everybody looked like the Beatles
youve gone back to my college days
actually my HS days
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Zombies? "She's Not There"? Fall of '64?
5th grade, baby! Ridin' my Schwinn Sting Ray and wearin' my Jack Purcell Blue Tips.
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Zombies? "She's Not There"? Fall of '64?
5th grade, baby! Ridin' my Schwinn Sting Ray and wearin' my Jack Purcell Blue Tips.
For me it was 10th grade playing Jr Teenage
baseball and drinking beer with my boys
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QptZ8tYZAkE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QptZ8tYZAkE)
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I couldn't make all 5 minutes
but, I like it
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I couldn't make all 5 minutes
but, I like it
Mary Hopkin is no Carly Simon or Linda Ronstadt, but she sang that song pretty well.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTu4yQH8KBs&list=RDVTu4yQH8KBs&start_radio=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hr1YUEgysY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalI)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mOR2IoPa_4
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Got to include some LeAnn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-5FUSeRGkQ
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"But Droog," they told me, "the perfect Swedish Hip House Christmas carol just doesn't exist!".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz8yv9t7JzU
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Well that was certainly... something.
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I think Tulip has gone off his meds
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Wait, you guys don't think "F*** that little mouse" when you think of Christmas?
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C'mon! Surely you recall the 2014 club banger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bznxx12Ptl0
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Hey man, I get it. I don't post in this thread precisely because everything I like gets **** on by the old farts here.
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Hey man, I get it. I don't post in this thread precisely because everything I like gets **** on by the old farts here.
hey butt face I think we are pretty open minded here now get off my lawn
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Man I hate old farts
And now for something completely different:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3xKyWemAr0
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hey butt face I think we are pretty open minded here now get off my lawn
Actually it was you in particular I was thinking of who **** on any songs I've ever posted here.
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Just for Mike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCzIYXS643Y
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Actually it was you in particular I was thinking of who **** on any songs I've ever posted here.
some folks have good taste and some dont
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Right, but I'm polite and don't point out your bad taste when you post.
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Mike this is the only other post I could find that you made to this thread
Big XII (https://www.cfb51.com/big-xii/) / Re: OT-- What song's on your mind right now? (https://www.cfb51.com/big-xii/ot-what-song's-on-your-mind-right-now/msg466730/#msg466730)
« on: September 22, 2022, 12:20:28 PM »
This morning on the way to work the local rock station had a song going when I first got in the car, it was near the end and the lyrics were over with, other than the high-pitched "do do do-do do-do-dooooo" that repeats over and over at the end. I couldn't put my finger on the song, but I'm pretty sure it's from my high-school/college years. Couldn't get my soundhound app up fast enough for it to identify the song, and the station's website is handled through iheart and doesn't keep a "recently played" list for me to look at.
Now it's the only thing on my mind, I can't remember who it is/what song it is, and it's driving me nuts.
No one made fun of it so Im not sure what you are talking about
I dont recall any actual song youve ever posted here
But if you did Im sure it was top shelf
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Right, but I'm polite and don't point out your bad taste when you post.
go ahead and point it out
it wont hurt my feelings
my music tastes are very wide from opera to hard rock so if I ever post something that you find bottom of the barrel
I would welcome your comment course you will be out of my will but thats beside the point
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I'm ribbing you, bruh.
I don't care to belittle anybody's musical preferences.
....I don't think it was this thread or even particularly recently that I've posted music here.
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I'm ribbing you, bruh.
I don't care to belittle anybody's musical preferences.
....I don't think it was this thread or even particularly recently that I've posted music here.
well now Im curious just what kinf od music you like so please give us a sample
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https://youtu.be/b0cAWgTPiwM (https://youtu.be/b0cAWgTPiwM)
And, along the same line of thought . . . .
https://youtu.be/Y9Vu6ASwdKE (https://youtu.be/Y9Vu6ASwdKE)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s6VbOEnsgk
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I was unaware that Bill Withers did that song.
I used to show a 9-11 documentary on Flight 93, called "The Flight that Fought Back," to my students. In the opening scenes, as passengers drove to the airport and boarded in Boston, that song was playing in the background.
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I recently played that song at random, it just popped into my head so I had our household wiretap device (aka Amazon Alexa) play it. I've always found it to be soothing and uplifting.
My 15yo daughter was really taken by it, she loved it. She must have added it to her personal playlist because these days, on many mornings, I hear her blasting it from her room as she gets ready for school.
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Your kid is 15??
Do I sound like an old fart when I say holy cow.....I remember when you had no kids and it seems like just the other day?
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Same here. And yes, you're old. Sorry.
Our oldest is 15yo, last month we took her to the DPS office and she now has a driving learner's permit. Our youngest is 13. We're all teenagered up in here.
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youre now entering what I always felt were the toughest years to be a parent
good luck
just wait till your daughter drives away alone in the family car for the first time scarry
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I survived two daughters
wasn't easy
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My daughter is about to turn in her last project in her final semester at the University. She wants to stay in Austin, but Austin isn't a place where you can live on your first job paycheck.
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My daughter is about to turn in her last project in her final semester at the University. She wants to stay in Austin, but Austin isn't a place where you can live on your first job paycheck.
whats her major
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My daughter is about to turn in her last project in her final semester at the University. She wants to stay in Austin, but Austin isn't a place where you can live on your first job paycheck.
Shoot, I've been working for almost 30 years post-undergrad, and even I can't afford to live in Austin. That's why I moved out to the sleepy burg of Cedar Park.
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whats her major
Epidemiology and public health. She picked up a minor in history; I suspect so she could hang around for another football season.
Fair enough, since she arrived with like 60+ hours of credit from taking dual high school courses. Her first two years at Texas were obliterated by Covid protocols.
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Epidemiology and public health. She picked up a minor in history; I suspect so she could hang around for another football season.
Fair enough, since she arrived with like 60+ hours of credit from taking dual high school courses. Her first two years at Texas were obliterated by Covid protocols.
Thats interesting
I would assume her major source of jobs would be from the government
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Some majors are job training. You kind of want your engineers to have engineering degrees. A lot of other majors just kind of give you experience in a field and don't necessarily dictate a job pathway.
Certainly civil health related entities would be interested. However, there's a lot of healthcare employers outside of government that require planning and strategy. She's currently got a lead to teach high school and be the assistant soccer coach for her old team if she chooses that.
Since this is the song thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6dG9zYJwuw
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well as a father you seem to be allowing her to chose her own path in life and thats very good
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Yeah as I've said many times around here, engineering is effectively a vocational school. My "liberal arts" requirements were so minimal that my high school AP courses placed me out of almost all of them. So in college I ended up only having to take one semester of a "soft science" for some reason, and the options were things like psychology, sociology, philosophy.
I took Sociology and it was great-- easy A and SO many cute coeds. Nothing like my engineering courses. It was a... fruitful... course for me.
But it's about the only non-engineering course I ever took because I placed out of the minimal requirements for literature, history, and I think government.
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Anyway...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZBC92pgrE
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https://youtu.be/OL3yJEQSi1Q
A hawkeye buddy of mine's son
lives near Cincy and plays there
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng8zdQeSruI
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I was watching Disney Plus with my grand niece and ran into this song which got stuck in my head so I thought Id pass it on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r21fH-ysABs
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no, thank you
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTYxLakp_Hw&list=PLTzjCRYNC9YR95rTi_0xtolvBv4wzvGRx&index=6
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgC_MZKYOM&list=PLTzjCRYNC9YR95rTi_0xtolvBv4wzvGRx&index=2
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https://youtu.be/MGemtjVtfZM
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I'm feeling both Christmas-y and upbeat this morning. Thus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIbDuayadA0
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utee did you delete one of my posts or was I just dreaming I posted it
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Was it a post you made about a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?
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Was it a post you made about a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?
not that one
it was a post where I called fearless a damn yankee with no education
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not that one
it was a post where I called fearless a damn yankee with no education
Oh well then, no, I didn't delete anything.
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Oh well then, no, I didn't delete anything.
good keep not deleting them
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I appear to have lost my mod powers.
Not that I knew what they were or how to use them.
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I appear to have lost my mod powers.
Not that I knew what they were or how to use them.
must make you feel kind of nakid
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must make you feel kind of nakid
All it makes me feel is better for no longer having powers I'm expected to use for good, when I have no inclination or understanding of how to use them.
If I didn't boot OAM or the legion of Gumps from a few years ago, I was never going to actually do anything. I think I proved I'm a rather ineffective "moderator"
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I'm quite certain I've never deleted a post on the "What song's on your mind" thread.
I actually don't think I've ever deleted a post in the B12 Forum.
Political posts on the B1G forum, on the other hand...
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only a few have the wisdom to rule
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One ban-button to rule them all.
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One ban-button to rule them all.
twitter's motto
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https://youtu.be/SgNgAiGQ_IM
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yes I knew where utee got his witty unoriginal post but chose to ignore it
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I had no idear, so looked it up
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I had no idear, so looked it up
great movie
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perhaps I'll watch it some cold dark winter night
but, I doubt it
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An 80s comedy classic.
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Most of '80s pop culture passed me by while I was off doing soldier-stuff.
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That's too bad. 80s pop culture is the best pop culture.
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I guess I was too old for it.
Was in and out of college
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That's too bad. 80s pop culture is the best pop culture.
The decade that saw rap/hip-hop take over/destroy popular music?
There definitely were some good TV series I remember. Magnum P.I., Hill Street Blues.
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Destroy pop music? What are you talking about? Pop music survived and thrived. It still does.
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maybe rap destroyed disco
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Just for CW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5feWCmPYFeM
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from the late 60's
not the 80's
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from the late 60's
not the 80's
nobody likes a smartass
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music of the 60's, WAY better than the 80's
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music of the 60's, WAY better than the 80's
thats just cause youre an old fart like me
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good enough reason for me
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I like music from all eras.
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as a follow up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN7sOR35KCg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdoCQn_Tjac
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Destroy pop music? What are you talking about? Pop music survived and thrived. It still does.
Popular music--in the sense of it being listened to by most of the country--no longer exists. It's a hundred different genres and sub-genres.
I'm not saying that there is no good music being made today. I'm saying that there is nothing that the whole country listens to.
Back when I was teaching middle school--pushing 20 years ago--the jazz band from my old high school played came to our school and played at an assembly.
The Screaming Eagles they were. When I was in high school, they played contemporary music. They recorded an album every year. I had the album from my sophomore year for a long time. Because it was also the title of the album, I remember that Track 1 was Simon and Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair." It was a big song that year.
https://youtu.be/-BakWVXHSug (https://youtu.be/-BakWVXHSug)
The other songs were of the same ilk. Instrumentals of big songs of right then. I'm sure there was a Beatles song on there.
Anyway, when the 2005 (or so) edition of the Screaming Eagles came to Woodrow Wilson M.S., they did not play contemporary music. What could they have played that everyone would recognize and appreciate? Instead, they played big band music. Swing. Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, the Dorseys, Artie Shaw, et. al. Late '30s and WWII music.
And the kids loved it.
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I like music from all eras.
me too, even some from the 80's and 90's
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Popular music--in the sense of it being listened to by most of the country--no longer exists. It's a hundred different genres and sub-genres.
I'm not saying that there is no good music being made today. I'm saying that there is nothing that the whole country listens to.
B
OK but rap and hip-hop didn't do that, and it certainly didn't happen in the 80s. Country, western, jazz, rock and roll, hard rock, punk rock, new wave, pop, dance, disco, Motown, funk-- all existed before the 80s. That's why specific-format radio stations existed. In the late 70s, off the top of my head, Austin had 2 country stations, 1 rock station, 1 pop station, and even a couple of Tejano stations. Bigger cities had more stations and a lot more variety.
In my childhood in the 70s there was no "popular music" uniting the entire country's musical tastes. If such a thing ever existed, it was before I was born.
It just seems really weird-- and potentially racist-- to blame that on rap and hip-hop.
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Give her some funked up muzak
She treats you nice
Feed her some hungry reggae
She'll love you twice
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ok Mr Dan
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The barrier to entry doesn't exist any longer. If you can't play an instrument, well, you don't need any. You don't need studio time or a distribution deal.
The good part is that anyone with a creative force can build up their tracks on a computer and stream them. The downside is that people without much creativity can also do it.
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Simon and Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair." It was a big song that year.
https://youtu.be/-BakWVXHSug (https://youtu.be/-BakWVXHSug)
listened to this twice this morning
still stuck in my head
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30 Best-Selling Albums Of All Time
https://www.musicgrotto.com/best-selling-albums-of-all-time/ (https://www.musicgrotto.com/best-selling-albums-of-all-time/)
1. Thriller – Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Total Sales: 70 Million
2. Back In Black – AC/DC
AC/DC - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
Total Sales: 50 Million
3. The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Total Sales: 45 Million
4. The Dark Side Of The Moon – Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd – Time
Total Sales: 45 Million
5. Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) – Eagles
Take It Easy
Total Sales: 45 Million
6. Bat Out Of Hell – Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
Total Sales: 43 Million
7. Hotel California – Eagles
Hotel California
Total Sales: 42 Million
8. Come On Over – Shania Twain
Shania Twain - From This Moment On
Total Sales: 40 Million
9. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
The Chain
Total Sales: 40 Million
10. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Total Sales: 40 Million
11. Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Total Sales: 37 Million
12. Bad – Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
Total Sales: 35 Million
13. Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
Total Sales: 33 Million
14. Legend – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds
Total Sales: 33 Million
15. Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
Total Sales: 32 Million
16. Falling Into You – Céline Dion
Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now
Total Sales: 32 Million
17. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
With A Little Help From My Friends
Total Sales: 32 Million
18. Dangerous – Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson - Black Or White
Total Sales: 32 Million
19. 21 – Adele
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Total Sales: 31 Million
20. 1 – The Beatles
The Beatles - Eight Days A Week
Total Sales: 31 Million
21. Self-Titled Album – Metallica
Metallica - The Unforgiven
Total Sales: 31 Million
22. Let’s Talk About Love – Céline Dion
My Heart Will Go On
Total Sales: 31 Million
23. Abbey Road – The Beatles
The Beatles - Come Together
Total Sales: 31 Million
24. Appetite For Destruction – Guns N’ Roses
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
Total Sales: 30 Million
25. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
Total Sales: 30 Million
26. ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits – ABBA
Abba - Waterloo
Total Sales: 30 Million
27. Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits
Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
Total Sales: 30 Million
28. Supernatural – Santana
Santana - Smooth
Total Sales: 30 Million
29. The Immaculate Collection – Madonna
Madonna - Borderline
Total Sales: 30 Million
30. The Wall – Pink Floyd
Goodbye Blue Sky
Total Sales: 30 Million
31. Grease Soundtrack
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no Elvis?
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apparently not enough people on the earth back then
well, with enough $$$ to purchase an album
you know, the great depression
not sure of the source, but it wasn't facebook
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https://youtu.be/Dh3D-iALdyY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3bX0Qx637A
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https://youtu.be/SmAx-sxtMvQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwFVwUOqJcM
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https://youtu.be/OUNJbVFW5Pw
Dino Danelli (the drummer) died today. I loved this group as a kid. They were the first white band signed by Motown.
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some 80s
https://youtu.be/0eOHu0rMqMI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqdtzJvliMk
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some 80s
https://youtu.be/0eOHu0rMqMI
A real classic. Actually from 1968.
https://progrography.com/spirit/spirit-i-got-a-line-on-you-1968/
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that's right, videos weren't invented until the 80s
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that's right, videos weren't invented until the 80s
Technically HBO's video jukebox featured music videos in the late 1970s, they called them "promotional clips" at the time. In 1981 they went to a full half-hour show format for the videos, and of course MTV also premiered in 1981. Within about a year, MTV's subscriber count eclipsed HBO's, and it became the official home of music videos (and 80s pop culture in general).
A decade later they basically stopped showing videos and lost most of their relevance.
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yup, I was joshin
I was a freshman at UNL in 81
MTV was kinda a big deal
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https://youtu.be/vDU9FP5_B2M
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yup, I was joshin
I was a freshman at UNL in 81
MTV was kinda a big deal
I was in grade school in 1981 when MTV premiered. Even then I could tell, it was kind of a big deal. It absolutely shaped our views of pop culture, and even world politics.
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As a kid, I had to rely on American Bandstand & Ed Sullivan to see rock acts. There were a couple of shows, Shindig! and Hulabaloo that lasted a couple of years in the '60's. The first time I saw a bluesman was when the Rolling Stones brought Howlin' Wolf to Shindig!. That turned my concept of music upside down.
https://youtu.be/hPNFkXdr1Xc
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https://youtu.be/4XFYMjkFYPg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7box-WfzCc
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Hmmm. I saw the title and thought it was going to be a cover of this.
https://youtu.be/Tt1MqAZ9XHw (https://youtu.be/Tt1MqAZ9XHw)
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https://youtu.be/1DTwLqR071M
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FugKeat4pM
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https://youtu.be/XX9pm-kcU1M
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https://youtu.be/1Z8uJS6I-M0
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https://youtu.be/XX9pm-kcU1M
This is a great album. One of my favorite musicians of all time. Probably my favorite living one. Lukather, not EVH, obviously...RIP.
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RIP Kim Simmonds. Great band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OnvRuDHWUs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED7XB6Gc4Rc
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bluesy
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The Game.
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The Game.
Like...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_5O-nUiZ_0
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https://youtu.be/W3Mgf2IIAg8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfQZhCXhOM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJvT-rrloIE
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Stayin' Alive
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https://youtu.be/YbRaHKHmO7o
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Don't play it around sensative folks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBC6f4BrnZw
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like the HR lady at work?
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I read an article a few years ago that opined only one new Christmas song had been added to the "Christmas standards" list in the last half century. i.e., not talking about all the new Christmas songs that appear on newer artists' Christmas albums that most people don't know, and that artist and version is the only one that exists for that song. It's referring to something like "Silent Night" which everybody knows and has most often has been covered by many artists. Something added to the Christmas lexicon of the culture.
It argued that only Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is the only standard added in recent years. I think that's correct despite the fact that as far as I know, nobody else has covered that song. But her version is so ubiquitous and recognized by nearly everyone, and is so featured in radio rotation every bit as much as the other standards, that I think it does qualify.
However. I would argue that Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene's "Mary Did You Know" also belongs in the Christmas Standards list. I don't know if it was written with Christmas in mind but I do know it first appeared on an album that was not a Christmas record. But since that time several major artists have covered the song and because it works as a Christmas song, it has been used as such. It's not as pervasive or recognizable (imo) as Carey's song, but it's present enough that I think it has also entered the hard-to-break-into Christmas Standards club.
Can you think of any other new(ish) songs that deserve to be added to the list?
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If I'm allowed to use the whole of 50 years, then:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc8TYsYb5i0
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8NcQzMQN_U
start to land on the list.
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Yeah I guess it depends on how loosely we are defining "recently." If we're talking "anything newer than the 40s/50s" (which is the era when a TON of the Christmas standards were estalished), then I'd say there were definitely some additions in the 80s, like Wham's "Last Christmas."
But it does get pretty tough to identify more than a couple of them, and I'd agree that Mariah Cary's "All I Want for Christmas is You" is the only major "new" one and even that one, is what, two decades old now?
"Mary Did You Know" is a great song but I really only hear it in religious contexts, I don't often hear it in the more secular environments like shopping mall playlists, so I'm not sure I'd agree it's made the leap to "Christmas Standard."
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Our 80's pop station here goes full Christmas music between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and they play Mary Did You Know.
I've heard it show up in the background of some film scenes, can't remember if it was a movie(ies) or TV show(s) or what...I just know I've heard it here and there.
I don't recall ever hearing it on any secular stations in Austin at Christmas time, though, and I agree it's lesser known than Mariah Carey's tune. I guess I hear it enough (even a few "secular" artists have covered it) that it passes for me. Then again, I'm more likely to hear something that appears mainly in a religious context than some others.
I did think Wham's Last Christmas should qualify. Maybe the Band-Aid song as well. Radio stations do play them, though not as much as the other old standards.
The Jackson 5 have some Christmas songs, I'm assuming from the 70's, that get a ton of play and most people recognize them. Notably 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause' and 'Santa Clause Is Coming To Town.'
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Yeah that Jackson 5 version of Santa Claus is Coming To Town is pretty ubiquitous.
You wanna know a couple of "standards" that I really don't like? "Santa Baby", and "I'm Getting Nothin' For Christmas". Any time I hear one of those two songs, it's an immediate "nope out" for me.
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It's a tricky thing to assess what has been/should be added to the 'standards' for Christmas music.
I think one metric has to be enduring through various generations.
I say Wham's "Last Christmas" should be added, but then I look at my nieces and stepsons and they don't know that song. People my age and surrounding within a certain range will always be on the lookout for that one at Christmas time, but is it enduring like old Bing Crosby tunes? I'm not so sure. OTOH, my nieces and stepsons know Mariah Carey's song and can sing along with it just fine.
My sample size is way small though, and I have no idea what kids today know and don't know.
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My kids both know Wham. It shows up on the various app-curated Spotify or Amazon music playlists they choose.
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https://youtu.be/p5c6YXnLZM8
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Meredith Wilson is a native of Mason City, Iowa, and a very accomplished playwright, composer, and bandleader. He's the man who wrote the 1957 Broadway hit "The Music Man" and six years earlier he wrote a famous Christmas song.
In 1951, Wilson wrote "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", a song that would become a Christmas standard. The song has been recorded more than 200 times over the years, but two of the most famous versions were done the very year it was written.
On September 18, 1951, Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters and Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra recorded the song.
https://youtu.be/A4zBSnMhvI0
Read More: Iowa Man Wrote a Famous Christmas Song We All Love | https://k923.fm/ixp/675/p/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-meredith-wilson/?fbclid=IwAR0GaEBUMMQmkF0v_6vxkbpA2ULRMfBZRViR_REKZYEJ80Qxua45Aloy-mU&utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
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I like that one.
I like this one even more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl6cc3PTOSM
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I posted this on page 95
Im a big RG Christmas songs fan
We still have that album
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There are lots of covers of that song. Bob's is my favorite.
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That's a good one, Fearless. ("It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas")
Good catch!
But Meredith spelled his surname "Willson."
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Mel Torme and Bob Wells wrote this and its very much a standard. It was written for a movie and was written in 45 minutes which is amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wXA6Lj5aLg
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https://youtu.be/YiadNVhaGwk
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https://youtu.be/sh-J4GSPgAM
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https://youtu.be/UTBEIC4XVfM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbDRVBTuLSA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic7Cvls5QFo
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I don't think this has been previously posted, but I only went back 4 pages in my search.
https://youtu.be/D2G7AdAisfA (https://youtu.be/D2G7AdAisfA)
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This comes from a a pre-Christian folk song about the coming of the new year in Ukraine.
https://youtu.be/k-W2Bkz_Rno (https://youtu.be/k-W2Bkz_Rno)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6RtVmc5dSE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIoSga7tZPg&list=RDgIoSga7tZPg&start_radio=1
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yes I know AC/DC did this but I like this cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sky1tt8vLA
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nice cover
except for lead guitar, - WEAK
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nice cover
except for lead guitar, - WEAK
well Angus was busy that day sorry
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and Bon was dead
he's VERY sorry
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https://youtu.be/bpNw7jYkbVc
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I wish Joan and Ahngus would cover this one
https://youtu.be/JGftIcp2SC0?list=RDLVbiaGJ_4rEzE
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or, this one
https://youtu.be/C46fNXNMhOc?list=RDC46fNXNMhOc
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(https://scontent.ffod1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/324405522_833920931030141_5739449078408879184_n.png?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=hyjmgPsVT_IAX_avrqE&_nc_ht=scontent.ffod1-1.fna&oh=00_AfBOLswIv7fV-cfKlulmT4W1j94r3IitZNmR1KMoVlna9w&oe=63BF5461)
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https://youtu.be/7Noe6d-El6U
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Here's one of a multitude of recordings of "Babara Allen."
https://youtu.be/gFZSR3JBaqQ (https://youtu.be/gFZSR3JBaqQ)
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https://youtu.be/SHCsbrc8xKA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L26dFqRFiw
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I love that song. We sang it along with the entire First Baptist Church of Temple, Texas, at my grandfather's funeral, per his request.
I like this version by the Kossoy Sisters quite a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGTOXtJt_2E
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I'd forgotten that song was in that movie
That movie and George Clooney way underrated IMHO
anyway I'll stick to the Willie version for me
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for @utee94 (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=15)
https://youtu.be/nohQReM7BpI
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https://youtu.be/03HGjOH4QeQ
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https://youtu.be/V7hwmvVIEiY
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The thing that mosy impresses me about Simon and Garfunkel is the immagination they used in writing their songs
This is one of the best examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rlDTK6QI-w
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Heres another one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZOs1A
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https://youtu.be/HZJflKmktho
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https://youtu.be/OVHNwBbkSj4
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https://youtu.be/d8FYJ9qvegI
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https://youtu.be/OVHNwBbkSj4
Was blasting that exact version leaving the grocery store yesterday. I'm sure some folks thought it was an instruction manual.
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https://youtu.be/gcE1avXFJb4
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https://youtu.be/Lc6G5rTMnJE
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This week in 1976, Boston's debut single, MORE THAN A FEELING reached its US chart peak at #5. When it was released, group leader Tom Scholz still had his day job working for Polaroid (Dec 1976)
Group leader Tom Scholz wrote this song, which is about a guy who wakes up with the blahs, turns on some music, and gets lost in reverie dreaming of his days with Marianne.
"It was written about a fantasy event," he explained.
"But it's one that almost everybody can identify with, of somebody losing somebody that was important to them, and music taking them back there."
According to Rolling Stone magazine, Scholz was inspired by the "heart-tugging mood" of the Left Banke's 1967 song "Walk Away Renee." He worked on the song for five years in his basement studio before it was released on this album.
Tom Scholz recorded most of Boston's first album, including "More Than a Feeling," in his Watertown, Massachusetts basement studio, which was stocked with equipment he bought with earnings from his job at Polaroid.
When Boston finally got a record deal with Epic, they had to abide by union rules and complete it in a proper studio, which Scholz felt was a hindrance. To get around this restriction, he re-recorded his demos pretty much note-for-note in that same basement studio and had his vocalist, Brad Delp, record his vocals in the Los Angeles studio Epic arranged. Boston drummer Sib Hashian played on "More Than a Feeling," but Scholz played all the other instruments on the track.
This was Boston's first single, and a surprising hit. The group's rise was sudden and unexpected; when "More Than a Feeling" was released, their managers spent a lot of time pitching it to radio stations, which is a very tough sell for an unknown band, but the song is so polished and radio-friendly that many stations put it on the air. It took off, and very soon this unknown band with an album recorded mostly in a basement was a major player on the rock scene.
The album Boston is one of the best selling of all time. It sold very well in the '80s and '90s due to catalog sales, which were these offers record companies made to the public where you could get something like "25 CDs for a penny" as long as you chose from their selection and agreed to buy a certain number of albums in the future.
Nirvana sometimes played the beginning of this as an intro to "Smells Like Teen Spirit." When asked about Nirvana's confession of semi-nicking the song's chord progression, Scholz told Best Classic Bands: "They didn't do a great job on the chorus. I heard the story about people thinking that part of that song sounds like it was a swipe from 'More Than a Feeling.' I don't hear it. If it were, I would consider it a compliment."
The dream girl in this song, Marianne, was based on a real person. "She was my older first cousin, who I had a crush on when I was 10," Scholz explained. "I ran into her many many years later and she was very annoyed at me for mentioning that she was my older cousin."
https://youtu.be/t4QK8RxCAwo
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Wife was watching Lisa Marie Presley's memorial service on YouTube this past weekend. Axl Rose was one of the people asked to participate. Interestingly, he was one of the better speakers, not so much in his comfortability with public speaking, but in that his words actually made sense and didn't just string together poetic-sounding nonsense phrases like some of the other people did.
Then he did November Rain with just himself on piano. Man, the years have not been kind to his voice.
Since it's one of my favorite songs from my youth I had to go listen to the album and a few old live versions to wash the bad taste out of my ears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE
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Yeah rock music (and smoking and drugs, probably) hasn't been kind to the voices of many of my rock favorites over the years. I saw Bon Jovi a couple of years back and he really struggled with some of the phrases he used to manage effortlessly.
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I'm not paying even decent money to see rock stars in their 70s perform these days
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Yeah I'm pretty much done with large shows of any kind. When tickets cost $200-$1,000, I'm out. I hate large crowds anyway.
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Yeah I'm pretty much done with large shows of any kind. When tickets cost $200-$1,000, I'm out. I hate large crowds anyway.
amazing the wisdom that comes with getting older
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if the music is too loud
yer too old
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I told that to my i s c & a aggie wife just yesterday!
But of course it's not really about loud music, for me. It's about hating people. Especially large groups of them.
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I still don't mind the music if it's loud, as long as it's good music
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Mama, I'm Coming Home
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Topical for me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8OtzJtp-EM
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turn it up
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https://youtu.be/KaRwthlUI-w (https://youtu.be/KaRwthlUI-w)
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https://youtu.be/PJwt2dxx9yg
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dedicated to all my friends at cb51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXswale5Kss
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reminds me of my youth
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https://youtu.be/AHVm0Gk6YC8?list=PL8aIynMubrGIWOBJckfVeNoui24K-fbR-
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Well, if we're gonna do Joe Jackson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDG6MQkzh1o
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I listened to at least a dozen from Joe last night
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7IGRNWVQkc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-BQpRqmwM0
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https://youtu.be/KW5qF9fheXw
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https://youtu.be/KW5qF9fheXw
Heh! From the same period as this classic!
https://youtu.be/bmfudW7rbG0 (https://youtu.be/bmfudW7rbG0)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxQS6lfn0yU
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never cared much for REM
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Oh yeah? Well that's just like your opinion, man.
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speaking of Superman... I prefer this one
https://youtu.be/xPU8OAjjS4k
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Yup I liked 3 doors down.
Here's another one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxdJ0A8mXw
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past tense?
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past tense?
I haven't heard anything from them in a couple of decades, so...
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In honor of all the changes that have come and are still coming to college football.
https://youtu.be/GFB-d-8_bvY (https://youtu.be/GFB-d-8_bvY)
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Changes you say?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl3vxEudif8
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Cha - Cha - Cha
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=450Unsb5BCw
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https://youtu.be/M6EtDKDvqh0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSypP3jki8
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that's a good one
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-rEVVAw3-0
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had that album
wish I still did
ex-wife pilfered it
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That sucks. I had an exgf steal a bunch of my CDs. And my favorite leather jacket. I later pulled a utee on that young lady, and got most of my stuff back, but not all of the CDs.
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oldest daughter bought a turntable a few years back and had me looking for old vinyl.
That's when I discovered the theft
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I still have most of my old vinyl, and I also have my dad's collection of ~1,000 albums from the 60s/70s/80s (he was the GM of an FM country radio station and was given hundreds of albums as promotional material).
I currently have two turntables, my old TEAC from circa 1986, and then a really sweet Garrard 401 that was my dad's, from the radio station. I have the TEAC running through my modern main home theater system, and the Garard in a separate room hooked up to my old Marantz amp with Boston Acoustic stereo speakers.
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I am a member of a photography website and a member posted photos of shrimp boats, and of a shrimp sculpture.
(18) Shrimp Boats on Amelia Island - PentaxForums.com (https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/452508-landscape-shrimp-boats-amelia-island.html)
And, I can't get this very dumb song out of my mind.
Shrimp Boats by Jo Stafford 1951 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbd8s98FrWw)
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https://youtu.be/9SCzVEUlqqA
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I am a member of a photography website and a member posted photos of shrimp boats, and of a shrimp sculpture.
(18) Shrimp Boats on Amelia Island - PentaxForums.com (https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/12-post-your-photos/452508-landscape-shrimp-boats-amelia-island.html)
And, I can't get this very dumb song out of my mind.
Shrimp Boats by Jo Stafford 1951 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbd8s98FrWw)
I loved that song when I was a kid. But I wasn't around yet in 1951.
I was thinking for a minute that Amelia Island is where Tabasco Sauce is made, or at least where McIlhenny Co. is located.
But it's on Avery Island.
Those are good photos of the shrimp boats.
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U.S. troops get Tabasco Sauce in their MREs. British, Canadian, and Aussie troops get it in their rations as well.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Tobasco_sauce_in_an_MRE.png)
Had to get it back to a song.
https://youtu.be/mer7ezkXUkE (https://youtu.be/mer7ezkXUkE)
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https://youtu.be/z82O2MCLjJ0
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I like it
have another round on me
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Speaking of having another round...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuxOCMyO1uQ
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https://youtu.be/mzDVaKRApcg (https://youtu.be/mzDVaKRApcg)
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In honor of Texas Independence Day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHPIWkpvIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nJdOSF_OT4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbH60wCO-Yw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4qcVrt-ozY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJIFt9AsjqE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0D4GMP3WrY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky7bAIw7NpE
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https://youtu.be/lExxLzZkwmw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnfSoaJxe3Y
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https://youtu.be/eKpVQm41f8Y
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Gary Rossington an original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd has passed away
His instrument was the slide guitar
here are some of his solos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cKQT9nwFPs
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This song has been sung by a bunch of folks
Clint Black's version is my favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvdUkef8c5w
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https://youtu.be/kRv7EjjwYBI
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https://youtu.be/S12lkhgM4uA
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https://youtu.be/w-l5FyA3pgo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIkP0YDsnc
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Just for CD due to his love of concert music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFVOfY5C95s
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John Williams is amazing, truly the Beethoven or Mozart of our time. He's my favorite contemporary composer, along with Ennio Morricone.
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John Williams is amazing, truly the Beethoven or Mozart of our time. He's my favorite contemporary composer, along with Ennio Morricone.
I too am a big fan plus the Danish National Symphony does an excellent job as well
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One of my favorite themes by Ennio Morricone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N2YQtjGf0c
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https://youtu.be/F4MTHivAcyo
this song has been in my head for 3 or 4 days and nights
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I really just don't like the Rolling Stones. It's an unpopular opinion to be sure, and I understand that. It's just personal preference, and my reaction to most of their music involves intense visceral dislike.
HOWEVER
There are two of their songs that I do really like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va87qt0VZ2M
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUFtoC2oj4
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My favorite Stones song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqMl5CRoFdk
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I'm not a huge fan of the rainbow song but, Paint it black is a great one (Blues) and one of the early songs that sparked my fandom.
"can't always git" is a solid classic
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I really, really hate "Can't Always Get." A lot of it is because I dislike Mick Jagger's voice, the weird way he modulates his sounds and sort of chews his mouth and then spits out words. Those annoying effects are minimized on Rainbow and Paint It Black. But they are maximized on songs like Can't Always Get, and Just Waiting on a Friend.
I seriously can't stand listening to him sing those songs, and most others. I change the radio station every single time.
Edit: As for the music itself, it tends toward really generic blues and rock progressions, nothing special at all IMO. Paint It Black is an exception because it's a really haunting melody.
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Edit: As for the music itself, it tends toward really generic blues and rock progressions, nothing special at all IMO. Paint It Black is an exception because it's a really haunting melody.
I agree.
Blues doesn't need to be complex or fancy.
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"I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan Originally appeared on Prince's 1979 self-titled album and made famous five years later. Prince won a Grammy for Best R&B Song for her cover.
https://youtu.be/TbDYrcz21QI
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Prince wrote a lot of great songs that other people got famous for.
This one here is a Prince song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EF60neguk
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https://youtu.be/KIpVaYUBVjc
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Some guy named "Christopher" wrote this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsmVgoXDq2w
Pretty sure he knows the author of this, "Alexander Nevermind":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqH7LlWwIww
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Pretty sure he knows the author of this, "Alexander Nevermind":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqH7LlWwIww
kinda figured I was doomed to hear the first one again, but really hoped I'd never hear the second one again
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This song. NOT written by Prince:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8NsoN4S7IE
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Ive never been wild by his singing but what a gifted song writer
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Yeah he's definitely not much of a singer. He's probably my favorite songwriter of all time though, or perhaps 1B next to Willie.
And 1C would be Jerry Jeff.
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Another song not written by Prince:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYwaWd4BmmY
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Hank Sr wrote a few good uns
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8v2DTpeKcg
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Sporty Cars thread put this one on my mind. I've probably posted it here before, since it's my favorite Rush song of all time, but here it is again anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvQSkK8Z8U
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https://youtu.be/aIF-RwkQkYI
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https://youtu.be/aIF-RwkQkYI
He was indeed brilliant at scoring spaghetti westerns.
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https://youtu.be/-OJswXk_Snc
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CD's theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNj6spCtUE0
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I love the banjo in this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKrBNSixZYM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUrl0V4xlj4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3_aWCSeW-c
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Merle Haggard is great and a true throwback to Hank Williams era CW music
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https://youtu.be/bVc3lfrKGkg
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https://youtu.be/2olaEUKClZ0
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(https://www.google.com/search?q=appassionata+sonata&sxsrf=APwXEdebXSVV0acgytwvmnPP7x9Mmx3bag%3A1681221035645&source=hp&ei=q2U1ZM6GJYDekPIPp8SNyAc&iflsig=AOEireoAAAAAZDVzu34VFbh-U4KlEPya2pLI_S4PCFI6&oq=appasioanta+&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDoECCMQJzoICC4QigUQkQI6CAgAEIoFEJECOhEILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARDRAzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6DQgAEIoFEJECEEYQ-QE6BwgAEIoFEEM6EwguEIMBEMcBELEDENEDEIoFEEM6DQguEIoFELEDEOUEEEM6CAgAEIAEELEDOgsILhCABBCxAxDlBDoOCC4Q1AIQsQMQigUQkQI6CgguEIoFELEDEEM6CwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOgoIABCKBRCxAxBDOg0ILhCKBRCxAxDUAhBDOgsILhCABBCxAxDUAjoFCAAQgAQ6CwguEIAEEMcBENEDOgcIABCABBAKOgoIABCABBCxAxAKOgkIABANEIAEEAo6DQguEA0QgAQQxwEQ0QM6DQguEA0QgAQQxwEQrwE6DQgAEA0QgAQQsQMQsQM6DQgAEA0QgAQQsQMQgwE6CggAEA0QgAQQsQNQAFjIE2DQK2gAcAB4AIABrAGIAbQLkgEDNC44mAEAoAEB&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:cc8a9693,vid:ByS9DHxysSI)Beethoven – Sonata No. 23 Appassionata 3rd Movement - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByS9DHxysSI)
Not a song, but it's playing right now on my wife's French radio feed. I used to hack my way through this, not very well.
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(https://www.google.com/search?q=appassionata+sonata&sxsrf=APwXEdebXSVV0acgytwvmnPP7x9Mmx3bag%3A1681221035645&source=hp&ei=q2U1ZM6GJYDekPIPp8SNyAc&iflsig=AOEireoAAAAAZDVzu34VFbh-U4KlEPya2pLI_S4PCFI6&oq=appasioanta+&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDIHCAAQDRCABDoECCMQJzoICC4QigUQkQI6CAgAEIoFEJECOhEILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARDRAzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6DQgAEIoFEJECEEYQ-QE6BwgAEIoFEEM6EwguEIMBEMcBELEDENEDEIoFEEM6DQguEIoFELEDEOUEEEM6CAgAEIAEELEDOgsILhCABBCxAxDlBDoOCC4Q1AIQsQMQigUQkQI6CgguEIoFELEDEEM6CwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOgoIABCKBRCxAxBDOg0ILhCKBRCxAxDUAhBDOgsILhCABBCxAxDUAjoFCAAQgAQ6CwguEIAEEMcBENEDOgcIABCABBAKOgoIABCABBCxAxAKOgkIABANEIAEEAo6DQguEA0QgAQQxwEQ0QM6DQguEA0QgAQQxwEQrwE6DQgAEA0QgAQQsQMQsQM6DQgAEA0QgAQQsQMQgwE6CggAEA0QgAQQsQNQAFjIE2DQK2gAcAB4AIABrAGIAbQLkgEDNC44mAEAoAEB&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:cc8a9693,vid:ByS9DHxysSI)Beethoven – Sonata No. 23 Appassionata 3rd Movement - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByS9DHxysSI)
Not a song, but it's playing right now on my wife's French radio feed. I used to hack my way through this, not very well.
cant quite pop a top to this one and dont have any wine
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I can't even fathom how one plays music with two hands that way, or even reads music with that many simultaneous notes. It boggles my mind.
Playing an instrument like French horn or trumpet, there's only one note at a time. That's all you'll ever read, and all you'll ever play.
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Forty years ago I was a decent pianist for a piker, I could play some interesting pieces. Sometimes I marveled at how my hands were moving without conscious thought. When you really master a piece, your hands play it and you're thinking about intonation etc. I never mastered a really complex piece. I'm trying to get back into it now, we bought a Yamaha electronic piano that is fabulous, it has a normal keyboard that then controls the electronics, so it feels just like a grand piano. My problem for now is my hands are really weak, so I have to exercise them, which is boring, and we travel a lot. This is one of my favorite pieces.
Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu (Op. 66) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gus4dnQuiGk)
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https://youtu.be/iFq6eZBS1iM
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Thats a good one GR
Kinda surprised Johnny Cash and Loretta didnt sing it
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On a work trip to Belgium ages go, I bought a Conway Twitty tape at a random convenience store on my first day right off the plane, and just about wore that thing out in the 2 months I was working there.
Conway Twitty -- Hello Darlin' - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGWm6mkqmRo)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj0drevGOgA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG3Re60iWUY
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https://youtu.be/b9e5fT8migI
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https://youtu.be/z25xrCoTdZI
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Uncle Billy can still bring it
This was at Antones in Austin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sRk6i-pHE0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFDq0VMV-Vc
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I've been fortunate enough to see Willie Nelson live many, many times. He's getting older and tends to talk through his songs more than sing them these days, but it's still always a great show.
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https://youtu.be/NM6I-pmV0RA
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https://youtu.be/AG5XN2BucAQ
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https://youtu.be/NM6I-pmV0RA
Bud Lites all around
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Bud Light hadn't been invented when that song came out
perhaps "Sweet" was the inspiration?
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https://youtu.be/f9yTqFWxHpA
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and now for something different
Mr Perlman can bring it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rT8KC10ErA
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Gordon Lightfoot passed away
what a great song writer and performer
Ive played this before but here it is again Peter, Paul and Mary singing one of his best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCnHNk2Hac
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That's a good one, 320. I didn't realize that Lightfoot wrote it.
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Harry Belafonte died the other day at 96. This may not have been his biggest hit, but it's the earliest one I can remember.
https://youtu.be/Zh1ow6zKapQ (https://youtu.be/Zh1ow6zKapQ)
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I think that was his signature song
always liked him
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Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops with Roy Clark 1976 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqH_GYr3e_c&list=RDoqH_GYr3e_c&start_radio=1&rv=oqH_GYr3e_c&t=2961)
Roy Clark "Ghost Riders in the Sky" ~ smoking hot in Branson 1990s - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUAkzUpvNfI&list=RDoqH_GYr3e_c&index=3)
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A Little Girl Gives A Coin To A Street Musician And Gets The Best Surprise In Return. - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceX5jJ5fggs&list=RDoqH_GYr3e_c&index=4)
Ode to Joy
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The Air Force band does something very similar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIoSga7tZPg
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Stars and Stripes Forever | US Marine Corps Band | The Bands of HM Royal Marines - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez7KIVLtMUA)
The Marines Hymn | US Marine Corps Band | The Bands of HM Royal Marines - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Qqi-6TOok)
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Guitar Greats - Jessica - Dickey Betts - 11/12/1984 - Capitol Theatre - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llBsswEfUsA)
Allman Brothers Blues Band - Blue Sky - Live Music - Video - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bR0YIDHHm4)
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Eric Clapton - Steve Winwood (Can't find my way home) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L82II1lNjo)
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The Air Force band does something very similar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIoSga7tZPg
This came out around Christmastime of 2015. The retro USAAF uniforms have been brought back and are effectively the U.S. Army's Class A uniform now. Better than the "Greens" of my time in the Army.
https://youtu.be/khQN5ylb3H0 (https://youtu.be/khQN5ylb3H0)
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In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
In the maritime sailors' cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
At the Mariners' Church in Detroit, they rang the bell 30 times the other day. #30 was for Gordon Lightfoot.
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At the Mariners' Church in Detroit, they rang the bell 30 times the other day. #30 was for Gordon Lightfoot.
great tribute
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Theme song from one of my favorite westerns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSToCkOn2ck
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Have no idea who these folks are but I like their sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRg_jmd7-70
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pop music
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I had a question on the B1G board, who is this Taylor Swift person. Her concert here was "big news" of a sort, I've heard the name, don't know the music at all (I quit listening to any "current" music a long time back.) (Well, sometimes a fellow will drive by with rap music blaring out of his car, the car shaking and rattling so much it seems about to fall apart, usually a 2003 Honda Civic with loud exhaust and an automatic transmission).
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I like Taylor Swift, I saw her in concert at COTA during the Formula 1 US Grand Prix several years back, and she was really impressive live. A top 10 show all-time for me, and I've seen a LOT of concerts in my lifetime.
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I wouldn't know her music if/when I hear it.
Seems she had a song or album or both called, "Fearless" a while back.
ripped me off.
pop music
never been a fan
some is better than others
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pop music
So if it has a good beat and you can understand the words its pop music?
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Pop is like any other style, there's plenty of good, and plenty of bad.
I love rock music. But there's a lot of truly awful rock music in the world.
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Pop is like any other style, there's plenty of good, and plenty of bad.
I love rock music. But there's a lot of truly awful rock music in the world.
I agree
The only music I really dont like is Hip Hop
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So if it has a good beat and you can understand the words its pop music?
nope, if the main audience is teenage girls, it's obviously pop music
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nope, if the main audience is teenage girls, it's obviously pop music
My teenage girl prefers 80s rock and new wave. My teenage boy is the one that likes all the new pop stuff. I think it's because of Tick Tock.
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your teenage girl is an outlier, good for her
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Audio only. Before Van Halen ever had a record contract, KISS' Gene Simmons produced this demo and shopped it to his record label, who rejected it. Less than a year later, Warner Bros signed VH. 10 tracks on this demo. "Runnin' With The Devil"...outside of Dave's vocal tracks, the demo sounds like the actual album version. Hard to believe someone rejected that.
https://youtu.be/jXZnB2xJ26s
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Taylor started off as an acoustic guitar style country sounding artist when she was like 15 or so. Wrote a lot of her own stuff, performed it, and really had some catchy to it. "Mean" was one of the first ones I remember being popular.
As she's grown, she's experimented with a lot of styles. Some more workable than others. I still think she's at her best telling stories with her guitar, but she'll do a lot of electronica inspired tunes now.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that she's grown into a modelesque beauty queen.
A lot of her songs were comically about boyfriends breaking up with her.
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Yup, I'd always thought of her as a country singer/songwriter. Then I started listening to her more recent stuff, before that concert at COTA in Austin in 2017 or so, just so I'd be familiar with it. 1989 was the most recent album of hers at the time, and it represented a major departure from her older stuff, but I found it really, really catchy and interesting and enjoyable. IMO, 1989 is one of the biggest and best albums since the beginning of the 2000s, of any genre, like easily top 5 kind of material there. It was just a pure blockbuster album.
I haven't loved everything she's done since then, but I've liked more than I haven't, and I'd be happy to go see her again-- if I could get tickets, that is. :)
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(https://scontent.ffod1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/346642278_258876109980335_5131926036300980415_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=lfU3X6HysvQAX_aV2bH&_nc_ht=scontent.ffod1-1.fna&oh=00_AfD76gDzQj1UARATegOETQOewFdvxKwhzcIpCO5Ada6-yg&oe=646ACDDB)
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Dedicated to Fearless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lb9dq-JZFI
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https://youtu.be/NBeXnzjvMrk (https://youtu.be/NBeXnzjvMrk)
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My dad met and played some guitar with Roger Miller in the summer of... maybe 1962 or 63? At the time, my dad worked summers at Six Flags over Texas in Arlington. His job was as a wandering guitar-playing musician in the Mexican section of the park. After work he and some other college-age kids would go to a nearby park in Arlington and drink beer and hang out, and he'd take his guitar and play songs.
One time one of his friends brought a stranger along, and introduced him as Roger. None of those kids had ever heard of Roger Miller at that point, but as they were hanging out and my dad was playing music, Roger asked if he could borrow the guitar and he started singing and playing some songs. One of those was an early version of "Dang Me" which he recorded and charted with a peak at #1 within the next year or so.
True story
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Great story utee
He was a great entertainer and to me his career ended way too soon
He sang background for the movie Waterhole #3 which I really enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu_I7aVwKQc
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He was self-destructive, like so many great musical talents have been. Tobacco, alcohol, and amphetamines took him to a relatively early grave.
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He also wrote and recorded serious songs.
https://youtu.be/1vZc_GZ-L_0 (https://youtu.be/1vZc_GZ-L_0)
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Like this arrangment
Great show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vNHS-NVgjk&list=RD-vNHS-NVgjk&start_radio=1
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https://youtu.be/FoHgSLp19YE (https://youtu.be/FoHgSLp19YE)
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As a band kid, drama kid, and choir kid, of the 1980s, I'm a huge fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Phantom is my favorite, but I'm a huge fan of pretty much all of them. I got to play the role of Judas Iscariot in a local production of JCS. And I always wanted to play Che from Evita.
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https://youtu.be/tZV9_kkSbOk
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more cowbell
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https://youtu.be/tZV9_kkSbOk
I like it FF
Have another one on me
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https://youtu.be/T2T5_seDNZE (https://youtu.be/T2T5_seDNZE)
Tina died the other day. R.I.P.
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here's the other one on you..............
https://youtu.be/BuQ3PaFyb9A
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https://youtu.be/2gQEDwjhaDE
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https://youtu.be/LI92oDdXazg
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https://youtu.be/_R9an8AU3No
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZhk1kBl7A
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The Horns have added a new fight song just for the SEC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDIsiSJjnL4
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(https://i.imgur.com/m2Tn7Ms.png)
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https://youtu.be/kLUYf6cekMA (https://youtu.be/kLUYf6cekMA)
(https://tdr.aaa.com/tdr-images/variation/1758484?ratio=16:9&rwidth=1600)
Bobby Troup had an interesting life. He trained Black Marines during WWII. He composed "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" during and after a drive from Pennsylvania to California with his wife in their 1941 Buick, as he wanted to be a songwriter. He was an actor in guest roles in the 1950s and 1960s. He got a permanent gig on Emergency, along with his second wife, Julie London. Died in 1999 at age 80.
Trivia fact: Oklahoma had more miles of Route 66 than any other state. You'd think it would have been New Mexico or Arizona.
The "Father of Route 66" is Cyrus Stevens Avery. Born in Pennsylvania, he ended up in Tulsa, with several stops along the way.
The first recorded version of the song:
https://youtu.be/dSzGoJcVVg0 (https://youtu.be/dSzGoJcVVg0)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lb9dq-JZFI
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https://youtu.be/zQ_C9aOKJ-8 (https://youtu.be/zQ_C9aOKJ-8)
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I have several records of BG and his Quartet they really could play
Gene Krupa is a big favorite of mine as well as Lional Hampton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbU4zwhOGVg
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(https://i.imgur.com/cqaraZm.png)
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(https://i.imgur.com/m2Tn7Ms.png)
First thing I saw was the girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford.
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https://youtu.be/tQDEhIp1lng
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https://youtu.be/Ay3CfoGIzbo (https://youtu.be/Ay3CfoGIzbo)
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On June 24th, in 1982 #SCORPIONS L.P. ''Blackout'' is certified Gold by the RIAA.! Happy 41st year historic heavy music honoring award anniversary!
''Blackout'' is the eighth studio album by the German Traditional Melodic Metal/Hard Rock band Scorpions. It was originally released in March 1982.
The album debuted at #10 on the official Billboard Hot 200, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 24th, 1982. Eventually reaching Platinum on March 8th, 1984.
It was also voted "Best Hard Rock Record" of the year(1982).
Features the track "No One Like You" which was the first real success of the Scorpions in America, and obtained the # 1 position on the Mainstream Rock Chart.
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Love me some Scorpions.
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https://youtu.be/_2hXBf1DakE (https://youtu.be/_2hXBf1DakE)
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https://youtu.be/kWdp79J_M1c (https://youtu.be/kWdp79J_M1c)
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ya don't say
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https://youtu.be/FWQRDI7mTyw?list=OLAK5uy_lXb9Sqt9O7boDn-R-aizC8YP0bUSFGJ68
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https://youtu.be/uTPxMYwWW6M?list=OLAK5uy_l8zeDhcwZ3YSjG6tc3N_qNC9-byhlKYuQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPugn_05Qac
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Far out dudes and dudetts
pass that over here
got any chips?
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https://youtu.be/aLL3V-Ebxgo (https://youtu.be/aLL3V-Ebxgo)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrMftm6Km3g
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https://youtu.be/3suQ9SZo7sQ
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My next door neighbor is the lead singer for an 80s hair metal cover band. They're really good, and they do "Still of the Night" even better than Whitesnake did
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I guess the Whitesnake production was not a cover of this classic.
https://youtu.be/ak6tttHk_R8 (https://youtu.be/ak6tttHk_R8)
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Yeah... no.
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Meanwhile back to the movies
have patience it gets good and also very interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaNrAiUNHtQ
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I always liked that theme. I never had any knowledge about the time signature; I just knew that it sounded really jazzy.
IIRC, Mr. Tulip discussed 5/4 time way back on this thread.
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5/4 is an interesting time signature. It's unsettling to most ears and is often used to convey the idea of discomfort. It's also not often used throughout the entire duration a song, but only as part of the piece.
"White Room" by Cream comes to mind, the opening is in 5/4 and then it kicks into common time when the verses begin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BF1V1pbTs&t=47s
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America song from West Side Story is another example of 5/4 time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoQEddtFN3Q
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Good post, 320! I did not know that Steven Spielberg (or anyone else, for that matter) had done a remake of West Side Story. That scene is a lot brighter--visually--than the one in the 1961 version. I think I like it better.
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Good post, 320! I did not know that Steven Spielberg (or anyone else, for that matter) had done a remake of West Side Story. That scene is a lot brighter--visually--than the one in the 1961 version. I think I like it better.
yep I watched the remake and IMHO is one of the better remakes Ive seen
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Wikipedia notes that some critics believe that Spielberg's version is better than the '61 Wise/Robbins version. Also that it is closer to the '57 Broadway version.
The setting for that "America" segment shows Spielberg at his best. Convincing street scene with period cars. All in great colors. It really captures what you think of when you know that it is set in 1957 in an immigrant-heavy section of New York City.
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Wikipedia notes that some critics believe that Spielberg's version is better than the '61 Wise/Robbins version. Also that it is closer to the '57 Broadway version.
The setting for that "America" segment shows Spielberg at his best. Convincing street scene with period cars. All in great colors. It really captures what you think of when you know that it is set in 1957 in an immigrant-heavy section of New York City.
I agree but keep in mind that the original movie was in 1961 and todays camera technology has made major improvements over the last 60 years
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Here's the same scene in the 1961 version. It looks like it was filmed in a gymnasium.
https://youtu.be/YhSKk-cvblc (https://youtu.be/YhSKk-cvblc)
I don't know how they adjusted the screenplay in the 2021 version to have this scene take place in daytime.
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The 1961 moviebwas almost an exact repeat of the Broadway Play set wise while the current movie transformed the story into a wide ranging on scene location approach which is better received by audiences
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I haven't ever seen the stage play, but the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge asserts that: "The [2021] film's screenplay hews more closely to the Broadway script of West Side Story than to the 1961 film adaptation written by Ernest Lehman."
Of course, that doesn't necessarily say anything about the sets. The "America" set of the 1961 film definitely looks like it was based on a stage production.
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I haven't ever seen the stage play, but the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge asserts that: "The [2021] film's screenplay hews more closely to the Broadway script of West Side Story than to the 1961 film adaptation written by Ernest Lehman."
Of course, that doesn't necessarily say anything about the sets. The "America" set of the 1961 film definitely looks like it was based on a stage production.
I dont think the script plot wise changed at all
There are some word changes in a couple of songs but other then that its pretty much the same stuff
which is a Romeo and Juliet plot
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Capulets and Montagues. Jets and Sharks.
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Scorpions, a gang of bullies and the greaser rivals of the T-Birds
(https://i1.wp.com/methodsunsound.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Grease-1-T-birds-600x400.jpg?ssl=1)
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Those guys don't look very dangerous, Fearless. The Sharks and Jets killed a few of each other.
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Those guys don't look very dangerous, Fearless. The Sharks and Jets killed a few of each other.
yep what CW said
be careful or I'll sick the Pink Ladies on ya
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I liked the remake, not sure if I prefer it over the original but it was a worthy effort.
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One of the cinema’s most powerful scenes occurs in a film many might disregard due to its genre. In “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” a man trying to rebuild his war-shattered life, rides out to face a Comanche chieftain.
Josey: You be Ten Bears?
Ten Bears: I am Ten Bears.
Josey: I’m Josey Wales.
Ten Bears: I have heard. You’re the Gray Rider. You would not make peace with the Blue Coats. You may go in peace.
Josey: I reckon not. Got nowhere to go.
Ten Bears: Then you will die.
Josey: I came here to die with you. Or, live with you. Dying ain’t so hard for men like you and me, it’s living that’s hard; when all you ever cared about has been butchered or raped. Governments don’t live together, people live together. With governments, you don’t always get a fair word or a fair fight. Well, I’ve come here to give you either one or get either one from you. I came here like this so you’ll know my word of death is true. And that my word of life is then true. The bear lives here, the wolf, the antelope, the Comanche. And so will we. Now, we’ll only hunt what we need to live on, the same as the Comanche does. And every spring when the grass turns green and the Comanche moves north, we can rest here in peace, butcher some of our cattle, and jerk beef for the journey. The sign of the Comanche, that will be on our lodge. That’s my word of life.
Ten Bears: And your word of death?
Josey: It’s here in my pistols, there in your rifles . . . I’m here for either one.
Ten Bears: These things you say we will have, we already have.
Josey: That’s true. I ain’t promising you nothing extra. I’m just giving you life and you’re giving me life. And I’m saying that men can live together without butchering one another.
Ten Bears: It’s sad that governments are chiefed by the double-tongues. There is iron in your word of death for all Comanche to see. And so there is iron in your word of life. No signed paper can hold the iron, it must come from men. The word of Ten Bears carries the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life . . . or death. It shall be life.
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Probably couldn't even make that movie now, the woke cultists would insist that the native American representation was cultural appropriation or something.
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Probably couldn't even make that movie now, the woke cultists would insist that the native American representation was cultural appropriation or something.
and if its a Disney movie the chief would be a black woman
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Ay-yi-yi! I thought there was a separate board for that sort of analysis.
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it's called "The Porch"
and it's over there ------->>>>>
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Ay-yi-yi! I thought there was a separate board for that sort of analysis.
sorry just couldnt help myself
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seems to be a chronic issue for you
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seems to be a chronic issue for you
live with it and bite me while youre at it
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Oh, I'm living with it alright
doesn't bother me a tall
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Oh, I'm living with it alright
doesn't bother me a tall
good go milk some cows
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So anyway...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGEVIvSFeY
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https://youtu.be/upry7Xu88Bc
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https://youtu.be/mQ_k_VG6Syc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFVMMCwsss
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJmtXFmy_Y
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gotta luv some Joe Walsh in the morning
maybe you'll bounce
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https://youtu.be/UkKiM_9c5zU?list=PLrpyDacBCh7BdU33d6ZMUa4EbsOFew-98
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Lots of great songs on the Fast Times soundtrack.
For...reasons... this one is my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8RT9yAzYXE
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Doesn't anybody knock any more?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6pT_BDpnog
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoKvUYbGu7A
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I love Ray Walston in this scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljm9CDRAhMQ&list=WL&index=15
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The other day we had the Mission Impossible theme and as a followup I wanted to show what a Japaneese orchestra did with it
They are amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQsx4Fr8wqU&list=WL&index=22
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Another 5/4 meter piece.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qkoZQRbl3s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dkzpNyKtf8
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BILLBOARD JULY 15, 1972
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um... ok?
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yer obviously too young
just looking at the list put this in my head...........
https://youtu.be/mfYkhQblYjY
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I mean, I know many of those songs, just curious what is important about July 15, 1972? This isn't a "decade" anniversary of 1972 or anything. Why not 1973, since this would be the 50th anniversary?
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nuttin important about july of 72
unless you are interested in
Jul 21 27.5 cm rainfall at Fort Ripley, Minnesota (state record)
Jul 22 10.84" (27.53 cm) of rainfall, Fort Ripley, Mn (state 24-hr record)
Jul 21 Bloody Friday: within the space of seventy-five minutes, the Provisional Irish Republican Army explode twenty-two bombs in Belfast; six civilians, two British Army soldiers and one UDA volunteer were killed, 130 injured
Jul 21 In New York 57 murders occur in 24 hours
just happened to pop up on the FB feed
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I'll guess that's 1983? I know and can sing at least part of every single song on that list.
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yup, 83
and yes, all popular
not any I'd call classics, or great
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The #1 song Every Breath You Take is absolutely a classic. My kids and all their friends know it well, 40 years later.
1999 is pretty classic and I'd call it great. Unique and ahead of its time like much of Prince's early stuff.
Most of the rest is just pop, but same goes for your 1972 list. The only song on that 1972 list that I actually like, is Rocket Man. Lean on Me is a classic but I think it mostly sucks, if only because it's been so overplayed over the decades.
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Oh and I personally like Don't Let It End but I'm a super-weird Styx fanboi, even the later stuff like that song. I don't expect anyone else to like it that's for sure.
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I'm certainly a Styx fan
but the early stuff
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I'm certainly a Styx fan
but the early stuff
I'd say I like their "mid" stuff.
Their early stuff was nothing more than the drugged out ramblings of some total burnouts. A glimpse here and there of something special, but mostly rubbish about getting high and hooking up with underaged girls.
Mid stuff was great.
And then Paradise Theater and Kilroy Was Here which I really liked, but I can understand those who don't.
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well, the early stuff was early mid-70's
What would you expect?
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Sure, shitty drugged out music was the special of the day.
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Sure, shitty drugged out music was the special of the day.
yep right different from today
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What is old, is new again.
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https://youtu.be/z16RL14SiiU
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I prefer this blonde
BTW she is Russian born but picked up English pretty fast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obtdzfg5Jbg&list=RDobtdzfg5Jbg&start_radio=1
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https://youtu.be/ExoKnabnZGM
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I Call
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-Om7UMSJc&list=PLyAuK3xClKr1fLyHp7BAvVgR4Je703MI-
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https://youtu.be/k7CTgiDagsw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RUIeX6UCT8
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https://youtu.be/5MlTg4RNQcc
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https://youtu.be/WD5N0rTsulQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8zs898lr4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc6NKCrje04
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https://youtu.be/k3jFaDmC1t0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJwt2dxx9yg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDG6MQkzh1o
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5Arbm47IQ
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I think I've put the last 3 up here in the past
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Joe Jackson sure, but Donnie Iris?
Okay, so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFiv9M577a4
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right in my wheelhouse
I'm well rounded
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https://youtu.be/LSXKyHM133c
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I thought we were doing obscure quirky 80's pop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZnl0C-apf0
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you might be correct
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOiZP8FS5Ww
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a lone star drinking song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM8tROzp4Dc
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Another Lone Star drinkin' song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIZ-HimfmXk
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I thought we were doing obscure quirky 80's pop:
https://youtu.be/iIpfWORQWhU
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https://youtu.be/PBLxKr9Wk3A
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https://youtu.be/4x0fPZrPV3M
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https://youtu.be/RuWmsg-ihLg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQvLFL-10dc
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take a load off
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https://youtu.be/tSRspHGcrhU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi79N4_96ik
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1TT0yVTlRg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXfXTB7UcuU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDlpETyqweE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt7LFpB9epI
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https://youtu.be/SV3ksMAtvok
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXK71NEFkyI
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I might listen to a bit too much Warren
https://youtu.be/4W07dFdGadE
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https://youtu.be/YmPcVsAmrxo
from Youngstown, OH
@MrNubbz (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=17)
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Friday on My Mind is the song's on my mind right now?
never heard that one FF
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yup,
https://youtu.be/dnqxbdnzlhw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWxJEIz7sSA&list=RDpWxJEIz7sSA&start_radio=1&rv=pWxJEIz7sSA&t=0
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You'll recognize it pretty quick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ukX5bu8N6A
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fantastic
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https://youtu.be/Cv6tuzHUuuk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxrwImCJCqk
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Reminds me I gotta rewatch "The Allnighter" sometime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoOFn3wQV4
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geez, I didn't realize they knew 3 songs
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3?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsmVgoXDq2w
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well, it's a girl band and I haven't been to one of their concerts as far as I remember
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeMvMNpvB5M
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sky1tt8vLA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWcASV2sey0
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I did see Joan Jett in the UNL student union in the early 80's
great show for a couple hundred kids
I also saw Heart in the 90s. Ex-wife's idea.
It was OK
Bonnie Tyler??
hard no
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Too cool for chick bands?
I guess these macho men are more your style:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ1glxX1BiQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBvXpjudf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQyazt4RDTM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=douHX2gGSUs
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https://youtu.be/lyMk5jR_xgc
for the weather in Florida
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my favorite from Sue
https://youtu.be/nJh2A3TnP8g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg
Yall probably didn't know there were right and wrong answers here, but this is the correct answer.
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FearlessF theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t45DKmtzTHo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=561hvD_F1aU
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FearlessF theme song
I do remember this one
very popular in my youth
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzF-49FKgag
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For MikeDeTiger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMUM4_Wu6o
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https://youtu.be/CnpMzPOM420
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First day of football, current mood:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeaS6fuUoA
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headed to the golf course - current mood = Lovely Day!!!
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headed to the golf course - current mood = Lovely Day!!!
aint no golf in football
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https://youtu.be/B-c6GphpAeY
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aint no golf in football
thursday night games are good for Saturday golf
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My favorite Jimmy Buffett song
RIP Jimmy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBbDd7iCgbs
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A great one.
My two faves are Come Monday and He Went To Paris but neither represent my mood today.
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so, it's all about you??
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so, it's all about you??
What song's on your mind right now?
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https://youtu.be/qw6aWbXL5Mc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAm4nHFOir0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4
Eye of the Longhorn
Hookem
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not clickin on that
horrible song that can get stuck in yer head
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https://youtu.be/QW_YGXqQq6c
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not clickin on that
horrible song that can get stuck in yer head
False. It is an awesome song that can get stuck in yer head.
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geez, ya think ya know a guy
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Edward Van Halen in Dallas, Texas in 1982
(https://i.imgur.com/BcrplQq.jpg)
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And that was BEFORE they released "Jump" :)
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https://youtu.be/dgsATXMaR5I
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHPIWkpvIs
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(https://i.imgur.com/jUwe27r.png)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QydJfAJ5KyU
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https://youtu.be/FDF0Y9KOloY
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Pretty good cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVJrul4sOA
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another good cover
Willie would like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZHp9gfVNho
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another good cover
Willie would like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZHp9gfVNho
Little over-dramatic for my tastes. One great thing about Willie is how understated he's always been.
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This one's nice and understated. Music kicks in at around :44.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDMCwSP5nf0
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Edward Van Halen in Dallas, Texas in 1982
(https://i.imgur.com/BcrplQq.jpg)
That's quite a vertical. He was probably a 5 star recruit.
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Pretty good cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcVJrul4sOA
I love the guitar work. I like the voices okay, although the chick made some artistic choices that I don't love. Changing things up in a cover is fine, but some of her alterations didn't work all that well, in the register she was singing.
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I love the guitar work. I like the voices okay, although the chick made some artistic choices that I don't love. Changing things up in a cover is fine, but some of her alterations didn't work all that well, in the register she was singing.
Josh is a very good guitar player and plays a mean banjo as well
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Every time I hear or think about Dire Straits, I, as a drum-nerd, can't help thinking of the raging debate in the drum world about their song "Heavy Fuel." As in, did a drummer named Jeff Porcaro play on it, or a drummer named Manu Katche. The album credits either don't say, or are known to be unreliable....I forget which. Complicating things is there are about three different versions, only one of which made it to the album, but in these days where everything in history pops up on the internet, the tracks with alternate drums have been unearthed, which clearly seem to point to one drummer over the other. But, says some, that's meaningless, because musicians get bumped on sessions all the time and another guy is brought in to redo the part.
I know this bores you all to tears, but it's a thing.
It's totally Manu, btw.
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And I guess because it's on my mind now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EExahMsBoWM
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What do you call a guy who hangs around a bunch of musicians?
The drummer.
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What's the difference between a drummer and a mutual fund?
Eventually the fund matures and makes money.
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Last time I was sober, man, I felt bad
Worst hangover that I ever had
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another cover
Doobie Bros Black Water
this group plays professionally in various clubs in the US and Europe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZEh8Atd1ic
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Having spent a lot of time in piano bars during my travel days Ive always loved this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPV4kolz0
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https://youtu.be/4WM_R-6AKHE
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Truthfully, this is what was on my mind throughout the weekend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsqRshquGSU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y
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This song was originally written for Brenda Lee
but Willies cover will always be a classic
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96170RynBq0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i_p3XFuGcY
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My philosophy has always been that once Willie does a song, it's his song and you have to stop doing it.
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My philosophy has always been that once Willie does a song, it's his song and you have to stop doing it.
Sounds good to me.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-J7mLyD3yc
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I recently played a couple of Jerry Jeff Walker songs for my 16yo daughter, and now her playlists are filled with old JJW stuff. I'm so proud of that kid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-anHFFVsAI
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I dunno if he still hangs around anymore, but he used to be a terror for the record labels.
He'd hang around the studio after finishing his own work. Afterward, he'd tour the halls and check out everyone else's stuff. When he heard something he liked, he'd ask to jump in and play along.
Totally cool from a music perspective. When you're the licensing and royalties guy, it's a nightmare.
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I dunno if he still hangs around anymore, but he used to be a terror for the record labels.
He'd hang around the studio after finishing his own work. Afterward, he'd tour the halls and check out everyone else's stuff. When he heard something he liked, he'd ask to jump in and play along.
Totally cool from a music perspective. When you're the licensing and royalties guy, it's a nightmare.
You talking about JJW?
If so, sadly he passed a few years ago.
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You talking about JJW?
If so, sadly he passed a few years ago.
Talking about Willie.
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https://youtu.be/uyoAoXB_xUU
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https://youtu.be/yCoSH-V_akI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jGyrojkZYo
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Be patient this one gets going pretty good after a slow start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaE0D852n3Q
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvBOZCrJsAI
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https://youtu.be/cmIvIOjVtJs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyJA4t7oJAk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDgOwX72fLI
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I know we already did the Bangles a few weeks back, but today is all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxrwImCJCqk
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Kick em when they're up, kick em when they're down.
https://youtu.be/fwgJgTL5JmE?si=BDP3QdYz2CC9UVz2
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNiI6C0142g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-FA6GDYv8
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Freedom just around the corner for you
But with truth so far off what good would it do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XSvsFgvWr0
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Going to see the grandkids tomorrow, so...
"I'm a Little Teapot" it is. Weird. Yes.
(https://i.imgur.com/i0yvXQA.png)
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Bob Dylan is probably the great enigma wrapped in a conundrum for me. No one but he can write songs I like a lot, whose voice I hate so much.
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Going to see the grandkids tomorrow, so...
"I'm a Little Teapot" it is. Weird. Yes.
(https://i.imgur.com/i0yvXQA.png)
Approved.
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Bob Dylan is probably the great enigma wrapped in a conundrum for me. No one but he can write songs I like a lot, whose voice I hate so much.
I hate his voice so much I just outright can't listen to anything he performs.
When I hear covers of Bob Dylan songs I often ask questions like, "What is this song, it's really good, why have I never heard it?"
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Coming from the BD era I like him
He was sort of an outlaw in the singer world and I think very talented at song writing
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giB8gZ2L6hA
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I know we already did the Bangles a few weeks back, but today is all:
When I was 8 or so I had a crush on the whole band. Last I saw of Susanna Hoffs--which has been a few years--she was still pretty cute.
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Oh yeah, every 80s kid had to have a crush on Susanna Hoffs.
And the first time I saw THIS video, I developed a pretty big crush on Belinda Carlisle, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmdtJWmR9zQ
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And like Ms. Hoffs, also--last time I saw her, which has been a minute--still not bad lookin'.
On my mind this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6r2P4W9Yog
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OK Ill see you guys and raise you with Carrie Underwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DKoCThd7-U
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My daughter who as most of you know just turned 16, and was given by her grandparents a very nice convertible Mustang, has created a specific night-time tops-down cruising playlist.
It's quite eclectic with a wide range of music spanning at least 5 decades, and I'm quite proud to say, she has put Into The Mystic on that list. One of my all-time favorite songs.
I'm raising her right, I tell ya.
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I like Miss Underwood's style and her voice and she's not unpleasant to look at, either.
I have to say I don't love most of her music. I think it all started with that song about vandalizing her boyfriend's truck. I just can't get into that kind of stuff. I also intensely disliked the Dixie Chicks and their song about murdering a dude.
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That Van Morrison song always reminds me of this James Taylor song, and I must say I've probably put them one after another on about a dozen various mixtapes and playlists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1nKGVDhQ60
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I like Miss Underwood's style and her voice and she's not unpleasant to look at, either.
I have to say I don't love most of her music. I think it all started with that song about vandalizing her boyfriend's truck. I just can't get into that kind of stuff. I also intensely disliked the Dixie Chicks and their song about murdering a dude.
Im a big Underwood fan
Dont care for the Dixie Chicks at all
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And now, for something completely different...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH2PH0auTUU
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Ive seen this clip before and love it
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Rhapsody in Blue is my favorite piece of American orchestral music.
To me, it sounds like everything modern, energetic, and exuberant about America between the World Wars.
Sort of like how Big Band music was the music of America during WWII.
https://youtu.be/EAVejLjXVdw (https://youtu.be/EAVejLjXVdw)
Those great warbirds were built mostly by women--Rosie the Riveter and her sisters.
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Nice CW
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Im a big Underwood fan
Dont care for the Dixie Chicks at all
well, they're just the Chicks now
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The Chicks lead singer is Natalie Maines. Her dad is the legendary slide player Lloyd Maines. If you're making Texican music, Lloyd will magically appear in your rehearsal and start playing dobro, lap, or pedal steel.
He's played with Jerry Jeff, Joe Ely, Wilco, and anyone else who'll sit still.
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https://youtu.be/EAVejLjXVdw (https://youtu.be/EAVejLjXVdw)
Reminds me of listening to records at my grandparents' house when I was a kid. That kinda music always makes me miss my grandpa.
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The Chicks lead singer is Natalie Maines. Her dad is the legendary slide player Lloyd Maines. If you're making Texican music, Lloyd will magically appear in your rehearsal and start playing dobro, lap, or pedal steel.
He's played with Jerry Jeff, Joe Ely, Wilco, and anyone else who'll sit still.
I don't know the most about Lloyd Maines but I knew the name. Never realized he was Natlie Maines' dad. Pretty neat.
One of the singers from the band Toto, Joseph Williams, is also a legacy music guy. His dad is the legendary John Williams, film composer and conductor responsible for the music from classics like the Stars Wars, Indiana Jones, and Jaws franchises, along with Harry Potter and dozens more. To me, the only film composer that's in his league is Hans Zimmer, who is very different, but also great.
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From the summer between sophomore and junior year of HS when I was perilously up to no good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34qCFFSoUP4
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John Williams is my favorite for sure.
Hans Zimmer is quite good, as are Ennio Morricone and Maurice Jarre.
He can be polarizing but I'm also a big fan of Danny Elfman.
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Back in the day, Elmer Bernstein could score a movie pretty well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulmgTcGLZw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulmgTcGLZw)
In addition to The Magnificent Seven, he composed the music to The Great Escape, The Ten Commandments, True Grit, The Man with the Golden Arm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, Baby the Rain Must Fall, and dozens more.
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https://youtu.be/uWiQ6k4HCwo
some reference to a classical music scene from a movie I enjoyed as a teen
https://youtu.be/dILIdREylC0
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I liked Ravel's Bolero long before Bo Derek made it famous.
When George Gershwin met Maurice Ravel in New York in 1928, he asked about studying with the French composer.
Ravel reportedly replied, 'Why would you want to be a second-rate Ravel when you can be a first-rate Gershwin?'
https://www.capradio.org/classical/connections/2015/05/16/connections-051615/
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bragger
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The "new"(ish?) Beatles song. Never been a huge listener, but I respect the hell out of them and I do like this new one just released. There's a 12 minute (or so) documentary on YouTube that gives more of the background and how they were able to do this, which was pretty neat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opxhh9Oh3rg
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https://youtu.be/dr9dOmzcc-U
Damn forgot how good it was
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Song by Don Williams
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I left Oklahoma, drivin' in a Pontiac
Just about to lose my mind
I was goin' to Arizona
Maybe on to California
Where the people all live so fine
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https://youtu.be/1_xwnb3cymc
Grand dad giving grand son advice on women
"Poor young grandson, there's nothing I can say
You'll have to learn, just like me
And that's the hardest way
Ooh la la"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkekqVPIc2M
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSypP3jki8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h90cfSZ65sg
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I'd ask "Isn't that the guy from Louisiana that married his cousin?" but then I suppose that doesn't narrow it down much.
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I'd ask "Isn't that the guy from Louisiana that married his cousin?" but then I suppose that doesn't narrow it down much.
No thats the guy from Tennessee who married his cousin.
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Known as "Killer" was truly one of the greatest lounge entertainers ever
He got his nickname from being in a few fights in his school days
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From the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge:
His rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to Myra Gale Brown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_Gale_Brown), his 13-year-old first cousin once removed. His popularity quickly eroded following the scandal, and with few exceptions, such as a cover of Ray Charles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles)'s "What'd I Say (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What'd_I_Say)", he did not have much chart success in the early 1960s.
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From the Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge:
and thats why he will always be a very good lounge singer to me
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He and his famous piano-playing cousin, Mickey Gilley, both claimed that their other cousin, was the best of all of them when playing the keys.
That man's name? Jimmy Swaggart.
And now you know...
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When you're raised in BR, you already know.
Pretty impressive campus that church had back in the day. Large church, seminary with dorms, and other activity buildings.
I don't know if the hookers were equally impressive.
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My favorite Jerry Lee song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmzKXPKjYQI
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When you're raised in BR, you already know.
Pretty impressive campus that church had back in the day. Large church, seminary with dorms, and other activity buildings.
I don't know if the hookers were equally impressive.
Jimmy and his cronies seemed to think so.
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Also lesser known is that Lewis also considered becoming a preacher instead of a rocker, just as Swaggert was on the fence between the two himself when he was young. I don't know that Gilley ever considered any sort of ministry.
Also not sure why 320 calls Lewis the guy from TN who married his cousin. Dude was definitely from Louisiana.
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Also lesser known is that Lewis also considered becoming a preacher instead of a rocker, just as Swaggert was on the fence between the two himself when he was young. I don't know that Gilley ever considered any sort of ministry.
Also not sure why 320 calls Lewis the guy from TN who married his cousin. Dude was definitely from Louisiana.
Yup, all 3 of them were, although Mickey Gilley was technically born in MS. But he got to Louisiana as soon as he could... :)
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Those family get togethers for the holidays must have been something else. I assume there was a piano in use at all times.
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youre right JLL was born in Louisiana but moved to Memphis where his professional career took off and where he met other rock & Roll legends like Elvis and Johnny Cash
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Those family get togethers for the holidays must have been something else. I assume there was a piano in use at all times.
Probably, but it was all the same people over and over. Inviting your cousins and your brothers and your brothers' wives etc. was redundant :)
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youre right JLL was born in Louisiana but moved to Memphis where his professional career took off and where he met other rock & Roll legends like Elvis and Johnny Cash
Sam Philips at Sun Records.
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Meh. His first recordings were still in NOLA and Louisiana dive bars are where he honed his chops.
I mean, Harry Connick, Jr. has recorded in Nashville and Memphis too. I guess he's from Tennessee.
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Meh. His first recordings were still in NOLA and Louisiana dive bars are where he honed his chops.
I mean, Harry Connick, Jr. has recorded in Nashville and Memphis too. I guess he's from Tennessee.
I was born in Colorado Springs, Co but moved to Texas at age 3
I dont consider myself as a Coloradoite
Im a Texan
so if it makes you feel better to consider JLL is Louisianaite no problem
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That's... not really the same thing.
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That's... not really the same thing.
go to your room
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I was born in Colorado Springs, Co but moved to Texas at age 3
I dont consider myself as a Coloradoite
Im a Texan
so if it makes you feel better to consider JLL is Louisianaite no problem
Of course you don't consider yourself a Coloradan. At 3 years old, you probably don't even remember it, and Colorado forms hardly any of your formative years.
That's quite a bit different than growing up in a place until you're about 20 years old, where all your family is and remained, and which contains the churches and dance halls where you honed your craft for years and years.
John Lennon died in NYC. He grew up and learned to play in Liverpool, UK. Nobody says John Lennon was from New York City.
It doesn't make me "feel better" to say JLL is a Louisianan. It's a simple matter of fact, just as I live in Texas for many years of my adult life, but no one would ever say I'm from Texas.
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This is why people should never move from where they're born. It gets confusing.
And also, way too damn many of them move to Texas. Like lh320. Golderned yankee transplant.
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Couldn't be helped. I married a Longhorn and I ain't apologizin'.
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This is why people should never move from where they're born. It gets confusing.
And also, way too damn many of them move to Texas. Like lh320. Golderned yankee transplant.
My dad was born in Galveston and my mom was born in Oklahoma
I dodged a bullet there as I could have been a sooner
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Those family get togethers for the holidays must have been something else. I assume there was a piano in use at all times.
Thought you were going to mention cousins and marriage proposals
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https://youtu.be/KZBVAGBYPos (https://youtu.be/KZBVAGBYPos)
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Still the King.
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https://youtu.be/MykD8zgHuy8
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https://youtu.be/jjjz3BZ2UV8
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https://youtu.be/Ks0to2QuJtM
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https://youtu.be/YiadNVhaGwk
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Love Chuck
Try this version from LS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzXwi9dmHSw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB7ACD-CoDY
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forgot to put one up yesterday for Jimi's birthday.........
https://youtu.be/G-THhwh5mNI
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Hendrix's drummer was a guy named Mitch Mitchell. A lifetime ago I quit a band and was replaced by a drummer named Randy Randolph who played just like him. I couldn't help but note the similarity in their names and playing and it always made me chuckle.
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MM's are the best.
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(https://i.imgur.com/I72Rh8x.png)
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Couple days late, but still:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY
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New Piano player at Fearlesses bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQ19DsE6Vk
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She's hired!
I actually clicked on that one
wish she would have kicked that bench outta da way like Jerry Lee to shake that steam engine!
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Huh. Had no idea Angelina Jolie could play piano.
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After browsing through the B1G's covers thread, this song is on my mind now. I don't usually like instrumental covers of songs with lyrics, but I always really liked this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ2gwNtpxF4
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Well, SRV's cover is instrumental-only, and IMO it's the best version of the song ever.
But I do like to hear the lyrics sometimes, too.
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I had the oddest path through that song's lifespan. Sting's cover was the first version I ever heard. Then the one I posted. Then SRV's. Then finally at some point I heard Hendrix' original.
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I can't remember exactly, but I probably heard SRV's version first. Then when I heard Jimi's original, I probably wondered, "Why the heck did he make up words to this song???"
I didn't hear Sting's version until the release of Nothing Like The Sun, but I really enjoyed it then. I was a huge fan of The Police, and Sting's first solo tour for Dream of the Blue Turtles, was the very first concert I ever went to with "just my friends" rather than having my parents and family there as well. I was in... 7th grade I think...?
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7th grade? How did you get there? Austin is weird, but you still gotta be older than that to drive.
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7th grade? How did you get there? Austin is weird, but you still gotta be older than that to drive.
Ha!
We were a group of 4-5 I think, and one of our parents dropped us off at the Superdrum, and picked us up at the end.
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I saw Sting once, in 2010, way past the time I would've liked to have seen him. It was at the UNO Arena in NOLA and sadly, it was extraordinarily lame. He was touring with London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the orchestra was the bulk of the music. He still had longtime guitarist Dominic Miller with him, playing all acoustic, but I mean....it was all acoustic, and there was no drums, bass, or keys.
An orchestral version of Sting's career was not/is not really high on my list, but I went because somebody gave me a ticket and he's one of my faves I'd always wanted to see.
Had a chance to see him in 95 or 96 for the Mercury Falling tour and I let something dumb that came up cancel it. Really wish I hadn't done that.
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Only concert I ever wanted to leave. I was with some friends who were enraptured, though, and I got stuck.
Sting played somewhere in Houston. Annie Lennox opened, and she was absolutely spellbinding.
Sting came on and was such a hackneyed pretentious $*!@#% that I got bored with it instantly. Rough, because Stewart Copeland is one of my idols. I grew up an Alex Van Halen, straight ahead kit bashing for all I was worth, and have been working to incorporate Stewart's finesse game into my soul.
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Hmm, which tour did you see Sting?
I saw him three times, for all of his first three solo tours in '85, '87, and '91. The first two were amazing, back when he had Branford Marsalis as the head of his combo. Just unreal.
The third, was just okay. He just had some ordinary rock band combo behind him. Maybe some doowap singers, but not nearly as much soul as his first two tours. Which is odd because the name of that 3rd album was "Soul Cages."
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I wouldn't walk across the street to see Sting
I was a fan of the Police when they first arrived on the scene
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https://youtu.be/pwp8h9ebR0s
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That's too bad. Sting's first couple of albums and tours with Branford Marsalis were really special.
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Hmm, which tour did you see Sting?
I saw him three times, for all of his first three solo tours in '85, '87, and '91. The first two were amazing, back when he had Branford Marsalis as the head of his combo. Just unreal.
The third, was just okay. He just had some ordinary rock band combo behind him. Maybe some doowap singers, but not nearly as much soul as his first two tours. Which is odd because the name of that 3rd album was "Soul Cages."
The Soul Cages album was born out of a lot of personal pain and intentional change of direction in music to reflect that. Both Sting's parents passed between the time Nothing Like The Sun was released and Soul Cages was recorded. The relationship with his dad wasn't the best, and those themes are fleshed out in tracks like Why Should I Cry For You. The songs themselves were just darker and totally different than the first two albums, so it probably wouldn't make sense to try to infuse that with the same "soul" the first albums' songs allowed for. That was also the point when Sting went back to being his own bassist, which meant changing out Daryl Jones (or Jackson?) on bass and bringing in Dominic Miller on guitar....definitely no ordinary rock guitarist, but certainly changing the sound. The drummer and keyboard player remained the same from second tour (first and second tours/albums had different drummers). I think Branford Marsalis maybe didn't do that tour, but he was definitely on the album.
The live recording of his first solo tour, titled "Bring On The Night" is one of my favorite live albums to this day. But my favorite "Sting lineup" came with the Ten Summoner's Tales album/tour, where he traded out Kenny Kirkland for David Sanctious on keys and started a several years long colab with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. I have quite a few high quality bootleg live shows from those days, and they're amazing. Various recordings is really the only thing I can speak to when it comes to those tours, since I obviously didn't get to go.
I think maybe Tulip gets confused on "hackneyed pretentious $*!@#%" and just being British.
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This tour was in the early 2000's that I remember. He mostly stood in the center of the stage making bass face and expected everyone to swoon at his intense sexual magnetism. He brought on a really awesome female singer for a few numbers. I really thought she should have headlined.
He kept the opening to "Roxanne" going for like 10 minutes. Acted like it was our privilege to witness it.
I sat there and checked baseball scores on my BlackBerry. I don't care about baseball.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j6Q6mLmB8k&list=PLJbkwTChT5usJUG-xCEEFyNE6v16AANv3&index=33
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The Soul Cages album was born out of a lot of personal pain and intentional change of direction in music to reflect that. Both Sting's parents passed between the time Nothing Like The Sun was released and Soul Cages was recorded. The relationship with his dad wasn't the best, and those themes are fleshed out in tracks like Why Should I Cry For You. The songs themselves were just darker and totally different than the first two albums, so it probably wouldn't make sense to try to infuse that with the same "soul" the first albums' songs allowed for. That was also the point when Sting went back to being his own bassist, which meant changing out Daryl Jones (or Jackson?) on bass and bringing in Dominic Miller on guitar....definitely no ordinary rock guitarist, but certainly changing the sound. The drummer and keyboard player remained the same from second tour (first and second tours/albums had different drummers). I think Branford Marsalis maybe didn't do that tour, but he was definitely on the album.
The live recording of his first solo tour, titled "Bring On The Night" is one of my favorite live albums to this day. But my favorite "Sting lineup" came with the Ten Summoner's Tales album/tour, where he traded out Kenny Kirkland for David Sanctious on keys and started a several years long colab with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. I have quite a few high quality bootleg live shows from those days, and they're amazing. Various recordings is really the only thing I can speak to when it comes to those tours, since I obviously didn't get to go.
I think maybe Tulip gets confused on "hackneyed pretentious $*!@#%" and just being British.
Yeah Branford definitely didn't tour with him on Soul Cages. I didn't love that CD and the show was pretty "meh" for me. At that point he seemed to pass into the adult contemporary world and fell off my radar.
But those first two solo albums and tours were something special IMO. Every bit as good as Joshua Tree and the tour that followed it. All are still up in my top 15 shows I've ever seen, even more than 30 years later.
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Yeah Branford definitely didn't tour with him on Soul Cages.
His loss ;)
I have a mentor/buddy in the Nola area who studied under Branford and Wynton's father, Ellis Marsalis, at NOCCA (New Orleans Center for Creative Arts). He was the first guy I ever gigged with who was not a run-of-the-mill guy talented at rock, pop, etc., and who could do more than just hack his way through non-American genres. I vividly recall sitting down to practice with him one time and he started playing kind of a Latino thing and I thought "Ok, cool, I can hack my way through some Tejano." After I joined in he just quit and shook his head and said "No, no, no.....I'm playing a well known Brazilian thing, and you're playing an Afro-Cuban beat which would be very offensive in that context." I looked at him dumbly and said "I guess I didn't know there's a difference." He shook his head some more and proceeded to try to explain to me the difference between Mexican beats, Brazilian ones, Cuban ones, African ones, a bunch....and how a knowledgeable drummer does not conflate them.
Sucka. His obvious mistake was "knowledgeable drummer."
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Hey I get it. Specificity is important, specificity means something, whether it's applied to music, art, or language.
Afro-Cuban beats are not Tejano. Chili does not have beans. Hallelujah, holy shit, where's the Tylenol?
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I have a fascination with Soca music. When I start the description of "ya see, the basic beat does this, 'Bum--ba-dum-ba" thing whereas reggaeton has more of a 'bum-baba-bum-ba" feel, she looks past me and goes, "uh, huh".
I know there's a difference. I couldn't demonstrate, identify, nor tell you what makes each of them unique. All the islands in the Caribbean, the South and Central American countries, and the coast of Africa all have their flavors colored by their heritage (I never knew Merengue was native to the Dominican Republic). Samba can be like 5 categories in itself!
Next week, we'll dissect, compare, and contrast Conjunto, Grupera, Norteno, and Tejano
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...yay...
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reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaNrAiUNHtQ
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5/4 is the Devil's time. All God-fearing people should avoid it.
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Thank Heaven Lalo Schifron didnt feel the same way
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I saw Branford Marsalis in a Houston nightclub ca. 1992. Loved his music. Thought he was a pretentious ass.
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Thank Heaven Lalo Schifron didnt feel the same way
I'm just mad I struggled so much with it. I learned to feel other "odd times" such as 7/8 very well to where I could play them without thinking about it much. Many people have done cool things with 5/4, but try as I might, I could never "feel" it and I had to count internally the entire time if I was gonna try it, and even then I was asking for screw-ups. I don't believe I ever performed anything in 5/4.....practice only, and it never got to a point I would've tried it in public. Not that it comes up enough for someone to have needed me to do it.
The Mission Impossible theme was okay if I concentrated on the low-end hook and ignore the melody and didn't try to embellish anything. The only other 5/4 song I can think of I ever had any moderate success practicing was Steve Lukather's "Carol of the Bells," because the main recurring chorus makes a hook that's relatively easy to fall into and not have to constantly think about. But the verses where the main theme goes away, and even the end where the main theme is there but the drums are soloing over it.....killed me. The drum stuff was hard enough if it had been in 4/4. Trying to do it in 5/4 just frustrated my tiny Cajun brain.
Since it's Christmas time and now I'm thinking about it, here it is so you can see what I'm talking about, on the off-chance you care.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9WEUbohz5k
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Screw that. I'm going back to my Willie Nelson Christmas album.
James Taylor, Elvis, and Michael McDonald xmas records are on deck.
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Most 5/4 pieces I ever played, had some driving reason for that time signature, so the rhythm felt natural within the piece. Some emphasize the 1. Some emphasize the 5. Many emphasize the 1 and the 4 or the 1 and both 4-5, which could also be written as alternating 3/4,2/4 or alternating 3/2,2/2. But that gets messy.
If there's no natural rhythm within the piece based upon the time signature, then the time signature itself doesn't really matter at all. You could write the piece in 1,200/4 and it would make just as much sense.
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I always liked seeing Rush's music transcribed. They'd sometimes go through 5 different time signatures in as many measures. It's crazy how tight that band always was, given the complexity of the music.
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Most 5/4 pieces I ever played, had some driving reason for that time signature, so the rhythm felt natural within the piece. Some emphasize the 1. Some emphasize the 5. Many emphasize the 1 and the 4 or the 1 and both 4-5, which could also be written as alternating 3/4,2/4 or alternating 3/2,2/2. But that gets messy.
If there's no natural rhythm within the piece based upon the time signature, then the time signature itself doesn't really matter at all. You could write the piece in 1,200/4 and it would make just as much sense.
Right, but in the more common times (3, 4, 6) the feel of the rhythm remains even if you get outside the musical cadence that drives it. Which is what frequently happens if you want to sprinkle any pizazz on the drums and not just keep time the whole way. Whatever limb I go out on in those time signatures, my internal time always has me grounded in where I am in the measure, which is important for sticking the landing when I want to play something extra and still fall back in with the band where I need to.
In 5/4, if I step outside shadowing whatever hook is driving the 5/4 feel, it's internal chaos unless I actively count through it, and even then it's dicey for me because under the best of circumstances I relied on feel far more than I was used to counting. This probably didn't matter as much when I was in band and played set parts to sheet music. Set parts meant no deviation and sheet music gave me one thing at a time to focus on with a conductor up front telling me exactly how long that particular note should last. In set drumming in band contexts.....I just really struggled with 5/4. A lot of guys do, so I'm not alone there, but it is something to see these guys who can genuinely feel it and just go nuts in 5 and never lose where they are.
Incidentally, that kind of thing is scattered all throughout Sting's first few solo albums. Lots of odd times sprinkled in there, and again, the ones in 7 I can feel without thinking about it. The ones in 5 have these little parts where the drummer does something seemingly simple, but if I tried it, I'm asking for trouble. Quite oddly, imo, there's a song on the Mercury Falling album that's in 9/8, but sort of phrased like alternating measures of 5/4 and 4/4. You'd think that as much trouble as I have with 5, the problem would compound when the time signature constantly switches. But for some reason, I found that one very easy to play along to and even embellish and solo over. No idea why. My tiny Cajun brain does what it does. OTOH, my first introduction to such a thing was a Toto song in 9/8 that I never could get. The song itself drives the 9/8 time, as you say, but it's so weird and disjointed that I just couldn't get it. The 4/4 and 7/8 parts.....no problem. But it starts and ends with that 9/8, and just....neaux.
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/csb
I learned 5/4 mostly through playing "When Your Mind's Made Up" from the musical "Once". Playing cello onstage, carrying it from spot to spot, bowing standing up. Mostly, I felt it as two dotted quarters and two quarters. If I considered it as a 3/4 and 2/4, both conducted in 1, I could keep it straight against the guitarist. This on the advice of our music director - a friend of mine who's an actual, studied percussionist, instead of the "make it up as I think it should sound" type that I am.
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I've seen Once twice, such a great modern musical.
I especially love how it's a small, personal story, rather than being some grand epic tale like so many playwrights and artists think they have to tell, in the musical theater format.
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I've seen Once twice, such a great modern musical.
I lolz'd.
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I've seen Once twice, such a great modern musical.
I especially love how it's a small, personal story, rather than being some grand epic tale like so many playwrights and artists think they have to tell, in the musical theater format.
Ive never even heard of it
Course Im stuck in the old days
I'll have to look it up
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I don't look up musicals
I'm an uncultured dirt farmer
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I don't look up musicals
I'm an uncultured dirt farmer
not sure why musicals appeal to me but they always have
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Back in my single days I would go to Houstons Theater in the Round to see lots of musicals
This was amazing cause many times you would have actors standing right beside you singing or delivering their lines
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https://youtu.be/ZbrnXl2gO_k
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I played Curly in our school's production many many years ago.
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My favorite song from Once, unsurprisingly it's the ballad. Just a beautiful song and so poignant in the moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqB_ozuCjRw
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I'm not so big into musicals. They're just popular on stage, and since I'm equally mediocre on a lot of instruments, I get opportunities.
"Once" was really a lot of fun! Great cast, great musicians. Lots of work since the music had to be memorized (couldn't bring stands on stage). I played the bank manager. I sang one song "Abandoned in Bandon", while playing acoustic guitar. Perfect, since my character was supposed to be a lousy singer.
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Back in my single days I would go to Houstons Theater in the Round to see lots of musicals
This was amazing cause many times you would have actors standing right beside you singing or delivering their lines
About 10 years ago, at the HS where I taught, our Drama department put on a production of The Three Musketeers (not a musical). There were some innovations. D'Artagnan's servant being his sister who stole away from home to join him was one. Another was that part of the audience was onstage, and the action (as in swordfights) took place around those onstage spectators, including my esposita and me.
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About 10 years ago, at the HS where I taught, our Drama department put on a production of The Three Musketeers (not a musical). There were some innovations. D'Artagnan's servant being his sister who stole away from home to join him was one. Another was that part of the audience was onstage, and the action (as in swordfights) took place around those onstage spectators, including my esposita and me.
I went to see the play 1776 at Houstons Arena Theater in the round and had pretty good seats
A number of times actors standing behind me would be having conversations with actors on stage in front of me
It really made you feel a part of history
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a part of Theater history???
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a part of Theater history???
have you ever seen the play 1776 or the movie
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nope
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We did that version of "3 Musketeers" in 2018 or so. I got to play like 5 different characters (no real "name" ones - just a host of disposable bad guys, including Richileau's hitman).
The fun thing was learning swordsmanship. We got rapiers and parrying daggers. The first 3 weeks of rehearsal were almost exclusively sword play. You had to get your fights down PERFECT because you couldn't "pull" a sword movement. If it was supposed to be able to hit your partner, it had to be on-line and directly at him. Reason why? If you swung off-line (to the side), the partner had to block wide. As the blocks got bigger and bigger, you increased the chance of a missed block and injury.
I wore volleyball knee pads under my costumes. You can stagger around when you die being shot. When you're stabbed, you pretty much gotta die straight down. Took a toll on my knees.
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We watched 1776 the movie in 8th grade US history. Good stuff. I've never seen it performed live in the theater.
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1776--which I love--is best described as "based on a true story."
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Like reality TV
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https://youtu.be/DkXIJe8CaIc
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I played Curly in our school's production many many years ago.
Evidently you didn't make the cut
(https://i.imgur.com/QRBxkvX.gif)
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https://youtu.be/bv_4sZCLlr0 (https://youtu.be/bv_4sZCLlr0)
According to The Font of All Wisdom and Knowledge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubular_Bells), the intro is in 15/8 time.
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One of the occasions when the Font is correct.
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Went to my daughter's high school band Christmas concert last night, and of course that song was featured, per tradition. I was looking for another version and just found this one. These young ladies can sing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVPR-uo02pg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTYxLakp_Hw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO6OZIY-lYw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CljN1YIxHiI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qpH_NJ5HMM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8eS_eobTiw
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From 2015.
https://youtu.be/khQN5ylb3H0 (https://youtu.be/khQN5ylb3H0)
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Good one CW I also like their 2013 show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIoSga7tZPg
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That's a good one too, 320.
Here it is on a synthesizer.
https://youtu.be/px0px30A1eU (https://youtu.be/px0px30A1eU)
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I like this cover
thats her dad on the sax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET8E0o1w2xk
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(https://i.imgur.com/vDnkSIr.png)
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https://youtu.be/1RZJ4ESU52U
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nice cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IZphtFaPCE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0hhGHXRXSk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7RblRAYPwg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Ct1-kB2ME
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serious shit
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26TIfLT-1Xk
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back when ya had to have real talent
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back when ya had to have real talent
seems like a long time ago
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This is fascinating to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-i0IXn9M6Q&t=68s
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https://youtu.be/3Y71iDvCYXA
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https://youtu.be/boJvi-4OcKg
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we only need one please delete the 2nd one
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deleted the first one, sorry
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https://youtu.be/WbZq5idUJcI
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you're welcome
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https://youtu.be/KbVU4ogV66E
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxrwImCJCqk
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https://youtu.be/hIs5StN8J-0
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https://youtu.be/OLVWEYUqGew
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https://youtu.be/xeisHC-W-HU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhD4PD75zY
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Holy cow. I remember that song, but had no idea it was Herbie Hancock. Quite a bit different from all the stuff I know him for.
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Holy cow. I remember that song, but had no idea it was Herbie Hancock. Quite a bit different from all the stuff I know him for.
Yup, that's why I posted it. A couple of my jazz-snob friends won't even acknowledge its existence, but for me it's Peak 80s.
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It was a foundational track for b-boy break beat dancing.
Along with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt3p-F2x7rY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhD4PD75zY
reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4kWpi2HnPU
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reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4kWpi2HnPU
Sure, and this too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nPTZqnIfFM
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That's synthtastic! And that's back before MIDI and digital synths. That guy was probably creating all that off various analog synths, and multi-tracked to analog tape, which requires real audio engineering skills, not just this digital point-and-click we do today.
Something interesting to me is how 80's synth sounds have made their way back....into Praise and Worship music. It's not prominent and up-front in the mix like 80's music, but a lot of the songs have it in there, behind the guitars and keys, etc. Me and another guy create synth tracks for the worship team at our church to duplicate the album stuff. I used to play them live, but actually doing live music in church is cumbersome, so we just make tracks that play behind the rest of the band.
It's all point-and-click, never worry about channel space or playing badly....just point and click and do it again. Or just play anything and then point, click and drag stuff around until it sounds the way you meant it to. Skill is nice, but optional. And if you can't create the sound you want, you can usually find something online to buy that you just download and use. Guys like this who did Miami Vice had to know what they were doing, and be very quick and efficient with it.
Oddly, I hated synth-driven music growing up. Now I like it.
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All this y'all are posting has my mind in that era of my childhood.
Here's a theme song I think is underrated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTJmXrgsFg
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At the true root, is Wendy Carlos demonstrating Walter Moog's invention:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SBDH5uhs4Q
If you've ever wondered why synths historically create sounds using "bank" and "patch" terminology (I know all y'all have), this is where it came from. A sounds waveform, as well as the Attack Sustain Decay Release envelopes, were built up from basic wave oscillator banks that were then "patched" to one another using TRS cables.
Once she's done mixing, you get "TRON":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPF7CXUgcus
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Speaking of, Tron 3 is currently in production and filming.
(https://i.imgur.com/HVnzRcg.jpg)
https://collider.com/tron-3-ares-cast-filming/
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All this y'all are posting has my mind in that era of my childhood.
Here's a theme song I think is underrated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCTJmXrgsFg
This went on a ton of my mixtapes from the mid 80s. Really great anthem.
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https://youtu.be/-n7ykctLEW4
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If you've ever wondered why synths historically create sounds using "bank" and "patch" terminology (I know all y'all have), this is where it came from. A sounds waveform, as well as the Attack Sustain Decay Release envelopes, were built up from basic wave oscillator banks that were then "patched" to one another using TRS cables.
This is correct, but the cool kids call it ADSR. You don't want to be the dork who spells out Attack, Decay, Sustain & Release. But you do need to know what they are and how they work, because most of the envelope labels in digital synths and even modern analogs only label with the single letter.
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This is correct, but the cool kids call it ADSR. You don't want to be the dork who spells out Attack, Decay, Sustain & Release. But you do need to know what they are and how they work, because most of the envelope labels in digital synths and even modern analogs only label with the single letter.
Yep, but I figgered most posters wouldn't recognize ADSR and it'd just make me sound like a hi-falutin' music snob. =)
In reality, the days in my youth when I got free reign over my half-brother's Roland Juno-60 let me in on the world of waveforms and how music happens the way it does. Of course, in those days, I'd then hafta ride my bike over to the library and get books on what it all meant. I'd tie an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time.
Helps immensely putting guitar pedals in order. They do a thing to the signal. Those things are cumulative. If it happens to a sine wave, it happens to all waves.
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https://youtu.be/WV8YJ7OfOWU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwzlHefcHDc&list=RDpwzlHefcHDc&start_radio=1
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In reality, the days in my youth when I got free reign over my half-brother's Roland Juno-60 let me in on the world of waveforms and how music happens the way it does. Of course, in those days, I'd then hafta ride my bike over to the library and get books on what it all meant. I'd tie an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time.
I believe one of the old Juno's is what Johnathan Cain (Journey) used to make the keyboard intro to "Separate Ways."
.....which is what I spent half my time doing last Saturday morning, using one of Logic Pro's digital synths to recreate that sound, instead of working on the church's music like I was supposed to.
I can't be blamed for that. Priorities. If you claim to work with synths and you don't have VH's "Jump" and the Separate Ways one, you have nothing :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA
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Another pretty famous synth...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914
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I like that one
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I don't know much about a-ha outside of that song, but I always thought that guy was an underrated vocalist. He hits some pretty high notes in full voice. Fine, so did a lot of guys in the 80's. But he also hits some pretty low notes in that song....lower than the average 80's singer whose range was up in the rafters could go. Dude has/had a pretty impressive vocal range, I always thought.
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https://youtu.be/3TSktJeimjE
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I don't know much about a-ha outside of that song, but I always thought that guy was an underrated vocalist. He hits some pretty high notes in full voice. Fine, so did a lot of guys in the 80's. But he also hits some pretty low notes in that song....lower than the average 80's singer whose range was up in the rafters could go. Dude has/had a pretty impressive vocal range, I always thought.
Yeah I liked them pretty well-- well enough to have bought their first couple of albums, anyway. The other big hit off their first album was "The Sun Always Shines On TV" and then my favorite from their second album was called "Manhattan Skyline."
If possible, Sun Always Shines is even more a-ha than Take On Me ever was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ir9HC9vYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY2r28M1TrY
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Roland's Juno line were budget, single oscillator versions of "real" touring keyboards like the Prophet-5. Both models were right there at the end of the "analog" keyboard world right before Fairlight and SynClavier debuted their digital ones that included sampling and graphics. Of course, they also cost more than the studios that held them.
Right now, the damned Rolands cost more than they originally did! There's a resurgence in synthwave and the recreation of those late 70's/early 80's sounds.
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Roland's Juno line were budget, single oscillator versions of "real" touring keyboards like the Prophet-5. Both models were right there at the end of the "analog" keyboard world right before Fairlight and SynClavier debuted their digital ones that included sampling and graphics. Of course, they also cost more than the studios that held them.
Right now, the damned Rolands cost more than they originally did! There's a resurgence in synthwave and the recreation of those late 70's/early 80's sounds.
Oh wow, they sure do. My brother played keyboards in an 80s frat party band, and he had a Roland Juno 106. I'm not sure how he afforded it new, probably blew his rent money on it and ended up living back with our parents, but it was sweeet at the time.
I think he pawned it in the early 90s for maybe 400 bucks or something. I don't dare tell him what they cost now, he'd be sick over it...
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I believe one of the old Juno's is what Johnathan Cain (Journey) used to make the keyboard intro to "Separate Ways."
Poop......now I'm thinking it was a Jupiter, not a Juno. It was one of the J names, I'm sure, but totally can't remember which.
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See what I'm talking about? You can just buy and download this stuff now. No skill required a'tall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRoik_Yq35g
Oh, who am I kidding. I'm totally spending the $99 on this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqimqo3iFLk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzYIpVlZREA
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there ya go - a goodun
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there ya go - a goodun
Politically allegorical commentary is just as biting today as it was in 1977. Maybe even moreso.
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In memory of the late great Toby Keith
He will be missed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIq1LvzSLsk
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RIP to Toby.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lFMK3UIa74
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Man I haven't seen or heard of Edie Brickell in a couple of decades.
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Man I haven't seen or heard of Edie Brickell in a couple of decades.
Ive never heard of him but thought this video was interesting
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Ive never heard of him but thought this video was interesting
Edie Brickell is the woman in the video. She's a singer/songwriter from Dallas from the 80s/90s with some relative fame of her own, but most notably she's married to Paul Simon.
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"What I Am" was her big hit (I'm not aware of too many things / I know what I know, if ya know what I mean / Do Ya?).
Edie and Steve were the writers and inspiration (more or less) behind the musical "Bright Star". It's a semi-true story centering on the "Iron Mountain Baby" tale.
I was honored to perform Waco Civic's version on the stage several years ago. I was the lawyer.
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A little nostalgic lately...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg-KJSv-2aE
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The original recording of this song.
https://youtu.be/8KzRY2ando4 (https://youtu.be/8KzRY2ando4)
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A new release from the Old 97s, a Dallas-based band and longtime favorite of mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkA_hQfQdHs
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Wanna say I saw the Old 97's open for Joe Ely at Stubb's. Ely was playing his "Letters to Laredo" stuff.
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I'm a fan but have never seen them live.
I have seen Joe Ely, down on Auditorium Shores for some free concert or another back in the day. Definitely a talented dude.
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Politically allegorical commentary is just as biting today as it was in 1977. Maybe even moreso.
Prolly the only decent song on a crappy album maybe Draw the Line to. Nowhere near Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in The Attic or Rocks.
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I used to have a huge crush on this lady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtPSj96Fw-E
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This one had all the tight vocal harmonies (a capella as well), a groove that borders on funk, and a screaming bass line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgBQLIhHiGU
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Here's Tanya Tucker and Tom Jones singing Kris Kristofferson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQFIECMgIc
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Time for a little CCR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIEDZtKdCes
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I really like this song
The drummer is magic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HprVW3gS-H4
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Not sure why this song popped into my head, but man I love it. Not many can do haunting harmonies like the Everly Brothers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6uBHxCwdek
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This Place is Way Too Quiet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_T8mRnqCwE
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I posted this sung by Willie Nelson not long ago
but I really like how these guys do it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vdeJn731Ak
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Beautiful song, we sang it at my grandfather's funeral.
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Forgot how brilliant & cutting this story - tune this really is
https://youtu.be/fnwZeLdLPdQ
A haw,haw,haw,haw
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Funny story about the Chicken Ranch at La Grange
I joined a frat at UT and one week we had a scavenger hunt for the pledge class created by the active members
one of the items was to get a picture of one of the Chicken Ranch girls sitting on one of the Pledges laps
myself and two other pledges were nominated for this item
We drove down to La Grange and bought a case of beer and then went to the Chicken Ranch
we were a little scared but it turned out they were big Horn fans and accomodated us
We later submitted a picture of all three of us with a girl on each lap
One of them volunteered to take the picture
They thanked us for the beer and we left.
We did odd man winner for who got to keep the picture
I lost but it brings a smile to me thinking of that picture framed and sitting on my frat brothers mantel
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"You know what i'm talkin' about"
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They got a lotta nice girls...
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Funny story about the Chicken Ranch at La Grange
We drove down to La Grange and bought a case of beer and then went to the Chicken Ranch
we were a little scared but it turned out they were big Horn fans and accomodated us
They thanked us for the beer and we left.
Lone star beer
(https://i.imgur.com/SFhpbi7.png)
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Dont remember
Probably Texas Pride
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGFR__fGg8A
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In honor of Clarence "Frogman" Henry who passed a few days ago
This is one of the best covers Ive seen by a very funny lady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4LZ5d9j5U
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21VeAmPOBzI
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I love ELO. And my 16yo daughter does, too. She has awesome taste in music.
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For some reason, I'm a big fan of the movie "Xanadu". ELO kinda starts it all off with "I'm Alive".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9YIfEzXSHA
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I'm a big fan of Xanadu as well. Can't forget this one from ELO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZGOECYAU_8
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I may have posted this before.
https://youtu.be/MIKSQT-oXfc (https://youtu.be/MIKSQT-oXfc)
Peter Gunn goes back to some of my earliest memories of watching TV. Rawhide was earlier, but that's about it.
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Henry Mancini was one of the greatest composers and arrangers of all time
Heres another Mancini gem Pink Panther
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe_uqv5GNNw
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one of my favorite scenes from Hatari had Mancini background music what a rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX-UNQK-2vA
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Well, now I'm digging on Mancini:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdjjKjVcOkM
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Well if we're going to go down this path, I have no choice but to throw some Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass into the mix!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js_ljwaQNVA&list=PLBkQhFof_6diVHIljlnhk3lifhJAwzoeR&index=1
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We’re going to a Rhapsody in Blue performance Saturday.
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My 14yo son has never really been as interested in pop/rock music, as my 16yo daughter. I've commented how she loves all of the 80s music that my i s c & a aggie wife and I have exposed her to, and those still remain among her favorites in all of her playlists, but she also loves to explore musically, and go down rabbit holes when she hears any song new or old, that interests her, to see what else that band has to offer. She likes pretty much all forms of music, though rap is probably her least favorite. She's always whistling or singing a song, she's always blasting music from her room or her car. Basically, she's a music-lover in the exact same way I was at her age (and still am, for the most part).
My son, on the other hand, has never expressed a whole lot of interest in music. He'd rather play video games or watch tiktok videos or get on his bike and hang out with his friends. He rarely plays music from his room, rarely sings or hums anything. He just doesn't seem to "feel" music the way his sister and my wife and I do. Which is fine of course, not everyone has to feel and express themselves in the same way.
However, he does pick up on a particular song every now and then, and then he really focuses on it. Several songs that my daughter tells me are regulars on tiktok, but also some random ones.
For example, when we first saw the Captain America movie, there's a scene where Steve Rogers dances with Peggy Carter. It's an old World War II era song since that's the setting for the movie, and it's one I've known forever, it's a standard, a classic. But for some reason it really registered with my son, and it's one of the few songs he'll hum, or whistle, or put on the stereo to play. And now that he plays trumpet, he's figured out how to play it, and so in the midst of him practicing for whatever concert or solo he has coming up, it's not uncommon to hear him bust into this song for a few bars, just to keep himself engaged and entertained.
That song, is "It's Been a Long, Long Time"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chs2bmqzyUs
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One of the ways we in my generation learned classical music was from cartoons. They often featured Rossini for example. The tunes stuck in our heads. And later, we may have learned those were classical music pieces.
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https://youtu.be/dILIdREylC0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GllFw_obt-k
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RIP Dickie Betts
https://youtu.be/JSMubgZoL58
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https://youtu.be/qzO023mvDQo
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It's ridiculous how many great songs Neil Diamond wrote. Including several made famous by others, like "I'm A Believer."
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I just went down a Sondheim rabbit hole because of looking up the image for the famous painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
The original Broadway cast for Sunday In The Park With George is of course iconic, featuring Bernadette Peters and probably my favorite male vocalist of all time, Mandy Patinkin.
But I stumbled across this duet that was recorded in the midst of the pandemic, and I have to say I'm really surprised at how well Jake Gyllenhall sings the part of George. He sounds almost identical to a young Mandy Patinkin, it's remarkable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON5-DLX829M
Edit: I should add that Annaleigh Ashford carries this song and has an extraordinary voice, but I was already well aware of her singing chops, she's a regular on Broadway who has won a Tony.
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Try to keep up with the lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRsdEcybJL0
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I could go for days on Sondheim.
My 16yo daughter's concert band is playing a medley from Into The Woods. Of course she is familiar with it, because I'm an awesome dad who made sure she was raised knowing all of the best musicals.
But I was surprised when she told me most of her band peers have no idea what it is. Just tonight they got together to watch the movie version, because so many of them were clueless.
It's pretty densely packed with great songs, but I have to say this one really cracks me up every time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmixlJ79ZF0
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This is another one that's hard to get right. The interplay between characters comes quickly and off rhythm. Of course, then there's Bernadette Peters just generally putting everyone in their place:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sve1K1AspTk
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Bernadette Peters is just masterful in pretty much everything she's ever done.
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https://youtu.be/P8tTwXv4glY
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I saw Don McLean (who wrote this song) perform this in Vegas back in the 80's
couse he sang it solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IufSaUazsBg
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One of the ways we in my generation learned classical music was from cartoons. They often featured Rossini for example. The tunes stuck in our heads. And later, we may have learned those were classical music pieces.
Bugs Bunny and the Overture from Rossini's The Barber of Seville come to mind.
I saw the road production of The Barber of Seville in the Eisenhower Theater when I was teaching at West Point. I didn't know the opera and was surprised when the Overture was played. A Chinese-American woman played Rosina. Such is the power of live performance, I didn't notice her ethnicity after 5 minutes or so.
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My 14yo son has never really been as interested in pop/rock music, as my 16yo daughter. I've commented how she loves all of the 80s music that my i s c & a aggie wife and I have exposed her to, and those still remain among her favorites in all of her playlists, but she also loves to explore musically, and go down rabbit holes when she hears any song new or old, that interests her, to see what else that band has to offer. She likes pretty much all forms of music, though rap is probably her least favorite. She's always whistling or singing a song, she's always blasting music from her room or her car. Basically, she's a music-lover in the exact same way I was at her age (and still am, for the most part).
My son, on the other hand, has never expressed a whole lot of interest in music. He'd rather play video games or watch tiktok videos or get on his bike and hang out with his friends. He rarely plays music from his room, rarely sings or hums anything. He just doesn't seem to "feel" music the way his sister and my wife and I do. Which is fine of course, not everyone has to feel and express themselves in the same way.
However, he does pick up on a particular song every now and then, and then he really focuses on it. Several songs that my daughter tells me are regulars on tiktok, but also some random ones.
For example, when we first saw the Captain America movie, there's a scene where Steve Rogers dances with Peggy Carter. It's an old World War II era song since that's the setting for the movie, and it's one I've known forever, it's a standard, a classic. But for some reason it really registered with my son, and it's one of the few songs he'll hum, or whistle, or put on the stereo to play. And now that he plays trumpet, he's figured out how to play it, and so in the midst of him practicing for whatever concert or solo he has coming up, it's not uncommon to hear him bust into this song for a few bars, just to keep himself engaged and entertained.
That song, is "It's Been a Long, Long Time"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chs2bmqzyUs
That's a cool story and a great piece of music.
Those big-band tunes from World War II are true classics. "American Patrol" by Glenn Miller might be my favorite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAVejLjXVdw&pp=ygUcYW1lcmljYW4gcGF0cm9sIGdsZW5uIG1pbGxlcg%3D%3D (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAVejLjXVdw&pp=ygUcYW1lcmljYW4gcGF0cm9sIGdsZW5uIG1pbGxlcg%3D%3D)
I also love Tommy Dorsey's take on Rimsky Korsakov's "Song of India."
https://youtu.be/9yRIUuUJpJM (https://youtu.be/9yRIUuUJpJM)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmD_uTsg2d8
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I haven't seen a Bond movie in ages, but that's a good piece, 320.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_70Ht9e7pY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_70Ht9e7pY)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK3Jsyi5Vjg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paw-4tXlSUU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swloMVFALXw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXJ8-E-jvuw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss8_X2VvHZs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_eFPT63gsg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQstQST1GiM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1V8YRJnr4Q
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPan-rEQJA&list=PLyeezhUs5uh9gF1q5QTXBnBxderpiupCw&index=13
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC5H9P4F5Uk
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https://youtu.be/KptAEI2lKSE
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I really like this young star Lucie Thomas
she could be another Streisand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xscIkZmaCNg
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We hosted a crawfish boil at our house yesterday afternoon, this song is now on my brain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE
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nice
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Pretty good for old geezers.
https://youtu.be/Hz9yE0k34vA (https://youtu.be/Hz9yE0k34vA)
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Hes good but no Gene Krupa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyAUKU_ImNg
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I was impressed to see a guy with that much silver hair and that many brass players use a matched grip. Usually, those guys have formal training that took place in the era where traditional grip was the thing. There were and are amazing drummers that use either, so it's largely pointless to debate which one is "better" or "correct".
Heck, I still use a German bow on my bass. It's not technically as fast as the French, but my limitation is my personal skill - not the equipment.
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The Horns go over to the dark side in only a litlle more then 3 months
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dydhnAi0A3E
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https://youtu.be/rM8tROzp4Dc
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https://youtu.be/EExahMsBoWM
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https://youtu.be/MBUfNxfc2w4
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The prequels.
https://youtu.be/CJdrNVTXIz0?list=OLAK5uy_nTvS6WqFKFbCwniCmMrIbhQU-mjQAOFfQ (https://youtu.be/CJdrNVTXIz0?list=OLAK5uy_nTvS6WqFKFbCwniCmMrIbhQU-mjQAOFfQ)
https://youtu.be/UTB-aauU9cI?list=OLAK5uy_nTvS6WqFKFbCwniCmMrIbhQU-mjQAOFfQ (https://youtu.be/UTB-aauU9cI?list=OLAK5uy_nTvS6WqFKFbCwniCmMrIbhQU-mjQAOFfQ)
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and now for some BTO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-0Sm_SNSCQ
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Heard this song blasting from my 16yo daughter's room this morning while she was getting ready. I felt remiss because I don't recall ever playing it for her, but she's such a music genius she found it all on her own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd5MDLDanGo
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and Tommy James and the Shondells version where they just kinda went, "Hey! Tremolo for you, you, and everyone!":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGEeneO-t0
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Life's the same, I'm moving in stereo
Life's the same except for my shoes
Life's the same, you're shakin' like tremolo
Life's the same, it's all inside you
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and Tommy James and the Shondells version where they just kinda went, "Hey! Tremolo for you, you, and everyone!":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGEeneO-t0
I went down a Shondells rabbit hole the other day. Had no idea that this one, fairly unremarkable 60s band, produced three hits that would later become major iconic 80s cover hits.
Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
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genius stuff
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By the time Joan Jett came along, I was too busy to listen to popular music. I did not realize that they (she and the Blackhearts) had done a cover of "Crimson and Clover."
But they did it very well.
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https://youtu.be/rhnZ19sbxps
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A lot of their hits are technically covers. "I Love Rock n Roll" was originally written by a UK band called "The Arrows".
I've heard George Thorogood's playing described as "Burgers and Fries". That's a pretty apt description of Joan's playing. Not pretty or fancy - just straightforward and satisfying. The "Melody Maker" style of guitar she plays was introduced by Gibson to be the absolute cheapest thing they could make. Of course, now you can buy a Joan Jett Signature model for a little over $1000.
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"Burgers and Fries" appeal to the masses
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and now for something different
My dad had this record and played it a lot
Count Basie org plays Bond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rq2TsP9wss&list=PLWTlZb3BCDgF5D3ctKbEGu8tBPY4KZMs-
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Heres one of my favorites from the same album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnozUNLc2qs&list=PLWTlZb3BCDgF5D3ctKbEGu8tBPY4KZMs-&index=7
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nice
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Ive posted Lucy Thomas before and remarked she is a real star in the making
Here she is singing Bridge over Troubled Water and she does a very good cover of Simon and Garfunkel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWO1HbkBUR8
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It's hard to know how good singers are these days unless you see them live and in person.
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It's hard to know how good singers are these days unless you see them live and in person.
Dont pretend to be an expert talent scout
only that she checks all my boxes on what a great singer is
she has fantastic range and breath control
her performances to me are stunning
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https://youtu.be/J7oOhMlsfeQ
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https://youtu.be/1uF5xMhfp1c
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjyZKfdwlng
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It's hard to know how good singers are these days unless you see them live and in person.
Great tune from a fine vocalist
https://youtu.be/rqk7gorwWAo
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Great tune from a fine vocalist
https://youtu.be/rqk7gorwWAo
I at first thought this was a new singer
Turns out she started in the early 70s
nice song
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She did Right Time of the Night(solo) think it reached no. one on billboard for a week in '77.Also duet in 1983 with Joe Cocker "Up Where We Belong" and in 1987 with Bill Medley duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" both successful hits,nice voice though
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Themes from Officer and a Gentleman and Dirty Dancin'. Not too shabby.
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The first time I heard this song was my 2nd year at UT. No matter where you went in my dorm someone would have it on their sterio blasting very loud, And it was not really a party till someone played it
Fond Memories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmmM_qwG4k
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for all you LSU fans out there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rr8bzrI1Dc
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Ive posted songs played by Josh Turner before. Heres a pretty good cover
Josh is the one on the left, Hes is very good on the guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VKGfluxZWw
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https://youtu.be/YlcY_enzwmI
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I posted this in response to a Lucy Thomas recording posted by 320.
It's hard to know how good singers are these days unless you see them live and in person.
Here's the explanation from a guy who knows far more about music than I do (a low bar, I admit).
https://youtu.be/NHhrccLhSjc (https://youtu.be/NHhrccLhSjc)
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CW probably over 90% of pop songs use auto tune. While it tends to enhanse the sound it does not manufacture new sounds.
Ive heard this girl sing quite a bit and my opinion stays the same
Here she is on a Bette Midler cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2iw-_1lrbc
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Auto-tune was actually an offshoot of software used to detect petroleum deposits underground.
The idea is that, by shooting sonic waves underground, they reflect and produce echoes that can be picked up by surface instruments. Clearly, a computer is going to be needed to interpret those echoes. Since those echoes were relatively chaotic, a "smoothing" function was written that could sort of force the detected wave data into a usable image.
Turns out, you can use that same software to map a wave form like the human voice onto clearly defined pitch frequencies that correspond to the scale of whatever key the piece is in. By altering values in the software, you can make the effect subtle so that it nudges the note onto the pitch, or you can make it a "hard clip" that produces a deliberate robotic quality. Cher and TI would famously use this.
There's no "wrong" way to produce music. It either works or it doesn't. Glissando notes (ones that slide up to the pitch) are a perfectly valid way to sing and play, and form the core of some artistic styles. Tempo variations happen as an expressive form in lots of musical genres. They allow the piece to "breathe'. Of course, Bach will have less room for tempo (and dynamic) variation than Rachmaninoff.
If you let a computer create the music, you get computer music. AI will create AI music. Maybe the listener likes it, or maybe they don't. A producer should strive to let the artist speak with their voice, unless the artist is deliberately being employed to let the producer speak.
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https://youtu.be/_86iwnPKzBY
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Cheech and Chong lives
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https://youtu.be/VJW67QN24SA
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CW probably over 90% of pop songs use auto tune. While it tends to enhanse the sound it does not manufacture new sounds.
Ive heard this girl sing quite a bit and my opinion stays the same
Here she is on a Bette Midler cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2iw-_1lrbc
I wasn't trying to talk you out of liking her, 320.
Just saying that unless you've heard her sing live in an intimate venue, you don't know if you're hearing her natural singing voice or her pitch-corrected singing voice.
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https://youtu.be/5Xu9QOlJgEg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLpZWNyM0I
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrwjiO1MCVs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVTJzJQ8tM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVTJzJQ8tM)
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Why Music is Getting Worse.
https://youtu.be/1bZ0OSEViyo (https://youtu.be/1bZ0OSEViyo)
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Very interesting CW
Probably why I prefer music from the 40s thru the 70s over whats out there today
as a kid I used to visit the local music store often and I still have these records today
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Eh, sounds a lot like an old man yelling at the clouds. I don't agree with the general premise that "music is getting worse."
There's certainly a lot of bad music out there. But there's also a lot of good music out there. It's true that music is easier to make (and distribute) now, than ever before. And that means there's a lot MORE music, in general. More bad music, more good music, just more music.
Basically old people are nostalgic and prefer the things from their youth. Nothing new there, at all.
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Eh, sounds a lot like an old man yelling at the clouds. I don't agree with the general premise that "music is getting worse."
There's certainly a lot of bad music out there. But there's also a lot of good music out there. It's true that music is easier to make (and distribute) now, than ever before. And that means there's a lot MORE music, in general. More bad music, more good music, just more music.
Basically old people are nostalgic and prefer the things from their youth. Nothing new there, at all.
Music has definately changed away from my tastes
Yes I may be old but I know what I like and todays music with a few exceptions I dont care for
now excuse me I have to run some kids off my lawn
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Music has definately changed away from my tastes
Yes I may be old but I know what I like and todays music with a few exceptions I dont care for
now excuse me I have to run some kids off my lawn
I'm not so sure this is true. On this thread you more than any other, post songs from young talented artists. It seems to me there's a lot of new music that you like.
I'm sure there's a lot of new music you don't like either, but that's my point-- there's more music being created and distributed now, than ever before. There's more good AND there's more bad. The good thing is, with so many avenues for discovering and listening to new music, you're not forced to listen to the same thing everyone else is, unlike back in the days when terrestrial radio dominated and your city only had a handful of radio station listening options.
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I can't sit here as a card-carrying Gen Xer and whine about the devolution of music into a visual medium. When music videos started being an "instead of" rather than "in addition to" an artist's talent profile, things changed. A few minutes "mixing beats" will turn you from "Instagram famous" into "recording star".
I can see where those used to the 7 minute guitar driven tapestries from the 60's and 70's didn't much care for the 3 power chord hair metal I enjoyed. Those 7 minute anthems surely disappointed and annoyed the 50's era beat boppers (and Brill building stalwarts) who thought their tunes were SO SUPERIOR to the Big Band crooners of the 40's. Those guys didn't have much to look down on, because recorded music didn't really exist in that form before then (Tin Pan Alley was around in the 20's, but it mainly existed to sell sheet music rather than non-existent audio recordings).
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I'm not so sure this is true. On this thread you more than any other, post songs from young talented artists. It seems to me there's a lot of new music that you like.
I'm sure there's a lot of new music you don't like either, but that's my point-- there's more music being created and distributed now, than ever before. There's more good AND there's more bad. The good thing is, with so many avenues for discovering and listening to new music, you're not forced to listen to the same thing everyone else is, unlike back in the days when terrestrial radio dominated and your city only had a handful of radio station listening options.
Never said current performers were not as good. But the young performers Ive posted are singing older songs.
And never said the current technology is bad. I love being able to jump on youtube and being able to find most songs ever written.
The only current stuff I like is in the country western area
but hey thats just me so what the heck diff does it make
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https://youtu.be/GrMGPaih1jc
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Heard this on the radio on the way to work today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Km11HNzUY
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Mike Campbell/The Dirty Knobs | Thank you Milwaukee @brewers for having us ⚾️🎸🇺🇸 it was an honor! @steve_ferrone @mlb | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/C823MNaSs63/?hl=en)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrMftm6Km3g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZYH8v42a2w
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaAF_3WMJGM&list=RDMaAF_3WMJGM&start_radio=1
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https://youtu.be/HupXMn34g8U
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https://youtu.be/tXkblbJqwn0
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https://youtu.be/tRx212PUa4g
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https://youtu.be/7C7-J3e02dw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10
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No pitch-correct here, I think.
https://youtu.be/YUiByuF2MOA (https://youtu.be/YUiByuF2MOA)
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https://youtu.be/aTLU1Qx5ioI
Johnny Cash's version aint too bad either
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Eh, sounds a lot like an old man yelling at the clouds. I don't agree with the general premise that "music is getting worse."
There's certainly a lot of bad music out there. But there's also a lot of good music out there. It's true that music is easier to make (and distribute) now, than ever before. And that means there's a lot MORE music, in general.
You're right I've heard alot of newer stuff,my buddy and his wife both in their late 50s listen to some of it. I guess one would call it alt rock or something like that and man it was really,really good but OTA radio doesn't play it(that I've heard).And I'm not ponying up to the greedy fooks on satellite
https://youtu.be/fDzXbdxeeHI
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https://youtu.be/rD6y7aOS0NA
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https://youtu.be/dL29E-jrvMg?list=PL59B7A506BF2CFF20 (https://youtu.be/dL29E-jrvMg?list=PL59B7A506BF2CFF20)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAoLJ8GbA4Y
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Everybody get those Olympic Horns Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKs48vlV5yw
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(https://i.imgur.com/6QaBbnY.jpeg)
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Everybody get those Olympic Horns Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKs48vlV5yw
I love that piece so much. We got to play it several times in high school marching band.
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And then of course, this one's a classic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9gL33ze4RE
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(https://i.imgur.com/6QaBbnY.jpeg)
On Sunday morning, when we go down to church
See the menfolk standing in line
Say they come to pray to the Lord
But when my little girl looks so fine
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwmZAdwnf54&list=RDSwmZAdwnf54&start_radio=1
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https://youtu.be/muqkIgQC3CQ
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Eh, sounds a lot like an old man yelling at the clouds. I don't agree with the general premise that "music is getting worse."
There's certainly a lot of bad music out there. But there's also a lot of good music out there. It's true that music is easier to make (and distribute) now, than ever before. And that means there's a lot MORE music, in general. More bad music, more good music, just more music.
Basically old people are nostalgic and prefer the things from their youth. Nothing new there, at all.
“What we obtain too cheaply we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.”
–Thomas Paine, The American Crisis No. 1, 1776.
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Well okay.
I'm a sucker for old 80s ballads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXd3h5yB8Fo
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geez
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Just because you're an insensative cromagnon bastage doesn't mean everyone has to be. :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRnNpLOhn1Q
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Yeah that's what I'm talking about!
I like some 70s rock ballads, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STugQ0X1NoI
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A Throwback to my UT days
back then these guys could walk on water
as far as we fans were concerned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A2eet1bttY&list=RD1A2eet1bttY&start_radio=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyh6i9NvmE&list=RD1A2eet1bttY&index=2
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Behind the Band Name
According to the [color=var(--wp--preset--color--primary-500)]band’s official website (https://www.threedognight.com/bio#:~:text=The band's now-famous name,a “three dog night”.)[/url], the name Three Dog Night comes from a phrase often used by Aboriginal Australian hunters as a barometer for how cold a night in the Outback would be.[/font][/size][/color]
The hunters would dig a hole in the ground and then use dingos to keep warm. If it was cold they’d sleep with two dogs. If it was freezing it would be a “three-dog night.” They wanted to include the number three somewhere in their moniker as a representation of the idea that there are three lead singers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8zGryHWZE0&list=RD1A2eet1bttY&index=6
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and ya gotta include this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as8K3H7Rros&list=RD1A2eet1bttY&index=5
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I have my own reasons to be partial to this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AywQegBaKho
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https://youtu.be/7lAqKViOfLE
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https://youtu.be/CsegU4P9QOQ
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Song from 1947
When the Family Tree is a Wreath....
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qFvd9SBT8W4?feature=share
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https://youtu.be/cOeKidp-iWo
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The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old lady's eyes
Just for fun he says, "Get a job"
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When appropriate, I like to close my set with this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHRvDo8rUoQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUtsoeQyyVA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4-roxaXZYY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OGd4gplxQM
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Fried Chicken!!!
(confirmed this is what Freddy yells at the very end)
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Fried Chicken!!!
(confirmed this is what Freddy yells at the very end)
Of course it's what Freddy yells. Anyone who doubted that, is an idiot!
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https://youtu.be/T1qb74CtBtk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFFOoVcCjFQ
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This would be a good show...
(https://i.imgur.com/Y1eGuo9.png)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov22ortY1Y0
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https://youtu.be/hUioud7Qtsw
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In great anticipation for the Horns coming season in the SEC SEC SEC
I felt moved to dedicate the following songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxQXKO194XM
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Just hope theres more good then bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enuOArEfqGo
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Maybe This One is more to the Point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQsx4Fr8wqU&list=WL&index=19
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https://youtu.be/vhN9jgdDRJw
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https://youtu.be/Sp5Nd93gQ5I
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I love the running guitar rhythm line in that song.
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https://youtu.be/VGF4ibgcHQE
Now 94 you going to be spending more time in the S-E-C,S-E-C thread? If so I've never been, tell me how you like it. I'm sure CD/OAM/Drew will keep you company
:cheer:
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Ha! Nobody posts in the SEC threads.
OAM and CD occasionally, and Gigem, and every now and then nwms. But it's minimal.
I doubt I'll post much over there either unless it's a specifically SEC topic.
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As far as songs in my head, for some reason this one got stuck in there recently. Dunno why:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9foZ7KVSng
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https://youtu.be/Gunc-ceMxFQ (https://youtu.be/Gunc-ceMxFQ)
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Bring it
Were ready
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2GBQqSKl8w
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Got to have a little John Wayne music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlpqjxy-LSQ&list=WL&index=7
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Opening act in Toby Kieth tribute
Carrie Underwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHC9Nlaf04
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My absolute favorite Neil Diamond performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMZW6jO3y5w
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I like the African Trilogy too, 320.
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I grew up in the 80s with "Love on the Rocks" and "Coming to America" and the E.T. theme as my impressions of Neil Diamond. I liked those songs and thought he was a fine performer, but didn't give him much of a thought beyond that.
It wasn't until later in life, the late 90s/early 2000s, when I discovered that our next-door-season-ticket-seatmate for Longhorn games was also the lead singer of e Neil Diamond tribute band named "Diamondbag" that I developed a much deeper appreciation for Neil Diamond. His tribute band would play various gigs in Dallas and Austin, and my new friend was a very dynamic, enthusiastic, and talented singer/frontman. His love of the material was obvious and infectious and that's when I truly discovered the greatness of Neil Diamond and the depth of his musical catalog.
I fell in love with songs like "Forever in Blue Jeans" and "Kentucky Woman" and this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA5bFJt9Wp0
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From my personal perspective, Neil Diamond peaked in the mid-1970s. Maybe the album Beautiful Noise marks that peak for me. But he went on to write and perform good music for over four more decades.
He was a songwriter for publishers in the Brill Building, the successor to Tin Pan Alley, as were Carole King, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, Neil Sedaka, Paul Simon, and many more.
He was part of The Band's Last Waltz, singing "Dry Your Eyes." He did the soundtracks of Jonathan Livingston Seagull (from a lightweight book that was, IMO, much better than the movie) and The Jazz Singer.
The live album Hot August Night, from 1972, is probably my favorite album. My glorious esposita and I were dating at the time, and the road version of that concert was the first of the relatively few concerts I have seen. We have seen Neil perform twice in the decades since. That final one one was in late 2017, not long before he retired from touring.
https://youtu.be/Y0Mj_RISjoY (https://youtu.be/Y0Mj_RISjoY)
"Crunchy Granola Suite," I recently learned, was his response to the health-conscious lifestyle of SoCal when he moved out there from NYC. It's about health-food!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-IwcEw2Xz8
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Got to hear at least one more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPkCfFv5AUw
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Fearless posted this a while back and I liked it so much that Im reposting it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj_lZ4hkJd8
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https://youtu.be/ohWe9v3KsQQ (https://youtu.be/ohWe9v3KsQQ)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_UYYPb-Gk
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Love This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUMJe17A2Io
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Love This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg
I've always appreciated this, because it's literally about struggling to try to write a song. He's watching the clock tick by, and can't come up with anything good.
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Hey droog!
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The Loudness War
The music industry's tendency to record, produce, and broadcast music at progressively increasing levels of loudness to create a distinct sound is known as the Loudness War. Because the maximum amplitude of recorded music cannot be increased, overall loudness can only be boosted by reducing the dynamic range of source audio and distorting recordings, leading to complaints from some audiophiles.
In 1997, Iggy Pop assisted in the remix and remaster of the 1973 album Raw Power by his former band The Stooges, arguably creating the loudest rock CD ever, reaching −4 dBFS in places.
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Hey droog!
Heyas!
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The Loudness War
The music industry's tendency to record, produce, and broadcast music at progressively increasing levels of loudness to create a distinct sound is known as the Loudness War. Because the maximum amplitude of recorded music cannot be increased, overall loudness can only be boosted by reducing the dynamic range of source audio and distorting recordings, leading to complaints from some audiophiles.
In 1997, Iggy Pop assisted in the remix and remaster of the 1973 album Raw Power by his former band The Stooges, arguably creating the loudest rock CD ever, reaching −4 dBFS in places.
I don't think "dynamic range" and "The Stooges" belong in the same sentence - unless that sentence is "The Stooges have practically zero dynamic range.".
They're not known for their nuance (or talent, either, come to think of it). They're a proto-punk, barely playing together in time, performance outfit. They are, however, a favorite of mine!
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I suppose I've heard of them but that's about it