Before the cancer* delayed the new album HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 1, and cancelled the tour, the Beastie Boys (w/ Nas) put out a single: "Too Many Rappers"......its good.
Love the lyrics:
"Too many rappers/not enough MCs"
"Grandpa been rappin' since '83"
*=Adam "MCA" Yauch has a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node.
I tried to get it to show up like Deniro did but I can't figure out how to do it. Which is no surprise as I'm basically stupid when it comes to computers.
I'm disappointed in you people Not one single Iron Maiden one yet.
I tried to get it to show up like Deniro did but I can't figure out how to do it. Which is no surprise as I'm basically stupid when it comes to computers.
Here's one for you. It's not a video but shows some great pictures. I don't know that Elvis ever performed it live. I had it on an album, and I know someone else had the hit on it, but I love his version.
Who cares?!? Yes, Mig. Her and her band were hand picked by Jon Bon Jovi personally to duet this tune. Jon insisted that it be an unknown up and coming country artist. Her band is called "Sugarland".
Thanks! I'm a big Mingus fan. As far as the Harlem Nocturne piece it reminded me of the music in a lot of detective/film noir movies. You know, the ones that start with bad voiceovers like She was a tall dame with piercing eyes, red lips and legs that made you think about things you shouldn't. She waltzed into my office, sat down in the chair and gave me a dubious look. "Are you Lilo Galente, private detective?", she asked? "That's the name on the door, sister", I promptly replied
An overdriven guitar is a beautiful thing. It's actually Prince who plays the incredible solo on 777-9311. He did it in Jesse Johnson's style as somewhat of an inside dig and challenge to Jesse Johnson. Prince makes the whammy bar work on this one.
She was a tall dame with piercing eyes, red lips and legs that made you think about things you shouldn't. She waltzed into my office, sat down in the chair and gave me a dubious look. "Are you Lilo Galente, private detective?", she asked? "That's the name on the door, sister", I promptly replied
Dude, you really gotta get off those '40s dime-store novels .
She was a tall dame with piercing eyes, red lips and legs that made you think about things you shouldn't. She waltzed into my office, sat down in the chair and gave me a dubious look. "Are you Lilo Galente, private detective?", she asked? "That's the name on the door, sister", I promptly replied
Dude, you really gotta get off those '40s dime-store novels .
I had to sneak this record into the house when I was growing up. It would have been trouble-BIG TROUBLE-if my parents had seen the cover or heard the music.
It's probably not widely known that jazz master guitarist Earl Klugh was heavily influenced by country/jazz/(everything) guitarist Chet Atkins. Klugh saw Atkins on TV when he was 13 and knew then he wanted to be a guitarist. The two men eventually met , became friends and occasionally performed/recorded together.
Miles had such an original distinctive tone. Thanks! I like this song a lot. There is an Ellington version with Ray Nance on violin and either Nance or Bailey on French and English vocals.
Miles had such an original distinctive tone. Thanks! I like this song a lot. There is an Ellington version with Ray Nance on violin and either Nance or Bailey on French and English vocals.
I fell in love with it after hearing it at a jazz concert that my trumpet friend was in. I looked up the one you mentioned - very pretty, and nice to hear the words.
My dad sent this clip to me and my saxophone-playing cousin:
These guys are amazing entertainers!! Love the song, and their dance moves are too cool. My friend and I attempted to dance along to the video today, and failed miserably.
Most people today probably know this song from the Salt-n-Pepa/ En Vogue remake/sample but the original is pretty good.
It was a minor hit for Stax in 1968 but the singer retired from music once the Klan found out that she was supposedly the wrong color to be singing such music with such people. Evidently they had missed her singing backup for such people as James Brown or Ike and Tina Turner. In any event it's a good song.
One thing I love about the Red Hot Chili Peppers is that no matter how new-agey and 'avante-garde' their music might have been, whenever they did a classic cover song they weren't afraid to absolutely strip it down and stick to the original template without changing a damn thing. These guys were really one of the last great bands who knew how to just get out there and cut a frickin' hit.
Every Sunday morning my local radio station has a series called "Beatle Years" followed by "Back to the Beatles", playing music but also giving history on certain aspects of their career. They played this song by Julian Lennon. It's a remake of an old 60's DC5 song, "Because". I'm not sure the exact year this was recorded,but I believe it was the 80's.
Anyway, this kid not only looks so much like his dad, he also sounds like him.
Fame's post about translated art reminded me of the different versions of great songs that people do. The song "If loving you is wrong.." was originally recorded by Luther Ingram back in the early seventies but I first heard Isaac Hayes version of it and that was my favorite. Millie Jackson's version has the infamous mid section rap-which was nasty for its time. Lee Ann Rimes did a version which wasn't as bad I was expecting it to be. Not a bad voice. All of these versions are different from one another....
Here, some 35 years later (to the day) is one great folk song:
Well, not exactly Gordon Lighfoot,,,a one-take, no practice, late, effort, (excuses, excuses). I posted this on the thread titled "Edmund Fitzgerald Pictures."
Well, not exactly Gordon Lighfoot,,,a one-take, no practice, late, effort, (excuses, excuses). I posted this on the thread titled "Edmund Fitzgerald Pictures."
I don't think I posted this before. I like this band a lot. I am also always fascinated by people who can radically rearrange a piece of music and do their own thing with it.
I went to a concert this week put on by my school's jazz ensemble, and it was AWESOME, as they always are. They had a rock kind of theme to it, and it actually opened with the guitarist performing Jimi Hendrix' rendition of the Star Spangled Banner...soo cool. They also performed: the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme (really good, with solos by most of the band members), "All Together Now" (with the director forcing the audience into singing and clapping along!), "Central Park," "Watermelon Man," "Oye Como Va," "Povo," "Come Together," and "What Is Hip?"
One of the nice things about the "Boardwalk Empire" show was that it reminded me how much great music came out of the 1920's. Here's something from that style recorded by Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Sweet Emma. I think this particular version was from the 1950's or early sixties. The audio quality is not the greatest. I happen to have the CD and probably should get around uploading a better quality version to youtube one of these days. Turn up the volume.
Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison formed a group (Fistful of Mercy) together along with Joe Arthur. YMMV but I think this is the best cut off their debut release. It makes some sly references to the Beatles, as one would expect given that the group includes Dhani, but ultimately the entire CD stands on its own though.
This is John Lee Hooker with Muddy Waters and his band in 1966 at the Cafe au Go-Go. They may shoot you. They may cut you. They may drown you. I just don't know. I don't care!!!!
The Invictus/Hot Wax labels grew out of a split from Motown after three of his best songwriters/producers (Holland-Dozier-Holland) got peeved at Berry Gordy's shady accounting practices and threatened to depart. Unperturbed, Gordy invited them to do just that and they did. The result was HotWax and its sister label Invictus. One of the first big groups that resulted from this was 100 Proof. The Motown and general Detroit influence is obvious of course but so is a funkier approach.
One of Simon and Garfunkel's earliest folk songs. It is mostly a poem written by Edward Arlington Robinson in 1897. You learn that even the rich have their own problems.
Evidently Chris Clark was sort of a Teena Marie before her time.She and Gordy had a thing going at one point. I don't think I had heard of her before though these songs seem familiar. She is featured in the latest Waxpoetics magazine.
It is a question that has plagued music professionals for generations (actually, only about 41 years). Just what the hell is Joe Cocker saying during his Woodstock performance? Well, ladies and gentlemen, someone who speaks Cockernese (or Cocker Spaniel, one of the two) has FINALLY translated it. Here is the fully translated Woodstock performance of "With a Little Help From My Friends." Enjoy!
I love Just a Gigolo and I also like Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White. My brother has the record. It brings back memories of the when I was young. TIS
If either of you are ever in SE Michigan this place is my treat.. http://www.carieras.com/dearborn/index.php I hear MORE Louis Prima and Sam Butera and Cab Calloway here than anywhere else..
Looks like a nice place Lilo. It's a little drive from Grand Rapids, but not impossible. They have a similar place/menu in G.R. at a place called Carraba's.
In regards to the videos, The Stones, Angie will always be special. I named named my youngest daughter Angie with that song in mind. It's a pretty song.
Lyrically this is very similar to Muddy Waters/Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man/Mannish Boy", Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile" and The Temptation's "I can't get next to you". It probably all comes from the same source.
This is so totally opposite of the last couple videos.
I heard yesterday on the radio that years ago The Rolling Stones did a Rice Krispies commercial released only in England. I had to find out for myself. Sure enough! Here it is. Say what you will, the Stones even sound good doing cereal commercials.
I don't see how that song can't make everyone want to sing. I love it.
Who are those people??? And how interesting to film in a hallway of ....wherever with an expanding number of people joining in. The singer actually is not too bad eitherand it does seem like it was fun to make.
TIS
DeNiro, I posted after you had already posted your Beatles video. I must admit, I don't know if I even know that song. It's barely familiar. Nice collage of clips and pictures too.
TIS, I realized after posting it that it's apparently a Christian (rock?) band performing in the video - should've realized that it was more professional than just random people putting together a YouTube clip! I love how more continually join in, and the fake mustaches are hilarious.
I don't know if I've said it before, but Lilo, you got a very good taste in music. Been going through these pages here and you're definitely full of life, I tell you that much. I've always been a very big Howlin Wolf fan. If it weren't for the blues, I don't know where I'd be today. Robert Johnson will always be my favorite though. Me And The Devil.
I forgot all about that song. My Sweet Lord remains one of my all time favorites. I love the use of the sitar, which was introduced worldwide by George if I'm not mistaken.
Keeping with the Beatles, I absolutely love Lennon's version of "Stand By Me." Not often (if ever) can a remake be as good or better than the original. It's close in this case, IMHO. Notice the "hello Julian"shout out in this version.
There is actually a large Middle Eastern and Armenian presence in SE Michigan. When I was growing up one of the local independent black gospel TV stations used to sell air time to musicians playing "Middle Eastern" music. So I was able to hear music like this. The fellow playing the electric oud who looks a bit like G. Gordon Liddy is Joe Zeytoonian, who is something of a superstar within his world.
This is from the album "Sweet Tea" in which Buddy Guy plays mostly North Mississippi Hill Country songs (covers of musicians like Junior Kimbrough or RL Burnside) that are quite different rhythmically from Buddy's Delta/Chicago style. He simplifies them somewhat in terms of rhythm but makes them his own, as great musicians are wont to do.
This song popped up on our Sirius music channel last night, and it gave me a great sense of nostalgia.. I remember hearing this song a lot as a kid because my parents and uncle liked it, and I think it was on one of our cassette mix tapes that we played a lot.
With all the backstabbing, careerism, doublecrossing, blameshifting and scapegoating going on in my workplace "It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under" is pretty much my theme song when I arrive in the office.
This song popped up on our Sirius music channel last night, and it gave me a great sense of nostalgia.. I remember hearing this song a lot as a kid because my parents and uncle liked it, and I think it was on one of our cassette mix tapes that we played a lot.
With all the backstabbing, careerism, doublecrossing, blameshifting and scapegoating going on in my workplace "It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under" is pretty much my theme song when I arrive in the office.
I thought your office theme song was this (w/ pyro fireworks shooting off)
OK, so this song sucks, but the only reason I am posting the video is because I was at the Lopez Tonight taping last night, and if you fast forward to around 2:42 and pause, you can spot me and my girlfriend in the audience! I'm pretty much directly level with Lloyd's head. I'm the tall white dude with the black shirt and old man hat on. My girlfriend is there next to me, looking about 3 feet shorter . We appear a few more times after the 2:42 mark.
Met this cat John West last night -- former LA street musician from Louisiana -- in DC last night, and he performed a great show! He was the first opener for Fall Out Boy's singer/composer Patrick Stump who was okay, too -- kinda out there, but also fun (for all ages, scanning the audience)!
Anyway, West's 3-song EP is just released on iTunes
Ha ha! Actually I didn't mind that. I wish I could have seen them perform. Gotta give it to Tony. My God, how old must he be now and still looks/sounds great. But yea, Lady GaGa? Who would have thought?
Morris Day & The Time got back together and recorded a new record. Except they're barred from using "Morris Day & The Time" moniker because of some purple mother fucker who owns the copyright and refuses to let them use it. So they're the "Original 7ven" now.
Morris Day & The Time got back together and recorded a new record. Except they're barred from using "Morris Day & The Time" moniker because of some purple mother fucker who owns the copyright and refuses to let them use it. So they're the "Original 7ven" now.
After all that crying he did about Warners Brothers and master tapes and release schedules one would THINK he'd be a little more understanding with fellow musicians-some of whom he's known for what, 40 years? But so it goes.
The thing is is that not only does he hold the rights to the name "The Time" but he wrote just about everything on "their" first two albums and played most of the instruments. Presumably he still owns rights to all that as well which means he gets paid every time one of those albums or songs is sold or played.
So why be a jerk at this point? They tour as The Time, interest in the back catalog goes up and Prince makes more $$$.
This is exactly why Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam left the first time around-too much control. I wonder if this is his way of getting even for them walking out all those years ago.
The thing is is that not only does he hold the rights to the name "The Time" but he wrote just about everything on "their" first two albums and played most of the instruments. Presumably he still owns rights to all that as well which means he gets paid every time one of those albums or songs is sold or played.
So why be a jerk at this point? They tour as The Time, interest in the back catalog goes up and Prince makes more $$$.
Which is all pretty logical, except (1) he's not, and (2) he doesn't give a shit. Whenever I or somebody starts a Prince thread, we could endlessly list all his mistakes and questionable moves and opinions that baffle the most very basic of logic.
Whether it be his botched handling of The Time (his only truely successful associated-act) or the firing of the Revolution or refusing to tour SIGN O THE TIMES in America or suing your own fanbase or producing Carmen Electra or most recently his gaffe about Muslim nations....pick your poison.
Originally Posted By: Lilo
This is exactly why Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam left the first time around-too much control. I wonder if this is his way of getting even for them walking out all those years ago.
Considering how little in regard he always held for his "employees," I think its just him being a dick for the sake of it and getting off on power control. (Hell another Prince-formed act in The Family also recently reformed to tour and record, and he likewise refused to let them keep their name. Now they're Fdeluxe, which sounds like a rejected futuristc McDonalds burger.)
I thought this was good. I have never seen Jimmy Fallon's show but a while back he did a Charlie Sheen "Winning" spoof and it was hilarious. Evidently it's part 3 of the History of Rap. I didn't see 1 & 2 but I think this is kind of funny. Even I know some of the(mostly older) rap songs they sing.
Back on Prince/Time, this appeared in an interview published by the Star Tribune:
Quote:
"The rumblings were out that we were making a record," Day explained, "and he reached out to us and sent a cease-and-desist letter."
Lewis, who handled the negotiations, was more diplomatic: "He has his viewpoint; we have ours. We've been the Time since 1981. I don't understand why there would be any issue with that. I'm not trying to challenge someone for something that they believe they created or owned. I don't understand why it has to get to this point and be this serious. So we'll take the high road."
Johnson thinks Prince has changed over the years. "He's not the person that I grew up with since I was 12," the drummer said. "Who has time to be in court fighting about a name you've done had for 30 years? He's a chronic litigator. He has the money to do it; I don't."
Last week during Thanksgiving, out of the blue and with zero hype, Prince actually released a new single ("Extralovable") through iTunes and other on-line digital music stores to promote his new tour up in Canada. I'm a supposed "fan" and I wasn't even aware about this until yesterday.
Despite no advertisement or pre-release notice, it's actually a hit at digital stores so far. Currently #2 on iTunes' R&B/Soul chart, and #111 on the iTunes Top 200. Impressive all things considered I suppose.
My first impression: Yet another technically fine track with a slicked-up production that Prince can produce in his sleep (which he's done way too many times. I'm sure he's released albums too while sleepwalking.) Also I'm biased because I've heard the original version, produced thirty years ago as an outtake way back in the 1999 album sessions.
But this new version has actually grown on me, now comes off as a solid R&B track which partially perhaps explains its current success. Certainly I don't miss the distasteful rape lyric found in the original version.
My personal dissing of the guy personally aside, I always enjoy it when such music masters long past their prime time can still cut decent music, further padding their resumes.
Briefly today, it went #1 on the iTunes R&B chart but now fallen back to #4. (Was #2 most of yesterday) Peaked #111 on the iTunes Top 200, now eased off into the 150s.
All things considered, pretty impressive for a track released in the middle of the night without pre-release notice or publicity. Who knows, if he had properly advertised and promoted it (hell maybe even a video) he's might've had an OK hit.
But then, that would be logical and we don't want that now do we?
I believe these are from the concert sessions that made up the album "Babylon by Bus" but they seem to be different takes. "Heathen" is definitely a different version from what I've heard before. I need to find this on CD. I really like classic reggae. I am amazed by how different things can sound by altering which instrument plays the backbeat and where it is..
Warren Zevon's last appearance on Late Night with David Letterman is one of the best Letterman shows ever. Here's an earlier visit with a cover version of a Prince song featured earlier in this thread. And yes, that's R.E.M. performing with him. "Hindu Love Gods" was a side project with Zevon plus R.E.M. minus Michael Stipe.
A couple of great Chicago folk singers from the 1970's starting with a very young Steve Goodman and what has to be one of the earlier public performances of City of New Orleans.
Another guy you might have seen sharing the stage with Goodman at the Earl of Old Town or the Quiet Knight or S.E.T.'s was John Prine. This song is better with a live audience, but these OGWT videos with the bare-bones studio performances in front of only the stage crew are priceless.
Without YouTube, I'm not sure when in my lifetime, if ever, I would have seen this one-of-a-kind performance. One of the world's best folk song in the hands of Stevie Wonder who finds his groove in the backbeat...
Wonder sounds so optimistic on "A place in the Sun". It's good to hear that sometimes.
I was listening to my mp3 player at work a few weeks back when that song came up, and that beautiful voice of his rang out and just woke me up.. gave me an unusual sense of joy in the workday!
Oh and your post reminded me of one of my favorite Hendrix songs:
Wonder sounds so optimistic on "A place in the Sun". It's good to hear that sometimes.
I was listening to my mp3 player at work a few weeks back when that song came up, and that beautiful voice of his rang out and just woke me up.. gave me an unusual sense of joy in the workday!
Originally Posted By: ginaitaliangirl
Oh and your post reminded me of one of my favorite Hendrix songs: I enjoyed hearing her sing it!
Good deal!!! Do you like the Albert King original? It was written by Booker T, who along with the MG's (and Isaac Hayes??) backs up Mr. King.
War guitarist Howard Scott is not known for long flowing solos, but on "Get Down" from the 1972 live album he steps out. However the real beauty of this track is not the guitar but in Harold Brown's second line drumming. This is very long ~15 minutes but the complete track (not posted here) is around 20 minutes. If you like early seventies funk/rock their live album is a must have. I like music where there's communication among the musicians rather than just people playing backup for a star. The drums are as much a lead instrument here as anything else.
BTW Bob Marley and War were friendly and occasionally toured together. If you notice, Bob Marley used the riff from Slipping into Darkness and modified it for Get Up Stand Up.
Do you like the Albert King original? It was written by Booker T, who along with the MG's (and Isaac Hayes??) backs up Mr. King.
Most definitely! I gave it a listen as I was checking out yours and reviving Jimi's. I love hearing different takes on a good song, and it's best to hear what started it!
DeNiro, Although the video is different, I like Paradise of the two posted.
I only know Cold Play because I absolutely love Viva La Vida. It's become one of my all-time favorites. Thanks for posting a little more of their sound.
Glad you enjoyed it TIS, for me Coldplay are one of best bands of the last twenty years, they have this unique sound and are one of the best live acts around today, you should check out there early stuff TIS..
DeNiro, Scarface I had the pleasure of seeing The Animals in concert back in 64 or 65. It was a GREAT concert. At the very end, Eric Burden took off his jacket, swung it around and threw it to the audience. LOL The girls went wild.
I love House of the Rising Sun, Spill The Wine, and one not mentioned often but really good is Sky Pilot.
Stevie calls in, and is on a LOT at the local L.A. Station and seems to be friends of the DJ. He comes across as such a nice person as well as a great entertainer.
Geez, I remember when he was what? 12 year old kid who sang Fingertips Pt. II, singing playing the harmonica like he'd been doing it for years. He is definitely one of the best.
Btw, on that same radio show they were talking about Stevie and noted that way back Motown wanted Stevie to have the same "sound" and go with the Motown thing. Stevie said "no way", I wanna have my own style/sound. I always tend to put him in the Motown category because he is from the Motor City, but Stevie definitely has his own style and does his own thing.
I am not a huge fan but I really liked this song. Thanks.
The above song always reminds me of my time in Australia working on the fields, i brought his greatest hits album out there for about $3 and had it on repeat all day nearly.. haha. Can't beat a bit of Van Morrison..
He didn't die TIS, you must be thinking of somebody else..
Oops. Gee, I swear I read that a few years back. I can't think of anyone I got Young mixed up with. Anyway, I'm so happy to hear he is alive and hope he lives many many more years. Thanks for the correction.
In that "Songs that Should've Been Singles" thread, I believe this was my first entrant. One of the best tracks from SIGN O THE TIMES (arguably Prince's best record), such a pleasant radio friendly melody this side of "Raspberry Beret," good money was left on the table by not releasing it as a single.
I just finished listening to a cover version of this song by Richard and Linda Thompson. I couldn't find it on youtube. It was written by Buck Owens, who was a country musician who used lots of rock and R&B influences. He was responsible for helping to create the so-called "Bakersfield" sound which for a while in some circles in the 60's and 70's was as influential as the so-called Minneapolis sound was in the 80's and early 90's.
The version I found was a live version by Emmylou Harris back in the seventies. Harris has a piercing soprano voice while Linda Thompson has an alto. I like Thompson's version much better but unless I want to upload my cd to youtube-Harris' version will have to do. The lyrics are maudlin but I like them anyway.
That whole 2-CD set of their BBC recordings is really great! I think the recordings are probably all on YouTube, and here's the album info: Live at the BBC
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I fell for this song after hearing it in "Jackie Brown":
Could this be the most beautiful song in the world? I guess we all have different taste but certain memories seems to never fade when associated with specific songs. I have great memories every time I listen to Eva Cassidy´s "Fields of gold".
Legendary singer/songwriter and Rock HOF member Leonard Cohen has a new record out this week. So let's honor him by first taking Manhattan. Then Berlin.
Their earlier stuff, like this, was much better than what they do now. Cleaner tones, bluesier/funkier rhythms and not recorded too loud. Their drummer is underrated. I like his work here.
Early version with different piano intro, chorale vocals and a bit of a disconnect between the bass guitar and the kick drum. This was recorded at Muscle Shoals.
It is amusing to hear what I think of as Chuck Berry riffs and then realize this man was recording before Chuck Berry. Jump blues doesn't get enough exposure these days. And on the second cut I think everyone will recognize the riff that became better known as the intro to the Beatles' "Revolution" when John and Paul "borrowed" it.
Okay, I admit that I do not know how to post YouTube videos here but I have just heard something totally hilarious on WGN radio. They keep playing the audio from a video of Jimmy Fallon and Bruce Springsteen singing a song called "Sexy and I know It". Fallon is doing his dead on impersonation of Neil Young and Springsteen is doing a perfect 1985 "Springsteen". If somebody finds that and can post it here I guarantee when the Boss does his "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle wiggle!" line you will not be able to hold back the laughter! Thanks!
Glad to see you like them, Lilo. Did you check out some of their other songs? Their single "Pumped Up Kicks" is probably what they're most known for, and after I realized I couldn't deny how catchy that song was, I gave a listen to the whole album and enjoyed everything I heard.
My brother sent me this link today, and I thought I would share it. It's a number of different dance numbers from classic movies set to "Stayin' Alive" from "Saturday Night Fever". Someone obviously spent a good deal of time on this and it's incredibly fun to watch. Some really terrific dance numbers.
That is wonderful. You're right, somebody put a lot of time into that video. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth. Wow! I love the lavish sets and the beautiful flowing gowns.
I had to laugh though at Gene Kelly's and his green Irish looking Sgt. Pepperish type outfit.
SB, that video proves the old adage, "The more things change, the more things stay the same."
I got a kick out of the milkman hopping down the steps.
Which begs the question...remember Milkmen? Ha ha!! I still remember ours. His name was John Pallazollo.
TIS
I vaguely remember the milkman, TIS. I was about 5 when milk delivery stopped in my area, but for years afterward our gray aluminum milk box served as our mailbox on our front porch.
We still had old Elmer Charnogursky stop by in his bread truck twice a week though.
Thanks DeNiro. This morning they played a small clip of an interview with Robin Gibb in which he said the tune to this song came to him while listening to the sound of an airplane engine. Go figure. He also said in the interview that this particular song had a meaning to him but when people asked him what the song meant to him he wouldn't tell them. He said it means different things to different people and he didn't want to spoil what it meant to them.
Anyway, another early but great BeeGee song. "I Started A Joke."
Warren Haynes has always said that gospel was one of his first major influences and you can hear that in his song "Soulshine". He's a better guitarist than he is a singer but I like this song a lot nevertheless. This is a live version from the original version of Gov't Mule with Allen Woody on bass. Special guests include Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones) and Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic) on piano and organ and Derek Trucks on second guitar. Trucks breaks a string in middle of solo but you can't tell.
The radio station playing in our work cafeteria is a classic rock/oldies station. I remember when that song came out. Everyone thought it was the height of humor to dial that number and ask to speak to Jenny.
I heard this song in a commercial earlier and looked it up online, it is also in GTA:San Andreas for any of you video gamers out there. It is quite enjoyable/funny I think lol
I´m no Metallica fan, and I´ve never been. But this song is somewhat underrated. I´m trying to figure out what it´s all about. I´m guessing heroin addiction?
I´m no Metallica fan, and I´ve never been. But this song is somewhat underrated. I´m trying to figure out what it´s all about. I´m guessing heroin addiction?
"Until it sleeps" by Metallica
I guess once the song is out there we can all interpret it however we like. I know I do that with songs. But my understanding is that Hetfield wrote the lyrics about the deaths of his parents (especially mother) from cancer and the pain and anger resulting from that.
I´m no Metallica fan, and I´ve never been. But this song is somewhat underrated. I´m trying to figure out what it´s all about. I´m guessing heroin addiction?
"Until it sleeps" by Metallica
I guess once the song is out there we can all interpret it however we like. I know I do that with songs. But my understanding is that Hetfield wrote the lyrics about the deaths of his parents (especially mother) from cancer and the pain and anger resulting from that.
Thanks Goombah! I was excited just to see what you'd posted, and it was a nice surprise to get a personalized post.
This was one I hadn't yet heard before - but of course any Jimmy is good, so I really enjoyed it!
I saw him tour behind the album, which was called Outrider. While the album featured several lead singers, including one song with some guy named Robert Plant , the singer he toured with was the one from the video I posted. Jason Bonham was the drummer.
From Zeppelin, he played "Over the Hills," "Custard Pie," "Dazed & Confused." Plus he played "Train Kept a Rollin" from his Yardbirds days. Other than nearly everyone around me smoking joints, it was a good show. I smelled like a walking marijuana plant after the show and when I went to school the next day.
Wow! That must've been an amazing and memorable experience for you! I think it's nice that he kept some of his roots alive with Jason Bonham being involved, and of course that blonde guy... And I don't think he could ever go wrong with those classic tunes. I love Train Kept a Rollin!
As for your post-concert aroma, at least people figured you had a good time?
There's a lot of interrelation between Jamaican and African-American music, especially stuff out of New Orleans. If this song were played a bit slower with ever so slightly different accents on 1 and 3 it would sound very much like early Wailers music.
Wow, I remember that song. It was very popular. I can't say I would have remembered the artist (Ricky Valance)but he still sounds good. As I recall he was a one-hit-wonder.
Was in the car travelling this weekend listening to the top 1043 songs of all time...Classic Rock is alive and well, folks. I mean Bob Seger's Down on Main Street, forget about it. This is a beautiful song.
Speaking of Bruno Mars, I had heard of him and seen pictures of him but didn't really know any of his music. I happened to catch him singing on a recent SNL episode and thought he had a decent voice (can't remember what song he sang). I talked to my daughter the next day and asked if she knew who he was and she did and asked if the song he sang was "I'd catch a grenade for you." She went on with the lyrics saying "I'd throw my hand on a blade, I'd jump in front of a train." I told her "man, they don't make men like that anymore." What a shame.
It funny how things work out. I had been looking for this song forever but had forgotten the band name. My cousin posted another cut from the band on FB and boo-yah I found the song. This was Detroit new-wave from the early eighties. I loved this song.
White Rabbit, which was written by Grace Slick and was one of the 2 songs Slick brought with her from the band "The Great Society" when she joined The Jefferson Airplane. In my book Grace Slick was one of the top female rock singer ever, right up there with Joplin imo.
And the other song Slick brought with her to the Airplane was "Somebody to Love" which was written by Darby Slick who was Grace Slicks brother-in-law at the time.
One person who impresses me is Dave Grohl. Besides his drum work in bands like Scream and Nirvana, he played with Tom Petty, Paul McCartney many times, Queens of the Stone Age, the Foo Fighters and he has a lot of very good material. For instance the Foo Fighters first album was recorded entirely by him alone, guitars, drums, bass and singing.
Here he is performing "Band on the Run" for McCartney and the president
and here he is playing drums for McCartney on "Back in the USSR"
Scarface ..the Foo Fighters are sick the first album and the colour and the shape are good ..once album was crap but dave grohl is the man queens of the stone age are/were good...
Manic Street Preachers were one of my favorite bands in the 1990's. I guess it´s a band someone either loves or hates. Many of their songs had critical social lyrics and described the band´s strong stance against fascism of all kinds.
Anyway, here´s two stellar tracks; "Motorcycle emptiness" and "If you tolerate this"
I like Gracie Slick's voice. Very powerful as evidenced by both videos you provided. Good tunes.
TIS
In one of the books on the Doors i've read, it said when the Door's and the Airplane toured Europe together it got pretty insane. Slick would go shot for shot, drug for drug with Morrison and then they would start fighting. Those two were a real combustible duo, like fire and gasoline. But I always thought Grace Slick was a great rock singer, her and Joplin were probably the first two real female rock stars.
I never saw her with The Airplane, i was way too young when they were together but i did see her a couple times years later with Jefferson Starship. When she wasn't drunk on stage she could sing with the best of them but unfortunately she was drunk more then she was sober in those years. But i still loved her!
Good song. A lot of people don't get Lou Reed, but i like his old stuff. "Sweet Jane", "Rock and Roll" and "Heroin" when he was in The Velvet Underground and "Take a Walk On The Wild Side" among others as a solo artist. All pretty good IMO.
Heard this song this morning while out for my run and had to crank it up. Love Motown!! Love The Temps. I really need to get a condensed Motown Greatest Hits. All mine are in Michigan in 45 version.
Boy, one of my real regrets, concert-wise, was NEVER seeing either the Stones or The Beatles in concert. To be a teenager during that period was really awesome. I did see The Animals and they were very good.
My favorite Stones tune (among many) is "You Can't Always Get What You Want." But geez, then there's, Gimme Shelter, Sympathy for the Devil and a song that inspired me to name my second daughter "Angie" (your beautiful....)
I always say you just can't hear a Stones tune and NOT wanna get up and dance or at least tap your foot.
Well thank you Goombah, my friend. Since you are granting wishes....the next winning lottery number please?
My daughter and I went to see the Stone's film "Shine a Light" a couple years ago. I was so hoping they'd sing "You Can't Always Get What You Want." They didn't. I assumed that number, perhaps like LZ's "Stairway To Heaven", might be difficult to do live? Anyway great tune.
I never knew Bruce did Satisfaction. Tho, IMHO can't compare to Stones' version, he sounded pretty good. I love when performers encourage the audience to join in on certain numbers. I've been to 3 Rod Stewart concerts and he does the same. It can be a lot of fun.
Well thank you Goombah, my friend. Since you are granting wishes....the next winning lottery number please?
My daughter and I went to see the Stone's film "Shine a Light" a couple years ago. I was so hoping they'd sing "You Can't Always Get What You Want." They didn't. I assumed that number, perhaps like LZ's "Stairway To Heaven", might be difficult to do live? Anyway great tune.
I never knew Bruce did Satisfaction. Tho, IMHO can't compare to Stones' version, he sounded pretty good. I love when performers encourage the audience to join in on certain numbers. I've been to 3 Rod Stewart concerts and he does the same. It can be a lot of fun.
TIS
I'm fairly certain that "You Can't Always" has been a setlist staple for the Stones for their past several tours. They don't always do the choir part at the beginning though.
Did you see Paul McCarteny's performance at the 12 12 12 concert? I thought it was great.
No Bruce doesn't regularly do "Satisfaction." He does take sign requests from the audience and plays some pretty fun and/or obscure older songs, from classics to punk rockers. I saw him do "Mony Mony" and "Good Lovin."
I DID see Paul's 12-12-12 performance and yes I thought he was good as usual. Bruce seldom (that I know of) performs out this way. What's up with that? I hear he puts on great concerts though.
Good song. A lot of people don't get Lou Reed, but i like his old stuff. "Sweet Jane", "Rock and Roll" and "Heroin" when he was in The Velvet Underground and "Take a Walk On The Wild Side" among others as a solo artist. All pretty good IMO.
I DID see Paul's 12-12-12 performance and yes I thought he was good as usual. Bruce seldom (that I know of) performs out this way. What's up with that? I hear he puts on great concerts though.
TIS
I know that your state is huge and that it may not be close to you, but he has regularly made tour stops in LA since the 1990s.
Here is Bruce & Sir Paul from Summer 2012 performing "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist & Shout" in Hyde Park. The London police pulled the plug because of a noise curfew before Twist & Shout was finished.
Heard this song this morning while out for my run and had to crank it up. Love Motown!! Love The Temps. I really need to get a condensed Motown Greatest Hits. All mine are in Michigan in 45 version. Love the intro but whole song is great!! TIS
Supposedly the songwriter/producer Norman Whitfield did not think that new primary lead singer Dennis Edwards was giving him quite the desired intensity. So he put the line "It was the third of September" in the song knowing full well it would greatly irritate Edwards, whose (beloved and non-deadbeat) father really HAD died on the third of September...
Heard this song this morning while out for my run and had to crank it up. Love Motown!! Love The Temps. I really need to get a condensed Motown Greatest Hits. All mine are in Michigan in 45 version. Love the intro but whole song is great!! TIS
Supposedly the songwriter/producer Norman Whitfield did not think that new primary lead singer Dennis Edwards was giving him quite the desired intensity. So he put the line "It was the third of September" in the song knowing full well it would greatly irritate Edwards, whose (beloved and non-deadbeat) father really HAD died on the third of September...
No kidding? I never knew that but yea, I can imagine Edwards would be a little irritated. Still, great song.
Not bad version of "Where Did Our Love Go" but I am biased to the Supreme's version.
I know I said this before (and I know he's not originally from my area), but Al Green was one of my father's customer's at his dry cleaners in Grand Rapids, MI, way way back before Green became famous. He was on tv one time and my dad noticed and said "he use to be a customer." Pretty cool!
Not a bad version of Tracks Of My Tears. I hadn't heard it before.
I do know "My Blue Heaven" and can't recall who, if anyone, had the original hit on it. It seems to me I remember Ricky Nelson sang it. I think it's one of those tunes that a lot of people recorded. Not a bad song either.
Never liked Jefferson Starship nearly as much as i loved Jefferson Airplane. The Airplane was Acid Rock and Starship got a little too poppish for me, but this is one of Starships better songs that i always liked.
Didn't like Mickey Thomas too much either but Grace Slick was boozing it up so much they needed to bring in another singer.
I never knew Bruce did Satisfaction. Tho, IMHO can't compare to Stones' version, he sounded pretty good. I love when performers encourage the audience to join in on certain numbers. I've been to 3 Rod Stewart concerts and he does the same. It can be a lot of fun.
TIS
My favorite version of Satisfaction is from a live concert the Stones taped in 1969 at Madison Square Garden in NYC and was shown in the movie Gimme Shelter. These are the concerts the Stones used for their best live LP ever called "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out". They just re-released that LP a year or so ago and Satisfaction is on it. It wasn't on the original LP.
Boy, one of my real regrets, concert-wise, was NEVER seeing either the Stones or The Beatles in concert. To be a teenager during that period was really awesome. I did see The Animals and they were very good.
TIS, you saw the Animal's live? Oh man, wish i did. Great band with some real good songs.
For me it was Led Zeppelin that i didn't see live at their peak and when i was old enough to go to their shows. I had tickets for them 3 times back in the 70's and each time something happened that made them stop the tour before the show i had tickets to. First Plant got into a serious car accident, then another time the tour was stopped after Plants son died and finally again they had to cancel the tour after John Bonham died. This was 3 times in 4 or 5 years and each time i had tickets and was getting ready to go see them something bad happened and they had to cancel. I wish i still had the tickets, i could probably get some cash on ebay for them.
I did finally see Led Zep (minus Bonzo) at the Live Aid show in philly in the 1980's with Phil Collins on drums, but they were terrible. It was the first time they played together since Bonham's death and Page was all out of tune and was just awful.
Even Page said it was probably their worst performane at a live show. It was so bad they wouldn't let their performace be on the Live Aid album or video but i think it was eventually released years later.
Giancarlo, what luck with the LZ concert. And then when you finally see them, they're terrible? For some reason, it seems their music would be hard to do live to begin with, no?
I DID see the Animals, in 66 or 66 (thereabouts) at the Civic Auditorium in my hometown. It WAS a good concert, they sounded good, sang all their songs, and the crowd loved them. In particular, I remember Eric Burden took off his red jacket and threw it into the crowd. Everyone went wild. Fun times!
I'm not one to call myself a country/bluegrass/folk fan, but I've gotten myself completely hooked on this:
A coworker kept singing it, and I only knew it by what I heard from her - then I finally heard the actual song last night and decided I loved it. It's just one of those happy, feel-good songs.
An original song and video. I wrote this song based on a little amusement I had with my grandkids when we changed their diapers. I did it as a distraction and then it just grew into a song.
Oh yea, I remember "Chain Gang." Can't say I owned a lot of Same Cooke music but I like his voice. So smooth!!! I didn't realize(remember) he was on the RCA label.
The other night I came across some videos from the 80s. Blondie and The Tide is High, Laura Branigan and Gloria, and Bonnie Tyler and Heartache. I remember them because I really liked those songs back then and still do. I didn't know though that Laura had died in 2004 of an aneurysm.
I clicked on the video cause I remember that group (song). Only it says "Video not available in your country." First time I've seen that. I thought all youtube videos were available everywhere.
I clicked on the video cause I remember that group (song). Only it says "Video not available in your country." First time I've seen that. I thought all youtube videos were available everywhere.
Anyway I think I remember it.
TIS
I had the same issue until i downloaded YouProxyTube.com and now have access to all videos. It must have something to do with licensing laws..
Back in 2011 went to see ERic Clapton. He was FANTASTIC. Also got to meet the actor Ed Harris while waiting outside for the concert to start. He is one COOL dude; maybe it's cuz he's from Jersey like me
Instead of Breakfast with the Beatles, how about Lunch with Clapton. Here is first video.
Do any Board members remember Timi Yuro? She had a couple of hits in the 50s, but the one I remember is I'm So Hurt. What a voice! She could really belt out a song and pack such emotion into it. Bravo Paisana.
I bring this up only because I recently heard it on the radio, but I think Billy Idol's version of "Mony Mony" is every bit as good as TJs. This video version is longer than the released record, but I still like it.