Dr. Octopus
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Favorite 31 Songs by US Artists According to a Bunch of Middle-Aged Dummies (1 Viewer)
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
He’s an amateur. I offer to pay for the gift card when picking up women at Target checkout lines. Sometimes I’ll say “pick one out for yourself as well”, if she’s really attractive.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
The documentary on this was great. Gave me a whole new appreciation for the song and its story.
Zegras11
Footballguy
The early '80's and frat parties favorite. Have enjoyed learning more about them recently and their punk rock beginnings.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Should have known YOU would take the best version on this one. Very nice.
falguy
Inconceivable!
Great tune. I strongly considered it for my list.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
simey
Footballguy
He needs you to coach him up better. After I told him to look in the baking section, he smiled and paused and said OK, and then he walked backwards slowly and said bye. I wonder if someone dared him to do it, but I didn't see any spectators hanging around. I was caught off guard, so I can't be sure. He was brazen. I wasn't dressed like a hooker either, and I'm definitely old enough to be his mother.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
I read this whole thread until the line above like you were a dude (sorry, my notebook no es bueno). Made the story even better.
Just Win Baby
Footballguy
My top 5 from round 21 excluding my own choice:
- @Pip's Invitation : Everlong - Foo Fighters
- @Val Rannous : 7 Nation Army - White Stripes
- @Hawks64 : Garden - Pearl Jam
- @Don Quixote : Crazy in Love - Beyonce (feat. Jay-Z)
- @Manster : Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Manster
Footballguy
I agree.....Garden is one my faves from Ten. I wore that disc out back in high school
Manster
Footballguy
Unsuccessful cougar hunter
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
He's been watching too many videos. There it works all the time.
Manster
Footballguy
I realized when I submitted my list to you I named this song "Last Dance with Mary Jane" which is what I always kinda called it. When it came out our local radio station played it over, and over.....heck the radio stations I currently listen to play it all the time, still. I dont think I ever owned a physical copy. I'm not a huge greatest hits guys....... Interesting that Mary Janes Last Dance was recorded during the Wildflower sessions. That's some quality studio time right there!
falguy
Inconceivable!
Favorites of the songs I am familiar with
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
My son asked to hear the Beatles so I put Let It Be on.
George Harrison was buds with Tom Petty so I figured this thread is appropriate for that news.
George Harrison was buds with Tom Petty so I figured this thread is appropriate for that news.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Two album tracks I did not expect to see. I haven't listened to Rocks in forever, so I'm going to have to revisit the Aerosmith track.
You can't really go wrong with anything from Ten. Garden is a little more '70s hard rock/metal than Pearl Jam usually got, but it's still a pretty good example of what made their early material special.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Now on to Sgt. Pepper.My son asked to hear the Beatles so I put Let It Be on.
George Harrison was buds with Tom Petty so I figured this thread is appropriate for that news.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
This is the Zac Brown song I expected to see. It is very much in the same mold as the early 70s singer-songwriter stuff that many people in our demographic love. The two songs of his that showed up earlier were a bit of a surprise to me.
Hawks64
Footballguy
It was between Garden and two others, obviously Garden won out, but there isn't a bad song on Ten. I wore out 2 cassettes and 1 CD of that album.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Some great picks here that should not be ignored:
Just Win Baby: Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ (1971), from Loaded - The Velvet Underground
Dr. Octopus: Sample in a Jar – Phish
simsarge: Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
KarmaPolice: Pristine - Snail Mail
Just Win Baby: Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ (1971), from Loaded - The Velvet Underground
Dr. Octopus: Sample in a Jar – Phish
simsarge: Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
KarmaPolice: Pristine - Snail Mail
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Today's known-to-me winners:
Reelin' in the Years -- Steely Dan (Binky)
Mary Jane's Last Dance -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Manster)
September Gurls -- Big Star (Worrierking)
Seven Nation Army -- The White Stripes (Val Rannous)
Oh! Sweet Nuthin' -- The Velvet Underground (Just Win Baby)
A Change Is Gonna Come -- Sam Cooke (Krista4)
Sample in a Jar -- Phish (Doc Oc)
Johnny B. Goode -- Chuck Berry (Uruk-Hai)
Don't Fear the Reaper -- Blue Oyster Cult (Doug B)
Reelin' in the Years -- Steely Dan (Binky)
Mary Jane's Last Dance -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Manster)
September Gurls -- Big Star (Worrierking)
Seven Nation Army -- The White Stripes (Val Rannous)
Oh! Sweet Nuthin' -- The Velvet Underground (Just Win Baby)
A Change Is Gonna Come -- Sam Cooke (Krista4)
Sample in a Jar -- Phish (Doc Oc)
Johnny B. Goode -- Chuck Berry (Uruk-Hai)
Don't Fear the Reaper -- Blue Oyster Cult (Doug B)
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
A Day in the Life comes on:Now on to Sgt. Pepper.My son asked to hear the Beatles so I put Let It Be on.
George Harrison was buds with Tom Petty so I figured this thread is appropriate for that news.
"Is this another album?"
"No. It's the last song on this album."
"Why would they have another song after the reprise of the first song?"
MAC_32
Footballguy
My wife and I made a custom ballads play list sometime early covid. We no longer play it every week, but there was a run there when the five of us spent a large amount of time only seeing each other in this small house and Friday night chill zone became a thing. Mom and dad grab the drink of their choice, queue up the bluetooth, and the kids can stay up as late as they want...so long as they're chill anywhere near the chil zone.
It's got a couple hundred songs on it from a wide range of genres. It best encompasses the majority of my country music listening, so I had to choose something from it to include in this 31. In shocking news I spent more time than I care to admit hemming and hawing which one. While Remember When may be the best, Jolene an absolute classic, and Need You Now may be my actual favorite there's simply too much Zac Brown on it not to pick one of them. Wasn't easy picking this instead of Highway 20 Ride or Free, but if there's one track that I always turnup and not miss a word no matter how much our kids try to interrupt us it's this one.
simey
Footballguy
Top Five Favorites of Round 31:
A Change is Gonna Come
Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
Reelin' in The Years
September Gurls
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Summer Wind
Sweet Caroline
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
I know that is more than five, but two are on my list, and another didn't want to leave the group, so I allowed it to stay.
I have liked all of the TP songs that have appeared.
Summertime is a repeat favorite
Favorite new to me song(s)
Sample in a Jar
Sunny Came Home
Sometime Around Midnight
Get it While You Can
Gulf Shores
A Change is Gonna Come
Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
Reelin' in The Years
September Gurls
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Summer Wind
Sweet Caroline
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
I know that is more than five, but two are on my list, and another didn't want to leave the group, so I allowed it to stay.
I have liked all of the TP songs that have appeared.
Summertime is a repeat favorite
Favorite new to me song(s)
Sample in a Jar
Sunny Came Home
Sometime Around Midnight
Get it While You Can
Gulf Shores
simey
Footballguy
I like the drumming in Come Heroine.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
scorchy
Footballguy
A little easier for me today.
Known
Gold: September Gurls (worrierking)
Silver: We Got the Beat (zegras)
Bronze: Crazy in Love (Don Q)
Really tough to leave off Liz Phair/Divorce Song.
Unknown:
Gold: Come Heroine (rock)
Silver: Sometime Around Midnight (shuke)
Bronze: Get It White You Can (landry)
Known
Gold: September Gurls (worrierking)
Silver: We Got the Beat (zegras)
Bronze: Crazy in Love (Don Q)
Really tough to leave off Liz Phair/Divorce Song.
Unknown:
Gold: Come Heroine (rock)
Silver: Sometime Around Midnight (shuke)
Bronze: Get It White You Can (landry)
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
In a way, Chuck kind of ruined rock-&-roll with this record.
Because of "Johnny B Goode", a huge swath of rock music became too guitar-dependent. To the point where it pretty much ignored everything else, though how you can ignore Laf Leake's rollicking piano on the recording and think "rock is guitar music" is beyond me. Yet that's what happened.
Also, Berry set the bar too high. How many times has some form of this song been rewritten? Not just literally - for generations, if you were in a band with a guitar you HAD to play this - but also the reigning myth of a kid with a dream and a guitar going to the big city to make it. This is the Fountainhead. In five songs ("Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Rock and Roll Music", and this one), Chuck had written Rock's Holy Bible. Nobody's gone past him. They're just throwing paint at his canvas.
But here we are and I'm as guilty as everyone else. I still get chills when I hear that opening guitar salvo.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
My favorite known songs from this list.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
The intro to this makes my knees buckle.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Big fan of the Communards' cover of this song too.
simey
Footballguy
It wasn't hard. When he first walked up he mumbled something, but I don't know what he said, and I wondered if he was talking to himself or me. He was to the right of me. He then went behind me, and walked around to the left of me. That's when he stopped walking and said Hi. He was fidgety. I got weird vibes from him, and then his conversation took an unexpected turn. Thankfully, he walked away and went down the aisle. I would recognize him if I saw him again, which I hope doesn't happen.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Store might have him on camera. May be worth mentioning to them next time you're in there.
simey
Footballguy
It's my favorite disco song.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
sorry simey ...it made me chuckle, but that's pretty creepy
krista4
Footballguy
Good and bad from the new record store today. Good: it's a lovely space with lovely owners. The selection is a little light because until now they were a mobile store (yes, a "food truck" but with records), so they're filling it out. We ended up with five albums since we don't need any ******* albums:
Choba B CCCP - Paul McCartney
Sweetheart of the Rodeo - The Byrds
I Am the Living - Jimmy Cliff
Creedence Clearwater Revival (self-titled)
Before the Flood - Bob Dylan & The Band
The bad: I got an email with my receipt and saw they charged 4% for use of a credit card. First of all, no signage or notice of this, and second, 4%?!
Choba B CCCP - Paul McCartney
Sweetheart of the Rodeo - The Byrds
I Am the Living - Jimmy Cliff
Creedence Clearwater Revival (self-titled)
Before the Flood - Bob Dylan & The Band
The bad: I got an email with my receipt and saw they charged 4% for use of a credit card. First of all, no signage or notice of this, and second, 4%?!
simey
Footballguy
At least you got some nice albums.
simey
Footballguy
I called my mom and told her about it, and she said, "He was probably on meth." * Not you, the grocery store guy.
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rockaction
Footballguy
A quick break from hanging ornaments with my family to talk about this. First, that's an awesome use of the Thumper Rule™, which as you might personally know is my music rule where if you can't say anything nice...don't say anything at all. Second, he is indeed noted for his steady backbeat for the hardcore/emo/screamo act that is Touché Amoré. He's noted as a very good drummer in that scene. They're all a bunch of multi-talented guys. One writes poetry, the other is getting an M.A. in fine arts or design (their merch looks awesome and he designs it, I think). "Come Heroine" is off the regular old album entitled Lament, but I have a limited edition coffee table book (that even came with a book of designed matches). Regardless, that was my COVID anxiety song, and my favorite new one of the past few years, actually. I've seen them live, and they do indeed sound like their records (lol).
Thanks for your time listening to it.
krista4
Footballguy
Oh, should have introduced him! That is Danny Says.
simey
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
ANNOUNCE:
The interns I hired to cover the holiday postings were definitely not hardcore extreme enough and have been fired. They messed up Ilov80s list and posted two incorrect entries for him. falguy and Hawks64 have been alerted in order to update the playlists and spreadsheet, but in the meantime please note the following corrected entries:
Round 22:
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Round 21:
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
Update your cheatsheets accordingly.
The interns I hired to cover the holiday postings were definitely not hardcore extreme enough and have been fired. They messed up Ilov80s list and posted two incorrect entries for him. falguy and Hawks64 have been alerted in order to update the playlists and spreadsheet, but in the meantime please note the following corrected entries:
Round 22:
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Round 21:
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
Update your cheatsheets accordingly.
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rockaction
Footballguy
Could be the most effective emo song ever. I love this pick.
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