\\m// Official Dealer's Choice Music Mixtape Draft (1 Viewer)

[El Floppo]

10.x Give It Up Or Turn It Loose - James Brown (Scream(s))

Take your pick - some particularly quality scream sequences at around 2 minutes and 3:50. Does it get funkier than this? I think not. Bootsy, Clyde - some of their best work ever.

Clap your hands. Stomp your feet.

Thank god somebody took JB for Scream finally. And any song would do.

 

[El Floppo]

10.x Give It Up Or Turn It Loose - James Brown (Scream(s))

Take your pick - some particularly quality scream sequences at around 2 minutes and 3:50. Does it get funkier than this? I think not. Bootsy, Clyde - some of their best work ever.

Clap your hands. Stomp your feet.

good pick, I was thinking of James Brown

 

[El Floppo]

11.x Black And White Town - Doves (Beatlesesque)

this song. It's like A Day In The Life part II I figure. Some Cities was such a great release, I've been disappointed in their subsequent offerings. Some day, maybe we can jaw over our theories of why most artists only have 1 good album in them (if that).

The Last Broadcast is my favorite album of theirs

I'll have to give it a listen.

I like that one too.

 

[El Floppo]

Awful Lyrics (but love the song anyway)

12.xx The English Beat -- Mirror in the Bathroom

Love the song too, never notice how bad the lyrics are.

Lots of lyrics look pretty bad when you see them in writing.

Many weeks ago, I heard an interview with Billy Collins, a former United States Poet Laureate and he basically said it bugs him when people talk about lyrics being poetry, because lyrics really can't hold up without the music. They are written to be songs, not poetry.

Well he said all that it in a much more poetic way.

They also discussed how strange it was to have a poet named Billy, that one would expect his name would be William Collins or even better WJ Collins. He was a pretty entertaining guy. Almost made me want to read his poetry. Almost.

can you hum a few bars?

 

[Fennis]

Awful Lyrics (but love the song anyway)

12.xx The English Beat -- Mirror in the Bathroom

Love the song too, never notice how bad the lyrics are.

Lots of lyrics look pretty bad when you see them in writing.

Many weeks ago, I heard an interview with Billy Collins, a former United States Poet Laureate and he basically said it bugs him when people talk about lyrics being poetry, because lyrics really can't hold up without the music. They are written to be songs, not poetry.

Well he said all that it in a much more poetic way.

They also discussed how strange it was to have a poet named Billy, that one would expect his name would be William Collins or even better WJ Collins. He was a pretty entertaining guy. Almost made me want to read his poetry. Almost.

can you hum a few bars?

there once was a man from Nantucket

 

[El Floppo]

Awful Lyrics (but love the song anyway)

12.xx The English Beat -- Mirror in the Bathroom

Love the song too, never notice how bad the lyrics are.

Lots of lyrics look pretty bad when you see them in writing.

Many weeks ago, I heard an interview with Billy Collins, a former United States Poet Laureate and he basically said it bugs him when people talk about lyrics being poetry, because lyrics really can't hold up without the music. They are written to be songs, not poetry.

Well he said all that it in a much more poetic way.

They also discussed how strange it was to have a poet named Billy, that one would expect his name would be William Collins or even better WJ Collins. He was a pretty entertaining guy. Almost made me want to read his poetry. Almost.

can you hum a few bars?

there once was a man from Nantucket

pretty articulate humming.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

11.x Black And White Town - Doves (Beatlesesque)

this song. It's like A Day In The Life part II I figure. Some Cities was such a great release, I've been disappointed in their subsequent offerings. Some day, maybe we can jaw over our theories of why most artists only have 1 good album in them (if that).

The Last Broadcast is my favorite album of theirs

I'll have to give it a listen.

I like that one too.

And Lost Souls is even better than TLB. IMO, Lost Souls >> The Last Broadcast >>>>>> Some Cities = Kingdom of Rust.

Great band.

 

[El Floppo]

11.4: Tear it Up- The Cramps (from Urgh! a Music War)... Album Influenced Musical Taste

I think Bobby should also draft from this category, since it's so personal.

This was a tough one- I'd look at 5 that were big for me, the first three of which were my first records bought in 1978 at my request by my grandparents (I woulld have loved to have seen that transaction at Tower Records):

Queen: Live KIllers

Kansas: Point of Know Return

Kraftwerk: Trans Europe Express

Urgh! A Music War

Gone to Earth: David Sylvian

I mentioned being a record store nerd before- I used to spend hours in stores pouring through the bins, looking for anything that looked interesting. I stumbled on Urgh! when it came out, knowing a few of the bands from listening to one of te local college stations (KUSF). It's a partial soundtrack of the compilation concert movie of the same name- most of the live videos are on youtube. I ended up buying albums from almost every single band on the double album (notable exception was Klaus Nomi) and seeing the bands when they toured SF, many of which went on to be quasi-successful. But this was before all that (at least to me) and every time I see one of the videos from the movie I get broght right back to all the sensoriall memories of going to small, smokey clubs and seeing bands... the stink of sweat, smoke-machines, cigarettes and beer that always smelled horrible/incredible, the goose-bumps of hearing the amps turned on and the silouettes of band members as they came out,watered down drinks and nothing else mattering.

Side 1

1. Police – Driven to Tears
2. Wall of Voodoo – Back in Flesh
3. Toyah Willcox – Dance
4. OMD – Enola Gay
5. Oingo Boingo – Ain’t This the Life
6. XTC – Respectable Street

Side 2

1. The Members – Offshore Banking Business
2. Go-Go’s – We Got the Beat
3. Klaus Nomi – Total Eclipse
4. Althletico Spizz 80 – Where’ s Captain Kirk
5. Alley Cats – Nothing Means Nothing Anymore
6. Jools Holland – Foolish I Know
7. Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan

Side 3

1. Devo – Uncontrollable Urge
2. Echo and the Bunnymen – The Puppet
3. Au Pairs – Come Again
4. The Cramps – Tear It Up
5. Joan Jett – Bad Reputation
6. Pere Ubu – Birdies
7. Gary Numan – Down in the Park

Side 4

1. Fleshtones – Shadow Line
2. Gang of 4 – He’d Send in the Army
3. John Otway – Cheryl’s Going Home
4. 999 – Homicide
5. X – Beyond and Back
6. Magazine – Model Worker
7. Skafish – Sign of the Cross

 

[El Floppo]

11.x Black And White Town - Doves (Beatlesesque)

this song. It's like A Day In The Life part II I figure. Some Cities was such a great release, I've been disappointed in their subsequent offerings. Some day, maybe we can jaw over our theories of why most artists only have 1 good album in them (if that).

The Last Broadcast is my favorite album of theirs

I'll have to give it a listen.

I like that one too.

And Lost Souls is even better than TLB. IMO, Lost Souls >> The Last Broadcast >>>>>> Some Cities = Kingdom of Rust.

Great band.

Agree on the order and on the band. So why do I always forget about them? besides the brain damage.

 

[El Floppo]

Awful Lyrics (but love the song anyway)

12.xx The English Beat -- Mirror in the Bathroom

Love the song too, never notice how bad the lyrics are.

Lots of lyrics look pretty bad when you see them in writing.

Many weeks ago, I heard an interview with Billy Collins, a former United States Poet Laureate and he basically said it bugs him when people talk about lyrics being poetry, because lyrics really can't hold up without the music. They are written to be songs, not poetry.

Well he said all that it in a much more poetic way.

They also discussed how strange it was to have a poet named Billy, that one would expect his name would be William Collins or even better WJ Collins. He was a pretty entertaining guy. Almost made me want to read his poetry. Almost.

can you hum a few bars?

there once was a man from Nantucket

pretty articulate humming.

btw- I agree about the lyrics vs poetry thing.

Didn't an old late-night show like Carson do a segment where they read pop lyrics out loud without music... always horrible/comedic. Even our category- every song I look at is worthy of fitting in teh damn thing.

 

[Eephus]

11.xx "Modern Drift" Efterklang -- Scandinavians (Denmark)

it took some doing but I think I figured out how to work this one into the mix.

 

[Fennis]

11.4: Tear it Up- The Cramps (from Urgh! a Music War)... Album Influenced Musical Taste

I think Bobby should also draft from this category, since it's so personal.

This was a tough one- I'd look at 5 that were big for me, the first three of which were my first records bought in 1978 at my request by my grandparents (I woulld have loved to have seen that transaction at Tower Records):

Queen: Live KIllers

Kansas: Point of Know Return

Kraftwerk: Trans Europe Express

Urgh! A Music War

Gone to Earth: David Sylvian

I mentioned being a record store nerd before- I used to spend hours in stores pouring through the bins, looking for anything that looked interesting. I stumbled on Urgh! when it came out, knowing a few of the bands from listening to one of te local college stations (KUSF). It's a partial soundtrack of the compilation concert movie of the same name- most of the live videos are on youtube. I ended up buying albums from almost every single band on the double album (notable exception was Klaus Nomi) and seeing the bands when they toured SF, many of which went on to be quasi-successful. But this was before all that (at least to me) and every time I see one of the videos from the movie I get broght right back to all the sensoriall memories of going to small, smokey clubs and seeing bands... the stink of sweat, smoke-machines, cigarettes and beer that always smelled horrible/incredible, the goose-bumps of hearing the amps turned on and the silouettes of band members as they came out,watered down drinks and nothing else mattering.

Side 1

1. Police – Driven to Tears
2. Wall of Voodoo – Back in Flesh
3. Toyah Willcox – Dance
4. OMD – Enola Gay
5. Oingo Boingo – Ain’t This the Life
6. XTC – Respectable Street

Side 2

1. The Members – Offshore Banking Business
2. Go-Go’s – We Got the Beat
3. Klaus Nomi – Total Eclipse
4. Althletico Spizz 80 – Where’ s Captain Kirk
5. Alley Cats – Nothing Means Nothing Anymore
6. Jools Holland – Foolish I Know
7. Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan

Side 3

1. Devo – Uncontrollable Urge
2. Echo and the Bunnymen – The Puppet
3. Au Pairs – Come Again
4. The Cramps – Tear It Up
5. Joan Jett – Bad Reputation
6. Pere Ubu – Birdies
7. Gary Numan – Down in the Park

Side 4

1. Fleshtones – Shadow Line
2. Gang of 4 – He’d Send in the Army
3. John Otway – Cheryl’s Going Home
4. 999 – Homicide
5. X – Beyond and Back
6. Magazine – Model Worker
7. Skafish – Sign of the Cross

 

[Eephus]

It's amazing how many of the bands from Urgh! are still semi-active 30 years later. No sign of Jim Skafish though.

 

[Eephus]

11.xx - John Parish & PJ Harvey - Girl (Sad)

80 second instrumental track.

I should have kept the 99 second category

 

[Eephus]

I think the Google Sheet is more or less up to date. The following picks may or may not be pending. Please bump the posts if I missed them the first time around (or update the sheet yourself)

7 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
7 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .
8 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
8 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .
8 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..
9 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
9 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .
9 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .
9 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..
9 . xx --- Steve Tasker . . . . . ..
10 . xx --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..
10 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
10 . xx --- El Floppo/BobbyLayne. . .
10 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .
10 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .
10 . xx --- Steve Tasker . . . . . ..
10 . xx --- VikeMe . . . . . . . . ..
11 . xx --- Bonzai . . . . . . . . ..
11 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
11 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .
11 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .
11 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..
11 . xx --- Steve Tasker . . . . . ..
11 . xx --- timschochet . . . . . . .
11 . xx --- VikeMe . . . . . . . . ..
12 . xx --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..
12 . xx --- Bonzai . . . . . . . . ..
12 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
12 . xx --- El Floppo/BobbyLayne. . .
12 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .
12 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .
12 . xx --- Karma Police . . . . . ..
12 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Thank goodness Time Kibitzer spotlighted Metric, which reminded me that they released an acoustic EP featuring my favorite song of theirs. I do prefer the non-acoustic version better, but I'll gladly take this.

10.xx - Metric - "Twlight Galaxy" - acoustic

 

[Time Kibitzer]

11.xx - John Parish & PJ Harvey - Girl (Sad)

80 second instrumental track.

I should have kept the 99 second category

Hah I liked that category idea. Had 4-5 songs to choose from for it, and it helps keep the mixtape lengths in check.

 

[Chaos Commish]

11.4: Tear it Up- The Cramps (from Urgh! a Music War)... Album Influenced Musical Taste

I think Bobby should also draft from this category, since it's so personal.

Urgh! A Music War

I mentioned being a record store nerd before- I used to spend hours in stores pouring through the bins, looking for anything that looked interesting. I stumbled on Urgh! when it came out, knowing a few of the bands from listening to one of te local college stations (KUSF). It's a partial soundtrack of the compilation concert movie of the same name- most of the live videos are on youtube. I ended up buying albums from almost every single band on the double album (notable exception was Klaus Nomi) and seeing the bands when they toured SF, many of which went on to be quasi-successful. But this was before all that (at least to me) and every time I see one of the videos from the movie I get broght right back to all the sensoriall memories of going to small, smokey clubs and seeing bands... the stink of sweat, smoke-machines, cigarettes and beer that always smelled horrible/incredible, the goose-bumps of hearing the amps turned on and the silouettes of band members as they came out,watered down drinks and nothing else mattering.

1. Wall of Voodoo – Back in Flesh

The bolded is well put. I don't know if I miss similar days as much as I'm simply fond of memories. How did you choose a track?

If you saw Wall of Voodoo in the early days before Marc's alcoholism took over, you saw an amazing show. Stan Ridgeway and the engineers never let him loose on studio recordings, but live he was... jeebus what a talent. Marc is also the subject of Concrete Blonde's "Joey", a pick in this draft.

 

[Chaos Commish]

11.xx - John Parish & PJ Harvey - Girl (Sad)

80 second instrumental track.

I should have kept the 99 second category

Hah I liked that category idea. Had 4-5 songs to choose from for it, and it helps keep the mixtape lengths in check.

I'm up for dealer's choice the sequel. This is a fun format. I can think of many more categories that would keep us rolling.

 

[El Floppo]

I don't know who Marc is, but I saw WoV play a few times. Being near SF, the LA bands obviously came up more than the others.I think they get a bum wrap for being so tied to "one hit wonder" and Mexican Radio. Their music didn't sway too far from that sound, but it was so distinctive and unique between the instrumentatiin and Ridgeways vocals. ImO, every song on that first album wss just as good as the single.

And yeah.. a fun band to watch. For a young teen, that award has to fo ro Oingo Boingo though... saw them a ton.

Eta.. had no idea about Joey... cool info. now I have to look up Marc.

Re. The track... I was waffling between almost all of them. Eccho and bmen put on such great shows, but at the tine, there was something crazily mesmerizing about that Cramps performance to me (the angry, dull stare of the chick bass player, the pants always on the vergw of falling down). I dug the crazed rockabilly sound too, even if the bands I followeed theost from that were more "new wavey", like OMD, echo, xtc, etc.

 

[El Floppo]

Nothung but songs by The Minutemen.

That would have paired well with my 10 minute plus category.

 

[simey]

there's only so much wine you can drink...in one life...but it will never be enough, to save you from the bottom of your glass....

13.xx - So Much Wine - The Handsome Family (Acoustic 1990-2014)

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Believe -- Robbie Fulks (Post 1990s acoustic)

OK, so the ironic acoustic cover of a silly pop song is a total cliche now. I get it. But as silly as this is (Cher impression and simulated vocoder effect included), I think that the vocal performance is so strong that the cover transcends parody and becomes something legitimately awesome. The version I'm thinking of is off the Revenge! album, which is on Spotify. The YouTube link seems to be different, and I haven't listened to it at work. I also think that when an acoustic cover legitimately works (Travis' Hit Me Baby One More Time, Ted Leo's Since U Been Gone/Maps), it's evidence that there's a pretty well-written pop song underneath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB4GG979qnw

 

[Chaos Commish]

Had a best buddy in college drag me down to the bay area to see new wavey bands several times. Echo and Bunnymen were his favorite.

Marc Moreland, WoV lead guitar. Liver failure took him in 02. Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde vocalist) wrote Joey about him over a decade earlier. So sad. He and Johnette put out a couple albums together mid 90s around the time she was also doing lead vocals for the Talking Heads, or as they preferred at the stage the Heads.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Question re: Prince category - can it be an artist that claims Prince as a big influence, but Prince has no actual hand in the music?

 

[Chaos Commish]

Question re: Prince category - can it be an artist that claims Prince as a big influence, but Prince has no actual hand in the music?

I did that with Shakira with no complaints but threw it back. I think what we're ideally looking for is the Minneapolis Sound, but no one is complaining.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Question re: Prince category - can it be an artist that claims Prince as a big influence, but Prince has no actual hand in the music?

Doesn't appear to be how Groovus wrote the category, but you can always throw a pick back.

If I were King of All Prince Related Categories, I'd be torn. For instance, whether she cites him as an influence or not, I don't hear Prince in Shakira songs. But there are some guys out there, including at least one who is pretty popular currently, where the influence in unmistakeable. And because I think that guy is great, I kind of wish he were included in the category.

 

[JZilla]

I think the Google Sheet is more or less up to date. The following picks may or may not be pending. Please bump the posts if I missed them the first time around (or update the sheet yourself)

7 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

7 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .

8 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

8 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .

8 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..

9 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

9 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .

9 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .

9 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..

9 . xx --- Steve Tasker . . . . . ..

10 . xx --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..

10 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

10 . xx --- El Floppo/BobbyLayne. . .

10 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .

10 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .

10 . xx --- Steve Tasker . . . . . ..

10 . xx --- VikeMe . . . . . . . . ..

11 . xx --- Bonzai . . . . . . . . ..

11 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

11 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .

11 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .

11 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..

11 . xx --- Steve Tasker . . . . . ..

11 . xx --- timschochet . . . . . . .

11 . xx --- VikeMe . . . . . . . . ..

12 . xx --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..

12 . xx --- Bonzai . . . . . . . . ..

12 . xx --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

12 . xx --- El Floppo/BobbyLayne. . .

12 . xx --- higgins . . . . . . . . .

12 . xx --- John Bender . . . . . . .

12 . xx --- Karma Police . . . . . ..

12 . xx --- Mister CIA . . . . . . ..

I still owe a 12, I will make two later today

 

[Chaos Commish]

Post 90 Instrumental

I could go on about John 5. He's got heavy competition but this is my favorite guitar player. From David Lee Roth to Marilyn Manson to Rob Zombie... go figure. It's his solo instrumental albums (there's several) that blow me away. A virtuoso, a musicians musician. If you're not familiar with him you should be. For our purposes here, some bluegrass.

13.xx John 5 - Steel Guitar Rag

 

[AcerFC]

11 When the levee breaks, Led Zepp 1971 song

 

[zamboni]

Chillgoose bumps:

13.xx David Gilmour - "Echoes" (Live In Gdansk)

Could have gone with the studio version or the Pompeii version, but beyond being a masterful rendition of the epic tune, it's also the last appearance/recording by Richard Wright (who died a week before the album was released). Love the way the Poles go nuts after hearing that very first plink note on Rick's piano.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Yo dog, I heard you liked name-checking athletes, so I put an athlete who name-checks himself in your song.

11.xx - Reflection Eternal - "Down for the Count (feat. Rah Digga and Xzibit)" - song off album that shaped your tastes

Features an intro from none other than Lennox Lewis.

Not that anyone really cares, but:

It would've been sometime around 2002. I was 15, a junior in high school. My friends and I had shared musical tastes growing up, as kids often do, and being suburban white kids, we didn't really listen to much hip-hop. The times were changing. Nu metal had begun to fade from the mainstream, and most of my friends began to turn to either louder stuff or the pop punk/emo punk that was becoming popular. We'd listened to the radio rap, Eminem and Dre, 2Pac, etc., and I'd always liked the Beastie Boys, but nothing really ever clicked.

Somewhere along the way, I stumbled onto Talib Kweli before Quality released, I think they were playing "Get By" on one of the MTV channels. I went out and bought Train of Thought and immediately fell in love. It was everything hip-hop should be - not overproduced gangsta crap that was getting big at the time, but actual chill hip-hop with actual lyrics that aren't just about killing people. I've never looked back.

 

[zamboni]

Yo dog, I heard you liked name-checking athletes, so I put an athlete who name-checks himself in your song.

11.xx - Reflection Eternal - "Down for the Count (feat. Rah Digga and Xzibit)" - song off album that shaped your tastes

Features an intro from none other than Lennox Lewis.

Not that anyone really cares, but:

It would've been sometime around 2002. I was 15, a junior in high school. My friends and I had shared musical tastes growing up, as kids often do, and being suburban white kids, we didn't really listen to much hip-hop. The times were changing. Nu metal had begun to fade from the mainstream, and most of my friends began to turn to either louder stuff or the pop punk/emo punk that was becoming popular. We'd listened to the radio rap, Eminem and Dre, 2Pac, etc., and I'd always liked the Beastie Boys, but nothing really ever clicked.

Somewhere along the way, I stumbled onto Talib Kweli before Quality released, I think they were playing "Get By" on one of the MTV channels. I went out and bought Train of Thought and immediately fell in love. It was everything hip-hop should be - not overproduced gangsta crap that was getting big at the time, but actual chill hip-hop with actual lyrics that aren't just about killing people. I've never looked back.

I care because it makes me realize that I'm ******* old.

 

[AcerFC]

12 Arpeggiator, Fugazi- post 1990 Instrumental

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

I care because it makes me realize that I'm ******* old.

Yeah. I still think of The Humpty Dance as contemporary hip hop.

 

[simey]

Not that anyone really cares, but:
It would've been sometime around 2002. I was 15, a junior in high school.

15 is young for a junior in high school. Did you start school early? I was in my mid-thirties in 2002. I'm old enough to be your mother, young man.

I was just thinking a junior here could be 15 at the beginning of their junior year if they have an Aug, Sept, or mid October birthday, and they will be turning 16 on their birthday.

 

[BobbyLayne]

I posted round 10 over the weekend (3 movement - Bohemian Rhapsody) but need to write it up etc. Or I'll replace it. I'll get caught up this weekend.

For round 12 I'm taking Acoustic 90-14. This studio version of this one was released two weeks ago. It's a cover of an old Jesse Fuller song, with new lyrics added. This is one of those songs where it might be easier to say who hasn't covered it: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin, The Blues Band, Paul Jones, The Weavers, The Brothers Four, Paul Clayton, Richie Havens, Eric Clapton, The Flatlanders, Paul McCartney, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Mungo Jerry, Glenn Yarborough, George Ellias, Phoebe Snow, The Wave Pictures, The Halifax III and Eva Cassidy.

12.19 - The New San Francisco Bay Blues - Hurray for the Riff Raff

youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtaU9OkTHWo

spotify

Spoiler

I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

Said I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay, cisco bay
And there was nothing I can do or say
Oh just hang my head and slowly walk away
Ooh hey, hey
Well so long pretty baby guess i won't see you a while
Well so long pretty baby guess i won't see you a while
You been a good ole wagon

And got me there in style

Ooh but you left me here
To walk a ragged mile
Hey, hey
Well a women's heart is made from solid rock
I said a women's heart is made from solid rock, solid rock
And if you love her she'll give all she's got
Ooh and buddy that can be an awful lot
Ooh hey, hey
Well I'm just rolling n a tumming try to make out of here all alive
I'm just rolling n a tumming try to make out of here all alive
And if I'm looking I might feel satisfied
Ooh hey, hey
Well I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay
Said I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay
And there was nothing I can do or say
Or just hang my hand and slowly walk away
Ooh hey, hey

I may not be around much for a few days but I'll get caught up.

ETA: crap wrong lyrics had to get it right...

 

[Chaos Commish]

Chillgoose bumps:

13.xx David Gilmour - "Echoes" (Live In Gdansk)

Could have gone with the studio version or the Pompeii version, but beyond being a masterful rendition of the epic tune, it's also the last appearance/recording by Richard Wright (who died a week before the album was released). Love the way the Poles go nuts after hearing that very first plink note on Rick's piano.

Thought about it for 3+ movements, but already had PF and thought 25 minutes was over doing it for a mixtape. After listening to the last live version with Richard, I was wrong. This song used to help my daughter sleep when she was just an infant. Those first spacey plinks from Wright would get her attention and by the time Roger falls into the epic bassline (6 friggin' minutes later) she was out. Definitely a chills maker and in several spots. Waters has made fun of this song in his dooshier moments.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Not that anyone really cares, but:
It would've been sometime around 2002. I was 15, a junior in high school.

15 is young for a junior in high school. Did you start school early? I was in my mid-thirties in 2002. I'm old enough to be your mother, young man.

My daughter is a young freshman at 14 for a few more months. Tasker was ahead of the game.

 

[Bonzai]

12 Arpeggiator, Fugazi- post 1990 Instrumental

Wow, didn't think anyone else would take this.

 

[AcerFC]

12 Arpeggiator, Fugazi- post 1990 Instrumental

Wow, didn't think anyone else would take this.

 

[El Floppo]

I posted round 10 over the weekend (3 movement - Bohemian Rhapsody) but need to write it up etc. Or I'll replace it. I'll get caught up this weekend.

For round 12 I'm taking Acoustic 90-14. This studio version of this one was released two weeks ago. It's a cover of an old Jesse Fuller song, with new lyrics added. This is one of those songs where it might be easier to say who hasn't covered it: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin, The Blues Band, Paul Jones, The Weavers, The Brothers Four, Paul Clayton, Richie Havens, Eric Clapton, The Flatlanders, Paul McCartney, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Mungo Jerry, Glenn Yarborough, George Ellias, Phoebe Snow, The Wave Pictures, The Halifax III and Eva Cassidy.

12.19 - The New San Francisco Bay Blues - Hurray for the Riff Raff

youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtaU9OkTHWo

spotify

Spoiler

I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

Said I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

And there was nothing I can do or say

Or just hang my head and slowly walk away

Ooh hey, hey

Well so long pretty baby guess i won't see you a while

Well so long pretty baby guess i won't see you a while

You been a good ole wagon

And got me there in style

Ooh but you left me here

To walk a ragged mile

Hey, hey

Well a women's heart is made from solid rock

I said a women's heart is made from solid rock, solid rock

And if you love her she'll give all she's got

Ooh and buddy that can be an awful lot

Ooh hey, hey

Well I'm just rolling n a tumming try to make out of here all alive

I'm just rolling n a tumming try to make out of here all alive

And if I'm looking I might feel satisfied

Ooh hey, hey

Well I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

Said I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

And there was nothing I can do or say

Or just hang my hand and slowly walk away

Ooh hey, hey

Spoiler

I may not be around much for a few days but I'll get caught up.

ETA: crap wrong lyrics had to get it right...

acoustic synth?

 

[Chaos Commish]

I posted round 10 over the weekend (3 movement - Bohemian Rhapsody) but need to write it up etc. Or I'll replace it. I'll get caught up this weekend.

For round 12 I'm taking Acoustic 90-14. This studio version of this one was released two weeks ago. It's a cover of an old Jesse Fuller song, with new lyrics added. This is one of those songs where it might be easier to say who hasn't covered it: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin, The Blues Band, Paul Jones, The Weavers, The Brothers Four, Paul Clayton, Richie Havens, Eric Clapton, The Flatlanders, Paul McCartney, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Mungo Jerry, Glenn Yarborough, George Ellias, Phoebe Snow, The Wave Pictures, The Halifax III and Eva Cassidy.

12.19 - The New San Francisco Bay Blues - Hurray for the Riff Raff

Now that's fresh material! I'm listening to Small Town Heroes for the first time. Enjoying it. Gracias, BL.

 

[zamboni]

Chillgoose bumps:

13.xx David Gilmour - "Echoes" (Live In Gdansk)

Could have gone with the studio version or the Pompeii version, but beyond being a masterful rendition of the epic tune, it's also the last appearance/recording by Richard Wright (who died a week before the album was released). Love the way the Poles go nuts after hearing that very first plink note on Rick's piano.

Thought about it for 3+ movements, but already had PF and thought 25 minutes was over doing it for a mixtape. After listening to the last live version with Richard, I was wrong. This song used to help my daughter sleep when she was just an infant. Those first spacey plinks from Wright would get her attention and by the time Roger falls into the epic bassline (6 friggin' minutes later) she was out. Definitely a chills maker and in several spots. Waters has made fun of this song in his dooshier moments.

It's long and my mixtape is chock full of lengthy tunes, but so be it. Awesome about your daughter nodding off to it. Could never get my boys into it.

As for this version, the interplay between Gilmour and Wright before the seagall interlude is alone worth the price of admission

 

[John Bender]

####, I need to catch up.

Travelling the rest of the week so will likely catch up again Friday

 

[BobbyLayne]

I posted round 10 over the weekend (3 movement - Bohemian Rhapsody) but need to write it up etc. Or I'll replace it. I'll get caught up this weekend.

For round 12 I'm taking Acoustic 90-14. This studio version of this one was released two weeks ago. It's a cover of an old Jesse Fuller song, with new lyrics added. This is one of those songs where it might be easier to say who hasn't covered it: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin, The Blues Band, Paul Jones, The Weavers, The Brothers Four, Paul Clayton, Richie Havens, Eric Clapton, The Flatlanders, Paul McCartney, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Mungo Jerry, Glenn Yarborough, George Ellias, Phoebe Snow, The Wave Pictures, The Halifax III and Eva Cassidy.

12.19 - The New San Francisco Bay Blues - Hurray for the Riff Raff

Now that's fresh material! I'm listening to Small Town Heroes for the first time. Enjoying it. Gracias, BL.

Alynda can bring it - that little girl has a big voice. She's a terrific songwriter, and owns the audience in concert, in small clubs or big festivals.

FOR El Floppo - Bronx Puerto Rican girl - used to hang at ABC Rio with all the other punk rockers. Pretty interesting tale.

http://www.offbeat.com/2014/02/01/radio-zeitgeist-hurray-riff-raff-alynda-lee-segarra/

For anyone else:

NPR First Listen: Small Town Heroes

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/02/267026147/first-listen-hurray-for-the-riff-raff-small-town-heroes

 

[John Bender]

9.xx - (1971 category) - Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMuWmU1iNJo

What needs to be said here?

10.xx - (Athlete Name) - Jay Z - Encore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIafvuavERg (when I come back like Jordan...)

Draft needed some diversity, and I love me some older Jay Z

11.xx - (Sad Song) - Dusty Springfield - No Easy Way down: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ngDY0KfHw

On my depressing music playlist, but beautiful song

12.xx - (Influential Song) - Stevie Wonder - Have A Talk With God (from Songs In the Key of Life): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbzcdG5FK3c

this whole album is probably what most got me into piano as a child and the reason I still play today

13.xx - (Chill Bumps) - Travis - Sing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7yO6l57og8

Especially during the Jim and Pam recap scene from the Office

 

[BobbyLayne]

I posted round 10 over the weekend (3 movement - Bohemian Rhapsody) but need to write it up etc. Or I'll replace it. I'll get caught up this weekend.

For round 12 I'm taking Acoustic 90-14. This studio version of this one was released two weeks ago. It's a cover of an old Jesse Fuller song, with new lyrics added. This is one of those songs where it might be easier to say who hasn't covered it: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin, The Blues Band, Paul Jones, The Weavers, The Brothers Four, Paul Clayton, Richie Havens, Eric Clapton, The Flatlanders, Paul McCartney, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Mungo Jerry, Glenn Yarborough, George Ellias, Phoebe Snow, The Wave Pictures, The Halifax III and Eva Cassidy.

12.19 - The New San Francisco Bay Blues - Hurray for the Riff Raff

youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtaU9OkTHWo

spotify

Spoiler

I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

Said I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

And there was nothing I can do or say

Or just hang my head and slowly walk away

Ooh hey, hey

Well so long pretty baby guess i won't see you a while

Well so long pretty baby guess i won't see you a while

You been a good ole wagon

And got me there in style

Ooh but you left me here

To walk a ragged mile

Hey, hey

Well a women's heart is made from solid rock

I said a women's heart is made from solid rock, solid rock

And if you love her she'll give all she's got

Ooh and buddy that can be an awful lot

Ooh hey, hey

Well I'm just rolling n a tumming try to make out of here all alive

I'm just rolling n a tumming try to make out of here all alive

And if I'm looking I might feel satisfied

Ooh hey, hey

Well I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

Said I got the blues for my baby left me by the San Francisco bay

And there was nothing I can do or say

Or just hang my hand and slowly walk away

Ooh hey, hey

Spoiler

I may not be around much for a few days but I'll get caught up.

ETA: crap wrong lyrics had to get it right...

Spoiler

acoustic synth?

Irwin Silber is smiling down on you today.

 

[Eephus]

Not that anyone really cares, but:

It would've been sometime around 2002. I was 15, a junior in high school.

15 is young for a junior in high school. Did you start school early? I was in my mid-thirties in 2002. I'm old enough to be your mother, young man.

My daughter is a young freshman at 14 for a few more months. Tasker was ahead of the game.

I skipped a grade so I was a Junior at 15 years 7 months. But that was 1975, the year not the band.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Is this what is meant by Prince-Influenced?