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[landrys hat]

Here is a good live version of #24 War Begun. MMJ Live Volume 4 comes out in a couple of weeks. They played entire Tennessee Fire album on this release. Should be awesome.

- YouTube

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www.youtube.com

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

What is the most (in)famous example of this you guys can offer? I think I know what you're talking about, but don't understand the term itself.

The most famous example is probably Phil Collins' drum fill from "In the Air Tonight". It sounds great there but was overused to death in the decade that followed.

It's like Cher using Autotune on "Believe". We all know she can sing. She's making an artistic choice. Ditto for Collins. Most of the rest is just crap.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Up next, a Bootsy song I'm not even going to try and explain for fear of Joe banning me.

Wow. I would be livng for this moment. I don't think Neil Diamond is gonna give me a moment like this. The umlauts might. There's some weird [redacted] in there.

I'm trying to imagine Neil singing this song and........ I just can't.

On the other hand, Bootsy singing "Song Sung Blue" would be....... no, I can't go there, either

Laugh emoji.

Hey if UB40 can cover "Red, Red Wine", I bet Bootsy would do just fine. I suspect he'd rather cover "Porcupine Pie" though.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Really enjoyed Ryan Star, Airborne Toxic Event, Robyn, P Funk, and Candlebox this round.

This is fun. Also distracting. Thanks, everyone, especially @Zegras11 and @KarmaPolice.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

This is fun. Also distracting. Thanks, everyone, especially @Zegras11 and @KarmaPolice.

This

 

[titusbramble]

#25 - Lewis (Mistreated)

So the My Iron Lung EP was a bit of a weird one, only actually being released (at least here) as a compilation of two versions of the single released separately for chart eligibility purposes. Lewis for me is the pick of them (The Trickster features in the long list), with some vibes similar to tracks released on Pablo Honey, but also similarities to other things that actually made The Bends (Just springs to mind, but there may be better examples). The EP is filled with the lead track and then tunes recorded for The Bends, but which didn't really fit on the album proper, and is notable for being their first collaboration with long time producer Nigel Goodrich

Will catch up 24 with 23, busy this weekend

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Up next, a Bootsy song I'm not even going to try and explain for fear of Joe banning me.

Wow. I would be livng for this moment. I don't think Neil Diamond is gonna give me a moment like this. The umlauts might. There's some weird [redacted] in there.

I'm trying to imagine Neil singing this song and........ I just can't.

On the other hand, Bootsy singing "Song Sung Blue" would be....... no, I can't go there, either

He would indeed sing the song blue.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Catching up on some good ones I missed:

The Guns Of Brixton - The Clash
Armatopia - Johnny Marr
Bride & Groom - The Airborne Toxic Event
Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
When You're Alone - Journey
Electric Daisy - Lindsey Sterling
Dancing On Glass - Motley Crue
Bop Gun - Parliament
No-No Song - Ringo Starr

 

[tuffnutt]

24.

Sweetness Follows-R.E.M.
from Automatic For the People (1992)

“Sweetness Follows” to me is powerfully haunting. This is a song that stays with you and has real emotional weight. My dad died in 1993, when I was 19. I've always kind of associated this song with him and that time of my life.

The tragedy of “Sweetness Follows” isn’t the death of its characters’ parents but rather the way petty grudges and self-absorption have either damaged or completely severed the connections of the surviving family members. The reverberating and distorted cello really adds a heaviness to the song. It shares a space with an acoustic strum, a sustained organ wash, and of course, Stipe’s vocals steeped in melancholy. Just an incredible bittersweet song.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

24.

Sweetness Follows-R.E.M.
from Automatic For the People (1992)

“Sweetness Follows” to me is powerfully haunting. This is a song that stays with you and has real emotional weight. My dad died in 1993, when I was 19. I've always kind of associated this song with him and that time of my life.

The tragedy of “Sweetness Follows” isn’t the death of its characters’ parents but rather the way petty grudges and self-absorption have either damaged or completely severed the connections of the surviving family members. The reverberating and distorted cello really adds a heaviness to the song. It shares a space with an acoustic strum, a sustained organ wash, and of course, Stipe’s vocals steeped in melancholy. Just an incredible bittersweet song.

You should read about Frank Zappa's family. It's just awful.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Our Lady Peace

MAC

Supersatellite

This sounds like the Toadies. Or maybe the Toadies sound like them, as they were contemporaries.

 

[Raging weasel]

the gated drum stuff I hate so much

What is the most (in)famous example of this you guys can offer? I think I know what you're talking about, but don't understand the term itself.

Almost everything Phil Collins played in the '80s -- he and Peter Gabriel invented the technique for Gabriel's third solo album

The worst offender IMO is Against All Odds:

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - 2016 Remaster

Phil Collins · The Singles (Expanded) · Song · 2016

open.spotify.com

ahh, I call that the sterile drum effect. They sound sharp and clean but almost fake to me.

 

[Eephus]

Marr #24 (Smiths #8) - The Smiths "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"

All songwriting teams work a little bit differently. Marr and Morrissey used the same method throughout their too brief partnership. Johnny would first work-up the tune and record in on his four-track home system, he'd ride his motorcycle over to Morrissey's flat and drop the cassette through the mail slot. Morrissey would return days, weeks or months later with the lyrics for the song.

This asynchronous process often produced magic but I think "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" is one of the times it didn't work optimally. Morrissey's slight and rather silly words don't quite live up to Johnny's beautiful two-bar riff than subtly shifts from the verse to the chorus. Marr and producer Stephen Street try some studio trickery to pad it out to 3:18. There's the clever little fade in/out/in during the intro, the distorted vocals of Morrissey's best lines of the song "Send me the pillow/The one that you dream on/And I'll send you mine" and the outro which overdubs two different Marr guitar lines in counterpoint to the main riff. It's still a great closer to a classic album in spite of Morrissey's introductory logic problem in the chorus.

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - 2011 Remaster

The Smiths · The Queen Is Dead · Song · 1986

open.spotify.com

 

[Eephus]

ahh, I call that the sterile drum effect. They sound sharp and clean but almost fake to me.

...and therein lies the rub. The wood and skin of the drums are stripped from the record.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

ahh, I call that the sterile drum effect. They sound sharp and clean but almost fake to me.

...and therein lies the rub. The wood and skin of the drums are stripped from the record.

Also the air.

 

[Mt. Man]

Friday I’m in Love with the #24s. Oh, wait, that would've been better for a different M-AD countdown. Er, whatever. There was still a ton to appreciate here. Including a few I wanted to shout out, but chose instead to spread the love a little.

Selected (and shuffled) Favorites:
Setting Sun - Lord Huron. 1st song from the shuffle, and a very strong start.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
Handle Me - Robyn
Bop Gun (Endangered Species) - P-Funk
Monkey Brains - Our Lady Peace
Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Radiohead
Brand New Day - Ryan Star
Hitsville U.K. - The Clash
I’ve Got to Get a Message To You - Bee Gees

Shuffle Adventures:
As guitar-led songs with powerful soulful yet slow(er) singing, “Sweetness Follows” by R.E.M. and “War Begun” from My Morning Jacket fit together quite well.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The Tim Maia and Parliament this round may have been the best back to back so far. Both songs were so awesome.

 

[zamboni]

The Bee Gees

zamboni

I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You I've Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees · Idea (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1968 open.spotify.com

Heading back to their baroque pop days in the late ‘60s, this was the band’s first top 10 hit in the U.S. (peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100). Some interesting but bizarre lyrics, reflecting a man awaiting his execution in the electric chair and asking the prison chaplajn to send a message (unknown) to his wife. The band had hoped to give it to Percy Sledge to sing, but like several other songs, they kept it for themselves and it paid off. Another lush arrangement with a dynamic harmonized chorus. Underneath the song is a bouncy bass line by Maurice that he tried to pattern after Paul McCartney (recall the two bands intertwined quite a bit back then).

Bonus live performance many years later in 1997:

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youtu.be

 

[Don Quixote]

The Tim Maia and Parliament this round may have been the best back to back so far. Both songs were so awesome.

Glad you enjoyed that one, and the Tim Maia. I remember you liking the Jorge Ben. I was hoping he’d be received similarly by some folks.

 

[Raging weasel]

The Tim Maia and Parliament this round may have been the best back to back so far. Both songs were so awesome.

Glad you enjoyed that one, and the Tim Maia. I remember you liking the Jorge Ben. I was hoping he’d be received similarly by some folks.

I like this guy better

 

[jwb]

Mötley Crüe

JWB

Dancing on Glass Dancing On Glass Mötley Crüe · Girls, Girls, Girls (Deluxe Version) · Song · 1987 open.spotify.com

From Girls Girls Girls. I like the opening riff a lot. Classic 80's Crüe - this would be at home in the background at any of the billion parties we attended back in the day.

 

[Eephus]

From Girls Girls Girls. I like the opening riff a lot. Classic 80's Crüe - this would be at home in the background at any of the billion parties we attended back in the day.

I should have banked some of the parties I was invited to in the 80s so I could redeem them now

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Finished the 27s. Spotify algorithm: What Difference Does It Make by The Smiths. Spotify knows I went to college.

 

[MAC_32]

Our Lady Peace

MAC

Supersatellite

This sounds like the Toadies. Or maybe the Toadies sound like them, as they were contemporaries.

Huh...never thought about that. Canadian falsetto vs Texas swamp vocal disparity, but I can see parallels between the supporting sound. I think both were 1995 cuts too.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

24 top 5:

Loud Love
Spiders
Hard Sun
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Carmelita


ETA: when I checked the song credits for Hard Sun to see which album it was from, I noticed that it was produced by Adam Kasper. Turns out it is the Adam Kasper that was my high school soccer teammate at Capital High School in Olympia, WA in the mid-80's. I researched a bit more and he apparently has done quite well in the industry. And, @Pip's Invitation, he also produced Fast Stories...from Kid Coma by Truly (which sadly, I just discovered, is no longer available on Spotify).

He was also a pretty great high school soccer player.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Sad24 top 5:

Loud Love
Spiders
Hard Sun
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Carmelita


ETA: when I checked the song credits for Hard Sun to see which album it was from, I noticed that it was produced by Adam Kasper. Turns out it is the Adam Kasper that was my high school soccer teammate at Capital High School in Olympia, WA in the mid-80's. I researched a bit more and he apparently has done quite well in the industry. And, @Pip's Invitation, he also produced Fast Stories...from Kid Coma by Truly (which sadly, I just discovered, is no longer available on Spotify).

He was also a pretty great high school soccer player.

I did know that Kasper produced Fast Stories, and I did know that it was taken down from Spotify.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Sad24 top 5:

Loud Love
Spiders
Hard Sun
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Carmelita


ETA: when I checked the song credits for Hard Sun to see which album it was from, I noticed that it was produced by Adam Kasper. Turns out it is the Adam Kasper that was my high school soccer teammate at Capital High School in Olympia, WA in the mid-80's. I researched a bit more and he apparently has done quite well in the industry. And, @Pip's Invitation, he also produced Fast Stories...from Kid Coma by Truly (which sadly, I just discovered, is no longer available on Spotify).

He was also a pretty great high school soccer player.

I did know that Kasper produced Fast Stories, and I did know that it was taken down from Spotify.

It was off Spotify forever, then added, and now off.

Do you know the details as to why?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Sad24 top 5:

Loud Love
Spiders
Hard Sun
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Carmelita


ETA: when I checked the song credits for Hard Sun to see which album it was from, I noticed that it was produced by Adam Kasper. Turns out it is the Adam Kasper that was my high school soccer teammate at Capital High School in Olympia, WA in the mid-80's. I researched a bit more and he apparently has done quite well in the industry. And, @Pip's Invitation, he also produced Fast Stories...from Kid Coma by Truly (which sadly, I just discovered, is no longer available on Spotify).

He was also a pretty great high school soccer player.

I did know that Kasper produced Fast Stories, and I did know that it was taken down from Spotify.

It was off Spotify forever, then added, and now off.

Do you know the details as to why?

I do not.

 

[Eephus]

I added The Pretty Reckless' Soundgarden cover to my Covers I Liked playlist which is now over 450 songs

 

[Eephus]

Another MADs-adjacent newish release.

A three disc retrospective of Yes/Crimson/U.K./Brand X drummer Bill Bruford's solo material from 1977-2007. He's probably the greatest prog drummer ever but the tracks I listened to on the compilation were mostly jazz fusion. He's such an inventive drummer whatever he's playing with lines that head off in unpredictable (and unplayable) tangents.

The Best Of Bill Bruford: The Winterfold & Summerfold Years

Various Artists · Compilation · 2024 · 35 songs

open.spotify.com

 

[Tau837]

Listened to the #24 playlist. Other than my own song:

• Favorites already known to me:
  • Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place -- top 10 RH for me, love this song
• Favorites new to me:
  • Built to Spill, Caustic Resin - When Not Being Stupid Is Not Enough -- the song title is almost enough for a vote, but I liked the song a lot, too
    
  • Our Lady Peace - Monkey Brains -- this made my list at the 2:10 mark of the song, loved that transition
  • My Morning Jacket - War Begun -- awesome
  • Tim Maia - Do Your Thing, Behave Yourself -- first favorite from Tim so far

Another enjoyable playlist. First time the Pretty Reckless did not make my favorites.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I added The Pretty Reckless' Soundgarden cover to my Covers I Liked playlist which is now over 450 songs

That is a cover i liked way more than i expected when it startred. Good stuff.

Speaking of covers, we aaw City and Colour tonight and they are whipping out a cover of previous MAD31er, Alice in Chains and doing Nutshell this tour.

 

[Zegras11]

23's PLAYLIST

23s

The Walkmen	Scoresman	Stranded Stranded The Walkmen · Lisbon · Song · 2010 open.spotify.com
The Clash	kupcho1	Hate & War Hate & War - Remastered The Clash · The Clash (Remastered) · Song · 1977 open.spotify.com
Ryan Star	Yambag	Stay Awhile Stay Awhile - Single Version Ryan Star · Stay Awhile · Song · 2012 open.spotify.com
Yes	Yo Mama	Every Little Thing Every Little Thing Yes · Yes · Song · 1969 open.spotify.com
Built To Spill	The Dreaded Marco	Terrible/Perfect Terrible/Perfect Built To Spill · The Normal Years · Song · 1996 open.spotify.com
Johnny Marr	Eephus	7 Worlds Collide--Too Blue Too Blue 7 Worlds Collide · The Sun Came Out · Song · 2009 open.spotify.com
The Pretty Reckless	Raging Weasel	Only Love Can Save Me Now Only Love Can Save Me Now [Feat. Matt Cameron & Kim Thayil] The Pretty Reckless, Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil · Death By Rock And Roll · Song · 2021 open.spotify.com
Jeff Tweedy	Dr. Octopus	Sunken Treasure Sunken Treasure Wilco · Being There · Song · 1996 open.spotify.com
Journey	KarmaPolice	Escape Escape (2022 Remaster) Journey · Escape (2022 Remaster) · Song · 1981 open.spotify.com
Lindsey Stirling	-oz-	Spontaneous me Spontaneous Me Lindsey Stirling · Lindsey Stirling · Song · 2012 open.spotify.com
Triumph	Pip's Invitation	When the Lights Go Down When The Lights Go Down Triumph · Never Surrender · Song · 1982 open.spotify.com
Our Lady Peace	MAC	Whatever - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
Mötley Crüe	JWB	Hooligan's Holiday Hooligan's Holiday Mötley Crüe · Mötley Crüe · Song · 1994 open.spotify.com
The Airborne Toxic Event	Zegras11	Poor Isaac Poor Isaac The Airborne Toxic Event · Songs of God and Whiskey · Song · 2015 open.spotify.com
Annie Lennox	Mrs. Rannous	Love is a Stranger Love Is a Stranger Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart · Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) · Song · 1983 open.spotify.com
Whitney Houston	Charlie Steiner	Didn't We Almost Have It All Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston · Whitney The Greatest Hits · Song · 2000 open.spotify.com
My Morning Jacket	landrys hat	Bermuda Highway Bermuda Highway My Morning Jacket · At Dawn · Song · 2001 open.spotify.com
Robyn	John Maddens Lunchbox	Blow My Mind - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. m.youtube.com Blow My Mind Robyn · Don't Stop the Music · Song · 2002 open.spotify.com
Tim Maia	Don Quixote	Acenda O Farol - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. youtu.be Acenda o farol Tim Maia · Brazilian Café · Song · 2019 open.spotify.com
Parliament Funkadelic	Uruk-Hai	Roto-Rooter Bootsy Collins - Roto-Rooter (youtube.com)
Lord Huron	KarmaPolice	Dead Man's Hand Dead Man's Hand Lord Huron · Strange Trails · Song · 2015 open.spotify.com
R.E.M.	Tuffnutt	The One That I Love - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
Radiohead	Titusbramble	Life In A Glasshouse Life In a Glasshouse Radiohead · Amnesiac · Song · 2001 open.spotify.com
Candlebox	Mt.Man	Butterfly Butterfly Candlebox · Lucy · Song · 1995 open.spotify.com
Eddie Vedder	Tau837	Severed Hand - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com
The Bee Gees	zamboni	Run to Me Run To Me Bee Gees · To Whom It May Concern · Song · 1972 open.spotify.com
Fred Eaglesmith	Mister CIA	Cemetery Road - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com Cemetary Road Fred Eaglesmith · 6Volts · Song · 2012 open.spotify.com
Ringo Starr	krista4	A Dose of Rock and Roll A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll Ringo Starr · Ringo's Rotogravure · Song · 1976 open.spotify.com
Big Room/Deep Big Room	zazale	Feel It Feel It Ragunde · Feel It · Song · 2019 open.spotify.com

 

[Zegras11]

The Airborne Toxic Event

Zegras11

Poor Isaac Poor Isaac The Airborne Toxic Event · Songs of God and Whiskey · Song · 2015 open.spotify.com

kinda of a Stray Cat vibe to this one

 

[Zegras11]

Annie Lennox

Mrs. Rannous

Love is a Stranger Love Is a Stranger Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart · Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) · Song · 1983 open.spotify.com

Always really liked this.....

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Annie Lennox

Mrs. Rannous

Love is a Stranger Love Is a Stranger Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart · Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) · Song · 1983 open.spotify.com

Always really liked this.....

My second favorite Eurythmics song

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

#23 - Robyn - Blow My Mind​

- YouTube

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Producer - Guy Sigsworth
Writer - Robyn and Alexander Kronlund
Chart Positions - Not released as a Single
Album - Don’t Stop the Music
Year - 2002
Collaborator History - Sigsworth is an experienced english producer, having worked with Seal, Björk, Imogen Heap, Madonna and David Sylvian. He only produced two tracks with Robyn. One being this track.
Kronlund is a protege of Max Martin, who i have talked about extensively already before the countdown, but he isn’t fit to hold Martins bootstraps. Kronlund contributes to many of Britney Spears material tagging along with Max Martin, but Kronlund still helps Robyn on a very important track down the line

Key Lyric -
Unbelievable, ooo it's such a rush
So incredible, boy you make me blush
Just keep doing it, throw me into space
And I’ll be floating there for days
Because you blow my mind

Notes - Like most of the first 10 tracks we see, it was either in the countdown or out of it at various stages of development. This track offers the first sign of a different sound compared to her first 2 albums heavily influenced by R&B. This album is an excellent development step from her teenage albums, but the mix of artists, producers and writers wasn’t quite right. That got rectified on her next album, Robyn. But there is plenty of evidence on this track and album that Robyn knew the path she wanted to travel.

Next up - We get to the Body Talk trilogy for the first time. This song was in the top 10 at some stage, but I needed balance in the run down so this one fell all the way to #22.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#23 Bootsy Collins - "Roto-Rooter"

There's not much I can say about this song that won't get me a timeout. I can't think of a more insane record in the history of either records or insanity. Y'all make up your own minds what it's about. I will say that his voice and his bass playing...... um....fit.

So, let's talk about Collins after his run as a headliner. Here are some of the folks he recorded with:

Jerry Harrison
The Sweat Band
Keith Richards
Dee-Lite (he's the guy behind the "Groove Is In The Heart" song)
Hardware, with Steve Salas & Buddy Miles
Del McCoury, Doc Watson, & Mac Wiseman in an attempt to make a funk-bluegrass fusion (it works!)
Fatboy Slim

Enjoy!

Next, one of Funkadelic's most indelible songs.

 

[kupcho1]

The Clash

kupcho1

Hate & War Hate & War - Remastered The Clash · The Clash (Remastered) · Song · 1977 open.spotify.com

Hate & War is the 3rd one from their debut The Clash.

1977 was such a great year for music, so much was changing. From songfacts:

Singer Joe Strummer noted in a 2002 interview with Uncut magazine that the title "Hate and War" was a direct reversal of the hippy phrase "Love and Peace," done to illustrate the contrast between the optimism and hope of the late 1960s and the grim reality of Britain in the '70s. "It was a good punk rock blast to have a song called that" he said.

Speaking of change, I'm not sure the lyrics would fly today, at least not in polite circles.

Hate and war (I hate English men)
Hate and war (Just as bad as wops)
Hate and war (I hate all the politeness)
Hate and war (I hate all the cops)
Hate and war (I want to walk down any street)
Hate and war (Dressed like a creep)
Hate and war (I don't care if I get beat up)
Hate and war (By any rotten Greek)

 

[Charlie Steiner]

23. Didn't We Almost Have It All (Whitney, 1987)

Co-written over several years by Michael Masser and Will Jennings (Up Where We Belong, Higher Love, Tears in Heaven, My Heart Will Go On), Didn't We Almost Have It All took less than two months to reach #1 on the charts, making it her 5th consecutive single to reach the top. While the song was adored by most (as evidenced by its raging success and popularity among fans), it also drew criticisms, specifically that it was more like a show tune, 'overblown', 'lacking in subtlety', and Rolling Stone's Vince Alleti called it "even cornier than The Greatest Love of All".

All these criticisms went over my head in real time, but I can't seem to get away from them as I learn more about the songs. Considering the list of performers and hit songs the songwriting team that Clive Davis assembled for Whitney's first two album had under their collective belts, I have to wonder about the critics' choice of crying foul about Whitney and not the countless other performers who became stars using a similar if not same formula. I'd like to think it's because Whitney's voice stripped away the illusion of Davis's tried and true formula.

 

[Don Quixote]

Tim Maia

Don Quixote

Acenda O Farol - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. youtu.be Acenda o farol Tim Maia · Brazilian Café · Song · 2019 open.spotify.com

Like Sossego, this is from his Disco Club album. A lyrics translation page says it translates to “light the lighthouse.” It also calls it a euphemism for lighting up a joint. I don’t really know, but marijuana is on point for Tim Maia. All I know is that if I’m alone in the car when this one comes in, I feel an urge to sing along to whatever the hell he is singing.

 

[kupcho1]

R.E.M.

Tuffnutt

The One That I Love

The One I Love is #23? Really?
I still get chills when I hear this one.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Fred Eaglesmith

Mister CIA

Cemetery Road - YouTube Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen. www.youtube.com Cemetary Road Fred Eaglesmith · 6Volts · Song · 2012 open.spotify.com

I'm still a sucker for the banjo.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

23. Didn't We Almost Have It All (Whitney, 1987)

Co-written over several years by Michael Masser and Will Jennings (Up Where We Belong, Higher Love, Tears in Heaven, My Heart Will Go On), Didn't We Almost Have It All took less than two months to reach #1 on the charts, making it her 5th consecutive single to reach the top. While the song was adored by most (as evidenced by its raging success and popularity among fans), it also drew criticisms, specifically that it was more like a show tune, 'overblown', 'lacking in subtlety', and Rolling Stone's Vince Alleti called it "even cornier than The Greatest Love of All".

All these criticisms went over my head in real time, but I can't seem to get away from them as I learn more about the songs. Considering the list of performers and hit songs the songwriting team that Clive Davis assembled for Whitney's first two album had under their collective belts, I have to wonder about the critics' choice of crying foul about Whitney and not the countless other performers who became stars using a similar if not same formula. I'd like to think it's because Whitney's voice stripped away the illusion of Davis's tried and true formula.

Rolling Stone has screwed up the perception of what makes good pop music (& it's history) to such a degree that MAYBE kids that come of age in 2050 will have shaken off the stink.

This isn't my favorite Whitney song, but it just moved up if only to give a finger to Jann Wenner and his merry band of idiots.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

23. Didn't We Almost Have It All (Whitney, 1987)

Co-written over several years by Michael Masser and Will Jennings (Up Where We Belong, Higher Love, Tears in Heaven, My Heart Will Go On), Didn't We Almost Have It All took less than two months to reach #1 on the charts, making it her 5th consecutive single to reach the top. While the song was adored by most (as evidenced by its raging success and popularity among fans), it also drew criticisms, specifically that it was more like a show tune, 'overblown', 'lacking in subtlety', and Rolling Stone's Vince Alleti called it "even cornier than The Greatest Love of All".

All these criticisms went over my head in real time, but I can't seem to get away from them as I learn more about the songs. Considering the list of performers and hit songs the songwriting team that Clive Davis assembled for Whitney's first two album had under their collective belts, I have to wonder about the critics' choice of crying foul about Whitney and not the countless other performers who became stars using a similar if not same formula. I'd like to think it's because Whitney's voice stripped away the illusion of Davis's tried and true formula.

Rolling Stone has screwed up the perception of what makes good pop music (& it's history) to such a degree that MAYBE kids that come of age in 2050 will have shaken off the stink.

This isn't my favorite Whitney song, but it just moved up if only to give a finger to Jann Wenner and his merry band of idiots.

I take critics with a grain of salt. Everyone can be a critic, and just because one gets paid to do it doesn't mean they're any good at it.

On one hand, I think there was some value for Whitney and her production army to hear some of the points that were made, namely that in just her second album, the songs were already sounding derivative of each other, which can be a turn-off. On the other, critics especially like the ones in my write-up above end up being more attention-seekers than honest evaluators.

Yeah. F those guys, especially for what they ended up bringing down on Whitney.

 

[Yo Mama]

Yes #23 - Every Little Thing
Album - Yes (1969)

Hey, it’s another cover song - this time a Beatles song (@krista4 hi).

And if you didn’t know it was originally a Beatles song, the band lets you know right away with a brief homage to Day Tripper.

Always liked this version of the song.

 

[Yambag]

23's PLAYLIST

Ryan Star

Yambag

Stay Awhile Stay Awhile - Single Version Ryan Star · Stay Awhile · Song · 2012 open.spotify.com

As Atlantic showed no interest to support his new song, Ryan Star recorded and self-released a music video for "Stay Awhile" in February 2012, getting attention from MTV Buzzworthy as a breakthrough hit. The video reached over 1 million views on YouTube in August 2012. The song also charted on Hot AC and Adult Pop Songs charts based on radio play.

 

[jwb]

Mötley Crüe

JWB

Hooligan's Holiday Hooligan's Holiday Mötley Crüe · Mötley Crüe · Song · 1994 open.spotify.com

Mötley Crüe without Vince Neil. For one album (1994's self-titled Mötley Crüe), he was replaced by John Corabi. This is a decent, fairly heavy song, but to me, it's really not the Crüe.

 

[Scoresman]

The Walkmen # 23 - Stranded​

Horns!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Annie Lennox

Mrs. Rannous

Love is a Stranger Love Is a Stranger Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart · Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) · Song · 1983 open.spotify.com

Always really liked this.....

My second favorite Eurythmics song

Given how much you like Robyn, I can see why. We're kind of at the point where everything is just so good.

Round 23 - The Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger

The opening track to the album Sweet Dreams. Controversial video here. (And it's not because of the creepy dummy.) MTV wouldn't run it because they thought she was a male cross-dresser. They even asked her record company for a copy of her birth certificate. Some things never seem to change.