Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Songs for which there exists another song with the exact same title.
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 16 - Take You Dancing - Jason Derülo
He no longer uses the rock dots. I'm not sure that's allowed.
He no longer uses the rock dots. I'm not sure that's allowed.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
There are umlauts all over this one. Thank goodness I didn't think of it.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Songs that implicate the seven deadly sins.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Songs in D Minor
16 - Pet Shop Boys - Love Etc
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Lyric - you need more, you need more, you need more,
You need more, you need more, you need more) you need love
I believe that we can achieve the love that we need
I believe, call me naive
Love is for free
Source - https://musicstax.com/track/love-etc-2018-remaster/5NCMzdiU3sAnjNewRQm4C3
https://singingcarrots.com/song?song=pet-shop-boys-love-etc
Sadness Quotient - 1/11 - A rare positive and uplifting song from the miserable gits
Comment - A latter day Pet Shop Boys track that equals their better work.
Next Up - Not sure if this is a feminist anthem or not
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Batman
16 - My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
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Relevant Lyric - Drugs, gimme drugs, gimme drugs
I don't need it, but I'll sell what you got
Take the cash and I'll keep it
Eight legs to the wall
Hit the gas, kill 'em all
Batman Vibe Score - 8/10 - An extra few points for the Na Na Na Na Na (Batman).
Then the cream on top. The lyric “Thought you was Batman
And hit the party with a gas can?
Kiss me, you animal!”
Where to Find - Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys ...
Quick Hit Comment - Only our third song to not be on a Batman movie soundtrack. Hopefully theres more to come
Next Up - A cover of a Smokey Robinson song lands on a Batman soundtrack
krista4
Footballguy
Artist connection to Chicago (1-5 scale): 3 - JTE lived here for a few years and wrote this song while he was living in Rogers Park.
Song connection to Chicago (1-10 scale): 7 - I often scored songs higher if they talked about more obscure parts of Chicago*, places that locals would know well but weren't part of the national consciousness. Rogers Park fits that bill. It's the northeastern-most neighborhood in the city, wedged between Edgewater to the south and the ****-tier parts of Evanston to the north. It's known for being one of the most diverse areas of the city, and it's said that over 60 different primary languages are spoken there. It's just to the east of the city's best Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi restaurants, and just to the north of the best Ethiopian and Vietnamese ones. It's right on the lake and has a beautiful beach and parks. And it's long had kind of a hippie, far-left political vibe in the city, much of which was centered around a now-closed vegetarian restaurant called Heartland Cafe (which I loved), where the likes of Barack Obama held events back when he was in the infancy of his political activities.
That all being said, when we made a list of possible neighborhoods to move to when we returned last year, Rogers Park was the only one to which our friends said, "Ummmm, maybe not." Despite all it has to offer and despite its great location, it somehow has not broken out of its position of having higher crime, dirtiness, and just overall a sense of more danger. I generally don't like very gentrified neighborhoods, and we were looking for something that was still up-and-coming (like where we were before moving away in 2009), but Rogers Park has been up-and-coming for 20+ years and has never up and come.
Total: 10
*Despite my giving bonuses to more obscure spots, the title of my next selection will be exactly the same title as another later in the countdown, a location that's hardly obscure.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I had put down both Nigeria and Benin because I saw some references to Victor Uwaifo spending time in Benin, but I see now that he was born in and died in Benin City, Nigeria. Whatever I was reading just said Benin instead of Benin City. So, he’s just Nigeria.
With that out of the way, Victor Uwaifo’s nickname was “Guitar Boy.” He was a bit of a Renaissance man, as a musician, writer, inventor, and sculptor (with a Ph.D in Architectural Sculpture).
This song, Joromi, preceded most of the songs in my list. It is from the 1960s, and more of a straight highlife sound. It was the first Golden record in Africa. Song tells the tale of mythical wrestler who would take on all-comers and defeat them, but challenged the Gods and lost.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Excellent arrangement on this one.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Though shalt not dress in a suit and tie.
Zegras11
Footballguy
The Plimsouls were an American rock band known for their hit 1982 single "A Million Miles Away", which was featured in the movie Valley Girl.
History
The band was formed in Paramount, California in 1978. They recorded two full-length albums and an EP and then split up in 1984. Different configurations of the original members have reunited intermittently since.Formed by singer, songwriter and guitarist Peter Case (who had previously fronted the power pop band the Nerves), the Plimsouls began as a trio in 1978, initially named the Tone Dogs, which included Case, bassist Dave Pahoa, and drummer Lou Ramírez. From inception, the band quickly became a crowd favorite in the Los Angeles club scene. Long Beach promoter Stephen Zepeda signed the group to his Beat Records label for a five-song EP called Zero Hour which was released in 1980. Guitarist Eddie Muñoz joined the group during the recording of the EP. but did not play on it(The band's name came from a tweaking of "plimsoll", a type of shoe popular in the UK and favoured by the Beatles.)
Zero Hour
The Plimsouls · Beach Town Confidential: Live at the Golden Bear 1983 · Song · 2012
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Peter Case has a few good solo albums.
The Plimsouls were an American rock band known for their hit 1982 single "A Million Miles Away", which was featured in the movie Valley Girl.
History
The band was formed in Paramount, California in 1978. They recorded two full-length albums and an EP and then split up in 1984. Different configurations of the original members have reunited intermittently since.
Formed by singer, songwriter and guitarist Peter Case (who had previously fronted the power pop band the Nerves), the Plimsouls began as a trio in 1978, initially named the Tone Dogs, which included Case, bassist Dave Pahoa, and drummer Lou Ramírez. From inception, the band quickly became a crowd favorite in the Los Angeles club scene. Long Beach promoter Stephen Zepeda signed the group to his Beat Records label for a five-song EP called Zero Hour which was released in 1980. Guitarist Eddie Muñoz joined the group during the recording of the EP. but did not play on it(The band's name came from a tweaking of "plimsoll", a type of shoe popular in the UK and favoured by the Beatles.)
Zero Hour
The Plimsouls · Beach Town Confidential: Live at the Golden Bear 1983 · Song · 2012
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I was thinking of Sharp Dressed Man as pride/vanity.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Oh, crap
El Floppo
Footballguy
local SF "modern rock" station played the ever loving hell out of this tune- love it.
The Plimsouls were an American rock band known for their hit 1982 single "A Million Miles Away", which was featured in the movie Valley Girl.
History
The band was formed in Paramount, California in 1978. They recorded two full-length albums and an EP and then split up in 1984. Different configurations of the original members have reunited intermittently since.
Formed by singer, songwriter and guitarist Peter Case (who had previously fronted the power pop band the Nerves), the Plimsouls began as a trio in 1978, initially named the Tone Dogs, which included Case, bassist Dave Pahoa, and drummer Lou Ramírez. From inception, the band quickly became a crowd favorite in the Los Angeles club scene. Long Beach promoter Stephen Zepeda signed the group to his Beat Records label for a five-song EP called Zero Hour which was released in 1980. Guitarist Eddie Muñoz joined the group during the recording of the EP. but did not play on it(The band's name came from a tweaking of "plimsoll", a type of shoe popular in the UK and favoured by the Beatles.)
Zero Hour
The Plimsouls · Beach Town Confidential: Live at the Golden Bear 1983 · Song · 2012
IIRC, the Plimsouls were the house band at the club Cage goes to in Valley Girl... do I remember that right? They get a few live performances- or at least, moments of live performances- in the movie?
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Fortuitously ranked #16 - smack dab in the middle of my superhero list.Oh, crap
Raging weasel
Footballguy
16) Catalina- Descendants
Key lyrics
Long swim home
For your cute little arms
I'll steal some gas,fix my motor
Turn on my Beatles tape
And get you out of my head
Key lyrics
Long swim home
For your cute little arms
I'll steal some gas,fix my motor
Turn on my Beatles tape
And get you out of my head
No worries. He was one of the artists I excluded due to the fact I'm sure everyone knows him.
Great song choice.
scorchy
Footballguy
Psalm 69 was in constant rotation for me in the summer of '92. There were way too many times that I would make the 45-minute drive home after a late-night restaurant shift and the first few songs of that CD would keep me wide awake. Then the back half would induce highway hypnosis and I'd arrive home not remembering the last 20 minutes or how I got there - no recollections of whether I stopped at any stoplights, passed any other cars, ran over a pedestrian... Always freaked me out.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Sharp Dressed Men taking some punches in this thread.
simey
Footballguy
It sounds more like pop rock to me than what I think of as hair metal, but her hair could rival any hair metal musician's hair. She made her own wigs, and they looked good.
simey
Footballguy
That's scary. Just yesterday I was in deep thought while driving and went through a traffic light, and when I passed it I came back into focus and thought to myself, "That was green wasn't it?" I hate when I'm in deep thought driving, and then I come out of it and have to remember where it is I'm going.
scorchy
Footballguy
Theme: 31 Songs from 31 Manchester(ish) Artists
Song: Mountain Energy
Band: The Fall
From: Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Tought to capture The Fall in a few sentences. From 1978 until Mark E. Smith's death in 2018, they released 37 studio albums, 11 EPs, and more than 40 live records. No matter how their sound shifted over the years, Smith's northern sneer was always front and center. In 2021, English journalist Dan Fox wrote:
Given the hundreds of tracks to choose from, it felt impossible to pick just one. So if you like Mountain Energy and want to hear foundational post-punk-era Fall, try Rebellious Jukebox. If you vaguely remember the band name from MTV, try their cover of the Kinks' Victoria, the only song of the Fall to get any airplay on this side of the Atlantic. If you're up for a jock jam Manchester-style, how about Theme from Sparta FC? Or if you didn't get enough Elastica earlier in the MAD thread, you can always go with their collab on How He Wrote Elastic Man.*
*Legend has it that Elastica named themselves after The Fall's song How I Wrote 'Elastic Man.'
Song: Mountain Energy
Band: The Fall
From: Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Tought to capture The Fall in a few sentences. From 1978 until Mark E. Smith's death in 2018, they released 37 studio albums, 11 EPs, and more than 40 live records. No matter how their sound shifted over the years, Smith's northern sneer was always front and center. In 2021, English journalist Dan Fox wrote:
Given the hundreds of tracks to choose from, it felt impossible to pick just one. So if you like Mountain Energy and want to hear foundational post-punk-era Fall, try Rebellious Jukebox. If you vaguely remember the band name from MTV, try their cover of the Kinks' Victoria, the only song of the Fall to get any airplay on this side of the Atlantic. If you're up for a jock jam Manchester-style, how about Theme from Sparta FC? Or if you didn't get enough Elastica earlier in the MAD thread, you can always go with their collab on How He Wrote Elastic Man.*
*Legend has it that Elastica named themselves after The Fall's song How I Wrote 'Elastic Man.'
Eephus
Footballguy
I saw Paul Collins of The Nerves perform over the weekend. The Nerves didn't really have a frontman because all three members (Case, Collins and Jack Lee) sang the songs they wrote. Case lives in the Bay Area these days and came out to perform a song with Dead Rock West when we saw them in December.
Yambag
Footballguy
That 8-minute Scare Crow probably had something to do with that!
Eephus
Footballguy
KQAK "The Quake" 98.9 on your FM dial.
Eephus
Footballguy
MADs adjacent article from critic Steven Hyden ranking his top 50 songs from the Kinks. It's very 60s and 70s heavy with only two Arista-era tracks in his top twenty.
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The Kinks’ Best Songs, Ranked
Uproxx Culture Critic Steven Hyden highlights the best from the beloved quintessential English rock band.
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Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I think we should do a Kinks song draft some day.MADs adjacent article from critic Steven Hyden ranking his top 50 songs from the Kinks. It's very 60s and 70s heavy with only two Arista-era tracks in his top twenty.
The Kinks’ Best Songs, Ranked
Uproxx Culture Critic Steven Hyden highlights the best from the beloved quintessential English rock band.
If only so we can taunt you when an Arista-era song is chosen.
MrsKarmaPolice
Footballguy
Broken Bells is a collaboration between James Mercer (The Shins) and Danger Mouse (Brian Burton). KP and I saw them live many years ago. I've enjoyed pretty much everything they have released.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#16: SPIRIT CARAVAN - NO HOPE GOAT FARM
Mystery solved!!! I have been trying to think of this band/CD for several years now. I had a handful of those spindles of cds that I had burned back in the glory days of illegal downloads. In those were also the CDs I made of some of the very first drafts we did. Just like now a big portion was that sludgy rock like this, and I remember there was a band that I remember really liking and listened a lot but never could remember the name. We finally gutted my sons closet about a year ago, and I found several treasures including seeing 4 cds of Spirit Caravan. What I didn't know until I started a MAD31-esque deep dive is that it's basically just a vehicle for Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who I have been encountering without my knowing. He was in Saint Vitus, one of the big early bands for doom metal. I heard his guitar and solos on songs I heard from Probot to Clutch to Bullring Dummies (Covered The Wizard on the Nativity in Black covers album). There are about 7 other albums/side projects along with solo albums. I am slowly digging through and getting a killer playlist together.
Recommended listening: Spirit Caravan only has a couple main albums: Jug Fulla Sun and Elusive Truth. If you liked the track you will like those albums. That is likely to land with most listening. For those that like a little more metal I included a couple from The Obsessed. Wino has 5 albums with The Obsessed, and I have liked all that I have heard so far. Their debut was in 1990 but they were songs recorded in the 80s. That sounds a little more like Spirit Caravan. The song Yen Sleep is from their 2024 album that I really dug and want to listen to a bit more. For those who like a little more doom in their metal, I threw in a track from Saint Vitus from their 1988 album that would fit in with @Yambag's Candlemass song, and I know at least @Raging weasel likes that stuff as well.
Next: We get to that missing K band from my metal playlist.
Mystery solved!!! I have been trying to think of this band/CD for several years now. I had a handful of those spindles of cds that I had burned back in the glory days of illegal downloads. In those were also the CDs I made of some of the very first drafts we did. Just like now a big portion was that sludgy rock like this, and I remember there was a band that I remember really liking and listened a lot but never could remember the name. We finally gutted my sons closet about a year ago, and I found several treasures including seeing 4 cds of Spirit Caravan. What I didn't know until I started a MAD31-esque deep dive is that it's basically just a vehicle for Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who I have been encountering without my knowing. He was in Saint Vitus, one of the big early bands for doom metal. I heard his guitar and solos on songs I heard from Probot to Clutch to Bullring Dummies (Covered The Wizard on the Nativity in Black covers album). There are about 7 other albums/side projects along with solo albums. I am slowly digging through and getting a killer playlist together.
Recommended listening: Spirit Caravan only has a couple main albums: Jug Fulla Sun and Elusive Truth. If you liked the track you will like those albums. That is likely to land with most listening. For those that like a little more metal I included a couple from The Obsessed. Wino has 5 albums with The Obsessed, and I have liked all that I have heard so far. Their debut was in 1990 but they were songs recorded in the 80s. That sounds a little more like Spirit Caravan. The song Yen Sleep is from their 2024 album that I really dug and want to listen to a bit more. For those who like a little more doom in their metal, I threw in a track from Saint Vitus from their 1988 album that would fit in with @Yambag's Candlemass song, and I know at least @Raging weasel likes that stuff as well.
Next: We get to that missing K band from my metal playlist.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Omg.. thank you. Had forgotten the call sign. Could only remember KUSF, my go to from age 12 on.
Alex Bennett in the am? Letters .. oh we get letters... Oh we get letters. Every. Day. Mailman, mailman, mail to me... Rip one up and stuff where the sun don't shine so... Letters, oh we get letters... Mailman (ding dong) mail today!
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I knew Yambag and I differed on the death metal, but I wasn't sure about the industrial explosion during that time. I'm happy to report that we both landed on Ministry as well. I am pretty sure there was couple year stretch during this time where I would have said they were my favorite band. I remember wearing the Psalm 69 shirt I got from the midnight release all the time. For my playlist song, I went with one from The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste. By the time Psalm 69 came around I was already a big fan and listened to this one and the live album from 1990 all the time. THEN before the album came the awesome single of Jesus Built My Hotrod with the Red Line/White Line version. We wore that out for a year before the album came out. Anyway, I was a little surprised at my reaction to some of these bands as I made the playlists and the memories that were knocked loose. I listened to the next few albums a bit, but he lost me in the 00s with his Bush obsession and just his general weirdness. Poking around I see there is a 2024 album, and a lot of their stuff from the early 80s to dig through, so I bumped them up my neverending listening pile. Thieves was the song I chose, and the other is a bonus.
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ETA: I think we are at Anthrax, GnR, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, and Ministry for metal crossover.
Jesus Built My Hotrod (Red Line / White Line Version)
Ministry · Jesus Built My Hotrod · Song · 1991
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ETA: I think we are at Anthrax, GnR, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, and Ministry for metal crossover.
krista4
Footballguy
Ooooo, looking forward to this one!
Yo Mama
Footballguy
World’s Worst Superheroes #16
Mr. Perfectly Fine
Artist - Taylor Swift (2021)
Strengths - Stays at an even keel; never gets too worked up; good at most things but not great at anything; fits in well with others since he just goes with the flow; has simple tastes so he is easily pleased; you could do a lot worse
Weaknesses - Stays at an even keel; never gets too worked up; good at most things but not great at anything; fits in well with others since he just goes with the flow; has simple tastes so he is easily pleased; you could do a lot better
There Goes My Hero
Situation - You and your boyfriend have been dating for almost a year. It’s Valentine’s Day and you need to decide what to do for dinner.
You: [bored on the couch, waiting for your boyfriend to come home] “Oh hi honey. Happy Valentines. How was your day?”
Mr. Perfectly Fine: [gives you a light peck on the cheek] “It was fine. Happy V Day. Here, I brought you this box of plain milk chocolates. I got them from CVS on the way here. I also brought some ice cream - it’s vanilla, my favorite. Hope you like it!”
You: [yawns] “They’re fine.”
MPF: “Fine just fine. What do you want to do for dinner?”
You: “How does Mexican food sound? Or maybe that new Indian place down the street?”
MPF: “Sounds a little too spicy, but I’m fine with whatever you want.”
You: [rolls eyes] “How about we do something like go dancing or go see a movie?”
MPF: “No preference. I’m fine with anything you want to do. Or we can just stay home, heat up some leftovers, and watch more Blue Bloods.”
You: [sighs sarcastically] “Perfect.”
Mr. Perfectly Fine
Artist - Taylor Swift (2021)
Strengths - Stays at an even keel; never gets too worked up; good at most things but not great at anything; fits in well with others since he just goes with the flow; has simple tastes so he is easily pleased; you could do a lot worse
Weaknesses - Stays at an even keel; never gets too worked up; good at most things but not great at anything; fits in well with others since he just goes with the flow; has simple tastes so he is easily pleased; you could do a lot better
There Goes My Hero
Situation - You and your boyfriend have been dating for almost a year. It’s Valentine’s Day and you need to decide what to do for dinner.
You: [bored on the couch, waiting for your boyfriend to come home] “Oh hi honey. Happy Valentines. How was your day?”
Mr. Perfectly Fine: [gives you a light peck on the cheek] “It was fine. Happy V Day. Here, I brought you this box of plain milk chocolates. I got them from CVS on the way here. I also brought some ice cream - it’s vanilla, my favorite. Hope you like it!”
You: [yawns] “They’re fine.”
MPF: “Fine just fine. What do you want to do for dinner?”
You: “How does Mexican food sound? Or maybe that new Indian place down the street?”
MPF: “Sounds a little too spicy, but I’m fine with whatever you want.”
You: [rolls eyes] “How about we do something like go dancing or go see a movie?”
MPF: “No preference. I’m fine with anything you want to do. Or we can just stay home, heat up some leftovers, and watch more Blue Bloods.”
You: [sighs sarcastically] “Perfect.”
Eephus
Footballguy
Single (Named) Lady #16 - Rumer - "Slow" (2010)
Full name: Sarah Joyce
It's tough to follow the world's worst superheroes but still we persist. Rumer was born to a British family in Pakistan but moved to the UK after her parents split up. She later learned that her real father was Pakistani but he died before they could meet. She took her name when she was part of an unsigned act called Rumer and the Denials.
Her debut single "Slow" helped propel her album Seasons of My Soul to #3 on the UK charts. It's a gorgeous ballad with a 60s retro pop sound that's reminiscent of the Carpenters and Burt Bacharach. She went on to record with Bacharach and later married his musical director. Rumer released an album earlier this year of new and old songs including "Slow" performed in session with a group called Redtenbacher's Funkestra. It's as smooth as a baby's bottom.
The video features a slightly different version of the song taken at a slower tempo with a simpler arrangement.
Full name: Sarah Joyce
It's tough to follow the world's worst superheroes but still we persist. Rumer was born to a British family in Pakistan but moved to the UK after her parents split up. She later learned that her real father was Pakistani but he died before they could meet. She took her name when she was part of an unsigned act called Rumer and the Denials.
Her debut single "Slow" helped propel her album Seasons of My Soul to #3 on the UK charts. It's a gorgeous ballad with a 60s retro pop sound that's reminiscent of the Carpenters and Burt Bacharach. She went on to record with Bacharach and later married his musical director. Rumer released an album earlier this year of new and old songs including "Slow" performed in session with a group called Redtenbacher's Funkestra. It's as smooth as a baby's bottom.
The video features a slightly different version of the song taken at a slower tempo with a simpler arrangement.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
16. Song of the Volga Boatmen - Victor Fedorov
***When creating my write-ups, I pore over every line of dialog of the episode the song comes from, looking for something good. Most times, there are only a couple of lines to choose from; in this case, I had more than usual that grabbed my attention. Because of the way this episode plays out, I decided on three:
Do you know how often people come in here and look at work and feel something? Almost never. You have to run with this. It's young and it's beautiful. And no one else is gonna figure out how to say that about beans. - Peggy Olsen
Actually, I'm from Mars. It's fine if you don't believe me, but that's where I'm from. I'm a full-blooded Martian. Don't worry. There's no plot to take over Earth. We're just displaced. I can tell you don't believe me. That's okay. We're a big secret. They even tried to hide it from me. That man, my father, told me a story I was born in a concentration camp, but, you know, that's impossible. And I never met my mother because she supposedly died there. That's convenient. Next thing I know, Morris there finds me in a Swedish orphanage. I was five. I remember it. And then I got this one communication. A simple order. "Stay where you are." - Michael Ginsberg
Bob Whosits moved over to Howard Johnson's to help them with their new models. So how about a completely debauched and unnecessary fact-finding boondoggle to the flagship in Plattsburgh, New York? Did you ever hear the one about the farmer's daughter? This is where it all takes place. - Roger Sterling
- Season 5, episode 6, Far Away Places
***I also had some trouble selecting a clip, as most of them told too much; this time, I chose AMC's promotional clip for the episode.
This is definitely one of the most interesting and eventful episodes of the entire series, and without a doubt, the most 'artistic', and therefore I really don't want to say anything more in order to prevent ruining the enjoyment for those who haven't seen it yet.
I don't have much to say about this Russian folk song dating back to at least the 19th century, when it was first published in a Russian folk song book in 1866. Ironically, the 'boatmen' are not sailors but rather work on the shore, hauling barges via ropes.
Glenn Miller created a swing jazz version that spent 10 weeks at the top of the pop charts in 1941.
***When creating my write-ups, I pore over every line of dialog of the episode the song comes from, looking for something good. Most times, there are only a couple of lines to choose from; in this case, I had more than usual that grabbed my attention. Because of the way this episode plays out, I decided on three:
Do you know how often people come in here and look at work and feel something? Almost never. You have to run with this. It's young and it's beautiful. And no one else is gonna figure out how to say that about beans. - Peggy Olsen
Actually, I'm from Mars. It's fine if you don't believe me, but that's where I'm from. I'm a full-blooded Martian. Don't worry. There's no plot to take over Earth. We're just displaced. I can tell you don't believe me. That's okay. We're a big secret. They even tried to hide it from me. That man, my father, told me a story I was born in a concentration camp, but, you know, that's impossible. And I never met my mother because she supposedly died there. That's convenient. Next thing I know, Morris there finds me in a Swedish orphanage. I was five. I remember it. And then I got this one communication. A simple order. "Stay where you are." - Michael Ginsberg
Bob Whosits moved over to Howard Johnson's to help them with their new models. So how about a completely debauched and unnecessary fact-finding boondoggle to the flagship in Plattsburgh, New York? Did you ever hear the one about the farmer's daughter? This is where it all takes place. - Roger Sterling
- Season 5, episode 6, Far Away Places
***I also had some trouble selecting a clip, as most of them told too much; this time, I chose AMC's promotional clip for the episode.
This is definitely one of the most interesting and eventful episodes of the entire series, and without a doubt, the most 'artistic', and therefore I really don't want to say anything more in order to prevent ruining the enjoyment for those who haven't seen it yet.
I don't have much to say about this Russian folk song dating back to at least the 19th century, when it was first published in a Russian folk song book in 1866. Ironically, the 'boatmen' are not sailors but rather work on the shore, hauling barges via ropes.
Glenn Miller created a swing jazz version that spent 10 weeks at the top of the pop charts in 1941.
jwb
Footballguy
This one is a classic that appears on a lot of audiophile lists. There’s not much extra sound as it’s only three instruments, but that clear, deep guitar is soooo good. Audiophiles will describe the “space” in this song, and while I have a hard time clearly defining that, when you listen on a good system you can sort of get what they are talking about. The guitar sort of floats there and almost becomes hypnotic. Love me some SRV – taken way too soon.
Will be traveling for a few days. I should be able to get writeups in but will fall behind listening some.
simey
Footballguy
Mt. Man
Footballguy
#, Please # 16
Song: 61 Seconds
Artist: The Outfield
Year: 1985
(Youtube version) 61 Seconds
(Live version) The Outfield - 61 Seconds | Live in Munich 1986 (Remastered)
4 Lines:
Just an imageless photograph
To wake up not knowing where I am today
I don't drive the same car
I don't live the same way
Number Theory:
I couldn’t really find much reason behind choosing 61 seconds other than, well, it’s more than a minute. Mostly, the lyrics treat this as a brief experience. The clock ticking away towards the future, the mirror reflecting a memory of the past. Most likely a fleeting romance, if one that definitely left the singer changed ("I don't live the same way".
“61 Seconds” is, optimistically, the 4th best known song off the “Play Deep” album. Certainly behind “Your Love”, “All the Love” and probably “Everytime You Cry”. Yet, despite not owning that album or the band’s greatest hits (to my knowledge, or at least my memory), this one sticks with me. I could see this as a lower-end inclusion for most listeners, but I couldn’t let myself leave it off.
Significant Digits:
Off album#: 1
Track #: 5
Artist crossover with other playlists: 14
(Known: 7) Van Halen (x3) currently in the lead
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Song: 61 Seconds
Artist: The Outfield
Year: 1985
(Youtube version) 61 Seconds
(Live version) The Outfield - 61 Seconds | Live in Munich 1986 (Remastered)
4 Lines:
Just an imageless photograph
To wake up not knowing where I am today
I don't drive the same car
I don't live the same way
Number Theory:
I couldn’t really find much reason behind choosing 61 seconds other than, well, it’s more than a minute. Mostly, the lyrics treat this as a brief experience. The clock ticking away towards the future, the mirror reflecting a memory of the past. Most likely a fleeting romance, if one that definitely left the singer changed ("I don't live the same way".
“61 Seconds” is, optimistically, the 4th best known song off the “Play Deep” album. Certainly behind “Your Love”, “All the Love” and probably “Everytime You Cry”. Yet, despite not owning that album or the band’s greatest hits (to my knowledge, or at least my memory), this one sticks with me. I could see this as a lower-end inclusion for most listeners, but I couldn’t let myself leave it off.
Significant Digits:
Off album#: 1
Track #: 5
Artist crossover with other playlists: 14
(Known: 7) Van Halen (x3) currently in the lead
–
Next on the countdown, there’s another FFA thread that would disagree this title was ever true. And yet it’s a ubiquitous feeling.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I was listening to this (didnt' know it) and just assumed it was Men at Work.
El Floppo
Footballguy
SRV- amazing guitarist. I went through a blues phase in college and of course dug down into his work a bit.
death was so tragic. weirdly, a college classmate's mom was on the helicopter. also weird, another classmate and friend of that kid, was Bill Graham's son who lost his dad in a different helicopter crash- maybe even the same year... or at least very close to it. kids up the street lost their dad the same way, in roughly the same time period. ****ing helicopters, man.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
No ****. The tone really shifts on the back half. It's been awhile since I've listened to it, so I had it on last night and that run of Scare Crow through Grace is stuff of a Lynch nightmare.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
offdee would be having a meltdown if he were in here.Sharp Dressed Men taking some punches in this thread.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
One of my mom's college classmates died in the Graham helicopter crash; she was dating Graham at the time.
Yambag
Footballguy
Correct, 6 so far. I should go back and listen to Ministry's first two albums.I knew Yambag and I differed on the death metal, but I wasn't sure about the industrial explosion during that time. I'm happy to report that we both landed on Ministry as well. I am pretty sure there was couple year stretch during this time where I would have said they were my favorite band. I remember wearing the Psalm 69 shirt I got from the midnight release all the time. For my playlist song, I went with one from The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste. By the time Psalm 69 came around I was already a big fan and listened to this one and the live album from 1990 all the time. THEN before the album came the awesome single of Jesus Built My Hotrod with the Red Line/White Line version. We wore that out for a year before the album came out. Anyway, I was a little surprised at my reaction to some of these bands as I made the playlists and the memories that were knocked loose. I listened to the next few albums a bit, but he lost me in the 00s with his Bush obsession and just his general weirdness. Poking around I see there is a 2024 album, and a lot of their stuff from the early 80s to dig through, so I bumped them up my neverending listening pile. Thieves was the song I chose, and the other is a bonus.
Jesus Built My Hotrod (Red Line / White Line Version)
Ministry · Jesus Built My Hotrod · Song · 1991
ETA: I think we are at Anthrax, GnR, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, and Ministry for metal crossover.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Correct, 6 so far. I should go back and listen to Ministry's first two albums.I knew Yambag and I differed on the death metal, but I wasn't sure about the industrial explosion during that time. I'm happy to report that we both landed on Ministry as well. I am pretty sure there was couple year stretch during this time where I would have said they were my favorite band. I remember wearing the Psalm 69 shirt I got from the midnight release all the time. For my playlist song, I went with one from The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste. By the time Psalm 69 came around I was already a big fan and listened to this one and the live album from 1990 all the time. THEN before the album came the awesome single of Jesus Built My Hotrod with the Red Line/White Line version. We wore that out for a year before the album came out. Anyway, I was a little surprised at my reaction to some of these bands as I made the playlists and the memories that were knocked loose. I listened to the next few albums a bit, but he lost me in the 00s with his Bush obsession and just his general weirdness. Poking around I see there is a 2024 album, and a lot of their stuff from the early 80s to dig through, so I bumped them up my neverending listening pile. Thieves was the song I chose, and the other is a bonus.
Jesus Built My Hotrod (Red Line / White Line Version)
Ministry · Jesus Built My Hotrod · Song · 1991
ETA: I think we are at Anthrax, GnR, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Metallica, and Ministry for metal crossover.
I remember buying a couple of the pre-LoRaH albums, getting home, popping them in the CD player, and immediately taking them out. Just a LITTLE bit different from Psalm 69, but I dig them a lot more now.
El Floppo
Footballguy
jeebus... that's a lot of coincidence.
simey
Footballguy
Guy wrote this song about a streamline coming through his Texas town when he was six years old, and the impact of trains during that time. It is on his 1975 debut album Old No. 1.
There is or was a 90 minute documentary on Prime called Without Getting Killed or Caught. The producer and director, Tamara Saviano, first wrote Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark as a book. She worked on it for years, and Guy helped her with the information. It came out in 2016, which is the year Guy died of cancer. The book won the Belmont Award for best writing on country music. Saviano is a folk/country music producer and author. She and Paul Whitfield completed the documentary a few years later. It is about Guy Clark's life and trying to make it in music industry, and being resistant to being a part of the music machine. It's also about the complicated relationship between him, Susanna Clark, and Townes Van Zandt. Guy is interviewed in some of it, which he had done for the book, and there are some older clips with Townes, and there are interviews with their friends such as Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, etc. I think Jerry Jeff's voice is in it (he was dying of throat cancer when they were putting the doc together) and the creators said he gave them a lot of photos to use, and told them stories. Susanna kept a journal/diary, and a lot of her thoughts are read via Sissy Spacek's voice. Guy and Townes were best friends, but Guy's wife Susanna was also very close to Townes. She wrote in her journal that her and Guy were married, but her and Townes were soulmates. Like Guy and Townes, she was also in the music business as a songwriter, and she designed some album covers. A couple examples are she wrote the song "I'll Be Your San Antone Rose," and she designed/created Willie's Stardust album cover. Anyway, it is an interesting 90 minute doc. I think it was originally released in 2020. I saw it last year on Prime.
Look out here she comes, she's comin'
Look out there she goes, she's gone
Screamin' straight through Texas
Like a mad dog cyclone
Big, red, and silver
She don't make no smoke
She's a fast-rollin' streamline
Come to show the folks
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
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