Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 3 - #1's have been posted! (2 Viewers)

[KarmaPolice]

Weird, when I clicked on Spotify is said the album was 2018, but the write up for Dio said the album was 1996.

The album was released in 1996. The remaster? No, wait, that was 2019, same as Magica. So not sure where it's getting 2018.
Speaking of that, for #26 I'm wanting the 2019 remastered version of the song. Sorry if that also causes confusion considering the album (obviously) was originally released much earlier.

As to the bolded, no worries, I got the memo. I was going to start on the playlist now.

On that note, if anybody comes across a change like that, just PM me. OR if you think I might have issues finding something on Spotify.

About the song, not sure either, but 90s makes more sense to my ears when I listen to it. It has more of a late grunge/90s metal feel as you said.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Weird, when I clicked on Spotify is said the album was 2018, but the write up for Dio said the album was 1996.

Spotify dates are often wrong. Sometimes the date they put is just the date the album first appeared on Spotify.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Weird, when I clicked on Spotify is said the album was 2018, but the write up for Dio said the album was 1996.

Spotify dates are often wrong. Sometimes the date they put is just the date the album first appeared on Spotify.

Well, that's dumb.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Weird, when I clicked on Spotify is said the album was 2018, but the write up for Dio said the album was 1996.

Spotify dates are often wrong. Sometimes the date they put is just the date the album first appeared on Spotify.

Well, that's dumb.

More likely it's that they're lazy. Discogs and (if the band has enough nerdy followers who would make sure every detail is accurate) Wikipedia are better sources for release dates.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

The Sweet​

#27 - Lollipop Man

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Producer - John Burgess
Writer - Albert Hammond/Mike Hazlewood
Chart Positions - Did Not Chart
Album - Gimme Dat Ding
Year - 1969
Lead Vocal - Brian Connolly
Steve Priest Vocal - Backing only
Notes - This was the second single from the Sweet, when they were starting out and struggling. Getting a Albert Hammond Song didnt mean much at the time. The young songwriting team of Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood had two top 3 UK hits under the belt though, Little Arrows By Leapy Lee (Reached #2) and Make Me an Island by Joe Dolan (#3)

Most of Hammonds hits were written in the 70s and 80s, including his solo material.

The Sweet in the meantime didnt have an identity, although their B Sides were much more what they wanted to do. They were still developing their style. This is the only song on the countdown not to feature Andy Scott who had not joined yet.
Next Up - We go to the other end of the Sweet catalog with one of the final songs Brian Connolly did with the band. It even features another vocalist not called Steve Priest.

 

[KarmaPolice]

BTW, @Mt. Man - much different intros to those 2 versions, and you chose correctly, IMO.

 

[Mt. Man]

BTW, @Mt. Man - much different intros to those 2 versions, and you chose correctly, IMO.

I mean, anything to shave 24 seconds off the playlist, right?

 

[Mt. Man]

For the #27s, we had a few more known songs. Some very, very well known songs, to be honest. Though I understand having good reasons for it, that the better known songs don’t mean that they’re not flawed. Not sayin’ for my own countdown, but just sayin’. Anyway, let’s get to some music!

Selected (and Shuffled) #27s
Adhesive - STP
Devotion - Earth, Wind & Fire
Somebody - Blue October
Common Burn - Mazzy Star
Hell Bent For Leather - Judas Priest
Young and Stupid - Belle and Sebastian
Eternal Flame - Bangles (/Susanna Hoffs)
Broken Man - Stray Cats (/Brian Setzer)
Play for Today - The Cure
Weird Science - Oingo Boingo
Dawn: Dawn is a Feeling - The Moody Blues

Shuffle Adventures:
A couple of spots qualified here, but I’m going to go with the trio of songs from Chvrches, Strand of Oaks and April Wine in a row. “Mama Laye” is a contender for my favorite new song of this round, but all three deserve a shout out.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

anna Hoffs

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Eternal Flame Eternal Flame Song · The Bangles · 1988 open.spotify.com

370m plays on Spotify. Most for the Bangles by 120m. And I've never been a big fan. Almost didn't make the list.

Would have been Mr R's #1. Probably would have been mine.

What don't you like about it?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

The Sweet​

#27 - Lollipop Man

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Producer - John Burgess
Writer - Albert Hammond/Mike Hazlewood
Chart Positions - Did Not Chart
Album - Gimme Dat Ding
Year - 1969
Lead Vocal - Brian Connolly
Steve Priest Vocal - Backing only
Notes - This was the second single from the Sweet, when they were starting out and struggling. Getting a Albert Hammond Song didnt mean much at the time. The young songwriting team of Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood had two top 3 UK hits under the belt though, Little Arrows By Leapy Lee (Reached #2) and Make Me an Island by Joe Dolan (#3)

Most of Hammonds hits were written in the 70s and 80s, including his solo material.

The Sweet in the meantime didnt have an identity, although their B Sides were much more what they wanted to do. They were still developing their style. This is the only song on the countdown not to feature Andy Scott who had not joined yet.
Next Up - We go to the other end of the Sweet catalog with one of the final songs Brian Connolly did with the band. It even features another vocalist not called Steve Priest.

You just love making me feel a whole lot older, don't you? I haven't heard "Lollipop Man" in about 45 years. Then I listened to "Little Arrows." Cripes. I was traumatized by that FIFTY ERFIN YEARS AGO. Thank you very much.

As ever, I like the Sweet tune.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Besides The Sweet, I liked Hoffs, Iron and Wine, and Chvrches.

The next Setzer tune will not be like the others.

 

[Oliver Humanzee]

27. Pigface -- Tailor Made

Steve recorded this post-punk industrial rhythm landmark at the behest of Rieflin and Atkins--two of the best post-punk drummers alive. I like this track because

a. It is basically a Big Black song with human drumming and no guitars
b. Steve "plays" the interstitial ambient noises that later gained purchase on records by the Pixies, Silkworm, and others.
c. It is one very early example of "the Albini drum sound".
d. One day Ministry went into Chicago Recording Company sounding like a wimpier version of Depeche Mode, heard Big Black recording with Ian Burgess next door, then promptly recorded The Land of Rape and Honey. Steve was deeply a part of the Wax Trax scene that spawned Ministry and never once mentioned Al Jourgenson except to mock him. "You think he takes that sceptre everywhere? Like down to the White Hen for a pack of smokes?
e. The whole record is like a who's who of post-industrial noise and nearly every track has the juice. You should buy it.
f. The stereo clippety-cloppity noises that open the track utilizes the same technique that Iain Burgess used to get the effect of a bunch of Chicago boot punks chanting down Clark Street on the Naked Raygun single "I Lie"

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[Zegras11]

anna Hoffs

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Eternal Flame Eternal Flame Song · The Bangles · 1988 open.spotify.com

370m plays on Spotify. Most for the Bangles by 120m. And I've never been a big fan. Almost didn't make the list.

Would have been Mr R's #1. Probably would have been mine.

What don't you like about it?

Just not a fave. I like it it, but not as much as the rest

 

[krista4]

The last two days I've listened to a portion of the #28s (yesterday) and the #27s (today) while packing. In neither instance did I make it through the full playlist, so tomorrow I'll need to finish them!

Based on my partial listen of the #27s, I hit a crazy-great run of songs starting with Mitski's "My Body's Made of Crushed Little Stars" and ending with "...Sterling" by Strand of Oaks, with the Moody Blues, STP, Stray Cats, Curtis Mayfield, and Bryan Ferry (already a known song) in between. I had to stop the playlist at that point, so it might have continued on this run! In particular in this group of songs, I wanted to call out the Moody Blues and Stray Cats songs as being :chefskiss:

Of the #28s, I had some favorites but want to call out an artist I haven't been able to handle until now. I am convinced that Kenny Chesney is a talented guy and that the music is terrific, but there is something about that drawl that when it kicks in...well, I've always had to invoke the two-minute rule to force myself into two minutes before I skip. I think it entirely is the fact that I grew up in hillbilly world and that voice gives me a visceral negative reaction. But yesterday I realized I listened to all of "Got a Little Crazy" and somehow even found myself humming along, before I realized it was over and WHAT DID I JUST LISTEN TO? Really great, and I'm glad that my packing distraction forced me not to do the skip. Added to the favorites, even.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

anna Hoffs

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Eternal Flame Eternal Flame Song · The Bangles · 1988 open.spotify.com

370m plays on Spotify. Most for the Bangles by 120m. And I've never been a big fan. Almost didn't make the list.

Would have been Mr R's #1. Probably would have been mine.

What don't you like about it?

Just not a fave. I like it it, but not as much as the rest

Mr R may be a romantic.

 

[Oliver Humanzee]

27. Pigface -- Tailor Made

Steve recorded this post-punk industrial rhythm landmark at the behest of Rieflin and Atkins--two of the best post-punk drummers alive. I like this track because

a. It is basically a Big Black song with human drumming and no guitars
b. Steve "plays" the interstitial ambient noises that later gained purchase on records by the Pixies, Silkworm, and others.
c. It is one very early example of "the Albini drum sound".
d. One day Ministry went into Chicago Recording Company sounding like a wimpier version of Depeche Mode, heard Big Black recording with Ian Burgess next door, then promptly recorded The Land of Rape and Honey. Steve was deeply a part of the Wax Trax scene that spawned Ministry and never once mentioned Al Jourgenson except to mock him. "You think he takes that sceptre everywhere? Like down to the White Hen for a pack of smokes?
e. The whole record is like a who's who of post-industrial noise and nearly every track has the juice. You should buy it.
f. The stereo clippety-cloppity noises that open the track utilizes the same technique that Iain Burgess used to get the effect of a bunch of Chicago boot punks chanting down Clark Street on the Naked Raygun single "I Lie"

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f. (continued) Also the 'stalking the microphone' effect in PJ Harvey's "Legs".

Legs

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupLegs · PJ HarveyRid Of Meâ An Island Records recording; â 1993 Universal Music Operations Ltd.Released on: 1993-0...

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[Yambag]

27's Thoughts from Slambovia:

Known Songs
Oingo Boingo, Bangles/Hoff, DMB, Doors, Cure

New Favorites
Blue October - Somebody
Tea Party - Alarum
Brian Ferry - Let's Stick Together
April Wine - Mama Laye

Honorable Mention
Curtis Mayfield - Beautiful Brother of Mine
Andrew Bird - Roma Fade
Dio - Institutional Man

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I think it entirely is the fact that I grew up in hillbilly world and that voice gives me a visceral negative reaction.

The drawls of some country folk bother me, but Chesney's doesn't. I think it's because his voice is well-suited to his music (other than the traditional country stuff from early in his career) and he never sounds like he's laying it on thick. It's just him.

 

[MAC_32]

I think it's because his voice is well-suited to his music (other than the traditional country stuff from early in his career)

Well put - his vocal tweak wasn't instant, but in refamiliarizing myself with the timeline of his work it appears he realized what worked and what didn't in the early - mid aughts. Unlike #28, my contribution at #27 wasn't planned around anything, but given the events from this weekend Kenny Chesney - This Too Shall Pass hit the spot as I sat in my rocker last evening.

Now I'm sittin' here starin' at the bar TV
Nothin' but bad news starin' back at me
Muttered to myself, what the hell's goin' on?
Old-timer in the corner says let me tell ya, son
I got fifty years on ya, man, it goes by fast
Gotta laugh through the tears
And remember, this too shall

Pass. me. a beer, good buddy
'Cause I'm soaked to the bone and my boots are muddy
From walkin' through the rain of life's big storm
Well, I'd shotgun it even if it was warm
How am I doing? Hell, I thought you'd never ask
Cheers
I believe this too shall pass me a beer...

 

[falguy]

27s

Found a number of tunes I really enjoyed from this list.
Here are my favourites


Fanny: Thinking of You
Sweet: Lollipop Man
Bingo Bingo: Weird Science
Belle and Sebastian: Young and Stupid
Moody Blues: Dawn: Dawn is a Feeling
Bryan Ferry: Let’s Stick Together: Love the groove!
Kenny Chesney: This Too Shall Pass
Susanna Hoffs: Eternal Flame - Top 3 Bangles song for me
Jerry Jeff Walker: Sangria Wine
The Doors: Gloria
Andrew Bird: Roma Fade

Really enjoyed this list for the most part.

Mama Laye - My pick for #27 was another song that I had not heard before I started my research. It has a really neat vibe to it and I liked it immediately. Very different sound from what I was familiar with from this band. Much like the previous one on my list Slow Poke. They cover a wide range of song styles, and, IMO, do it very well.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Known and liked songs from #27: Oingo Boingo, The Moody Blues, Mayfield, Ferry, The Doors and EWF. And as previously mentioned, I like Hoffs' vocal on Eternal Flame but not really the song itself (other than the "say my name/sun shines through the rain" part), which has none of the pep of the Bangles at their best.

Thoughts on some of the others:

My Body's Made of Crushed Little Stars is a) probably the best song title we've seen in the countdown so far and b) sounds like something from PJ Harvey's 4-Track Demos album.

Adhesive sounds like an outtake from Nirvana's In Utero. Weiland adopts some of Kurt's vocal inflections here.

I was not expecting a banjo-driven ditty from Brian Setzer -- with his "rockabilly" band, no less. My first thought was "isn't Jerry Jeff Walker later in the playlist?"

Sterling is Neil-ish, but is not the Strand of Oaks song that reminds me of Cortez the Killer that I mentioned earlier. The "I saw him coming" part is also very My Morning Jacket-ish.

The Mazzy Star tune is all low-fi and rustic.

Let Him Run Wild really is a preview of the Pet Sounds/Smile brilliance.

Hell Bent for Leather is one of the first inklings of the formula that would make Judas Priest one of the biggest metal acts of the early '80s.

Big Burned Hand draws from ska and funk, not exactly what you'd expect from an "indie folk" artist.

Jerry Jeff's Sangria Wine if written many years later could have been a Kenny Chesney song.

Rivers is majestic and so far is the song that is most like Dan Bejar's contributions to the New Pornographers, though it is certainly not a copy of that work either.

There's definitely some sludge/grunge in Institutional Man. Dio hadn't been this "trendy" since the Elf days.

Most April Wine albums are classified by Wikipedia as "Hard Rock." Forever for Now is classified as "Soft Rock". Mama Laye certainly contributed to that.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#27 "Devotion"

An early hit and an early PBS. A vocal marvel, it's like if the Mormon Tabernacle Choir were from Watts. Bailey gets a few nice runs, but there's not a lot going on here other than the singing. I chose it because it's a pretty song and it reinforced the blueprint for a type of EWF song that would be revisited many times (including on this list!).

EWF was a strangely faceless band for one that was so popular. Most everyone who liked their music knew who Maurice White and Philip Bailey were, of course, and Verdine White (Maurice's brother) would probably be the next most-recognized member because he was so active out front playing bass (plus, he's a unique-looking dude). Other than those three, even their fans would have a hard time naming others (maybe Larry Dunn for keyboard fans).

All of them wrote and all were really skilled musicians. They were also sort of their own commune, almost a cult. They had their own collective ideas about how to view the world and they certainly weren't shy about putting them across on vinyl. They also weren't shy about how they viewed themselves, calling EWF "The Creator's Band".

Up next is a hard left turn from "Devotion", with the newest record on my list.

This was one of the PBS that I was referring to, but it’s not my maybe #1. I especially love the live version on Gratitude.

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I didn't include any live performances, though I probably should have. One song in particular taxed me dearly on which version to include - studio or live. As I said in my initial writeup, they had the best stage show I've ever seen and sounded fantastic in concert. In the end, I decided to keep to studio versions.......for better or worse.

I wonder if we're thinking of the same song for your PBS "maybe #1". I've got one really high that wasn't a hit.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Not going to lie, I'm seeing more positive feedback about these early Moody Blues songs than expected. Maybe the hippies won after all.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

#27 "Devotion"

An early hit and an early PBS. A vocal marvel, it's like if the Mormon Tabernacle Choir were from Watts. Bailey gets a few nice runs, but there's not a lot going on here other than the singing. I chose it because it's a pretty song and it reinforced the blueprint for a type of EWF song that would be revisited many times (including on this list!).

EWF was a strangely faceless band for one that was so popular. Most everyone who liked their music knew who Maurice White and Philip Bailey were, of course, and Verdine White (Maurice's brother) would probably be the next most-recognized member because he was so active out front playing bass (plus, he's a unique-looking dude). Other than those three, even their fans would have a hard time naming others (maybe Larry Dunn for keyboard fans).

All of them wrote and all were really skilled musicians. They were also sort of their own commune, almost a cult. They had their own collective ideas about how to view the world and they certainly weren't shy about putting them across on vinyl. They also weren't shy about how they viewed themselves, calling EWF "The Creator's Band".

Up next is a hard left turn from "Devotion", with the newest record on my list.

This was one of the PBS that I was referring to, but it’s not my maybe #1. I especially love the live version on Gratitude.

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I didn't include any live performances, though I probably should have. One song in particular taxed me dearly on which version to include - studio or live. As I said in my initial writeup, they had the best stage show I've ever seen and sounded fantastic in concert. In the end, I decided to keep to studio versions.......for better or worse.

I wonder if we're thinking of the same song for your PBS "maybe #1". I've got one really high that wasn't a hit.

Maybe. The one I'm thinking of made the R&B/soul charts but not the pop charts.

 

[MAC_32]

I grew up in hillbilly world and that voice gives me a visceral negative reaction

As someone who had a similar experience as a yute...

I listened to all of "Got a Little Crazy" and somehow even found myself humming along, before I realized it was over and WHAT DID I JUST LISTEN TO? Really great

...I know exactly what you're talking about here. I was in the same spot 3, 5, 7 years ago. Pre covid my family had me humming along, during covid singing along, and post covid flooding my library. May not reel any in over the next 10 or so but starting at about 15 it'll be time to shoot some fish in the barrel. I don't know if I'll hook, line, sinker you by the end of this thing but that's now the goal!

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Not going to lie, I'm seeing more positive feedback about these early Moody Blues songs than expected. Maybe the hippies won after all.

They had a fairly unique sound and some really good songs. The Pinder years in particular.

 

[MAC_32]

A lot of deserving medal recipients this round, but there are only 3 spots and these ones did stand above the rest. Says much more about them than it does those that were cut.

The 28's

Medal Stand
Gold STP - All in the Suit That You Wear, how have I never heard this before? **heart smash**
Silver Ronnie Dio - Love Is All, are we sure that wasn't Queen?
Bronze Fanny - Rockin (All Nite Long), by far the best bronze winner to this point

Count
Blue October - 2 gold
Tea Party - 1 gold, 1 bronze
STP - 1 gold
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Ronnie Dio - 1 silver
Stray Cats - 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 bronze
Fanny - 1 bronze

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I was not expecting a banjo-driven ditty from Brian Setzer -- with his "rockabilly" band, no less. My first thought was "isn't Jerry Jeff Walker later in the playlist?"

He can play banjo. Who knew?

Next up- Krista's favorite instrument!

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Next up- Krista's favorite instrument!

The kazoo?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Next up- Krista's favorite instrument!

The kazoo?

I'm up for some rockabilly kazoo. Alas, Mr Setzer had other ideas.

 

[MAC_32]

Next up- Krista's favorite instrument!

The kazoo?

With a female guest vocal lead

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Next up- Krista's favorite instrument!

The kazoo?

With a female guest vocal lead

Ooo- nice guess. But not this time.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Not going to lie, I'm seeing more positive feedback about these early Moody Blues songs than expected. Maybe the hippies won after all.

Well, for starters the music has been good. With this group it's metal and rap that people connect with the least, but after that I think most people are just here for great music no matter the genre or year. Good music is good music, and the enthusiasm and knowledge of the people putting the lists together make it even more enjoyable.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Not going to lie, I'm seeing more positive feedback about these early Moody Blues songs than expected. Maybe the hippies won after all.

Well, for starters the music has been good. With this group it's metal and rap that people connect with the least, but after that I think most people are just here for great music no matter the genre or year. Good music is good music, and the enthusiasm and knowledge of the people putting the lists together make it even more enjoyable.

The variety pack of music makes everything stand out more. It's nice.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Fanny broke up in 1975. In case anyone was wondering if, had they continued into the late '70s, would their sound have incorporated trends like disco and yacht rock, the evidence suggests the answer is unequivocally yes. If you weren't in punk or metal, and you weren't one of the artists at the very top of the pecking order who was immune from input from the suits, this is where you were pushed. And the women from Fanny were no exception. (Heck, even Aretha had disco forced upon her.)

Exhibit A: Millington -- Ladies on the Stage (1977)
The Millington sisters reunited for a duo album in 1977 that featured an all-star cast of backing musicians including Dean Parks, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Irene Cara, Ralph Schuckett, Tom Scott, Earl Slick from David Bowie's band (Jean Millington's husband at the time) and drummer Leo Adamian, Jean Millington's future husband. I remember one of the Rolling Stone Record Guides absolutely savaging this album and telling the reader to go find the Fanny discs, which were out of print at the time. The music is impeccably performed but oh so of its time, and very little of June or Jean's personalities shine though. Side 1 is as trendy as can be, and the opening title track is straight out of Love Boat theme song territory. Side 2 has a little more variety, but only its opening track (Young and in Love) even begins to approach the level of rocking that Fanny had done; this seems to have been marketed as a soul/funk record, so I guess that explains that. The last two songs (Bird in Flight and So Good to Be Home) are the most interesting because they are the least formulaic of the bunch and are quite good structurally. And June is a better singer on a technical level than she was in Fanny -- her voice is stronger and less wavering, and at times is hard to distinguish from that of Jean, who was always the better singer of the two -- so there's that, I guess. This is not a bad record but because of how aggressively overproduced it is, it can't be considered anything more than a guilty pleasure.


I haven't been able to find any public comments from June or Jean about the Millington record

I did find a comment June Millington left on YouTube about this record, in response to someone lamenting that United Artists failed to promote the album (or did a really poor job of it):

Yes, UA totally dropped the ball. Not only that, they dropped us!! (the entire company was bought by EMI, and just about everyone was canned). Terrible thing was, we were so invested in going out and representing it, and had been rehearsing for about a month in Woodstock, with a pretty big band. I was hard to recover from the disappointment, and they sent us a bill for about $85,000 too! In that sense being with a record company can be such a downer, because they can drop you anytime. A number of lives were adversely affected ... totally reprehensible act, and we were so totally helpless. Anyway, glad you still like, and it was a step away from Fanny ... many stories about the production (I produced with the great Tom Sellers), and they will be in my next book) xx

 

[Zegras11]

26's PLAYLIST

		#26 -
Blue October	-OZ-	How Can you love me if you don't even like me? - 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
Fanny	Pip's Invitation	Lady's Choice Lady's Choice Fanny · Song · 2002 open.spotify.com
The Tea Party	Scoresman	Drawing Down the Moon Drawing Down The Moon - Remastered The Tea Party · Song · 2015 open.spotify.com
Sweet	John Maddens ****ing Lunchbox	Lettres D’Amour - 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 Lettres D'Amour Sweet · Song · 1978 open.spotify.com
Oingo Boingo	KarmaPolice	No One Lives Forever No One Lives Forever - 1988 Boingo Alive Version Oingo Boingo · Song · 1988 open.spotify.com
Belle and Sebastian	kupcho1	We Were Beautiful We Were Beautiful Song · Belle and Sebastian · 2018 open.spotify.com
Mitski	Ilov80s	Francis Forever Francis Forever Mitski · Song · 2014 open.spotify.com
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams	Yambag	Lost Highway Lost Highway Song · The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams · 2013 open.spotify.com
The Moody Blues	Charlie Steiner	Cities Cities - Mono Mix The Moody Blues · Song · 2017 open.spotify.com
Stone Temple Pilots	Yo Mama	Dead & Bloated Dead & Bloated - 2017 Remaster Stone Temple Pilots · Song · 1992 open.spotify.com
Brian Setzer	Mrs. Rannous	(Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone - Live Song · The Brian Setzer Orchestra · 2004 open.spotify.com
Curtis Mayfield	Don Quixote	Cannot Find a Way, by Curtis Mayfield - 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 Cannot Find a Way Song · Curtis Mayfield · 1974 open.spotify.com
Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music	BinkytheDoormat	I Put A Spell On You Bryan Ferry - I Put A Spell On You [Official], Full HD (Digitally Remastered and Upscaled) All rights belong to their respective owners. Digitally remastered and AI Full HD 1080 Upscaled.Follow Bryan Ferry https://bryanferry.com/Facebook: https://w... www.youtube.com
Strand of Oaks	Eephus	Rain Won't Come Rain Won't Come Strand of Oaks · Song · 2018 open.spotify.com
Dave Matthews	Tau837	Lying in the Hands of God Lying in the Hands of God Provided to YouTube by RCA Records LabelLying in the Hands of God · Dave Matthews BandBig Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (Expanded Edition)â 2009 Bama Rags Re... www.youtube.com
Mazzy Star	landrys hat	Wasted Wasted Mazzy Star · Song · 1993 open.spotify.com
Kenny Chesney	MAC	Summertime - 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 Beach Boys	zamboni	"All Summer Long" All Summer Long Song · The Beach Boys · 1964 open.spotify.com
Susanna Hoffs	Zegras11	Stuck In The MIddle With You Stuck In The Middle With You Song · Susanna Hoffs · 1996 open.spotify.com
Judas Priest	Raging Weasel	Love Bites Love Bites Judas Priest · Song · 1984 open.spotify.com
The Cure	Juxtatarot	Friday I’m In Love Friday I'm in Love The Cure · Song · 1992 open.spotify.com
Iron and Wine	Tuffnutt	Fever Dream Iron & Wine - Fever Dream "Fever Dream" from Iron & Wine's 03/23/2004 release, 'Our Endless Numbered Days'Sub Pop Mega Mart: https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/iron_and_wine/our_end... www.youtube.com
Jerry Jeff Walker	simey	David and Me David and Me Jerry Jeff Walker · Song · 2011 open.spotify.com
The Doors	jwb	Break On Through (To the Other Side) Break on Through (To the Other Side) Song · The Doors · 1967 open.spotify.com
Chvrches	JML’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Secret Identity	Good Girls CHVRCHES - Good Girls (Official Video) Official Video for CHVRCHES "Good Girls"CHVRCHES IV: Screen Violence Out Now - https://chvrches.lnk.to/ScreenViolenceIDFollow CHVRCHES: http://instagram.com/... m.youtube.com Good Girls CHVRCHES · Song · 2021 open.spotify.com
Earth, Wind, & Fire	Uruk-Hai	Easy Lover - 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
Destroyer	The Dreaded Marco	A Dangerous Woman Up to a Point A Dangerous Woman Up to a Point Destroyer · Song · 2006 open.spotify.com
Andrew Bird	Mister CIA	Fiery Crash Fiery Crash Andrew Bird · Song · 2007 open.spotify.com
Steve Albini	Oliver Humanzee	Shellac - Futurist Movement 1 & 2 Shellac - Futurist (1997) [Full Album] | Movements 1-10 The other upload of this album to YouTube switches side A and B and lacks two movements. This version contains all of them and has each movement timestamped.... youtu.be
Ronnie James Dio	Mt. Man	As Long As It's Not About Love As Long As It's Not About Love Dio · Song · 2018 open.spotify.com
April Wine	Falguy	Child's Garden Child's Garden Song · April Wine · 1977 open.spotify.com - 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

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Brian Setzer Orchestra - (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone

This song is by Bumps Blackwell, John Marascalco, and Roy Montrell and arranged by Michael Acosta. No one with the nickname "Bumps" wrote anything recently. This is from around 1956.

I wanted the Stray Cats cover, but it's not on Spotify. I went with the Orchestra version instead. The older version, "Wild Saxophone", is available on YouTube. You, too, can compare and contrast.

 

[-OZ-]

Blue October

-OZ-

How Can you love me if you don't even like me? - 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

Got me talking as light as a feather man (hey)
Yeah, **** those are some heavy words
(Yeah, listen)
Feeling has a way of going off on us (going off on us)
(But) but conversation is both birds
I take pride and at least I tried
And I, I applied everything inside, but I
How can you love me if you don't even like my fire
I'm on your side, I know you don't believe me
But I applied everything inside, but I
How can you love me if you don't even like my fire?

One of the newer songs on the list, released in 2022. And one with a different vibe, I almost didn’t include this on the list.
I know I wasn’t alone in that year or the previous two by being with someone you love but find yourself not necessarily liking, or clicking with at the time. Whether it was due to stress or other things, we had all gone through a tough couple years. (Thankfully we got past that). Love was never in question, but connecting / lightening each others fires after being together 25years (or less for many others) and then being sort of stuck together a lot more for a couple years was a challenge. Full disclosure- it was during this time I asked my wife if we’d even be married if it wasn’t for the kids. She didn’t have an answer. But things have gotten a LOT better since. This song is a reminder to keep working on our relationships.

Note: the songs will get a lot lighter soonish.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Poops. Im still on the 28 playlist. Things move fast.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Sweet​

#26 - Lettres D’Amour

- YouTube

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Producer - Sweet/Andy Scott
Writer - Sweet
Chart Positions - Album Track
Album - Level Headed
Year - 1978
Lead Vocal - Brian Connolly
Steve Priest Vocal - Backing only
Notes - Ear marked as the third single, it wasn’t released after the follow up to Love is Like Oxygen, California Nights wasn’t very successful. By this stage Brian Connolly was a passenger and about to be booted out/leave for a solo career. Because Connollys voice was shot, the band were looking for ways to incorporate other vocals into their music. Steve Priest sung lead on California Nights. Andy Scott on 2 album tracks and for something completely different, an artist called Stevie Lange was brought in to co-lead vocal this track.

Lange had previously been a session vocalist for Rick Wakeman, UFO and a few others.

Her childhood sweetheart was a struggling record producer called Robert “Mutt” Lange. Lange was about to get his big break taking the Boomtown Rats to #1 in the UK with Rat Trap. Soon after that he produced Highway to Hell for AC/DC and then Back in Black. Def Leppard was to follow. Downhill from there with Michael Bolton, Nickelback and his future wife Shania Twain.

Stevie Lange in the meantime attracted the attention of Manfred Manns Chris Thompson, who brought her in as lead singer for his new band Night. Two top 20 hits came immediately Hot Summer Night and If You Remember Me. After that, bubkus. Stevie Lange went back to session work in the 80s working with Elton John, Wham!, Tears for Fears, Chaka Khan, Ray Charles etc.

Before Night though, she worked on this song with Sweet. It’s a relatively harmless song brought in to this list to tell a greater story and showcase the variety of the former Glam Rockers.

Next Up - One of their most covered songs. Especially by those associated with the Glam Metal acts of the 80s. Vince Neil, Saxon and…….Stryper?

 

[-OZ-]

Poops. Im still on the 28 playlist. Things move fast.

Same.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

26. Cities (B side only)

As I mentioned in my last write-up, Days of Future Passed had evolved from their live act, a musical portrayal of a typical day for a typical British everyman. Each member of the band took a section of the day and wrote a song about it, though Justin Hayward had written Nights in White Satin before they came up with the concept.

The album itself was recorded over five days in late October-early November 1967, and the orchestra interludes were completed in a single day. They had not told any of the powers that be at Decca that they had gone with their own material instead of the requested covers of Dvorak and pop songs like Blue Suede Shoes, and the ruse was not revealed until it was first played for the execs. While the suits certainly weren't pleased with the deception, one of them, Walt Maguire (who oversaw the label's interests in America), believed in it, which seemed to short circuit any further issues, and the rest of the album's ascent was previously covered.

Cities was the B side on the Nights in White Satin single. Along with #s 30 and 29, this song finally made its way to an album, Prelude, an anthology released in 1987, which is where I discovered it. With this song, the failed single Fly Me High, and the unreleased anti-war anthem What Am I Doing Here, it was clear that they had left R&B far behind and they were firmly rooted in hippie sympathies.

 

[zamboni]

On vacation through next Monday and will do the next handful of writeups early next week. Will try to listen and chime in as I can.

 

[kupcho1]

Belle and Sebastian

kupcho1

We Were Beautiful We Were Beautiful Song · Belle and Sebastian · 2018 open.spotify.com

The first selection from 2018's How To Solve Our Human Problems Parts 1-3, We Were Beautiful described by undertheradarmag.com as

an energetic, yet somehow strangely mournful, dance track on an EP that sounds still very much in the disco neighborhood of [Girls in] Peacetime [Want to Dance].

Works for me!
BTW, in "researching" this song, I came across this description from Spin of Belle and Sebastian fans:

Belle and Sebastian have always been pegged as a twee band for twee kids in their twee sweaters with their twee moleskines, conjuring the image of thousand pale waifs ready to pearl-clutch each time they’re made to feel an emotion. Belle and Sebastian fans are the caricature of a city liberal; Belle and Sebastian fans don’t know how to kiss.

...
I reject that assertion.

We were in the urban scene
With a grind of coffee bean
And the women are oblique
And the boys are paper thin
Ragged beards upon their chin
We were on the outside looking in

 

[Pip's Invitation]

and…….Stryper?

There's a band I haven't thought about in decades.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Catching up with my favorites from the 27/26 lists:

Dawn: Dawn is a Feeling - Moody Blues
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Hell Bent for Leather - Judas Priest
Tailor Made - face
Letters D'Amour - Sweet
No One Lives Forever - Oingo Boingo
We Were Beautiful - Belle and Sebastian
Francis Forever - Mitski
Wasted - Mazzy Star
All Summer Long - The Beach Boys
Stuck In The Middle With You - Susanna Hoffs
Break on Through - The Doors
Fiery Crash - Andrew Bird

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Belle and Sebastian

kupcho1

We Were Beautiful We Were Beautiful Song · Belle and Sebastian · 2018 open.spotify.com

The first selection from 2018's How To Solve Our Human Problems Parts 1-3, We Were Beautiful described by undertheradarmag.com as

an energetic, yet somehow strangely mournful, dance track on an EP that sounds still very much in the disco neighborhood of [Girls in] Peacetime [Want to Dance].

Works for me!
BTW, in "researching" this song, I came across this description from Spin of Belle and Sebastian fans:

Belle and Sebastian have always been pegged as a twee band for twee kids in their twee sweaters with their twee moleskines, conjuring the image of thousand pale waifs ready to pearl-clutch each time they’re made to feel an emotion. Belle and Sebastian fans are the caricature of a city liberal; Belle and Sebastian fans don’t know how to kiss.

...
I reject that assertion.

We were in the urban scene
With a grind of coffee bean
And the women are oblique
And the boys are paper thin
Ragged beards upon their chin
We were on the outside looking in

You've gotta think the infamous scene in High Fidelity has a lot to do with this.

[ High Fidelity - 2000 ] - "It's the new Belle & Sebastian."

"It's the new Belle & Sebastian."

www.youtube.com

 

[Pip's Invitation]

26. Lady's Choice
Album: Most of the world: non-album A-side (1970); Canada: Canadian version of Fanny (1970)
Writers: Jean Millington and June Millington
Lead vocals: Jean Millington with June Millington

Lady's Choice was the first Fanny song released to the world. It was the A-side of the first of two non-album singles Reprise put out in 1970 in advance of the self-titled debut album. And it was a heck of an entrance.

The melodic guitar lines and smooth unison singing from the Millington sisters that open the song suggest that this is a "girl group" that happens to also play their own instruments, but the track soon reveals itself to be much more than that.

When Jean sings "I could CRY like a baby" about 1 minute in, the prettiness starts to turn grittier. The "I don't ever want to look in your eyes and find a mystery" part of the bridge suggests a sense of worry that wasn't there before, and the post-bridge vocals have an enunciation to them that recalls the intensity of Grace Slick. As with many Fanny songs, the best part is saved for the coda; starting at 2:05, Jean wails on vocals and June wails on guitar.

The single did not chart and was probably not heard or collected much back in the day, even by people who had some or all of the Fanny albums. Listeners in most of the world could not obtain it on album until the release of the First Time in a Long Time box set in 2002.

So what's with all that random detail in the "Album" field?

By accident, there are two versions of Fanny's self-titled debut album. The version released in the US and most of the rest of the world was completed in late 1970 and reflects what the label and the band wanted to be put out (even if the band didn't like Richard Perry's production on some tracks). But the version released in Canada was markedly different. Whoever was responsible for the release there used the wrong master tapes, which may have reflected an earlier version of the track list and running order.

The process of putting together the debut album occurred over various sessions across almost the entire 1970 calendar year, in part due to Nickey Barclay decamping for Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour for 3 months in the spring and her reticence about returning to the band after that. The difference in track listing, particularly the three Barclay credits on the Canadian version vs. the six on the "official" version, suggests that in exchange for returning, she extracted a promise to have more of her songs represented on the debut than was originally planned. (I have no idea if this is in fact the case.) The four songs of Barclay's that appear on the "official" version but not the Canadian version sound less like the material on the Canadian version (both the holdover songs and the replaced ones) and more gruff and rootsy. The songs on the Canadian version include the four songs, including Lady's Choice, that Reprise decided to release as the A- and B-sides of the aforementioned two non-album singles. The Canadian version is not on Spotify as an entity, though all its tracks appear on the box set, which is there. However, it can be found on YouTube as a single entity, though not on an official band or label channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEoEbshO2Es&t=29s.

Here's how radical the differences between the two versions of the debut album were:

US (and everywhere else except Canada) version:
Side 1:
Come and Hold Me (Millington/Millington)
I Just Realized (Barclay/June Millington)
Candelighter Man (Millington/Millington)
Conversation with a Cop (Barclay)
Badge (Clapton/Harrison; Cream cover)
Side 2:
Changing Horses (Barclay)
Bitter Wine (Barclay)
Take a Message to the Captain (Barclay)
It Takes a Lot of Good Lovin' (Isbell/Jones; Judy Clay cover)
Shade Me (Barclay)
Seven Roads [First Version] (Millington/Millington/de Buhr)

Canadian version:
Side 1:
Charity Ball [First Version] (Millington/Millington/de Buhr)*
Place in the Country [First Version] (Barclay)*
Changes (June Millington)**
One Step at a Time (Armstead/Ashford/Simpson; Maxine Brown cover)***
Conversation with a Cop (Barclay)
Nowhere to Run (Holland/Dozier/Holland; Martha and the Vandellas cover)****
Side 2:
Seven Roads [Second Version] (Millington/Millington/de Buhr)
Take a Message to the Captain (Barclay)
Come and Hold Me (Millington/Millington)
Lady's Choice (Millington/Millington)*****
New Day (Millington/Millington)******

* - different versions were released the following year on Charity Ball
** - unreleased outside of Canada until the box set in 2002
*** - B-side of second US non-album single
**** - A-side of second US non-album single
***** - A-side of first US non-album single
****** - B-side of first US non-album single

If this song was ever played live, there is no surviving evidence of it.

At #25, Patti Quatro's best contribution to Fanny.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#26 - "Easy Lover"

This was from a Bailey solo LP. At the time, Collins was one of the half-dozen biggest stars in music and this seems more like his sound with Bailey guesting. But no matter......

The production dates the record, but it's got terrific momentum and both sing their tails off. Bailey's vocals, in particular, sound like they were shot out of a falsetto cannon. Anyone listening to pop music in the mid-80s has heard this a million times, but there's a reason it was a giant hit.

ETA: Up next, one of EWF's most enduring songs.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

#26 - "Easy Lover"

This was from a Bailey solo LP. At the time, Collins was one of the half-dozen biggest stars in music and this seems more like his sound with Bailey guesting. But no matter......

The production dates the record, but it's got terrific momentum and both sing their tails off. Bailey's vocals, in particular, sound like they were shot out of a falsetto cannon. Anyone listening to pop music in the mid-80s has heard this a million times, but there's a reason it was a giant hit.

ETA: Up next, one of EWF's most enduring songs.

A lot of '80s hits have not dated well due to their production, but this is an exception. It is a total banger and would have been a hit in any era.