Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 3 - #1's have been posted! (13 Viewers)

[Uruk-Hai]

The lineup for the Midnight Special episode Fanny appeared on also included Bill Cosby (host), David Brenner, Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings, Billy Preston, Steely Dan and Taj Mahal.

Good Lord - that's like the batting order of the 1927 Yankees.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The lineup for the Midnight Special episode Fanny appeared on also included Bill Cosby (host), David Brenner, Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings, Billy Preston, Steely Dan and Taj Mahal.

Good Lord - that's like the batting order of the 1927 Yankees.

Pretty much. This is an episode I'm definitely going to have to watch in full when I get the chance.

Some of the Midnight Special episodes are like that, and others are like two names we know and then

 

[zamboni]

The lineup for the Midnight Special episode Fanny appeared on also included Bill Cosby (host), David Brenner, Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings, Billy Preston, Steely Dan and Taj Mahal.

Good Lord - that's like the batting order of the 1927 Yankees.

Unfortunately for Bill Cosby, he's been Wally Pipp-ed.

 

[simey]

Pot Can't Call The Kettle Black

This song is off Jerry Jeff's 1975 album Ridin' High. About 12 years ago, I was in a record store and I spotted Jerry Jeff's Ridin' High album. It was in mint condition and being sold for $5. I was thrilled to get it on vinyl and at a cheap cost, but disappointed the store owner didn't feel it was worth more. I don't think he knows who Jerry Jeff is. Anyway, I bought it immediately and felt like I just committed robbery. I need to go back soon, and see if some more JJW is in, so I can rob him again.

Grandpa had him a wanderin' eye
He must a passed it on down to me
None of the girls are pretty as Susan
But I like some that I see

Cause the pot can't call the kettle black
Cause the train's all runnin' on the same ole track
Can't feel nothing but your life flyin' by
You got trouble on your hands, trouble on your mind

 

[rockaction]

Can't feel nothing but your life flyin' by
You got trouble on your hands, trouble on your mind

Well then . . .

Don’t mind if Jerry Jeff wrote a song about me.

 

[Yambag]

12's PLAYLIST

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Yambag

Very Happy Now Very Happy Now The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams · The Grand Slambovians · Song · 2013 open.spotify.com

A longtime musical partner of Joziah, guitarist Sharkey McEwen has Louisiana roots but grew up in L.A. where he cut his teeth as a player on Sunset Strip before coming to New York in the early 90’s. His inventive, fluid playing compliments Joziah’s songs, never upstaging the story. He has been the band’s main engineer and co-producer with Joziah and Tink since their critically acclaimed first album, "A Good Thief Tips His Hat," released in 1999.

When we do festivals, they stand around and watch, and they always ask, “Shark, how are you getting that sound?” Back in the days when we used no amps, he just ran everything direct out through his effects pedals, right into the house PA. He’s one of those guys that can't even tell you the pedals he’s using. They mean nothing to him. He just intuitively picks the right things and he's very reverent towards the music. He really paints what needs to be said in a very cool way.

 

[Don Quixote]

Curtis Mayfield

Don Quixote

The Makings of You, by Curtis Mayfield - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. youtu.be The Makings of You Curtis Mayfield · Curtis (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1970 open.spotify.com

This one is back again to his debt solo album, Curtis. As I was reading back on Curtis, I remembered that he was 28 years old at the time that Curtis was released. Given all of the great songs he did with The Impressions, I sometimes lose track of how young he was (but I suppose that can happen when he joined The Impressions at just 15 years old).

But I’m back to another love ballad here. This one just some beautiful lyrics with a melody to match.

Add a little sugar, honeysuckle and
A great, big expression of happiness
Boy, you couldn't miss with a dozen roses
Such would astound you
The joy of children laughing around you
These are the makings of you
It is true, the makings of you…

The love of all mankind
Should reflect some sign
Of these words I've tried to recite
They are close, but not quite
Almost impossible to do
Reciting the makings of you

This is a well-covered one, including by a couple of special guests that shown up in my list already. The Claudine soundtrack included a version by Gladys Knight and Pips. Aretha Franklin also recorded a version of it. Here’s an interview with Aretha Franklin talking about Curtis Mayfield and The Makings of You (as well as playing and singing it).

I have one more special guest appearance coming up next before things really get going in the top 10.

 

[zamboni]

guitarist Sharkey McEwen

Top 10 guitarist name right there.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Oingo Boingo

KarmaPolice

Only A Lad Only A Lad Oingo Boingo · Only A Lad · Song · 1981 open.spotify.com

in my top 3 for sure

Same here - the energy on this is infectious.

#12 ONLY A LAD

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I will use this as the springboard for the post on the song. I agree 100% about the infectious energy on the song. My retort would be I would also use that description for the tunes coming up that I had higher. We are now to the point where I mostly had these songs in tiers. My top 5 are pretty set in stone, and within that tier I could nitpick and move the songs in ranking. Similar to my 12-6 songs. Only a Lad was one I had mentally starred as one I thought I might have lower than the masses based on looking at internet lists after I made my list. It's a song I love, but nitpicks and choices have to be made somehow.

I posted before that ironically I am not a fan of Elfman's scores and don't really like The Nightmare Before Christmas. So, my nitpick for this song is that 10sec segment around the 3min mark REALLY sounds straight out of Nightmare. It was one of the songs that rose up the rankings the most as I listened, but that is a reason it is outside of the top 10 for my personal tastes. On top of that, I do seem to prefer Danny's "creepy" songs or his self deprecating/isolation themed songs more than the social commentary ones. That is what populates my top 10 and especially my top 5.

Next up is a song from a soundtrack that has a very similar straight ahead rock feel that Only a Lad does, so it will be a nice comparison side by side. Thursday we will have the last of their 90s songs, and Sunday will be the first of 3 in the top 10 from Nothing to Fear.

 

[simey]

A friend of mine, David (not the one that loves Tift Merritt), passed away last week (Aug. 9th). I got a text late on Saturday the 10th from David's BFF Darrell saying, "It's with great sadness to inform you that Dave Man has passed away. He had finished cancer treatment for his throat and was recovering well till his death some time Thursday night or Friday morning." I was shocked. I had no idea he was even sick. He and Darrell had been best friends for over 40 years, and they lived right behind each other the last several years. Darrell said David was diagnosed at the end of April, and didn't tell him until he started treatment. He said David had 6 weeks of radiation and 6 weeks of chemo. His last radiation was July 3rd, and he was just getting his taste back and eating some solid foods. He had just gotten the chemo port removed from his chest that Tuesday before he passed. He said he had gotten very thin, and maybe the stress of everything caused him to have a heart attack or stroke in his sleep. David didn't want most of us to know he was sick. I don't know if I would do the same thing or not as far as keeping it a secret. Maybe. My last conversation with David was about bikes. He loved to mountain bike, sunfish sail, drink whisky, listen to music, and he loved his cat Snake. He was a kind soul. His favorite song was A Pirate Looks at 40, and his favorite band over the last few years was The Turkey Buzzards. I think he'd like it if I shared a Turkey Buzzard song with the music community. Bottom Shelf Man for Dave Man.

 

[simey]

Just got a Sweet shirt in the mail. It’s the logo in the upper right-hand corner of Desolation Boulevard’s album cover in red and blue from the original UK cover.

I have no idea why I got the shirt. I like Sweet, but not nearly enough to do that. Heh. I actually tried to change it to the Zero Boys or the Wipers or the Adverts, but they’d already printed the darn Sweet thing.

Anyway, I’m interested to read more about the songs you’ve picked. I do like the band a bunch.

Do you still wear your Who shoes?

 

[Tau837]

Dave Matthews

Tau837

Lover Lay Down - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com

"Lover Lay Down" is a beautiful, introspective song featured on DMB's 1994 debut album, "Under the Table and Dreaming." This track is often celebrated for its warm, soothing melody and emotional lyrics, which touch on themes of love, intimacy, and the bittersweet nature of relationships.

The song is characterized by its gentle acoustic guitar, Dave's distinctively soulful vocals, and the rich instrumental accompaniment from the band, including the violin played by Boyd Tinsley and the saxophone by LeRoi Moore. The lyrics paint a picture of vulnerability and closeness, with the narrator inviting their lover to lay down and find solace in their company.

One of the standout aspects of "Lover Lay Down" is its ability to convey both the joy and sadness that can come with deep emotional connections. The song creates a reflective mood, making it a favorite for those quiet moments when listeners want to feel a sense of connection or simply unwind.

The lyrics repeatedly ask the lover to "lay down" and stay close, creating a sense of physical and emotional closeness. The phrase "Oh, please, lover, lay down" emphasizes the need for comfort and the desire to hold onto a moment of peace together.

The lyrics also touch on the fleeting nature of beautiful moments in a relationship. The lines "Could I love you, could you love me? Darling, it's all the same" express a sense of resignation and acceptance that love, like all things, is transient.

It's a track that showcases the band's ability to blend folk, rock, and jazz influences into something uniquely their own, creating a song that's both timeless and deeply touching.

I linked the version from Live at Luther Collegee 1996 (Dave and Tim). Here are a couple other excellent versions:

• Studio version
• Live at Red Rocks 1995

 

[jwb]

The Doors

jwb

Love Street Love Street The Doors · Waiting for the Sun · Song · 1968 open.spotify.com

A top Doors tune for me as well. Softer sound, but I love the swingy nature of it.

Yea let me comment on this one - easily one of my favorites. It's about Pam, where they lived / the place they shared. Jim famously remains uncommitted at the end "I guess I like it fine... so far" (that said he was with her right to his end).

It is a jaunty, swinging little song. Kind of an unexpected sound from them.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Live TV performance of this round's tune "Editions Of You" - fun watch and jammin'

Eno's "wings" reminiscent of Todd's "Midnight Special" outfit ...

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[rockaction]

Do you still wear your Who shoes?

That made me smile uncontrollably. I usually wear my Sex Pistols shoes. Either slide-ons or Dr. Marten’s. One pair is black (slide) and the other is white (Dr. M’s). One goes with jeans and the other is shorts. I have a great pair of Who lace-ups that are just a half-size too big and since I dropped weight got even a little bigger on my feet.

Thanks for asking, simey. You got it!

 

[zamboni]

Do you still wear your Who shoes?

I have a great pair of Who lace-ups that are just a half-size too big and since I dropped weight got even a little bigger on my feet.

They’re a put on.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Do you still wear your Who shoes?

I have a great pair of Who lace-ups that are just a half-size too big and since I dropped weight got even a little bigger on my feet.

They’re a put on.

People forget.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Dave Matthews

Tau837

Lover Lay Down - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com

"Lover Lay Down" is a beautiful, introspective song featured on DMB's 1994 debut album, "Under the Table and Dreaming." This track is often celebrated for its warm, soothing melody and emotional lyrics, which touch on themes of love, intimacy, and the bittersweet nature of relationships.

The song is characterized by its gentle acoustic guitar, Dave's distinctively soulful vocals, and the rich instrumental accompaniment from the band, including the violin played by Boyd Tinsley and the saxophone by LeRoi Moore. The lyrics paint a picture of vulnerability and closeness, with the narrator inviting their lover to lay down and find solace in their company.

One of the standout aspects of "Lover Lay Down" is its ability to convey both the joy and sadness that can come with deep emotional connections. The song creates a reflective mood, making it a favorite for those quiet moments when listeners want to feel a sense of connection or simply unwind.

The lyrics repeatedly ask the lover to "lay down" and stay close, creating a sense of physical and emotional closeness. The phrase "Oh, please, lover, lay down" emphasizes the need for comfort and the desire to hold onto a moment of peace together.

The lyrics also touch on the fleeting nature of beautiful moments in a relationship. The lines "Could I love you, could you love me? Darling, it's all the same" express a sense of resignation and acceptance that love, like all things, is transient.

It's a track that showcases the band's ability to blend folk, rock, and jazz influences into something uniquely their own, creating a song that's both timeless and deeply touching.

I linked the version from Live at Luther Collegee 1996 (Dave and Tim). Here are a couple other excellent versions:

• Studio version
• Live at Red Rocks 1995

Doh! I couldn't see the icon on the links when I loaded so I took a guess. I just changed it in the playlist to the Luther College version.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I just listened to my top 12 again, and actually they are in preference. 11 is similar to Only a Lad but without that nitpick 10secs. 10 is a personal fave with connection to my youth that I forgot about, then 6-9 I like more than these because there is some kicking guitar solos and funky bass that aren't in the more straight ahead rockers like 12 and 11.

 

[Mt. Man]

I was planning to catch up with the #13s earlier, but instead I spent most of Saturday playing board games with a friend. How unlucky, right? Anyway, this round was jammed packed with greatness, perhaps even more than I’ve come to expect. Let’s get to it so I can get to the next one!

Selected (and shuffled) #13s:
Enough is Enough - April Wine
Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
Dude Incredible - Shellac (/Steve Albini). This came on after the (Dio/)Black Sabbath song, and fit extremely well.
Stay of Leave - Dave Matthews
Galacticana - Strand of Oaks
Wouldn’t It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
The Voice - The Moody Blues. Another one of my favorites.
Noise - Kenny Chesney
Close to Me - The Cure. I had to go watch the music video for this song right afterwards.
Sin - STP

Shuffle Adventures:
Randomness got me off to a strong start, with “Heaven’s Coming Down” by The Tea Party followed by Fanny’s “Borrowed Time” and Destroyer’s “Rubies”

 

[Yambag]

12's Thoughts From Slambovia:

Known: STP, DMB, Priest, Cure, Doors, EWF

Previously established favorites: Blue October, Fanny, Tea Party, Oingo Boingo, Chvrches and Brian Setzer

5 Standouts
Moody Blues: Meanwhile
Hoffs/Bangles: Tear Off Your Own Head
Iron & Wine: Naked As We Came
Dio/Sabbath: I
April Wine: You Don't Dance With Me

 

[-OZ-]

Blue October

-OZ-

I hope you're happy - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com

A top 3 breakup song imo. Another will come soon, the 3rd is ceelo Green’s F U. This is more of the aspirational breakup variety imo. While I haven’t had a breakup in 27 years, I think this would be ideal.
From the 2018 album of the same name.

My apologies for the strike through, it’s a cut and paste and I don’t know how to remove it

• James Christopher Monger of AllMusic found I Hope You're Happy to be "teeped in optimism", providing "lush electronic flourishes, sumptuous string arrangements, feel-good choruses, and big, arena-sized hooks".
  [*]Kyle Kohner of Riff Magazinedescribed the album as "an earnest attempt at spreading positivity", remarking on the dramatic difference in both the lyrics and "glossy" new sound of I Hope You're Happy compared with their earlier work. Kohner also noted the album's "fun riffs", "catchy" choruses, and "clean and crisp" mixing, as well as the "blissful orchestral atmosphere" and prominent use of strings, synths, and drum machine. Although he found the lyrics to sometimes be simplistic, overall Kohner liked the album and felt that it had an "inspiring" backstory.
  [*]Yvonne Glasgow of Side Stage Magazine gave the album five stars, commenting that "I Hope You're Happy" has a "creative edge that borders on gothic darkness and synth pop" and yet is consistent with "today’s pop and rock stylings". She also felt that although Blue October's sound had changed somewhat over time, even the album's more pop-oriented songs have some of the edge found in their older work, and that there is "still something deeper here, even in the love songs". She described the album's songs as "lyrically magnificent", and felt that readers should "expect to be inspired" when listening to the album

“I Hope You're Happy” is an overwhelmingly upbeat song that oozes positivity for every second of its nearly four-minute long run time. It’s impossible for it not to affect the listener and will almost certainly leave one in a brighter place as it works to spread the message that everything will work out for the best. Or at the very least, hoping it will; the track playing out like a love letter to a former love, clearly springing from a place of deep affection within Furstenfeld as he demonstrates how you can still care for an individual even if they’re no longer a part of your life.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I'm really growing to love Chvrches. Her voice is very intresting.

And as usual, Ms Hoffs is great. The song is very weird, but she makes it work.

 

[kupcho1]

Belle and Sebastian

kupcho1

Expectations Expectations Belle and Sebastian · Tigermilk · Song · 1996 open.spotify.com

Expectations is another cheerful song.

The subjects of Murdoch’s songs, usually women, are as complex and compelling as his first-person narrators. “Expectations” follows a lower-income student whose life-size models of the Velvet Underground earn her a schoolyard rep as a weirdo (although in a 2006 NPR interview, Murdoch described her as “someone I would have thought was pretty hip at the time”). Harassed in the lunchroom, she suffers a teacher looking up her skirt, and her mother remembers having little choice but to endure groping at her department store job. The cycle of aggression continues when our heroine finds someone apparently even lower in the social pecking order, Veronica—“a fat girl with a lisp”—who’ll take the heat for her. Despite all of this, there’s a hook so dainty, so optimistic—“You’re on top of the world ag-aih-ehn”—that it hints at a way of transcending the world’s brutality.

And the Head said that you always
Were a queer one from the start
For Careers, you say you want to be
Remembered for your art
Your obsessions get you known
Throughout the school for being strange
Making life-size models of the Velvet Underground in clay

 

[Raging weasel]

The 13's

I Liked this round slot! Just going to give some likes to songs by artists I don't usually like.
In Every Dream Home a Heartache
Galacticana
Lazy Projector

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Known and liked songs from the #14s include the Moodies (one of their best overall, and probably their best track not written by Justin Hayward), Impressions/Mayfield, Chesney, Bangles (it was the first single from their debut album and should have been a huge hit), The Doors (like Houses of the Holy, one of the best songs that has the same title of an album but appears on a different album) and EWF (possibly my #1 of theirs).

Thoughts on some of the others:

I like the plucking on the intro of Clumsy Card House. The song itself is a better iteration of the earnest sensitive-guy rock of the late '90s and '00s.

Love the riffage on Solid Gold Brass. The Wennerites and most US radio programmers made a mistake in forgetting about Sweet's rockers after the '70s.

Help Me is propulsive and frenetic. I would have loved to see this performed in a sweaty club shortly before last call.

My Love Mine All Mine -- I would have had a nice title pairing with this one if it had been the #12 Mitzki. The stately arrangement works wonders here.

Hello It's Late is another late-period STP song with an obvious Beatles influence -- particularly Dean DiLeo's guitar solo, which sounds a lot like George Harrison.

Roxy's Flesh and Blood was controversial when it came out because some purists did not care for its fusion of art rock and disco. But Same Old Scene certainly shows how well that could go. Whoever played bass here (checks Wiki ... Alan Spenner) is channeling Bernard Edwards of Chic.

I only know the title track of the Surf's Up album. It's incredible, and so is 'Til I Die. It's got elements of gospel and mope rock -- how many songs can say that?

Dissident Aggressor has the power and momentum of the very best metal songs. I imagine Beavis and Butthead love it!

Half Moon is dreamy and lilting. Great chillout music.

That Old Beat-Up Guitar is excellent storytelling. Of course it reminds me of Neil's This Old Guitar. https://open.spotify.com/track/43Btjcj5nS7lgyo7RAVaIT?si=20328cc948f14f4f

In musical structure and vocal style, The Sublimation Hour seems to be the indie-rock All the Young Dudes. And nice borrowing of the "phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust" line from London Calling.

Sacred Heart is more evidence that Dio was just masterful when it came to midtempo-or-slightly-faster stompers requiring expressive vocals.

Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love boasts an excellent repurposing of the Sweet Jane riff into the basis of an extremely melodic hard rock tune -- with cowbell!

 

[Eephus]

Strand of Oaks #12 - "JM" (2015)
This is the one song in my list that I think I underranked. "JM" is one of Strand of Oaks' most popular and beloved songs and has been a centerpiece of Tim's live sets for going on a decade. As my hypeman Pip has noted for the past few weeks, this song is very similar in style to Neil Young's "Cortez the Killer". Tim is certainly aware of this and I've seen him play the melody line of "Cortez" during a "JM" guitar solo. It should have definitely made the top ten but I unwisely knocked it down too far due to familiarity and derivativeness.

This is another song about one of Tim's musical heroes: Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. The two only met once as Tim describes "I played a show in Bloomington, this short guy with bushy eyebrows came up to me after the set,” he recalled. “All he said was ‘I liked the third one,’ and then he walked away. It was him, that song was ‘Sterling,’ and it’s almost like he gave it his blessing.” But Molina's influence was strong enough for Tim to eventually tour and record with the surviving members of Magnolia Electric Co. under the moniker Goshen Electric Co. named after Tim's hometown.

Although "JM" is about Molina, it doesn't talk about him directly. Instead, Tim sings of a series of scenes where Molina's music gave him comfort and inspiration from first hearing him as a teenager to the dark days time Molina's death. It's a repetitious song that builds through many references to Molina's sweet tunes interrupted by three progressively more frantic guitar freakouts.

Now it's hard to hear you sing, the crow has lost its wings
I got your sweet tunes to play
I'm getting older every day, still making the same mistakes
I got your sweet tunes to play
Either get out or stay in, I won't let these dark times win
We got your sweet tunes to play
Your sweet tunes to play

JM

Song · Strand of Oaks · 2015

open.spotify.com

 

[tuffnutt]

12.
Naked As We Came- Iron and Wine
from Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)

Eyes wide open
Naked as we came
One will spread our
Ashes 'round the yard

Naked as We Came is a fairly short tune, especially when looking at the lyrics. There are two verses with four lines in each, and two choruses with two lines each. There’s no bridge and musically its not that complicated... but this tune hold so much emotion.

“One of us will die inside these arms…” speaks to what a committed relationship ultimately boils down. If it last forever... unfortunately one will go before the other. That the trade off. We come into life alone and leave it alone... naked as we came. upon relistening, I think I ranked this one too low.

 

[simey]

That Old Beat-Up Guitar is excellent storytelling. Of course it reminds me of Neil's This Old Guitar.

Steve Earle said that back when he was young, he played in Guy Clark's band in Nashville until Guy got a contract and fired him, because he said could find someone better to play bass. He said Jerry Jeff would come up to visit sometimes and when he did, he (Steve) was his driver. He said Jerry Jeff had gotten one too many tickets in Nashville, and he wasn't sure if JJ even had a license anymore. Anyway, he said one night JJ came banging on his door, and told him to get his guitar. JJ wanted Steve to play a song for his friend Neil, and Steve said OK, and they went to where JJ's friend Neil was. He said when they got to their destination and walked in, he was surprised to see that JJ's friend was Neil Young. He said Neil liked the song, and he was excited he got to meet him.

 

[simey]

@Don Quixote I got some JJW trivia for you. Well, maybe. I'm guessing your name is related to the novel Don Quixote. If by chance it is related to Gordon Lightfoot's album Don Quixote, Jerry Jeff gave him the brown jacket he is wearing on the album cover.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

That Old Beat-Up Guitar is excellent storytelling. Of course it reminds me of Neil's This Old Guitar.

Steve Earle said that back when he was young, he played in Guy Clark's band in Nashville until Guy got a contract and fired him, because he said could find someone better to play bass. He said Jerry Jeff would come up to visit sometimes and when he did, he (Steve) was his driver. He said Jerry Jeff had gotten one too many tickets in Nashville, and he wasn't sure if JJ even had a license anymore. Anyway, he said one night JJ came banging on his door, and told him to get his guitar. JJ wanted Steve to play a song for his friend Neil, and Steve said OK, and they went to where JJ's friend Neil was. He said when they got to their destination and walked in, he was surprised to see that JJ's friend was Neil Young. He said Neil liked the song, and he was excited he got to meet him.

That's awesome. Do we know what the song was?

As I said earlier, from how you've described him, Jerry Jeff was of a very similar spirit to Neil. He just did things his way, valued spontaneity and didn't pay too much attention to trends or tastes. It does not surprise me at all that they were friends.

Neil achieved the level of popularity that he did despite mostly refusing to play music-industry games in large part because he happened to be in one of the most hyped supergroups of all time, CSNY. Jerry Jeff's career is probably more like what Neil's would have looked like if he didn't have that initial visibility.

 

[simey]

That's awesome. Do we know what the song was?

The song was Illegal Cargo written by David Olney. Steve had played it for Jerry Jeff earlier, and Jerry Jeff thought Neil would like it. Steve said it hurt his feelings at first, because he wanted to play a song of his own for Neil when he saw it was Neil Young, but he said he did get to play some more for him, so it worked out.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

That's awesome. Do we know what the song was?

The song was Illegal Cargo written by David Olney. Steve had played it for Jerry Jeff earlier, and Jerry Jeff thought Neil would like it. Steve said it hurt his feelings at first, because he wanted to play a song of his own for Neil when he saw it was Neil Young, but he said he did get to play some more for him, so it worked out.

It did work out, because Neil has praised Steve's work in interviews, and had him open for him on parts of at least two tours (1996 and 2016).

 

[Don Quixote]

@Don Quixote I got some JJW trivia for you. Well, maybe. I'm guessing your name is related to the novel Don Quixote. If by chance it is related to Gordon Lightfoot's album Don Quixote, Jerry Jeff gave him the brown jacket he is wearing on the album cover.

Nice - It is the novel. I wish had more interesting backstory, but when things were converted here from Old Yella to the new board, the system told me that my username on the old board was invalid. Had to think fast on a new one quickly to secure that all-important low member number, and think I just had a copy of Don Quixote on my desk next to me.

 

[Zegras11]

And as usual, Ms Hoffs is great. The song is very weird, but she makes it work.

Those are some Oingo Boingo type lyrics for sure.

 

[Zegras11]

Susanna Hoffs

Zegras11

Tear Off Your Own Head Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution) Song · The Bangles · 2003 open.spotify.com

Go All The Way Go All The Way Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · Under The Covers Vol. 2 · Song · 2009 open.spotify.com

Hero Takes A Fall Hero Takes a Fall - Single Remix Song · The Bangles · 1984 open.spotify.com

Walking Down Your Street Walking Down Your Street Song · The Bangles · 1986 open.spotify.com

Going Down to Liverpool Going Down to Liverpool Song · The Bangles · 1984 open.spotify.com

Be With You Be With You - Single Mix The Bangles · Everything · Song · 1988 open.spotify.com

You're So Vain You're So Vain Song · Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · 2009 open.spotify.com

Different Drum Different Drum Song · Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · 2006 open.spotify.com

Crash and Burn Crash And Burn The Bangles · Everything · Song · 1988 open.spotify.com

Something To Believe In Something To Believe In Song · The Bangles · 1988 open.spotify.com

Silent Treatment Silent Treatment Song · The Bangles · 1984 open.spotify.com

Where Were You When I Needed You Where Were You When I Needed You Song · The Bangles · 1984 open.spotify.com

Run To Me Run To Me Song · Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · 2006 open.spotify.com

Everything I Own Everything I Own Song · Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · 2009 open.spotify.com

Stuck In The MIddle With You Stuck In The Middle With You Susanna Hoffs · Susanna Hoffs · Song · 1996 open.spotify.com

Eternal Flame Eternal Flame The Bangles, Susanna Hoffs · Everything · Song · 1988 open.spotify.com

More Than This More Than This Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet · Under The Covers, Vol. 3 · Song · 2013 open.spotify.com

This Time This Time Song · Susanna Hoffs · 1991 open.spotify.com

Raining Raining Susanna Hoffs · Someday · Song · 2012 open.spotify.com

Under My Thumb Under My Thumb Susanna Hoffs · The Deep End · Song · 2023 open.spotify.com

Here's my #12-31

 

[Mt. Man]

Ronnie James Dio #12
Artist: Black Sabbath
Song: I (off Dehumanizer, 1992)

(youtube version) Black Sabbath - I
(live version) I - Black Sabbath (Dehumanizer live)

Yes, I am giant
I'm a monster
Breaking windows in houses
Buildings of glass

Do you like your metal heavy, it’s hard to say whether I can go heavier than this song. The vocals are powerful. Iommi, Butler and Appice go hard and deep (tonally speaking). The groove is strong throughout. If I wasn’t already there, this is where it starts to suck that I have to put these songs in some order.

I sometimes talk about the subject of the song, but this is another one that’s pretty straightforward right from the title. “I” as in individualism. As in self-worth and self-discovery. A little narcissistic perhaps, but then again, if you’re not looking after yourself, who are you caring about?

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Next on the countdown, we’re in the 2000s for the last time in this countdown, for a song I’ve stayed crazy about.

 

[simey]

15 random thoughts on some of list 12...

- I love the intro and everything else in "Pictures of You" by The Cure.
- I love the bouncy melody in "Love Street" by The Doors.
- I dig the and in "Rumble in Brighton" by The Brian Setzer Orchestra.
- "Sinner" by Judas Priest is a good rocker.
- Mitski is back to her rocking, which I like, on "A Loving Feeling."
- I haven't heard "Wig Wam Bam" by Sweet in a coon's age. Until this countdown, I thought the Bay City Rollers did it.
- "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revelution)" is a good one by The Bangles.
- "Sing A Song" by EWF is a joyous tune.
- I like the mellow guitar in "Naked As We Come" by Iron and Wine.
- "Editions of You" by Roxy Music is a rollicking good time.
- "Cry, Cry" by Mazzy Starr is a good meditation song for my cat Archie.
- On "Spare-Ohs" Andrew Bird proves once again he is one of the best whistlers in the business.
- I like the guitar solo on "1-2008" by Black Sabbath.
- "You Wont Dance With Me" is a nice ballad by April Wine.
- The vocals and orchestra blend great on "The Makings of You" by Curtis.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Known and liked songs from #13 include The Moodies (probably the first song I heard of theirs where I knew it was them), Roxy, The Beach Boys (one of my faves), Hoffs (again because I listened to the covers albums during the covers countdown), The Cure (one of my faves), The Doors, EWF and April Wine (yes, I remember the cheesy video).

@zamboni I am embarrassed to say that my first exposure to Wouldn't It Be Nice was this commercial:

- 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

It doesn't get much more '80s or more white than that.

Thoughts on all of the others (this may have been my favorite playlist so far):

The Lucky One was one of my faves from Blue October so far. Big fan of the dreamy, breezy arrangement.

Strip away the grunge/'90s trappings from Heaven Coming Down. Structurally, this is a hair metal ballad, and a good one.

Sweet FA is another torrid rocker from Sweet. Love the synth breaks -- they sound like something from the first incarnation of Todd Rundgren's Utopia.

The Belle and Sebastian/Mitzki/Slambovian tracks all flowed very well together. All mellow, all emotional.

Sin is a whirlwind of '90s-ness. These are the kinds of sounds I was craving back then.

Also torrential but in a different way is Turn You On, Turn Me On. It's rockabilly on speed. Great to hear a reference to another countdown band with "I remember when we had the ballroom blitz."

So in Love is an amazing soul ballad with brilliant guitar work.

Galacticana is another Strand of Oaks song that sounds like the best of My Morning Jacket. I can especially hear Jim James singing the "draaaag you down" part.

Stay or Leave has captivating acoustic guitar work.

I hear a lot of Velvets in Disappear.

The best part of Noise is the guitar line at the end of the verses. The subject matter is something we should all be attuned to, but so many of us aren't.

Exciter is rumbling and relentless.

If the Beach Boys were indie folkers, their songs would sound like Tree by the River.

Driftin' Way of Life is definitely a statement of purpose from Jerry Jeff. The music is as carefree as the lyrics.

Empty Threat is a well-constructed song with a great chorus.

Rubies is epic, and probably my favorite Destroyer song so far. The guitars are just exquisite and the shifts between acoustic and electric work well.

Lazy Projector is achingly beautiful.

The interaction between the guitars and the drums on Dude Incredible is top-notch. The lyrics are ... typically provocative Albini.

The Sign of the Southern Cross is a monstrous slab of metal. I would not be surprised if Soundgarden had this song in mind when they wrote Slaves and Bulldozers.

 

[falguy]

Were going back in time to the 17s for a second. I had started this a while ago but never completed my listening so now that I have, here are the few favorites I added from this round

Question - Moody Blues
Tumble In The Rough - STP
Drive Like Lightnin' - Brian Setzer Really fun tune
Be With You - Bangles
Sunset Soon Forgotten - Iron and Wine . sweet tune. Excellent acoustic song.
Charlie Dunn - JJW
L.A. Woman - Doors -Such a great tune. (would definitely be higher if I ranked them)

My April Wine Tune - Wanna Rock - was another one that I had not heard prior to commencing my list. Reminded my of I Wanna Be Sedated. Dig the baseline in this one.

Doing my darnedest to get caught up before we get to the top 8.

 

[simey]

12s continued

- I love hearing the mariachi horn(s) in "Expectations" by B&S.
- "Lover Lay Down" by DM and Tim Reynolds is lovely.
- "Sour Girl" is a nice mid-tempo tune by STP.
- I rode the new wave of "Only A Lad" by Oingo Boingo, and it was fun.
- I like that organ in the soft rock sounding "All Mine" by Fanny.
- I like the upbeat sound of "Very Happy Now" by the Circus band.
- "Babylon" by The Tea Party has a darkness about it in the weird lyrics, vocals, and music. I like it.
- I like the highs and lows in "JM" by SOA.
- "Out Last Night" by Chesney has some fun lyrics.
- I dig that bass in "This Is A Picture" by Shellac.
- "Students Carve Hearts Out of Coal" by Destroyer makes for a good rainy day song. It's storming out right now. I like his voice.
- I like the vocals in "I Hope You're Happy" by Blue October.
- I like the synths in "Leave A Trace" by CHVRCHES.
- I like the electric guitar bridge in "Meanwhile" by the Moodies.
- "Heroes and Villains" by The Beach Boys really shows the wizardry Brian worked in creating all these amazing layers in a song.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

top-notch

reacion. too rarely used phrase

 

[-OZ-]

Won’t be able to make it up to Nashville but this would rock.

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[Mister CIA]

Wow, way behind on my minimalist effort. Let's see if I sling some live performances for some cheap likes. We're now entering the Serious Business zone for the Andrew Bird countdown. By my count there are eight songs remaining that reel you in like a magnet ... not to be confused with rock you like a hurricane.

In order:

Plasticities, Live on Letterman

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

The Night Before Your Birthday, live last week

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

Lazy Projector, live

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

Spare-Ohs, live

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[Mister CIA]

Are my YouTube links above in German, or am I turning Germanese?

Maybe my new home rig is a little mor experimental than I thought.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Are my YouTube links above in German, or am I turning Germanese?

Maybe my new home rig is a little mor experimental than I thought.

All YouTube links on this board have been like that lately. It's not a you thing, it's either a Youtube thing or a FBG thing.

 

[Mister CIA]

Are my YouTube links above in German, or am I turning Germanese?

Maybe my new home rig is a little mor experimental than I thought.

All YouTube links on this board have been like that lately. It's not a you thing, it's either a Youtube thing or a FBG thing.

Gracias. I figured I had not read someone's post.

 

[Zegras11]

I love the intro and everything else in "Pictures of You" by The Cure.

maybe my fave song to chill to

 

[Zegras11]

Hoffs (again because I listened to the covers albums during the covers countdown),

Binky didn't

 

[zamboni]

Are my YouTube links above in German, or am I turning Germanese?

Maybe my new home rig is a little mor experimental than I thought.

All YouTube links on this board have been like that lately. It's not a you thing, it's either a Youtube thing or a FBG thing.

Try posting a Scorpions link - maybe that will come through in English.