Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 5 - #2's have been posted. Link in OP. (35 Viewers)

[Mrs. Rannous]

Lots to love in the ten's. The Go-Go's, Shack, John Waite, Caro Emerald, the Headstones, Doobies, and Billy Joel all stood out for me.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

I think me and KP may want to stay out of the Iran thread if we wanna keep posting lol

If only I listened to myself. Still, I lost my cherry and I didnt rat on nobody

I think me and KP may want to stay out of the Iran thread if we wanna keep posting lol

That’s surely a dangerous thread made more so by emotions. Stay safe.

I didnt even lose my rag, just posted a “funny”

JML took a little break, but sent me his Otis pick:

#11 - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp​

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Tramp​

Otis Redding, Carla Thomas · King & Queen · Song · 1967
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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia, but not this time.

JML Rank - #21
Krista4 Rank - #9 to 14
Uruk-Hai Rank - #4

Album - King & Queen
Recorded - 1967
Is this a Cover? - Yes
Songwriter - Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
Notable Covers - Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Salt N Pepa,
Comments - I know some of the lyrics are different to the original, but knowing this is a cover detracts from the song for me. The back and forth is electric and seems so genuine. Best track from the King and Queen album

In Dynamic Duets: The Best Pop Collaborations from 1955 to 1999, author Bob Leszczak describes their rendition:
Otis and Carla gave "Tramp" their own stamp. They exchange quite a bit of dialogue between them in the song, with Carla putting Otis down because he doesn't wear fine clothes and is in dire need of a haircut ... She's obviously a gold digger and laments that he couldn't afford to buy her fine furs and cool cars. She repeatedly calls him a "tramp" from the Georgia woods ... Otis Redding was born, like "Tramp" says, in the Georgia woods in 1941.

Edit: I don't know why the links didn't copy over.

Youtube

Spotify

Next Up - The top 10 are half originals, half covers. First up, a cover.

The thing is that Otis is playing opossum because he starts listing all of the cars he already owns later in the song.

I think this song is hilarious. Never get tired of it. That drum sounds like M-80s going off.

It's kind of true to life, too. Carla was Memphis royalty. Her dad, Rufus, was one of the most important figures in the musical development of that town - DJ, producer, talent scout, performer (he had a million hits), all-around impresario. Carla herself was having hits before anyone knew who Redding was.

Thanks for posting this for me.
I know i was the outlier n this one. Guess i should have listened to the original to see how fifferent the Otis and Carla take was, but only so much time before submitting a list. The back and forth is wonderful here. Otis with his ego in full check and taking it like a man.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

On an interesting note, during my suspension there happened to be a vinyl record fair the other day.
I happened to pick up
The English Beat - Special Beat Service LP
Bad English - S/T
A Neil Diamond Greatest Hits
Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Otis Redding - The History of Otis Redding

And another 20 non MAD R5 vinyl albums, about 50 7” and 12” singles, 5 CDs and 3 sheetbooks of music

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

The English Beat Family Tree #10

Funny How Love Is

Was hoping this one would make it. It was a relatively unsuccessful single, but a damn great song
As much as I like Rolands voice would be interesting to hear a more traditional vocalist do a torch rendition of this for comparisons sake.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

#10 - Otis Redding - Cigarettes and Coffee​

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Cigarettes and Coffee

Otis Redding · The Soul Album · Song · 1966

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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
JML Rank - #5
Krista4 Rank - #15 to 21
Uruk-Hai Rank - #15
Album - The Soul Album
Recorded - 1966
Is this a Cover? - Yes (Original by Al Braggs)
Songwriter - Eddie Thomas, Jay Walker, and Jerry Butler
Notable Covers - Buddy Miles Express, Jerry Garcia Band, Etta James, Brian McFadden

Comments - From songfacts “ Jerry Butler, a popular singer who had hits with "Make It Easy on Yourself" and "Are You Happy," wrote this song but didn't record it. The original version was by Al "TNT" Braggs in 1961. His version got little attention, but five years later Otis Redding popularized the song when he included it on his third album, titled The Soul Album.”

Used in the Pilot episode of How I Met Your Mother when Robin took Ted back to her flat.

Next Up - i’m not usually the begging type, but I am going to ask people to please check the youtube version of our #9. It is the only such version of this song I deem worthy of my #2 overall pick. if it was based on all other versions, we would have seen this song already as Krista had it much lower, although Uruk hit a bingo with his ranking

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I think me and KP may want to stay out of the Iran thread if we wanna keep posting lol

If only I listened to myself. Still, I lost my cherry and I didnt rat on nobody

I think me and KP may want to stay out of the Iran thread if we wanna keep posting lol

That’s surely a dangerous thread made more so by emotions. Stay safe.

I didnt even lose my rag, just posted a “funny”

JML took a little break, but sent me his Otis pick:

#11 - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp​

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Tramp​

Otis Redding, Carla Thomas · King & Queen · Song · 1967
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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia, but not this time.

JML Rank - #21
Krista4 Rank - #9 to 14
Uruk-Hai Rank - #4

Album - King & Queen
Recorded - 1967
Is this a Cover? - Yes
Songwriter - Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
Notable Covers - Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Salt N Pepa,
Comments - I know some of the lyrics are different to the original, but knowing this is a cover detracts from the song for me. The back and forth is electric and seems so genuine. Best track from the King and Queen album

In Dynamic Duets: The Best Pop Collaborations from 1955 to 1999, author Bob Leszczak describes their rendition:
Otis and Carla gave "Tramp" their own stamp. They exchange quite a bit of dialogue between them in the song, with Carla putting Otis down because he doesn't wear fine clothes and is in dire need of a haircut ... She's obviously a gold digger and laments that he couldn't afford to buy her fine furs and cool cars. She repeatedly calls him a "tramp" from the Georgia woods ... Otis Redding was born, like "Tramp" says, in the Georgia woods in 1941.

Edit: I don't know why the links didn't copy over.

Youtube

Spotify

Next Up - The top 10 are half originals, half covers. First up, a cover.

The thing is that Otis is playing opossum because he starts listing all of the cars he already owns later in the song.

I think this song is hilarious. Never get tired of it. That drum sounds like M-80s going off.

It's kind of true to life, too. Carla was Memphis royalty. Her dad, Rufus, was one of the most important figures in the musical development of that town - DJ, producer, talent scout, performer (he had a million hits), all-around impresario. Carla herself was having hits before anyone knew who Redding was.

Thanks for posting this for me.
I know i was the outlier n this one. Guess i should have listened to the original to see how fifferent the Otis and Carla take was, but only so much time before submitting a list. The back and forth is wonderful here. Otis with his ego in full check and taking it like a man.

I love the youtube video. For the first half, he's pitchforking hay and riding mules backwards in overalls. In the second half, he's got a tailored suit on with money spilling out of his pockets, showing off his cars, and pointing to all of his business ventures

I wish Carla had been in the video.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#10 - Otis Redding - Cigarettes and Coffee​

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Cigarettes and Coffee

Otis Redding · The Soul Album · Song · 1966

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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
JML Rank - #5
Krista4 Rank - #15 to 21
Uruk-Hai Rank - #15
Album - The Soul Album
Recorded - 1966
Is this a Cover? - Yes (Original by Al Braggs)
Songwriter - Eddie Thomas, Jay Walker, and Jerry Butler
Notable Covers - Buddy Miles Express, Jerry Garcia Band, Etta James, Brian McFadden

Comments - From songfacts “ Jerry Butler, a popular singer who had hits with "Make It Easy on Yourself" and "Are You Happy," wrote this song but didn't record it. The original version was by Al "TNT" Braggs in 1961. His version got little attention, but five years later Otis Redding popularized the song when he included it on his third album, titled The Soul Album.”

Used in the Pilot episode of How I Met Your Mother when Robin took Ted back to her flat.

Next Up - i’m not usually the begging type, but I am going to ask people to please check the youtube version of our #9. It is the only such version of this song I deem worthy of my #2 overall pick. if it was based on all other versions, we would have seen this song already as Krista had it much lower, although Uruk hit a bingo with his ranking

I think it was Butler who also gave Redding the idea to write "Respect".

Anyway....... even though he didn't write it, this is an "Otis" record.

 

[zamboni]

I think me and KP may want to stay out of the Iran thread if we wanna keep posting lol

If only I listened to myself. Still, I lost my cherry and I didnt rat on nobody

Welcome back

 

[Charlie Steiner]

10. Restless Heart (No Brakes, 1984)

You John Waite s will have to forgive me for skipping the other single from this album, Tears, written by future KISS member Vinnie Vincent and originally recorded by former KISS member Peter Criss; despite it reaching #8 on the charts, it never did anything for me. Restless Heart, on the other hand, may be my favorite John Waite song. It was originally going to be a Babys song and appear on the Head First album, but it didn't make the cut, so John saved it for a rainy day. Even though the song wasn't released as a single, there was a video that made the rounds on MTV for a bit.

 

[Yambag]

11s

Known
Belinda Carlisle: Circle in the Sand
John Waite: Missing You
Metallica: Disposable Heroes
Cream: White Room

Caught My Attention
Shack: Natalie's Party (noticed my trend is to prefer Shack over solo stuff)
Golden Smog: 5-22-02
Caro Emerald: Tell Me How Long
Conor Oberst: To All The Lights In The Windows
Headstones: Ultra-Honesty
Billy Joel: All For Leyna
John 5: Zoinks (Loved the YouTube short!)

 

[Yambag]

10s (this was my favorite playlist by far)

Known
Metallica: Blackened
Billy Joel: Baby Grand
Marilyn Manson: Disposable Teens
Eric Clapton: After Midnight

Caught My Attention
John Waite: Restless Heart
Gap Band: When I Look In Your Eyes
FYC: Funny How Love Is
Caro Emerald: A Night Like This
Neil Diamond: Surviving the Life
Conor Oberst: Dylan Thomas
Otis Redding: Cigarettes and Coffee
Meat Loaf: Dead Ringer for Love
Headstones: Kingston
Doobie Brothers: Evil Woman
Beck: Uneventful Days (really loved this one)
Waterboys: November Tale

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Three known-to-me favorites from #11:

White Room (Cream/Eric Clapton): One of the first songs I gravitated toward as a tween when I discovered what we now call "classic rock."
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans (The Smashing Pumpkins): A prog epic that's every bit as good as the iconic '70s tracks Billy is emulating.
Guess I'm Doing Fine (Beck): I see Sea Changes, I upvote. He opened with this at the 2002 show I saw where The Flaming Lips were his opener and backing band (though his first few songs were solo acoustic).

Three new-to-me favorites from #11:

Zoinks! (John 5 and the Creatures): Absolutely thrilling instrumental; should appeal to fans of any genre.
Chinatown (Luna): Gripping and compelling.
5-22-02 (Golden Smog): Another one from them that stimulates my brain relentlessly.

 

[Mt. Man]

MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#10: Blackened
Album: … And Justice for All (1988)

(Youtube version) Blackened (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica - Blackened (Seattle, United States - 1989) HD
(live version 2) Metallica: Blackened (Detroit, MI - December 31, 1999)

Smoldering decay, take her breath away
Millions of our years in minutes disappears
Darkening in vain, decadence remains
All is said and done, never is the sun

—
The song so smooth, it has its own whiskey. No really, Metallica worked with a master distiller (who’s now deceased) to create a line of alcohol. This rather despite Hetfield’s (past) alcohol addiction that was part of the band’s problems. I’m pretty much a teetotaler, so I’ve never tried it, so no reviews of that.

Anyway, Blackened serves well as the opener to the album, starting off soft (almost silent) as it builds and builds. The chorus is a very strong point for me, though obviously at this point what I like from the songs is basically everything.

As you might interpret from a title like "Blackened", this song is about the end of the world. Some of that comes from the Biblical depiction of such, though there's also very much the way that mankind is aiding in the destruction with pollution and the like. I won’t focus on too much on any specific examples, but I’m sure you all can think of ones both from the late 80s all the way to current times.

—

Next on the countdown, I promised 4 songs from Ride the Lightning, so let’s get to that before the finish sneaks up on us.

--

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

A Neil Diamond Greatest Hits

There are at least ten of these. Which one did you get?

Oh, and welcome home.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

A Neil Diamond Greatest Hits

There are at least ten of these. Which one did you get?

Oh, and welcome home.

Thank you. Not sure this is home, but thanks anyway

The Very Best Of Neil Diamond 20 Golden Greats

https://www.discogs.com/release/3755781-Neil-Diamond-Neil-Diamond-20-Golden-Greats

 

[Eephus]

Michael Head #10 - Shack - "Byrds Turn to Stone" (2003)

Heading back or forward to 2003 with the only single from Shack's fourth LP Here's Tom with the Weather. It's a love song of sorts that Mick wrote to his younger brother John and their mutual love for music. It begins as a wistful visit to their boyhood home and the lads learning to play guitar off of records; Head namechecks Arthur Lee twice and the Byrds three times. But because it's one of his songs, it veers off in another direction and ends with a more disquieting memory of his mum "‘Come on’ she said/The queens not dead/The beautiful danger/Beautiful danger". I have no idea what that's all about. Again no trumpets but there's a guitar that mimics a harp.

 

[Eephus]

A Neil Diamond Greatest Hits

There are at least ten of these. Which one did you get?

Oh, and welcome home.

Thank you. Not sure this is home, but thanks anyway

The Very Best Of Neil Diamond 20 Golden Greats

https://www.discogs.com/release/3755781-Neil-Diamond-Neil-Diamond-20-Golden-Greats

Very spangly

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

A Neil Diamond Greatest Hits

There are at least ten of these. Which one did you get?

Oh, and welcome home.

Thank you. Not sure this is home, but thanks anyway

The Very Best Of Neil Diamond 20 Golden Greats

https://www.discogs.com/release/3755781-Neil-Diamond-Neil-Diamond-20-Golden-Greats

Very spangly

Duh.

 

[KarmaPolice]

#10: BECK - UNEVENTFUL DAYS

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#10 ALBUM: HYPERSPACE


Hyperspace isn't a bad album, but it's one that didn't have any other tracks besides this one that really stood out. It's a fun background album, but not one that I go back to often.

 

[Eephus]

#10: BECK - UNEVENTFUL DAYS

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#10 ALBUM: HYPERSPACE


Hyperspace isn't a bad album, but it's one that didn't have any other tracks besides this one that really stood out. It's a fun background album, but not one that I go back to often.

Have you listed anything from Colors yet? I don't think so but it's been a while since I've listened to the full album.

 

[KarmaPolice]

#10: BECK - UNEVENTFUL DAYS

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#10 ALBUM: HYPERSPACE


Hyperspace isn't a bad album, but it's one that didn't have any other tracks besides this one that really stood out. It's a fun background album, but not one that I go back to often.

Have you listed anything from Colors yet? I don't think so but it's been a while since I've listened to the full album.

Not yet.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

#10: BECK - UNEVENTFUL DAYS

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#10 ALBUM: HYPERSPACE


Hyperspace isn't a bad album, but it's one that didn't have any other tracks besides this one that really stood out. It's a fun background album, but not one that I go back to often.

Have you listed anything from Colors yet? I don't think so but it's been a while since I've listened to the full album.

Someone picked something from it in the US MAD countdown. I forget if it was KP.

 

[Eephus]

#10: BECK - UNEVENTFUL DAYS

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#10 ALBUM: HYPERSPACE


Hyperspace isn't a bad album, but it's one that didn't have any other tracks besides this one that really stood out. It's a fun background album, but not one that I go back to often.

Have you listed anything from Colors yet? I don't think so but it's been a while since I've listened to the full album.

Someone picked something from it in the US MAD countdown. I forget if it was KP.

ditkaburgers didn't do a US list but might have had something from it if she had.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

10.

Song: Glad and Sorry

Album: Down By The Old Mainstream

Songwriter: Ronnie Lane

Smog Lineup:

Kraig Johnson – harmony vocals, guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar
Gary Louris – lead vocals, guitar
Dan Murphy – background vocals, guitar
Marc Perlman – bass
Noah Levy – drums


A cover of The Faces classic.

 

[Zegras11]

9's PLAYLIST

[td]Belinda Carlise[/td][td]Zegras11[/td][td]Fading Fast

Fading Fast

The Go-Go's · Beauty And The Beat · Song · 1981

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[/td] [td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]The Pale Fountains -- Jean's Not Happening

Jean's Not Happening

The Pale Fountains, Paul Hardiman · . . . From Across The Kitchen Table · Song · 1985

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[/td] [td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Youth Explosion

Youth Explosion

People Under The Stairs · Question in the Form of an Answer · Song · 2000

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[/td] [td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]Every Step of the Way

Every Step Of The Way

John Waite · Mask Of Smiles · Song · 1985

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[/td] [td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]Another Fine Day

Another Fine Day

Golden Smog · Another Fine Day · Song · 2006

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[/td] [td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]I Don’t Believe You Wanna Get Up and Dance (Oops!) - The GAP Band

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I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops Up Side Your Head)

The Gap Band · The Gap Band II · Song · 1979

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[/td] [td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]I Confess

I Confess - 2012 Remaster

The English Beat · Special Beat Service (Expanded) [2012 Remaster] · Song · 1982

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[/td] [td]Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw[/td][td]-OZ_[/td][td]Completely

Completely

Caro Emerald · The Shocking Miss Emerald · Song · 2013

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[/td] [td]Neil Diamond[/td][td]Mrs. Rannous[/td][td]Dry Your Eyes

Dry Your Eyes

Neil Diamond · Beautiful Noise · Song · 1976

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[/td] [td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"E Too D" - Small Faces

E Too D

Small Faces · The Small Faces · Song · 1966

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[/td] [td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]Land Locked Blues

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[/td] [td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]Bullet With Butterfly Wings

Bullet With Butterfly Wings - Remastered 2012

The Smashing Pumpkins · Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1995

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[/td] [td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td]Can’t Turn You Loose (Live)

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I Can't Turn You Loose - Live at the Whisky a Go Go, 1966

Otis Redding · In Person at the Whiskey a Go Go · Song · 1968

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[/td] [td]Meat Loaf[/td][td]snellman[/td][td]Bat Out of Hell

Bat Out of Hell

Meat Loaf · Bat Out Of Hell · Song · 1977

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[/td]

 

[Zegras11]

9s

[td]Hugh Dillon[/td][td]Mister CIA[/td][td]Colourless

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[/td] [td]Luna[/td][td]landrys hat[/td][td]Math Wiz

Math Wiz

Luna · The Days of Our Nights · Song · 1999

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[/td] [td]Metallica[/td][td]Mt. Man[/td][td]Creeping Death

Creeping Death (Remastered)

Metallica · Ride The Lightning (Remastered) · Song · 1984

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[/td] [td]The Doobie Brothers[/td][td]New Binky The Doormat[/td][td]Takin' It To The Streets

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[/td] [td]Billy Joel[/td][td]simey[/td][td]Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Billy Joel · The Stranger (Legacy Edition) · Song · 1977

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[/td] [td]Arthur Lee and Love[/td][td]Pip's Invitation[/td][td]I Still Wonder

I Still Wonder

Love · Out Here · Song · 1969

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[/td] [td]Beck[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Dreams

Dreams

Beck · Colors · Song · 2017

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[/td] [td]John 5[/td][td]Chaos34[/td][td]Foxy, Foxy - Rob Zombie

Foxy, Foxy

Rob Zombie · Educated Horses · Song · 2006

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[/td] [td]City and Colour[/td][td]MrsKarmaPolice[/td][td]Of Space and Time

Of Space and Time

City and Colour · The Hurry and the Harm · Song · 2013

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[/td] [td]The Waterboys[/td][td]Ilov80s[/td][td]Glastonbury Song

Glastonbury Song

The Waterboys · Dream Harder · Song · 1993

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[/td] [td]Eric Clapton[/td][td]Tau837[/td][td]Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out

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[/td] [td]Ferry Corsten[/td][td]titusbramble[/td][td]Ferry Corsten - Rock Your Body Rock

Rock Your Body Rock - Original Edit

Ferry Corsten · Rock Your Body Rock · Song · 2013

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[/td] [td]Cornershop[/td][td]The Dreaded Marco[/td][td]Supercomputed

Supercomputed

Cornershop · Cornershop & The Double 'O' Groove Of · Song · 2011

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[/td]

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Round 9 - Dry Your Eyes - Neil Diamond
@Eephus this one's for you.

This also appeared on the album Beautiful Noise (1976). The producer, Robbie Robertson gets a cover credit for some reason. All the songs on the album are by ND except this one, which is also credited to Robertson. Robertson is best known for his work with The Band. On of their members, Garth Hudson, played organ on a lot of the songs here. Wikipedia says, "Diamond performed the album track "Dry Your Eyes" with The Band at their farewell show The Last Waltz, which was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a 1978 documentary of the same title." So there's a link for you all to watch.

I reckon that's why Robertson gets a cover credit.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Lots of major songs in the 9s. Gonna have to have a bonus section for the known-to-mes.

 

[Chaos34]

my current decades breakdown

• 1950s: 3
• 1960s: 3 (likely to be 5)
• 1970s: 28
• 1980s: 22
• 1990s: 9
• 2000s: 1
• 2010s: 4
• 2020s: 1

 

[Eephus]

my current decades breakdown

• 1950s: 3
• 1960s: 3 (likely to be 5)
• 1970s: 28
• 1980s: 22
• 1990s: 9
• 2000s: 1
• 2010s: 4
• 2020s: 1

John5 is older than I thought

 

[Dr. Octopus]

my current decades breakdown

• 1950s: 3
• 1960s: 3 (likely to be 5)
• 1970s: 28
• 1980s: 22
• 1990s: 9
• 2000s: 1
• 2010s: 4
• 2020s: 1

John5 is older than I thought

He started his career as JohnMaestro5.

 

[Chaos34]

my current decades breakdown

• 1950s: 3
• 1960s: 3 (likely to be 5)
• 1970s: 28
• 1980s: 22
• 1990s: 9
• 2000s: 1
• 2010s: 4
• 2020s: 1

John5 is older than I thought

Hah. I wondered why this didn't appear in the other thread.

Guess I'll say something about Foxy, Foxy here. John 5 called it one of his top 3 Zombie tracks. I didn't care for the other two, but this one worked for me. I'm not such a great judger of music or any art, so I let him guide me a bit on Zombie. Like the last Manson was his last, this is the final Zombie. 6 years with Manson and 16 with Zombie seemed to warrant representation, so I went with 4 from each. They're given even weight because while John made more Zombie, the Manson is better (more interesting, better messages, more original, etc.). That said Foxy, Foxy turned into a little ear worm stuck in my head, so I gave it top billing between the two.

Rob Zombie - Foxy, Foxy

If you're watching the videos, the hot blonde in all of them is Rob's wife, Sheri Moon. She's in all his movies too. He hired her as a dancer way back in the White Zombie days of 1989. She's done choreography for his shows ever since. Solid couple. I like it.

 

[Mister CIA]

Large tier leap imo for the Headstones as we shift slightly away from full-frontal hard rock into a songwriting and lyrical force that can't be ignored. If the hard rock has been a bit much so far, have a good listen on this one (probably won't hit for most, but might reel a couple of y'all in).

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[John Maddens Lunchbox]

#9 - Otis Redding - I Can’t Turn You Loose​

I’m not a begging type of guy, but I implore you to check the ready steady go live recording of this on the youtube link.​

Its noticeably sped up and just exhilarating.​

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-dVU3JYcQS0&pp=ygUUU3RlYWR5IGdvIG90aXMgcmVhZHk=

Setlist
Satisfaction
My Girl
Respect
Eric Burden interlude with Hold On I’m Coming and This is a Mans world
Pain in My Heart
I Cant Turn You Loose
Shake

I Can't Turn You Loose - Live at the Whisky a Go Go, 1966

Otis Redding · In Person at the Whiskey a Go Go · Song · 1968

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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia

JML Rank - #2
Krista4 Rank - #22 to 27
Uruk-Hai Rank - #9

Album - The History of Otis Redding. A compilation released one more before his death.
One of the greatest short compilations of all time.
The 12 tracks on this are ranked 23 or higher here, with 8 of the top 13 included
Recorded - 1965
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Otis Redding
Notable Covers - Chambers Brothers took it #37 on the hot 100 in 1968.
It was used by the Blues Brothers to open and close their shows, the movie and SNL performance
Aretha Frankins version, Otis winds hands down this time
The Strolling Bones give it a red hot go. Mick Jagger does great
Little Richard inducting Otis into the Hall of fame
Was Not Was, Tom Jones and Tina Turner are others who’ve had a crack at this energetic track

Comments - Incredibly this was a B Side to a song not even close to being considered called Just One More Day.
The recording history of this is hilarious as Steve Cropper recounts with Ronnie Wood https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wMDC4uD8AJQ&pp=ygUeQ2FudCB0dXJuIHlvdSBsb29zZSBvdGlzIHJlYWR5

Brian Jones once said after seeing Otis live, "the Stones are a great live band, but you couldn't pay me a million dollars to follow Otis on stage"
Just watching that entire Ready Steady Go set and im a wreck. The highlight being I cant Turn You Loose. Those backup dancers are furiously moving and earning their keep. More so than that poor Frankie Valli lookalike mother****er trying to clap along hilariously out of time at the end

This ranked #2 for me purely cause of that frenetic rendition of the song. Shame its not on spotify.

Next Up - Definitely down a notch or 10 with another great song.

 

[Don Quixote]

#9 I Don’t Believe You Wanna Get Up and Dance (Oops) (Spotify) - The GAP Band

I’ve mentioned the influence of P-Funk on The GAP Band with songs like “Gash, Gash, and Gash,” and “Humpin’” previously. But “Oops” is the one where the P-Funk connection is the most direct. The horn break is the same as in The Brides of Funkenstein’s Disco to Go, and it includes some of the vocalizations of Parliament’s Dr. Funkenstein (“the bigger the headache, the bigger the pill”). The song’s Wikipedia page has a bit more on the P-Funk influence on it (including the Wilsons’ cousin, Bootsy Collins).

This one has been influential/sampled many times in its own right. When Snoop Dogg started working with Charlie Wilson, the first song that they did together was “Snoop’s Upside Ya Head” for his Doggfather album, which Charlie Wilson featured on and reprised some of the lyrics from the original.

The most famous song to use “Oops” though is Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk,” which was all over the radio when it came out ten years ago. The mimic of “Oops” is pretty recognizable once you know it is there (the repeating “uptown funk you up” section matches the rhythm of the repeating “oops upside your head”), and the Wilson brothers were given a songwriting credit.

 

[Yo Mama]

The English Beat Family Tree #9

I Confess

Artist - The English Beat
Album - Special Beat Service (1982)

Nothing but big hitters the rest of the way. I started this process out thinking this would for sure be in my top 5, but there is so much good stuff to choose from it ended here.

Supposedly, the lyrics were inspired by Wakeling’s public love life and its coverage in the British tabloids.


Always searching for paradise
I’ll admit I’m as good as blind
Darling I confess yes I've ruined three lives
And didn't care till I found out that one of them was mine

I confess
Our love seems like a punishment
And I confess
If it's all the same to you I'll stay indifferent

 

[KarmaPolice]

#9: PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS - YOUTH EXPLOSION

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We finish off the Question in the Form of an Answer album with the 3rd track, Youth Explosion. Another hard choice, but I have always gravitated to the beat on this one a little more than some others that came before it.

And been underrated for a long time now
So take your black album, eat a peg
You can read it front page, people under the minimum wage
You freestyles are rockin'em still
High-profile like roof tiles on Echo Park Hill
Next step, payin' bills, stay dippin' like Dolomite
On an LA night, chillin' out in the heights (right)
So who can make it tight (we)
First initial the (P)
U-T-S Thes One and Double K just be

NEXT: our last stop from the OST soundtrack with an ode to their hometown.

 

[KarmaPolice]

#9: BECK - DREAMS

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Album #9: COLORS

Perfect timing, @Eephus ! I have similar thoughts here as I did to Hyperspace. The difference here is that there were 3-4 songs that were in contention for the last 50 or so songs, and Hyperspace just had the one. The title track is good, and I also considered Up all Night and Dear Life as well. As we to the final cuts, there were just similar sounding songs from other albums I liked better. Neither Hyperspace or Colors are bad by any stretch, but I just don't seek them out like I do the top 7 albums.

NEXT: we get a top heavy album, and a song that was my #1 song on the playlist until I switched to this countdown format for the last 10.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

#9: BECK - DREAMS

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Album #9: COLORS

Perfect timing, @Eephus ! I have similar thoughts here as I did to Hyperspace. The difference here is that there were 3-4 songs that were in contention for the last 50 or so songs, and Hyperspace just had the one. The title track is good, and I also considered Up all Night and Dear Life as well. As we to the final cuts, there were just similar sounding songs from other albums I liked better. Neither Hyperspace or Colors are bad by any stretch, but I just don't seek them out like I do the top 7 albums.

NEXT: we get a top heavy album, and a song that was my #1 song on the playlist until I switched to this countdown format for the last 10.

Just looked it up. It was Binky who took the title track of Colors in the US countdown.

I made a playlist of 100 favorite new-to-me songs from the geographic countdowns and Colors is on it. I had purchased every Beck album between Sea Change and Morning Phase when it came out, but I fell off after that for reasons unknown.

 

[Eephus]

The English Beat Family Tree #9

I Confess

Artist - The English Beat
Album - Special Beat Service (1982)

Nothing but big hitters the rest of the way. I started this process out thinking this would for sure be in my top 5, but there is so much good stuff to choose from it ended here.

Supposedly, the lyrics were inspired by Wakeling’s public love life and its coverage in the British tabloids.


Always searching for paradise
I’ll admit I’m as good as blind
Darling I confess yes I've ruined three lives
And didn't care till I found out that one of them was mine

I confess
Our love seems like a punishment
And I confess
If it's all the same to you I'll stay indifferent

Respect for the trumpet solo

 

[-OZ-]

Large tier leap imo for the Headstones as we shift slightly away from full-frontal hard rock into a songwriting and lyrical force that can't be ignored. If the hard rock has been a bit much so far, have a good listen on this one (probably won't hit for most, but might reel a couple of y'all in).

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I’ve enjoyed most of their stuff but really liked 9 the best so far.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

9. I Still Wonder
Album: Out Here (1969)
Writers: Arthur Lee and Jay Donnellan

If you tried to blend as many elements of top-tier '60s pop and rock as you could, the result might sound something like "I Still Wonder" from Out Here (1969), the first Love album for Blue Thumb Records.

Starting with a sudden crash of drums and soaring twin guitar lines from co-writers Arthur Lee and Jay Donnellan, "I Still Wonder" takes off with neat wordless harmonies -- not unlike what we heard from Crosby, Stills and Nash for the first time that year -- before Lee starts singing lyrics that address his fragile mental state and his disillusionment with the music industry:

Someone please look into my mind
Tell me what I've written for a second line
I can't see it anymore

Four and four is eight times fine
I didn't notice but I think I took nine
Didn't need it that's for sure
Down in the middle of a nightmare daydream
I still wonder why

Sometimes I can feel the pain
In the back of my head and I'm going insane
But I've been there before

And I know that I'm not the same
As I was when I started
For it's just another game
Can't fake it anymore
Down in the middle of a nightmare daydream
I still wonder why

I think I'll take some time
And get myself together
But I know that I'll be back
And I don't really care

As the song goes on, we get more of those luscious harmonies and some blissful fuzzed-out guitar before the song ends what seems like all too soon.

I included "I Still Wonder" in my 1969 countdown. What I said there:

As I mentioned in the first Love entry, the band -- which was completely different from the one that recorded Forever Changes except for frontman Arthur Lee -- recorded three discs' worth of material in 1969, and its first label Elektra took the 10 songs it liked best to satisfy the band's contractual obligations. The rest of the songs were released as a double album, Out Here, by the band's new label, Blue Thumb. I Still Wonder was the best of those.

An exhilarating slice of fuzzed-out power pop, along with the best of the tracks Elektra selected, I Still Wonder answered definitively whether the melodic gifts Lee displayed on Forever Changes were for real.

"I Still Wonder" was one of two songs from the 1968-69 warehouse sessions co-written by Jay Donnellan before he left the band at the end of the sessions. The other was the previous entry "Singing Cowboy," so you have to um, wonder, what they could have accomplished had Donnellan stuck around.

The song may be an update/sequel to the Forever Changes outtake "Wonder People (I Do Wonder)", which appears on the "alternate mixes and outtakes" version of the album: https://open.spotify.com/track/3tFFeZOb92SOq0iRkePlM4?si=b98c877169f44db1

There are no documented live performances of "I Still Wonder," which is a damn shame.

At #8, a quintessential happy-sounding summer-vibes song. You'd think it'd be from Forever Changes, but it's not.

 

[Eephus]

Round 9 - Dry Your Eyes - Neil Diamond
@Eephus this one's for you.

This also appeared on the album Beautiful Noise (1976). The producer, Robbie Robertson gets a cover credit for some reason. All the songs on the album are by ND except this one, which is also credited to Robertson. Robertson is best known for his work with The Band. On of their members, Garth Hudson, played organ on a lot of the songs here. Wikipedia says, "Diamond performed the album track "Dry Your Eyes" with The Band at their farewell show The Last Waltz, which was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a 1978 documentary of the same title." So there's a link for you all to watch.

I reckon that's why Robertson gets a cover credit.

I've heard or seen the Last Waltz version many times but this is probably only the second time I've listened to the studio take. It definitely sounds a lot more like Neil than Robbie; it's hard to imagine Danko or Helm singing it.

 

[Ilov80s]

It's a pleasant coincidence thar the next song from The Waterboys is called Glastonbury Song as we come out of the 2025 Glastonbury Fest.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

For simey:

9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Billy wrote this song for his 1977 album The Stranger. I needed a badass song to fend off mean ol' #9, and this fits that for me. This song goes out to Oz!

And if that's what you have in mind
Yeah, if that's what you're all about
Good luck movin' up
'Cause I'm moving out

Vroom Vroom :finger:

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#9 I Don’t Believe You Wanna Get Up and Dance (Oops) (Spotify) - The GAP Band

I’ve mentioned the influence of P-Funk on The GAP Band with songs like “Gash, Gash, and Gash,” and “Humpin’” previously. But “Oops” is the one where the P-Funk connection is the most direct. The horn break is the same as in The Brides of Funkenstein’s Disco to Go, and it includes some of the vocalizations of Parliament’s Dr. Funkenstein (“the bigger the headache, the bigger the pill”). The song’s Wikipedia page has a bit more on the P-Funk influence on it (including the Wilsons’ cousin, Bootsy Collins).

This one has been influential/sampled many times in its own right. When Snoop Dogg started working with Charlie Wilson, the first song that they did together was “Snoop’s Upside Ya Head” for his Doggfather album, which Charlie Wilson featured on and reprised some of the lyrics from the original.

The most famous song to use “Oops” though is Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk,” which was all over the radio when it came out ten years ago. The mimic of “Oops” is pretty recognizable once you know it is there (the repeating “uptown funk you up” section matches the rhythm of the repeating “oops upside your head”), and the Wilson brothers were given a songwriting credit.

I'm positive all of you remember me talking 20 pages ago about how my H.S.'s hoops cheerleaders would repurpose popular songs into cheers. You all remember, right? RIGHT?

Anyway, this song was the one they "sampled" the most. Our center's last name was Booth. This guy was 6'4", built like Adonis, and could leap out of the gym. Every time he'd make a big play (and he made a lot of them), the cheerleaders would chant "Booth upside your head, Booth upside your head".

Agree that this is the most overt Parliament homage in GAP's catalog. Great piece of late '70s pop/funk.

 

[-OZ-]

For simey:

9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Billy wrote this song for his 1977 album The Stranger. I needed a badass song to fend off mean ol' #9, and this fits that for me. This song goes out to Oz!

And if that's what you have in mind
Yeah, if that's what you're all about
Good luck movin' up
'Cause I'm moving out

Vroom Vroom :finger:

Don’t have a heart attack (ack-ack-ack-ack-ack)

 

[Uruk-Hai]

#9 - Otis Redding - I Can’t Turn You Loose​

I’m not a begging type of guy, but I implore you to check the ready steady go live recording of this on the youtube link.​

Its noticeably sped up and just exhilarating.​

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The full show of Otis Redding on the Ready Steady Go is here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-dVU3JYcQS0&pp=ygUUU3RlYWR5IGdvIG90aXMgcmVhZHk=

Setlist
Satisfaction
My Girl
Respect
Eric Burden interlude with Hold On I’m Coming and This is a Mans world
Pain in My Heart
I Cant Turn You Loose
Shake

I Can't Turn You Loose - Live at the Whisky a Go Go, 1966

Otis Redding · In Person at the Whiskey a Go Go · Song · 1968

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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia

JML Rank - #2
Krista4 Rank - #22 to 27
Uruk-Hai Rank - #9

Album - The History of Otis Redding. A compilation released one more before his death.
One of the greatest short compilations of all time.
The 12 tracks on this are ranked 23 or higher here, with 8 of the top 13 included
Recorded - 1965
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Otis Redding
Notable Covers - Chambers Brothers took it #37 on the hot 100 in 1968.
It was used by the Blues Brothers to open and close their shows, the movie and SNL performance
Aretha Frankins version, Otis winds hands down this time
The Strolling Bones give it a red hot go. Mick Jagger does great
Little Richard inducting Otis into the Hall of fame
Was Not Was, Tom Jones and Tina Turner are others who’ve had a crack at this energetic track

Comments - Incredibly this was a B Side to a song not even close to being considered called Just One More Day.
The recording history of this is hilarious as Steve Cropper recounts with Ronnie Wood https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wMDC4uD8AJQ&pp=ygUeQ2FudCB0dXJuIHlvdSBsb29zZSBvdGlzIHJlYWR5

Brian Jones once said after seeing Otis live, "the Stones are a great live band, but you couldn't pay me a million dollars to follow Otis on stage"
Just watching that entire Ready Steady Go set and im a wreck. The highlight being I cant Turn You Loose. Those backup dancers are furiously moving and earning their keep. More so than that poor Frankie Valli lookalike mother****er trying to clap along hilariously out of time at the end

This ranked #2 for me purely cause of that frenetic rendition of the song. Shame its not on spotify.

Next Up - Definitely down a notch or 10 with another great song.

I mean, come on. There's a reason HOFers keep covering this songs. If TINA FREAKING TURNER couldn't match Redding's performance, everyone else is just looking to place.

JML, do you know who was in the stage band? I don't see any of the MGs, nor the Memphis Horns (who were all white).

 

[-OZ-]

Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at
Got the number thirteen tattooed on my neck
When the ink starts to itch
Then the black will turn to red

So many good songs in 13 that it’s hard to pick a favorite. I used vacation in the theme countdown, play me is an absolute banger and classic, wherever I may roam is a top 5, maybe 10 Metallica song, the nobodies is probably a top 3 Manson song imo, lord only knows is fantastic, muzzle rocks, but I’ll go with what a fool believes - a top doobie song.

New to me likes
Selfish destruction
Darker side of town
Smile for me
My lover’s prayer
Change my ways
Body in a box

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

It's a pleasant coincidence thar the next song from The Waterboys is called Glastonbury Song as we come out of the 2025 Glastonbury Fest.

Funnily enough I just picked up a cassingle of the Waterboys - Glastonbury.

#9 - Otis Redding - I Can’t Turn You Loose​

I’m not a begging type of guy, but I implore you to check the ready steady go live recording of this on the youtube link.​

Its noticeably sped up and just exhilarating.​

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The full show of Otis Redding on the Ready Steady Go is here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-dVU3JYcQS0&pp=ygUUU3RlYWR5IGdvIG90aXMgcmVhZHk=

Setlist
Satisfaction
My Girl
Respect
Eric Burden interlude with Hold On I’m Coming and This is a Mans world
Pain in My Heart
I Cant Turn You Loose
Shake

I Can't Turn You Loose - Live at the Whisky a Go Go, 1966

Otis Redding · In Person at the Whiskey a Go Go · Song · 1968

open.spotify.com

Comments sometimes from Wikipedia

JML Rank - #2
Krista4 Rank - #22 to 27
Uruk-Hai Rank - #9

Album - The History of Otis Redding. A compilation released one more before his death.
One of the greatest short compilations of all time.
The 12 tracks on this are ranked 23 or higher here, with 8 of the top 13 included
Recorded - 1965
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Otis Redding
Notable Covers - Chambers Brothers took it #37 on the hot 100 in 1968.
It was used by the Blues Brothers to open and close their shows, the movie and SNL performance
Aretha Frankins version, Otis winds hands down this time
The Strolling Bones give it a red hot go. Mick Jagger does great
Little Richard inducting Otis into the Hall of fame
Was Not Was, Tom Jones and Tina Turner are others who’ve had a crack at this energetic track

Comments - Incredibly this was a B Side to a song not even close to being considered called Just One More Day.
The recording history of this is hilarious as Steve Cropper recounts with Ronnie Wood https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wMDC4uD8AJQ&pp=ygUeQ2FudCB0dXJuIHlvdSBsb29zZSBvdGlzIHJlYWR5

Brian Jones once said after seeing Otis live, "the Stones are a great live band, but you couldn't pay me a million dollars to follow Otis on stage"
Just watching that entire Ready Steady Go set and im a wreck. The highlight being I cant Turn You Loose. Those backup dancers are furiously moving and earning their keep. More so than that poor Frankie Valli lookalike mother****er trying to clap along hilariously out of time at the end

This ranked #2 for me purely cause of that frenetic rendition of the song. Shame its not on spotify.

Next Up - Definitely down a notch or 10 with another great song.

I mean, come on. There's a reason HOFers keep covering this songs. If TINA FREAKING TURNER couldn't match Redding's performance, everyone else is just looking to place.

JML, do you know who was in the stage band? I don't see any of the MGs, nor the Memphis Horns (who were all white).

Its hard to find material for this kind of stuff. I think there were credits for the full set on the second youtube link. Might be there.