Pip's Invitation
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I wouldn't have been surprised if the top 7 had been the 7 tracks from Bat Out of Hell.
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Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 5 - #14's have been posted. Link in OP. (26 Viewers)
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
That's pretty much his only album that I know - I do know a few random songs outside of BooH.
Chaos34
Footballguy
I'm waiting for one co-written by John 5. I didn't take it so we wouldn't get it twice. It's a "later" Meatloaf hit.
Eephus
Footballguy
Michael Head #15 - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - "Fluke" (2021)
Heading back to the current decade with another song from Head's late-career "breakout" Dear Scott, an album named after the greeting of a motivational note that F. Scott Fitzgerald penned to himself while he was a down and out screenwriter in Hollywood.
I don't know if Mick has ever been to Los Angeles which is an unusual thing to say about a musical lifer and the global center of the music industry. But as far as I'm able to tell, none of Head's bands have ever played so much as a show in America; he's played UK dates almost exclusively with an occasional gig in France or Belgium. I don't know if he doesn't like to fly or whether the right opportunity never presented itself but he's not exactly cosmopolitan.
"Fluke" is a journey to the Hollywood of Mick's dreams. Although there's a reference to Al Pacino, the song's nostalgic tone seems to place it in an earlier era. The song is another reference to Fitzgerald; it's Head's version of "The Homes of the Stars", a 1940 short story by Fitzgerald about his fictional alter ego, Hollywood screenwriter Pat Hobby who pretends to be a Hollywood tour guide to earn some money to fix his car. The song begins slow and tranquil but busts into an instrumental bridge that sounds like something Jimmy Webb might have written in 1967 before returning back to Head's Hollywood.
Heading back to the current decade with another song from Head's late-career "breakout" Dear Scott, an album named after the greeting of a motivational note that F. Scott Fitzgerald penned to himself while he was a down and out screenwriter in Hollywood.
I don't know if Mick has ever been to Los Angeles which is an unusual thing to say about a musical lifer and the global center of the music industry. But as far as I'm able to tell, none of Head's bands have ever played so much as a show in America; he's played UK dates almost exclusively with an occasional gig in France or Belgium. I don't know if he doesn't like to fly or whether the right opportunity never presented itself but he's not exactly cosmopolitan.
"Fluke" is a journey to the Hollywood of Mick's dreams. Although there's a reference to Al Pacino, the song's nostalgic tone seems to place it in an earlier era. The song is another reference to Fitzgerald; it's Head's version of "The Homes of the Stars", a 1940 short story by Fitzgerald about his fictional alter ego, Hollywood screenwriter Pat Hobby who pretends to be a Hollywood tour guide to earn some money to fix his car. The song begins slow and tranquil but busts into an instrumental bridge that sounds like something Jimmy Webb might have written in 1967 before returning back to Head's Hollywood.
zamboni
Footballguy
You took the words right out of my mouth.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Is that the title of a Meatloaf tune?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I’d say Google is your friend but Google kind of sucks nowadays.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Definitely the title of a Meatloaf tune.
Chaos34
Footballguy
Who says AI is a bad thing?
On a restless midnight, under a sky of shattered stars,
I stood before you, my heart a battlefield of scars.
I had a thousand vows, carved deep within my soul,
But your eyes locked on mine, and my tongue lost control.
I was gonna swear my love, till the heavens turned to dust,
But your gaze stole my breath and filled my heart with trust.
You took the words right out of my mouth,
My soul’s on fire, but my voice can’t get out
You took the words right out of my mouth,
Oh, you tore them out
Knew what my dreams were about
I’m lost in silence with nothing to shout
You took the words right out of my mouth,
Oh, you stole every sound and removed all doubt
You took the words right out of my mouth
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
What song is that?
Chaos34
Footballguy
I just asked AI to write a Meatloaf song with that title. It took 5 seconds.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Ewwww. Steinman must be spinning up as we speak.
Chaos34
Footballguy
Glad I just cut and pasted to the chorus. AI was serious and gave me a massive wall of text I didn't finish reading.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I love this one, too. Great melody and vibe.Might be top 3 Doobs for me.[td]The Doobie Brothers[/td][td]New Binky The Doormat[/td][td]Dark Eyed Cajun Woman
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Oliver Humanzee
Footballguy
Worlds collide! Give him a kiss for me!
-OZ-
Footballguy
'Cause I'm eighteen
I get confused everyday
Good list, a bit down from 19 but an enjoyable listen nonetheless
New to me, added to likes
Mood of the morning
Rotating heads - although as a Ferris bueller fan is this really new?
Lessons learned from Rocky
Favorite known - this one was tough. crackin Rosie, skid marks, badge, and the winner until it
I get confused everyday
Good list, a bit down from 19 but an enjoyable listen nonetheless
New to me, added to likes
Mood of the morning
Rotating heads - although as a Ferris bueller fan is this really new?
Lessons learned from Rocky
Favorite known - this one was tough. crackin Rosie, skid marks, badge, and the winner until it
Mt. Man
Footballguy
MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#15: To Live Is To Die
Album: …And Justice For All (1988)
(Youtube version) To Live Is to Die (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica: To Live Is To Die (San Francisco, CA - December 7, 2011)
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world
These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer
Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?
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Hey guys, I kept the songs under 10 minutes! Technically. Not every playlist can say that! Heck, this is just barely the longest song in the group of 15s.
So many choices for live versions too! Yeah, I kid there. To date, Metallica have played this live the one time in the link above. Well, the interlude has been played, but above is the only time we see it in its entirety. Even getting that performance took time, consideration, and some healing. One can only dream what an S&M version might have sounded like, but to say that this is a difficult song for Metallica to perform due to the memories it stirs up is putting it extremely mildly.
For fairly obvious reasons, this is the only song on AFJA where Cliff Burton gets co-credit. The bass line on this song is based on a medley of unused recordings from Burton, though they were rough enough that it’s Jason Newstead playing them on the album. For a while it was believed that Burton wrote the song’s only lyrics (see above) too, but that’s only half true. The first line comes from the film “Excalibur”, and the second stems from the novel “Lord Foul’s Bane” by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Needless to say that this is a personal favorite that still sticks with me. Finding my own appreciation for progressive music in college probably helped with that, given this song's feeling of having multiple “acts”. Naturally I have to credit a number of other bands for that rather than Metallica, but just saying.
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Next on the countdown, a pure instrumental that Burton had under his belt.
#15: To Live Is To Die
Album: …And Justice For All (1988)
(Youtube version) To Live Is to Die (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica: To Live Is To Die (San Francisco, CA - December 7, 2011)
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world
These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer
Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?
--
Hey guys, I kept the songs under 10 minutes! Technically. Not every playlist can say that! Heck, this is just barely the longest song in the group of 15s.
So many choices for live versions too! Yeah, I kid there. To date, Metallica have played this live the one time in the link above. Well, the interlude has been played, but above is the only time we see it in its entirety. Even getting that performance took time, consideration, and some healing. One can only dream what an S&M version might have sounded like, but to say that this is a difficult song for Metallica to perform due to the memories it stirs up is putting it extremely mildly.
For fairly obvious reasons, this is the only song on AFJA where Cliff Burton gets co-credit. The bass line on this song is based on a medley of unused recordings from Burton, though they were rough enough that it’s Jason Newstead playing them on the album. For a while it was believed that Burton wrote the song’s only lyrics (see above) too, but that’s only half true. The first line comes from the film “Excalibur”, and the second stems from the novel “Lord Foul’s Bane” by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Needless to say that this is a personal favorite that still sticks with me. Finding my own appreciation for progressive music in college probably helped with that, given this song's feeling of having multiple “acts”. Naturally I have to credit a number of other bands for that rather than Metallica, but just saying.
—
Next on the countdown, a pure instrumental that Burton had under his belt.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
The #15s were another strong playlist for me. Somehow I’m temporarily caught up!
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Selected Favorites:
Should I Let You In? - Belinda Carlisle
Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast - Cornershop
Perfect - The Smashing Pumpkins
Stuck - Caro Emerald
Slash Your Tires - Luna
Hurricane - Golden Smog
The Mike & Chris Story - PUTS
Down In The Valley - Otis Redding
Back On My Feet Again - The Babys (/John Waite)
Small spotlight:
You know, I was going to save Billy Joel for a specific song (or maybe one of a handful). But hey, whilst my own playlist is in its instrumental section, why not shout out Joel’s “Nocturne”? You can definitely hear the influences here, even while Joel’s still very much doing his own thing.
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Selected Favorites:
Should I Let You In? - Belinda Carlisle
Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast - Cornershop
Perfect - The Smashing Pumpkins
Stuck - Caro Emerald
Slash Your Tires - Luna
Hurricane - Golden Smog
The Mike & Chris Story - PUTS
Down In The Valley - Otis Redding
Back On My Feet Again - The Babys (/John Waite)
Small spotlight:
You know, I was going to save Billy Joel for a specific song (or maybe one of a handful). But hey, whilst my own playlist is in its instrumental section, why not shout out Joel’s “Nocturne”? You can definitely hear the influences here, even while Joel’s still very much doing his own thing.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
The next four songs from Cornershop are from their 2009 album Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast, a long hiatus from their previous album.
It’s seven years since the last installment of the Cornershop saga arrived in the form of the brilliantly-named Handcream for a Generation. Almost a generation on, Tjinder Singh and co may be child-rearing thirty-somethings but they’re still bedroom-mirror romantics with one foot stuck firmly in the days of the Ford Cortina. If anything, the nostalgia dial has been turned up: Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast is an album that often seems to be playing on a dansette in a glitterball-lit corner of Hanif Kureishi’s frontal lobe.
Opener “Who Fingered Rock and Roll” is a melange of vintage Stones riffs and spangly Bolan boogie that tethers its ‘yeah yeah yeahs’ to a punky message about the besmirching of our collective pop innocence.
The retro theme continues on the title track. It starts by walking an irresistible blues-boogie bassline, adds swinging harmonies, bursts of machine gun fire and a bassoon, and culminates in a soaring climax of righteous soul vocals. Singh still has a way of slinging around cool-sounding nonsensical phrases (“Up-blues rock is the outta town rock”) pitched somewhere between nursery rhyme and revolutionary slogan.
“Chamchu” is an agreeable dub-bhangra soundclash. By the time we roll around to “The Turned On Truth” – 17 epic minutes of blissed-out, redemptive gospel wrapped around a riff resurrected from “Brimful of Asha”– it feels like a cheeky, self-referential triumph
Cornershop are still holding a candle for an idealised pop moment fixed in time and space; a semi-mythic golden age, when melting-pot Britain was the musical crossroads of the world. This place has precise co-ordinates and Cornershop always know their way back there.
To listen to Judy is to feel nostalgic, not just for the musical era it celebrates, but for that period in the 90s when Cornershop were themselves forging a new British pop vocabulary. They’re still writing love letters to their record collections, and there are times when Judy feels a little too much like a commemorative musical photo album.
But when the irrepressible Cornershop charm kicks in, such thoughts seem churlish. Judy is as wide-eyed and upbeat as indie pop will get this year. When it sounds this fresh, Cornershop’s brand of revamped revolutionary retro is well worth a reprise.
It’s seven years since the last installment of the Cornershop saga arrived in the form of the brilliantly-named Handcream for a Generation. Almost a generation on, Tjinder Singh and co may be child-rearing thirty-somethings but they’re still bedroom-mirror romantics with one foot stuck firmly in the days of the Ford Cortina. If anything, the nostalgia dial has been turned up: Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast is an album that often seems to be playing on a dansette in a glitterball-lit corner of Hanif Kureishi’s frontal lobe.
Opener “Who Fingered Rock and Roll” is a melange of vintage Stones riffs and spangly Bolan boogie that tethers its ‘yeah yeah yeahs’ to a punky message about the besmirching of our collective pop innocence.
The retro theme continues on the title track. It starts by walking an irresistible blues-boogie bassline, adds swinging harmonies, bursts of machine gun fire and a bassoon, and culminates in a soaring climax of righteous soul vocals. Singh still has a way of slinging around cool-sounding nonsensical phrases (“Up-blues rock is the outta town rock”) pitched somewhere between nursery rhyme and revolutionary slogan.
“Chamchu” is an agreeable dub-bhangra soundclash. By the time we roll around to “The Turned On Truth” – 17 epic minutes of blissed-out, redemptive gospel wrapped around a riff resurrected from “Brimful of Asha”– it feels like a cheeky, self-referential triumph
Cornershop are still holding a candle for an idealised pop moment fixed in time and space; a semi-mythic golden age, when melting-pot Britain was the musical crossroads of the world. This place has precise co-ordinates and Cornershop always know their way back there.
To listen to Judy is to feel nostalgic, not just for the musical era it celebrates, but for that period in the 90s when Cornershop were themselves forging a new British pop vocabulary. They’re still writing love letters to their record collections, and there are times when Judy feels a little too much like a commemorative musical photo album.
But when the irrepressible Cornershop charm kicks in, such thoughts seem churlish. Judy is as wide-eyed and upbeat as indie pop will get this year. When it sounds this fresh, Cornershop’s brand of revamped revolutionary retro is well worth a reprise.
Zegras11
Footballguy
Hi guys, just finished my last night of epic three week vegas trip.
Was going to post next list, but internet at my hotel has sucked the entire time and I can't google doc to fully open right now. Ive tried everything
Next list I'll post Wednesday afternoon when I get home.
Was going to post next list, but internet at my hotel has sucked the entire time and I can't google doc to fully open right now. Ive tried everything
Next list I'll post Wednesday afternoon when I get home.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
No worries. I'm sure we'll survive.
Yambag
Footballguy
For the Pumpkin fans out there, he is the setlist from the show I went to last night. Pretty cool seeing them in a small club, was about 10ft from the stage. Tour is celebrating 25 years of Machina and 30 years of Mellon Collie. Bolded were highlights:
Glass' Theme
Heavy Metal Machine
Where Boys Fear to Tread
Pentagrams
The Crying Tree of Mercury
Real Love
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Sighommi
Glass and the Ghost Children
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra Cover)
999
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Muzzle
1979
Here's To The Atom Bomb
Edin
White Spyder
Tonight, Tonight
If There Is A God
Bodies
The Aeroplane Flies High
Zero
The Everlasting Gaze
Glass' Theme
Heavy Metal Machine
Where Boys Fear to Tread
Pentagrams
The Crying Tree of Mercury
Real Love
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Sighommi
Glass and the Ghost Children
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra Cover)
999
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Muzzle
1979
Here's To The Atom Bomb
Edin
White Spyder
Tonight, Tonight
If There Is A God
Bodies
The Aeroplane Flies High
Zero
The Everlasting Gaze
Zegras11
Footballguy
14's PLAYLIST
[td]Belinda Carlise[/td][td]Zegras11[/td][td]I Get Weak
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[td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]Shack -- Hazy
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[td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]DQMOT
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[td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]Sweet 17
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[td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]Friend
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[td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]Nothin Comes to Sleepers - The GAP Band
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[td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]Johnny Come Home
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[td]Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw[/td][td]-OZ_[/td][td]Best damn day
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[td]Neil Diamond[/td][td]Mrs. Rannous[/td][td]Do Wah Diddy Diddy
open.spotify.com
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[td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"Live With Me" – Humble Pie
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[td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]Time Forgot
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[td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]The End Is The Beginning Is The End
youtu.be
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[td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td]Hard to Handle
m.youtube.com
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[td]Meat Loaf[/td][td]snellman[/td][td]It's All Coming Back to Me Now
youtu.be
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Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Neil Diamond, Mary's Danish · Up On The Roof: Songs From The Brill Building · Song · 1993
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Zegras11
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Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Billy Joel · The Stranger (Legacy Edition) · Song · 1977
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The Love Still Held Me Near
City and Colour · The Love Still Held Me Near · Song · 2023
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We Will Not Be Lovers - 2006 Remaster
The Waterboys · Fisherman's Blues · Song · 1988
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Who Fingered Rock'n'Roll
Cornershop · Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast · Song · 2009
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Yambag
Footballguy
Smashing Pumpkins #14
NOT ON SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://youtu.be/4OEvDqRr898?si=qtHnZfoom9eixCJf
Song: The End Is The Beginning Is The End
Album: Batman Forever Soundtrack
Released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Batman & Robin, the song reached the top 10 in eight countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Corgan: “At one point I found myself going, "I can't write a song about Batman, I'm in an alternative band". And I thought this is stupid, if I can write a song about Batman and it serves the purpose, which is to make it happen and connect with the movie, and connect with something that is unique and original, then, why not? For me, it was a great kind of artistic thing to do because it was very freeing. I wasn't talking about myself or trying to represent the Smashing Pumpkins. I was trying to represent Batman.” He further commented that the song's lyrics were meant to represent the Batman of the 1940s, when he was a "darker character".
NOT ON SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
https://youtu.be/4OEvDqRr898?si=qtHnZfoom9eixCJf
Song: The End Is The Beginning Is The End
Album: Batman Forever Soundtrack
Released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Batman & Robin, the song reached the top 10 in eight countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Corgan: “At one point I found myself going, "I can't write a song about Batman, I'm in an alternative band". And I thought this is stupid, if I can write a song about Batman and it serves the purpose, which is to make it happen and connect with the movie, and connect with something that is unique and original, then, why not? For me, it was a great kind of artistic thing to do because it was very freeing. I wasn't talking about myself or trying to represent the Smashing Pumpkins. I was trying to represent Batman.” He further commented that the song's lyrics were meant to represent the Batman of the 1940s, when he was a "darker character".
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Three known-to-me favorites from #15:
Down in the Valley (Otis Redding) -- Yeah, what krista said.
Back on My Feet Again (The Babys) -- An exciting slice of turn-of-the-decade AOR
Perfect (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- The clear highlight of Adore.
Three new-to-me favorites from #15:
Fluke (Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band) -- This is all over the place in a glorious way.
Stuck (Caro Emerald) -- Yeah, what Doc Oc said.
Don't Burst My Bubble (Small Faces/Steve Marriott) -- If Otis were white and took psychedelics.
Down in the Valley (Otis Redding) -- Yeah, what krista said.
Back on My Feet Again (The Babys) -- An exciting slice of turn-of-the-decade AOR
Perfect (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- The clear highlight of Adore.
Three new-to-me favorites from #15:
Fluke (Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band) -- This is all over the place in a glorious way.
Stuck (Caro Emerald) -- Yeah, what Doc Oc said.
Don't Burst My Bubble (Small Faces/Steve Marriott) -- If Otis were white and took psychedelics.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
14.
Song: Friend
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Songwriter: Kraig Johnson
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – lead vocals, guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar
Gary Louris – background vocals, guitar
Dan Murphy – background vocals, guitar
Marc Perlman – bass
Noah Levy – drums
I’m a big fan of the sudden tempo change in the middle of the song and the transition back to the ballad.
Song: Friend
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Songwriter: Kraig Johnson
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – lead vocals, guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar
Gary Louris – background vocals, guitar
Dan Murphy – background vocals, guitar
Marc Perlman – bass
Noah Levy – drums
I’m a big fan of the sudden tempo change in the middle of the song and the transition back to the ballad.
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 14 - Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Neil Diamond
Another song from Up On THe Roof: Songs From The Brill Building. Our guest performer is Mary's Danish, an alt rock band from LA.
Another song from Up On THe Roof: Songs From The Brill Building. Our guest performer is Mary's Danish, an alt rock band from LA.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
The English Beat Family Tree #14
Johnny Come Home
Artist - Fine Young Cannibals
Album - Fine Young Cannibals (1985)
Love this song - probably could have made a case for it in my top 10. I’m surprised it didn’t chart that well in the US (topped out at 76).
It’s a song about a young runaway struggling to make things work in the big city.
Use the phone, call your mum
She's missin' you badly, missin' her son
Who do you know? Where will you stay?
Big city life is not what they say
Johnny
We're sorry
Won't you come on home?
We worry
Won't you come on?
What is wrong in my life
That I must get drunk every night?
Johnny
We're sorry
Won't you come on home?
You'd better go home, everything's closed
Can't find a room, money's all blown
Nowhere to sleep out in the cold
Nothin' to eat, nowhere to go
Johnny Come Home
Artist - Fine Young Cannibals
Album - Fine Young Cannibals (1985)
Love this song - probably could have made a case for it in my top 10. I’m surprised it didn’t chart that well in the US (topped out at 76).
It’s a song about a young runaway struggling to make things work in the big city.
Use the phone, call your mum
She's missin' you badly, missin' her son
Who do you know? Where will you stay?
Big city life is not what they say
Johnny
We're sorry
Won't you come on home?
We worry
Won't you come on?
What is wrong in my life
That I must get drunk every night?
Johnny
We're sorry
Won't you come on home?
You'd better go home, everything's closed
Can't find a room, money's all blown
Nowhere to sleep out in the cold
Nothin' to eat, nowhere to go
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
14. Sweet 17 (On the Edge, 1980)
The Baby's fifth album, On the Edge, was recorded while the band was touring with Journey and contained only one single, Turn and Walk Away, which reached #42 on the Hot 100.
Sweet 17 was written by Waite, Jonathan Cain and guitarist Wally Stocker (the same Wally Stocker who flirted with a high school girl in the prom scene from Just One of the Guys).
The Baby's fifth album, On the Edge, was recorded while the band was touring with Journey and contained only one single, Turn and Walk Away, which reached #42 on the Hot 100.
Sweet 17 was written by Waite, Jonathan Cain and guitarist Wally Stocker (the same Wally Stocker who flirted with a high school girl in the prom scene from Just One of the Guys).
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Such a stacked playlist. Pretty good at #14.
I will pick 3
Songs are the same, but so completely different. I debated including both, but resisted
Shows their Ska roots, while highlighting Roland Gifts magnificent voice.
Im trying to not spotlight other tracks so will spoiler it
I will pick 3
My fave Belinda song, and im a big fan. Her vocal work on this is just beautiful
Obviously on my Batman theme. Only question i have is how do you rate The Beginning is the End is the Beginning.
Songs are the same, but so completely different. I debated including both, but resisted
My fave FYC somg and if you had put it at #1 i would have applauded.
Shows their Ska roots, while highlighting Roland Gifts magnificent voice.
Im trying to not spotlight other tracks so will spoiler it
Blue and Funny How love is make that debut album something really special.
Even the Suspicious Minds cover is fantastic.
The second album is a different beat. Much more commercial. Good Thing and She Drives Me Crazy are great pop songs, but not as memorable as the four singles from the debut
Even the Suspicious Minds cover is fantastic.
The second album is a different beat. Much more commercial. Good Thing and She Drives Me Crazy are great pop songs, but not as memorable as the four singles from the debut
Don Quixote
Footballguy
#14 Nothin’ Comes to Sleepers (Spotify) - The GAP Band
With the sunshine comes the dawning of a day
Still another dream has come then slipped away
Scattered visions of the things you want to be
Make you open up your mind and try to see
How to make dreams come true
Oh, life is but a dream
But nothin' comes to sleepers but a dream
Back to Gap Band III for the fourth time. A break from their funk for one of their ballads. Love the harp and piano, and the melody allows Charlie Wilson’s voice to shine, as it could sometimes get over-powered by the funk.
With the sunshine comes the dawning of a day
Still another dream has come then slipped away
Scattered visions of the things you want to be
Make you open up your mind and try to see
How to make dreams come true
Oh, life is but a dream
But nothin' comes to sleepers but a dream
Back to Gap Band III for the fourth time. A break from their funk for one of their ballads. Love the harp and piano, and the melody allows Charlie Wilson’s voice to shine, as it could sometimes get over-powered by the funk.
Yo Mama
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The FYC album was definitely more represented on my list than Raw & Cooked. Only one of the songs you mentioned missed the final cut when I got cute adding the two newer versions of the Beat at 30-31.
simey
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Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Billy wrote this song for his 1977 album The Stranger. He had written "The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie," but wanted an interlude or two to go before it. He said his admiration for Side B of Abbey Road inspired him to use the technique of stringing parts of songs together to make one. He had some fragments of other songs he felt would fit in various places. The song starts with two people meeting at an Italian restaurant, and they start talking about the old days. We hear a piano and an accordion in this part, and then the sax and some strings come in which signifies going back in time. I love the beginning, and I love the dixieland jazz sound you hear from all the instruments when he sings about the days at the village green and his romantic teenage nights. I also love the part when the story of Brenda and Eddie is coming to a close, and the drums kick in, and here comes the strings again. Love that part, and then it smoothly goes right back to where the song began with the piano, and him singing a bottle of red... He said that a waiter actually said to him at the Fontana di Trevi (across from Carnegie Hall) "A bottle of red, a bottle of white, whatever kind of mood you're in tonight," and that is where the line came from. An interviewer asked Billy regarding the bottle of white, bottle of red theme, if there was a reason he drops the B when playing it on the piano rather than when he is singing it. Billy asked if he meant the way he was phrasing the piano part, and the guy said yes. Billy said it just seems like the right thing to do. He said it isn't an intellectual decision, and it's just a natural musical move that seems right. He said he lets his fingers do the walking a lot, and he doesn't tell them what to do, and that they do alright on their own. He said, "The minute you start thinking, you're dead. You can't think when you're playing. You gotta feel it."
I think the arrangement is fantastic on the song. The whole album is very well done, and Phil Ramone did a great job producing it. The clarity in the sound is excellent, and this was done back in '77. They were firing on all cylinders.
Billy wrote this song for his 1977 album The Stranger. He had written "The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie," but wanted an interlude or two to go before it. He said his admiration for Side B of Abbey Road inspired him to use the technique of stringing parts of songs together to make one. He had some fragments of other songs he felt would fit in various places. The song starts with two people meeting at an Italian restaurant, and they start talking about the old days. We hear a piano and an accordion in this part, and then the sax and some strings come in which signifies going back in time. I love the beginning, and I love the dixieland jazz sound you hear from all the instruments when he sings about the days at the village green and his romantic teenage nights. I also love the part when the story of Brenda and Eddie is coming to a close, and the drums kick in, and here comes the strings again. Love that part, and then it smoothly goes right back to where the song began with the piano, and him singing a bottle of red... He said that a waiter actually said to him at the Fontana di Trevi (across from Carnegie Hall) "A bottle of red, a bottle of white, whatever kind of mood you're in tonight," and that is where the line came from. An interviewer asked Billy regarding the bottle of white, bottle of red theme, if there was a reason he drops the B when playing it on the piano rather than when he is singing it. Billy asked if he meant the way he was phrasing the piano part, and the guy said yes. Billy said it just seems like the right thing to do. He said it isn't an intellectual decision, and it's just a natural musical move that seems right. He said he lets his fingers do the walking a lot, and he doesn't tell them what to do, and that they do alright on their own. He said, "The minute you start thinking, you're dead. You can't think when you're playing. You gotta feel it."
I think the arrangement is fantastic on the song. The whole album is very well done, and Phil Ramone did a great job producing it. The clarity in the sound is excellent, and this was done back in '77. They were firing on all cylinders.
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This is my favorite Billy Joel song. It takes me back to a time when I was in a relationship very similar to Brenda and Eddie's. Ironically, this was a song we made out to frequently, never realizing how on the nose it would end up being when we eventually broke up.Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Billy wrote this song for his 1977 album The Stranger. He had written "The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie," but wanted an interlude or two to go before it. He said his admiration for Side B of Abbey Road inspired him to use the technique of stringing parts of songs together to make one. He had some fragments of other songs he felt would fit in various places. The song starts with two people meeting at an Italian restaurant, and they start talking about the old days. We hear a piano and an accordion in this part, and then the sax and some strings come in which signifies going back in time. I love the beginning, and I love the dixieland jazz sound you hear from all the instruments when he sings about the days at the village green and his romantic teenage nights. I also love the part when the story of Brenda and Eddie is coming to a close, and the drums kick in, and here comes the strings again. Love that part, and then it smoothly goes right back to where the song began with the piano, and him singing a bottle of red... He said that a waiter actually said to him at the Fontana di Trevi (across from Carnegie Hall) "A bottle of red, a bottle of white, whatever kind of mood you're in tonight," and that is where the line came from. An interviewer asked Billy regarding the bottle of white, bottle of red theme, if there was a reason he drops the B when playing it on the piano rather than when he is singing it. Billy asked if he meant the way he was phrasing the piano part, and the guy said yes. Billy said it just seems like the right thing to do. He said it isn't an intellectual decision, and it's just a natural musical move that seems right. He said he lets his fingers do the walking a lot, and he doesn't tell them what to do, and that they do alright on their own. He said, "The minute you start thinking, you're dead. You can't think when you're playing. You gotta feel it."
Anyway, I think the arrangement is fantastic on the song. The whole album is very well done, and Phil Ramone did a great job producing it. The clarity in the sound is excellent, and this was done back in '77. They were firing on all cylinders.
Chaos34
Footballguy
Rob Zombie gave John 5 what he described as "the most difficult decision I ever faced." John was no longer with Manson. John's guiding force, Bob Marlette, had formed the band Loser with a talented singer songwriter and John as the creative leader. John had a waiting list of studio work lined up to boot. If ever there was a wise time to say no this was it. Of course, John said yes. I say oof. Abandoning Loser before they ever toured was, I think, a mistake. It was John's chance to make a name for himself. To show off those wicked guitar chops. On his website and in more than one article, he's described as the most in-demand guitar player of the last 30 years, yet here among you music nerds he seemed unknown when I picked him. I didn't even know he was with Motley. I think Loser would have put him on the map. who knows?
Anyway, even being told by Zombie not to get comfortable, he chose to drop everything and tour. He probably just wanted to act the monster again. He later said he was confident he'd stick with the band. Rob had lots of material for the next album. It's always been John's strength to give the boss exactly what he wants in the studio. He was right. Rob called him a helpful guitar wizard. John said Rob's song ideas were so detailed he'd record the instructions so he wouldn't forget something. Take it home. Work it out. Give Rob what he asked for. In their 16 years together John has writing credits on, guessing here, over 80% of the songs?
Their first album together, Educated Horses, is my favorite. It's not quite as heavy as the rest. John called it experimental. It made me wonder if the Manson years contributed to that. I'm ranking the 2nd single to be released pretty high here. It's Zombie protesting the Salem witch trials.
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Anyway, even being told by Zombie not to get comfortable, he chose to drop everything and tour. He probably just wanted to act the monster again. He later said he was confident he'd stick with the band. Rob had lots of material for the next album. It's always been John's strength to give the boss exactly what he wants in the studio. He was right. Rob called him a helpful guitar wizard. John said Rob's song ideas were so detailed he'd record the instructions so he wouldn't forget something. Take it home. Work it out. Give Rob what he asked for. In their 16 years together John has writing credits on, guessing here, over 80% of the songs?
Their first album together, Educated Horses, is my favorite. It's not quite as heavy as the rest. John called it experimental. It made me wonder if the Manson years contributed to that. I'm ranking the 2nd single to be released pretty high here. It's Zombie protesting the Salem witch trials.
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Yo Mama
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Could be on my third IPA pint while bbqing, but the Metallica -> Doobies -> Billy Joel trifecta was definitely in my wheelhouse.
KarmaPolice
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Dammit, I fell 3 behind.
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#16: TUXEDO RAP
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#15: THE MIKE & CHRIS STORY
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#14: DQMOT
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Tuxedo Rap is just a kick ***, fun tune. I love the Jackson samples and especially when the 2nd verse kicks in with Thes and Double K responding:
The, The People Under the Stairs, they rock it fo’ (sho’)
Afro-Latin rap styled, kids be letting ‘em (know)
Los Angeles duo, hip the hop, good to (go)
You know my bro, smoking blunts on the (patio)
The Mike & Chris Story is the album closer to Fun DMC. Another great autobiographical song talking about their love of music growing up.
Some folks love TV until they can't see
All I need is a funky tune and I feel complete
And since I was a youngster, I always felt this way
Before I grabbed my bookbag, make sure I had the tape
Full of the dope jams, and extra battery backups
In eighth grade, I used to sing, "do that stuff!"
DQMOT is the 4th song we have encountered from Carried Away. Love the commitment to the anagram shtick on this one.
So we fly under the radar
While you wreck every AR
DTRT like moogie
When im done BYOB and I be MOG
It's the rhyming illusion, Here's the conclusion:
Don't Quote Me On This
NEXT: we get the album opener from Highlighter and a big nod to one of their and @Uruk-Hai 's favorite artist.
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#16: TUXEDO RAP
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#15: THE MIKE & CHRIS STORY
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Tuxedo Rap is just a kick ***, fun tune. I love the Jackson samples and especially when the 2nd verse kicks in with Thes and Double K responding:
The, The People Under the Stairs, they rock it fo’ (sho’)
Afro-Latin rap styled, kids be letting ‘em (know)
Los Angeles duo, hip the hop, good to (go)
You know my bro, smoking blunts on the (patio)
The Mike & Chris Story is the album closer to Fun DMC. Another great autobiographical song talking about their love of music growing up.
Some folks love TV until they can't see
All I need is a funky tune and I feel complete
And since I was a youngster, I always felt this way
Before I grabbed my bookbag, make sure I had the tape
Full of the dope jams, and extra battery backups
In eighth grade, I used to sing, "do that stuff!"
DQMOT is the 4th song we have encountered from Carried Away. Love the commitment to the anagram shtick on this one.
So we fly under the radar
While you wreck every AR
DTRT like moogie
When im done BYOB and I be MOG
It's the rhyming illusion, Here's the conclusion:
Don't Quote Me On This
NEXT: we get the album opener from Highlighter and a big nod to one of their and @Uruk-Hai 's favorite artist.
KarmaPolice
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Ooof, a bad stretch of Beck songs to fall behind on.
#16: RENTAL CAR
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#15: WE DANCE ALONE
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#14: HEART IS A DRUM
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Rental Car is a fun personal favorite, the breakdown from 2:00-2:30 is one I will rewind a couple times just for that. We Dance Alone is another that stands out from The Information to me. Really dig the groove and vibe on that one. Morning Phase is a very top-heavy album for me, as you can see with the 1st song this late in the playlist. It feels like a companion to Sea Change, but some of the songs feel similar enough I tend to gravitate to that one instead. Heart is a Drum is a beautiful song off that album.
NEXT: fitting we get a great scream for the song #13.
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Rental Car is a fun personal favorite, the breakdown from 2:00-2:30 is one I will rewind a couple times just for that. We Dance Alone is another that stands out from The Information to me. Really dig the groove and vibe on that one. Morning Phase is a very top-heavy album for me, as you can see with the 1st song this late in the playlist. It feels like a companion to Sea Change, but some of the songs feel similar enough I tend to gravitate to that one instead. Heart is a Drum is a beautiful song off that album.
NEXT: fitting we get a great scream for the song #13.
Yo Mama
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Not sure how they were never on my radar since I live in LA and like hip hop, but this has been a fun listen to me so far.Dammit, I fell 3 behind.
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#14: DQMOT
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Tuxedo Rap is just a kick ***, fun tune. I love the Jackson samples and especially when the 2nd verse kicks in with Thes and Double K responding:
The, The People Under the Stairs, they rock it fo’ (sho’)
Afro-Latin rap styled, kids be letting ‘em (know)
Los Angeles duo, hip the hop, good to (go)
You know my bro, smoking blunts on the (patio)
The Mike & Chris Story is the album closer to Fun DMC. Another great autobiographical song talking about their love of music growing up.
Some folks love TV until they can't see
All I need is a funky tune and I feel complete
And since I was a youngster, I always felt this way
Before I grabbed my bookbag, make sure I had the tape
Full of the dope jams, and extra battery backups
In eighth grade, I used to sing, "do that stuff!"
DQMOT is the 4th song we have encountered from Carried Away. Love the commitment to the anagram shtick on this one.
So we fly under the radar
While you wreck every AR
DTRT like moogie
When im done BYOB and I be MOG
It's the rhyming illusion, Here's the conclusion:
Don't Quote Me On This
NEXT: we get the album opener from Highlighter and a big nod to one of their and @Uruk-Hai 's favorite artist.
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The highest of Caro’s the Jordan songs, released in 2023. although I hope she keeps producing more. It took me a little while to like the Jordan, this song was the first I heard that i thought “alright, she is still making good songs”.Best damn day
there’s not a whole lot to say about it, I’ve found with her stuff, I just enjoy it.
Tau837
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Eric Clapton #14
Eric Clapton - Lonely Stranger
“Lonely Stranger” is a track from Eric Clapton’s 1992 album "Unplugged." It’s a deeply emotional, blues-infused song that stands out for its melancholy tone, introspective lyrics, and acoustic simplicity.
This song deals with themes of isolation, longing, and yearning for connection. The narrator expresses a deep sense of solitude, as someone who is looking for meaning and companionship in a world where they feel like a stranger. The song taps into the universal feeling of being alone, and the desire for understanding and emotional closeness. It's one of Clapton’s more vulnerable pieces, showing his ability to speak directly to feelings of emotional rawness.
It has a minimalist arrangement, with just Clapton on vocals and guitar (the rhythm section is absent, giving it a stripped-down, intimate feel). His acoustic guitar is the driving force in the song, with a soft but intricate picking pattern. The way Clapton combines rhythm and melody in his playing creates an almost hypnotic effect.
The track is a standout because of its sincerity and vulnerability. Clapton often wrote about personal pain and loss, and this track feels like a deep, reflective moment in his career, especially as he was grappling with grief from the death of his son, Conor.
This song is a perfect example of Clapton being able to tell a personal story with just a guitar and his voice, which connects with listeners on a much more emotional level.
Eric Clapton - Lonely Stranger
“Lonely Stranger” is a track from Eric Clapton’s 1992 album "Unplugged." It’s a deeply emotional, blues-infused song that stands out for its melancholy tone, introspective lyrics, and acoustic simplicity.
This song deals with themes of isolation, longing, and yearning for connection. The narrator expresses a deep sense of solitude, as someone who is looking for meaning and companionship in a world where they feel like a stranger. The song taps into the universal feeling of being alone, and the desire for understanding and emotional closeness. It's one of Clapton’s more vulnerable pieces, showing his ability to speak directly to feelings of emotional rawness.
It has a minimalist arrangement, with just Clapton on vocals and guitar (the rhythm section is absent, giving it a stripped-down, intimate feel). His acoustic guitar is the driving force in the song, with a soft but intricate picking pattern. The way Clapton combines rhythm and melody in his playing creates an almost hypnotic effect.
The track is a standout because of its sincerity and vulnerability. Clapton often wrote about personal pain and loss, and this track feels like a deep, reflective moment in his career, especially as he was grappling with grief from the death of his son, Conor.
This song is a perfect example of Clapton being able to tell a personal story with just a guitar and his voice, which connects with listeners on a much more emotional level.
Pip's Invitation
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14. Andmoreagain
Album: Forever Changes (1967)
"Andmoreagain" is one of the quintessential tracks of Love's Forever Changes and is as good an answer as any to the question of "what does that album sound like?"
Gentle and chilling, "Andmoreagain"'s sound is dominated by acoustic guitars and strings, and may be the most gorgeous song Arthur Lee ever wrote, just based on the orchestral flourishes after the "thrum-pum-pum-pum" part alone. Reviewers have likened the song to a Burt Bacharach composition -- more about his connection to Love later. But, as was the case with many of the album's songs, there is something much darker lurking beneath the beautiful sounds. Lee has said the song is about addiction and lust, but it also hints at the despair and confusion he was feeling around this time, in part because he had convinced himself he was dying.
And when you've given all you had
And everything still turns out bad
And all your secrets are your own
Then you feel your heart beating
Thrum-pum-pum-pum
And I'm wrapped in my armor
But my things are material
And I'm lost in confusions
'cause my things are material
"Andmoreagain" was one of the first two songs recorded for Forever Changes, and Lee is the only member of Love to play on it. Lee and producer Bruce Botnick did not think the other band members, some of whom had developed debilitating drug habits, were in shape to play the sounds Lee was hearing in his head, so Botnick brought in members of the Wrecking Crew -- guitarist Billy Strange, bassist Carol Kaye, keyboardist Don Randi and drummer Hal Blaine -- to play on those first two songs. The strategy worked, as the other members, getting the hint that they might be replaceable, straightened themselves out enough to do what they needed to do in the studio for the remainder of the album.
"Andmoreagain" has been played in concert regularly since it was written, including at both of my shows. It continues to be performed by The Love Band with John Echols today.
The song has been included in The Rough Guide Book of Playlists - 5000 Songs You Must Download and 1,000 Songs That Rock Your World.
Alternate mix: https://open.spotify.com/track/1HYGOvsiYnD89mWkdcjFLf?si=39fc100f02474121
Backing track with electric guitars instead of acoustic and no strings: https://open.spotify.com/track/6N4JmNqQQzcNPevZ1Ej3XA?si=514d623c9758485a
Live version from "England" in 1970 (appears on The Blue Thumb Recordings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgPeUMtCMoM&list=RDJgPeUMtCMoM
Live version from LA in 1978 with Bryan MacLean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIfvMNjkdSo&list=RDzIfvMNjkdSo
Live version from Liverpool in 1992 with Michael Head's Shack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBHePUZnhY
Live version from Amsterdam in 1992 at a record store called Forever Changes: https://youtu.be/77NwmF1L7Ho?t=231
Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh1mKCBEKE8&list=RDLh1mKCBEKE8
Live version from the Glastonbury Festival in 2003 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5OGrrsD98&list=RDSM5OGrrsD98
Live version from Brecon, Wales in 2004: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUSfQZ5Rfw&list=RDaCUSfQZ5Rfw
The Love Band with John Echols live in Hamden, CT in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEsN57I9xC8
At #13, a song that Neil Young may or may not have had a connection to.
Album: Forever Changes (1967)
"Andmoreagain" is one of the quintessential tracks of Love's Forever Changes and is as good an answer as any to the question of "what does that album sound like?"
Gentle and chilling, "Andmoreagain"'s sound is dominated by acoustic guitars and strings, and may be the most gorgeous song Arthur Lee ever wrote, just based on the orchestral flourishes after the "thrum-pum-pum-pum" part alone. Reviewers have likened the song to a Burt Bacharach composition -- more about his connection to Love later. But, as was the case with many of the album's songs, there is something much darker lurking beneath the beautiful sounds. Lee has said the song is about addiction and lust, but it also hints at the despair and confusion he was feeling around this time, in part because he had convinced himself he was dying.
And when you've given all you had
And everything still turns out bad
And all your secrets are your own
Then you feel your heart beating
Thrum-pum-pum-pum
And I'm wrapped in my armor
But my things are material
And I'm lost in confusions
'cause my things are material
"Andmoreagain" was one of the first two songs recorded for Forever Changes, and Lee is the only member of Love to play on it. Lee and producer Bruce Botnick did not think the other band members, some of whom had developed debilitating drug habits, were in shape to play the sounds Lee was hearing in his head, so Botnick brought in members of the Wrecking Crew -- guitarist Billy Strange, bassist Carol Kaye, keyboardist Don Randi and drummer Hal Blaine -- to play on those first two songs. The strategy worked, as the other members, getting the hint that they might be replaceable, straightened themselves out enough to do what they needed to do in the studio for the remainder of the album.
"Andmoreagain" has been played in concert regularly since it was written, including at both of my shows. It continues to be performed by The Love Band with John Echols today.
The song has been included in The Rough Guide Book of Playlists - 5000 Songs You Must Download and 1,000 Songs That Rock Your World.
Alternate mix: https://open.spotify.com/track/1HYGOvsiYnD89mWkdcjFLf?si=39fc100f02474121
Backing track with electric guitars instead of acoustic and no strings: https://open.spotify.com/track/6N4JmNqQQzcNPevZ1Ej3XA?si=514d623c9758485a
Live version from "England" in 1970 (appears on The Blue Thumb Recordings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgPeUMtCMoM&list=RDJgPeUMtCMoM
Live version from LA in 1978 with Bryan MacLean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIfvMNjkdSo&list=RDzIfvMNjkdSo
Live version from Liverpool in 1992 with Michael Head's Shack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBHePUZnhY
Live version from Amsterdam in 1992 at a record store called Forever Changes: https://youtu.be/77NwmF1L7Ho?t=231
Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh1mKCBEKE8&list=RDLh1mKCBEKE8
Live version from the Glastonbury Festival in 2003 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM5OGrrsD98&list=RDSM5OGrrsD98
Live version from Brecon, Wales in 2004: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUSfQZ5Rfw&list=RDaCUSfQZ5Rfw
The Love Band with John Echols live in Hamden, CT in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEsN57I9xC8
At #13, a song that Neil Young may or may not have had a connection to.
tuffnutt
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14.
Time Forgot- Conor Oberst
from Upside Down Mountain (2014)
The opening track to his 2014 solo album, "Time Forgot" touches on a theme that I'm sure all of us can relate to... the desire for freedom and solitude, away from societal expectations and pressures. Love the lyrics on this one.
Time Forgot- Conor Oberst
from Upside Down Mountain (2014)
The opening track to his 2014 solo album, "Time Forgot" touches on a theme that I'm sure all of us can relate to... the desire for freedom and solitude, away from societal expectations and pressures. Love the lyrics on this one.
zamboni
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Love the way Billy says “Brender” as the quintessential New Yorker.This is my favorite Billy Joel song. It takes me back to a time when I was in a relationship very similar to Brenda and Eddie's. Ironically, this was a song we made out to frequently, never realizing how on the nose it would end up being when we eventually broke up.Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Billy wrote this song for his 1977 album The Stranger. He had written "The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie," but wanted an interlude or two to go before it. He said his admiration for Side B of Abbey Road inspired him to use the technique of stringing parts of songs together to make one. He had some fragments of other songs he felt would fit in various places. The song starts with two people meeting at an Italian restaurant, and they start talking about the old days. We hear a piano and an accordion in this part, and then the sax and some strings come in which signifies going back in time. I love the beginning, and I love the dixieland jazz sound you hear from all the instruments when he sings about the days at the village green and his romantic teenage nights. I also love the part when the story of Brenda and Eddie is coming to a close, and the drums kick in, and here comes the strings again. Love that part, and then it smoothly goes right back to where the song began with the piano, and him singing a bottle of red... He said that a waiter actually said to him at the Fontana di Trevi (across from Carnegie Hall) "A bottle of red, a bottle of white, whatever kind of mood you're in tonight," and that is where the line came from. An interviewer asked Billy regarding the bottle of white, bottle of red theme, if there was a reason he drops the B when playing it on the piano rather than when he is singing it. Billy asked if he meant the way he was phrasing the piano part, and the guy said yes. Billy said it just seems like the right thing to do. He said it isn't an intellectual decision, and it's just a natural musical move that seems right. He said he lets his fingers do the walking a lot, and he doesn't tell them what to do, and that they do alright on their own. He said, "The minute you start thinking, you're dead. You can't think when you're playing. You gotta feel it."
Anyway, I think the arrangement is fantastic on the song. The whole album is very well done, and Phil Ramone did a great job producing it. The clarity in the sound is excellent, and this was done back in '77. They were firing on all cylinders.
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