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Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 5 - #1's have been posted. Link in OP. (15 Viewers)
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zamboni
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There are penicillins for that.
Uruk-Hai
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There's also acid, but I unfortunately gave that up decades agoThere are penicillins for that.
Pip's Invitation
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Three known-to-me favorites from #5:
The Stranger (Billy Joel) -- As I said, this is my #2 from him, and simey has said my #1 isn't on her list.
Black Water (The Doobie Brothers) -- A great singalong song. Fun fact: The Doobies' first #1 was at first the B-side to "Another Park, Another Sunday". Some DJs in California decided they liked the B-side better and started playing it, and the record company issued it as an A-side.
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Otis Redding) -- I would not be surprised if this is what Mick and Keef heard in their heads when they wrote it.
Three new-to-me favorites from #5:
You Make It Easy (Golden Smog) -- There's a lot going on here and all of it is exciting.
All or Nothing (Small Faces/Steve Marriott) -- Extremely well-crafted and mature for a band that was still doing British Invasion things at the time.
Ladgrove Broke Symphony (The Waterboys) -- Has an almost Knopfler-like quality to it -- nothing like their '80s sound that I'm most familiar with.
The Stranger (Billy Joel) -- As I said, this is my #2 from him, and simey has said my #1 isn't on her list.
Black Water (The Doobie Brothers) -- A great singalong song. Fun fact: The Doobies' first #1 was at first the B-side to "Another Park, Another Sunday". Some DJs in California decided they liked the B-side better and started playing it, and the record company issued it as an A-side.
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Otis Redding) -- I would not be surprised if this is what Mick and Keef heard in their heads when they wrote it.
Three new-to-me favorites from #5:
You Make It Easy (Golden Smog) -- There's a lot going on here and all of it is exciting.
All or Nothing (Small Faces/Steve Marriott) -- Extremely well-crafted and mature for a band that was still doing British Invasion things at the time.
Ladgrove Broke Symphony (The Waterboys) -- Has an almost Knopfler-like quality to it -- nothing like their '80s sound that I'm most familiar with.
Don Quixote
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For the MAD new release radar, Charlie Wilson has featured on some songs recently, but he released his first single in a couple of years yesterday.
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#4 is going to be my highest ranking of his solo songs, and then The GAP Band will close things out.
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#4 is going to be my highest ranking of his solo songs, and then The GAP Band will close things out.
Eephus
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Michael Head #5 - Shack - "Comedy" (1999)
Heading back to Shack's HMS Fable album for what is probably Head's most beloved song. He originally wrote it for The Pale Fountains in 1986 but didn't get around to recording it for over a decade. It became Shack's biggest UK hit reaching #44 on the charts and Mick's closed his shows with it for a long time. He's never been a prodigious tourer but he's played "Comedy" enough times that he wrote a new song about it. "Coda" is the closer of his most recent album and includes the lyrics "we played this riff in ninety three/at the end of Comedy/it’s had a chequered life/we called it G to G’" which refers to the G chord that starts "Comedy" and the nickname of the melody before lyrics were added.
"Comedy" is another mid-tempo love song with a soaring chorus and no trumpets again. It's very representative of Head's style that you've either grown to enjoy or be bored with during this countdown.
Heading back to Shack's HMS Fable album for what is probably Head's most beloved song. He originally wrote it for The Pale Fountains in 1986 but didn't get around to recording it for over a decade. It became Shack's biggest UK hit reaching #44 on the charts and Mick's closed his shows with it for a long time. He's never been a prodigious tourer but he's played "Comedy" enough times that he wrote a new song about it. "Coda" is the closer of his most recent album and includes the lyrics "we played this riff in ninety three/at the end of Comedy/it’s had a chequered life/we called it G to G’" which refers to the G chord that starts "Comedy" and the nickname of the melody before lyrics were added.
"Comedy" is another mid-tempo love song with a soaring chorus and no trumpets again. It's very representative of Head's style that you've either grown to enjoy or be bored with during this countdown.
Mt. Man
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The #5s were worthy of some gesture that involved hands meeting, perhaps high in the air. I dunno, here’s what I liked:
Selected Favorites:
Don’t Lose Any Sleep - John Waite
The Stranger - Billy Joel
Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
Comedy - Shack (/Michael Head)
Something Makes You Feel Like - Cornershop
The Death of Me - City and Colour
Best Friend - The English Beat
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Laugh Lines - Headstones (/Hugh Dillon)
Small spotlight:
Not surprisingly I’m familiar with Meat Loaf’s bigger hits and a few deep cuts. “All Revved Up with No Place to Go” felt new, though maybe it’s just a faded memory. Either way, it was one of those Meat Loaf songs that hit me strongly with its energy and groove.
Selected Favorites:
Don’t Lose Any Sleep - John Waite
The Stranger - Billy Joel
Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
Comedy - Shack (/Michael Head)
Something Makes You Feel Like - Cornershop
The Death of Me - City and Colour
Best Friend - The English Beat
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Laugh Lines - Headstones (/Hugh Dillon)
Small spotlight:
Not surprisingly I’m familiar with Meat Loaf’s bigger hits and a few deep cuts. “All Revved Up with No Place to Go” felt new, though maybe it’s just a faded memory. Either way, it was one of those Meat Loaf songs that hit me strongly with its energy and groove.
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new to me likes:
Cup Of Tea- Shack
Twist and Crawl- the English Beat- haven't spotlighted them much, but good tune here
Tangled- Headstones
Noche Acosador- John 5- Impressive
Two Coins- City and Colour
What did the hippie have in his bag- Cornershop- Favorite new to me this round
known likes
Head over Heels- Go Go's- I'm a sucker for songs with clapping
Thru the Eyes of Ruby- S.P.- great song
Seek and Destroy- Metallica- one of my favorites
Think I'm in Love- Beck
Sunshine of Your Love- Cream - absolute classic banger
new to me likes:
Cup Of Tea- Shack
Twist and Crawl- the English Beat- haven't spotlighted them much, but good tune here
Tangled- Headstones
Noche Acosador- John 5- Impressive
Two Coins- City and Colour
What did the hippie have in his bag- Cornershop- Favorite new to me this round
known likes
Head over Heels- Go Go's- I'm a sucker for songs with clapping
Thru the Eyes of Ruby- S.P.- great song
Seek and Destroy- Metallica- one of my favorites
Think I'm in Love- Beck
Sunshine of Your Love- Cream - absolute classic banger
Chaos34
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John 5 and The Creatures trio again. Not much to say beyond the previous one. Here he writes lyrics and sings! haha
I Want it All
At the beginning of this exercise I would have had a lot to say about this. Somn somn about how hard he's worked, how wanting it all was his dream, how sometimes availability is the best ability. Something he said in one of those interviews.
I Want it All
At the beginning of this exercise I would have had a lot to say about this. Somn somn about how hard he's worked, how wanting it all was his dream, how sometimes availability is the best ability. Something he said in one of those interviews.
Zegras11
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4's PLAYLIST
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[td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band -- Newby Street
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[td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Uprock Boogie
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[td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]She's the One
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[td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]Ill Fated
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[td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]There Goes My Baby - Charlie Wilson
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[td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]Tears of a Clown
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[td]Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw[/td][td]-OZ_[/td][td]Tangled up
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[td]Neil Diamond[/td][td]Mrs. Rannous[/td][td]Solitary Man
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[td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"Black Coffee" - Humble Pie
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[td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]Lover I Don't Have To Love
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[td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]Stand Inside Your Love
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[td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td]That’s How Strong My Love Is
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[td]Meat Loaf[/td][td]snellman[/td][td]I Couldn't Have Said it Better Myself
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Newby Street
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band · Artorius Revisited · Song · 2013
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Stand Inside Your Love
The Smashing Pumpkins · Machina / The Machines Of God · Song · 2000
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That's How Strong My Love Is
Otis Redding · The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads · Song · 1965
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Summer, Highland Falls - Live at Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT - December 1976
Billy Joel · 50 Years of the Piano Man · Song · 2022
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Somewhere over the Rainbow Bar and Grill
David Lee Roth · Somewhere over the Rainbow Bar and Grill · Song · 2020
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My Wanderings in the Weary Land
The Waterboys · Good Luck, Seeker (Deluxe) · Song · 2020
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Clear Blue Water - Ferry Corsten Remix
Above & Beyond, OceanLab, Ferry Corsten · Clear Blue Water · Song · 2007
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John Maddens Lunchbox
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#4 - Otis Redding - That’s How Strong My Love Is
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That's How Strong My Love Is
Otis Redding · The Very Best of Otis Redding · Song · 1992
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JML Rank - #3
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #6
Album - The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
Recorded - 1964-1965
Is this a Cover? - Yes (O.V Wright)
Songwriter - Roosevelt Jamison
Notable Covers
1965 - Rolling Stones, The In Crowd, The Hollies
1966 - Percy Sledge, Millie Small
Later On - Candi Staton, Humble Pie, Bryan Ferry, Roland Gift, ? And the Mysterians, Mick Hucknall, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers
Comments - From wiki
The album opens with "That's How Strong My Love Is". Written by Roosevelt Jamison and altered by Cropper, the song was first performed by O. V. Wright on Goldwax Records, where it was cut by both Jamison and Wright. Redding's version was released days after the original. The Rolling Stones covered the song shortly afterwards[1] and included it on their album Out of Our Heads (released in July 1965). Isaac Hayes made his debut as a pianist with Otis Redding, possibly on songs "Come to Me" or "Security".[1] It is unclear because prior to 1966, the Memphis Musicians Union kept little or no session documentation
Next Up - I ruined the ranking for this one. Sorry.
Mrs. Rannous
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Round 4 - Solitary Man - Neil Diamond
Our guest performer is HIM, a Finnish gothic rock band. They covered this in 2004. I totally dig it.
Our guest performer is HIM, a Finnish gothic rock band. They covered this in 2004. I totally dig it.
Uruk-Hai
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This is one of those songs that sound like it was written 10,000 years ago instead of 60.#4 - Otis Redding - That’s How Strong My Love Is
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That's How Strong My Love Is
Otis Redding · The Very Best of Otis Redding · Song · 1992
Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
JML Rank - #3
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #6
Album - The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
Recorded - 1964-1965
Is this a Cover? - Yes (O.V Wright)
Songwriter - Roosevelt Jamison
Notable Covers
1965 - Rolling Stones, The In Crowd, The Hollies
1966 - Percy Sledge, Millie Small
Later On - Candi Staton, Humble Pie, Bryan Ferry, Roland Gift, ? And the Mysterians, Mick Hucknall, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers
Comments - From wiki
The album opens with "That's How Strong My Love Is". Written by Roosevelt Jamison and altered by Cropper, the song was first performed by O. V. Wright on Goldwax Records, where it was cut by both Jamison and Wright. Redding's version was released days after the original. The Rolling Stones covered the song shortly afterwards[1] and included it on their album Out of Our Heads (released in July 1965). Isaac Hayes made his debut as a pianist with Otis Redding, possibly on songs "Come to Me" or "Security".[1] It is unclear because prior to 1966, the Memphis Musicians Union kept little or no session documentation
Next Up - I ruined the ranking for this one. Sorry.
Buddy Miller also cut a really nicer version
Dr. Octopus
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I liked this one a lot.
Mister CIA
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simey
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Summer, Highland Falls
Billy wrote this song for his 1976 album Turnstiles. When he first moved back from LA, he and his wife lived in Highland Falls, NY for the summer. He wrote this song about his relationship at the time, and it's about manic depression. The manic depression part is not just in the lyrics, but musically as well. He said his left hand plays the depressed part going slowly up and down, and the right hand plays the manic part with its upbeat bouncy sound. He said he recognized tendencies in himself where he is either up or down, and he refers to it in the song as sadness or euphoria. It's my favorite song on the album. This is the live version from Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT, December 1976.
So we'll argue and we'll compromise
And realize that nothing's ever changed
For all our mutual experience
Our separate conclusions are the same
Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity
Our reason coexists with our insanity
And though we chose between reality and madness
It's either sadness or euphoria
Billy wrote this song for his 1976 album Turnstiles. When he first moved back from LA, he and his wife lived in Highland Falls, NY for the summer. He wrote this song about his relationship at the time, and it's about manic depression. The manic depression part is not just in the lyrics, but musically as well. He said his left hand plays the depressed part going slowly up and down, and the right hand plays the manic part with its upbeat bouncy sound. He said he recognized tendencies in himself where he is either up or down, and he refers to it in the song as sadness or euphoria. It's my favorite song on the album. This is the live version from Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT, December 1976.
So we'll argue and we'll compromise
And realize that nothing's ever changed
For all our mutual experience
Our separate conclusions are the same
Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity
Our reason coexists with our insanity
And though we chose between reality and madness
It's either sadness or euphoria
Charlie Steiner
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4. She's the One (Rover's Return, 1987)
John once again teams up with one of the most legendary journeymen most people outside of the Czech Republic may never have heard of, Ivan Kral, to deliver another Babys-esque toe-tapper.
John once again teams up with one of the most legendary journeymen most people outside of the Czech Republic may never have heard of, Ivan Kral, to deliver another Babys-esque toe-tapper.
Yambag
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Smashing Pumpkins #4
Song: Stand Inside Your Love
Album: Machina / The Machines of God
Summary: First off, this is probably ranked much higher than others would but I consider it their single best straightforward rock song. My wife and I also had the lyrics to this song framed on display at our wedding so it holds personal meaning.
But onto the reveal I hinted at with song 31 (and which also touches on a few others on this playlist). Much to fans' surprise, Machina was the culmination of a story that Billy had been building for years. After the album came out, the band released small hints every so often about this story and fans started to notice a theme of recurring “characters” in the lyrics all the way back to the first album Gish (June, Zero, Ruby and now Glass).
The story itself is a bit convoluted, but here is a summary along with key songs/albums in parenthesis. A rock star named Zero (Zero, #15 from Mellon Collie) receives a message from God through the radio static (I of the Mourning, #31 from Machina) and changes his name to Glass (Glass' Theme from Machina II). He changes his band's name to The Machines of God (the name of Billy’s group touring this summer). Their fans become known as The Ghost Children (Glass and the Ghost Children from Machina). Glass meets June (Mayonaise, #8 from Siamese Dream and Bye June from Lull), his true love, who soon falls into drug use. One day he comes home to find her OD'd, she survives, only to later die in a car crash (Tear from Adore). Glass eventually fades into obscurity and insanity, left alone only with the voice of "God."
As mentioned in the intro, Billy has big ideas, which don’t always pan out, but as a bookend to the first chapter of the band, it was a pretty big reveal for fans.
Song: Stand Inside Your Love
Album: Machina / The Machines of God
Summary: First off, this is probably ranked much higher than others would but I consider it their single best straightforward rock song. My wife and I also had the lyrics to this song framed on display at our wedding so it holds personal meaning.
But onto the reveal I hinted at with song 31 (and which also touches on a few others on this playlist). Much to fans' surprise, Machina was the culmination of a story that Billy had been building for years. After the album came out, the band released small hints every so often about this story and fans started to notice a theme of recurring “characters” in the lyrics all the way back to the first album Gish (June, Zero, Ruby and now Glass).
The story itself is a bit convoluted, but here is a summary along with key songs/albums in parenthesis. A rock star named Zero (Zero, #15 from Mellon Collie) receives a message from God through the radio static (I of the Mourning, #31 from Machina) and changes his name to Glass (Glass' Theme from Machina II). He changes his band's name to The Machines of God (the name of Billy’s group touring this summer). Their fans become known as The Ghost Children (Glass and the Ghost Children from Machina). Glass meets June (Mayonaise, #8 from Siamese Dream and Bye June from Lull), his true love, who soon falls into drug use. One day he comes home to find her OD'd, she survives, only to later die in a car crash (Tear from Adore). Glass eventually fades into obscurity and insanity, left alone only with the voice of "God."
As mentioned in the intro, Billy has big ideas, which don’t always pan out, but as a bookend to the first chapter of the band, it was a pretty big reveal for fans.
Dr. Octopus
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4.
Song: Ill Fated
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Songwriter: Daniel Murphy
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – background vocals, guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – guitar
Dan Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
Marc Perlman – background vocals, bass
Noah Levy – drums
I’m not a big Soul Asylum fan but I’m crazy impressed with Dan Murphy’s songwriting abilities. May be the best lyrics for a end of a relationship song.
Wasn't much of a union
Denial and confusion
Meant something to you, I bet you would have stayed
Stumbled on some good times
Turned them into landmines
You know you can turn the other way
You say you've been meaning
To sort through all your demons
If there's some room, are you gonna let me in?
You've been hung dry by your close friends
Your inner child's an orphan
You're so far down, you don't know where you been
So many things you don't know
If you want me to leave, just say so
It's the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated
So ill fated
Goodbye with preservations
Regrets and salutations
Something in there somewhere that I didn't say
It's you I think of only
Whenever you get lonely
And I got more than years to give away
I've been dying to start living
You're just living to be dying
We can't seem to find no common ground
You hate me when I'm lonely
I'm lonely when you hate me
Mostly I'm just there to kick around
Soaring high and low
First to leave, last to know
It's the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated
So ill fated
It's the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated
Song: Ill Fated
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Songwriter: Daniel Murphy
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – background vocals, guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – guitar
Dan Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
Marc Perlman – background vocals, bass
Noah Levy – drums
I’m not a big Soul Asylum fan but I’m crazy impressed with Dan Murphy’s songwriting abilities. May be the best lyrics for a end of a relationship song.
Wasn't much of a union
Denial and confusion
Meant something to you, I bet you would have stayed
Stumbled on some good times
Turned them into landmines
You know you can turn the other way
You say you've been meaning
To sort through all your demons
If there's some room, are you gonna let me in?
You've been hung dry by your close friends
Your inner child's an orphan
You're so far down, you don't know where you been
So many things you don't know
If you want me to leave, just say so
It's the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated
So ill fated
Goodbye with preservations
Regrets and salutations
Something in there somewhere that I didn't say
It's you I think of only
Whenever you get lonely
And I got more than years to give away
I've been dying to start living
You're just living to be dying
We can't seem to find no common ground
You hate me when I'm lonely
I'm lonely when you hate me
Mostly I'm just there to kick around
Soaring high and low
First to leave, last to know
It's the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated
So ill fated
It's the kind of thing I like
Curse cast in the night
So ill fated
Yambag
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5s
Known
Otis Redding: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Metallica: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Doobie Brothers: Black Water
Billy Joel: The Stranger
Caught My Attention
Go-Go's: How Much More
Shack: Comedy (really loved this one!)
Golden Smog: You Make It Easy (my favorite so far from them)
Caro Emerald: Riviera Life
Bright Eyes: Lua
Meat Loaf: All Revved Up With No Place To Go
Headstones: Laugh Lines
Luna: Speed Bumps
City & Colour: The Death of Me
Known
Otis Redding: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Metallica: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Doobie Brothers: Black Water
Billy Joel: The Stranger
Caught My Attention
Go-Go's: How Much More
Shack: Comedy (really loved this one!)
Golden Smog: You Make It Easy (my favorite so far from them)
Caro Emerald: Riviera Life
Bright Eyes: Lua
Meat Loaf: All Revved Up With No Place To Go
Headstones: Laugh Lines
Luna: Speed Bumps
City & Colour: The Death of Me
Tau837
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Eric Clapton #4
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
"Layla" is a song written by Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded with their band Derek and the Dominos for their only studio album, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". Its contrasting movements were composed separately by Clapton and Gordon. The piano part has also been controversially credited to Rita Coolidge, Gordon's girlfriend at the time.
Since its release, "Layla" has experienced great critical and popular acclaim, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time. Two versions have achieved chart success, the original version released in 1971 and the second 20 years later as an acoustic "Unplugged" performance by Clapton, which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The original version peaked at #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972. I like the acoustic version better but included the original in the countdown as an homage to its greatness.
The song was inspired by the story of Layla and Majnun, which Clapton had been told by his friend Ian Dallas, who was converting to Islam. Nizami's tale, about a moon princess who was married off by her father to a man she did not love, resulting in Majnun's madness, struck a deep chord with Clapton. The song was further inspired by Clapton's secret love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison. After Harrison and Boyd divorced, Clapton and Boyd eventually married.
Clapton originally wrote "Layla" as a ballad, with lyrics describing his unrequited love for Boyd, but the song became a "rocker" when, according to Clapton, Duane Allman composed the song's signature riff. The song contained two sections, the first being guitar driven and the second being piano driven. The recording of the first section of the song consisted of sixteen tracks of which six were guitar tracks: a rhythm part by Clapton, three tracks of harmonies played by Clapton, a track of solos by Allman, and one track with both Allman and Clapton playing duplicate solos. The second section gives the song an emotional resolution, like the acceptance that follows desperation and torment.
Allman's presence was essential to the emotional and sonic power of the original version. The collaboration between Clapton and Allman is now considered one of the great guitar pairings in rock history.
“Layla” is an emotional outpouring set to music, capturing Clapton at a moment of passionate vulnerability. From its explosive opening riff to the piano outro, it shows how music can mirror the range of human feeling, from obsession and anguish to resignation and peace. It remains a cornerstone of rock history and a definitive statement in Clapton’s career.
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
"Layla" is a song written by Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded with their band Derek and the Dominos for their only studio album, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". Its contrasting movements were composed separately by Clapton and Gordon. The piano part has also been controversially credited to Rita Coolidge, Gordon's girlfriend at the time.
Since its release, "Layla" has experienced great critical and popular acclaim, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time. Two versions have achieved chart success, the original version released in 1971 and the second 20 years later as an acoustic "Unplugged" performance by Clapton, which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The original version peaked at #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972. I like the acoustic version better but included the original in the countdown as an homage to its greatness.
The song was inspired by the story of Layla and Majnun, which Clapton had been told by his friend Ian Dallas, who was converting to Islam. Nizami's tale, about a moon princess who was married off by her father to a man she did not love, resulting in Majnun's madness, struck a deep chord with Clapton. The song was further inspired by Clapton's secret love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison. After Harrison and Boyd divorced, Clapton and Boyd eventually married.
Clapton originally wrote "Layla" as a ballad, with lyrics describing his unrequited love for Boyd, but the song became a "rocker" when, according to Clapton, Duane Allman composed the song's signature riff. The song contained two sections, the first being guitar driven and the second being piano driven. The recording of the first section of the song consisted of sixteen tracks of which six were guitar tracks: a rhythm part by Clapton, three tracks of harmonies played by Clapton, a track of solos by Allman, and one track with both Allman and Clapton playing duplicate solos. The second section gives the song an emotional resolution, like the acceptance that follows desperation and torment.
Allman's presence was essential to the emotional and sonic power of the original version. The collaboration between Clapton and Allman is now considered one of the great guitar pairings in rock history.
“Layla” is an emotional outpouring set to music, capturing Clapton at a moment of passionate vulnerability. From its explosive opening riff to the piano outro, it shows how music can mirror the range of human feeling, from obsession and anguish to resignation and peace. It remains a cornerstone of rock history and a definitive statement in Clapton’s career.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Was wondering where Layla would fall in your rankings. Thought #1 might be in play. Never the big Clapton fan, this song is an all-timer, and I'm real curious to see where the album ends up in the album countdown. I know I gave it very good ranking.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
4. My Little Red Book
Album: Love (1966)
Writers: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
As unlucky as Arthur Lee and Love were with how things in the music industry went for them, they were in the right place at the right time, or else they may never have been signed in the first place.
In 1965, Jac Holzman, the head of Elektra, up until then a folk label, was looking to sign a rock band to tap into that market. He went to one of Love's performances in LA and was captivated by their performance of "My Little Red Book," a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally performed by Manfred Mann. It had been added to Love's sets after Lee and John Echols saw the film What's New Pussycat?, which featured Mann's version. Holzman raved about the "manic intensity" of Love's cover, saying that they had brought "searing intensity" to "a mediocre song." He immediately offered the band a contract, which they signed in January 1966.
That promise was delivered when Love recorded "My Little Red Book" for their debut album, for which it was the first track and lead single. The pulsating bass and staccato guitar, which come in at the beginning and are present for most of the song, sound as much like the "alternative" music of the future as they do a contemporary take on the Rolling Stones. Lee sings the song, about a man who is pleading for an ex to take him back, with great emotion and intensity. This is mid-60s pop/rock at its finest.
"My Little Red Book," my highest-ranked song from the debut album, topped the local chart in LA and hit #52 on Billboard's Hot 100. The performance was influential on a number of bands, from the Velvet Underground -- whose guitarist Sterling Morrison was obsessed with it -- to Pink Floyd, whose frontman Syd Barrett developed the psychedelic instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive" as a response to the band's manager humming "My Little Red Book"'s main riff to him. For metal fans, Dokken covered Love's arrangement in 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCqIbOlvdU. Contemporary garage rockers The Standells also covered the Love arrangement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTbbhwkObpE. As this was issued before Lee's relationship with Elektra was poisoned, conventional promotional methods occurred, including an appearance on American Bandstand (clip below). I did not have Arthur Lee interacting with D!ck Clark on my bingo card when I started this exercise.
The song also provided a gateway for Bacharach and David to work with rock acts. "Although I didn't like their version because they were playing the wrong chords, it was nice to have a hit that gave me some credibility in the world of rock and roll," Bacharach wrote in his memoir. Music writer Dave Marsh included "My Little Red Book" on his list of the 1,001 greatest singles.
"My Little Red Book" is one of Love's most-performed songs and might be No. 1 on that list if their '60s performances were documented, but most of them aren't. It appears in all eras for which there are setlists and was played at both of my shows, opening the 2002 one. The Love Band with Echols continues to perform it, including at their shows this spring.
The American Bandstand performance (lip synched, as they all were). Yes, this really happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO9ClIhFAo They also performed "My Little Red Book"'s B-side "A Message to Pretty," which did not make my top 41: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYNPWMku5KU Lee was interviewed by phone in another episode of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIP4_rO9lUc
Live version from "England" in 1970 (appears on The Blue Thumb Recordings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN06_rncgeM. The version that appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)), from London in 1970, could be the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55JruTMmb4M
Live version from LA in 1978 with Bryan MacLean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV6lSBbKlb8
Live version from Liverpool in 1992 with Michael Head's Shack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC0rBNkIYws
Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIUUKA67lQE
Live version from an Arthur Lee tribute concert in LA in 2006, including John Echols and Michael Stuart-Ware, drummer on Da Capo and Forever Changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KceaO59588w
The Love Band with Echols live in London in 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd4HCTlAB28
At #3, the song that was paradoxically Love's biggest hit and a huge influence on future musicians who had no interest in having hits.
Album: Love (1966)
Writers: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
As unlucky as Arthur Lee and Love were with how things in the music industry went for them, they were in the right place at the right time, or else they may never have been signed in the first place.
In 1965, Jac Holzman, the head of Elektra, up until then a folk label, was looking to sign a rock band to tap into that market. He went to one of Love's performances in LA and was captivated by their performance of "My Little Red Book," a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally performed by Manfred Mann. It had been added to Love's sets after Lee and John Echols saw the film What's New Pussycat?, which featured Mann's version. Holzman raved about the "manic intensity" of Love's cover, saying that they had brought "searing intensity" to "a mediocre song." He immediately offered the band a contract, which they signed in January 1966.
That promise was delivered when Love recorded "My Little Red Book" for their debut album, for which it was the first track and lead single. The pulsating bass and staccato guitar, which come in at the beginning and are present for most of the song, sound as much like the "alternative" music of the future as they do a contemporary take on the Rolling Stones. Lee sings the song, about a man who is pleading for an ex to take him back, with great emotion and intensity. This is mid-60s pop/rock at its finest.
"My Little Red Book," my highest-ranked song from the debut album, topped the local chart in LA and hit #52 on Billboard's Hot 100. The performance was influential on a number of bands, from the Velvet Underground -- whose guitarist Sterling Morrison was obsessed with it -- to Pink Floyd, whose frontman Syd Barrett developed the psychedelic instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive" as a response to the band's manager humming "My Little Red Book"'s main riff to him. For metal fans, Dokken covered Love's arrangement in 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCqIbOlvdU. Contemporary garage rockers The Standells also covered the Love arrangement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTbbhwkObpE. As this was issued before Lee's relationship with Elektra was poisoned, conventional promotional methods occurred, including an appearance on American Bandstand (clip below). I did not have Arthur Lee interacting with D!ck Clark on my bingo card when I started this exercise.
The song also provided a gateway for Bacharach and David to work with rock acts. "Although I didn't like their version because they were playing the wrong chords, it was nice to have a hit that gave me some credibility in the world of rock and roll," Bacharach wrote in his memoir. Music writer Dave Marsh included "My Little Red Book" on his list of the 1,001 greatest singles.
"My Little Red Book" is one of Love's most-performed songs and might be No. 1 on that list if their '60s performances were documented, but most of them aren't. It appears in all eras for which there are setlists and was played at both of my shows, opening the 2002 one. The Love Band with Echols continues to perform it, including at their shows this spring.
The American Bandstand performance (lip synched, as they all were). Yes, this really happened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO9ClIhFAo They also performed "My Little Red Book"'s B-side "A Message to Pretty," which did not make my top 41: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYNPWMku5KU Lee was interviewed by phone in another episode of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIP4_rO9lUc
Live version from "England" in 1970 (appears on The Blue Thumb Recordings): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN06_rncgeM. The version that appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)), from London in 1970, could be the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55JruTMmb4M
Live version from LA in 1978 with Bryan MacLean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV6lSBbKlb8
Live version from Liverpool in 1992 with Michael Head's Shack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC0rBNkIYws
Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIUUKA67lQE
Live version from an Arthur Lee tribute concert in LA in 2006, including John Echols and Michael Stuart-Ware, drummer on Da Capo and Forever Changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KceaO59588w
The Love Band with Echols live in London in 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd4HCTlAB28
At #3, the song that was paradoxically Love's biggest hit and a huge influence on future musicians who had no interest in having hits.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
#4 There Goes My Baby (Spotify) - Charlie Wilson
I’m back from vacation as of last night, and in time for the highest Charlie Wilson solo song on my list. After the success of “Charlie, Last Name Wilson,” his record producers wanted him to do another album with R.Kelly, but he did not want to do that for, uh, you know, being against pedophilia. He ended up largely financing the album that “There Goes My Baby” is on on his own, and brought in some help from Babyface and his team, who was a co-writer of this one. (Charlie Wilson is doing an “Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout Tour” with Babyface this year too.)
The self-financing included the music video. For another Snoop Dogg connection, this came out around the time that Snoop and his wife Shante renewed their wedding vows. Charlie Wilson wrote in his memoir that the ceremony was at Charlie Wilson’s ranch, and he played this song there and dedicated it to them. The music video in the YouTube link includes clips from the ceremony and from Snoop’s Father Hood reality show.
I’m back from vacation as of last night, and in time for the highest Charlie Wilson solo song on my list. After the success of “Charlie, Last Name Wilson,” his record producers wanted him to do another album with R.Kelly, but he did not want to do that for, uh, you know, being against pedophilia. He ended up largely financing the album that “There Goes My Baby” is on on his own, and brought in some help from Babyface and his team, who was a co-writer of this one. (Charlie Wilson is doing an “Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout Tour” with Babyface this year too.)
The self-financing included the music video. For another Snoop Dogg connection, this came out around the time that Snoop and his wife Shante renewed their wedding vows. Charlie Wilson wrote in his memoir that the ceremony was at Charlie Wilson’s ranch, and he played this song there and dedicated it to them. The music video in the YouTube link includes clips from the ceremony and from Snoop’s Father Hood reality show.
zamboni
Footballguy
When they found Carbone in the meat truck, he was frozen so stiff it took them two days to thaw him out for the autopsy.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
This group totally whooshed by me until the 1980s, when I heard cover versions of some of their songs that I liked and then went back and heard the Love versions. The version of My Little Red Book I heard first was the one by Ted Nugent.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
The final 4 songs on the playlist from Cornershop are from their most recent album, England Is A Garden released in 2020---one of my favorites from that year.
And Tjinder Singh is back on lead vocal which is a welcome return for me. While I appreciate that he likes to bring in guest vocalists, I think his voice works best with his songs. And these 4 songs are all very good.
And Tjinder Singh is back on lead vocal which is a welcome return for me. While I appreciate that he likes to bring in guest vocalists, I think his voice works best with his songs. And these 4 songs are all very good.
snellman
Footballguy
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This one almost slipped past me. I hadn't heard much of this album and it is not on spotify. I was researching and stumbled across it on youtube. The album is ok, but this song hit and immediately jumped up my list. The album was released in 2003 and was only the 3rd album released without any songs written by Jim Steinman.
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This one almost slipped past me. I hadn't heard much of this album and it is not on spotify. I was researching and stumbled across it on youtube. The album is ok, but this song hit and immediately jumped up my list. The album was released in 2003 and was only the 3rd album released without any songs written by Jim Steinman.
Yambag
Footballguy
4's (Leaving for vacation tomorrow, had this playlist on repeat while getting stuff ready)
Known
Belinda Carlisle: Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Metallica: One
Doobie Brothers: Another Park, Another Sunday
Billy Joel: Summer, Highland Falls
Derek & The Dominoes: Layla
Caught My Attention
Charlie Wilson: There Goes My Baby
Caro Emerald: Tangled Up
Humble Pie: Black Coffee
Bright Eyes: Lover I Don't Have To Love
Headstones: Do That Thing
Love: My Little Red Book
Beck: Gamma Ray
John 5: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill
Cornershop: No Rock Save In Roll
Known
Belinda Carlisle: Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Metallica: One
Doobie Brothers: Another Park, Another Sunday
Billy Joel: Summer, Highland Falls
Derek & The Dominoes: Layla
Caught My Attention
Charlie Wilson: There Goes My Baby
Caro Emerald: Tangled Up
Humble Pie: Black Coffee
Bright Eyes: Lover I Don't Have To Love
Headstones: Do That Thing
Love: My Little Red Book
Beck: Gamma Ray
John 5: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill
Cornershop: No Rock Save In Roll
Chaos34
Footballguy
As happy as I was to discover 5 and The Creatures, well I was just giddy to hear this. Between an estimated 2012-2018 David Lee Roth and John recorded a full album Dave had written to be a Broadway play. The mysterious sessions were dubbed The California Sessions. Dave didn't get the musical together and John begged him both privately and publicly to release them. This started in 2017 and by 2020 Dave released a couple. Currently 6 of them have been released and can be found in the online comic, The Roth Project narrated by Dave. The idea for the play was - Van Halen's early years. It's all nostalgic and sounds nothing like Van Halen or DLR. Just old Dave reliving his glory days.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar and Grill is dedicated to Eddie with the note, "Hey Ed. I'm gonna miss ya. See you on the other side." The Rainbow Bar and Grill is an iconic Sunset Blvd hang out where Van Halen not only played some of their earliest shows, but were regular customers. This song is about those days.
It gives me an acoustic Elvis Costello vibe, maybe a little Joe Jackson-y.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar and Grill is dedicated to Eddie with the note, "Hey Ed. I'm gonna miss ya. See you on the other side." The Rainbow Bar and Grill is an iconic Sunset Blvd hang out where Van Halen not only played some of their earliest shows, but were regular customers. This song is about those days.
It gives me an acoustic Elvis Costello vibe, maybe a little Joe Jackson-y.
David Lee Roth - Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar and Grill
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Love it! This is the Machina song I mentioned that would be high in my rankings - for sure top 10.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
The English Beat Family Tree #4
Tears of a Clown
Artist - The English Beat
Album - I Just Can’t Stop It (1980) - sort of
This was the very first single from the band and was released in 1979. It wasn’t on the original UK I Just Can’t Stop It album release, but was added to the US version.
I’ve always loved this fun, upbeat version of the Smokey Robinson classic.
Tears of a Clown
Artist - The English Beat
Album - I Just Can’t Stop It (1980) - sort of
This was the very first single from the band and was released in 1979. It wasn’t on the original UK I Just Can’t Stop It album release, but was added to the US version.
I’ve always loved this fun, upbeat version of the Smokey Robinson classic.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
#4: PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS - UPROCK BOOGIE
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Some of my favorite references in this one as we close out Highlighter. Another strong top to bottom album. A few others songs like The Time Bandit and Electric Tookie were in strong contention for the playlist as well. Being hypercritical, I would say it's a slight step down from Carried Away for me. It doesn't stick the landing quite as well, but we are talking 9/10 instead of 10/10 here for me.
You see me and Scooby, we rollin' up a doobie
Hanging out with Tootie and Blair, I'm fly
Who got the props? Rappers are actors
Who act like kids… who got the Mott's?
"I got the Mott's! "
That commercial is probably one of my dumbest references IRL. It always gets blank stares.
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NEXT: a crowd favorite and prominent video game sample close out 12 Step Program.
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Some of my favorite references in this one as we close out Highlighter. Another strong top to bottom album. A few others songs like The Time Bandit and Electric Tookie were in strong contention for the playlist as well. Being hypercritical, I would say it's a slight step down from Carried Away for me. It doesn't stick the landing quite as well, but we are talking 9/10 instead of 10/10 here for me.
You see me and Scooby, we rollin' up a doobie
Hanging out with Tootie and Blair, I'm fly
Who got the props? Rappers are actors
Who act like kids… who got the Mott's?
"I got the Mott's! "
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Yambag
Footballguy
Liked this one a lot, interesting to see that Nikki Sixx wrote the music.
-OZ-
Footballguy
I'm in the mood, you know what to do
Treat this like some food
Ten minus two with you
Ain't the point of cake just to eat it too?
I'm tryna get ate
Ten minus two with you
Eight, eight, eight, eight
Eight, eight, eight, eight
Eight, eight, eight, eight
Eight, eight, eight, eight
New to me, added to likes
Outstanding
Friendly advice
Meant to be
Favorites this round came down to double trouble, ticking down the Highway, and the winner - lies of the beautiful people
Treat this like some food
Ten minus two with you
Ain't the point of cake just to eat it too?
I'm tryna get ate
Ten minus two with you
Eight, eight, eight, eight
Eight, eight, eight, eight
Eight, eight, eight, eight
Eight, eight, eight, eight
New to me, added to likes
Outstanding
Friendly advice
Meant to be
Favorites this round came down to double trouble, ticking down the Highway, and the winner - lies of the beautiful people
tuffnutt
Footballguy
4.
Lover I Don't Have To Love- Bright Eyes
from Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002)
“Lover I Don’t Have to Love” is one of the most haunting and emotionally raw tracks in Bright Eyes’ discography. The song's central theme revolves around the idea of wanting a lover without the emotional investment and potential heartbreak of love. But more specifically, its about meeting a groupie after the show and having a drug fueled hookup. Perfectly written and performed... 10/10.
Lover I Don't Have To Love- Bright Eyes
from Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002)
“Lover I Don’t Have to Love” is one of the most haunting and emotionally raw tracks in Bright Eyes’ discography. The song's central theme revolves around the idea of wanting a lover without the emotional investment and potential heartbreak of love. But more specifically, its about meeting a groupie after the show and having a drug fueled hookup. Perfectly written and performed... 10/10.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
This is the first Bright Eyes' song I ever heard. And I was hooked.
Eephus
Footballguy
Michael Head #4 - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - "Newby Street" (2013)
Heading back to Mick's first EP with the Red Elastics. I'm sorry but I really oversold the trumpets thing. I expected at least ten and maybe as many as a dozen but this only brings us up to eight. Two of the remaining songs are from Shack who rarely use brass. I'll re-listen but none of the songs left in the countdown feature trumpets as prominently as "Newby Street".
The song is a swinging number that uses a pair of horns to emphasize a dum da-dum rhythm that's kind of reminiscent of "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones. Mick brought back Andy Diagram from the Paleys days to play the trumpet solo before the final chorus. Newby Street is an actual place. It's in Liverpool of course not far from Everton's stadium Goodison Park. With the Blues moving to new grounds near the docks next month, I'm sure Newby Street and its surrounding area will change a lot in the years to come.
Heading back to Mick's first EP with the Red Elastics. I'm sorry but I really oversold the trumpets thing. I expected at least ten and maybe as many as a dozen but this only brings us up to eight. Two of the remaining songs are from Shack who rarely use brass. I'll re-listen but none of the songs left in the countdown feature trumpets as prominently as "Newby Street".
The song is a swinging number that uses a pair of horns to emphasize a dum da-dum rhythm that's kind of reminiscent of "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones. Mick brought back Andy Diagram from the Paleys days to play the trumpet solo before the final chorus. Newby Street is an actual place. It's in Liverpool of course not far from Everton's stadium Goodison Park. With the Blues moving to new grounds near the docks next month, I'm sure Newby Street and its surrounding area will change a lot in the years to come.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#4: One
Album: … And Justice For all (1988)
(music video) Metallica: One (Official Music Video)
(S&M Version) Metallica - One(S&M)
(live version) Metallica - One (Live In Moscow, Russia 1991) HQ Remaster 2021 720p
Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech, taken my hearing
Taken my arms, taken my legs
Taken my soul
Leaving me with a life in Hell
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So there’s a chance that you’ve heard “One” before. As I teased last time, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was #1 for many other M-ADs. Yeah, it’s a bit overplayed, but it’s a seven minute 26 second song that’s played a frequent amount, which is an achievement in itself.
Anyway, let me cover the bases. “One” was a song inspired by the film “Johnny Got His Gun”, taking some of its lyrics from events in it and using clips from it in the music video (see above). The video (released in 1989) is the first one from Metallica, done in black and white. There are actually three music videos for “One”. The original above, a shortened version, and one without clips from the movie, instead fading on the last bridge.
Speaking of versions, I’m falling back on highlighting the S&M version. It’s a more melancholy, deceptively mellow song like “One” where the orchestra really compliments things. Also the other live version's from Russia because of course I am.
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Next on the countdown, I’ve heard of electric vehicles, but this seat isn’t recommended.
#4: One
Album: … And Justice For all (1988)
(music video) Metallica: One (Official Music Video)
(S&M Version) Metallica - One(S&M)
(live version) Metallica - One (Live In Moscow, Russia 1991) HQ Remaster 2021 720p
Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech, taken my hearing
Taken my arms, taken my legs
Taken my soul
Leaving me with a life in Hell
—
So there’s a chance that you’ve heard “One” before. As I teased last time, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was #1 for many other M-ADs. Yeah, it’s a bit overplayed, but it’s a seven minute 26 second song that’s played a frequent amount, which is an achievement in itself.
Anyway, let me cover the bases. “One” was a song inspired by the film “Johnny Got His Gun”, taking some of its lyrics from events in it and using clips from it in the music video (see above). The video (released in 1989) is the first one from Metallica, done in black and white. There are actually three music videos for “One”. The original above, a shortened version, and one without clips from the movie, instead fading on the last bridge.
Speaking of versions, I’m falling back on highlighting the S&M version. It’s a more melancholy, deceptively mellow song like “One” where the orchestra really compliments things. Also the other live version's from Russia because of course I am.
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Next on the countdown, I’ve heard of electric vehicles, but this seat isn’t recommended.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
BECK
ALBUM #4: MODERN GUILT
SONG: GAMMA RAY
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Thanks again to Eephus for comments that had me double back on this one. It's not that it was being left off the playlist, but I think I had it at #8 because this was the only song on the playlist at the time. After some listens to this one and the ones around it, I decided I was wrong about the album and that a few more songs needed to be featured from it. Sounds great as Eephus pointed out and it's a lively, quick, 33 min listen.
NEXT: the 1 song in my top 5 that @Pip's Invitation saw at the concert he posted about.
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SONG: GAMMA RAY
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Thanks again to Eephus for comments that had me double back on this one. It's not that it was being left off the playlist, but I think I had it at #8 because this was the only song on the playlist at the time. After some listens to this one and the ones around it, I decided I was wrong about the album and that a few more songs needed to be featured from it. Sounds great as Eephus pointed out and it's a lively, quick, 33 min listen.
NEXT: the 1 song in my top 5 that @Pip's Invitation saw at the concert he posted about.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Three known-to-me favorites from #4:
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes/Eric Clapton) -- An unbelievable composition that never loses its firepower no matter how many times you hear it. I may have more to say in another thread sometime in the next few months.
Heaven Is a Place on Earth (Belinda Carlisle) -- Reminds me of spring break 1987 where we went to a rental house in Hilton Head that had a pool table, and my siblings and I rotated one cassette from each of us while we shot pool. This was my stepsister's cassette. My sister's was The Cure's Standing on the Beach and mine was the then-new Joshua Tree. As for the song specifically, what a great melody.
The Tears of a Clown (The English Beat) -- They really made this one their own.
Three new-to-me favorites from #4:
Lover I Don't Have to Love (Bright Eyes) -- Incredible lyrics and memorable music.
Do That Thing (Headstones/Hugh Dillon) -- A nice crunch on this one.
No Rock Save in Roll (Cornershop) -- A throwback to the stuff I really liked from the Handcream album.
Layla (Derek and the Dominoes/Eric Clapton) -- An unbelievable composition that never loses its firepower no matter how many times you hear it. I may have more to say in another thread sometime in the next few months.
Heaven Is a Place on Earth (Belinda Carlisle) -- Reminds me of spring break 1987 where we went to a rental house in Hilton Head that had a pool table, and my siblings and I rotated one cassette from each of us while we shot pool. This was my stepsister's cassette. My sister's was The Cure's Standing on the Beach and mine was the then-new Joshua Tree. As for the song specifically, what a great melody.
The Tears of a Clown (The English Beat) -- They really made this one their own.
Three new-to-me favorites from #4:
Lover I Don't Have to Love (Bright Eyes) -- Incredible lyrics and memorable music.
Do That Thing (Headstones/Hugh Dillon) -- A nice crunch on this one.
No Rock Save in Roll (Cornershop) -- A throwback to the stuff I really liked from the Handcream album.
tuffnutt
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6's
New to me likes:
X Hits the Spot- Michael Head
Anotha BBQ- PUTS
Radio King- Golden Smog- WOW!! my fav new to me this rd
lost in Space- Luna- continue to impress
Living in Lightning- City and Colour
Known Likes:
Mad about you- Belinda Carlisle- Ah Sweet nostalgia
1979- Smashing Pumpkins- speaking of nostalgia- Love this one #5 on my list
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay- Otis Redding- in running for all time greatest tunes for me
Paradise By the Dashboard Lights- Prob my fav Meatloaf
Welcome Home(Sanitarium)- Metallic- forgot how good this one was
Cocaine0 Eric Clapton- That riff is instantaneously recognizable
New to me likes:
X Hits the Spot- Michael Head
Anotha BBQ- PUTS
Radio King- Golden Smog- WOW!! my fav new to me this rd
lost in Space- Luna- continue to impress
Living in Lightning- City and Colour
Known Likes:
Mad about you- Belinda Carlisle- Ah Sweet nostalgia
1979- Smashing Pumpkins- speaking of nostalgia- Love this one #5 on my list
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay- Otis Redding- in running for all time greatest tunes for me
Paradise By the Dashboard Lights- Prob my fav Meatloaf
Welcome Home(Sanitarium)- Metallic- forgot how good this one was
Cocaine0 Eric Clapton- That riff is instantaneously recognizable
Mt. Man
Footballguy
The #4s:
Selected Favorites:
Gamma Ray - Beck
Waiting… - City and Colour
Lover I Don’t Have to Love - Bright Eyes
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill - David Lee Roth (/John 5)
Tangled Up - Caro Emerald
She’s the One - John Waite
No Rock Save In Roll - Cornershop
Newby Street - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band
My Little Red Book - Love
Small spotlight:
“Uprock Boogie” from People Under the Stairs was the first song thanks to shuffle, though part of it stuck with me the whole way through. I’m not exactly the type to “boogie”, but this one at least got my head nodding.
Selected Favorites:
Gamma Ray - Beck
Waiting… - City and Colour
Lover I Don’t Have to Love - Bright Eyes
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill - David Lee Roth (/John 5)
Tangled Up - Caro Emerald
She’s the One - John Waite
No Rock Save In Roll - Cornershop
Newby Street - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band
My Little Red Book - Love
Small spotlight:
“Uprock Boogie” from People Under the Stairs was the first song thanks to shuffle, though part of it stuck with me the whole way through. I’m not exactly the type to “boogie”, but this one at least got my head nodding.
Zegras11
Footballguy
3's PLAYLIST
[td]Belinda Carlise[/td][td]Zegras11[/td][td]Our Lips Are Sealed
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[td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band -- Kismet
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[td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]1 Up Til Sun Up
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[td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]Best of What I Got
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[td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]Cure For This
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[td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]Early in the Morning - The GAP Band
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[td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]Tenderness
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[td]Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw[/td][td]-OZ_[/td][td]One day
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[td]Neil Diamond[/td][td]Mrs. Rannous[/td][td]I'm A Believer
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[td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"C'mon Everybody" - Humble Pie
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[td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]I Got the Reason
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[td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]Drown
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[td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td]I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
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[td]Meat Loaf[/td][td]snellman[/td][td]Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
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Our Lips Are Sealed - Single Version
The Go-Go's · Beauty And The Beat · Song · 1981
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The Smashing Pumpkins · (Rotten Apples) The Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits · Song · 2001
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I've Been Loving You Too Long
Otis Redding · Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Collector's Edition) · Song · 1965
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Ride The Lightning (Remastered)
Metallica · Ride The Lightning (Remastered) · Song · 1984
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Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway..
David Lee Roth · Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway.. · Song · 2022
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We Found Each Other in the Dark
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Yo Mama
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The English Beat Family Tree #3
Tenderness
Artist - General Public
Album - All the Rage (1984)
So yeah, this one has been played out a lot over the years, but this was one of my favorite songs from my early HS years. Not even Applebees could mess this one up for me.
This was such a huge part of mid-80s pop culture, it was played in both Sixteen Candles and Weird Science (it was also in Clueless, but that was 90s).
Tenderness
Artist - General Public
Album - All the Rage (1984)
So yeah, this one has been played out a lot over the years, but this was one of my favorite songs from my early HS years. Not even Applebees could mess this one up for me.
This was such a huge part of mid-80s pop culture, it was played in both Sixteen Candles and Weird Science (it was also in Clueless, but that was 90s).
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 3 - I'm A Believer - Neil Diamond
From his album Dreams (2010). The album is covers of songs that are among his favorites. The Monkees recorded this in 1966, so I guess this is a full-circle moment. It is also a good title for a playlist.
This album also has his cover of "Blackbird" just for @krista4
From his album Dreams (2010). The album is covers of songs that are among his favorites. The Monkees recorded this in 1966, so I guess this is a full-circle moment. It is also a good title for a playlist.
This album also has his cover of "Blackbird" just for @krista4
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