Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Yeah it's not that song. I forgot to change song title when I copied and pasted - I already shared the Faces cover song a few entries back.
Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 5 - #1's have been posted. Link in OP. (23 Viewers)
- Thread starter Zegras11
- Start date
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I'm behind due to being sick last week and having holiday activities over the weekend.
Three known-to-me favorites from #10:
Glad and Sorry (Golden Smog) -- Just as compelling as the Faces original.
Rocket (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- Sonic liftoff.
Dead Ringer for Love (Meat Loaf ft. Cher) -- Actually I have only heard this once before, over the PA system at a local mini-golf course, of all places. Frenetic and energetic, with both singers shining.
Three new-to-me favorites from #10:
Bow Down to Love (City and Colour) -- Exquisite.
Byrds Turn to Stone (Shack/Michael Head) -- Also exquisite.
When I Look in Your Eyes (The Gap Band) -- Bumpin'.
Three known-to-me favorites from #10:
Glad and Sorry (Golden Smog) -- Just as compelling as the Faces original.
Rocket (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- Sonic liftoff.
Dead Ringer for Love (Meat Loaf ft. Cher) -- Actually I have only heard this once before, over the PA system at a local mini-golf course, of all places. Frenetic and energetic, with both singers shining.
Three new-to-me favorites from #10:
Bow Down to Love (City and Colour) -- Exquisite.
Byrds Turn to Stone (Shack/Michael Head) -- Also exquisite.
When I Look in Your Eyes (The Gap Band) -- Bumpin'.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
The English Beat Family Tree #7
Twist & Crawl
Artist - The English Beat
Album - I Just Can’t Stop It (1980)
This is a quintessential Beat song and one of the first I thought of when building out my list. Love the bass line that kicks this song off. I was surprised to see this wasn’t released by itself as a single, but was just the B-side to Hands Off…She’s Mine.
Per Dave Wakeling: “It was about somebody wanting to be in the Twist and Shout kind of casual '60s confidence, but found that it was more like twist and crawl. Just social discomfort to the point of pitiful pain of always feeling you're in the wrong place at the wrong time and saying the wrong thing to the wrong person. Never getting anywhere with it."
Twist & Crawl
Artist - The English Beat
Album - I Just Can’t Stop It (1980)
This is a quintessential Beat song and one of the first I thought of when building out my list. Love the bass line that kicks this song off. I was surprised to see this wasn’t released by itself as a single, but was just the B-side to Hands Off…She’s Mine.
Per Dave Wakeling: “It was about somebody wanting to be in the Twist and Shout kind of casual '60s confidence, but found that it was more like twist and crawl. Just social discomfort to the point of pitiful pain of always feeling you're in the wrong place at the wrong time and saying the wrong thing to the wrong person. Never getting anywhere with it."
simey
Footballguy
This song always reminds me of a scene in the 1984 miniseries "Fatal Vision" based on the true crime book about Jeffrey MacDonald (Fort Bragg Dr) killing his family. The song is playing in the scene where the detective goes to a drug den house looking to question Helena Stoeckley aka the girl in the floppy hat.
Last edited:
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Yeah, this is my favorite Go-Gos song.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Three known-to-me favorites from #9:
Bat Out of Hell (Meat Loaf) -- You know how I feel about this, I gushed about it in my Rundgren production themed countdown.
Takin' It to the Streets (The Doobie Brothers) -- May be Michael McDonald's greatest accomplishment, which is saying something.
I Can't Turn You Loose (Otis Redding) -- Combustible.
It was hard to leave off "I Confess," "Dry Your Eyes," "Bullet with Butterfly Wings," "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" and "Dreams".
Three new-to-me favorites from #9:
Math Wiz (Luna) -- Melodic and atmospheric.
Glastonbury Song (The Waterboys) -- Attention-grabbing.
Oops Upside Your Head (The Gap Band) -- The ancestor of "Uptown Funk"? Yeah, I'm on board.
Bat Out of Hell (Meat Loaf) -- You know how I feel about this, I gushed about it in my Rundgren production themed countdown.
Takin' It to the Streets (The Doobie Brothers) -- May be Michael McDonald's greatest accomplishment, which is saying something.
I Can't Turn You Loose (Otis Redding) -- Combustible.
It was hard to leave off "I Confess," "Dry Your Eyes," "Bullet with Butterfly Wings," "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" and "Dreams".
Three new-to-me favorites from #9:
Math Wiz (Luna) -- Melodic and atmospheric.
Glastonbury Song (The Waterboys) -- Attention-grabbing.
Oops Upside Your Head (The Gap Band) -- The ancestor of "Uptown Funk"? Yeah, I'm on board.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
Great song.td] [td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"Itchycoo Park" – Small Faces
[/td] [td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]First Day of My Life
Itchycoo Park - 2012 Remaster
Small Faces · Greatest Hits - The Immediate Years 1967-1969 · Song · 2014open.spotify.com
yes ...yes it is - and I can't wait to see where he has my Steve favorite.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Probably my #1 from Mr. Loaf.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
Lots more to love from #7s, but here’s what vibed with me the most:
Selected Favorites:
A Change is Gonna Come - Otis Redding
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream (/Eric Clapton)
Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel
Lament in D Minor/ Dance of the Sabres - Neil Diamond
Itchycoo Park - Small Faces (/Steve Marriott)
Noche Acosador - John 5
December - The Waterboys
Cup of Tea - Shack (/Michael Head)
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes (/Conor Oberst)
Small spotlight:
I almost picked another song for this, but I ended up going for “Head Over Heels” by The Go-gos via the Belinda Carlisle countdown. What can I say besides that I couldn’t stop myself. It was out of control, like the whole world was out of sync. No, but seriously, I really love this song.
Selected Favorites:
A Change is Gonna Come - Otis Redding
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream (/Eric Clapton)
Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel
Lament in D Minor/ Dance of the Sabres - Neil Diamond
Itchycoo Park - Small Faces (/Steve Marriott)
Noche Acosador - John 5
December - The Waterboys
Cup of Tea - Shack (/Michael Head)
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes (/Conor Oberst)
Small spotlight:
I almost picked another song for this, but I ended up going for “Head Over Heels” by The Go-gos via the Belinda Carlisle countdown. What can I say besides that I couldn’t stop myself. It was out of control, like the whole world was out of sync. No, but seriously, I really love this song.
Eephus
Footballguy
Michael Head #7 - Shack - "Cup of Tea" (2006)
Heading back to Shack's most recent album for the second and final time. Head has a number of songs where he mentions the English custom of drinking tea but this time out, the tea has been spiked with LSD. Mick sings about his trip in the verse while in the chorus, John lays down the closest the brothers get to power chords.
Heading back to Shack's most recent album for the second and final time. Head has a number of songs where he mentions the English custom of drinking tea but this time out, the tea has been spiked with LSD. Mick sings about his trip in the verse while in the chorus, John lays down the closest the brothers get to power chords.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#7: Seek & Destroy
Album: Kill ‘Em All (1983)
(Youtube version) Seek & Destroy (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica - Seek & Destroy (Live In Moscow, Russia 1991)
(live version 2) Metallica - Seek & Destroy (Live) [Quebec Magnetic]
—
All right! We go back to the first album for the last time on this countdown. Certainly “Seek & Destroy” is very guitar-heavy, not really full thrash but still fast. Potent and very catchy, as you might expect from my #7 selection. I often do part of the writeup while listening to the song on the playlist, and that’s the case here. That might be to my detriment here though, as I’m just too into this song to get the right words to cooperate properly.
“Seek & Destroy” is another huge fan favorite and another song that’s been played live countless (well, Metallica.com says 1665, but ‘countless’ works better) number of times. The opening lyrics on the studio version say: ‘We’re scanning the scene in the city tonight’, though most live versions substitute “the city” for… well, whatever city they’re playing.
—
Next on the countdown, sometimes ending up where you live can be a real mental strain.
#7: Seek & Destroy
Album: Kill ‘Em All (1983)
(Youtube version) Seek & Destroy (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica - Seek & Destroy (Live In Moscow, Russia 1991)
(live version 2) Metallica - Seek & Destroy (Live) [Quebec Magnetic]
—
All right! We go back to the first album for the last time on this countdown. Certainly “Seek & Destroy” is very guitar-heavy, not really full thrash but still fast. Potent and very catchy, as you might expect from my #7 selection. I often do part of the writeup while listening to the song on the playlist, and that’s the case here. That might be to my detriment here though, as I’m just too into this song to get the right words to cooperate properly.
“Seek & Destroy” is another huge fan favorite and another song that’s been played live countless (well, Metallica.com says 1665, but ‘countless’ works better) number of times. The opening lyrics on the studio version say: ‘We’re scanning the scene in the city tonight’, though most live versions substitute “the city” for… well, whatever city they’re playing.
—
Next on the countdown, sometimes ending up where you live can be a real mental strain.
tuffnutt
Footballguy
14s
New to me likes:
Friend- Golden Smog- my favorite by them thus far
Johnny come Home- FYC
Live with Me-Humble Pie- Favorite new to me this rd
Blonde and Blue- Headstones
Anesthesia- Luna
The Love Still Held me Near- City and Colour
Known Likes:
I Get Weak- B.C.
Hard to Handle- Otis Redding
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant- Billy Joel- One of my favs
13s
New to me likes:
Meant to Be- Shack
Darker Side of Town- The Babys- Favorite new to me this rd. great tune
Smile for Me- Charlie Wilson
Still at Home- Luna
Strange Boat- Waterboys
Known Likes:
Vacation- The Go Go's- CLASSIC!
Muzzle- Smashing Pumpkins- Man Really like this one too
Wherever I may Roam- Metallica
What a Fool Believe- Doobie Bros- I LOVE this one... maybe my favorite Doobie Bro song
Lord only Knows- Beck
12s
New to me likes:
Cool Story Bro- PUTS
You Dont Love Me- Caro Emerald
Bobby Peru- Luna
Northern Wind- City and Colour- ny favorite new to me this Rd.
Known Likes:
Change- John Waite- BANGER!
Good Thing- FYC
Today- Smashing Pumpkins- Prob the song that made me a SP fan. #4 on my rankings
Ok I'm grinding to catch up... will get some more done today
New to me likes:
Friend- Golden Smog- my favorite by them thus far
Johnny come Home- FYC
Live with Me-Humble Pie- Favorite new to me this rd
Blonde and Blue- Headstones
Anesthesia- Luna
The Love Still Held me Near- City and Colour
Known Likes:
I Get Weak- B.C.
Hard to Handle- Otis Redding
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant- Billy Joel- One of my favs
13s
New to me likes:
Meant to Be- Shack
Darker Side of Town- The Babys- Favorite new to me this rd. great tune
Smile for Me- Charlie Wilson
Still at Home- Luna
Strange Boat- Waterboys
Known Likes:
Vacation- The Go Go's- CLASSIC!
Muzzle- Smashing Pumpkins- Man Really like this one too
Wherever I may Roam- Metallica
What a Fool Believe- Doobie Bros- I LOVE this one... maybe my favorite Doobie Bro song
Lord only Knows- Beck
12s
New to me likes:
Cool Story Bro- PUTS
You Dont Love Me- Caro Emerald
Bobby Peru- Luna
Northern Wind- City and Colour- ny favorite new to me this Rd.
Known Likes:
Change- John Waite- BANGER!
Good Thing- FYC
Today- Smashing Pumpkins- Prob the song that made me a SP fan. #4 on my rankings
Ok I'm grinding to catch up... will get some more done today
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Three known-to-me favorites from #8:
Mayonaise (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- One of my favorites from them.
Morning (Beck) -- Morning Phase is basically Sea Change without the breakup songs, so it is a favorite, as is this song.
Rockin' Down the Highway (The Doobie Brothers) -- Great car song.
Three new-to-me favorites from #8:
Stone Cold Fever (Humble Pie/Steve Marriott) -- Pretty much everything I like in my early '70s hard rock is here.
Lies of the Beautiful People (Sixx:AM/John 5) -- Great song, great sonics.
Friendly Advice (Luna) -- Much of Dean Wareham's output sounds like the third Velvet Underground album. This song, however, would fit in perfectly on Loaded.
Mayonaise (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- One of my favorites from them.
Morning (Beck) -- Morning Phase is basically Sea Change without the breakup songs, so it is a favorite, as is this song.
Rockin' Down the Highway (The Doobie Brothers) -- Great car song.
Three new-to-me favorites from #8:
Stone Cold Fever (Humble Pie/Steve Marriott) -- Pretty much everything I like in my early '70s hard rock is here.
Lies of the Beautiful People (Sixx:AM/John 5) -- Great song, great sonics.
Friendly Advice (Luna) -- Much of Dean Wareham's output sounds like the third Velvet Underground album. This song, however, would fit in perfectly on Loaded.
Yambag
Footballguy
7s
Known
Metallica: Seek and Destroy
Doobie Brothers: It Keeps You Runnin'
Billy Joel: Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Cream: Sunshien Of Your Love
Caught My Attention
Go-Go's: Head Over Heels
Shack: Cup of Tea
English Beat: Twist & Crawl
Caro Emerald: That Man
Otis Redding: A Change Is Gonna Come
Headstones: Tangled
Love: August (banger!)
John 5: Noche Acosador (loved the change of pace)
Known
Metallica: Seek and Destroy
Doobie Brothers: It Keeps You Runnin'
Billy Joel: Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Cream: Sunshien Of Your Love
Caught My Attention
Go-Go's: Head Over Heels
Shack: Cup of Tea
English Beat: Twist & Crawl
Caro Emerald: That Man
Otis Redding: A Change Is Gonna Come
Headstones: Tangled
Love: August (banger!)
John 5: Noche Acosador (loved the change of pace)
landrys hat
Footballguy
Here is Luna's cover of VU's Ride Into the Sun
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
Zegras11
Footballguy
6's PLAYLIST
[td]Belinda Carlise[/td][td]Zegras11[/td][td]Mad About You
[/td]
[td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]Michael Head & The Strands -- X Hits the Spot
open.spotify.com
[/td]
[td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Anotha' (BBQ)
[/td]
[td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]Wild One
[/td]
[td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]Radio King
[/td]
[td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]If I Believe - Charlie Wilson
youtu.be
[/td]
[td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]Suspicious Minds
[/td]
[td]Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw[/td][td]-OZ_[/td][td]Just one dance
open.spotify.com
[/td]
[td]Neil Diamond[/td][td]Mrs. Rannous[/td][td]You Don't Bring Me Flowers
open.spotify.com
[/td]
[td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"30 Days in the Hole" - Humble Pie
[/td]
[td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]Let's Not **** Ourselves( To Love or Be Loved)
www.youtube.com
[/td]
[td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]1979
open.spotify.com
[/td]
[td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td](Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
m.youtube.com
open.spotify.com
[/td]
[td]Meat Loaf[/td][td]snellman[/td][td]Paradise By the Dashboard Light https://open.spotify.com/track/2g7gviEeJr6pyxO7G35EWQ?si=5716d4ee756f4291[/td]
X Hits the Spot
Michael Head & The Strands · The Magical World of the Strands · Song · 2015
open.spotify.com
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be
Just One Dance
Caro Emerald · Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor · Song · 2010
open.spotify.com
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand · You Don't Bring Me Flowers · Song · 1978
open.spotify.com
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
1979 - Remastered 2012
The Smashing Pumpkins · Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1995
open.spotify.com
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
m.youtube.com
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - 2020 Remaster
Otis Redding · The Best Of Otis Redding · Song · 2020
open.spotify.com
Zegras11
Footballguy
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Remastered)
Metallica · Master of Puppets (Remastered) · Song · 1986
open.spotify.com
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
The Red Telephone - 2015 Remaster
Love · Forever Changes (2015 Remaster) · Song · 1967
open.spotify.com
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
simey
Footballguy
Through the Long Night
Billy wrote this song for his 1980 album Glass Houses. Someone close to him was experiencing a tragedy, and he stayed with them for emotional support. He wrote this song while watching them sleep. He said he always loved the harmonies in the Beatles song Yes It Is, and with that song in mind, he backed himself up vocally to produce his own harmonies. You can hear The Beatles influence in the song. It's one of my favorites on Glass Houses.
The cold hands
The sad eyes
The dark Irish silence
It's so late
But I'll wait
Through the long night with you
With you
Billy wrote this song for his 1980 album Glass Houses. Someone close to him was experiencing a tragedy, and he stayed with them for emotional support. He wrote this song while watching them sleep. He said he always loved the harmonies in the Beatles song Yes It Is, and with that song in mind, he backed himself up vocally to produce his own harmonies. You can hear The Beatles influence in the song. It's one of my favorites on Glass Houses.
The cold hands
The sad eyes
The dark Irish silence
It's so late
But I'll wait
Through the long night with you
With you
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
#6 - Otis Redding - (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
m.youtube.com
(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · The Dock of the Bay (Mono) · Song · 1968
open.spotify.com
Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
JML Rank - #8
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #11
Album - The first posthumous album “The Dock of the Bay”
Recorded - December 7 1967, 3 days before his death
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
Notable Covers - Michael Bolton lol, Sammy Hagar, Glen Campbell, Sergio Mendes, Sara Bareilles
Comments - This early? May be earlier than expected, but I think all of us have a mix of thinking this one was overexposed and preferred other songs from the great mans catalog.
The song now has a different meaning following the Talking Funny special with Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock
https://youtu.be/FQ5I8wIy-H8?si=0nQkLgcUHHTp1Z0z
This reddit user sums up the song for me now
“This bit has forever ruined Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay for me. Even just mentioning the song and I instantly start thinking "sitting on a **** cause I'm gay"
Next Up - An absolute powerhouse live performance
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Round 6 - You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil DIamond
Also from the album I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight (1977). Our guest artist is Barbra Streisand, who went to high school with ND.
This is a weird way to make a hit:
Grammy performance here.
Also from the album I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight (1977). Our guest artist is Barbra Streisand, who went to high school with ND.
This is a weird way to make a hit:
Grammy performance here.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Some HEAVY heavy hitters in this round.
Yambag
Footballguy
Smashing Pumpkins #6
Song: 1979
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Summary: The Pumpkins most successful song as it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. As the Mellon Collie sessions came to a conclusion, 1979 was just a couple of chord changes and a snippet of a melody without words. When the time came to choose the songs that were to appear on the album, producer Flood said that the song was "not good enough" and wanted to drop it from the record. Taking it as a challenge inspired Corgan, and he wrote 1979 that night in about four hours. The next day, Flood heard it once and decided immediately to put it on the album. Corgan considers 1979 the most personally important song on Mellon Collie.
Song: 1979
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Summary: The Pumpkins most successful song as it reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. As the Mellon Collie sessions came to a conclusion, 1979 was just a couple of chord changes and a snippet of a melody without words. When the time came to choose the songs that were to appear on the album, producer Flood said that the song was "not good enough" and wanted to drop it from the record. Taking it as a challenge inspired Corgan, and he wrote 1979 that night in about four hours. The next day, Flood heard it once and decided immediately to put it on the album. Corgan considers 1979 the most personally important song on Mellon Collie.
Chaos34
Footballguy
Que Pasa (ft. Dave Mustaine) made me chuckle happily when I discovered it. I think John should have been doing this kind of thing all along. It's the lead single off John 5 and The Creatures 2021 LP, Sinners. This is the album that made Dr. O a little sad to see at #70 on my albums list. This is the song that got it over the top. I said we'd soon see John's limits as a lyricist, well:
Mustaine on vocals,. Good one for keeping my Spanish current.
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Everybody over there
Everybody right there
Everybody over therе
Ooh, everybody right therе
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Oberst better watch out.
John 5, The Creatures - Que Pasa ft. Dave Mustaine
Video is cool cuz Mustaine also John's such a freak player. Loved discovering this John/Creatures trio. It was hard limiting it to just 4 (Howdy, Zoinks!, Que Pasa and one more). John and Dave met at Guitar World magazine thing where they'd been tabbed as top rhythm (Dave) and lead (John) for some annual edition. The many videos and photoshoot of their meeting kept me entertained for a couple hours. Dave. is. a. character. John is so normal. Friendship formed. Cool collaboration here.
Mustaine on vocals,. Good one for keeping my Spanish current.
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Everybody over there
Everybody right there
Everybody over therе
Ooh, everybody right therе
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Que pasa, people, que pasa
Oberst better watch out.
John 5, The Creatures - Que Pasa ft. Dave Mustaine
Video is cool cuz Mustaine also John's such a freak player. Loved discovering this John/Creatures trio. It was hard limiting it to just 4 (Howdy, Zoinks!, Que Pasa and one more). John and Dave met at Guitar World magazine thing where they'd been tabbed as top rhythm (Dave) and lead (John) for some annual edition. The many videos and photoshoot of their meeting kept me entertained for a couple hours. Dave. is. a. character. John is so normal. Friendship formed. Cool collaboration here.
Last edited:
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Looking forward to singing along with this one on my walk tomorrow. Big hit in my house growing up.
Eephus
Footballguy
Happy 55th birthday to Beck Hansen
open.spotify.com
Happy Birthday Becky (You're Getting Old)
The Birthday Band for Old People · Happy Birthday (You're Getting Old, Vol. 5) · Song · 2013
open.spotify.com
rockaction
Footballguy
Happy 55th birthday to Beck Hansen
Happy Birthday Becky (You're Getting Old)
The Birthday Band for Old People · Happy Birthday (You're Getting Old, Vol. 5) · Song · 2013
The song before that is Happy Birthday Beckie (You're Getting Old)
LOLOLOLOLOL
kinda.
rockaction
Footballguy
Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · The Dock of the Bay (Mono) · Song · 1968
JML Rank - #8
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #11
Album - The first posthumous album “The Dock of the Bay”
I own this LP in mono (a reissue, but a good one, apparently). This is in my top ten of favorite songs ever by anybody even if I forget about it at times.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
Amazing to think they got 3 albums worth of great material in the last 3 weeks recording before his unfortunate death.Comments sometimes from Wikipedia(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · The Dock of the Bay (Mono) · Song · 1968
JML Rank - #8
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #11
Album - The first posthumous album “The Dock of the Bay”
I own this LP in mono (a reissue, but a good one, apparently). This is in my top ten of favorite songs ever by anybody even if I forget about it at times.
As we have noted, Otis wasnt an artist to refine a song until it was perfect.
Good enough, thats fine.
Whats next?
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I told JML after I submitted my ranking that I had this way too low.#6 - Otis Redding - (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · The Dock of the Bay (Mono) · Song · 1968
Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
JML Rank - #8
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #11
Album - The first posthumous album “The Dock of the Bay”
Recorded - December 7 1967, 3 days before his death
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
Notable Covers - Michael Bolton lol, Sammy Hagar, Glen Campbell, Sergio Mendes, Sara Bareilles
Comments - This early? May be earlier than expected, but I think all of us have a mix of thinking this one was overexposed and preferred other songs from the great mans catalog.
The song now has a different meaning following the Talking Funny special with Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock
https://youtu.be/FQ5I8wIy-H8?si=0nQkLgcUHHTp1Z0z
This reddit user sums up the song for me now
“This bit has forever ruined Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay for me. Even just mentioning the song and I instantly start thinking "sitting on a **** cause I'm gay"
Next Up - An absolute powerhouse live performance
This was mostly written on a houseboat near San Francisco after Redding's triumphant Monterrey performance, where he introduced himself to hippies and nascent rock critics.
I think the record shows Otis' way forward after southern soul collapsed in the early '70s. To me, it sounds like a James Taylor/Jackson Browne song.
It's been played a lot because it deserves to be played a lot.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me
Never thought I'd see your face the way it used to be
Oh darlin', oh darlin'
I'm never gonna leave you. I never gonna leave
Holdin' on, ten years gone
Ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone
New to me likes
The next step II
Glad and Sorry
Kingston
Bow down to Love
Favorite - strong contenders include can’t stop the world, restless heart,
, and after midnight. Winner was new to me, the next step II!
Never thought I'd see your face the way it used to be
Oh darlin', oh darlin'
I'm never gonna leave you. I never gonna leave
Holdin' on, ten years gone
Ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone
New to me likes
The next step II
Glad and Sorry
Kingston
Bow down to Love
Favorite - strong contenders include can’t stop the world, restless heart,
, and after midnight. Winner was new to me, the next step II!
-OZ-
Footballguy
When they call your name
Better run and hide
Tell you you're insane
You believe their lies
I'm not gettin' out, no
I'm not gettin' out alive
I'm not gettin' out
'Cause I'm patient number nine
New to me likes
not happening
Every step of the way
Another fine day
Oops upside your head
I can’t turn you loose
Colourless
Of space and time
Glastonbury song
Favorite - Good list! Contenders nobody knows you… movin out,
out of hell, bullet with 
, with the winner - taking it to the streets
Better run and hide
Tell you you're insane
You believe their lies
I'm not gettin' out, no
I'm not gettin' out alive
I'm not gettin' out
'Cause I'm patient number nine
New to me likes
not happeningEvery step of the way
Another fine day
Oops upside your head
I can’t turn you loose
Colourless
Of space and time
Glastonbury song
Favorite - Good list! Contenders nobody knows you… movin out,
out of hell, bullet with , with the winner - taking it to the streets
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
6.
Song: Radio King
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Songwriter: Jeff Tweedy, Gary Louris
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – guitar
Jeff Tweedy – lead vocals, guitar
Gary Louris – background vocals, guitar
Dan Murphy – background, guitar
Marc Perlman – bass
Noah Levy – drums
Let’s go down together…
Down by the old mainstream.
Song: Radio King
Album: Down By The Old Mainstream
Songwriter: Jeff Tweedy, Gary Louris
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – guitar
Jeff Tweedy – lead vocals, guitar
Gary Louris – background vocals, guitar
Dan Murphy – background, guitar
Marc Perlman – bass
Noah Levy – drums
Let’s go down together…
Down by the old mainstream.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
[td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]Yearning for Your Love - The GAP Band
When Samberg and Timberlake came up with "D!ck in a Box," this was the sound they were going for.
When Samberg and Timberlake came up with "D!ck in a Box," this was the sound they were going for.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Definitely some connections there. JT and Charlie Wilson were both on Snoop’s “Signs,” and JT also featured on Charlie Wilson’s song, “Floatin’”.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
The songwriter of this one included Charlie Wilson’s wife, Mahin. In his memoir, Charlie wrote that Mahin brought it to him. It was written as he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer — the YouTube video in the link above starts with a home video of him about to undergo the surgery. Lyrics are have some meaning from all that he has been through from drug addiction and homelessness and then the cancer, and staying strong.[/td] [td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]If I Believe - Charlie Wilson
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
I know Grammy’s are a bit meaningless, but it received a nomination in the Best Gospel Song when it came out, a bit of a surprising category for a GAP Band/Charlie Wilson song, but it works for this one.
Last edited:
tuffnutt
Footballguy
6.
Let's Not **** Ourselves (to Love and to Be Loved) - Bright Eyes
from Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002)
At over 10 minutes in legnth, the closing track off "Lifted" is a masterpiece. The song is perhaps Oberst’s most overtly political under the Bright Eyes moniker.it is a 1o minute rant and criticism of the state of the world. Conor screams about George W, the news networks, and the war on terror. Finally around the 6:30 mark, the song breaks down into a story of Oberst over dosing and waking up in a hospital with his father at his side crying and telling him he loved him. This could have easily been #1 (as could the rest of my list) on my countdown.
Let's Not **** Ourselves (to Love and to Be Loved) - Bright Eyes
from Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002)
At over 10 minutes in legnth, the closing track off "Lifted" is a masterpiece. The song is perhaps Oberst’s most overtly political under the Bright Eyes moniker.it is a 1o minute rant and criticism of the state of the world. Conor screams about George W, the news networks, and the war on terror. Finally around the 6:30 mark, the song breaks down into a story of Oberst over dosing and waking up in a hospital with his father at his side crying and telling him he loved him. This could have easily been #1 (as could the rest of my list) on my countdown.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
The English Beat Family Tree #6
Suspicious Minds
Artist - Fine Young Cannibals
Album - Fine Young Cannibals (1985)
This would have ranked highly if I did a MAD covers list (along with another in my top 5 here).
I love everything about this song, especially the backing vocals by Jimmy Somerville (of the Communards and Bronski Beat).
Suspicious Minds
Artist - Fine Young Cannibals
Album - Fine Young Cannibals (1985)
This would have ranked highly if I did a MAD covers list (along with another in my top 5 here).
I love everything about this song, especially the backing vocals by Jimmy Somerville (of the Communards and Bronski Beat).
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
6. Wild One (Rover's Return, 1987)
Rover's Return is John's 4th solo album and reached #77 on Billboard's Hot 200. Fun fact for you: one song that didn't make the album, I Drove All Night, was recorded and released by Roy Orbison and Cindy Lauper, with Lauper's version reaching #6 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #5 Cash Box's Top 100. Orbison's failed to chart in the US but reached #7 in the UK.
The album's lead track, These Times are Hard for Lovers, was released as a single and peaked at #53 on the Hot 100. I'm not a fan of that song, however, so it didn't make the countdown.
Though the critics were hard on the album overall, I like Wild One as it feels like it would fit in with his Babys catalog.
Rover's Return is John's 4th solo album and reached #77 on Billboard's Hot 200. Fun fact for you: one song that didn't make the album, I Drove All Night, was recorded and released by Roy Orbison and Cindy Lauper, with Lauper's version reaching #6 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #5 Cash Box's Top 100. Orbison's failed to chart in the US but reached #7 in the UK.
The album's lead track, These Times are Hard for Lovers, was released as a single and peaked at #53 on the Hot 100. I'm not a fan of that song, however, so it didn't make the countdown.
Though the critics were hard on the album overall, I like Wild One as it feels like it would fit in with his Babys catalog.
-OZ-
Footballguy
zamboni
Footballguy
Jim Steinman perfectly captured Phil Rizzuto's broadcast career accuracy right there.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Just another note that people may or may not be aware of:I told JML after I submitted my ranking that I had this way too low.#6 - Otis Redding - (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · The Dock of the Bay (Mono) · Song · 1968
Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
JML Rank - #8
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #11
Album - The first posthumous album “The Dock of the Bay”
Recorded - December 7 1967, 3 days before his death
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
Notable Covers - Michael Bolton lol, Sammy Hagar, Glen Campbell, Sergio Mendes, Sara Bareilles
Comments - This early? May be earlier than expected, but I think all of us have a mix of thinking this one was overexposed and preferred other songs from the great mans catalog.
The song now has a different meaning following the Talking Funny special with Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock
https://youtu.be/FQ5I8wIy-H8?si=0nQkLgcUHHTp1Z0z
This reddit user sums up the song for me now
“This bit has forever ruined Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay for me. Even just mentioning the song and I instantly start thinking "sitting on a **** cause I'm gay"
Next Up - An absolute powerhouse live performance
This was mostly written on a houseboat near San Francisco after Redding's triumphant Monterrey performance, where he introduced himself to hippies and nascent rock critics.
I think the record shows Otis' way forward after southern soul collapsed in the early '70s. To me, it sounds like a James Taylor/Jackson Browne song.
It's been played a lot because it deserves to be played a lot.
Redding considered it unfinished and wanted to record a final version but never survived to make it. Per guitarist Steve Cropper, Otis was thinking about writing another verse to replace the whistling outro.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Good point. I wish he'd been around to write that final verse. But that whistling makes it all the more haunting to me.Just another note that people may or may not be aware of:I told JML after I submitted my ranking that I had this way too low.#6 - Otis Redding - (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding · The Dock of the Bay (Mono) · Song · 1968
Comments sometimes from Wikipedia
JML Rank - #8
Krista4 Rank - #5 to 8
Uruk-Hai Rank - #11
Album - The first posthumous album “The Dock of the Bay”
Recorded - December 7 1967, 3 days before his death
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
Notable Covers - Michael Bolton lol, Sammy Hagar, Glen Campbell, Sergio Mendes, Sara Bareilles
Comments - This early? May be earlier than expected, but I think all of us have a mix of thinking this one was overexposed and preferred other songs from the great mans catalog.
The song now has a different meaning following the Talking Funny special with Ricky Gervais, Louis CK, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock
https://youtu.be/FQ5I8wIy-H8?si=0nQkLgcUHHTp1Z0z
This reddit user sums up the song for me now
“This bit has forever ruined Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay for me. Even just mentioning the song and I instantly start thinking "sitting on a **** cause I'm gay"
Next Up - An absolute powerhouse live performance
This was mostly written on a houseboat near San Francisco after Redding's triumphant Monterrey performance, where he introduced himself to hippies and nascent rock critics.
I think the record shows Otis' way forward after southern soul collapsed in the early '70s. To me, it sounds like a James Taylor/Jackson Browne song.
It's been played a lot because it deserves to be played a lot.
Redding considered it unfinished and wanted to record a final version but never survived to make it. Per guitarist Steve Cropper, Otis was thinking about writing another verse to replace the whistling outro.
tuffnutt
Footballguy
11s
Unknown Likes:
Stars in the House- PUTS
5-22-02- Golden Smog- my favorite new to me this rd
Beautiful Noise- Neil Diamond
After glow- Small Faces
Harder than Stone- City and Colour
Known Likes:
Circle in the Sand- Belinda Carlisle
Missing You- John Waite- what a great song!
Porcelina of Vast Oceans- Smashing Pumpkins- Another great one
Tramp- Otis Redding
White Room- Cream- always loved this one
Jesus is just alright with me- Doobie Bros
Unknown Likes:
Stars in the House- PUTS
5-22-02- Golden Smog- my favorite new to me this rd
Beautiful Noise- Neil Diamond
After glow- Small Faces
Harder than Stone- City and Colour
Known Likes:
Circle in the Sand- Belinda Carlisle
Missing You- John Waite- what a great song!
Porcelina of Vast Oceans- Smashing Pumpkins- Another great one
Tramp- Otis Redding
White Room- Cream- always loved this one
Jesus is just alright with me- Doobie Bros
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Three known-to-me favorites from #7:
Sunshine of Your Love (Cream/Eric Clapton) -- One of the most powerful recordings of its era. I took it in the British Isles countdown.
Thru The Eyes of Ruby (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- Epic.
Think I'm in Love (Beck) -- Always loved the groove on this one.
Three new-to-me favorites from #7:
First Day of My Life (Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst) -- Makes an immediate impact.
Two Coins (City and Colour) -- Great popsmithing here.
Lust for Life (John Waite) -- Covering Izzy Pop probably wouldn't have made sense at this juncture of his career; this original is a sweet '80s rocker.
Sunshine of Your Love (Cream/Eric Clapton) -- One of the most powerful recordings of its era. I took it in the British Isles countdown.
Thru The Eyes of Ruby (The Smashing Pumpkins) -- Epic.
Think I'm in Love (Beck) -- Always loved the groove on this one.
Three new-to-me favorites from #7:
First Day of My Life (Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst) -- Makes an immediate impact.
Two Coins (City and Colour) -- Great popsmithing here.
Lust for Life (John Waite) -- Covering Izzy Pop probably wouldn't have made sense at this juncture of his career; this original is a sweet '80s rocker.
titusbramble
Footballguy
I think I'm too far behind given other projects I need to work on to even try to catch up on write ups at this stage unfortunately
Eephus
Footballguy
Michael Head #6 - Michael Head and the Strands - "X Hits the Spot" (1997)
Heading back to Mick's first solo project for another song without trumpets about drugs. You'd think from the title that he's singing about Ecstasy but this is the album that began his first spell on heroin. As he explained two decades later “I was always into the romanticised view of it. I was reading Coleridge and Huxley and Burroughs. I actually got into it purposely – getting yourself into a different state of consciousness to help your creativity to fruition. That’s all great and romantic. The honeymoon period doesn’t last that long, especially with heroin. You can pretend to be Oscar Wilde with the scarf and the velvet jacket and all that, but you won’t be wearing that in three months, because you’ll have pawned it. And then you’re not writing about the beauty of the poppy, you’re writing about where you can ****ing buy it, and who’s ****ing got it.”
"X Hits the Spot" is another Arthur Lee-like tune with lyrics that comment on the songwriter's state of disarray
Say what's happened to all my clothes?
What's happened to all my furniture?
You know it can't just disappear
Could have sworn I left it there
Okay, I admit it, I've found another force
Bound of course of course to feed another day
Heading back to Mick's first solo project for another song without trumpets about drugs. You'd think from the title that he's singing about Ecstasy but this is the album that began his first spell on heroin. As he explained two decades later “I was always into the romanticised view of it. I was reading Coleridge and Huxley and Burroughs. I actually got into it purposely – getting yourself into a different state of consciousness to help your creativity to fruition. That’s all great and romantic. The honeymoon period doesn’t last that long, especially with heroin. You can pretend to be Oscar Wilde with the scarf and the velvet jacket and all that, but you won’t be wearing that in three months, because you’ll have pawned it. And then you’re not writing about the beauty of the poppy, you’re writing about where you can ****ing buy it, and who’s ****ing got it.”
"X Hits the Spot" is another Arthur Lee-like tune with lyrics that comment on the songwriter's state of disarray
Say what's happened to all my clothes?
What's happened to all my furniture?
You know it can't just disappear
Could have sworn I left it there
Okay, I admit it, I've found another force
Bound of course of course to feed another day
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Lee should have had a conversation with him in 1992 about what heroin did to some of the people who played on his beloved Forever Changes.
tuffnutt
Footballguy
10s
New to me likes:
The Next Step II- Puts- movin' on up
Glad and sorry- Golden Fog- wow this is a pretty great song!
A night like This- Caro Emerald- I've enjoyed most of her stuff
Wrist Job- Humble Pie- my favorite new to me this rd. so good!
Dead Ringer for Love- Meatloaf
Kingston- Headstone
Slide- Luna- these guys dont miss
Known likes:
Rocket- Smashing Pumpkins- Good song , #17 on my list
Cigarettes and Coffee- Otis- love this one
Blackened- Metallica
New to me likes:
The Next Step II- Puts- movin' on up
Glad and sorry- Golden Fog- wow this is a pretty great song!
A night like This- Caro Emerald- I've enjoyed most of her stuff
Wrist Job- Humble Pie- my favorite new to me this rd. so good!
Dead Ringer for Love- Meatloaf
Kingston- Headstone
Slide- Luna- these guys dont miss
Known likes:
Rocket- Smashing Pumpkins- Good song , #17 on my list
Cigarettes and Coffee- Otis- love this one
Blackened- Metallica
Similar threads
