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[Yambag]

Smashing Pumpkins #9

Song: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Summary: Another song that I clearly remember where I was the first time I heard it. Anticipation was sky high for the double album and I remember walking into my college cafeteria when the song was first played thinking “here we go”. This was the lead single to Mellon Collie and has many accolades:
-The band's first top-40 US hit, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 10
-Won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1997
-Named the 91st best hard rock song of all time by VH1 in 2009
-Ranked number 70 on the 2008 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" of Rolling Stone.

The song had its origins during the recording of 1993's Siamese Dream. According to frontman Billy Corgan, "I have a tape of us from 1993 endlessly playing the 'world is a vampire' part over and over". Corgan wrote the noted chorus "rat in a cage" on an acoustic guitar during the same session that "Landslide" was recorded.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

9.

Song: Another Fine Day
Album: Another Fine Day
Songwriter: Gary Louris, Daniel Murphy
Smog Lineup:

Kraig Johnson – background vocals, guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – lead vocals, keyboards
Dan Murphy – guitar, background vocals
Marc Perlman – background vocals, bass
Linda Pitmon – drums

 

[Charlie Steiner]

9. Every Step of the Way (Mask of Smiles, 1985)

Mask of Smiles was John's third solo album, coming out the year after No Brakes, which contained his #1 song, Missing You. Every Step of the Way was the lead track and reached #25 on Billboard's Hot 100.

The song was co-written by Czech-born Ivan Kral, who had migrated to New York City in the early 70s and played in a band that opened for KISS before breaking up. He then went from playing in Shaun Cassidy's backup group to Blondie to Patti Smith to Iggy Pop, contributing songs for the latter two. He also contributed material to Waite's first album and briefly toured with him.

 

[zamboni]

The song was co-written by Czech-born Ivan Kral, who had migrated to New York City in the early 70s and played in a band that opened for KISS before breaking up. He then went from playing in Shaun Cassidy's backup group to Blondie to Patti Smith to Iggy Pop, contributing songs for the latter two. He also contributed material to Waite's first album and briefly toured with him.

Might be his biggest credit - playing guitar and bass on Horses.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

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

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This formatting is beyond my limited technical ability to quote correctly.

Anyway, this is a killer record. I know not everyone likes Michael McDonald's "I'm eating the microphone like it's an ice cream cone" style of singing, but the Doobies needed an additional lane to ride in and they found it here.

One of the signature tunes of 1976.

 

[Eephus]

Michael Head #9 - The Pale Fountains - "Jean's Not Happening" (1985)

Heading back to the 80s with the only selection from the Paleys' second and final album ...From Across the Kitchen Table. After their debut had gestated for almost three years, the follow-up was turned around quickly in less than a year which is lightning pace for Mick. The band lineup added John Head on lead guitar and subtracted trumpeter Andy Diagram who left to join James. They brought a leaner sound than their more baroque debut; the new album was more similar to the R&B/Rock hybrid that bands like The Style Council had UK chart success with. Everything was lined up: the record had the support of a big indie label Virgin Records and production from fellow Liverpudlian Ian Broudie who'd recorded Echo and the Bunnymen. It could have been a hit but of course it wasn't. Neither the album or this single charted. They were dropped by Virgin and the band broke up. Mick's boyhood mate, bass player Chris "Biffa" McCaffery died a couple of years later from a brain tumor.

"Jean's Not Happening" has a big mid-80s sound. I think it's a break up song but sometimes it's hard to tell with Head. I love John's guitar solo and bridge after the second chorus. He takes the song off in a raga-like direction sort of like the Byrds' "Eight Miles High" before the string arrangement brings the song back to another chorus. No trumpets again--I would have guessed the O/U was around ten but the horns will have to make hay to reach that number in the final eight.

 

[Yambag]

9s (was able to have this on repeat all day, another great list)

Known
Otis Redding: I Can't Turn Your Loose
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell
Metallica: Creeping Death
Doobie Brothers: Takin' It To The Streets
Billy Joel: Movin' Out

Caught My Attention
Pale Fountains: Jean's Not Happening
John Waite: Every Step Of The Way
Golden Smog: Another Fine Day
Headstones: Colorless
Luna: Math Wiz
Beck: Dreams (2 in a row that I loved)
John 5/Rob Zombie: Foxy, Foxy
The Waterboys: Glastonbury Song

 

[Leroy Hoard]

For simey:

9. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

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

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

Vroom Vroom :finger:

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

If you can't drive with a broken back, at least you can polish the fenders.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

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

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

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

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

Its noticeably sped up and just exhilarating.​

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

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

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

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

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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looks like your lucky day.
The AI answer is pretty bare
“
On the "Ready Steady Go!" performance, Otis Redding was backed by a band that included members of the British band The Animals and Chris Farlowe's backing band. Specifically, Eric Burdon, the lead singer of The Animals, and Chris Farlowe, a British soul singer, joined Redding on stage for a performance of "Shake/Land of 1000 Dances".

While Redding's regular backing band, Stax Records' house band the Mar-Keys, was not present, this special performance featured these guest musicians”

The credits for the show listed the back up dancers. And they deserve it. They worked their arses off.
IMDB listed a lot more, so AI needs to do better cross referencing.

"Ready, Steady, Go!" Otis Redding Special (TV Episode 1966) ⭐ 9.3 | Music

Otis Redding Special: Directed by Peter Croft. With Otis Redding, Eric Burdon, Chris Farlowe, Sammy Coleman. A live performed by Otis Redding on the 16th September 1966 -including "Satisfaction", "My Girl", "Respect", "Hold on I'm Coming" (w. Eric Burdon), "It's a Mans World" (w. Chris Farlowe)...

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“Otis Redding's band was led by saxophonist Robert Holloway with Robert Pittman and Donald Henry on tenor saxophone; Sammy Coleman and John Farris on trumpet; Clarence Johnson, Jr. on trombone; James Young on guitar; Ralph Stewart on bass; and Elbert Woodson on drums.—Patrick Prince”

The one IMDB review from drella666 is pretty spot on
“

It doesn't get better​

Possibly the most astonishing piece of music TV ever broadcast. Otis in scintillating form, charismatic, warm, intense, genius, a man possessed by spirits beyond the understanding of mere mortals; a band so tight you couldn't slip a Rizla between them; dancers shaking thangs you didn't know they had; crowd goes insane; and, possibly best of all, Eric Burdon and Chris Farlowe, not quite sure whether they should be showing off their own (pretty damn impressive) talents, or just enjoying the experience. There's one extraordinary moment when Eric looks across, and you can tell he's thinking "bugger me, I'm singing with Otis".

 

[Mt. Man]

The #10s totally weren’t delayed by me putting myself into a situation where I need to scramble last-second for another music countdown. Anyway, here’s some of what I liked:

Selected Favorites:
After Midnight - Eric Clapton
Slide - Luna
Can’t Stop The World - The Go-gos (/Belinda Carlisle)
Bow Down to Love - City and Colour
A Night Like This - Caro Emerald
Dead Ringer for Love - Meat Loaf
Rocket - The Smashing Pumpkins
Kingston - Headstones
Uneventful Days - Beck

Small spotlight:

The Waterboys took a little time to really gel with me, but have really hit the last 10 songs or so. “November Tale” is another strong, catchy song that would’ve made it above if I hadn’t decided to put it here instead.

 

[Mister CIA]

[/td] [td]The Waterboys[/td][td]Ilov80s[/td][td]Strange Boat

Strange Boat - 2006 Remaster

The Waterboys · Fisherman's Blues · Song · 1988

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Strange Boat is my #1 Waterboys song, with a gold star. Love it.

From my drifter days, my old Atlantic home.

 

[Mt. Man]

MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#9: Creeping Death
Album: Ride the Lightning (1984)

(Youtube version) Metallica - Creeping Death
(Live Version) Metallica - Creeping Death Live Moscow 1991 HD
(live version 2) Metallica: Creeping Death (Buenos Aires, Argentina - April 30, 2022)

Blood, running red and strong
Down the Nile
Plague, darkness three days long
Hail to fire

—
Let’s get biblical! This song is about the 10th Plague of Egypt, namely the death of the firstborn sons in Egypt. It’s written as if the Angel of Death itself is describing its “task”, ruthless and unstoppable. Well, really it was possible to be spared according to the tales, but that involves a story outside the scope of this song.

This is another song that’s part of most of Metallica’s stage shows. Metallica’s website has the number of live performances over 1600, and I’m not going to try to count to support that so you’ll just have to take that on faith. So it was difficult picking some live selections, though of course I was drawn back to Moscow as well as something a little newer.

Anyway, we’ll get back to the “Ride the Lightning” album quickly. With half of it in the top 10, you might imagine that it did well on the album countdown too. Though certainly no spoilers about how well, or whether it was the top Metallica album on my list.

—

Next on the countdown, I have three title tracks to get to, but we’ll start with the latest one.

 

[tuffnutt]

9.

Landlocked Blues- Bright Eyes
from I'm Awake, It's Morning (2005)

As with many Bright Eyes songs, "Land Locked Blues" depicts both lovelorn relationship woes and a biting sociopolitical commentary (this time about the war in Iraq). Sung with the Country star Emmylou Harris, the song makes a great duet. This song is lyrically perfect down to every line, which is impressive for a nearly six-minute song. The song reckons with a love that must end and wars that won’t stop. This song is a powerful cultural commentary in either vein and one of my absoulte favorite tracks.

 

[Tau837]

Eric Clapton #9

Eric Clapton - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is a blues standard written by pianist Jimmie Cox in 1923 and originally performed in a Vaudeville-blues style in the aftermath of the 1920–1921 U.S. economic depression. A later 1929 recording by Bessie Smith became popular during the early years of the Great Depression due to the lyrics highlighting the fleeting nature of material wealth and the friendships that come and go with it.

The song tells a cautionary tale about riches, ruin, and abandonment. At its heart, it’s a blues parable: when you’re wealthy and successful, people love you, but when you’re broke and struggling, no one’s there — not friends, not lovers. It's about the fragility of relationships built on status and money. The message is timeless and deeply human, which is why it has resonated across nearly a century of performances, including with me. Thankfully, I've never truly been down and out, but I recognize the truth in the story.

When he was an art student in the early 1960s, Clapton was attracted to London's folk music scene and the fingerpicking acoustic guitar-style of Big Bill Broonzy. Along with "Key to the Highway", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" was one of the first songs that Clapton learned to play in this style. In 1970, he recorded a group version with Derek and the Dominos for their debut album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs".

In 1992, Clapton recorded another version for the MTV Unplugged series. In keeping with the show's theme, the song was performed in an acoustic style. Clapton recounted: "I also enjoyed going back and playing the old stuff like 'Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out', which was how it all started back in Kingston [University] so long ago." This is my favorite version, and I chose it for this countdown.

The unplugged version was a stripped-down acoustic take that brought the song back to its 1920s roots. Clapton played it on a 12-string acoustic guitar with a rich fingerpicking style and Dobro slide accents. His vocal delivery is more weathered and introspective, carrying the wisdom of someone who’s truly been down and out. He captures the song’s emotional core: the loneliness that comes with falling from grace, and the grit it takes to keep playing anyway.

This unplugged version helped reintroduce the song to a new generation, and became one of the emotional highlights of the his Unplugged album, which won 6 Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling live albums of all time.

 

[Don Quixote]

Eric Clapton #9

Eric Clapton - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is a blues standard written by pianist Jimmie Cox in 1923 and originally performed in a Vaudeville-blues style in the aftermath of the 1920–1921 U.S. economic depression. A later 1929 recording by Bessie Smith became popular during the early years of the Great Depression due to the lyrics highlighting the fleeting nature of material wealth and the friendships that come and go with it.

The song tells a cautionary tale about riches, ruin, and abandonment. At its heart, it’s a blues parable:

• When you’re wealthy and successful, people love you.
• But when you’re broke and struggling, no one’s there — not friends, not lovers.
• It's about the fragility of relationships built on status and money.

The message is timeless and deeply human, which is why it has resonated across nearly a century of performances, including with me. Thankfully, I've never truly been down and out, but I recognize the truth in the story.

When he was an art student in the early 1960s, Clapton was attracted to London's folk music scene and the fingerpicking acoustic guitar-style of Big Bill Broonzy. Along with "Key to the Highway", "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" was one of the first songs that Clapton learned to play in this style. In 1970, he recorded a group version with his band, Derek and the Dominos, for their debut album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs".

In 1992, Clapton recorded another rendition for the MTV Unplugged series. In keeping with the show's theme, the song was performed in an acoustic style. Clapton recounted: "I also enjoyed going back and playing the old stuff like 'Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out', which was how it all started back in Kingston [University] so long ago." This is my favorite version, and I chose it for this countdown.

The unplugged version was a stripped-down acoustic take that brought the song back to its 1920s roots. Clapton played it on a 12-string acoustic guitar with a rich fingerpicking style and Dobro slide accents. His vocal delivery is more weathered and introspective, carrying the wisdom of someone who’s truly been down and out. He captures the song’s emotional core: the loneliness that comes with falling from grace, and the grit it takes to keep playing anyway.

This unplugged version helped reintroduce the song to a new generation, and became one of the emotional highlights of the his Unplugged album, which won 6 Grammy Awards and is one of the best-selling live albums of all time.

I think I included Nina Simone’s version of it when I did her for Round 2. Great song.

 

[-OZ-]

There's no dark clouds, just clear skies
The weather's fine in my world
I'm in control, the outlook is good
Twelve in a row, twelve in their place
Twelve in a circle, like numbers on a face
Scratched upon the wall, twelve in a cage
One for every hour, like colours on a page

XII - Great list, unlike the conference.

New to me added to likes
Leave a light on
Cool story bro
Change
️
Rollin stone
Dark side of the doomed- my favorite so far
Northern wind
The turned on truth

Favorite - this one was not hard but in probably 25 other rounds Good thing or knockin on heavens door would take it. But Today is one of my favorite songs of all time.

 

[Don Quixote]

I’m heading out on vacation tomorrow for a week-plus; so, I’m probably going to be late with write-ups. I don’t think any really needed for the next two anyway. Will see if I can do a quick one when get to #6.

If I’m the high-picker on anything in the albums thread and need a song for the playlist, don’t wait up on me. I suppose any album will have at least one other picker on it; so, welcome to let the other add a song.

 

[Eephus]

Instagram fed me an ad for a music festival in Busan, Korea this September. The Smashing Pumpkins are headlining night two. Suede (who are fantastic live) close night one.

I'd never heard of the Sunday headliner BABYMETAL but discovered they're a heavy metal K-Pop girl group who put on a show.

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[Chaos34]

BABYMETAL

 

[Eephus]

Holiday weekend means a slow night for MADs adjacent albums

Tribute album to the King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier has the Stones, Steve Earle (of course), David Hidalgo and Jimmy Vaughn

A Tribute to the King of Zydeco

Various Artists · Compilation · 2025 · 14 songs

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African album of the week has the coolest cover art

A Selection of Music from Libyan Tapes (Habibi Funk 031)

Various Artists · Compilation · 2025 · 15 songs

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Single named lady of the week. Hate to say it but it's awful

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Kesha · Album · 2025 · 11 songs

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For The People

Dropkick Murphys · Album · 2025 · 12 songs

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I think somebody on this board likes Kae Tempest

Self Titled

Kae Tempest · Album · 2025 · 12 songs

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That's all I got

 

[Eephus]

My first spin of the week is a hometown pick. It's the latest album from prolific singer/songwriter Glenn Donaldson who performs under the name The Reds, Pinks and Purples. The new one is their thirteenth album since 2019. They do sort of a lofi take on power pop with songs floating in like the fog off the Pacific.

The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed

The Reds, Pinks and Purples · Album · 2025 · 14 songs

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[Mrs. Rannous]

My first spin of the week is a hometown pick. It's the latest album from prolific singer/songwriter Glenn Donaldson who performs under the name The Reds, Pinks and Purples. The new one is their thirteenth album since 2019. They do sort of a lofi take on power pop with songs floating in like the fog off the Pacific.

The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed

The Reds, Pinks and Purples · Album · 2025 · 14 songs

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What? No Oxford comma? For shame.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Sorry, I was late getting the playlist together. I just sent it to zegras now.

 

[Don Quixote]

Sorry, I was late getting the playlist together. I just sent it to zegras now.

Found it just in time — downloaded it for some plane listening.

 

[Zegras11]

8's PLAYLIST

[td]Belinda Carlise[/td][td]Zegras11[/td][td]This Town

This Town

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

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[/td] [td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band -- Ciao Ciao Bambino

Ciao Ciao Bambino

Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band · Loophole · Song · 2024

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[/td] [td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]The L.A. Song

The L.A. Song

People Under The Stairs · O.S.T. · Song · 2003

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[/td] [td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]Laydown

Laydown

John Waite · Mask Of Smiles · Song · 1985

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[/td] [td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]To Call My Own

To Call My Own

Golden Smog · Weird Tales · Song · 1998

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[/td] [td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]Outstanding (Original 12” mix) - The GAP Band

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Outstanding - Original 12" Mix

The Gap Band · The 12" Collection And More (Funk Essentials) · Song · 1999

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[/td] [td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]Hot You’re Cool

Hot You're Cool

General Public · All The Rage · Song · 1984

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[/td] [td]Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw[/td][td]-OZ_[/td][td]Liquid lunch

Liquid Lunch

Caro Emerald · The Shocking Miss Emerald · Song · 2013

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[/td] [td]Neil Diamond[/td][td]Mrs. Rannous[/td][td]Free Man In Paris

Free Man In Paris

Neil Diamond · I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight · Song · 1977

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[/td] [td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"Stone Cold Fever" – Humble Pie

Stone Cold Fever

Humble Pie · Rock On · Song · 1971

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[/td] [td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]Cape Canaveral

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[/td] [td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]Mayonaise

Mayonaise - 2011 Remaster

The Smashing Pumpkins · Siamese Dream (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1993

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[/td] [td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td]Mr. Pitiful

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Mr. Pitiful

Otis Redding · The Very Best of Otis Redding · Song · 1992

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[/td] [td]Meat Loaf[/td][td]snellman[/td][td]I'd Lie For You

I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)

Meat Loaf · Best Of · Song · 2014

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

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[/td] [td]Luna[/td][td]landrys hat[/td][td]Friendly Advice

Friendly Advice

Luna · Bewitched · Song · 1994

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[/td] [td]Metallica[/td][td]Mt. Man[/td][td]...And Justice For All

...And Justice for All (Remastered)

Metallica · ...And Justice for All (Remastered) · Song · 1988

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[/td] [td]The Doobie Brothers[/td][td]New Binky The Doormat[/td][td]Rockin' Down The Highway

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[/td] [td]Billy Joel[/td][td]simey[/td][td]The Ballad of Billy the Kid - Live at Palmer Auditorium, 1976

The Ballad of Billy the Kid - Live at Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT - December 1976

Billy Joel · 50 Years of the Piano Man · Song · 2022

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[/td] [td]Arthur Lee and Love[/td][td]Pip's Invitation[/td][td]Orange Skies

Orange Skies

Love · Da Capo · Song · 1966

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[/td] [td]Beck[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Morning

Morning

Beck · Morning Phase · Song · 2014

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[/td] [td]John 5[/td][td]Chaos34[/td][td]Lies of the Beautiful People - Sixx AM

Lies Of The Beautiful People

Sixx:A.M. · This Is Gonna Hurt · Song · 2011

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[/td] [td]City and Colour[/td][td]MrsKarmaPolice[/td][td]Meant To Be

Meant to Be

City and Colour · The Love Still Held Me Near · Song · 2023

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[/td] [td]The Waterboys[/td][td]Ilov80s[/td][td]The Return of Pan

The Return Of Pan

The Waterboys · Dream Harder · Song · 1993

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[/td] [td]Eric Clapton[/td][td]Tau837[/td][td]Double Trouble

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[/td] [td]Ferry Corsten[/td][td]titusbramble[/td][td]Push - Universal Nation (Ferry Corsten Remix)

Universal Nation - Ferry Corsten Remix

Push, Ferry Corsten · Bonzai Records - Retrospective 2000 · Song · 2012

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

Topknot

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

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[Zegras11]

Happy 4th Dummies!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

8.

Song: To Call My Own
Album: Weird Tales
Songwriter: Daniel Murphy
Smog Lineup:

Kraig Johnson – guitar, background vocals
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – organ, background vocals
Dan Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
Marc Perlman – bass
Jody Stephens – drums


Some more power pop from the Smog on the song that leads off the Weird Tales album.

 

[Yo Mama]

The English Beat Family Tree #8

Hot You’re Cool

Artist - General Public
Album - All the Rage (1984)

If there’s one thing I learned about General Public in this exercise, it’s that they’re an extremely horny band - and not because of their use of sax and horns in their songs.


Legs against my chest
Stomach tight and wet
The very best
Yes you've guessed!
You've guessed it!

So hot you cool
So cool you hot
Show me my favourite beauty spot
Tie me up in a love knot
Boiling over, bubbling up!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

8.

Song: To Call My Own
Album: Weird Tales
Songwriter: Daniel Murphy
Smog Lineup:

Kraig Johnson – guitar, background vocals
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – organ, background vocals
Dan Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
Marc Perlman – bass
Jody Stephens – drums


Some more power pop from the Smog on the song that leads off the Weird Tales album.

I think this may have been the first album I bought by listening to it in one of those Tower Records' headphone booths. I had heard one on the songs (not this one) from it on a local radio station and got my *** up there to see what else the band had to say. Blew me away. It was the best new album I had heard in years. If you like any of the records Dr O has posted from it so far, just go listen to the whole LP.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

The Doobie Brothers - "Rockin' Down The Highway"

Just hit the gas pedal, boys and girls.

 

[-OZ-]

At the title. Good choice from her list, early on Liquid lunch was my favorite before others grew on me. It’s catchy, fun and relatable.

Irony with mayonnaise being included.

Health tip by AI -
Is a liquid lunch healthy?

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reached #10 on the UK indie chart in June 2013.

A good quote about her second album, and this isn’t the last time we’ll hear from it.
The danger facing this Dutch diva as she follows up the multi-platinum Deleted Scenes… in a marketplace packed with similarly retro-styled chanteuses is that she'll sound like a redundant cabaret turn. What saves TSME is its often-inspired mix of vintage jazz and modern hip hop. Her secret weapon, in this respect, is producer David Schreurs, who rescues Emerald’s second album from turning into one long perfume ad, albeit a charming one.

One of my favorite lines from any song, I say it often during tri training
Baby, pass the aspirin, something's gotta work
I know I did it to myself but man oh man it hurts

 

[Yambag]

Smashing Pumpkins #8

Song: Mayonaise
Album: Siamese Dream

Summary:
In 2012, Rolling Stone readers voted "Mayonaise" as their favourite song in the band's catalogue. In 2021, Kerrang ranked the song as the band's fourth best.

In typical Corgan fashion, there are multiple stories on how the song was titled: One was that he got the title after he looked in his refrigerator. Another from an interview with a Colombian radio station was that the name stands for the phonetics of "My Own Eyes". Later, Corgan admitted that previous explanations for the song title were inside jokes and disclosed the true story. The band visited Japan in 1992 while touring Gish and noticed that the record company had mistranslated a lyric from Gish into a fan booklet as "mayonnaise seas". The band thought this was funny and used "Mayonaise" as a temporary song title when recording Siamese Dream and it eventually stuck.

Rumor has it that the iconic feedback came from a cheap guitar Corgan bought, which, whenever he stopped playing it, created the sound, which was eventually incorporated into the recording.

No more promise no more sorrow
No longer will I follow
Can anybody hear me
I just want to be me
When I can, I will

 

[landrys hat]

Luna - Friendly Advice

w/ Sterling Morrison on guitar

 

[simey]

8. The Ballad of Billy The Kid

Billy wrote this song for his 1973 album Piano Man. It's a fictional story about Billy the Kid. It's one of my favorites off of the Piano Man album. It starts off with a boy from Wheeling, West Virginia, and ends with a boy from Oyster Bay, Long Island. I chose the live version from Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT, December 1976. This one goes out to Billy Hai who filled in for me.

From a town known as Woodstock, Virginia
Rode a boy with Sambuca in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his mind
As he blasted "We're an American Band"

Thanks, Billy!

 

[Yo Mama]

Smashing Pumpkins #8

Song: Mayonaise
Album: Siamese Dream

Summary:
In 2012, Rolling Stone readers voted "Mayonaise" as their favourite song in the band's catalogue. In 2021, Kerrang ranked the song as the band's fourth best.

In typical Corgan fashion, there are multiple stories on how the song was titled: One was that he got the title after he looked in his refrigerator. Another from an interview with a Colombian radio station was that the name stands for the phonetics of "My Own Eyes". Later, Corgan admitted that previous explanations for the song title were inside jokes and disclosed the true story. The band visited Japan in 1992 while touring Gish and noticed that the record company had mistranslated a lyric from Gish into a fan booklet as "mayonnaise seas". The band thought this was funny and used "Mayonaise" as a temporary song title when recording Siamese Dream and it eventually stuck.

Rumor has it that the iconic feedback came from a cheap guitar Corgan bought, which, whenever he stopped playing it, created the sound, which was eventually incorporated into the recording.

No more promise no more sorrow
No longer will I follow
Can anybody hear me
I just want to be me
When I can, I will

Love this one - probably a top 3 pumpkins song for me.

 

[Mt. Man]

I might end up with a double shot of playlists today. Let’s start with the #9s.

Selected Favorites:
Bullet with Butterfly Wings - The Smashing Pumpkins
Rock Your Body Rock - Ferry Corsten
I Still Wonder - Love
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Takin’ It to the Streets - Doobie Brothers
Another Fine Day - Golden Smog
Youth Explosion - PUTS
Colourless - Headstones (/Hugh Dillon)
Dreams - Beck

Small spotlight:

There are several songs I know and love from the extended family of The (English) Beat and Fine Young Cannibals. But let me spotlight “I Confess”, a song I feel like I should remember better than I do at the moment. It has that typical upbeat, fast-paced style that fills one with energy, and is another that really vibes with me.

 

[Eephus]

In typical Corgan fashion, there are multiple stories on how the song was titled: One was that he got the title after he looked in his refrigerator

When I first read this on my phone, I thought Billy had locked himself in the frig

 

[Eephus]

Michael Head #8 - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - "Ciao Ciao Bambino" (2024)

The seventh trumpet song in the countdown comes from Mick's most recent album from last May. At the time of its release, Mick opened up about his struggles with alcoholism in an interview with the Guardian. After kicking heroin for the second time around 2009, he continued to abuse alcohol. After a three-year period of sobriety, he "fell off the wagon on a grand scale" in 2019 prompting his partner to leave him and his daughter to move to Canada. He talked about his hospitalization and rehabilitation in the 2024 interview including his reconciliation with his family and his remarriage to an old friend from the 90s.

"Ciao Ciao Bambino" is the title of his upcoming autobiography so as you'd expect, the song of the same name is autobiographical as well. Mick's singing is particularly mumble mouthed this time out but he's telling the story of his life beginning with his first musical memory, his mum singing "ciao ciao bambino" to him when he was two years old. He sings about his music ("my music taste is diverse, but it does me"), his love for the sea, his problems with gambling ("I used to do the gee-gees, but they done me") and his redemption from alcoholism ("I had to ditch tequila, she set me free"). The musical accompaniment is another tune influenced by Love complete with trumpets and a couple of stops and starts.

 

[Mt. Man]

MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#8: …And Justice For All
Album: … And Justice for All

(Youtube version) ... And Justice for All (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica: ...And Justice for All (Live) [Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge]
(live version 2) Metallica- ...And Justice For All (Live Mexico City DVD 2009) HD

Halls of justice painted green, money talking
Power wolves beset your door, hear them stalking
Soon you'll please their appetite, they devour
Hammer of justice crushes you, overpower

—
I wish that I could claim that I’d counted out things, and knew that “...And Justice for All” would show up on July 4th. I’ll let the individual listener determine whether this is more a case of serendipity or something that’s just as ironic as rain on your wedding day. Though given… um, recent things, I’m going to be quoting a few sites for the song summary.

From Genius.com: “This song deals with how the rich and powerful corrupt justice and the legal system and abuse for their own ends much to the detriment of the poor and vulnerable.” From Wikipedia: “"...And Justice for All" features lyrics about corruption in the government... The lyrics refer to injustice, as "money tips [the] scales" of "Lady Justice". Especially during the chorus, "Pulling your strings, justice is done" as the ultimate symbol of a miscarried justice”

The title can trace its roots back to the Pledge of Alliance, where these are the last four words. It also certainly takes its title and some philosophy from the 1979 movie of the same name (including the ellipses before “And”) starring Al Pacino, which largely focuses on (fictional) corruption in the legal system.

Anyway, this is a very popular song for fans. Myself included obviously, since it’s #8. Metallica stopped playing it live for a while due to its length, but fan demand helped bring it back… eventually. If you do check out those live versions, don’t be surprised if the beginning sounds identical. As far as I can tell, every live performance starts with a recording of the intro, mostly because it requires three guitars to do correctly.

—

Next on the countdown, first the band looks out for something, then they demolish it.

 

[Yambag]

Smashing Pumpkins #8

Song: Mayonaise
Album: Siamese Dream

Summary:
In 2012, Rolling Stone readers voted "Mayonaise" as their favourite song in the band's catalogue. In 2021, Kerrang ranked the song as the band's fourth best.

In typical Corgan fashion, there are multiple stories on how the song was titled: One was that he got the title after he looked in his refrigerator. Another from an interview with a Colombian radio station was that the name stands for the phonetics of "My Own Eyes". Later, Corgan admitted that previous explanations for the song title were inside jokes and disclosed the true story. The band visited Japan in 1992 while touring Gish and noticed that the record company had mistranslated a lyric from Gish into a fan booklet as "mayonnaise seas". The band thought this was funny and used "Mayonaise" as a temporary song title when recording Siamese Dream and it eventually stuck.

Rumor has it that the iconic feedback came from a cheap guitar Corgan bought, which, whenever he stopped playing it, created the sound, which was eventually incorporated into the recording.

No more promise no more sorrow
No longer will I follow
Can anybody hear me
I just want to be me
When I can, I will

Love this one - probably a top 3 pumpkins song for me.

Very highly ranked by most (fans and critics), and I do love it, but there is an upcoming similar song that I will die on a hill believing is much better.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

I haven’t been commenting on individual Cornershopsongs much, just introducing the albums. But Topknot is a favorite and definitely the best from this album.

It's a heartwarming thing, Britain's new-found love of Asian culture. Back in the Seventies 'Paki-bashing' was the accepted after-pub sport of the dumb and disfranchised and it's taken 30 years of insult and defiance, of 'Ever So Lonely' hitmakers Monsoon, of Bollywood, bhangra, Talvin Singh, the Kumars and East is East - and, of course, of the Asian-owned corner shop - to reach a point where Indian culture is just another vital part of the British way of life. But only one group has persisted in purveying that culture by way of guitar-based indie pop. And after 17 years of agitation and innovation Cornershop are still one of England's greatest bands.
This one-off single (their first for Rough Trade) sees Tjinder Singh, Ben Ayres and guest vocalist Bubbley Kaur present a genuinely beautiful take on Punjabi folk, backdropped by a loping funk beat and breathtakingly lovely guitar. Kaur sings in Punjabi but relates a tale familiar to anyone who loves classic girl group pop. There's this guy, see, who's the hottest thing since green chillis, and Kaur wants him, but knows she faces stiff girl competition, and suspects he'll break her heart anyway. 'Don't betray the girls,' she pleads, but we suspect her sisterly solidarity is all in vain.

'Topknot' is the perfect sonic antidote to a summer dominated by fat meatheads waving the flag of St George and the sad, jingoistic success of Ukip. But then, as the 2-Tone movement and Rock Against Racism proved in the bad old Seventies, music remains sweet reason's greatest weapon

 

[Tau837]

Eric Clapton #8

Eric Clapton - Double Trouble

"Double Trouble" is a blues song written and recorded by Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush in 1958. Since its release as a single in 1959, the song has been recorded by several blues and other artists, including several versions by Eric Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughan named his band "Double Trouble" after Rush's song. In 2008, Rush's original version was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, which called it a "minor-key masterpiece".

The song speaks to the pain and emotional conflict of a man who is experiencing trouble in a relationship. The lyrics describe the feeling of being caught in a difficult situation, with “double trouble” being a metaphor for the overwhelming challenges the narrator faces.

Clapton's guitar work in this song is masterful:

• His signature bending technique is central to the emotional impact of the solos. By bending the string to a note that isn’t quite in tune and holding it there with vibrato, he produces a sound that feels imperfect but soulful, mirroring the song's sense of struggle.
• His use of slow, controlled vibrato helps to sustain each note, giving it that vocal-like quality. The vibrato enhances the emotional weight of the note, making it feel alive and tangible.
• The call-and-response style between the vocals and guitar creates a dialogue. Clapton’s guitar doesn’t just play over the vocals; it interacts with them, almost as though it’s answering the singer’s plea.
• It demonstrates one of his key strengths -- his use of space in solos. He doesn’t fill every gap with notes -- he pauses and allows each note to resonate. This technique helps the solos feel more genuine, with each note carrying weight.

Clapton’s vocals are raw and passionate, with a slightly gravelly tone that adds to the song's bluesy atmosphere. He conveys the emotional weight of the lyrics, which are about heartbreak and troubles. The call-and-response structure of the song, with Clapton delivering the lines and the band responding, gives it a dynamic, interactive feel.

This song is one of Clapton’s most energetic blues-rock songs, serving as a powerful example of his passion for Chicago blues and his dedication to keeping that tradition alive in a modern context. I could have easily ranked this song higher. For my taste, it is a true masterpiece.

 

[Chaos34]

"Ciao Ciao Bambino"

This was both groovy and sounded like something from the Mexican radio station I use to stay exposed to Spanish. Both of those are good things.

Really liked the LA songs, both of them. Just 8 songs into the 8s and they're 8 for 8. Caro doing her thing with some old time jazz rhythm. I half expected a Django guitar shred to break it up. Listened to alot of Django picking albums.

I've fallen behind but will listen in reverse order 8s, then 9s, then 10s... then fireworks deep in the desert with 20 drunks and some terrified dogs.

Happy 4th music nerds.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

This one goes out to Billy Hai who filled in for me.

It was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Round 8 - Free Man In Paris - Neil Diamond

Written by Joni Mitchell. From Wikipedia:

The song is about music agent/promoter David Geffen, a close friend of Mitchell in the early 1970s, and describes Geffen during a trip the two made to Paris with Robbie Robertson and Dominique Robertson. While Geffen is never mentioned by name, Mitchell describes how he works hard creating hits and launching careers but can find some peace while vacationing in Paris. Mitchell sings "I was a free man in Paris. I felt unfettered and alive. Nobody calling me up for favors. No one's future to decide."

This appears on ND's album I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight (1977).

 

[Chaos34]

Nikki Sixx has come along way from Girls Girls Girls. This is my 2nd pick from Sixx:A.M.'s 2011 This is Gonna Hurt, Nikki's side project. I'm giving it pretty high praise at this spot. Had John been involved with The Heroin Diaries from 2007, I would have picked two more 6ams.

Lies of the Beautiful People is a statement against superficial beauty standards and the cruelty involved. 25 years after just about the most craven praise of superficial beauty (Girlsx3) Nikki's wised up. The lyrics praise inner beauty and warn against the lies of People Magazine's most beautiful people (released the song the same week as that edition).

John has writing credits under his real name, Lowery. There's speculation he's doing some of the riffing, but it's just speculation. DJ Ashba is the guitarist here. The solo is definitely DJ. Likely more accurate speculation is by 2011 John and Nikki were close friends. Nikki showed John his lyrics. John wrote the music. John had done that for about 25 artists by then.

Lies of the Beautiful People

Again from an interview, Nikki reminds John he offered to let him contribute lyrics if he had any ideas. John reminded Nikki of his answer: "Um, I dunno. Boobs?" Guess John was the superficial one there. Two upcoming picks do feature John 5 lyrics and make up for his lack of playing on this one. His limits as a lyricist on full display along with his limitlessness with that tele.

 

[Mister CIA]

Found my metaphor.

"Hold my breath
Swim beneath the flames"

- 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

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Luna - Friendly Advice

w/ Sterling Morrison on guitar

The more I listened, the more I liked this.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

8. The Ballad of Billy The Kid

Billy wrote this song for his 1973 album Piano Man. It's a fictional story about Billy the Kid. It's one of my favorites off of the Piano Man album. It starts off with a boy from Wheeling, West Virginia, and ends with a boy from Oyster Bay, Long Island. I chose the live version from Palmer Auditorium, New London, CT, December 1976. This one goes out to Billy Hai who filled in for me.

From a town known as Woodstock, Virginia
Rode a boy with Sambuca in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his mind
As he blasted "We're an American Band"

Thanks, Billy!

I prefer the album version. It seems more balanced. It is a favorite.