Scoresman
Footballguy
I’ve held back a couple posts elsewhere because I thought who is going to explain all this Sigur Ros stuff if I get a vacation from the forum?
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Middle Aged Dummies!! Artists #1's have been posted!! (24 Viewers)
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I’m thinking it’s very possible the jinx is on. We may be seeing out buddy @woodstock tomorrow.I’ve held back a couple posts elsewhere because I thought who is going to explain all this Sigur Ros stuff if I get a vacation from the forum?
krista4
Footballguy
Oh no!!! What happened?! But woodstock has a perma-ban, I think. I miss the little fella.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
He was in a back and forth with woz and woz said he was reporting him. It calmed down shortly after so maybe rock lives on.
krista4
Footballguy
Woz?! That's a surprise. He's pretty innocuous. Hope it all turns out ok.
Zegras11
Footballguy
#3's PLAYLIST
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| Todd Rundgren | New Binky the Doormat | Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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| Jorge Ben Jor | Don Quixote | Ponta de Lança Africano- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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| Brandi Carlile | JB Breakfast Club | Party of One - By the Way, I Forgive You |
| The Police | Zegras11 | Every Thing She Does Is Magic |
| Modest Mouse | The Dreaded Marco | Lives
Modest Mouse - LivesAwesome song!!!Everyone's afraid of their own lifeIf you could be anything you wantI bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?No one really knows the ones they ...
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| Genesis | Yo Mama | Dance on a Volcano |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | Sullie | The Sky is Crying
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| The Decemberists | kupcho1 | Los Angeles, I'm Yours
Los Angeles, I'm YoursProvided to YouTube by Kill Rock StarsLos Angeles, I'm Yours · The DecemberistsBilly Liar℗ Kill Rock StarsReleased on: 2004-09-14Auto-generated by YouTube.
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| ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead | plinko | Inland Sea Festival Thyme EP (2008) |
| The Kinks | Galileo | Living On A Thin Line (1984 - Word of Mouth) |
| Rush | higgins | Freewill
Rush - Freewill (Audio)“Freewill” from ‘Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary)’. Get yours now: https://lnk.to/PermanentWaves40YD.Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update: h...
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| Sigur Rós | Scoresman | Glósóli (Glowing Sole) - Takk - 2005 |
| Donald Fagen | Charlie Steiner | Josie
JosieProvided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupJosie · Steely DanAja℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 1977-01-01Producer: Gary KatzConductor, Associated ...
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| Green Day | MAC_32 | Longview |
| Big Thief | Ilov80s | Masterpiece |
| Daft Punk | rockaction | Da Funk 
Daft Punk - Da Funk (Official Music Video Remastered)Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition) out now: https://daftpunk.lnk.to/RAM10sOfficial Music Video for “Da Funk”, taken from “Homework” available ...
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| Taylor Swift | Jpalmer | Glitch |
| Elliott Smith | Tuffnutt | Waltz #2- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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| Chicago | Pip's Invitation | Beginnings |
| The Stranglers | John Maddens Lunchbox | Waltzinblack
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| Ryan Adams | Dr. Octopus | Anybody Wanna Take Me Home |
| Stevie Wonder | Uruk-Hai | Superstation - YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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| Slade | Mrs. Rannous | (And Now The Waltz) C'est La Vie
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| Phish | shuke | FluffheadFluffheadPhish · Live Phish: 8/13/10 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN · Song · 2011
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| Electgric Light Orchestra (ELO) | jwb | In the Hall of the Mountain King In the Hall of the Mountain KingElectric Light Orchestra · On the Third Day · Song · 1973
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| Frank Black | Mister CIA | Bad, Wicked World
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| Clutch | Raging Weasel | Willie Nelson |
| Dinosaur Jr. | KarmaPolice | Almost Ready
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| Warren Zevon | worrierking | Lawyers, Guns and Money Notable Lyric: I'm hiding in Honduras I'm a desperate man Send Lawyers, Guns and Money The **** has hit the fan |
| Alice in Chains | Mt. Man | Would? |
| Queen | snellman | Keep Yourself Alive |
| AC/DC | falguy | Thunderstruck |
| The Hold Stead | scorchy | Hot Fries |
| Damon Albarn | Eephus | Blur --- London Loves 
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| Doves | landrys hat | Pounding |
| Spoon | Hov34 | Black Like Me- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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| Foo Fighters | Just Win Baby | I'll Stick Around |
| Simon & Garfunkel | zamboni | "The Sound of Silence"
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| Bruce Springsteen | DrIanMalcolm | Out in the Street
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| The Prodigy | titusbramble | No Good (Start The Dance) |
| Bauhaus | otb_lifer | Swing the Heartache |
| Heart | Doug B | How Can I Refuse? |
| The Tragically Hip | Northern Voice | It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken |
| deadmau5 | zazale | The Veldt - 8 Minute Edit |
| Elton John | timschochet | Bennie And the Jets- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Galileo
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#3 Living On A Thin Line (1984 - Word of Mouth)
I’ll be a bit more brief in this one after my lengthy post about Muswell Hillbilly. Living on a Thin Line is one of only a handful of Kinks songs, and the second in my countdown, written by Dave instead of Ray. The Word of Mouth album was released during my Columbia House cassette buying phase. I bought the album for love of the song Do it Again (#14 on my list) and discovered this song in the process. As mentioned earlier, The Kinks Word of Mouth tour was actually the first concert I ever attended so maybe I geek out to this era more than others. This song also got a little love from the Sopranos back in 2001. It is yet another Kinks song about the downfall of English society and the disdain for politicians. Unlike many of the other gloom and doom songs in the Kinks arsenal, we don’t get the typical whimsical, satirical approach. The music captures the melancholy mood in this one.
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All the stories have been told
Of kings and days of old
But there's no England now (there's no England now)
All the wars that were won and lost
Somehow don't seem to matter very much anymore
All the lies we were told (all the lies we were told)
All the lies of the people running round
Their castles have burned
I see change
But inside we're the same
As we ever were
Living on a thin line, ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line)
Living this way, each day is a dream
What am I, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Now another century nearly gone (no, no)
What are we gonna leave for the young?
What we couldn't do, what we wouldn't do
It's a crime, but does it matter?
Does it matter much? Does it matter much to you?
Does it ever really matter? yes, it really, really matters
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Then another leader says
"Break their hearts and break some heads"
Is there nothing we can say or do?
Blame the future on the past
Always lost in bloody guts
And when they're gone, it's me and you
Living on a thin line, ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line, ooh
I’ll be a bit more brief in this one after my lengthy post about Muswell Hillbilly. Living on a Thin Line is one of only a handful of Kinks songs, and the second in my countdown, written by Dave instead of Ray. The Word of Mouth album was released during my Columbia House cassette buying phase. I bought the album for love of the song Do it Again (#14 on my list) and discovered this song in the process. As mentioned earlier, The Kinks Word of Mouth tour was actually the first concert I ever attended so maybe I geek out to this era more than others. This song also got a little love from the Sopranos back in 2001. It is yet another Kinks song about the downfall of English society and the disdain for politicians. Unlike many of the other gloom and doom songs in the Kinks arsenal, we don’t get the typical whimsical, satirical approach. The music captures the melancholy mood in this one.
.
All the stories have been told
Of kings and days of old
But there's no England now (there's no England now)
All the wars that were won and lost
Somehow don't seem to matter very much anymore
All the lies we were told (all the lies we were told)
All the lies of the people running round
Their castles have burned
I see change
But inside we're the same
As we ever were
Living on a thin line, ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line)
Living this way, each day is a dream
What am I, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Now another century nearly gone (no, no)
What are we gonna leave for the young?
What we couldn't do, what we wouldn't do
It's a crime, but does it matter?
Does it matter much? Does it matter much to you?
Does it ever really matter? yes, it really, really matters
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Then another leader says
"Break their hearts and break some heads"
Is there nothing we can say or do?
Blame the future on the past
Always lost in bloody guts
And when they're gone, it's me and you
Living on a thin line, ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line (living on a thin line), ooh
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line, ooh
MAC_32
Footballguy
I suppose I should include some of their hits in this 31 and arguably the most infectious baseline of my generation seems like an appropriate fit. Although 11 year old MAC's way too uptight parents were un too happy walking home from work to here when masturbation's lost its fun, you're ****in' lazy blaring from his room. Although they were even less happy when they said turn it off and I turned it even louder. Pre-teen angst personified, huh.
Green Day MAC_32 Longview
MAC_32
Footballguy
Where it all started, right @Just Win Baby ?
Foo Fighters Just Win Baby I'll Stick Around
I DON'T OWE YOU ANYTHING!!!
Zegras11
Footballguy
wow, as I was reading this, I heard this line in the song at the exact same time while listening to the playlist
MAC_32
Footballguy
I'll never forget the look on my youngest son's face when he first heard this riff. He's 7 now and we're on at least year 4 of any time we get in the van 'dad, play thunder!!!'
AC/DC falguy Thunderstruck
MAC_32
Footballguy
I generally lean more towards mellow Chains, but this was such a perfect closer to their biggest record.
Alice in Chains Mt. Man Would?
If!
I!
Would!
Could
You?
**end scene**
Mt. Man
Footballguy
3. Would? (off Dirt, 1992. But see also below)
Am I wrong?
Have I run too far to get home?
Have I gone?
And left you here alone?
(Official Video) Alice In Chains - Would?
(Unplugged Version) Alice In Chains - Would?
(Bonus cover version from Opeth) Would?
This is a fair number of people’s #1 AIC song. Heck, some days it’s there for me. But here it checks in at “only” #3. For those unfamiliar, this song is a tribute to Andrew Wood, lead vocalist of Mother Love Bone. Not the only tribute, either, as the supergroup Temple of the Dog (with its album of the same name) was formed for another tribute.
Now, technically Dirt is the second song on my playlist that is taken from an album other than the one it debuted on. Like “Get Born Again”, it was released twice in a few months, “Would?” first appearing on the soundtrack for Singles… along with a song from Mother Love Bone. Anyway, “Would?” stands tall, deserving the high marks it gets. A powerful riff, an ephemeral feel, and of course a lot of passion. So minus that last sentence, I'm definitely letting it speak for itself.
Next on the countdown, a song that’s only appropriate to put right before “Would?”, given some early pressings.
Am I wrong?
Have I run too far to get home?
Have I gone?
And left you here alone?
(Official Video) Alice In Chains - Would?
(Unplugged Version) Alice In Chains - Would?
(Bonus cover version from Opeth) Would?
This is a fair number of people’s #1 AIC song. Heck, some days it’s there for me. But here it checks in at “only” #3. For those unfamiliar, this song is a tribute to Andrew Wood, lead vocalist of Mother Love Bone. Not the only tribute, either, as the supergroup Temple of the Dog (with its album of the same name) was formed for another tribute.
Now, technically Dirt is the second song on my playlist that is taken from an album other than the one it debuted on. Like “Get Born Again”, it was released twice in a few months, “Would?” first appearing on the soundtrack for Singles… along with a song from Mother Love Bone. Anyway, “Would?” stands tall, deserving the high marks it gets. A powerful riff, an ephemeral feel, and of course a lot of passion. So minus that last sentence, I'm definitely letting it speak for itself.
Next on the countdown, a song that’s only appropriate to put right before “Would?”, given some early pressings.
krista4
Footballguy
#3's PLAYLIST
Elliott Smith Tuffnutt Waltz #2
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Beginning comments just on these three:
- Waltz #2 is my favorite Elliott Smith song. Yay! Everyone who's been in music threads with me knows I'm a sucker for waltz time. And since I'm a sucker for the murdered Elliott Smith, too, it all fits.
- Superstition (or "Superstation"
) was the overall #1 song in the middle-aged dummies US countdown, and it is my #2 Stevie song.- Bennie and the Jets received no points in the UK M-AD countdown, which was surprising and disappointing to me. A masterpiece IMO, though he has many so it was a tough competition.
#3 Thunderstruck (The Razors Edge)
Speaking of song intros , not sure there’s a more recognizable first few bars than this one. Blew me away when I first heard it and still love it. I have no idea how hard it is to play but sure sounds great. I suspect Thunderstruck will be played 20 years from now in arenas around the world.
My second “newest” song (after Can’t Stand Still off Stiff Upper Lip). This song is already 23 years old!
Some notes from my search’s
“According to The Story of AC/DC: Let There Be Rock, Angus Young created the distinctive opening guitar part by playing with all the strings taped up, except the B. It was a studio trick he learned from his older brother George Young, who produced some of AC/DC's albums”
Angus Young's solo is a continual endurance test for him. The guitarist told Vulture in a 2020 interview that before the band performs it live, he has "to sit down for an hour and make sure I've got my fingers warmed up to take on that track. It's got an unrelenting intricacy. I have to be confident whenever I play it."
“This song marked a return to form for AC/DC, whose previous three albums didn't generate any blockbusters. It was the song that set the tone for the album, a truly thunderous track that electrified the crowd as the opening number on The Razors Edge tour.”
“The album was recorded with producer Bruce Fairbairn at his Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, where he also produced Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet and the Aerosmith albums Permanent Vacation and Pump. It was the group's first time working with Fairbairn.”
“AC/DC shook Iran all night long when a computer virus infected nuclear establishments there in July 2012. One of the effects of the worm was that the machines were forced to play this track at full volume during the small hours.“
"Thunderstruck" was featured in the 1999 film Varsity Blues during one of the games when the team is hungover from the night before. AC/DC charged a massive $500,000 for its use, the biggest deal that music supervisor Thomas Golubic (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead) has ever brokered. "I remember being absolutely horrified when I heard that number," Golubic recalled to Variety. "And we spent a lot of time coming up with what we thought were great alternates, but there was going to be no budget on that, and they had money so they paid for it.
This was the first use of the song in a movie, but not the last. It was later used in:
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Battleship (2012)
Delivery Man (2013)
Daddy's Home (2015)
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
The song also appears in these TV shows:
Supernatural ("Sympathy for the Devil" - 2009)
New Girl ("Road Trip" - 2016)
Magnum P.I. ("I Saw the Sun Rise" - 2018)"
“In 2004, an Australian movie called Thunderstruck was released. It's a comedy about five guys who go to an AC/DC show in 1991 and agree to bury the first one who dies next to Bon Scott”
“AC/DC got a mention on the January 12, 2021 episode of Jeopardy, hosted by past champion Ken Jennings. In the category "Weather Forecast Inside," the $400 clue was, "An AC/DC tune or a word meaning flabbergasted; You've been …!" Contestant Lucy correctly responded, "What is 'Thunderstruck'?"
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Album breakdown
1 74 Jailbreak
6 High Voltage
3 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
3 Let There Be Rock
3 PowerAge
4 Highway To Hell
3 Back in Black
1 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
1 Flick of the Switch
0 Fly On The Wall
1 Who Made Who
1 Blow Up Your Video
1 The Razor’s Edge
0 BallBreaker
1 Stiff Upper Lip
0 Black Ice
0 Rock or Bust
0 Power Up
Speaking of song intros , not sure there’s a more recognizable first few bars than this one. Blew me away when I first heard it and still love it. I have no idea how hard it is to play but sure sounds great. I suspect Thunderstruck will be played 20 years from now in arenas around the world.
My second “newest” song (after Can’t Stand Still off Stiff Upper Lip). This song is already 23 years old!
Some notes from my search’s
“According to The Story of AC/DC: Let There Be Rock, Angus Young created the distinctive opening guitar part by playing with all the strings taped up, except the B. It was a studio trick he learned from his older brother George Young, who produced some of AC/DC's albums”
Angus Young's solo is a continual endurance test for him. The guitarist told Vulture in a 2020 interview that before the band performs it live, he has "to sit down for an hour and make sure I've got my fingers warmed up to take on that track. It's got an unrelenting intricacy. I have to be confident whenever I play it."
“This song marked a return to form for AC/DC, whose previous three albums didn't generate any blockbusters. It was the song that set the tone for the album, a truly thunderous track that electrified the crowd as the opening number on The Razors Edge tour.”
“The album was recorded with producer Bruce Fairbairn at his Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, where he also produced Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet and the Aerosmith albums Permanent Vacation and Pump. It was the group's first time working with Fairbairn.”
“AC/DC shook Iran all night long when a computer virus infected nuclear establishments there in July 2012. One of the effects of the worm was that the machines were forced to play this track at full volume during the small hours.“
"Thunderstruck" was featured in the 1999 film Varsity Blues during one of the games when the team is hungover from the night before. AC/DC charged a massive $500,000 for its use, the biggest deal that music supervisor Thomas Golubic (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead) has ever brokered. "I remember being absolutely horrified when I heard that number," Golubic recalled to Variety. "And we spent a lot of time coming up with what we thought were great alternates, but there was going to be no budget on that, and they had money so they paid for it.
This was the first use of the song in a movie, but not the last. It was later used in:
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Battleship (2012)
Delivery Man (2013)
Daddy's Home (2015)
Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
The song also appears in these TV shows:
Supernatural ("Sympathy for the Devil" - 2009)
New Girl ("Road Trip" - 2016)
Magnum P.I. ("I Saw the Sun Rise" - 2018)"
“In 2004, an Australian movie called Thunderstruck was released. It's a comedy about five guys who go to an AC/DC show in 1991 and agree to bury the first one who dies next to Bon Scott”
“AC/DC got a mention on the January 12, 2021 episode of Jeopardy, hosted by past champion Ken Jennings. In the category "Weather Forecast Inside," the $400 clue was, "An AC/DC tune or a word meaning flabbergasted; You've been …!" Contestant Lucy correctly responded, "What is 'Thunderstruck'?"
“
Album breakdown
1 74 Jailbreak
6 High Voltage
3 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
3 Let There Be Rock
3 PowerAge
4 Highway To Hell
3 Back in Black
1 For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
1 Flick of the Switch
0 Fly On The Wall
1 Who Made Who
1 Blow Up Your Video
1 The Razor’s Edge
0 BallBreaker
1 Stiff Upper Lip
0 Black Ice
0 Rock or Bust
0 Power Up
krista4
Footballguy
Fabulous write-up. I don't know if I have a favorite AC/DC song since, until this countdown, I only knew the hits, but this would be right up there. Generates such excitement from the first notes.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Which i find hilarious because Thunderstruck was a staple of college drinking game past. Always avoid being the one skunked on the minute and a half gap mid-track though.
Scoresman
Footballguy
3 - Sigur Ros - Glósóli - 2006
The top 3 are truly interchangeable for me. First up is Glosoli. This song definitely fits the band's pattern of slow build up to an epic finish, but this song just hits differently. The crescendo of this song is just an epic, exhilarating, pure rock music climax, as good as it gets IMO. This, along with one other song to come, is probably the hardest Sigur Ros has ever "rocked".
MANDATORY VIDEO
This is my favorite music video of all time. It has strong Peter Pan vibes to it with both its theme, the oddly dressed children and of course the ending. It fits the song perfectly and is just beautiful to me. A screenshot of the wide angle shot of the kids approaching the cliff has been my desktop and phone background for probably 15 years.
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The top 3 are truly interchangeable for me. First up is Glosoli. This song definitely fits the band's pattern of slow build up to an epic finish, but this song just hits differently. The crescendo of this song is just an epic, exhilarating, pure rock music climax, as good as it gets IMO. This, along with one other song to come, is probably the hardest Sigur Ros has ever "rocked".
MANDATORY VIDEO
This is my favorite music video of all time. It has strong Peter Pan vibes to it with both its theme, the oddly dressed children and of course the ending. It fits the song perfectly and is just beautiful to me. A screenshot of the wide angle shot of the kids approaching the cliff has been my desktop and phone background for probably 15 years.
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krista4
Footballguy
3 - Sigur Ros - Glósóli - 2006
The top 3 are truly interchangeable for me. First up is Glosoli. This song definitely fits the band's pattern of slow build up to an epic finish, but this song just hits differently. The crescendo of this song is just an epic, exhilarating, pure rock music climax, as good as it gets IMO. This, along with one other song to come, is probably the hardest Sigur Ros has ever "rocked".
MANDATORY VIDEO
This is my favorite music video of all time. It has strong Peter Pan vibes to it with both its theme, the oddly dressed children and of course the ending. It fits the song perfectly and is just beautiful to me. A screenshot of the wide angle shot of the kids approaching the cliff has been my desktop and phone background for probably 15 years.
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There was another song where you recommended the video, I think? And now I realize I didn't watch and would like to. If this is correct, could you repost?
kupcho1
Footballguy
The Decemberists
#3 Los Angeles, I'm Yours
I'll just say it right up front: this is the best song ever written about Los Angeles and I don't think 2nd place is even close. (To be clear, I Love LA is a novelty song, at best and if you like it better than this song, we can't be friends.)
Sure, it's an extremely passive-aggressive love song, but it's still a love song. The Decemberists list some of the awful things the city has to offer: pollution (An ocean's garbled vomit on the shore), drugs (the smell of burnt cocaine), superficiality (Its hollowness will haunt you); the list goes on.
But still, LA has its charms:
This is the realest thing
As ancient choirs sing
A dozen blushing cherubs reel above
Los Angeles, my love
Once again, the lyrics are superb (and the music's not too shabby either). Here's the full lyrics:
There is a city by the sea
A gentle company
I don't suppose you want to?
And as it tells its sorry tale
In harrowing detail
Its hollowness will haunt you
Its streets and boulevards
Orphans and oligarchs
And here's a plaintive melody
A truncated symphony.
An ocean's garbled vomit on the shore:
Los Angeles, I'm yours
O ladies, pleasant and demure
Hollow-cheeked and sure
I can see your undies)
And all the boys you drag about
An empty, fallow fount
From Saturdays to Mondays.
You hill and valley crowd
Hanging your trousers down at heel.
This is the realest thing
As ancient choirs sing
A dozen blushing cherubs reel above
Los Angeles, my love.
O what a rush of ripe elan!
Languor on divans
Dalliant and dainty!
But the smell of burnt cocaine,
The dolor and decay
It only makes me cranky
O great calamity,
Ditch of iniquity and tears
How I abhor this place
Its sweet and bitter taste
Has left me wretched, retching on all fours
Los Angeles, I'm yours
#3 Los Angeles, I'm Yours
I'll just say it right up front: this is the best song ever written about Los Angeles and I don't think 2nd place is even close. (To be clear, I Love LA is a novelty song, at best and if you like it better than this song, we can't be friends.)
Sure, it's an extremely passive-aggressive love song, but it's still a love song. The Decemberists list some of the awful things the city has to offer: pollution (An ocean's garbled vomit on the shore), drugs (the smell of burnt cocaine), superficiality (Its hollowness will haunt you); the list goes on.
But still, LA has its charms:
This is the realest thing
As ancient choirs sing
A dozen blushing cherubs reel above
Los Angeles, my love
Once again, the lyrics are superb (and the music's not too shabby either). Here's the full lyrics:
There is a city by the sea
A gentle company
I don't suppose you want to?
And as it tells its sorry tale
In harrowing detail
Its hollowness will haunt you
Its streets and boulevards
Orphans and oligarchs
And here's a plaintive melody
A truncated symphony.
An ocean's garbled vomit on the shore:
Los Angeles, I'm yours
O ladies, pleasant and demure
Hollow-cheeked and sure
I can see your undies)
And all the boys you drag about
An empty, fallow fount
From Saturdays to Mondays.
You hill and valley crowd
Hanging your trousers down at heel.
This is the realest thing
As ancient choirs sing
A dozen blushing cherubs reel above
Los Angeles, my love.
O what a rush of ripe elan!
Languor on divans
Dalliant and dainty!
But the smell of burnt cocaine,
The dolor and decay
It only makes me cranky
O great calamity,
Ditch of iniquity and tears
How I abhor this place
Its sweet and bitter taste
Has left me wretched, retching on all fours
Los Angeles, I'm yours
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Also Planes: Fire and Rescue. Which would be my son's first exposure to it, at age 3.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
3. Beginnings
Album: Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Writer: Robert Lamm
Lead vocals: Robert Lamm
Released as a single? Yes (1969, did not chart; 1971, US #7 (double A-side with Colour My World))
This song embodies almost everything Chicago Transit Authority had to offer. It's jazzy, it's melodic, it employs horns to great effect, it has an incredible bass part that provides a countermelody, it has a compelling lead vocal, it has scintillating harmony vocals, it has amazing drum fills, it moves through distinct motifs, it has extended instrumental passages that allow various members to shine and it evokes sunny optimism. About the only thing missing is Terry Kath's electric guitar heroics, compensated for with some rich acoustic guitar textures. And it sounded like nothing else on the radio when the pop-loving public wasn't ready for it in 1969, when said public was finally ready for it in 1971 after it was re-released, when it remained in the rotation on FM stations when playlists started ossifying in the late '70s and '80s, and now.
The link is to the nearly 8-minute-long album version -- which is what I heard on said ossifying FM stations and when I bought the debut album in college -- but AM listeners in 1969 and 1971 were given a drastic edit down to 3 minutes. This was the most extreme example of a standard practice, one that the band members were divided on in the Group Portrait box set liner notes. James Pankow called the edits "an abortion," but Robert Lamm said "I don't think we ever really cared that much other than we were naive and we were being programmed by [Jim] Guercio into thinking that this music that we were creating was so perfect in its virgin state that nobody had the right to edit it."
Tanglewood version, in which Lamm teases "Yes I'm Ready": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pizRRft3_8Y
Leonid and Friends version (using six horn players to replicate what three did on the original): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ1llzPiB4
At #2, James Pankow's magnum opus. Those of you who listen to the playlist on shuffle are going to be very confused.
Album: Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Writer: Robert Lamm
Lead vocals: Robert Lamm
Released as a single? Yes (1969, did not chart; 1971, US #7 (double A-side with Colour My World))
This song embodies almost everything Chicago Transit Authority had to offer. It's jazzy, it's melodic, it employs horns to great effect, it has an incredible bass part that provides a countermelody, it has a compelling lead vocal, it has scintillating harmony vocals, it has amazing drum fills, it moves through distinct motifs, it has extended instrumental passages that allow various members to shine and it evokes sunny optimism. About the only thing missing is Terry Kath's electric guitar heroics, compensated for with some rich acoustic guitar textures. And it sounded like nothing else on the radio when the pop-loving public wasn't ready for it in 1969, when said public was finally ready for it in 1971 after it was re-released, when it remained in the rotation on FM stations when playlists started ossifying in the late '70s and '80s, and now.
The link is to the nearly 8-minute-long album version -- which is what I heard on said ossifying FM stations and when I bought the debut album in college -- but AM listeners in 1969 and 1971 were given a drastic edit down to 3 minutes. This was the most extreme example of a standard practice, one that the band members were divided on in the Group Portrait box set liner notes. James Pankow called the edits "an abortion," but Robert Lamm said "I don't think we ever really cared that much other than we were naive and we were being programmed by [Jim] Guercio into thinking that this music that we were creating was so perfect in its virgin state that nobody had the right to edit it."
Tanglewood version, in which Lamm teases "Yes I'm Ready": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pizRRft3_8Y
Leonid and Friends version (using six horn players to replicate what three did on the original): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ1llzPiB4
At #2, James Pankow's magnum opus. Those of you who listen to the playlist on shuffle are going to be very confused.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
My youngest niece was hundred percent it was...I'll never forget the look on my youngest son's face when he first heard this riff. He's 7 now and we're on at least year 4 of any time we get in the van 'dad, play thunder!!!'
AC/DC falguy Thunderstruck
There were cows... In the middle of a railroad track.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
you like Philly Soul?
odd Rundgren New Binky the Doormat Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel
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you like Curtis Mayfield?
I haven't found anything on it, but after many years I just feel like this is an homage to Curtis and the Impressions.
closely followed by "Does Anybody Love You" ...such lifting, smooth, and wonderful tunes ...and only 1:33
that's not going to radio
does that also sound like an old school Philly group? ...yeah it does
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
While I wait my turn at the very end of the first round in Summerpalooza, random thoughts about some of the known-to-me songs from #3:
Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel is masterful, and may be the track that does the best at fusing poppy Todd and weird Todd. It should have been a hit, but Todd refused to release singles from A Wizard, A True Star.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic has an incredible melody and incredible rhythms (if you can tear yourself away from the earworm).
Dance on a Volcano was a great introduction to "new Genesis," track 1 of side 1 of album 1 with Phil as frontman. It's just as majestic as the best Gabriel material but is more grounded.
Stevie Ray's version of The Sky is Crying is gut-wrenching, especially due to its release coming so soon after his death.
Living on a Thin Line is the best Dave Davies song I have heard and is every bit as good as his brother's best. It was played at my 1990 show -- and I suspect it was played at almost every show after Word of Mouth's release given that it was easily Dave's best-known song, at least to American audiences.
Freewill has powerful riffage and an insistent melody that cover up for the "high school kid who just read Ayn Rand" lyrics.
Josie is funkier than anyone from Bard College has any right to be.
As with many people, Longview was my introduction to Green Day. The bassline remains iconic and the song endures as a time-and-place memory for pretty much everyone I know.
I remember Waltz #2 (XO) because Krista took it in the This Is Their Best Song draft. The passage that ends "but I'm gonna love you anyhow" is perfection.
As with many folks, Superstition is my #1 Stevie. I ranked it #3 in the US countdown. What I said there:
Fluffhead is another early Phish track that resulted from Trey Anastasio's studying jazz composition. The full version (split up on their first album into two tracks, Fluffhead and Fluff's Travels, but always played as one in concert) is part jazz, part prog, part silliness and all ambition.
In the Hall of the Mountain King is ELO bludgeoning their way through their classical-rock fusion ideas, that would get more refined soon after.
The FM stations I grew up with played Lawyers, Guns and Money despite the S-word. It helps that Zevon kind of mumbles it. His personality really comes through on this one.
Would? is my #1 AIC on days that Rooster isn't. And it was my first introduction to them via the Singles soundtrack, a disc that was remarkably influential on my tastes in the '90s.
Keep Yourself Alive is a hoot.
Thunderstruck is the only post-For Those About to Rock AC/DC song that I really care for, and boy do I care. That intro is ... striking.
I'll Stick Around is a perfect fusion of grunge and power pop, and was a big reason why the Foos debut album resonated with me.
The Sound of Silence remains haunting despite being ubiquitous.
How Can I Refuse has a great melody and vocal. It's better than their subsequent monster hits and doesn't get enough credit.
Bennie and the Jets is something you have to be in the mood for, but when you are ... BEN-NIE! BEN-NAY! BENNYBENNYBENNY BENNY! And the JEEEEE-ITS!
Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel is masterful, and may be the track that does the best at fusing poppy Todd and weird Todd. It should have been a hit, but Todd refused to release singles from A Wizard, A True Star.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic has an incredible melody and incredible rhythms (if you can tear yourself away from the earworm).
Dance on a Volcano was a great introduction to "new Genesis," track 1 of side 1 of album 1 with Phil as frontman. It's just as majestic as the best Gabriel material but is more grounded.
Stevie Ray's version of The Sky is Crying is gut-wrenching, especially due to its release coming so soon after his death.
Living on a Thin Line is the best Dave Davies song I have heard and is every bit as good as his brother's best. It was played at my 1990 show -- and I suspect it was played at almost every show after Word of Mouth's release given that it was easily Dave's best-known song, at least to American audiences.
Freewill has powerful riffage and an insistent melody that cover up for the "high school kid who just read Ayn Rand" lyrics.
Josie is funkier than anyone from Bard College has any right to be.
As with many people, Longview was my introduction to Green Day. The bassline remains iconic and the song endures as a time-and-place memory for pretty much everyone I know.
I remember Waltz #2 (XO) because Krista took it in the This Is Their Best Song draft. The passage that ends "but I'm gonna love you anyhow" is perfection.
As with many folks, Superstition is my #1 Stevie. I ranked it #3 in the US countdown. What I said there:
This is one of the funkiest AND hardest-rocking songs ever released, and it is no surprise that many people in this group love it. It has always held a special place in my heart not only for that, but also because one of my very first memories is seeing Stevie perform this on Sesame Street. I asked my mom why Stevie was wearing dark glasses and moving his head unusually, and that's when I learned what blindness was.
Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE. The guitarist to our right (Stevie's left) is Michael Sembello, later of "Maniac" fame. Stevie JAMMED THIS THE HELL OUT on a CHILDREN's show. He didn't have to do that. What a performer.
The versions by Jeff Beck (whom Stevie was going to give the song to outright until his management intervened) and Stevie Ray Vaughn are top-notch as well.
I knew I was going to double up with @DrIanMalcolm but I had no idea that @jwb would make it a threepeat.all around!
Fluffhead is another early Phish track that resulted from Trey Anastasio's studying jazz composition. The full version (split up on their first album into two tracks, Fluffhead and Fluff's Travels, but always played as one in concert) is part jazz, part prog, part silliness and all ambition.
In the Hall of the Mountain King is ELO bludgeoning their way through their classical-rock fusion ideas, that would get more refined soon after.
The FM stations I grew up with played Lawyers, Guns and Money despite the S-word. It helps that Zevon kind of mumbles it. His personality really comes through on this one.
Would? is my #1 AIC on days that Rooster isn't. And it was my first introduction to them via the Singles soundtrack, a disc that was remarkably influential on my tastes in the '90s.
Keep Yourself Alive is a hoot.
Thunderstruck is the only post-For Those About to Rock AC/DC song that I really care for, and boy do I care. That intro is ... striking.
I'll Stick Around is a perfect fusion of grunge and power pop, and was a big reason why the Foos debut album resonated with me.
The Sound of Silence remains haunting despite being ubiquitous.
How Can I Refuse has a great melody and vocal. It's better than their subsequent monster hits and doesn't get enough credit.
Bennie and the Jets is something you have to be in the mood for, but when you are ... BEN-NIE! BEN-NAY! BENNYBENNYBENNY BENNY! And the JEEEEE-ITS!
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Genesis #3 - Dance on a Volcano
Album - A Trick of the Tail
Year - 1976
Two Genesis dance/dancing songs in a row!! Don’t worry, I Can’t Dance isn’t ranked next.
My top three songs are basically 1A/1B/1C. I love this one so much - it’s my top ranked song by Phil.
As I mentioned way back, Genesis always led off their albums with awesome opening tracks, and this one kicks off one of my favorite albums in style. It has everything I love about Genesis with none of the silliness that sometimes goes a bit far for me. It’s also a song that I’ll be listening to in my head for a few days now.
Album - A Trick of the Tail
Year - 1976
Two Genesis dance/dancing songs in a row!! Don’t worry, I Can’t Dance isn’t ranked next.
My top three songs are basically 1A/1B/1C. I love this one so much - it’s my top ranked song by Phil.
As I mentioned way back, Genesis always led off their albums with awesome opening tracks, and this one kicks off one of my favorite albums in style. It has everything I love about Genesis with none of the silliness that sometimes goes a bit far for me. It’s also a song that I’ll be listening to in my head for a few days now.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
There's one in my top 31 that won't be on your list because it hasn't appeared yet and leads off a Phil album. And I'm not referring to Eleventh Earl of Mar, your "oops" track.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
Not to mention you can Swing the Heartache, Dance on a Volcano and (parenthetically) Start the Dance.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
The unveiling of Freewill as Higgins' #3 Rush song means that at least one of 2112, YYZ or Red Barchetta will not be in his top 31, to which I can only say 
But what do I know. My top 31 Rush is likely to contain 8 songs that don't appear in Higgins' top 31 OR in Ghost Rider's top 50.
But what do I know. My top 31 Rush is likely to contain 8 songs that don't appear in Higgins' top 31 OR in Ghost Rider's top 50.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
I think you know that entire album is one of my all-time favorites - just majestic from beginning to end.
Scoresman
Footballguy
3 - Sigur Ros - Glósóli - 2006
The top 3 are truly interchangeable for me. First up is Glosoli. This song definitely fits the band's pattern of slow build up to an epic finish, but this song just hits differently. The crescendo of this song is just an epic, exhilarating, pure rock music climax, as good as it gets IMO. This, along with one other song to come, is probably the hardest Sigur Ros has ever "rocked".
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This is my favorite music video of all time. It has strong Peter Pan vibes to it with both its theme, the oddly dressed children and of course the ending. It fits the song perfectly and is just beautiful to me. A screenshot of the wide angle shot of the kids approaching the cliff has been my desktop and phone background for probably 15 years.
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There was another song where you recommended the video, I think? And now I realize I didn't watch and would like to. If this is correct, could you repost?
Here you go.
Viðrar vel til loftárása [Official Video]
Viðrar vel til loftárása, 2001Directed by: Arni & Kinskitaken from the album: https://sigur-ros.co.uk/get/agaetis/
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Zegras11
Footballguy
Where do you have Sugar Mountain?The unveiling of Freewill as Higgins' #3 Rush song means that at least one of 2112, YYZ or Red Barchetta will not be in his top 31, to which I can only say
But what do I know. My top 31 Rush is likely to contain 8 songs that don't appear in Higgins' top 31 OR in Ghost Rider's top 50.
Sullie
Footballguy
1994 - 11 = your birth year of 1983? My freshman year of high school. . . I thought we were close to the same age MAC - WTF??? Traitor! No-one your age should act older than me, grow down!I suppose I should include some of their hits in this 31 and arguably the most infectious baseline of my generation seems like an appropriate fit. Although 11 year old MAC's way too uptight parents were un too happy walking home from work to here when masturbation's lost its fun, you're ****in' lazy blaring from his room. Although they were even less happy when they said turn it off and I turned it even louder. Pre-teen angst personified, huh.
Green Day MAC_32 Longview
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
#3 - The Stranglers - Waltzinblack
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Year - 1981
Album - The Gospel According to the Meninblack
UK Chart position - Non Single
Vocals - Instrumental
Key Lyric - There is No Lyrics
Interesting Points
1- This was meant to be the second single from the album, but the label withdrew it and replaced it with the rather average Just Like Nothing on Earth. It didnt please the band at all. They opened their shows with it.
2- It did later appear as the B Side to La Folie, their follow up to Golden Brown
3- Most of the “fan” videos of this song feature scary clowns or ghosts and scary imagery. For good reason. In the dark and with surround sound this track can scare the bejesus out of you. Particularly if high on substances
4- This song has notable fans, including celebrity chef in the UK, Keith Floyd who used the track on his popular cooking program.
5- Hugh and JJB reckon this album is their masterpiece. Both were on mass doses of Heroin for creative reasons. Whatever they were imagining didnt translate to recorded material. It stifled it in my opinion, but this track was the exception.
Summary to date
Year
1977 - 13
1978 - 5
1979 - 2
1980 - 0
1981 - 2
1982 - 1
1983 - 0
1984 - 3
1985 - 0
1986 - 1
1987 - 0
1988 - 2
1989 - 1
1990 onwards - 2
Where to find
Rattus Norvegicus - 9/9
No More Heroes -3/11
Black and White - 2/12
The Raven - 2/11
The Gospel According to the Meninblack - 1/10
La Folie - 1/11
Feline - 0/9
Aural Sculpture - 3/11
Dreamtime - 1/10
All Live and All of the Night - 2/13
10 - 1/10
1991 onwards - 0
B Sides - 1
Greatest Hits - 3
Standalone Single - 3
Running Vocal Count
Hugh Cornwell - 18
Jean-Jacques Burnel - 10
Other - 1 (Instrumental)
Rundown
#31 - Walk on By
#30 - Ugly
#29 - All Day and All of the Night
#28 - Meninblack
#27 - Goodbye Toulouse
#26 - Princess of the Streets
#25 - Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front)
#24 - Duchess
#23 - Sometimes
#22 - La Folie
#21 - North Winds
#20 - No Mercy
#19 - 5 Minutes
#18 - Strange Little Girl
#17 - Shut Up
#16 - Bitching
#15 - Bring on the Nubiles
#14 - 96 Tears
#13 - Down in the Sewer
#12 - Hanging Around
#11 - Straighten Out
#10 - Nice ‘N’ Sleazy
#9 - London Lady
#8 - Always the Sun
#7 - Something Better Change
#6 - Skin Deep
#5 - (Get a) Grip (On Yourself)
#4 - Peaches
#3 - Waltzinblack
We finally only have 2 left. Both top 10 UK hits. They had 7/8 (Straighten Out was an AA) altogether. Ive listed 4/5 already, so with 3 left, one misses my chart altogether. Which one?
Waltz in Black...The Stranglers
Just how scarey are clowns??? My take on Waltz in Black by The Stranglers......with the help of a few friends to make you laugh OR will they???
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Year - 1981
Album - The Gospel According to the Meninblack
UK Chart position - Non Single
Vocals - Instrumental
Key Lyric - There is No Lyrics
Interesting Points
1- This was meant to be the second single from the album, but the label withdrew it and replaced it with the rather average Just Like Nothing on Earth. It didnt please the band at all. They opened their shows with it.
2- It did later appear as the B Side to La Folie, their follow up to Golden Brown
3- Most of the “fan” videos of this song feature scary clowns or ghosts and scary imagery. For good reason. In the dark and with surround sound this track can scare the bejesus out of you. Particularly if high on substances
4- This song has notable fans, including celebrity chef in the UK, Keith Floyd who used the track on his popular cooking program.
5- Hugh and JJB reckon this album is their masterpiece. Both were on mass doses of Heroin for creative reasons. Whatever they were imagining didnt translate to recorded material. It stifled it in my opinion, but this track was the exception.
Summary to date
Year
1977 - 13
1978 - 5
1979 - 2
1980 - 0
1981 - 2
1982 - 1
1983 - 0
1984 - 3
1985 - 0
1986 - 1
1987 - 0
1988 - 2
1989 - 1
1990 onwards - 2
Where to find
Rattus Norvegicus - 9/9
No More Heroes -3/11
Black and White - 2/12
The Raven - 2/11
The Gospel According to the Meninblack - 1/10
La Folie - 1/11
Feline - 0/9
Aural Sculpture - 3/11
Dreamtime - 1/10
All Live and All of the Night - 2/13
10 - 1/10
1991 onwards - 0
B Sides - 1
Greatest Hits - 3
Standalone Single - 3
Running Vocal Count
Hugh Cornwell - 18
Jean-Jacques Burnel - 10
Other - 1 (Instrumental)
Rundown
#31 - Walk on By
#30 - Ugly
#29 - All Day and All of the Night
#28 - Meninblack
#27 - Goodbye Toulouse
#26 - Princess of the Streets
#25 - Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front)
#24 - Duchess
#23 - Sometimes
#22 - La Folie
#21 - North Winds
#20 - No Mercy
#19 - 5 Minutes
#18 - Strange Little Girl
#17 - Shut Up
#16 - Bitching
#15 - Bring on the Nubiles
#14 - 96 Tears
#13 - Down in the Sewer
#12 - Hanging Around
#11 - Straighten Out
#10 - Nice ‘N’ Sleazy
#9 - London Lady
#8 - Always the Sun
#7 - Something Better Change
#6 - Skin Deep
#5 - (Get a) Grip (On Yourself)
#4 - Peaches
#3 - Waltzinblack
We finally only have 2 left. Both top 10 UK hits. They had 7/8 (Straighten Out was an AA) altogether. Ive listed 4/5 already, so with 3 left, one misses my chart altogether. Which one?
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Ryan Adams Dr. Octopus Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
Here Adams once again abandons his alt-country roots to throw out a song that could have been on The Queen Is Dead*.
For those of you that did not attend college, thats an album by The Smiths. You may not have heard of it because it was only played in a few college dorm rooms.
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Footballguy
3. Josie is the second of three songs from Aja to appear on my list.
Here is the lineup that recorded this song:
-Feldman, a prodigy from England who had played with Glen Miller and Miles Davis
-Parks' has contributed to an array of artists, including America, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Sonny and Cher, Michael Buble, Andrae Crouch, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Lyle Lovett, The Manhattan Transfer, and so many more to name that it would take up too much space.
-Rainey has played with Quincy Jones, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin and a ton of others
-Keltner has played with prominent acts in every decade since the 70's
-Schmit, a member of The Eagles, with as impressive a career as he's had, may be the runt of the litter.
As for my take on the song, I don't really care about the different layers of meaning, and I'm not even sure that I get the entire top layer of meaning; I just like tune and the story as I understand it and especially love the verse "She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire."
We're gonna break out the hats and hooters
When Josie comes home
We're gonna rev up the motor scooters
When Josie comes home to stay
We're gonna park in the street
Sleep on the beach and make it
Throw down the jam till the girls say when
Lay down the law and break it
When Josie comes home
When Josie comes home
So good
She's the pride of the neighborhood
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a roman
With her eyes on fire, oh
Jo would you love to scrapple
She'll never say no
Shine up the battle apple
We'll shake 'em all down tonight
We're gonna mix in the street
Strike at the stroke of midnight
Dance on the bones till the girls say when
Pick up what's left by daylight
When Josie comes home
When Josie comes home
So bad
She's the best friend we ever had
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a roman
With her eyes on fire
When Josie comes home
So good
She's the pride of the neighborhood
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a roman
With her eyes on fire
Here is the lineup that recorded this song:
- Donald Fagen – synthesizers, vocals
- Walter Becker – guitar solos
- Victor Feldman – electric piano
- Larry Carlton – guitar
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Chuck Rainey – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
-Feldman, a prodigy from England who had played with Glen Miller and Miles Davis
-Parks' has contributed to an array of artists, including America, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Sonny and Cher, Michael Buble, Andrae Crouch, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Lyle Lovett, The Manhattan Transfer, and so many more to name that it would take up too much space.
-Rainey has played with Quincy Jones, Louis Armstrong, Aretha Franklin and a ton of others
-Keltner has played with prominent acts in every decade since the 70's
-Schmit, a member of The Eagles, with as impressive a career as he's had, may be the runt of the litter.
As for my take on the song, I don't really care about the different layers of meaning, and I'm not even sure that I get the entire top layer of meaning; I just like tune and the story as I understand it and especially love the verse "She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire."
We're gonna break out the hats and hooters
When Josie comes home
We're gonna rev up the motor scooters
When Josie comes home to stay
We're gonna park in the street
Sleep on the beach and make it
Throw down the jam till the girls say when
Lay down the law and break it
When Josie comes home
When Josie comes home
So good
She's the pride of the neighborhood
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a roman
With her eyes on fire, oh
Jo would you love to scrapple
She'll never say no
Shine up the battle apple
We'll shake 'em all down tonight
We're gonna mix in the street
Strike at the stroke of midnight
Dance on the bones till the girls say when
Pick up what's left by daylight
When Josie comes home
When Josie comes home
So bad
She's the best friend we ever had
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a roman
With her eyes on fire
When Josie comes home
So good
She's the pride of the neighborhood
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a roman
With her eyes on fire
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Aja is a masterpiece
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Released in 1977, this album is yet another reason I stopped growing up that year; I have been 11 years old since that year:
Star Wars
Smokey and the Bandit
Aja
Atari
there may be more
The peak of American culture.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
Ryan Adams Dr. Octopus Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
Here Adams once again abandons his alt-country roots to throw out a song that could have been on The Queen Is Dead*.
For those of you that did not attend college, thats an album by The Smiths. You may not have heard of it because it was only played in a few college dorms.
they are on a very short list for my next 31 ... so under appreciated - Morrissey/Marr are as potent a one-two punch as we've ever seen.
though i will opine that "TQID" were the breakthrough, and that it were more "Meat is Murder" & "Hatful of Hollow" that were the hallowed halls soundtrack ... after singing "spending long summer days indoors/writing frightening verse/to a buck-toothed girl in Luxemborg" there were really no turning back
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
That would be awesome. My joke was based on something squisition said the one time he entered a music draft and single handily almost ruined the entire thing.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
Tau837
Footballguy
Foo Fighters Just Win Baby I'll Stick Around
This is the second song I chose from Foo Fighters, the Foos' 1st studio album, which was nominated for the 1996 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. I posted about the album in this earlier post.
This is the first Foos song I heard, and I was immediately hooked.
This is the official video. This is a great video in which Dave talks about how this song really launched the Foo Fighters.
Dave Grohl said about the song:
In 2020, Kerrang ranked the top 20 all-time Foo Fighters songs and ranked I'll Stick Around #20. This is their writeup:
In 2023, Consequence of Sound ranked what they characterized as all 156 Foo Fighters songs up to that point, ranking I'll Stick Around #8. Here is their writeup:
Around 2019 (2014 article was updated "4 years ago"), Spin ranked what they characterized as all 152 Foo Fighters songs up to that point, ranking I'll Stick Around #5. Here is their writeup:
kupcho1
Footballguy
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I know what I said.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
What we're dealing with here, is a complete lack of respect for the law.
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