Mix Tape Draft for your Wake or End of Life - now underway (1 Viewer)

[El Floppo]

now i really have to find a way to get hold of the wikkid/Rielly tapes (the jams/writing sessions of my reunion with my friend from 8th grade which ended when i caught him selling my work as his) - there's version of that on it. when Rielly first heard the digital-hand-recorder versions of my songs (my voice hadnt changed when we last played together) he thought i sounded like Sylvian (editor's note: i dont have anywhere near that much vibrato) and sent me their Damage and we knocked out Wave as a workout when we got together.

omgomgomg you have to find this. 

if damage wasn't so ####### heart-wrenching, I was considering that one too. that was my go-to heartbreak song when I needed the wallowing. but tbh, death is heartbreaking enough- might as well have a song like wave about love and the hope of love in there rather than one about it's loss.

 

[wikkidpissah]

omgomgomg you have to find this. 

if damage wasn't so ####### heart-wrenching, I was considering that one too. that was my go-to heartbreak song when I needed the wallowing. but tbh, death is heartbreaking enough- might as well have a song like wave about love and the hope of love in there rather than one about it's loss.

i rewrote the lyrics of the song Damage because we argued the artistic integrity (irony) of re-lyricing a cover and at least a snippet of that is on there, too

ETA: It had been ten years since i broke up w anyone when i first heard Damage and it still broke my heart

 

[Yankee23Fan]

2. "(Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay" - Otis Redding

I'm sure this'll shock everyone. 

My next pick is going to be TOO on the nose, but this here record fits me about as well as one could. It's an elegy, a hymn, a recognition of the things we can't change. Plus, where I grew up, there were many days and nights sittin' on that dock.

Definately on my list. 

 

[rockaction]

i woulda precipitated the funeral services of anyone else who picked this

I picked Jameis Winston in the Summerpalooza music/football draft strictly because of this song. It's probably one of my favorites. Even when Saturday Night Live tried to do a sketch about the song and its universal acclaim, the sketch failed with the live audience -- and with viewers at home, most likely. Too good of a song to even try to make light of. 

 

[rockaction]

Also, I think I figured out my coda for the mixtape.  Yeeha! 

 

[Tecumseh]

Not sure if its to late to join and I will be spotty with the picks. If its not to late here is my first one.

Queen- Who wants to live forever

Who wants to live forever

Breaking Benjamin does a surprisingly good cover of this one. Can't link it since I'm at work, but worth checking out.

Again- can't link because I'm at work, but probably don't need to. My round 2 pick is again based on pure beauty to me. I could listen to the guitar on repeat, forever. "Make me cry", indeed...

Rd 2 pick- Pearl Jam/Yellow Ledbetter

 

[Mister CIA]

Breaking Benjamin does a surprisingly good cover of this one. Can't link it since I'm at work, but worth checking out.

Again- can't link because I'm at work, but probably don't need to. My round 2 pick is again based on pure beauty to me. I could listen to the guitar on repeat, forever. "Make me cry", indeed...

Rd 2 pick- Pearl Jam/Yellow Ledbetter

Obligatory: Make me Fries.

 

[prosopis]

Rd 2 pick World Container by The Tragically Hip

Love these lyrics:

There's a world container with your name on it
And a billion ways to go berserk
When the country quits on you it must be dinner
And the Himmler on this one is there's no dessert
(He's the one who couldn't imagine all the people living life in peace)

Good News! You get to vanish
Go to Cleveland, be an indie smash
The good news is now you're smaller
The bad news is you can be smaller than that

Go suck some souls, be a reader, get used
Laugh at a funeral or two
And laugh til all the chameleons turn black
Laugh and laugh til you're told 'please don't come back'
Then fake incredulous, say 'I just can't believe!
How'd it get so late so early?'
Say 'ain't life a grand and I'm in awe of y'all'
Then drop into your haunted bunk
Go to your touchless times out where the water's drying
Go past the 'No Attractions Past This Point' sign

What you'll find there are all flaws in progress
Where all songs are one song and that song is Don't Forget
Where all songs are one song and that song is Don't Forget

I've faked incredulous and said 'I just can't believe!
How'd it get so late so early?'
Said, 'ain't life a grand and I'm in awe of y'all'
I've dropped into my haunted bunk
Been to your touchless times out where the water's drying
Been past the 'No Attractions Past This Point' sign

What we have here are all flaws in progress
Where all songs are one song and that song is Don't Forget
Where all songs are one song and that song is Don't Forget
Where all songs are one song and that song is Don't Forget

World Container

 

[Charlie Steiner]

I've been thinking about this - it's pretty tough.  I decided it would be music played at my wake.  On one hand, my favorite music would be a lot of stuff meant to be played loud - on the other hand, that isn't the kind of music that would be appealing to a sizable portion of the guests. 

As a result, the prospect of this draft made me realized I really need to make arrangements for 2 wakes - a more traditional one and another for later that evening for the hardier partiers.  The music for each of the wakes would be different enough there would need to be two song lists.  This helped me make some decisions on how to mix the hard and soft songs - don't.  

My draft list will be for the general wake.  It isn't necessarily my most favorite songs of all time - just stacking those together doesn't provide the right feeling or flow to the situation.  The songs will be long-time favorites and songs that evoke especially strong, fond memories.  Not looking to have everyone sit around and listen to music, they should be able to comfortably talk and reminisce - while the drafted song list provides a musical background that will provide both some occasional pop, and remind my family and friends of the times we had.  

Glad we can reorder these too - that will help a lot.  Though this one will probably end up being the first song.  

RD 1: Where To Now St. Peter - Elton John

1. You and others may have already read or known this, but I copied this post from the youtube link:

A “blue canoe” is the slang meaning used for the delivery of a  round of fire from a gun in the civil war."Blue canoe" is a proverb. Easy to understand the slang meaning as the imagery one gets picturing the shape of a bullet (shades of blue being the union soldiers' colors that they wore and the confederate soldiers wore shades of gray)  fired from a gun headed through the air at its target is reminiscent of a canoe racing forward hurriedly atop the rapids. Hence, "a blue canoe" headed right into the body of the confederate soldier causing him to fall off his boat and take his last breaths as he floats on the water.The soldier has been shot by the enemy’s foreign gun falling off of his boat into the water floating like a leaf he finds it strange that he is still holding onto the paddles while his arms are paralyzed.                                                                                                                                                   

In the final instants of his life he thinks about his self proclaimed "lazy life" and how he did what he could to get "something for nothing". It appears that he contemplates his being shot here while on the boat at such a young age may be a direct result of how he went about lazily living his life looking to get something for nothing; and as he momentarily floats downstream he is understandably concerned -  yet feeling happy, as well. "Dazzling, dancing half enchanted" his mind is seemingly in a lovely, magical state while his thoughts are really now focused on one thing, ...  he just simply wants to know.                                                                                                                                                    

- --> So he asks, ..." WHERE TO NOW, ST. PETER?"                                                

He is asking God, ...“Am I going to heaven now, …or to hell?”             

A tragic and haunting descriptive scene of the man’s final moments of life penned by Bernie Taupin. Taupin got into reading about the American Civil War and it inspired some of his lyrics on "Tumbleweed Connection". Brilliantly strung together are the lyrics in this song. Elton John captured the true essence of this horrific yet beautiful scene with his wonderful music; as the soldier’s life is ending and he enters into a euphoric delusional state; the soldier is passing on to the other side. One of their best songs, ever.

2. Since this song has drifted in and out of my head since this post, I was reminded of another song and post it as a sort of 'companion' tune. Honestly, it only shares part of the title, but there's also a little fun fact about the group that performed it. Forgive me if I'm delivering information that's already known, but I'm not sure who knows what any more.  Anyway, the name of the band is Flash and the Pan. If you've heard of them,   to you and you may know where this is going.  If you haven't, maybe you've heard of the band they were in before this-The Easybeats.  Their song "Friday on My Mind" was a minor hit for them back in the 60's.  If you still haven't heard of them, perhaps you may see a family resemblance between one of the singers and his younger brother, who most of you will certainly know from one of rock music's mega-bands.

Without further ado, here's former Easybeats Harry Vanda and AC/DC's Angus Young's older brother George, with Hey St. Peter.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

My 2.xx pick has a gospel core, a Christ message stolen by the writer to complete a visionary song that began in tragedy.  The melody was stuck in his head for a massively long time and the body of the song didn't write itself until he consumed gospel melodies for weeks.  As a piano player, it's one of those songs that moves you every time you play the intro, every time you drop the first verse, and every time you end it big.  You can play it a thousand times and it will never not move you.

And it's first verse transcends any message of faith, hope, love, family, and life:

When you're weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all.  I'm on your side, when times get tough, and friends just can't be found...

I hope those words and the message they convey are spoken of me.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

 

[Mr. Ected]

My 2.xx pick has a gospel core, a Christ message stolen by the writer to complete a visionary song that began in tragedy.  The melody was stuck in his head for a massively long time and the body of the song didn't write itself until he consumed gospel melodies for weeks.  As a piano player, it's one of those songs that moves you every time you play the intro, every time you drop the first verse, and every time you end it big.  You can play it a thousand times and it will never not move you.

And it's first verse transcends any message of faith, hope, love, family, and life:

When you're weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all.  I'm on your side, when times get tough, and friends just can't be found...

I hope those words and the message they convey are spoken of me.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Beautiful song...When I was googling in YT for a video, saw Elvis and Aretha had versions of it!

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Who are you using as the singer(s)?

Always the original.

Though, Aretha's cover is amazing.

 

[Northern Voice]

Late getting started, the theme is songs that make me feel good inside when I hear them.

My mix kicks off with a song tied to what I think is my earliest memory involving a specific piece of music. I was half asleep on the couch in the living room, maybe 5 yrs old, and my mother had a record on as she tidied up the place. My dad came home from work, grabbed a beer (probably a Schlitz) like he usually did and came into the room. My mom grabbed my dad by the arm, took his beer from him and set it down on a table, then made him slow dance with him. It was WAY out of character, never saw this type of affection between them before or after, which is probably why I remember it. I love the memory and the song.

1. Harvest Moon - Neil Young

I have very strong memories of my dad absolutely cranking this song as well. I was very fortunate to be able to see Neil with both my parents, shortly before my dad passed away.

 

[Eephus]

This is a draft?

 

[Binky The Doormat]

This is a draft?

We've died here Eephus.  A little respect man.  

 

[Dr. Octopus]

This is a draft?

Not enough geography or dice rolling imo.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Sorry for the delays with my picks, been busy the last couple days and haven't been able to think what I want.

I am going with the plan that others have posted about a 'party' more than a wake or funeral, not necessarily focusing on lyrics. I will be trying to split the songs between the 'eras' I have been listening to music, 70s, 80s, 90s, 21st.

In no particular order (yet)...

1.xx Squeeze - Tempted - video (poor sound) and Spotifty

Pure 80s. Always loved this song.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Sorry for the delays with my picks, been busy the last couple days and haven't been able to think what I want.

I am going with the plan that others have posted about a 'party' more than a wake or funeral, not necessarily focusing on lyrics. I will be trying to split the songs between the 'eras' I have been listening to music, 70s, 80s, 90s, 21st.

In no particular order (yet)...

1.xx Squeeze - Tempted - video (poor sound) and Spotifty

Pure 80s. Always loved this song.

...now that you have gone, there's no other.

 

[simey]

Being that I am an organ donor and a big John Prine fan, this tune is making the mix. It is one of my favorites by him.

3. Please Don't Bury Me - John Prine


Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen and died
And oh what a feeling
When my soul
Went through the ceiling
And on up into heaven I did ride
When I got there they did say
John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head
And all the angels say
Just before you passed away
These were the very last words
That you said:

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get 'em out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out, I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye

But please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

 

[Mr. Ected]

Being that I am an organ donor and a big John Prine fan, this tune is making the mix. It is one of my favorites by him.

3. Please Don't Bury Me - John Prine


  Reveal hidden contents
Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen and died
And oh what a feeling
When my soul
Went through the ceiling
And on up into heaven I did ride
When I got there they did say
John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head
And all the angels say
Just before you passed away
These were the very last words
That you said:

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get 'em out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out, I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye

But please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

That's a great song, and appropriate!!

Just can't figure out what Kevin Bacon needs with his feet, I thought he could dance!

Give my feet to the Footloose

 

[Mr. Ected]

 OK Cos.... for you....

My library of listening music isn't remotely close to all that post in these threads.   I am so grateful for all these music threads on FBG as I rediscovered my love for music in the last 18 months.  I now listen to music almost everyday after not listening much, except for in the car, since 1990.

I reply to the Binkster here because I think we are the same age and have similar music tastes, and I'm super grateful to him for rediscovering Todd Rundgren.

I don't know how many I'll post, but this is the definitely the first song I want played.   And I want this video played that I shot last Friday.  With all the fog and lightning.  Maybe even set up those effects inside at the funeral home for my wake as people walk in.

From a few days after I turned 16 at Dodger Stadium,  and all the shows I've seen until the last one, last Friday, Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding has been one of my favorite songs of all time.   Here's the video I shot last Friday. Except for a few seconds of distortion, I'm amazed at how well the sound came out from my S7.

Can't get to the video :(

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Round 3

The next three songs on my list will pay tribute to my wonderful partner in life of the last 16 years (which will hopefully be extended by at least another 30 by the time this mix is necessary ), Minh. A small in stature but big in presence Vietnamese woman who has kept me on my toes and made me want to be a better man (at which I often fail).

The Man in Me - Bob Dylan

 

[rockaction]

3.xx 

Que Sera Sera - Doris Day (coda to Memorial - end track)

Just wanted to choose this because it's so fitting for the ceremony, which is inevitable. Great movie, great track, great folk sentiment.  

 

[wikkidpissah]

I'm gonna get the love songs in before the favorites & existential ones:

3.xx - Love Reign O'er Me The Who

Don't worry, i'm not going to give a the whole account again but, 25 yrs ago, my Mary got breast cancer, beat it, got bone cancer, declined treatment, resigned to their prognosis of 6-8 wks and lived for almost two and a half years of shrill, shrieking pain. Already in their records as a drug addict, medicos underprescribed her as a result and her monthly painkiller allotment lasted 8-10 days max. Beyond tending her, i spent six figs and put myself in a lot of jackpots procuring illegal morphine & such to connect the dots. When it all got too much, i'd go to my office and put this song on @ 11 (even at her sickest, volume never bothered my gal) to drown out my screams of "LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVE" along to it. nufced

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I'm going to ultimately have a few hymns, worship songs and even a classical movement at some point I'd think.  I doubt many of them are on anyone's radar, but they are special to me for a lot of reasons.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I'm gonna get the love songs in before the favorites & existential ones:

3.xx - Love Reign O'er Me, The Who

Don't worry, i'm not going to give a the whole account again but, 25 yrs ago, my Mary got breast cancer, beat it, got bone cancer, declined treatment, resigned to their prognosis of 6-8 wks and lived for almost two and a half years of shrill, shrieking pain. Already in their records as a drug addict, medicos underprescribed her as a result and her monthly painkiller allotment lasted 8-10 days max. Beyond tending her, i spent six figs and put myself in a lot of jackpots procuring illegal morphine & such to connect the dots. When it all got too much, i'd go to my office and put this song on @ 11 (even at her sickest, volume never bothered my gal) to drown out my screams of "LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVE" along to it. nufced

Your link goes to Human Behavioral Biology (Robert Sapolsky) 25 lectures

 

[wikkidpissah]

Your link goes to Human Behavioral Biology (Robert Sapolsky) 25 lectures

Oops - dunno if that's a Freudian slip or not. Had just linked that in the Novels thread. Fixed

 

[Yankee23Fan]

My 3.xx pick is a song I doubt anyone would choose, and I'd bet most don't even know it exists.  

When you boil down the life, we are always reminded, in various mediums, that attention to the little things ends up being the most important thing.  The collection of little things ends up being life.  And the celebration of life, should be a reminder that the little things aren't so little after all - they are the essence of the life lived.  So this song, nothing more than a coda to an album, has ended up being one of the more powerful songs in my life and my marriage.  It's a song that when I sit down to play the piano, my wife asks me to play.  She even asks me to sing it, which is rare.

It's melody is romantic, wistful, loving, tender, powerful and momentous in focusing on the simple pleasures that we far too often take for granted.  Remember the little things and cherish them.  The little things like,

A picture postcard
A folded stub
A program of the play
File away the photographs
Of your holiday

And your mementos
Will turn to dust
But that's the price you pay
For every year's a souvenir
That slowly fades away

Every year's a souvenir
That slowly fades away

And your mementos
Will turn to dust
But that's the price you pay
For every year's a souvenir
That slowly fades away

Billy Joel's, Souvenir, clocking in at roughly 2:00, this song might seem short, almost happenstance, but that is the point.  You don't need a 5 minute song to convey something important, you don't need 4 verses, 2 chorus' and a bridge to share powerful lyrics, you just need truth.  And this song is brilliant truth.

 

[Zegras11]

Can't get to the video :(

Here's a version from another city last month...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSy1dy2fHW8

 

[wikkidpissah]

Being that I am an organ donor and a big John Prine fan, this tune is making the mix. It is one of my favorites by him.

3. Please Don't Bury Me - John Prine


  Reveal hidden contents
Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen and died
And oh what a feeling
When my soul
Went through the ceiling
And on up into heaven I did ride
When I got there they did say
John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head
And all the angels say
Just before you passed away
These were the very last words
That you said:

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get 'em out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out, I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye

But please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Never got to know Prine all that well and have never been that much a fan of the music now called "Americana", but he worked the same circuit as the people i worked for and every time he stopped by or we stopped in on him, i never saw so much affection as everyone had for 'ol John. Now that i do a li'l songscribbling meself (and listened with great relish to his most recent release) , i'm starting to understand - his throwaways are more poignant & filled with the silliness-in-full of life than the offerings others torture themselves to put together. One of a kind.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Like others here, my list is meant to be played after I pass. These aren't necessarily my 'favorite' songs but rather meant for giving others a hazy glimpse at the side of myself I kept private.  Anyway, my third choice is Room Without a View - the Smithereens. Their whole catalog would be on the list of last songs I want to hear before I die.

This song is the soundtrack for my life from December of '89 until May of '96, a period which began when I returned from my semester in Spain and ended when I was 'born again'.  During that time, I was trying to maintain a long-distance relationship with someone I met while in Spain, worked 2 part-time jobs while continuing towards my degree, then saw the long-term relationship fail, spent a full year and a half agonizing about it, then just drifted along without any real goals until I finally turned back to believing in God again, which ultimately led me to where I met my wife.  All the while, I spent countless hours playing computer games, listening to a rotation of CDs and then watching cable TV to break up the monotony.

 

[Zegras11]

Pick #3....

One of my favorite days ever in my life.

We'd spent 5-6 days in NYC touring all the sites and taking in all the shows and restaurants with the Mission Viejo HS orchestra. They were one of the top HS orchestras at the time.

On the last day,  top HS orchestras from all over the country played at Carnegie Hall. There was an early session from like 11am to 4pm, that I could not attend as I had to work in my hotel room.

At dinner, someone that attended that session suggested I get there early, and make my way up to the first row of the balcony. That the sound there was incredible and perfect.  He was right.

The MVHS orchestra consisted of 90 members.  In what lasted around 60 seconds, my daughter, on her clarinet, knocked out to perfection the opening solo to Rhapsody In Blue.  I cried like a baby.

At 6am the next morning, we all flew back to OC and she graduated from HS that afternoon.
 

 

[Ilov80s]

Rd 3

Don’t Worry Baby by The Beach Boys

I think I’ll have a lot of songs on here that are really showpieces for the human voice. This is definitely one. Put on a good pair of headphones and let these vocals sink in. It’s dreamy, soft, simple and warm. You can just melt away to it. 

 

[rockaction]

Rd 3

Don’t Worry Baby by The Beach Boys

I think I’ll have a lot of songs on here that are really showpieces for the human voice. This is definitely one. Put on a good pair of headphones and let these vocals sink in. It’s dreamy, soft, simple and warm. You can just melt away to it. 

You picked a song from my favorite band before I even died at my own wake.

eta* I've got Grado Sr-60's, an Audioquest DAC, among other things. Sounds great.   

 

[Ilov80s]

You picked a song from my favorite band before I even died at my own wake.

eta* I've got Grado Sr-60's, an Audioquest DAC, among other things. Sounds great.   

Might be my favorite band as well. I’d take them 10/10 over the Beatles, Stones, LZ, etc.

 

[cosjobs]

cos #3 Alright Guy Todd Snider

Love the diminished expectations and understated hopes of this tune. I think I'm alright.

 

[rockaction]

Might be my favorite band as well. I’d take them 10/10 over the Beatles, Stones, LZ, etc.

Welcome to your thirties? 

Nah, it's just...they were my favorite all my life, really. Just cannot resist the harmonies. My friends used to make fun of me for it, but they influenced indie in profound ways in the aughts. They lived on, even regarding their pre-'65 output. Their '65 output was incredible. They released Today!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), and Party! all in one year. 

Remarkable.  

eta* edited for parenthetical reasons and exclamation points. They were assured, but not too much.  

 

[rockaction]

cos #3 Alright Guy Todd Snider

Love the diminished expectations and understated hopes of this tune. I think I'm alright.

It ain't like I'm going on live TV and tearing up pictures of the Pope...

LOLZ

Great song, cos. Never had even heard of the artist.  

 

[cosjobs]

It ain't like I'm going on live TV and tearing up pictures of the Pope...

LOLZ

Great song, cos. Never had even heard of the artist.  

He's quite prolific, check out Easy Money, the one with Jerry Jeff Walker, others on YouTube.. He's got a Mitch Hedberg vibe

 

[simey]

Never got to know Prine all that well and have never been that much a fan of the music now called "Americana", but he worked the same circuit as the people i worked for and every time he stopped by or we stopped in on him, i never saw so much affection as everyone had for 'ol John. Now that i do a li'l songscribbling meself (and listened with great relish to his most recent release) , i'm starting to understand - his throwaways are more poignant & filled with the silliness-in-full of life than the offerings others torture themselves to put together. One of a kind.

Prine is one of my favorite songwriters. He is a great storyteller, and he can be funny or serious. Even though country folk/Americana isn't your cup of tea, you seem to enjoy storytelling. Maybe 'ol John will start to warm up to you even more during your songscribbling days. He has so many great songs, and his self-titled debut album is, I think, one of the best by any singer-songwriter. He was a mailman before becoming a professional singer-songwriter/musician. He is the mailman of music cause he always delivers a good song. 

 

[simey]

cos #3 Alright Guy Todd Snider

Love the diminished expectations and understated hopes of this tune. I think I'm alright.

I know I get wild and I know I get drunk
but it ain't like I gotta bunch of bodies in my trunk 

 

[Mr. Ected]

2.xx - Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Wonderful song from PG's first solo album (Car).

When I heard it on that coffee maker commercial with George Clooney, I was a bit disappointed; but on the other hand I hoped it got people re-interested in the song. (A thought for a future thread, why are more artists allowing their music to be played in commercials?) It was only recently that PG even allowed his music to be on Spotify. Dunno.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

3. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

I just think it's gorgeous. As our GB wiikid says, nufced

(sorry to Ected for having to type that name into the spreadsheet)

 

[Zegras11]

2.xx - Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Wonderful song from PG's first solo album (Car).

When I heard it on that coffee maker commercial with George Clooney, I was a bit disappointed; but on the other hand I hoped it got people re-interested in the song. (A thought for a future thread, why are more artists allowing their music to be played in commercials?) It was only recently that PG even allowed his music to be on Spotify. Dunno.

This might make my list also.  Great memories of this song from Golden Bear in HB..

 

[Mr. Ected]

3. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

I just think it's gorgeous. As our GB wiikid says, nufced

(sorry to Ected for having to type that name into the spreadsheet)

Beautiful song!

Oh, and names like that are why God created 'Cut and Paste!!!'

 

[Dr. Octopus]

2.xx - Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Wonderful song from PG's first solo album (Car).

When I heard it on that coffee maker commercial with George Clooney, I was a bit disappointed; but on the other hand I hoped it got people re-interested in the song. (A thought for a future thread, why are more artists allowing their music to be played in commercials?) It was only recently that PG even allowed his music to be on Spotify. Dunno.

I think because it's much harder for artists to make money under the current streaming format.

 

[rockaction]

3. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

I just think it's gorgeous. As our GB wiikid says, nufced

(sorry to Ected for having to type that name into the spreadsheet)

I gave my mother a card with this song on it years ago. She still remembers and plays it. You're killing this draft with beauty, bud.  

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Beautiful song!

Oh, and names like that are why God created 'Cut and Paste!!!'

I think you're the only other person besides me that I've seen use the "that's why God created..." line.  I guess I didn't invent it after all.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I think you're the only other person besides me that I've seen use the "that's why God created..." line.  I guess I didn't invent it after all.

Must be a Mid-Atlantic thing

 

[wikkidpissah]

2.xx - Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

Wonderful song from PG's first solo album (Car).

When I heard it on that coffee maker commercial with George Clooney, I was a bit disappointed; but on the other hand I hoped it got people re-interested in the song. (A thought for a future thread, why are more artists allowing their music to be played in commercials?) It was only recently that PG even allowed his music to be on Spotify. Dunno.

Such a weird & varied album. Genesis-fossil Moribund the Burgermeister. Solsbury Hill, Waiting for the Big One (which is my play-on music - i'm 6'4, 350 - when my best friend's band calls me up), Humdrum and my favorite, Here Comes the Flood. There will be more than one PG in my Last Mix