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Shuke's 1400 favorite songs by 1400 different artists. (2 Viewers)

963. Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23

I don't think I knew anything about this song until a few years ago, when Phish covered it during their Baker's Dozen - a run of 13 shows played at MSG without any repeats, each night having a "theme" of a different donut flavor.  I'm sure some of you will groan at that.  

 
962. Ratt - Round and Round

I still can't figure out why Milton Berle is in this video.

I remember liking this song when I was in 9th grade, but I really wasn't into Ratt.  I wouldn't say this is really one of my "favorite" songs, but included it for a few reasons. 

When my buddy called me one day and asked if I wanted to go to the Ratt concert that night I was like, "not really".  He said, "I have a free ticket for you, a limo, and a bunch of weed".  I was like "OK".  Epic night.

I went to the Kentucky Derby a number of times in my 20's and 30's.  We'd always go to a place called The Phoenix in Louisville the night before, who always featured  The Velcro Pygmies, and this was my favorite song they did.

 
shuke said:
962. Ratt - Round and Round

I still can't figure out why Milton Berle is in this video.

I remember liking this song when I was in 9th grade, but I really wasn't into Ratt.  I wouldn't say this is really one of my "favorite" songs, but included it for a few reasons. 

When my buddy called me one day and asked if I wanted to go to the Ratt concert that night I was like, "not really".  He said, "I have a free ticket for you, a limo, and a bunch of weed".  I was like "OK".  Epic night.

I went to the Kentucky Derby a number of times in my 20's and 30's.  We'd always go to a place called The Phoenix in Louisville the night before, who always featured  The Velcro Pygmies, and this was my favorite song they did.
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I think Berles son or grandson was Ratts manager at the time

 
shuke said:
I went to the Kentucky Derby a number of times in my 20's and 30's.  We'd always go to a place called The Phoenix in Louisville the night before, who always featured  The Velcro Pygmies, and this was my favorite song they did.
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Phoenix Hill Tavern

The year was 1989 - my group had just turned 21. We were rowdy & F'n stupid! One night, during our "warm up" drinking at a buddies house, we got to talkin' bout Melvin Turpin - an ex UK basketball player (sure most here know of him).

The story was: he used to go to parties, and upon arrival, would announce, "The Big Mel is here - who can cover me?!" We thought it was soooo cool - and it worked wonders for Big Mel. Therefore, I got the brilliant idea that I would adopt his shtick - that very night - at Phoenix Hill.

So's...we all got too00 drunk - cabbed it ta the Hill & I went to work. By work - I mean being shot down in flames over and over and over...

Here's why: My opening line to every woman I met that night was: "Hi! I'm the Big I - would ya like to dot me?"

The only dots I got were black - and around my eye area.

I am still called The Big I by all my long time friends. We even have a poker game named after it. The shtick NEVER worked as intended -- rightfully so - and I am truly ashamed of it now - but ..... whattaya'gonna do?

Good Times! 

EDIT: Oh - poker game is called "High Big I"

 
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960. Young Colt - Brutal & Cunning

You'll see this was posted by WNKU.  That was the public radio station of Northern Kentucky University.  I first discovered the station when I was attending UC in the early 90's.  When I moved back to the area in 2005 I started listening again, more and more as the years went on.  For a few years leading up to when they went off the air in September of 2017, it was almost all I listened to.  In the car, at work, at home in the kitchen, out back on the patio, doing yardwork, whatever.  I know this is going to sound stupid, but when they went off the air I felt like part of me was missing.  

There are going to be a number of songs on this list that became favorites after hearing them multiple times on the station.  Some of them, like this one, were in heavy rotation for a while, and I associate them as being a part of my life where I was having a lot of #### going on, and music really helped me get through.  

 
shuke said:
Some of them, like this one, were in heavy rotation for a while, and I associate them as being a part of my life where I was having a lot of #### going on, and music really helped me get through.  
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Best line of this thread so far.

That is what makes music and threads like these so special. I posted this in K's thread - in so many words:

When I listen to a person's music - I learn something about them that cannot be easily explained or understood in other ways - imo.

It also brings up memories that have fallen by the wayside  - some good - some bad - but all important, imo.

Thus, I always respect the sharing of tastes - as they are deep part of a person - not some objective test where a final answer needs to be debated. It's life - life is gonna find its own answers -imo.

Thanks shuke!

 
shuke said:
963. Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23

I don't think I knew anything about this song until a few years ago, when Phish covered it during their Baker's Dozen - a run of 13 shows played at MSG without any repeats, each night having a "theme" of a different donut flavor.  I'm sure some of you will groan at that.  
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Cool song but I have one question that is really bothering me - what happened to the first 22 strawberry letters?

 
JaxBill said:
Cool song but I have one question that is really bothering me - what happened to the first 22 strawberry letters?
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Ahhh, wikipedia has the answer . (I didn't take the lyrics as a love letter, rather as more of a psychedelic drug induced stream of consciousness )

The song's chorus says "Strawberry Letter 22" instead of the titular song mentioned above. This is because the premise of the song is that a couple are exchanging love letters in musical form. The singer is creating "Strawberry Letter 23", as a reply to the song he has received from his lover, and he refers to her previous message as "Strawberry Letter 22" throughout, when replying.

 
shuke said:
960. Young Colt - Brutal & Cunning

You'll see this was posted by WNKU.  That was the public radio station of Northern Kentucky University.  I first discovered the station when I was attending UC in the early 90's.  When I moved back to the area in 2005 I started listening again, more and more as the years went on.  For a few years leading up to when they went off the air in September of 2017, it was almost all I listened to.  In the car, at work, at home in the kitchen, out back on the patio, doing yardwork, whatever.  I know this is going to sound stupid, but when they went off the air I felt like part of me was missing.  

There are going to be a number of songs on this list that became favorites after hearing them multiple times on the station.  Some of them, like this one, were in heavy rotation for a while, and I associate them as being a part of my life where I was having a lot of #### going on, and music really helped me get through.  
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pretty cool sentiment shuke - I have a lot of these kinds of moments that have stuck with me over the years.  

however, this looks like the most #####-barren band I have ever seen.  

 
shuke said:
962. Ratt - Round and Round

I still can't figure out why Milton Berle is in this video.

I remember liking this song when I was in 9th grade, but I really wasn't into Ratt.  I wouldn't say this is really one of my "favorite" songs, but included it for a few reasons. 

When my buddy called me one day and asked if I wanted to go to the Ratt concert that night I was like, "not really".  He said, "I have a free ticket for you, a limo, and a bunch of weed".  I was like "OK".  Epic night.

I went to the Kentucky Derby a number of times in my 20's and 30's.  We'd always go to a place called The Phoenix in Louisville the night before, who always featured  The Velcro Pygmies, and this was my favorite song they did.
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For some reason I went to see Alexi Lalas' (yes, the soccer player) band play at Maxwell's in Hoboken and he played this song.

 
Man of Constant Sorrow said:
Phoenix Hill Tavern

The year was 1989 - my group had just turned 21. We were rowdy & F'n stupid! One night, during our "warm up" drinking at a buddies house, we got to talkin' bout Melvin Turpin - an ex UK basketball player (sure most here know of him).

The story was: he used to go to parties, and upon arrival, would announce, "The Big Mel is here - who can cover me?!" We thought it was soooo cool - and it worked wonders for Big Mel. Therefore, I got the brilliant idea that I would adopt his shtick - that very night - at Phoenix Hill.

So's...we all got too00 drunk - cabbed it ta the Hill & I went to work. By work - I mean being shot down in flames over and over and over...

Here's why: My opening line to every woman I met that night was: "Hi! I'm the Big I - would ya like to dot me?"

The only dots I got were black - and around my eye area.

I am still called The Big I by all my long time friends. We even have a poker game named after it. The shtick NEVER worked as intended -- rightfully so - and I am truly ashamed of it now - but ..... whattaya'gonna do?

Good Times! 

EDIT: Oh - poker game is called "High Big I"
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Oh wow.  So many memories of Phoenix Hill.  We always went there to dance.  Didn't matter what was playing.  I don't recall coming across shuke or Big I there.

 
Big fan of Ratt mostly due to DeMartini.  Ratt's songs are cookie cutter hair metal with little to no substance (not that I'm complaining) but DeMartini has a very distinct guitar sound and style that I still love.  I'm getting ready to work out.  It's time to ratt and roll this evening.  

 
Mister CIA said:
Don't look a gift chorus in the mouth.
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Was just curious how any song just comes to you if trying to go with just a 1000. I would need some sort of system.

I don't think I could do my fav 1000 songs. That would be very hard to do.

 
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Mister CIA said:
I hear you.  My thread is on hold until I develop a system.
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I had the last post in that thread.

I couldn't do any list randomly, the jumping around just wouldn't work for me.

I'd have to do it by genre. And could without question push a million songs, dead serious.  But who would read that list?

Soooooooooooooooooo much music out there.

Could I do a 1000 songs by a 1000  different artists just from Texas?

 
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ZenoRazon said:
Was just curious how any song just comes to you if trying to go with just a 1000. I would need some sort of system.

I don't think I could do my fav 1000 songs. That would be very hard to do.
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As I've said, this wasn't an overnight thing.  I have been working on this for like 8 years.

 
shuke said:
As I've said, this wasn't an overnight thing.  I have been working on this for like 8 years.
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So a very serious undertaking, now I get it. BRAVO!

I really don't think I could it, I  could maybe stay within a genre and come up with some list but with all the different genres......that would be tough,

 
959. Devo - Whip It

Do you remember when this video came out, just HOW ####ING WEIRD it was?  It's pretty tame compared to today's world of the internet, instant memes, and fake weirdness.  But the song has aged well.

 
957. Five for Fighting - 100 Years

I know this is a complete 180 from the previous song.  I hesitated including this, as I don't really love it, but it is tied a nice memory.  Some of you that have "known" me here for a while are aware of the medical issues my wife was fighting for years, and the turnaround she made a few years ago.  Last year was probably one of the best years of my life, based on all the things we were able to do as a family. One of those things was taking to the kids to some local 4th of July festival where Five for Fighting was playing.  We made them stand near the front right in front of speakers to get a real "concert" experience.  This song reminds me of that day, and really represents a new beginning for us.

But how bad is Five for Fighting?  Not only did we see them at a free concert in suburban midwest America, they weren't even the headliner!  They opened for The Fray.

 
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