The middle-aged dummies are forming a band called "Blanket"! It's a cover band. (4 Viewers)

[Charlie Steiner]

Sometime in the early 70's, the church I grew up in replaced their organist with a young, leggy female who, along with our youngish pastor, introduced the congregation to contemporary Christian-themed music, and the youth group's Easter pageant included Hosanna.

Immediately made me think of this scene, albeit the organist here wasn’t quite as young or leggy.

I don't remember the full catalog, but I do remember she slipped the song One Tin Soldier into a service.

 

[titusbramble]

The usage of Bang Bang in Kill Bill is terrific.

I saw Bang Bang just now, and thought someone took the Audio Bullys version, alas not

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Jesus is just alright with me.

Speaking of cover songs.

Thanks for the background, I had no idea about any of it other than Webber/Rice wrote it.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

OH tally:

OH cover songs I have heard of: 2
OH original songs I have heard of: 7
OH cover artists I have heard of: 9
OH original artists I have heard of: 11

I knew that Woody Guthrie has a song called Vigilante Man but I don't know if I've ever heard it. But it counts for slots 2 and 4. I have never heard of the cover or the cover band.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Covers from #19 that I know and like and have not discussed before:

The First Cut Is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow (P.P. Arnold)
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra (Cher) -- Yet another song that Paul Weller has covered.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Headstones (Gordon Lightfoot) -- Only because it appeared in a previous countdown
The Tide Is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
Angel from Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt (John Prine)
Sneakin’ Sally through the Alley - Phish (Lee Dorsey) -- I have seen them perform some pretty epic versions of this
Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin (Roger Miller) -- I was actually introduced to this song via Gordon Lightfoot's version. My father and stepmother had his If You Can Read My Mind album and they would sing along to this track. I came upon Janis' version shortly thereafter when I started listening to FM radio. So it's a nice coincidence for me that this shows up in the same round that we get a Gordon Lightfoot cover.

Lots of stuff that I don't know and/or don't recognize by title in this round.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Pip’s Invitation:

Twist and Shout – The Beatles (The Isley Brothers)

There really isn't much to say about this cover that hasn't been said a squillion times before. I maintain that it was every bit as groundbreaking as Elvis' cover of That's All Right. The question of whether British folks could do justice to American music was definitely answered here, with what may be the best vocal of John Lennon's career.

I have seen this performed by The Who of all artists -- they ended their 1982 and 1989 shows with it, and occasionally played it before then, with John Entwhistle of all people singing lead, and I saw them on the latter tour.

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVP5gqDAthg

At #18, a song that was not written by Dylan but whose original version is kind of a blank slate that enables it to be covered easily in a manner similar to Dylan's most-heavily covered songs.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Pip’s Invitation:

Twist and Shout – The Beatles (The Isley Brothers)

There really isn't much to say about this cover that hasn't been said a squillion times before. I maintain that it was every bit as groundbreaking as Elvis' cover of That's All Right. The question of whether British folks could do justice to American music was definitely answered here, with what may be the best vocal of John Lennon's career.

I have seen this performed by The Who of all artists -- they ended their 1982 and 1989 shows with it, and occasionally played it before then, with John Entwhistle of all people singing lead, and I saw them on the latter tour.

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVP5gqDAthg

At #18, a song that was not written by Dylan but whose original version is kind of a blank slate that enables it to be covered easily in a manner similar to Dylan's most-heavily covered songs.

Interesting. My first Pips Bingo. Maybe. Perhaps. No spoilers.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Uruk-Hai:

Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton (Tony Joe White)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote

I damned near added another version of this song, but didn't want to have a doubler on this countdown.

Tony Joe White had so much blues (& swamp water) in him, he made BB King look like Pat Boone. Just a great singer and songwriter who knew how to set the hook into your gills.

Brook Benton was one of those "pro's pros" singers who could do anything - sweet lullabies to the filthiest blues (sometimes both in the same song). He plays it pretty straight here and nails it.

I grew up in an old farm house with a tin roof. It wasn't in Georgia but, hearing the rain hitting that metal at night, I dunno.........

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Pip’s Invitation:

Twist and Shout – The Beatles (The Isley Brothers)

There really isn't much to say about this cover that hasn't been said a squillion times before. I maintain that it was every bit as groundbreaking as Elvis' cover of That's All Right. The question of whether British folks could do justice to American music was definitely answered here, with what may be the best vocal of John Lennon's career.

I tried to be coy about this earlier in this thread, but I truly believe the British Invasion wouldn't have happened without covers like this. Of course, there were no other covers like this. Lennon gives the vocal performance of his career and the band plays like their lives depended on it. This was the Beatles at their best, IMO. They also did other things better than anyone else, but they were the best bar band ever.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

scorchy:

Believe - Robbie Fulks (Cher)

The 4 household is all atwitter to listen to this one. And this reminds me that I should have chosen Robbie and Nora covering The Girl Is Mine.

And if anyone wants to know why I'm moving back to Chicago, it's that I miss this.

Wait. What? For real?

 

[Mister CIA]

A gift idea for a Beatles fan (stolen from the Fred and Greg thread): https://imgur.com/gallery/eRooaf2

 

[Pip's Invitation]

scorchy:

Believe - Robbie Fulks (Cher)

The 4 household is all atwitter to listen to this one. And this reminds me that I should have chosen Robbie and Nora covering The Girl Is Mine.

And if anyone wants to know why I'm moving back to Chicago, it's that I miss this.

Wait. What? For real?

Reaction: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ajxNLr5gz4Y&pp=ygUXdGFrZSBtZSBiYWNrIHRvIGNoaWNhZ28=

 

[Chaos34]

Jesus is just alright with me.

Speaking of cover songs.

Thanks for the background, I had no idea about any of it other than Webber/Rice wrote it.

Well I misinformed you. It isn't Usher who played the most recent Jesus. It's John Legend. I watched that version too. My old brain, pfff.

Both plays are available in there entirety on Youtube. Also fun JCSS trivia: The Grease Band make up most of the musicians on the album version. That was Joe Cocker's band.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

A gift idea for a Beatles fan (stolen from the Fred and Greg thread): https://imgur.com/gallery/eRooaf2

Well that certainly makes my gift idea look cheap by comparison.

Google Image Result for https://i.redd.it/kv49nqncpzl31.jpg

 

[simey]

- I love Bonnie Raitt's cover of "Angel From Montgomery." John Prine is one of my favorite writers, and on his original version he sings in the first person as the woman. You don't hear many males do that, but Prine has said a writer can be any gender they want. Once he has a vision for a character, the character writes the story, and when he sings it he is bringing the listener into that characters life. Anyway, Bonnie makes his great song even better with her blues worn voice, and she sounds like she could be that old woman named after her mother.
- "Our Lips Are Sealed" is my favorite Go-Go's song. This cover by Moon Talk is very different and cool. This arrangement made the song a totally different tune.
- Ryan Adams' mellow yellow cover of "Wonderwall" is great.
- Candi Staton's version of "Stand By Your Man" serves up some soul soup with horns, strings, and backups. I'm a fan of this version and Tammy Wynette's original.
- "Believe" must be a good song in general, because I haven't heard a bad version of it, and Robbie Fulks' acoustic cover is another different take on the song that sounds good.
- I dig Nancy Sinatra's slowed down version of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)." I can tell by the sound, especially the guitar, that Lee Hazelwood had a hand in it (he produced it).
- Brook Benton's voice sounds right nice in his cover of "Rainy Night in Georgia." I like the music in it too.
- UFO's cover of "Alone Again Or" sorta sounds to me like the Moody Blues sat in with UFO. I enjoyed this a lot, and I've never heard this version before.
- Phish's "Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley" cover is groovy.
- - The " Me" cover from In this Moment is

 

[rockaction]

Oh criminy. I've got to do this.



"These Days" by Nico is an original. Jackson Browne wrote it but had only recorded it on demos before Nico released it.

Jeez. Sorry, everybody. I guess find a cover of Nico's and go with it. I am not thoroughly self-vetted, I guess. My apologies.

 

[simey]

I bought a new pair of shoes today that I hope will make my arthritic foot feel better. So far so good, but I haven't really worn them around much to know how my foot will fully respond. They are Hoka shoes. I got them at Fleet Feet, and what is good about getting them there is that you have 60 days to return them, and they can be worn outside during the time you are trying to decide if you want to keep them. I should know within a week how they'll do.

 

[simey]

Oh criminy. I've got to do this.



"These Days" by Nico is an original. Jackson Browne wrote it but had only recorded it on demos before Nico released it.

 

[rockaction]

I was merely looking up the song to find out if was The Royal Tenenbaums that I found out about it from, and—whoops!—there it was, a Browne-penned, Nico original.

Damn. Doctor, my eyes!

eta* Chelsea Girl really is an excellent album, or so I'm finding out on Spotify. I mean, I've heard it and liked it, but I'm really digging it today.

 

[simey]

Bryan Ferry prettied up "Positively 4th Street" with his music.

My favorite verse in the song:

I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
and just for that one moment I could be you
yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
you'd know what a drag it is to see you

 

[krista4]

I'd better post some quick comments on the 12-pointers before more time gets away and I fall even further behind. Not as much new for me to love here, in part because I knew so many of the covers already and in part because many of the covers were of songs I didn't care much for, and unfortunately the covers didn't change my mind. A few standouts:

"Smokestack Lightning" by Soundgarden - I was skeptical of this going in, but they kept a light blues feel while just making the sound so damn heavy. Really worked for me.
"Lady with a Fan" by Bruce Hornsby, "Love Buzz" by Nirvana, and "My Soul" by Phish - three where I didn't know the original but loved the covers without that knowledge.
"Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen - A reminder of how freaking fun Van Halen were. Every part of this worked and put a huge smile on my face.
"Love Vigilantes" by Iron & Wine - Ummmm, yeah, obviously.
"Whole Lotta Love" by Tina and Ike Turner - Goes without saying that this is much sexier than the LZ version. Every bit as good, in its own way. And sexier. Steamy.
"Most of the Time" by Sophie Zelmani -

 

[zamboni]

They are Hoka shoes.

Hokas are great - so comfortable and feels like you’re walking on the moon.

 

[krista4]

19. Everybody's Talkin' - Seldom Scene (Harry Nilsson Fred Neil)

FWIW, Nilsson's version came out 2 years after the original version by the song's author was released, so oops on my part.

I should have noticed this, since this is far from the last time we'll see the song. Fixed in this list (was correct elsewhere)!

 

[Andy Dufresne]

- "Our Lips Are Sealed" is my favorite Go-Go's song. This cover by Moon Talk is very different and cool. This arrangement made the song a totally different tune.

I picture it as the soundtrack to a movie about an affair gone really wrong or a spy unsuccessfully evading detection and the trap is closing. Given more thought I'd have ranked this much higher.

 

[simey]

They are Hoka shoes.

Hokas are great - so comfortable and feels like you’re walking on the moon.

They definitely have a nice cushion feel to them. I like the thick sole even if it isn't attractive. They are sorta like cushioned platforms with stabilization technology built in. I bet they give me an extra inch 1/2 in height.

 

[krista4]

Since Charlie testified yesterday, I will today.

Heaven on Their Minds - Tim Minchin (Youtube ftw)

Jesus Christ Superstar, the 1970 concept album, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice, was my introduction to Jesus. My childhood friend who gave me that ticket to see the 9ers/Lions was listening to it daily. His dad was a church deacon. My 8 year old buddy was witnessing to me. Which is odd because it wasn't well received by Christians. Webber and Rice framed the last three days of the greatest story ever told through the eyes of unbelieving Judas. Spoiler alert: There's a crucifixion but no resurrection. Without the resurrection the story is kind of useless to Christians. But 8 year old me loved the music and the story was intense. It made me feel informed about this Jesus guy, and I listened to it in that house over and over again. The songs were often stuck in my head. I still know all the lyrics.

55 years later Ian Gillan's Jesus from the album still sets the bar. No surprise there. it was originally written for the stage but lacked backing. In 73 it became a film. Of course we went to the first showing in our little town. Still intense for an 11 year old. 51 years later Carl Anderson's Judas still sets the bar. It hit the stage in the early 70s too. It was a global hit and set the record in London for longest running play. 8 years. Dozens of big name performers have tackled the roles ever since. John Legend being the latest Jesus. I think it's Webber's best work. A controversial take for sure.

In 2012 Webber worked with a cast which kept to his original idea of a rock-based musical. I watched it 3 times in December while y'all were doing Christmas music. So my favorite performance makes my list. Not so intense for a 61 year old, but still a piece of art. In this iteration they made a brilliant casting decision. An atheist, comedian and singer known for some pretty virulent attacks on Christianity. Tim Minchin. He embraced the part perfectly. This Judas was a friend to Jesus and just wanted all the messiah nonsense to stop before they got in trouble with the Roman occupiers. Minchin said he felt the part deep in his heart and every word of Heaven on Their Minds was from a perspective he fully embraced. He's not acting, he's feeling. He's not the vocalist Anderson was, but the performance struck me as very very good. So Youtube ftw on this one.

I forgot to testify, but Jesus is just alright with me. The church, well, somn thumper somn.

This post inspired me to listen to this one first instead of shuffling the playlist, and I put on the Youtube version so I could see what you're saying instead of just listening. Then I realized I know this version and agree that it's stunningly good.

 

[krista4]

Don Quixote:

Shuffering + Shmiling - Jorge Ben Jor, Dead Prez, Bilal, and Talib Kweli (Fela Kuti)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote each
Original artist: first vote

Well, you probably figured some Jorge Ben Jor was going to show up somewhere here. He did not do too many covers, so not a lot to pick from. My true “favorite” that qualified was Pais Tropical, that was written by Jorge Ben Jor but first released by Wilson Simonal, but decided to stay away from a song that appeared in my MAD 31 list for Jorge Ben Jor.

As I had some Fela Kuti in my MAD worldwide list, Jorge Ben Jor scatting to some Fela Kuti hits a sweet spot for me. The Red Hot organization has put out a couple of albums of Fela Kuti cover songs, featuring some pretty famous artists, with proceeds benefiting AIDS research.

Gonna have to play this for #1 Fan of Fela Kuti OH when he gets home!

 

[krista4]

scorchy:

Believe - Robbie Fulks (Cher)

The 4 household is all atwitter to listen to this one. And this reminds me that I should have chosen Robbie and Nora covering The Girl Is Mine.

And if anyone wants to know why I'm moving back to Chicago, it's that I miss this.

Wait. What? For real?

Didn't we address this in an email? Or was it something like, I said I'm doing that, and you said for real, and I never remembered to reply?

 

[simey]

- "Our Lips Are Sealed" is my favorite Go-Go's song. This cover by Moon Talk is very different and cool. This arrangement made the song a totally different tune.

I picture it as the soundtrack to a movie about an affair gone really wrong or a spy unsuccessfully evading detection and the trap is closing. Given more thought I'd have ranked this much higher.

Yeah, there is a foreboding vibe about Moon Talk's version.

 

[krista4]

Anyway, targeting Spring 2025. Planning a reconnaissance mission to show Wrighteous Ray and her husband some neighborhoods, properties, fun times, etc. in June.

 

[krista4]

Oh criminy. I've got to do this.



"These Days" by Nico is an original. Jackson Browne wrote it but had only recorded it on demos before Nico released it.

Jeez. Sorry, everybody. I guess find a cover of Nico's and go with it. I am not thoroughly self-vetted, I guess. My apologies.

Gimme a new anything to put in there. (TWSS) Might not make it onto the playlist, but I can update the lists/posts. Doesn't have to be Nico.

 

[krista4]

I bought a new pair of shoes today that I hope will make my arthritic foot feel better. So far so good, but I haven't really worn them around much to know how my foot will fully respond. They are Hoka shoes. I got them at Fleet Feet, and what is good about getting them there is that you have 60 days to return them, and they can be worn outside during the time you are trying to decide if you want to keep them. I should know within a week how they'll do.

:interested: : oldbadfeet:

 

[krista4]

They definitely have a nice cushion feel to them. I like the thick sole even if it isn't attractive. They are sorta like cushioned platforms with stabilization technology built in. I bet they give me an extra inch 1/2 in height.

:evenmoreinterested: :gettingoldandshorter:

 

[rockaction]

Oh criminy. I've got to do this.



"These Days" by Nico is an original. Jackson Browne wrote it but had only recorded it on demos before Nico released it.

Jeez. Sorry, everybody. I guess find a cover of Nico's and go with it. I am not thoroughly self-vetted, I guess. My apologies.

Gimme a new anything to put in there. (TWSS) Might not make it onto the playlist, but I can update the lists/posts. Doesn't have to be Nico.

Sorry about this. After consulting with my super duper bank of knowledge of all things cover-centric, I've come up with this.

Enjoy Yourself - The Specials (Prince Buster)

The Specials are from '80 or '81 and Prince Buster is from '68 or thereabouts. Peace.

The Specials link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3pYYM45qzkji9qUmg4UBlp?si=2edf3177e0304c1f

Prince Buster link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2gXudOFrHDzj7D2JqbcFWm?si=2e4e3951f3ac47b2

 

[krista4]

Oh criminy. I've got to do this.



"These Days" by Nico is an original. Jackson Browne wrote it but had only recorded it on demos before Nico released it.

Jeez. Sorry, everybody. I guess find a cover of Nico's and go with it. I am not thoroughly self-vetted, I guess. My apologies.

Gimme a new anything to put in there. (TWSS) Might not make it onto the playlist, but I can update the lists/posts. Doesn't have to be Nico.

Sorry about this. After consulting with my super duper bank of knowledge of all things cover-centric, I've come up with this.

Enjoy Yourself - The Specials (Prince Buster)

The Specials are from '80 or '81 and Prince Buster is from '68 or thereabouts. Peace.

The Specials link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3pYYM45qzkji9qUmg4UBlp?si=2edf3177e0304c1f

Prince Buster link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2gXudOFrHDzj7D2JqbcFWm?si=2e4e3951f3ac47b2

Love it! @Hawks64 , if you get a chance, could you replace this on the playlist? I'm sure many of us haven't had a chance to listen yet anyway.

 

[krista4]

ANNOUNCE: I'm going out of town, not of my own free will, on Thursday morning, returning Sunday evening. I should have time while at the airport to make the usual Thursday post, but not sure about Saturday. If I don't get to it Saturday, the next post should be made Sunday late morning at the airport. @Hawks64 , I'll try to send you the two lists for playlist-compiling tonight.

 

[Eephus]

Enjoy Yourself - The Specials (Prince Buster)

The Specials are from '80 or '81 and Prince Buster is from '68 or thereabouts. Peace.

The Specials link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3pYYM45qzkji9qUmg4UBlp?si=2edf3177e0304c1f

Prince Buster link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2gXudOFrHDzj7D2JqbcFWm?si=2e4e3951f3ac47b2

The song (or at least the chorus) dates back even further than that. This was a top ten single for Guy Lombardo in 1949.

Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

Guy Lombardo · Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy Lombardo · Song · 1996

open.spotify.com

 

[krista4]

Enjoy Yourself - The Specials (Prince Buster)

The Specials are from '80 or '81 and Prince Buster is from '68 or thereabouts. Peace.

The Specials link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3pYYM45qzkji9qUmg4UBlp?si=2edf3177e0304c1f

Prince Buster link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2gXudOFrHDzj7D2JqbcFWm?si=2e4e3951f3ac47b2

The song (or at least the chorus) dates back even further than that. This was a top ten single for Guy Lombardo in 1949.

Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

Guy Lombardo · Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy Lombardo · Song · 1996

open.spotify.com

Looks like the first release was Tommy Dorsey, beating Guy by nine months.

 

[Eephus]

Looks like the first release was Tommy Dorsey, beating Guy by nine months.

Dorsey's version is better than Lombardo's IMO. It's also a little closer to the vibe of the Prince Buster/Specials ska version.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[Mt. Man]

#19 The Tide is High - Blondie (The Paragons)
Original: Spotify; Youtube

As I mentioned before, I also selected this in the worldwide M-AD countdown. Actually, I believe that I thought about including it before that, before finding out/remembering that they didn't qualify thanks mostly to bassist Nigel Harrison. Of course, if I'd been more on the ball, I could've selected the version from the Paragons, who were/are from Jamaica. But yeah, mostly a complete brain fart on my part.

I mean, I do enjoy Blondie's version better, but that's not to disparage The Paragons' original in anyway. There's just a few tweaks there that turn it from a strong like to a personal favorite. Never too high of a rank, but there's a place in my heart for it.

At #18 there's a song that's shown up before, and may again. Either way, it'll be a short time until we hear it again.

 

[rockaction]

Looks like the first release was Tommy Dorsey, beating Guy by nine months.

Dorsey's version is better than Lombardo's IMO. It's also a little closer to the vibe of the Prince Buster/Specials ska version.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

Oh wow. I did that between appointments, so my apologies for a lack of thoroughness.

Dorsey it is.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

ANNOUNCE: I'm going out of town, not of my own free will, on Thursday morning, returning Sunday evening. I should have time while at the airport to make the usual Thursday post, but not sure about Saturday. If I don't get to it Saturday, the next post should be made Sunday late morning at the airport. @Hawks64 , I'll try to send you the two lists for playlist-compiling tonight.

Do whatever works for you. We’ll be here when you’re ready. It’s not a job and there are no deadlines.

 

[Doug B]

"Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen - A reminder of how freaking fun Van Halen were. Every part of this worked and put a huge smile on my face.

This reminds me: I forgot to post a link to John Brim’s original. I couldn’t get a proper Spotify link, but here it is on YouTube.

 

[shuke]

12 pointers

This is what I'm here for:
Pip’s Invitation: Here Comes the Sun -- Richie Havens (The Beatles)
simey: Whole Lotta Love – Ike and Tina Turner (Led Zeppelin or was it Muddy Waters)
Scoresman: Exit Music - Brad Mehldau (Radiohead)

Obvious favorite:
higgins: Lady with a Fan - Bruce Hornsby (Grateful Dead) - Hornsby has never been listed as an official member of the Dead, but did tour with them for a few years.

Other favorites:
Don Quixote: Most of the Time - Sophie Zelmani (Bob Dylan)
The Dreaded Marco: Wild Horses - The Sundays (The Rolling Stones) Reese on the roller coaster?
Raging weasel: There's No Way out of Here – Monster Magnet (Unicorn) - wow, I thought this was a David Gilmour original.

Had no clue these were covers:
Val Rannous: Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison (James Ray)
Doug B: Ice Cream Man - Van Halen (John Brim)
krista4: I Only Have Eyes for You – The Flamingos (**** Powell)

 

[krista4]

Regarding my 12-pointer...it took me a while to find this, and I'm SO ****ING SAD that I lost some of my wikkid PM conversations, but my selection was in part in honor of him.

This was the fourth song he shadow-picked in one of Captain Cranks's charity drafts. Dale was on strike against Joe at the time (hi, @Dr. Octopus ) so only sent his picks to me with the vow I wouldn't share them at the time, but I think it's OK now.

4.xx I Only Have Eyes For You, The Flamingos, Pop

What makes Pop? The moment. The created moment. The moment that consecrates life & music as part of the soundtrack of existence and crystalizes both into a synesthetic element.

Dbop-shbop. With that reverberating in my ears, my heart, my deepest places, I see daylight fade, bright midnight, starry eternity, misty dawn, musky dusk. I see ecstatic forms writhe above and below me. I see yesterday, now and forever. All at the same time and one-by-one at once. And only have eyes for it.

I'm reminded of the moment i realized i could be a songwriter. Having come to "my book" late in life, i was unsure (which i rarely am) at first so i started experimenting in as many musical genres as i could think of. When i was exploring doowop, i wrote a stanza on a whim and was so struck by the beauty & simplicity of it that i could go no further.

Ruby baby
Ruby baby
She smiled at me
Now I can see
No one but Ruby baby

Many times over several years did i go back to build a song around it and find again & again that any addition besmirched, if not insulted, its purity.

I found a way to use it, though. It's in GLASS, my Alice musical. The premise is a successful Manhattan publicist, whose inner life doesnt match her outer, has a date with yet another charming loser - a struggling musician who shoots publicity stills as a sideline - falls asleep at home alone afterward, reading her favorite book and has a wine & Ambien dream where the people and aspects of her life are represented by Alice characters. She ends up on trial @ GLASS, the hottest club in town which is the principal domain of the Queen of Hearts. As she defends her life (in song) she has the Scroogian revelation of her dream and starts to grow, gigantically as she sings until, at the big note, she breaks the GLASS ceiling. It awakens her, only to find that she's just knocked her wine glass over because someone's buzzing. It's the dateboy she's been dreaming about, with bagels & coffee. They play tag, in and out of song, until they find a reason to continue and a closing song.

Part of the tag is that she asks him if he has a stock song to hit on women. He shyly reveals...........Ruby Baby, cept it's Lisa Baby (Alice is Lisa in real life, the Loon in her dream gets her to say "Lisa" over&over until the emphasis changes and becomes "Alice"). So i dont have to fill out the song, yet get to use it for great moment. Pop!

 

[krista4]

I still miss him so ****ing much.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I'll put my pasty white skin up against any of you mofos.

Wait...

How about against the nerdy guy on the left who made an alliance with Boston Rob on Deal or No Deal Island?

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This reminds me that we have an infamous pic of my mom where she is on the beach and whiter than the sand.

I have the same picture of my dad. Also with socks and sandals.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

ANNOUNCE: I'm going out of town, not of my own free will, on Thursday morning, returning Sunday evening. I should have time while at the airport to make the usual Thursday post, but not sure about Saturday. If I don't get to it Saturday, the next post should be made Sunday late morning at the airport. @Hawks64 , I'll try to send you the two lists for playlist-compiling tonight.

Why does this sound like the start of an action/adventure movie? Maybe starring Mila Kunis?

 

[Hawks64]

Oh criminy. I've got to do this.



"These Days" by Nico is an original. Jackson Browne wrote it but had only recorded it on demos before Nico released it.

Jeez. Sorry, everybody. I guess find a cover of Nico's and go with it. I am not thoroughly self-vetted, I guess. My apologies.

Gimme a new anything to put in there. (TWSS) Might not make it onto the playlist, but I can update the lists/posts. Doesn't have to be Nico.

Sorry about this. After consulting with my super duper bank of knowledge of all things cover-centric, I've come up with this.

Enjoy Yourself - The Specials (Prince Buster)

The Specials are from '80 or '81 and Prince Buster is from '68 or thereabouts. Peace.

The Specials link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3pYYM45qzkji9qUmg4UBlp?si=2edf3177e0304c1f

Prince Buster link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2gXudOFrHDzj7D2JqbcFWm?si=2e4e3951f3ac47b2

Love it! @Hawks64 , if you get a chance, could you replace this on the playlist? I'm sure many of us haven't had a chance to listen yet anyway.

Won't be for a bit, offsite meetings today so possibly tomorrow. Apologies.

 

[Mister CIA]

ANNOUNCE: I'm going out of town, not of my own free will, on Thursday morning, returning Sunday evening. I should have time while at the airport to make the usual Thursday post, but not sure about Saturday. If I don't get to it Saturday, the next post should be made Sunday late morning at the airport. @Hawks64 , I'll try to send you the two lists for playlist-compiling tonight.

Why does this sound like the start of an action/adventure movie? Maybe starring Mila Kunis?

Covered, starring Liam Neeson. "I will find you, and I will thump you."