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The Return of the Desert Island Jukebox Draft - Drop in a quarter (1 Viewer)
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Yo Mama
Footballguy
I hadn’t heard this song for years and forgot about it until I started building out my list for this draft. Still very relevant and poignant today. Yo Mama selects:
26.03 - Bruce Springsteen - American Skin (41 Shots) - (2001)
This song was written in response to the killing of Amadou Diallo in NY by the police, where Diallo was shot at 41 times (19 hitting him) while reaching for his wallet on his front porch. All four officers were acquitted. The song was also performed a lot by Bruce in 2012 after Trayvon Martin was killed.
Bruce pissed off the NYPD, Giuliani, and the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association - who called for a boycott of his shows and even publicly called him a [homosexual slur].
Some lyrics from this haunting, relevant song:
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin
41 shots, Lena gets her son ready for school
She says, "On these streets, Charles
You've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you, promise me you'll always be polite
And that you'll never ever run away
Promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight"
26.03 - Bruce Springsteen - American Skin (41 Shots) - (2001)
This song was written in response to the killing of Amadou Diallo in NY by the police, where Diallo was shot at 41 times (19 hitting him) while reaching for his wallet on his front porch. All four officers were acquitted. The song was also performed a lot by Bruce in 2012 after Trayvon Martin was killed.
Bruce pissed off the NYPD, Giuliani, and the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association - who called for a boycott of his shows and even publicly called him a [homosexual slur].
Some lyrics from this haunting, relevant song:
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living in your American skin
41 shots, Lena gets her son ready for school
She says, "On these streets, Charles
You've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you, promise me you'll always be polite
And that you'll never ever run away
Promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight"
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
conflicted about this'n. it's a sweet number, but all it reminds of is when suburban discos were new, nobody knew what to do, and trying to close by bumping to this was actually an option....
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Ok, need to get caught up as it looks like you did 2x day over the weekend. I will just let my drunken Friday night drafting stand.
the MOTOWN sound meets FUNK
Rd 22 I'll Stay by Funkadelic (1974)
The push to bring more funk to the Detroit sound wasn't something Berry Gordy supported. He hated the name "Funk Brothers" and refused to officially allow themselves to be called that because he didn't like funk. However, as the late 60's and early 70's went on, the funk sound became undeniable. One local label, Westbound Records, would feature an act that spearheaded the funk movement and showed how doo ***/soul style bands like The Parliaments could incorporate funk and emerge as something entirely new. Long outlasting Motown, who left for LA in 1971, Armen Boladian would be run one of the last significant studios in Detroit to document it's Black music scene. Westbound Records still exists today in Southfield, Michigan. One of the few survivors of the golden age of Detroit music.
Rd 23 Love Hangover by Diana Ross (1976)
Ross had left The Supremes, Motown had left Detroit for LA and the music showed it. 50% funk and 50% disco. This song also broke the record at the time for most #1 hits by a solo female artist. While her star has faded over the last couple decades to the point where most Detroit teens probably don't even recognize her name, in 1976 there was hardly a bigger female star in the world. Diane Ross (real name and the name she generally goes by) was the great grand daughter of a freed slave. She grew up in the North End of Detroit as a neighbor of Smokey Robinson. As a teen, she moved to the Brewster-Douglas Housing Projects where she would meet future Supreme members Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. The housing project ground was first broken in 1935 by Eleanor Roosevelt. It was designed to provide affordable housing for the poor blue collar workers of the city and be a symbol for a better future ahead for the city's growing population. It would end up becoming another sign of urban blight and decay that fell over the entire city. It's a fitting symbol for how the hope and vibrancy of a city of 2 million people would crumble over the final third of the 20th Century. The city saw not only it's white citizens flee in droves but watched the music leave with with them.
the MOTOWN sound meets FUNK
Rd 22 I'll Stay by Funkadelic (1974)
The push to bring more funk to the Detroit sound wasn't something Berry Gordy supported. He hated the name "Funk Brothers" and refused to officially allow themselves to be called that because he didn't like funk. However, as the late 60's and early 70's went on, the funk sound became undeniable. One local label, Westbound Records, would feature an act that spearheaded the funk movement and showed how doo ***/soul style bands like The Parliaments could incorporate funk and emerge as something entirely new. Long outlasting Motown, who left for LA in 1971, Armen Boladian would be run one of the last significant studios in Detroit to document it's Black music scene. Westbound Records still exists today in Southfield, Michigan. One of the few survivors of the golden age of Detroit music.
Rd 23 Love Hangover by Diana Ross (1976)
Ross had left The Supremes, Motown had left Detroit for LA and the music showed it. 50% funk and 50% disco. This song also broke the record at the time for most #1 hits by a solo female artist. While her star has faded over the last couple decades to the point where most Detroit teens probably don't even recognize her name, in 1976 there was hardly a bigger female star in the world. Diane Ross (real name and the name she generally goes by) was the great grand daughter of a freed slave. She grew up in the North End of Detroit as a neighbor of Smokey Robinson. As a teen, she moved to the Brewster-Douglas Housing Projects where she would meet future Supreme members Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. The housing project ground was first broken in 1935 by Eleanor Roosevelt. It was designed to provide affordable housing for the poor blue collar workers of the city and be a symbol for a better future ahead for the city's growing population. It would end up becoming another sign of urban blight and decay that fell over the entire city. It's a fitting symbol for how the hope and vibrancy of a city of 2 million people would crumble over the final third of the 20th Century. The city saw not only it's white citizens flee in droves but watched the music leave with with them.
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
the 21st century Fishbone - just dont get why they werent gigantic. my last years in gaming, the entertainment coordinator at my casino booked them for our outdoor theater three times a season. they sold out and rocked out Albq every time. cant imagine a genre taste - big band to hiphop - they wouldnt satisfy.
maybe that's why...
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
The Boss is a net disappointment for me. I first heard him before i knew who he was, stopping at the sound outside a Boston club gig in '72-3. Rosalita confirmed it and Born to Run told me this is the voice of my generation. He never found that peak for me again except when he consecrated our pain & need with his anthems in the face of AIDS and 9/11. Our musical President, for what it's worth
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
i hope somebody's got a good Berry Gordy bio script sitting beyond the reach of his lawyers, awaiting his passing, cuz its a story needs told & told right. nothing reflects the conflict within & without the path to self-determination for the descendants of American slaves better than Motown.
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mphtrilogy
Footballguy
AM Pick, I don't really know any Sally's, but I like this one...
Wilson Pickett – Mustang Sally - 1966
Mustang Sally
MPH - JUKEBOX - 52Girls
Wilson Pickett – Mustang Sally - 1966
Mustang Sally
MPH - JUKEBOX - 52Girls
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Probably best suited for a TV mini series but if done right, it could be an incredible blend of fun, nostalgia and social critique.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
White kids raised on Black music
Rd 24 Jenny Take a Ride by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (1965)
"Black and tan" clubs (mixed race) like The Flame Bar hosted the best black entertainers like Jackie Wilson, Nina Simone and Sam Cooke in a rare environment where the races could mingle. The White parents of Detroit may have been interested in Duke Ellington and Della Reese but their kids had different interests. The sounds birthed on Hastings Street didn't appeal to White adults, but it proved very appealing to a hip subset of their kids. Mitch Ryder of the suburb of Warren, Michigan was one of those kids. Ryder started as a member of the interracial soul band, The Peps. Later, he formed his own band to play Detroit soul club, The Village. In his songs, you can hear the sounds of Jackie Wilson and Little Willie John and Little Richard.
Rd 25 What a Way to Die by The Pleasure Seekers (1965)
B side: Never Thought You'd Leave Me
What do you get when you take 5 white girls from Detroit, including 2 sisters aged 15 and 17 and form a band in 1964? Surely a Motown light doo *** group? Not a chance in hell. You get the birth of Detroit punk rock and garage rock. 4 years before the MC5 would kick out the jam and a year before ? and The Mysterians cried 99 Tears, Suzi and Patti Quatro would be part of the first Detroit city punk-garage band. Their lyrics and style have since been done by a million other So-Cal punk bands like Fidlar. The Pleasure Seekers were some bad ### 60s #####es.
Well I love you baby
I'm telling you right here
But please don't make me decide baby
Between you and a bottle of beer
Baby come on over
Come on over to my side
Well I may not live past twenty-one
But WOO!
What a way to die!
Your lovin' fluctuates baby
And everybody knows
But the temperature always stays the same
On an ice cold bottle of Stroh's
When I start my drinking
My baby throws a fit
So I just blitz him outta my mind
With seventeen bottles of Schlitz
You've got the kind of body
That makes me come alive
But I'd rather have my hands around
A bottle of Colt 45
Baby come on over
Come on over to my side
Well I may not live past twenty-one
But WOO!
What a way to die
Rd 24 Jenny Take a Ride by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (1965)
"Black and tan" clubs (mixed race) like The Flame Bar hosted the best black entertainers like Jackie Wilson, Nina Simone and Sam Cooke in a rare environment where the races could mingle. The White parents of Detroit may have been interested in Duke Ellington and Della Reese but their kids had different interests. The sounds birthed on Hastings Street didn't appeal to White adults, but it proved very appealing to a hip subset of their kids. Mitch Ryder of the suburb of Warren, Michigan was one of those kids. Ryder started as a member of the interracial soul band, The Peps. Later, he formed his own band to play Detroit soul club, The Village. In his songs, you can hear the sounds of Jackie Wilson and Little Willie John and Little Richard.
Rd 25 What a Way to Die by The Pleasure Seekers (1965)
B side: Never Thought You'd Leave Me
What do you get when you take 5 white girls from Detroit, including 2 sisters aged 15 and 17 and form a band in 1964? Surely a Motown light doo *** group? Not a chance in hell. You get the birth of Detroit punk rock and garage rock. 4 years before the MC5 would kick out the jam and a year before ? and The Mysterians cried 99 Tears, Suzi and Patti Quatro would be part of the first Detroit city punk-garage band. Their lyrics and style have since been done by a million other So-Cal punk bands like Fidlar. The Pleasure Seekers were some bad ### 60s #####es.
Well I love you baby
I'm telling you right here
But please don't make me decide baby
Between you and a bottle of beer
Baby come on over
Come on over to my side
Well I may not live past twenty-one
But WOO!
What a way to die!
Your lovin' fluctuates baby
And everybody knows
But the temperature always stays the same
On an ice cold bottle of Stroh's
When I start my drinking
My baby throws a fit
So I just blitz him outta my mind
With seventeen bottles of Schlitz
You've got the kind of body
That makes me come alive
But I'd rather have my hands around
A bottle of Colt 45
Baby come on over
Come on over to my side
Well I may not live past twenty-one
But WOO!
What a way to die
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Hov34
Eephus's Great Great Great Love Child
rockaction
Footballguy
Figured I'd take a hippie jam
Round 26.xx
Song: Hush
Artist: Deep Purple
Year: 1968
and then one from the album that set the standard for samples and the amount of them used (no medley). May copyright law take shape to get us to this point again:
Round 27.xx
Song: Hey Ladies
Artist: Beastie Boys
Year:1989
I'm also taking the B-side to Hey Ladies, which is actually Shake Your Rump
Unofficial Sample (redacted until you click): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_HrHbjG0GQ
Round 26.xx
Song: Hush
Artist: Deep Purple
Year: 1968
and then one from the album that set the standard for samples and the amount of them used (no medley). May copyright law take shape to get us to this point again:
Round 27.xx
Song: Hey Ladies
Artist: Beastie Boys
Year:1989
I'm also taking the B-side to Hey Ladies, which is actually Shake Your Rump
Unofficial Sample (redacted until you click): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_HrHbjG0GQ
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Hov34
Eephus's Great Great Great Love Child
rockaction
Footballguy
Yeah, I found that out the other day when I did a little search on some site and then Discogs confirmed it. I wasn't doing B-sides, but figured I'd cut myself a little slack and do it just because of the pairing...
You can actually get the 45 for a reasonable price, all things considered.
https://www.discogs.com/Beastie-Boys-Hey-Ladies/release/916600
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MAC_32
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
I agree that it is the song of the century. I'll never forget going back to D.C. when this came out. My friends were playing it at a house party and I made them put it on repeat so many times. Bought the album on the drive home to Connecticut and realized I liked Stankonia a little better, but that the unevenness of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below was mitigated by its high points. As you would say, nufced.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Awesome! I got the Hey Ladies casingle right when the song came out and I ended up listening to Shake Your Rump way more. My favorite Beastie song ever.
I’m like Sam the Butcher, bringin’ Alice the meat!
rockaction
Footballguy
Like Fred Flinstone driving around with bald feet
Should I have another sip no skip it
In the back of the ride busting out with the whippet
Buffaloes
Footballguy
26. Thundercat - Them Changes
2017
Kinda sad song, but 2017 is razor thin imo. the bwop *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** bass line is funky enough, and the piano breakdown and the vocals have got enough soul to fit in with the rest of the jukebox. Just play it toward the end of the night next to another slower R&B number. Plus I really like this song.
2017
Kinda sad song, but 2017 is razor thin imo. the bwop *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** bass line is funky enough, and the piano breakdown and the vocals have got enough soul to fit in with the rest of the jukebox. Just play it toward the end of the night next to another slower R&B number. Plus I really like this song.
Buffaloes
Footballguy
depends on how big the day's docket is, the clerk's efficiency, judge's temperament, etc...
I'm looking now and your friend's counsel is listed as PUBLIC DEFENDER. I'd say get comfortable in the waiting area, might be a while longer before NV gets his release papers.
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Yo Mama
Footballguy
Gotta stay in the 2Ks with this next pick. Yo Mama selects:
27.23 - M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2008)
M.I.A. was very outspoken about the atrocities the Sri Lankan government and army perpetuated against the Tamil people. Due to these political stances, and also due to some racial profiling and prejudice (she was accused of supporting terrorists), she was unable to get a work visa to the US. Frustration from this led to her writing Paper Planes criticizing the view of immigrants in the West as well as US immigration policies.
The Clash band members are listed as co-writers of this song due to M.I.A. and Diplo’s heavy sampling of [redacted].
27.23 - M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2008)
M.I.A. was very outspoken about the atrocities the Sri Lankan government and army perpetuated against the Tamil people. Due to these political stances, and also due to some racial profiling and prejudice (she was accused of supporting terrorists), she was unable to get a work visa to the US. Frustration from this led to her writing Paper Planes criticizing the view of immigrants in the West as well as US immigration policies.
The Clash band members are listed as co-writers of this song due to M.I.A. and Diplo’s heavy sampling of [redacted].
Buffaloes
Footballguy
really like that there is an international flavor to your jukebox. it's not for a lack of material to draw from that a lot of mainstream entertainment ignores international atrocities or injustices. kind of how Nike's support for national movements sounds more like opportunistic cash grab considering the backs its industry has been built upon. probably the wrong thread or forum for this but anyway, nice choice.
rockaction
Footballguy
You just made my choice for 1982 infinitely easier. By the way, I believe the single was 2007, the album 2008 (I believe you can use either, I'm just saying it for completist's sake and because I have one coming up that depends on single/album release).
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MAC_32
Footballguy
How does one make a Don Henley song good? Speed it up and find someone other than Don Henley to sing. Sorry, the 80's and I just don't get along.
Round 27 The Ataris - Boys of Summer (2003)
And this band regrets recording it. They never intended to release this as a single, but a few radio stations played it anyway and between its familiarity to listeners and how much better it was than the original it caught fire so they had no choice. Then once that novelty act stuck it was a tough one to shed. C'est la'vie
Round 27 The Ataris - Boys of Summer (2003)
And this band regrets recording it. They never intended to release this as a single, but a few radio stations played it anyway and between its familiarity to listeners and how much better it was than the original it caught fire so they had no choice. Then once that novelty act stuck it was a tough one to shed. C'est la'vie
MAC_32
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
The drummer or bass player got arrested for fraud or embezzlement and faces many years in jail. Uncool, that.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
I’ve heard of this group before but not sure I’ve ever listened to them. This is cool and right up my alley - I think I need to give them more of a listen.
Any recommendations for an album to start with?
simey
Footballguy
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Love this - this is some baby makin’ music. Have some great memories of this one.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Yeah I was thinking this might be on your radar when I was writing it up.
Im guessing 2008 was the US release date, 2007 was probably U.K.
Buffaloes
Footballguy
I'd start with 2017's Drunk but he just dropped one in 2020 called It Is What It Is. Both are pretty similar with the jazz fusion R&B stuff and some stuff that's just out there. I think they are both relatively short albums and pretty similar in style and structure so I'd say both? The former has a cut with Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald if that tips the scales.
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Yo Mama
Footballguy
Yeah, that’s been part of the fun doing this draft - seeing how certain themes have evolved over the decades, and unfortunately how a number of messages and social issues have remained constant over the past 50+ years.
Buffaloes
Footballguy
27. Mtume - Juicy Fruit
1983
It was all a dream, I used to read...kinda worried this would be taken by the sample guys and having a hard time finding anything else for 83
who knew early 80s songs were so blatant with their euphemisms.
1983
It was all a dream, I used to read...kinda worried this would be taken by the sample guys and having a hard time finding anything else for 83
who knew early 80s songs were so blatant with their euphemisms.
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Yo Mama
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Buffaloes
Footballguy
i edited my post since I said that the latter has that song. it's actually Drunk, which despite confusing post, I'm not
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Yo Mama
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
It was between this and How Soon Is Now for 1986, but @simey made the decision for me. This is my favorite song from Annie and Dave, and it fits my theme well.
Round 27: Eurythmics -- Missionary Man
Year: 1986
Album: Revenge
B-side: Take Your Pain Away
Round 27: Eurythmics -- Missionary Man
Year: 1986
Album: Revenge
B-side: Take Your Pain Away
Hov34
Eephus's Great Great Great Love Child
They opened up for Anderson .Paak when we saw him last summer (I think). Definitely a jam type band - or at least that was the set they did that night.
Buffaloes
Footballguy
Nice. I had an Anderson.Paak song lined up until I realized it coincided with another song I wanted to take--same year. I bet that show was fun.
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
27.xx Nature Boy, Nat King Trio (1948)
MY song. Almost my religion. Been singing these three sentences, "There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy, they say he wandered very far, very far, over land & sea/A little shy and sad of eye, but very wise was he/And then, one day, one magic day, he passed my way and we talked of many things, fools & kings and this he said to me, 'The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is to love & be loved in return'." for almost 65 years and dedicated my entire life to getting people think this way of me. How'd I do?
MY song. Almost my religion. Been singing these three sentences, "There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy, they say he wandered very far, very far, over land & sea/A little shy and sad of eye, but very wise was he/And then, one day, one magic day, he passed my way and we talked of many things, fools & kings and this he said to me, 'The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is to love & be loved in return'." for almost 65 years and dedicated my entire life to getting people think this way of me. How'd I do?
landrys hat
Footballguy
Hov34
Eephus's Great Great Great Love Child
Absolutely one of my favorite Eurythmics songs. I have a dumb reason for it, but I can not hear this song without thinking of my 2 best friends in high school and this song.
We listened to a lot of music the summer of 86 while we played 162 games of Strat-0-Matic with 3 teams (of our drafting - so basically 3 all-star teams). (We had no lives). When this song would come on my one friend would sing and do the motion of his hand up to his chin to "There'd be a mountain a money pilled up to my chin"
P.S. This was my Lineup
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Raging weasel
Footballguy
Technically this is a no hit wonder but pretty sure you've all heard this song. Plus it helps to get another pick from this year.
Round2730 Days in the Hole-Humble Pie 1972
Round2730 Days in the Hole-Humble Pie 1972
Buffaloes
Footballguy
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Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
27.03: Radioactive - The Firm (1985)
Supergroup!!! How can you go wrong with Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers?
Unfortunately this appears to be the only single they charted.
"Jimmy was at a bit of a loose end," recalled Rodgers of the band's formation.
Supergroup!!! How can you go wrong with Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers?
Unfortunately this appears to be the only single they charted.
"Jimmy was at a bit of a loose end," recalled Rodgers of the band's formation.
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Eephus
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There's a documentary about Davis that went up recently on Amazon Prime. It's somewhere in my endless queue.
Eephus
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