Damn. I saw him over a decade ago (closer to two) at a club in Allston, MA, and he was older than God (but not John McCain) then. Still sad, though.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 02, 2008 7:57:36 am PDT #8557 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
DavidS - Jun 02, 2008 12:07:56 pm PDT #8558 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bo Diddley has passed away!!!
Sucks. I wrote about him in LiTG. I think he's unfairly remembered only for the "Bo Diddley Beat" when he was such a funny, smart songwriter and a fantastic guitarist. Great bands with weird lineups (Jerome on lead maracas!).
You only have to look at the British Invasion bands who covered him to understand how important he was. He was really the only first generation rocker still in top form through the early sixties. Huge influence on the Stones, Animals, Yardbirds.
And he was just so fuckin' cool.
Theodosia - Jun 02, 2008 1:06:57 pm PDT #8559 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Not to mention George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers, either.
Tom Scola - Jun 02, 2008 2:51:11 pm PDT #8560 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Guitarist George Thorogood, a Diddley disciple, put it more bluntly.
" 'Maybellene' is a country song sped up," Thorogood told Rolling Stone in 2005. " 'Johnny B. Goode' is blues sped up. But you listen to 'Bo Diddley,' and you say, 'What in the Jesus is that?' "
(I also like how Ed Sullivan has to use mnemonics to remember the term "Rhythm and Blues")
Theodosia - Jun 03, 2008 8:44:57 am PDT #8561 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Great quote, Tom!
Frankenbuddha - Jun 03, 2008 8:51:14 am PDT #8562 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I was surprised Bo Diddley was only 79. I swear he already looked that old 10+ years ago.
juliana - Jun 05, 2008 7:25:46 am PDT #8563 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Music peeps!
I need songs that deal with death and/or crows/ravens. Hec, which Tom Waits song should I use?
I'm definitely using Corb Lund's "Apocalyptic Modified Blues" - it's got that creepy ironic tone I like so much.
Tom Scola - Jun 05, 2008 7:29:14 am PDT #8564 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Gothic Archies have a song called "Crows". I can post it to buffistarawk this evening if you need.
Hayden - Jun 05, 2008 7:37:31 am PDT #8565 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'm sure David has better ideas, but the two off the top of my head are "Murder In The Red Barn" and "Black Wings"
Sparklehorse, which has certainly taken a hat tip from Mr. Waits, has the wonderful song "Painbirds," too, which may fulfill what you're looking for.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 05, 2008 7:41:27 am PDT #8566 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Dear lord Nick Cave has got to have more than a few of those, but I don't even know where to start (at least he definitely has the death songs - one album is called Murder Ballads for doG's sake).
The Mercy Seat on Tender Prey is an absolute killer track about a man facing execution. Probably my favorite Nick Cave song of all time.
Henry Lee on Murder Ballads will get you PJ Harvey as well. (He also has a duet with Kylie Minogue on there, and a version of Stagger Lee which is about as big a death song as you can get).