For me, the trifecta of mid-70s dark-haired singer-songwriters were Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, and Gordon Lightfoot. At the time, I tended to confuse them with each other if I saw them on TV.
Angel: Miss me? Lilah: Only in the sense of…no.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
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.
Kathy A - Jun 22, 2010 11:50:14 am PDT #3162 of 6436
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
tommyrot - Jun 22, 2010 11:53:53 am PDT #3163 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ooh. iTunes has the exact Elton John's Greatest Hits album that we had. (It came out at the end of '74.)
Downloading (and playing) now....
Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2010 4:20:25 am PDT #3164 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
You don't speed into the wind
Wasn't it "spit in", not "speed into"?
I think I remember Croce singing "Leroy Brown" on The Sonny and Cher Show. Or maybe it was just Cher singing it?
I remember some show featured the song, including an animated video! Maybe the Carol Burnett show?
I'm pretty sure the animation was on Sonny and Cher (they did a similar one for Cher's "Dark Lady"), but I can't remember if it was Cher singing or if it was the original.
DavidS - Jun 23, 2010 6:46:38 am PDT #3165 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wasn't it "spit in", not "speed into"?
Correct. And "spit" is a euphemism for "piss."
Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2010 7:21:32 am PDT #3166 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Correct. And "spit" is a euphemism for "piss."
Heh. I figured as much. I'll bet he did it that way in concert.
Kathy A - Jun 23, 2010 8:36:22 am PDT #3167 of 6436
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm pretty sure the animation was on Sonny and Cher (they did a similar one for Cher's "Dark Lady"), but I can't remember if it was Cher singing or if it was the original.
Looks like it was Cher singing it on the S&C show.
tommyrot - Jun 24, 2010 11:22:29 am PDT #3168 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I downloaded the new Sia album We Are Born from eMusic, and liking it a lot so far....
billytea - Jun 24, 2010 12:22:38 pm PDT #3169 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I downloaded the new Sia album We Are Born from eMusic, and liking it a lot so far....
I always enjoy her videos. I get the impression she's a big fan of playing dress-up.
smonster - Jun 24, 2010 12:33:00 pm PDT #3170 of 6436
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
One of her new songs was a free download on Amazon yesterday. Need to give it a few listens.
There's a free SCOTS show tonight just a few blocks from my house tonight, but it's hit 100 today and the show is at a plaza on top of a parking deck. My enthusiasm is waning. There's also a good local band I've been wanting to see even closer and inside, but it really starts too late for a week night. In conclusion, first world music problems.
DavidS - Jun 24, 2010 12:57:45 pm PDT #3171 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Man, I'd love to see SCOTS again. Especially since I'm hungry and they tend to throw fried chicken to the audience.
But also because they are freakin' awesome.