Thanks, Jon. Now why couldn't I google that up? One of my cousins actually had it too. God bless Facebook!
Man is it ever a song of its time!
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'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.
lisah - Aug 15, 2010 4:40:42 pm PDT #3342 of 6436
Punishingly Intricate
Daisy Jane - Aug 17, 2010 7:38:22 am PDT #3343 of 6436
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Bieber slowed down 800% is EPIC [link]
Tom Scola - Aug 18, 2010 8:07:38 am PDT #3344 of 6436
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
For friends and fans of John Lurie, there’s a disturbing article in the current issue of The New Yorker. The title of the piece is ‘Sleeping With Weapons’ and it’s a strange and sad tale. John has been in hiding for the past 18 months to avoid a former friend who is supposedly stalking him. In addition, he has a mysterious illness that has kept him a virtual prisoner in his apartment for the past six years, until now.
(The full text of the New Yorker article is not online)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 18, 2010 8:24:34 am PDT #3345 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Wow, I'd wondered what happened to him. He just seemed to vanish. And I guess he did.
Dana - Aug 18, 2010 9:55:59 am PDT #3346 of 6436
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jon B. - Aug 18, 2010 10:23:31 am PDT #3347 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Thanks, Dana, but theremin-playing kitties are sooooo 2009.
Fred Pete - Aug 20, 2010 6:09:30 am PDT #3348 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
Now on my radio -- a remix of Seals and Crofts, "Summer Breeze," with a light reggae/dancish rhythm track. Doesn't quite work to my ears, but at least whoever remixed it is trying to keep the spirit of the original.
Kathy A - Aug 20, 2010 7:33:05 am PDT #3349 of 6436
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Another board has a Question of the Day for their overnight thread, and last night's was "What song covers do you think were better than the original?"
My two suggestions (after Johnny Cash's "Hurt" and K.D. Lang's "Hallelujah" were already posted by many others) were The Communards "Don't Leave Me This Way" and Bette Midler's "Superstar."
tommyrot - Aug 20, 2010 7:36:37 am PDT #3350 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.
How about Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower"? I think that's my fave example....
Fred Pete - Aug 20, 2010 8:06:05 am PDT #3351 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
It's a hard question to answer because there are so many "hidden" covers. A lot of classic early rock 'n' roll songs are remakes of earlier hits that have been forgotten. Fats Domino covered Glenn Miller when he recorded "Blueberry Hill." And the Platters weren't the first to record "My Prayer" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." And as far as I'm concerned, even if it's been forgotten, never mind covers, few songs can stand up to the Platters' version of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."
Reasonable people can argue over which is "better," but credit to the Pet Shop Boys for thoroughly reimagining "Always on My Mind." And how Neil Sedaka thoroughly reimagined "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and made it a hit all over again.