but I really want to hear what you have to say about the new Stevens album. I am absolutely loving it.
I've misplaced it somewhere at home. I'll be getting the errant Skinny Arms disc out to you today. I have to admit I've been enjoying it at work this week.
Skinny Arms
Hey Sandy (Adventures of Pete & Pete theme) - Polaris
Cast A Shadow - Beat Happening
Rolling Moon - The Chills
Half-Man / Half-Mole - Chris Knox
Favourite Films - Television Personalities
Forgotten Favorite - Velocity Girl
She Loves Monsters - The Bartlebees
Lee Remick - The Go-Betweens
Wish I Was Skinny - The Boo Radleys
Hair Like Alain Delon - White Town
100,000 Fireflies - The Magnetic Fields
I'm Alright With You - The Pastels
D'yer Wanna Dance With Kids - Peatmos
Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About - Tullycraft
Strawberry Girl - BMX Bandits
You Make My Head Explode - The Groovy Little Numbers
Great In Formula One - Helen Love
Steaming Train - Tallulah Gosh
Hey Now! - Perfect Disaster
Hip and Well Read - Embarrassment
My Favourite Dress - The Wedding Present
I Love My Leather Jacket - The Chills
I'm Going To Heaven - Close Lobsters
I Could Be In Heaven - The Flatmates
Almost Prayed - The Weather Prophets
Jumping Fences - The Olivia Tremor Control
Having a Mild Weekend (Kids in the Hall theme) - Shadow Men On a Shadowy Planet
That's nuts. Neil was a huge Skynyrd fan, and really respected them. He even played "Sweet Home Alabama" on stage with them at least once.
More than that, he wrote "Powderfinger" for them, and only recorded it himself when they passed on it. Imagine that for a second.
More than that, he wrote "Powderfinger" for them, and only recorded it himself when they passed on it.
Was it an older song or did he write it post-crash? Great song. Hard to hear it w/o Neil doing it, though. Seems like I once read that Neil commented that he was honored to be involved with any song as good as "Sweet Home Alabama". We did a gig around 1990 or 1991 with a band that did a live mash-up of "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Werewolves of London". It was pretty great.
Was it an older song or did he write it post-crash?
That I don't know. But yeah, I love the hell out of that song.
More than that, he wrote "Powderfinger" for them, and only recorded it himself when they passed on it.
This song has me running for the stop button.
Really? I love that song so much. I used to sing it to L'il Sphere sorta absent-mindedly until my wife pointed out that I always sing songs where someone ends up dead (the others were "Omie Wise" and "1952 Vincent Black Lightning," presumably).
I don't know what it is about that song. I think it's Neil's voice. But as soon as I hear "Look out Mama, there's a white boat comingup the river." start to seethe. It's the same with the Beach Boys and "Sloop Jon B."
I've gotten to where I can accept "Sloop John B" as a speed bump on Pet Sounds, but it annoys me out of the context of that album. "Powderfinger," though, gives me that feeling that I suspect most drunken frat boys get when "Sweet Home Alabama" starts up. I wanna air guitar madly and holler the lyrics, all while hopping around like a loon.
You have a lot of love in this crazy ol' world, msbelle.
