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."
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
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.
I love Sloop John B.
You have a lot of love in this crazy ol' world, msbelle.
tis true.
and now I am hearing John Prine.
"Sloop John B" is a favorite of mine, too.
and now I am hearing John Prine.
Ohhh, Grandpa wore his suit to dinner
Nearly every day
No particular reason
He just dressed that way
Corwood, I forgot to send you this link to Ron Rosenbaum's latest piece on Pale Fire (and a Pynchon mention, too.) Print it out now as the Observer now only keeps articles up for a week before relegating them to the pay-to-read archives.
Wow. I'm on it.
New Mojo has a big Bo Diddley article and a Chess sampler CD. Also a great full page picture of Siouxsie (recent) on the Table of Contents.
So, I heard Thomas Pynchon did a voice on The Simpsons recently? Is that right?
I heard he was coming back. He played himself in one episode with a paper bag over his head.