Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2011
Friday on the VE, unwrapping some post-Thanksgiving leftovers...
Worthy songs by some of rock's greatest, that never made it to their original album projects until hunger for a fresh bite brought them out of refrigeration....from Radiohead to Pink Floyd; The Who to Soundgarden....picking some musical wishbones.
Soundgarden: Black Rain
Jimi Hendrix: Mr. Bad Luck
Coldplay: Life In Technicolor II
David Bowie: Velvet Goldmine
Incubus: A Certain Shade Of Green (acoustic)
Led Zeppelin: Poor Tom
Cream: Lawdy Mama
Radiohead: Talk Show Host
Pink Floyd: Embryo
The Who: Water
The Police: Someone To Talk To
Rolling Stones: Worried About You
U2: A Celebration
John Lennon: Nobody Told Me
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2011
Neil Young: Harvest
Kinks: Autumn Almanac
Simon And Garfunkel: Leaves That Are Green
Tom Rush: Urge For Going
Ray Lamontagne: Old Before Your Time
Guess Who: No Time
Youngbloods: Darkness Darkness
Foo Fighters: Walk
Rob Wasserman/Dan Hicks: Gone With The Wind
Lambert Hendricks & Ross: Halloween Spooks
Woody Herman Sextet: Early Autumn
Decembersits: O New England
Genesis: Evidence Of Autumn
Frank Sinatra: Autumn In New York
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2011
"Say Whaaat!" Some well known songs with very obscure lyrics. From Pearl Jam to The Andrews Sisters. What ARE they singing?!
Nirvana: Dumb
Robert Plant: Burning Down One Side
Rolling Stones: Rip This Joint
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Sweet Hitch Hiker
Hollies: Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
Stan Hubbs/Crystal: Golden Rose
The Band: Chest Fever
Grizzly Bear: Two Weeks
Van Morrison: Bulbs
White Stripes: Fell In Love With A Girl
Bee Gees: You Should Be Dancing
Elton John: Island Girl
Andrews Sisters: Rum And Coca Cola
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2011
New York City Subway references in song
Intro-London Records' "A Journey Into Stereo Sound."
The Razors: Subway
On The Town Original Cast: New York New York
Neil Young: The Loner
Petula Clark: Don't Sleep In The Subway
Duke Ellington/Betty Roche, vocal: Take The A Train
(Hi Fi Ellington Uptown)Tom Waits: Downtown Train
Bob Dylan: Visions Of Johanna
Beastie Boys: B Boy Boulliabaise (Stop That Train)
Lou Reed: Hold On
The Cure: Subway Song
The Subways: 1AM
Allman Bros Band: Ain't Wastin' Time No More
Tony Bennett: Lullaby Of Broadway
Reprise: Duke Ellington: Take The A Train (1941 original)
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