I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I discovered Big Star very late in the game. In a very brief period at the beginning of the 70s, Big Star and its founder, Alex Chilton, laid the groundwork for what was eventually labeled Alternative Music. A lot of musicians have acknowledged being inspired and influenced by the band–musicians obviously being tapped into a different network than Gummitch. And a lot of musicians have done covers of Big Star tunes, including a particular favorite of mine, Thirteen. Since our corporate masters have prevented me from properly offering the band itself, here is one damn good version (musicians who were to play with Chilton 20 years after the band broke up) and one, um, interesting version.
Happy Birthday, Boss!
10th Ave. Freeze-out
Queen – Underpressure
Two songs with titles, if not content, inspired by GOoPers. “No one loves me and neither do I” and “Mind eraser, no chaser”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wERqeJE1BE
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wERqeJE1BE“>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wERqeJE1BE
If this is the one I think – the visuals at the back are funny – “the lunatics are on the grass” – I cracked up
Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
Couple from Housemartins/Beautiful South
Tough week for Boner…. – ‘Old Red Eyes is Back’
Yes, its Happy Hour – see ya – beer time!
Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In A Uniform (1982)
Elvis Costello AF Goon Squad
The English Beat performing “Twist & Crawl”
Few more shots for a bit:
Rick Perry lowered the bar on expectations last night
This one’s for Elizabeth Warren and the army of people who are going to win her that Senate seat
Proclaimers are the only band I know who sing in a thick, Scottish accent. Their songs are memorable and harmonized beautifully. many people only know them for ‘500 miles’ but this one came first. ‘Letter from America’ – about the Scottish Diaspora – Scots who left the Highlands for Canada and the US in the 17 and 1800s…
Public Image Ltd – Rise
The Jam – Going Underground
Here’s Johnny!! 🙂
Robert Hazard – Escalator Of Life
Aerosmith – Love in a elevator
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven
After a long day making a machine designed to cube bleu cheese do it’s thang to the accompaniment of C&W my brain is having a difficult time settling on a new tack. I did peruse the commentary on last night’s debate and this song came to mind.
How do you make a machine cube bleu cheese to the accompaniment of C&W? Does the tempo of the music have to match the pace of the machine? How many different songs can the machine work to?
I know this isn’t usually a newsy thread but I caught this bit in the local paper (which usually has a more conservative lean).
Did WI start taxing the job creators? That’s the only reason they’d leave the area, you know.
This is from the movie ‘Love Actually’ (scenes in the vid are from the movie). If you haven’t seen it, get it in your Netflix queue and watch it about a week before Christmas.
20 years since Nirvana and this song…. would play the video, but the VEVO stuff pises me off.
Where were you when you first heard it?
Me a hotel bar in Peachtree City, GA. That was a close run thing – almost moved to Georgia (from Texas)….. phew, got that decision right, moved to Seattle instead.
Commm…puuuuu…terrr slooooowwwww. Tooo.. ma…nyyyyyyy emmmmm…bedddddd…edddd videoooooooos!
pete, mine often does the same thing on Music Night.
I must confess that I’m not familiar with most of the bands you all put up on Music Night. I’m fairly well mired in the past, but my friend Mark will often burn a CD for me and insist that I’ll like whoever it is he’s chosen. So I DO recognize Lily Alllen. 🙂
I know, I’m an old fart.
Jane, Jane, Jane…”I’m an old fart” is MY byline. Get your own. 🙂
Well, I was going to say “old fogey” but I thought that that sounded too ‘old fart’-ish. 😉
Jane you have lots of memories to gather before your introspection has a timeline attached.
Jesus Pete I’m with you. It’s speed freak night, and Zooey’s on a tear. Them muscle pill thangys must be working.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOTbg39-I5Q
This is a reflection of my mood this evening.
Sorry! I didn’t mean to cause a problem.
Will it help if I go back and change things?
actually I had this moment in 1972 that I would love to have changed. D’accord?
I had one of those moments in 1977. Can’t really change it, but started working on fixing it in 1993.
The Zookeeper always tries to help out a Zooster. 🙂
Fot the magnaminous you Zooey.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz2W3QfXnHc
That’s a blast from the past! Thank you, nwoldguy.
Reminiscing…
There’s something quite meta about reminiscing to a song called reminiscing.
Echos in the mind?
I’m doing throwback… flashback… jump back…get back…
Very nice, Raven.
I’m exceptionally happy you approve.
🙂
Only old farts will remember this. Harmonies in this one still give me chilly-bumps.
My gawd I’ve become an old fart…..
We should start a club. 😀
Love the Fifth Dimension!
We already have a club, unless you mean a club within a club?
– all y’all are young’uns!
An old fart club within the Zoo pub. Of course, I think all of us qualify for the club, so we might as well not bother. 😆
that would be a clique…
can’t have none of that.
😉
Try this!
Vivaldi Four Seasons Autumn Sand Animation Ferenc Cakó
Edgar Winter Group – Autumn
Nat King Cole – Autumn Leaves
The Song – Harvest – A Tribute To Mother Earth – In Support Of The American Indians
very, very nice Ebb
I love those sand painting videos, ebb.
I had forgotten it’s fall!!
Ebb, you always notice what Google does with their main page. What do you think of the Muppets doodle?
It just showed-up at 9p PDT — I think it’s clever – always like the interactive ones. Too bad no sound when their mouths open!
What’s your critique?
I like to make the skinny green one dance. One time the red one on the end ate the skinny green one, but later he came back up. I think you can make it do other things, but it’s hit or miss.
I’d say ‘my inner child’ – however I’ve kept my promise to never grow up – so I love the interactive GoogleDoodles!
I just saw that – hilarious!
Another great song. Love the Cranberries.
Muse’s “Uprising”
Dexys Midnight Runners-Jackie Wilson said
The Alan Parsons Project- Eye in the Sky
Ebb-Here’s Van Morrisons cover of Jackie Wilson….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X86C6kFEA6Y
Hello, Hello…
Just a pop in…and then a pop out.
I got sucked into watching “V for Vendetta”…again. I used to think that it was DicKKKless Cheney hiding in the bunker but now could see any of the crazy Baggers hiding there.
Hello Ebb 🙂
Hello! Soap – miss you! Don’t be so scarce!
I shouldn’t…and I feel “guilt”! hehe
Seems like it’s always something else…and the time spent at the desk should (but it most certainly doesn’t always happen) be taking care of mountains of paperwork…but I need time to get focused on that…so, instead of doing the important, I’m reading about crazy shit that the Baggers are up to…then I walk away disgusted.
So now, off to bed…gonna go to a small street fair tomorrow…few minutes up one street, then down another…get a big fat disgusting hot dog…eat…then back home.
Nighty night!
Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas
Dio – Rainbow in the Dark
Oooh, Alan Parsons…
The latest NASA report says that splat down time has passed but is being calculated. If you are reading this comment, you may not have to worry a lot.
I’ve got an extra tarp laid over the trailer just in case…
That is good news because I occupy the penthouse suite (ok, ok, it’s the top floor of a three story senior housing project).
This is the link to the NASA site.
I’m off to bed. Thanks for all the great music, my lovely friends.
‘Nite Zooey!
House, you’re up rather late!
I’m just about done, Ebb.
Sleep well!
Clan of Xymox – A Day
Fields of the Nephilim- Last Exit for the Lost
Barclay James Harvest “Medicine Man” 1974
Lindsey Buckingham – Trouble (1981)
The Fez – Steely Dan
Minor Swing – Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli
Django Reinhardt – Stephane Grappelli- Jazz Hot Complete
Let’s see if it’ll work embedded:
Apologies for embedding – WP didn’t rejected Django in a link –
didn’t