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Never was much of a Bee Gees fan, especially during their disco era.
But "STAYING ALIVE!"--as a phrase--has been my reply during the last few weeks while my wife and I--wearing our masks--go out and walk the dog and encounter people in the neighborhood who shout out across the street, "How you doing?"
Heard the song on the radio a few days ago, and the line in it, "You ain't going nowhere!" stood out for the first time,and now seems like the perfect summation of our current situation.
It's just that when someone mentions Led Zep for example - Hot dog comes to mind first - and yes, I really do like it and more than that ie. Do I want to hear Black dog or Hot dog - Hot dog because it gives me the most enjoyment - even though allegedly, I "should" like Black dog...............
Actually, it's the same with the Stones - Apparently I should like the big 4 the most - anything else is sacrilege - actually, I play GHS, Black and blue and Undercover more.....so....
Single songs are a different matter though, Faraway eyes has been my number 1 but so has CYHMK, Street fighting man, Too much blood, Going home, Child of the moon, Out of control etc etc and so on............so, I get your point with the Stones
There you go....
LOL...........
you've got a tight connection to my heart keithnacho.
Hot Dog has humour...Black Dog a bit self-indulged.
Mine too
That's a bold statement!
Otoh you could a make a really good EP with the (spare) gems Bob dropped through the 80's : "Solid Rock" "Every Grain of Sand" "I&I" "Jokerman" "When The Night..."
Hope you'll enjoy this one :
[www.youtube.com]
What's not to like here? Bob's in full "Brooooce" mode!
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-03 15:52 by dcba.
I think Turn Me Loose is Loverboy's biggest song. It was the first single off their first album and then Kid Is Hot Tonight was the second single. Loverboy was huge here in Canada and also was successful in the US, unlike some other popular Canadian bands at the time like Trooper, Prism or Triumph that didn't really achieve the big success in the states.
In the Evening, Fool In The Rain, All My Love...come on man!
.. not to mention I'm Gonna Crawl and Carousselambra (I'm convinced the guys of Rush had listened to this song when they wrote The Camera Eye off the Moving Pictures album).
Yes, I love In Through The Out Door, too.
"No Anchovies, Please"
Same here.
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OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
EddieByword
()
Date: May 2, 2020 17:04
There's few bands where my favourite songs by them, I realise are probably pretty unlikely choices for most people, for example............
1. Paul McCartney - Old Siam, Sir
2. Led Zeppelin - Hot dog
3. Bob Dylan - Brownsville girl
4. Bruce Springsteen - 57 channels
Anyone else have any unlikely choices?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-02 17:12 by EddieByword.
1. Paul McCartney - Old Siam, Sir
2. Led Zeppelin - Hot dog
3. Bob Dylan - Brownsville girl
4. Bruce Springsteen - 57 channels
Anyone else have any unlikely choices?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-02 17:12 by EddieByword.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
Erik_Snow
()
Date: May 2, 2020 18:08
I never really did understand how one could have "a favourite song" by an artist one really appreciate.
I could have a favourite song by some artist I didn't care much for though. Same thing with "favourite album".
Somebody asked me the other day what my "favourite colour" was.....I thought she was making a joke or something, but there was no pun !
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-02 18:12 by Erik_Snow.
I could have a favourite song by some artist I didn't care much for though. Same thing with "favourite album".
Somebody asked me the other day what my "favourite colour" was.....I thought she was making a joke or something, but there was no pun !
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-02 18:12 by Erik_Snow.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
KeithNacho
()
Date: May 2, 2020 18:16
My favourite Dylan's albums are those from the 80s
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
Elmo Lewis
()
Date: May 2, 2020 18:23
I'm a sucker for bubblegum music and/or power pop.
The Monkees
Tommy James and the Shondells
Jackson 5
Raspberries
etc.
The Monkees
Tommy James and the Shondells
Jackson 5
Raspberries
etc.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
dmay
()
Date: May 2, 2020 18:40
There's two I can name right off the top of me head: Loverboy's "Turn Me Loose" and the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive". The beat in these is great and if they don't get you up and dancing/moving, yo a** is surely draggin'. Turn them up.
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Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
ChrisL
()
Date: May 2, 2020 18:59
Funny, I was listening to Knocked Out Loaded last night and my girlfriend was less than impressed and I said wait till I flip the side and we get to Brownsville Girl.
Then when I did that and sat here loving it, she was equally unimpressed.
I love the 80s Dylan, probably because Knocked Out Loaded was my first Dylan album (a cassette) so I still love it.
Then when I did that and sat here loving it, she was equally unimpressed.
I love the 80s Dylan, probably because Knocked Out Loaded was my first Dylan album (a cassette) so I still love it.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
loog droog
()
Date: May 2, 2020 19:18
Quote
dmay
There's two I can name right off the top of me head: Loverboy's "Turn Me Loose" and the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive".
Never was much of a Bee Gees fan, especially during their disco era.
But "STAYING ALIVE!"--as a phrase--has been my reply during the last few weeks while my wife and I--wearing our masks--go out and walk the dog and encounter people in the neighborhood who shout out across the street, "How you doing?"
Heard the song on the radio a few days ago, and the line in it, "You ain't going nowhere!" stood out for the first time,and now seems like the perfect summation of our current situation.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
EddieByword
()
Date: May 2, 2020 19:21
Quote
Erik_Snow
I never really did understand how one could have "a favourite song" by an artist one really appreciate.
I could have a favourite song by some artist I didn't care much for though. Same thing with "favourite album".
Somebody asked me the other day what my "favourite colour" was.....I thought she was making a joke or something, but there was no pun !
It's just that when someone mentions Led Zep for example - Hot dog comes to mind first - and yes, I really do like it and more than that ie. Do I want to hear Black dog or Hot dog - Hot dog because it gives me the most enjoyment - even though allegedly, I "should" like Black dog...............
Actually, it's the same with the Stones - Apparently I should like the big 4 the most - anything else is sacrilege - actually, I play GHS, Black and blue and Undercover more.....so....
Single songs are a different matter though, Faraway eyes has been my number 1 but so has CYHMK, Street fighting man, Too much blood, Going home, Child of the moon, Out of control etc etc and so on............so, I get your point with the Stones
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
EddieByword
()
Date: May 2, 2020 19:23
Quote
ChrisL
Funny, I was listening to Knocked Out Loaded last night and my girlfriend was less than impressed and I said wait till I flip the side and we get to Brownsville Girl.
Then when I did that and sat here loving it, she was equally unimpressed.
I love the 80s Dylan, probably because Knocked Out Loaded was my first Dylan album (a cassette) so I still love it.
There you go....
LOL...........
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
treaclefingers
()
Date: May 2, 2020 19:25
Quote
KeithNacho
My favourite Dylan's albums are those from the 80s
you've got a tight connection to my heart keithnacho.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
treaclefingers
()
Date: May 2, 2020 19:28
Quote
EddieBywordQuote
Erik_Snow
I never really did understand how one could have "a favourite song" by an artist one really appreciate.
I could have a favourite song by some artist I didn't care much for though. Same thing with "favourite album".
Somebody asked me the other day what my "favourite colour" was.....I thought she was making a joke or something, but there was no pun !
It's just that when someone mentions Led Zep for example - Hot dog comes to mind first - and yes, I really do like it and more than that ie. Do I want to hear Black dog or Hot dog - Hot dog because it gives me the most enjoyment - even though allegedly, I "should" like Black dog...............
Actually, it's the same with the Stones - Apparently I should like the big 4 the most - anything else is sacrilege - actually, I play GHS, Black and blue and Undercover more.....so....
Single songs are a different matter though, Faraway eyes has been my number 1 but so has CYHMK, Street fighting man, Too much blood, Going home, Child of the moon, Out of control etc etc and so on............so, I get your point with the Stones
Hot Dog has humour...Black Dog a bit self-indulged.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
Hairball
()
Date: May 2, 2020 21:00
Black Dog or Hot Dog - that is the question....
Answer: Black Dog for me as it's so much heavier, unique, and authentic vs. the faux retro vibe of Hot Dog which is also off their worst album.
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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Answer: Black Dog for me as it's so much heavier, unique, and authentic vs. the faux retro vibe of Hot Dog which is also off their worst album.
_____________________________________________________________
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
SomeGuy
()
Date: May 3, 2020 01:34
I thought that Presence was generally considered to be Led Zep's worst album, although I reserve that honour for Houses Of The Holy, myself.
I can't think of any unlikely favourite numbers by my favourite artists, there are some unlikely ones that I like, but to say that they are better than the more likely favourite songs, no. The opposite is true though: I'm not particularly fond of Wild Horses, Midnight Rambler, Street Fighting Man (Stones), or Down By The Seaside, Trampled Under Foot, In My Time Of Dying (Zeppelin).
There's a few unlikely favourites by other artists, artists that I would never listen to otherwise. Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy comes to mind, and Perfect Day by Lou Reed, off the top of my head.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-03 01:48 by SomeGuy.
I can't think of any unlikely favourite numbers by my favourite artists, there are some unlikely ones that I like, but to say that they are better than the more likely favourite songs, no. The opposite is true though: I'm not particularly fond of Wild Horses, Midnight Rambler, Street Fighting Man (Stones), or Down By The Seaside, Trampled Under Foot, In My Time Of Dying (Zeppelin).
There's a few unlikely favourites by other artists, artists that I would never listen to otherwise. Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy comes to mind, and Perfect Day by Lou Reed, off the top of my head.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-03 01:48 by SomeGuy.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
()
Date: May 3, 2020 02:11
Houses Of The Holy is my favourite Zeppelin album 
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
MAF
()
Date: May 3, 2020 02:36
John Cage: "4:33" (the heavy metal version)
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
letitloose
()
Date: May 3, 2020 12:00
Houses of the Holy is my favourite Zeppelin album also. Definitely in my all time top 10 records. I love all the seasonal/weather references throughout it.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
Elmo Lewis
()
Date: May 3, 2020 14:33
Quote
DandelionPowderman
Houses Of The Holy is my favourite Zeppelin album
Mine too
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
dcba
()
Date: May 3, 2020 15:38
Quote
KeithNacho
My favourite Dylan's albums are those from the 80s
That's a bold statement!
Otoh you could a make a really good EP with the (spare) gems Bob dropped through the 80's : "Solid Rock" "Every Grain of Sand" "I&I" "Jokerman" "When The Night..."
Hope you'll enjoy this one :
[www.youtube.com]
What's not to like here? Bob's in full "Brooooce" mode!
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2020-05-03 15:52 by dcba.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
Chris Fountain
()
Date: May 3, 2020 16:14
Quote
Elmo Lewis
I'm a sucker for bubblegum music and/or power pop.
The Monkees
Tommy James and the Shondells
Jackson 5
Raspberries
etc.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
TeaAtThree
()
Date: May 3, 2020 22:34
Was just listening to Brownsville Girl the other day as I revisited that era. Such a great tune, co-written by Sam Shepard. Knocked out Loaded and Empire Burlesque are far more interesting than Down in the Groove or Under the Red Sky. Those latter two feel like he recorded 'em in the 41 minutes it takes to listen to 'em. -- Though I do like Silvio.
T@3
T@3
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
DGA35
()
Date: May 3, 2020 23:16
Quote
dmay
There's two I can name right off the top of me head: Loverboy's "Turn Me Loose" and the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive". The beat in these is great and if they don't get you up and dancing/moving, yo a** is surely draggin'. Turn them up.
[www.youtube.com]
[www.youtube.com]
I think Turn Me Loose is Loverboy's biggest song. It was the first single off their first album and then Kid Is Hot Tonight was the second single. Loverboy was huge here in Canada and also was successful in the US, unlike some other popular Canadian bands at the time like Trooper, Prism or Triumph that didn't really achieve the big success in the states.
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
coffeepotman
()
Date: May 4, 2020 00:28
Rolling Stones - Luxury. There I said it
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
stickyfingers101
()
Date: May 4, 2020 01:39
"Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer
I admit it....
I admit it....
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
Big Al
()
Date: May 4, 2020 05:15
Say My Name - Destiny’s Child
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
bitusa2012
()
Date: May 4, 2020 07:27
I too love Brownsville Girl. One of Bob’s most underrated songs. As is Is Your Love in Vain? off Street Legal. I just love the melody on that one... and the lyrics of course!
Rod
Rod
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
treaclefingers
()
Date: May 4, 2020 15:49
Quote
Hairball
Black Dog or Hot Dog - that is the question....
Answer: Black Dog for me as it's so much heavier, unique, and authentic vs. the faux retro vibe of Hot Dog which is also off their worst album.
In the Evening, Fool In The Rain, All My Love...come on man!
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
SomeGuy
()
Date: May 4, 2020 19:18
Quote
treaclefingersQuote
Hairball
Black Dog or Hot Dog - that is the question....
Answer: Black Dog for me as it's so much heavier, unique, and authentic vs. the faux retro vibe of Hot Dog which is also off their worst album.
In the Evening, Fool In The Rain, All My Love...come on man!
.. not to mention I'm Gonna Crawl and Carousselambra (I'm convinced the guys of Rush had listened to this song when they wrote The Camera Eye off the Moving Pictures album).
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
Elmo Lewis
()
Date: May 4, 2020 20:44
Quote
SomeGuyQuote
treaclefingersQuote
Hairball
Black Dog or Hot Dog - that is the question....
Answer: Black Dog for me as it's so much heavier, unique, and authentic vs. the faux retro vibe of Hot Dog which is also off their worst album.
In the Evening, Fool In The Rain, All My Love...come on man!
.. not to mention I'm Gonna Crawl and Carousselambra (I'm convinced the guys of Rush had listened to this song when they wrote The Camera Eye off the Moving Pictures album).
Yes, I love In Through The Out Door, too.
"No Anchovies, Please"
Re: OT - Unlikely favourite songs
Posted by:
More Hot Rocks
()
Date: May 4, 2020 21:17
Quote
Elmo Lewis
I'm a sucker for bubblegum music and/or power pop.
The Monkees
Tommy James and the Shondells
Jackson 5
Raspberries
etc.
Same here.
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