Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 10, 2014 Moderators Share Posted October 10, 2014 Yes! Life is good! Music reminds me of that. Share what you think is great music... or at least in some small or great way has influenced you and ultimately your writing. Come ON! I know you're out there! Post it! What better way to say hello to bunch of freaks?!?! And speaking of freaks... ___________________ Life On Mars. It's a cool tune. But it's so... Bowie. David Bowie put such an identifiable stamp on his music at certain points that as wonderful as the tunes were, it was hard to separate the material from the man, persona, and performance. But hearing Life On Mars as sung by Jessica Lange doing her best Marlene Dietrich on American Horror Story's season premier Freak Show (YES!), as intentionally odd as the performance is, I can't help but hearing this song fresh. And... I think it's a great freaking song. As failing freak show proprietor, Lange secretly longs for the spotlight herself. But has her brass ring grab come way too late? Isn't it a saddening bore? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YKRnElsHHc It's a god-awful small affairTo the girl with the mousy hairBut her mummy is yelling "No"And her daddy has told her to goBut her friend is nowhere to be seenNow she walks through her sunken dreamTo the seat with the clearest viewAnd she's hooked to the silver screenBut the film is a saddening boreFor she's lived it ten times or moreShe could spit in the eyes of foolsAs they ask her to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hallOh man!Look at those cavemen goIt's the freakiest showTake a look at the LawmanBeating up the wrong guyOh man! Wonder if he'll ever knowHe's in the best selling showIs there life on Mars? It's on America's tortured browThat Mickey Mouse has grown up a cowNow the workers have struck for fame'Cause Lennon's on sale againSee the mice in their million hordesFrom Ibeza to the Norfolk BroadsRule Britannia is out of boundsTo my mother, my dog, and clownsBut the film is a saddening bore'Cause I wrote it ten times or moreIt's about to be writ againAs I ask you to focus on Sailors fighting in the dance hallOh man!Look at those cavemen go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 10, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted October 10, 2014 Bowie takes a stab at it. [video=youtube;v--IqqusnNQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v--IqqusnNQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted October 10, 2014 Members Share Posted October 10, 2014 Leonard Cohen - A Street He's 80 years old and still great. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/02/a-street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted October 10, 2014 Members Share Posted October 10, 2014 Prince - Plectrum Electricrum Still bringing it. Not much on YouTube, but check yr alternative sources . http://vimeo.com/61739791 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted October 11, 2014 Members Share Posted October 11, 2014 I think I never thought about how much influence I caught from these folks(ies) The Mamas and The Papas - they had lots of filler (actually mostly filler) on their albums, no question, but when they were good, they were etc etc etc. This is about as full-on Sgt Pepper 60s as it gets, corny and hip and charming and naive and not-yet-destroyed by drugs and all the other disasters de jure. skipping over Monday, Monday and California Dreamin' since everyone knows those, these are perhaps less known tracks. Worth listening to just for the arrangements alone: [video=youtube_share;uCqpZfQwWss] [video=youtube_share;yrSIfO5AQHc] [video=youtube_share;Q7fi9G0BiTE]http://youtu.be/Q7fi9G0BiTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted October 11, 2014 Members Share Posted October 11, 2014 Led Zep...just classic rockers that did acoustic and electric that was so advanced at the time and still today holds up...saw them back in the 70's...very loud very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 15, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2014 I've been digging what Keith Jeffery of Atlas Genius is doing with his finely integrated guitar and vocal melody approach. Like a lot of "indie" acts except... Really good. and dig the interplay with his brother on drums. Australia still seems to nurture real BANDS. Love it. Oh... and that Tele with what look to be TV Jones pickups sounds fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 One hit wonders, but I love the blast of old school N'Orleans rock'n'roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 Little Anthony & the Imperials, "Hurt So Bad." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z03FQtRXpiI"Goin' Out of My Head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 16, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted October 16, 2014 One hit wonders, but I love the blast of old school N'Orleans rock'n'roll. Wow! I haven't thought of these guys since this song was current. I saw them at one of the local punk clubs. Either San Diego's Zebra or Skeleton Club. They were from LA actually. And they were totally rockin'. Very cool spin Mr. Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 I have often discussed the virtues of the Wilson Brothers, Brian, Dennis & Carl, but I also have a fondness for the Wilson Sisters, Ann and Nancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Foose31 Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 I have often discussed the virtues of the Wilson Brothers, Brian, Dennis & Carl, but I also have a fondness for the Wilson Sisters, Ann and Nancy. You forgot Geraldine Wilson .png.197c47f720636f02390cc2b0a33804da.png' alt='smiley-veryhappy'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 Jeff Buckley - Lover You Should Have Come Over So many great lines in this song. Hard to believe this album is now 20 years old. Looking out the door i see the rain fall upon the funeral mourners Parading in a wake of sad relations as their shoes fill up with water And maybe i'm too young to keep good love from going wrong But tonight you're on my mind so you never know When i'm broken down and hungry for your love with no way to feed it Where are you tonight, child you know how much i need it Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run Sometimes a man gets carried away, when he feels like he should be having his fun And much too blind to see the damage he's done Sometimes a man must awake to find that really, he has no-one So i'll wait for you... and i'll burn Will I ever see your sweet return Oh will I ever learn Oh lover, you should've come over 'Cause it's not too late Lonely is the room, the bed is made, the open window lets the rain in Burning in the corner is the only one who dreams he had you with him My body turns and yearns for a sleep that will never come It's never over, my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder It's never over, all my riches for her smiles when i slept so soft against her It's never over, all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter It's never over, she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever Well maybe i'm just too young To keep good love from going wrong Oh... lover, you should've come over 'Cause it's not too late Well I feel too young to hold on And i'm much too old to break free and run Too deaf, dumb, and blind to see the damage i've done Sweet lover, you should've come over Oh, love well i'm waiting for you Lover, you should've come over 'Cause it's not too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted October 16, 2014 Members Share Posted October 16, 2014 Life On Mars. It's a cool tune. But it's so... Bowie. David Bowie put such an identifiable stamp on his music at certain points that as wonderful as the tunes were, it was hard to separate the material from the man, persona, and performance. Dark lounge jazz out this week: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.