Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 17, 2014 Moderators Share Posted October 17, 2014 Did someone say FRIDAY?!?!? Couldn't come too soon this week. My daughter says, "Dad, you look pissed off and tired. What's up?" What's up? From the outside: I've been at the top of my game at work. I've completed a financial overhaul to facilitate getting my kid (aforementioned offspring unit) into a great vet college (UC DAVIS?), I've made things happen... but the stuff no one sees? The dog snubbed me when I went to go pet her. I pissed on my hand (TMI), I stumbled and walked into a door and bumped my forehead very hard... the mechanic called and said it'll be 3500 to 4000 bucks. I took a mix way too far into not better but worse land. eff eff eff eff eff eff eff eff eff EFFFFFFFFF!!!!!! Time for a new car? (It's a '02 Lee. Frugal is one thing but...) Stop and pay attention when you're pissing in a hurry at work. Don't rush to meetings. Walk. You'll be 60 seconds late. It's cool. Stop. Breathe. And off you go in a calm and deliberate manner. Me specifically? I took a nap. _________________________ And when I woke the wife and kid were perusing iTunes for music to buy. All the latest. That's great. But I add... "Hey, got any Bill Withers?" What's he do? "Just listen to a couple of them real quick." Oh, man! I LOVE this one! And this one! And... Bill Withers huh? After the obvious hits were purchased I asked, "You know that tune by Blackstreet in the 90's. No Diggity?" Of course. "OK, listen to Wither's Grandma's Hands" Another 99 cents to Mr. Withers. Along with No Diggity of course. "How about Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell?" Sure. What's Goin' On, Grapevine, Mercy Mercy. "No... well yeah but...And TAMMI TERRELL!" Who? Freaking great stuff. Marvin Gaye AND TAMMI TERRELL! And for me... the definitive version of Ain't No Mountian High Enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 17, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted October 17, 2014 Tammi Terrell. She should join Garfunkel and Oates. I GET Terrell. Alone she's... good. But really, never great. Now, just listen to her blend with Mr. Gaye. That girl had skills I understand. Those are my skills. That's what I did when I played professionally. Always in support of the focus. What a freaking voice. Can't hold a candle to Marvin but she makes Marvin sound even better. Skills, Ms. Terrell. Skills. Here's to you, Tammi, and your thankless task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 You're too hard on yourself Lee! Aahhh... 1990. Coming of age time for a younger me. I used to stay up late on Sunday nights to watch 120 Minutes and get me some new British music... something different... What's that I see? A hammond organ? A dance beat? An arguably blatant Hush rip off? Give me more! If I couldn't stay up, I'd set the timer on my VCR. I couldn't get enough of this era back then. And I still love it now. The Charlatans UK - The Only One I Know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 17, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted October 17, 2014 You're too hard on yourself Lee! Aahhh... 1990. Coming of age time for a younger me. I used to stay up late on Sunday nights to watch 120 Minutes and get me some new British music... something different... What's that I see? A hammond organ? A dance beat? An arguably blatant Hush rip off? Give me more! If I couldn't stay up, I'd set the timer on my VCR. I couldn't get enough of this era back then. And I still love it now. The Charlatans UK - The Only One I Know Ha! the mix was a symptom of an overstretched mind. It's done. Moving on. I asked my wife if she'd ever heard of Charlatans UK. No... never. but I used to love these guys called The Charlatans. Oh... yeah, them! Brings me back to this for some reason. THE STEREO MC's!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnSgPn063oE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 For Lee. Bill Withers live BBC broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 17, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted October 17, 2014 Oh man... OH MAN! OH MAN! That's just GREAT! A cool story from the original engineer for his first recordings, which are all songs we know. Withers shows up with his guitar. his chair, and his platform. A small hollow box his chair sat on and extended to under his feet. The engineer says, "Oh, you won't need that." Apparently Mr. Withers said something like, "Mmm-hmmm." and set his chair on top of the hollow little platform. As the engineer went about getting his guitar and vocal sound there was that persistent "knock-knock-knock-knock". insistently tapping out where the groove was. Right here fellas. You can see him do it in this vid, sans the platform. And you can hear it on those recordings. Grandma's hands. And on Blackstreet's No Diggity where the sampler demons used it to great effect. Withers. MAN! The ultimate in soulful funked up folk music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted October 17, 2014 Members Share Posted October 17, 2014 A lot of love for Marvin and Tammi here. Been working with this the last couple of days ... might post something over the weekend. Karla Bonoff - Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 Karla Bonoff - Someone To Lay Down Beside Me That takes me back to the days of Linda Ronstadt as a Top 40 hit machine in the 1970s. (Ronstadt recorded "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me.") In the late 1960s Bonoff, Wendy Waldman, Andrew Gold, & Kenny Edwards (formerly of The Stone Poneys) had a band called Bryndle. They recorded an album but it was never released. There was a great deal of songwriting talent there, though. Andrew Gold had a few minor Top 40 hits in the 1970s. This one barely charted in the U.S. but hit #5 in the U.K. I've always liked this song a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 "When Will I Be Loved?" (Phil Everly) [video=youtube;9iBgTqz_-vY] Both versions were made for cranking up and singing along with on the car radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 "Love Hurts" (Boudleaux Bryant) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I7X43obPWw My favorite is Emmylou & Gram Parsons' version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 18, 2014 Members Share Posted October 18, 2014 Speaking of Gram Parsons, I love this take on his song "Hot Burrito, #1." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted October 20, 2014 Members Share Posted October 20, 2014 [i guess I posted on the wrong thread.] I have no deep influences today, but here's Mary Lambert, the woman who sang the hook Macklemore sampled for "Same Love," with her new single. This song will be huge, or should be: And here's The Communards, because Lee posted about Jimmy Sommervile on another thread. I remember this song being so poppy and infectious that I actually felt myself getting more tolerant hearing it the first time...'yeah, there *is* more to love than boy meets girl.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 20, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted October 20, 2014 [i guess I posted on the wrong thread.] I have no deep influences today, but here's Mary Lambert, the woman who sang the hook Macklemore sampled for "Same Love," with her new single. This song will be huge, or should be: And here's The Communards, because Lee posted about Jimmy Sommervile on another thread. I remember this song being so poppy and infectious that I actually felt myself getting more tolerant hearing it the first time...'yeah, there *is* more to love than boy meets girl.' Yeah, that Mary Lambert Secrets is actually pretty cool. At the beginning of the track I got the, "Oh no. Ironic delivery, witty buzz phrases." But it quickly turns into a real winner. My wife and daughter haven't stopped singing it the past 3 weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted October 21, 2014 Members Share Posted October 21, 2014 I think I'm going to go check out Jordie Lane on Thursday. He opens for these guys... looks like it'll be a cool show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbfrancis Posted October 21, 2014 Members Share Posted October 21, 2014 Yeah, that Mary Lambert Secrets is actually pretty cool. At the beginning of the track I got the, "Oh no. Ironic delivery, witty buzz phrases." Yeah, bipolar disorder is no joke: my best friend in HS got it in his early 20s and killed himself at 27. He hated the medication, loved the mania too much. I think 1/3 of all people who leave it untreated commit suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted October 21, 2014 Members Share Posted October 21, 2014 Jack Sheldon, brilliant jazz trumpeter, comic actor, and great singer! From the highly under-rated Disney animated feature, Teacher's Pet. And who could forget "Conjunction Junction?" [video=youtube;RPoBE-E8VOc] "Atomic Bomb." [video=youtube;cSgHg-knEQ0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Foose31 Posted October 23, 2014 Members Share Posted October 23, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZixSN7HvVrQ Charlie Robison - Desperate Times Well Jackie he went to high school, in little Texas townHe finished up and spent the most of next year bummin' aroundHe couldn't find a job to hold, so on a Friday nightHe figured he could see the world and buy a 4-wheel driveIf he'd join the army, 'cause these are desperate times Well he came back four years later, a little higher off the groundAnd things there hadn't changed and that just really got him downSo he went off to San Antone an hour to the eastAnd got a job a-workin' for the San Antone policeWell he had a pistol now, 'cause these are desperate times Well ol' Jackie he got married, and but his ends they wouldn't meetHis wife worked at the Texas Commerce Bank just up the streetWell Jackie got an idea to get him outta debtAnd they could live the good life and drive a new CorvetteIf he'd rob the bank he said, 'cause these are desperate times Well he had planned the whole thing and while his baby workedHe came in after hours in a black ski mask and shirtShe told him where the money was and that's just where he wentThe minute that he saw it, he already had it spentWell it wasn't easy, but these are desperate times Well he drove off to Bandera, 'cause that was his hometownAnd he had it in his mind just where he'd lay that money downHe went out to his mom's house and Jack went up the hillTo bury that old suitcase full of hundred dollar billsWell he'd let it sit a while, 'cause these are desperate times Well the bank they called the G-men, 'cause they were insured by the FedAnd Jill she rolled on Jack, 'cause she was in above her headThe G-men gave Jack wind of this when they made his arrestAnd he asked her why she turned on the one that she loved bestWell it wasn't easy Jack, but these are desperate timesYeah and ain't that what she always said, well these are desperate times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted October 23, 2014 Members Share Posted October 23, 2014 Loved that...great writing and playing in that song. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted October 23, 2014 Members Share Posted October 23, 2014 Here is something pop-ish and current that I heard in a program that allows you to edit video together and this is one of the songs used to play along with your video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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