Moderators Lee Knight Posted September 2, 2011 Moderators Share Posted September 2, 2011 Post 'em. What have you been digging. This morning or blasting over the speakers at your first Dodger's game as a kid. Labor Day... time to say, "Hey, I earned it. I've been laboring all year in my cubicle. And while I may not be curing cancer, I do an ace job of running reports for the brass." Or whatever. We're all Action Heroes. So, the song All Joy Division Fans that Bee3, Stickboy and I were messing with, for me, it's the Fountains of Wayne approach. Trying to be for me at least. Not poking fun at someone, just trying to understand someone. If humor can help, then humor it is. But not mean spirited. Cause really, we see ourselves in someone else's life... That's what I love about Fountains of Wayne. Lyrics are displayed in this "handmade" video below. He drops by Mount SinaiWhere they're running through some testsAnd they've taped things to his chestAnd they're all doing their bestTo make him feel at ease [video=youtube;c6_9FotIZYY] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 Cause really, we see ourselves in someone else's life...That's what I love about Fountains of Wayne. Lyrics are displayed in this "handmade" video below. Nice choice. LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 Been working on clean partial-chord/mute hammer-on/slide style riffing for the guitar part in my Monthly Blockbuster Challenge; listening to Jimi for inspiration: [video=youtube;sqzZUJN-jfI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqzZUJN-jfI And Tommy Keene is a local (NoVa) guy who has a new album out. He's tremendously talented, been around a long time, works hard; I've never understood why has hasn't achieved the huge success he so obviously deserves. [video=vimeo;27493943] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted September 2, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted September 2, 2011 I remember Tommy Keene!!! Boy, he's sounding great. This was my world in the 80's. I love this tune, thanks for clueing me in that's he's still doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 One of Adam Schlesinger's recent side projects, "Tinted Windows": [video=youtube;HjTSXcGhRoI] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 A little more local power pop - Ted Leo: [video=youtube;mOGNabdWuxM] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 And a little more local power pop, "Georgie James": [video=youtube;jlX7K8DZLOk] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 A few great songwriters. Greg Brown... [video=youtube;a46QO7PsNzU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a46QO7PsNzU The late, great Townes Van Zandt... [video=youtube;NLP7xeSapco] Tim Hardin... [video=youtube;-bW6VZi0ICs] and Leonard Cohen... [video=youtube;9aRKZFR5imM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aRKZFR5imM&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL09AD252E9A0DE6F3 LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 Viva DC! - "Title Tracks" [video=youtube;FZV2TNI-MS8] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted September 2, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted September 2, 2011 I posted that ^ over at Backstage With the Band when the inevitable Hanson bashing started up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 ""This song is about Washington DC. This is a strange town." - Fugazi [video=youtube;g7I_DjwbV1s] The local middle school was having an open house for the parents of new students last night, and the path between my house and the school goes through Fort Reno, so I walked by this stage last night. On the way there, some kids were smoking what must have been a huge blount in the trees by the side of the path, and on the way back there was a kid sitting on the stage with a Gretch and a portable amp, noodling away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 Nice! I've seen Fugazi 3 or 4 times... GREAT band! Why can't I walk down the street, free of suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 All this talk of Joy Division warrants some recognition. Of note, my high school band was basically a Joy Division cover band. [video=youtube;6ZwMs2fLoVE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 All this talk of Joy Division warrants some recognition. Of note, my high school band was basically a Joy Division cover band. Clips! :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 Louis Armstrong had a #1 hit with this tune, in 1937 hit. Hoagy Carmichael wrote the tune. Lyric by Stanley Adams (also known for writing the English lyric for "What a Difference a Day Makes," and being president of ASCAP from 1953 - 1956, and 1959 - 1980.) [video=youtube;gyW_Be61Z2g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyW_Be61Z2g LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members saturn1 Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 A few great songwriters.Greg Brown...The late, great Townes Van Zandt...Tim Hardin...and Leonard Cohen...LCK Great choices! I believe that is Nancy Griffith singing with Townes Van Zandt. I've been working on adding subtle humor, or least wry irony, in my lyrics. These guys are among the best at that - Barenaked Ladies. I like this version of One Week - 2 voices, 1 guitar, 1 bathroom - what more do you need? [video=youtube;69cR9J-V-Qg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dingoist Posted September 2, 2011 Members Share Posted September 2, 2011 I discovered the BNL bathroom sessions a while ago. I have the original 4 or 5 song cassette with their cover of "Fight the Power" on it. I picked it up at a used store, shortly after it came out. Hope I can find it for it's collectors value but considering I don't have a working tape deck around any more. [video=youtube;d2pNGtDRf0s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2pNGtDRf0s I love how these guys layer their sounds. Here's another great BNL tune that I love the lyrical twist that it contains: [video=youtube;w3AmY5HXzgA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stickboymusic Posted September 3, 2011 Members Share Posted September 3, 2011 I've been listening to a fair bit of terry callier lately My only problem is.....every time I do.... I just think im listening to LCK!! [video=youtube;ozaLAy0XKeY] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted September 3, 2011 Members Share Posted September 3, 2011 I've been listening to a fair bit of terry callier latelyMy only problem is.....every time I do.... I just think im listening to LCK!! Very nice of you to say. LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A Happy Crowd Posted September 3, 2011 Members Share Posted September 3, 2011 LCK I love this song! The very first time I heard it, I thought it sounded like something I would've written... although if I had, it certainly wouldn't have been as powerful. My wife is a big L. Cohen fan, so I've gotten to know more of his music over the past few years, but this one always remained my favorite. As an aside, I also live in NYC and I can never pass Clinton St without this song popping into my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A Happy Crowd Posted September 3, 2011 Members Share Posted September 3, 2011 I recently visited Texas for the first time in my life. Since I got back, I've been going through the CDs and records I picked up while I was there. I saw these two artists on my last night there and was quite blown away. Their music is quite different from what I tend to write, but who knows? I'm sure some of it will seep through somehow. East Cameron Folkcore [video=youtube;TMZocInARVk] Possessed by Paul James [video=youtube;RaefIIHd6WU] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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