From 1974, please enjoy former biker band The Doobie Brothers and their then ubiquitous and today (to my ears) annoying "China Grove."
As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first listener who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
Songs with the names of countries in the title?
ReplyDeleteNot a bad idea, but no.
ReplyDelete:-)
Groups with 2 drummers or groups named after the slang for marijuana joints.
ReplyDeleteNo and no.
ReplyDeleteBTW, How many bands with 2 drummers have their been, historically?
Besides Clear Light, the Dead and...who am I forgetting? I can't imagine there are enough to justify a Listomania, are there?
Songs where you can't understand what the singer's saying?
ReplyDelete2 Drummers: 38 special. Santana, if you count congas vs. a kit.
ReplyDeleteSongs about foolin' around.
Songs referencing botany?
ReplyDeleteEarly hits by bands that would find much greater success when a new member joined and sang lead on their best-known songs?
ReplyDeleteSongs by bands with the word "Brothers" in their names that were not actual brothers?
Songs named after real places?
Songs covered by Dolly Parton on her TV variety show?
PS: You're spoiling us with the two-a-day posts!
Songs that feature a cheesy riff that sounds slightly "oriental" to folks from non-asian backgrounds (in this case, it's in the bridge).
ReplyDeleteBands that have employed the execrable Jeff "Skunk" Baxter?
ReplyDeleteFog machines.
ReplyDeleteThings that try to enhance the music, so we don't realize until years later how really bad it was.
Songs that make prominent use of "woah-oh"?
ReplyDeleteBesides Clear Light, the Dead and...who am I forgetting? I can't imagine there are enough to justify a Listomania, are there?
ReplyDeleteUm ... there was some southern rock band named after two brothers ... I think one had long blond hair and was married to Cher for while, and the other one played pretty decent slide guitar ... what was their name? ;-)
And, as far as a guess is concerned, bands with at least one member who styled his hair like Farrah Fawcett's?
ReplyDeleteBeen a while since I've ventured a lame guess. Think I got it this time. Songs that reference drugs.
ReplyDeletesongs with an (apparently but not really) slower middle 8?
ReplyDeleteNo, no no no no no no and no.
ReplyDeleteHave i left out a no?
rurritable said...
Bands that have employed the execrable Jeff "Skunk" Baxter?
Heh.
Okay -- here's a hint.
ReplyDeleteIt's got nothing to do with the song per se.
Songs that make you wonder WTF?
ReplyDeleteYou left out Ginger Baker.
ReplyDeleteOkay -- it's got something to do with the name of the band.
ReplyDeletesongs that reference family members or relatives of some sort
ReplyDeleteThe Doobie Brothers - the first concert I ever walked out of halfway through. It was the Michael McDonald era - "What A Fool Believes" was big in the charts. Six or seven guys on stage, and only two of them are standing up. Skunk Baxter is sitting on a stool wearing headphones like he's in a studio. The ultimate concert as wax museum.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is, I like this particular track. This is what passed for uptempo rock back in the day.