tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5031175480179015316..comments2024-03-28T10:37:48.564-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Things That Make Us Go 'Huh?"NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-23578366513035631802007-12-18T00:17:00.000-05:002007-12-18T00:17:00.000-05:00No, Patti meant it.I'm sure fans of Social Distort...No, Patti meant it.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure fans of Social Distortion, for example, had the same reaction to Mike Ness covering the Stones and Johnny Cash.<BR/><BR/>Not that I'm conflating Joe Brooks with those guys, but just that people have lots of influences that not everybody else gets....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88019831020143316862007-12-17T23:02:00.000-05:002007-12-17T23:02:00.000-05:00I am still reeling from watching this video, not q...I am still reeling from watching this video, not quite believing my ears and eyes. It is either the biggest put-on in history, or Patti was blissed out on Tab and rum.<BR/><BR/>Luckily, to regain my sanity I quickly found this antidote:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/v/7mIsN2JHPdsMister Pleasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525855662696903836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-29646750961742877022007-12-17T19:38:00.000-05:002007-12-17T19:38:00.000-05:00The Humanist said... Do you have the next segme...<I>The Humanist said...<BR/><BR/> Do you have the next segment where she sang "Rock N Roll Nigger" for the kiddies?</I><BR/><BR/>Sadly, they wiped the tape on that one...<BR/>:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80859442169008068862007-12-17T19:37:00.000-05:002007-12-17T19:37:00.000-05:00return of the plumber said... Look at the wacky...<I><BR/> return of the plumber said...<BR/><BR/> Look at the wacky old standards Dylan loves. Or the fact that Elvis worshipped ( and wanted to be) Dean Martin.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Or even wackier, one of Elvis' influences was Slim Whitman.<BR/><BR/>I used to watch this show was I was about 10-11. I probably saw this and had no idea the magnitude of what just took place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-22148133908759912612007-12-17T19:22:00.000-05:002007-12-17T19:22:00.000-05:00Do you have the next segment where she sang "Rock ...Do you have the next segment where she sang "Rock N Roll Nigger" for the kiddies?The Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233746736435345218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-75903814902573434672007-12-17T17:44:00.000-05:002007-12-17T17:44:00.000-05:00"Don't go away...we'll be right back with Count Dr..."Don't go away...we'll be right back with Count Dracula and Adam Rich."<BR/><BR/>Classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-50634173348887542172007-12-17T17:07:00.000-05:002007-12-17T17:07:00.000-05:00As with most of the great talents it's impossible ...As with most of the great talents it's impossible to totally get a handle on figuring them out. Patti throws us this curveball like this but at the same time it makes complete sense within the total Patti Smith picture. <BR/><BR/>Look at the wacky old standards Dylan loves. Or the fact that Elvis worshipped ( and wanted to be) Dean Martin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-62247108704030217222007-12-17T15:14:00.000-05:002007-12-17T15:14:00.000-05:00virgotex:If truth be told, I knew the clip existed...virgotex:<BR/><BR/>If truth be told, I knew the clip existed, but I had never actually sat through the thing until now....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54125481293202418282007-12-17T13:59:00.000-05:002007-12-17T13:59:00.000-05:00Call me naive, but I basically assumed she was kid...<I>Call me naive, but I basically assumed she was kidding.</I><BR/><BR/>Steve, are you really saying that <B>you</B>- the Prof Emeritus of All Eclectic Minutiae of Cool- have never seen this clip?<BR/><BR/>my world is agogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67253677719644924302007-12-17T13:49:00.000-05:002007-12-17T13:49:00.000-05:00Around '79, Patti was covering this song all the t...Around '79, Patti was covering this song all the time at her shows.<BR/><BR/>I used to have a bootleg where, after a powerful performance of it, you could hear her berate the audience, "Why don't you respond like that for MY single!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56262892132780063602007-12-17T13:03:00.000-05:002007-12-17T13:03:00.000-05:00Cocaine is a hell of a drug.Cocaine is a hell of a drug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21744368468610781952007-12-17T10:56:00.000-05:002007-12-17T10:56:00.000-05:00My band once opened for Spencer Davis (yes him) wi...My band once opened for Spencer Davis (yes him) with two of the guys from BOC backing him up -- the drummer and I think the keyboard guy.<BR/><BR/>Boy, did they suck. Especially the drummer.....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74223947257028570132007-12-17T10:54:00.000-05:002007-12-17T10:54:00.000-05:00I understand Miss Havisham was moved to tears with...I understand Miss Havisham was moved to tears with this performance.<BR/><BR/>Vintage BOC was the tits. "Tyranny and Mutation" is one of my fave records.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67611650259119389882007-12-17T10:06:00.000-05:002007-12-17T10:06:00.000-05:00Debbie Boone had a hell of a voice and that was an...Debbie Boone had a hell of a voice and that was an excellent tune.<BR/><BR/>Not at all my type of music, but it was a nice one.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of New Yorkers in music, I just picked up BOC's Secret Treaties last week. I hadn't listened to it since back in 76 when I had the 8 track tape of it. Great stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-47359482471928316992007-12-17T09:51:00.000-05:002007-12-17T09:51:00.000-05:00Wow. Good thing I had my coffee this morning, othe...Wow. Good thing I had my coffee this morning, otherwise that large a dose of cognitive dissonance would put me in a real hurt.<BR/><BR/>It is going to be a good week!<BR/><BR/>TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.com