tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5065937242022443496..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-35255391610998807032007-06-09T16:43:00.000-04:002007-06-09T16:43:00.000-04:00Dancing in the Streets - Van HalenI'll Be There - ...Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen<BR/><BR/>I'll Be There - Shooting Star<BR/><BR/>To be honest, I can't stand Motown. I don't know if it's the music, harmonies or production values, but it just makes me feel oogy. Seriously oogy...<BR/><BR/>I appreciate its place in the history of modern music but... blech!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-89898611624335810212007-06-09T15:04:00.000-04:002007-06-09T15:04:00.000-04:00dave™© said... "I Want You Back" - Graham Parke...<I> dave™© said...<BR/><BR/> "I Want You Back" - Graham Parker and the Rumour </I><BR/><BR/>How the fuck did I forget that one?<BR/><BR/>Damn....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68709478770768001212007-06-09T14:13:00.000-04:002007-06-09T14:13:00.000-04:00Ball n Chain by Janis Joplin 1.Janis Joplin was by...<I> Ball n Chain by Janis Joplin </I><BR/><BR/>1.Janis Joplin was by no stretch of the imagination a white boy. Double for Los Lobos.<BR/><BR/>2. So what's Johnny Rivers? Chopped liver? "Tracks of My Tears" "Baby I Need Your Lovin"<BR/><BR/>3. el gato negro for PresidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79258289369338345212007-06-09T13:58:00.000-04:002007-06-09T13:58:00.000-04:00Heat Wave - The Who Dancing in the Streets - Grate...Heat Wave - The Who <BR/><BR/>Dancing in the Streets - Grateful Dead (5/8/77, Barton Hall)The Kenosha Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033456113843929721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73687357125369161292007-06-08T14:06:00.000-04:002007-06-08T14:06:00.000-04:00Ain't to Proud to Beg - Rolling StonesDancing in t...Ain't to Proud to Beg - Rolling Stones<BR/><BR/>Dancing in the Streets - Mamas and the Papas<BR/><BR/>Heard it Through the Grapevine - CCR<BR/><BR/>I'm Losing You - Rod Stewart<BR/><BR/>War - Bruce SpringsteenFeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110786176703420978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-24520307430345292572007-06-08T13:32:00.000-04:002007-06-08T13:32:00.000-04:00"I Want You Back" - Graham Parker and the Rumour"I Want You Back" - Graham Parker and the Rumourdave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21025243628773357192007-06-08T11:42:00.000-04:002007-06-08T11:42:00.000-04:00vanilla fudges You Keep Me Hangin' On was Motown a...vanilla fudges You Keep Me Hangin' On was Motown as far as I know<BR/><BR/>Then there's Rare Earth who did vanilla homogenized versions of about three Motown standardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-45206611951200519832007-06-08T11:33:00.000-04:002007-06-08T11:33:00.000-04:00I suppose Pat Boone singing "TUTTI FRUTTI" doesn't...I suppose Pat Boone singing "TUTTI FRUTTI" doesn't<BR/>qualify?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-11976855012145851262007-06-08T09:25:00.000-04:002007-06-08T09:25:00.000-04:00I don't think Gloria Jones' Tainted Love was on th...I don't think Gloria Jones' <I>Tainted Love</I> was on the Motown label anyway ... hell, I don't know if "Motown" is referring to the label or just Detroit.<BR/>Since I'm confused, I'll throw in a group that aren't all whiteboys:<BR/><BR/><I>Tears of a Clown</I>: The (English) BeatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8543957661069092852007-06-08T08:46:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:46:00.000-04:00Now that the blog Nazi won't let me use Soft Cell,...Now that the blog Nazi won't let me use Soft Cell, I will have to go with the Action's ripping version of the Marvellettes' "I'll Keep Holding On."Kid Charlemagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109953353900729258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-19697732343035228072007-06-08T08:43:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:43:00.000-04:00There's practically all of Laura Nyro's "Gonna Tak...There's practically all of Laura Nyro's "Gonna Take A Miracle" album: Jimmy Mack, Nowhere to Run, Dancing in the Street,etc. <BR/>Of course she's not a white boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87917552630848896302007-06-08T08:01:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:01:00.000-04:00Rare Earth, a Motown act composed of some pretty h...Rare Earth, a Motown act composed of some pretty homely white boys, turned out a solid effort with the Tempts' "(I Know) I'm Losing You."<BR/><BR/>They were a terrific live act then, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80610563675090250542007-06-08T07:45:00.000-04:002007-06-08T07:45:00.000-04:00Darn, I was going to nominate the Stones "Just My ...Darn, I was going to nominate the Stones "Just My Imagination." Their best cover ever but another good one, not sure if it's Motown is "Going to a Go-go".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25413115037545437132007-06-08T07:16:00.000-04:002007-06-08T07:16:00.000-04:00I can't believe I forgot the Stones "Just My Imagi...I can't believe I forgot the Stones "Just My Imagination."<BR/><BR/>Which replaces the urbane martini'd regret of the Temps version with desperate longing...gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-26679594429698394952007-06-08T02:15:00.000-04:002007-06-08T02:15:00.000-04:00"Baby, Don't Do It" - The Band"Heatwave" - The Jam..."Baby, Don't Do It" - The Band<BR/>"Heatwave" - The Jam<BR/>"(Just My Imagination) Runnin' Away With Me" - Stones<BR/> (And it always SLAYS me to hear Los Lobos cover "What's Going On' live.)<BR/> - Bill BucknerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-53939817774150994432007-06-08T01:50:00.000-04:002007-06-08T01:50:00.000-04:00JeffCO, you thinking of the Fudge doing You Keep M...JeffCO, you thinking of the Fudge doing You Keep Me Hanging On?<BR/><BR/>My submissions:<BR/><BR/>From Head To Toe - Elvis Costello & The Attractions<BR/><BR/>Come See About Me - Jane Aire & The Belvederes<BR/><BR/>Baby Don't You Do It - The Band<BR/><BR/>Please Mr. Postman - The Beatles (and whoever that band of modern rock all-stars was that did it for the soundtrack to Backbeat)<BR/><BR/>Leaving Here - The Who<BR/><BR/>You Can't Hurry Love - D.L. Byron<BR/><BR/>And just for the sake of variety:<BR/><BR/>Baby Love - Tim Curry<BR/><BR/>He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - BananaramaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21884163790983636872007-06-08T00:35:00.000-04:002007-06-08T00:35:00.000-04:00All I'm blanking out so I'll just saying CCR on "I...All I'm blanking out so I'll just saying CCR on "I Heard it Through the Grapevine," because I like CCR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-35483860740224566132007-06-08T00:25:00.000-04:002007-06-08T00:25:00.000-04:00Cosmic Tumbler:Ball and Chain is not, alas, a Moto...Cosmic Tumbler:<BR/><BR/>Ball and Chain is not, alas, a Motown song.<BR/><BR/>Old blues -- forget who by, but not Motown.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-81058790300197330412007-06-08T00:20:00.000-04:002007-06-08T00:20:00.000-04:00No Michael Bolton?Ok, how about John Bolton?No Michael Bolton?<BR/><BR/>Ok, how about John Bolton?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71820980408307298652007-06-08T00:17:00.000-04:002007-06-08T00:17:00.000-04:00steve - there's this guy, you may have heard of hi...steve - there's this guy, you may have heard of him, Bruce something or other - does passable versions of "Do You Love Me" and "Devil with the Blue Dress."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40807159891822721532007-06-08T00:14:00.000-04:002007-06-08T00:14:00.000-04:00Thees ees how joo know that white pipples suck, th...<I>Thees</I> ees how joo know that white pipples suck, they weel no tell "The Afghan Whigs" to, for the sake of fuck, STOP ALREADY.<BR/><BR/>and screw jour infinitives, they already split.<BR/><BR/>so.¡El Gato Negro!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08509511643397177839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-43719909980810152902007-06-08T00:12:00.000-04:002007-06-08T00:12:00.000-04:00Dang - was all ready with Vanilla Fudge and People...Dang - was all ready with Vanilla Fudge and People Get Ready, but alas it wasn't Motown!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-33305893290474746072007-06-08T00:10:00.000-04:002007-06-08T00:10:00.000-04:00Ball n Chain by Janis JoplinBall n Chain by Janis JoplinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com