tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5712917246592101775..comments2024-03-29T10:49:38.462-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Brevity is the Soul of Wit Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5315378207806079672009-06-12T10:51:12.926-04:002009-06-12T10:51:12.926-04:00me late once again. sure hope someone is reading ...me late once again. sure hope someone is reading these late ones. countdown style, a la our peerless leader-<br /><br />10. richard thompson - twisted<br /><br />9. nick drake - fly<br /><br />8. little feat - trouble<br /><br />7. jayhawks - blue<br /><br />6. wilco - monday<br /><br />5. miranda lambert - kerosene<br /><br />4. frank black - headache<br /><br />3. dinosaur jr - repulsion<br /><br />2. minutemen - corona<br /><br />1. TIE- <br /> rolling stones - sway<br /> bic runga - sway<br /><br />bonus - solo beatles -<br /><br />john - god<br />paul - jet<br />george - you<br />ringo - photographAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54349941723249095182009-06-07T01:10:34.694-04:002009-06-07T01:10:34.694-04:00Anodyne by Uncle TupeloAnodyne by Uncle Tupelomegisinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-46905375887544316942009-06-05T23:31:53.770-04:002009-06-05T23:31:53.770-04:00The Wedding Present's Carolyn is a great song ...The Wedding Present's Carolyn is a great song -- in fact that whole album (Seamonsters) is one-word titles, as a retort to those in the music press who had made fun of their sentence length titles: <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeamonstersMike Caulfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264536821102152201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-6623688365331617732009-06-05T15:52:28.671-04:002009-06-05T15:52:28.671-04:00Terry Stafford--SuspicionTerry Stafford--SuspicionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61020547260429880772009-06-05T15:48:22.516-04:002009-06-05T15:48:22.516-04:00The GoGos - Vacation
The Bee Gees--Holiday
Poco -A...The GoGos - Vacation<br />The Bee Gees--Holiday<br />Poco -Amy<br />Joni Mitchell - River<br />Pilot- MagicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-618368363546748892009-06-05T15:15:11.113-04:002009-06-05T15:15:11.113-04:00Maurice Willams & The Zodiacs (in some form or...Maurice Willams & The Zodiacs (in some form or another) were gigging well into this century; they were one of the premier bands in the beach music scene in the Carolinas. Carolina beach music is a kind of mid-tempo swaying soul sound <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W89zz-9kGuM" rel="nofollow">like this</a>; the dance of choice is a relaxed lindy/jitterbug-style called the shag (no Austin Powers jokes, please).<br /><br />FWIW, Maurice & Co. played the junior/senior when I was a high-school junior in 1975.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78069839800053355842009-06-05T15:08:33.013-04:002009-06-05T15:08:33.013-04:00Aretha Franklin--Think
Arthea Franklin--Respect
Ro...Aretha Franklin--Think<br />Arthea Franklin--Respect<br />Rolling Stones--Shattered<br />Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers--Breakdown<br />Blondie--Rapture<br />Beach Boys--DarlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52279920415380101692009-06-05T14:25:00.657-04:002009-06-05T14:25:00.657-04:00I think "Stay" wins. Not only is it one...I think "Stay" wins. Not only is it one word, and a tiny word at that, but it's the shortest song ever to be #1.<br /><br />And Steve, Walter Brennan is also older than you. Of course, he's dead, but still...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21779259470898959732009-06-05T14:09:46.715-04:002009-06-05T14:09:46.715-04:00Pink Floyd - Pigs, Dogs, Sheep
Beatles - Piggies
G...Pink Floyd - Pigs, Dogs, Sheep<br />Beatles - Piggies<br />Guess Who - Laughing<br />Who - 5:15 (does that count?)<br />Harry Nilsson - One<br />Matthew Sweet - EvangelineFeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110786176703420978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-6892334849188232222009-06-05T13:52:44.576-04:002009-06-05T13:52:44.576-04:00Well, since it's my job to provide the Shoes c...Well, since it's my job to provide the Shoes content, I will mention Shining, Turnaround, Tragedy, Fatal, Okay, Karen, Curiosity, Mayday, Untangled, and Bittersweet (in no particular order, obviously, though Fatal and Untangled may be the top of the line here).<br /><br />And since we were giving Bill Lloyd his props the other day, I'd just like to note yet again his "Trampoline," the greatest song about living with a manic depressive ever.NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56260558111887936822009-06-05T13:45:23.101-04:002009-06-05T13:45:23.101-04:00I just listened to the Loud Family and I had no id...I just listened to the Loud Family and I had no idea. I'm going to get that album for daughter.<br /><br />And another I can't believe hasn't been mentioned yet: Little Feat's "Willin'"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965815258050677130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-75499817244352099132009-06-05T11:49:04.532-04:002009-06-05T11:49:04.532-04:00I can't believe nobody's thanked me yet fo...I can't believe nobody's thanked me yet for the Loud Family.<br />:-)steve simelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63206577947854111022009-06-05T11:43:02.304-04:002009-06-05T11:43:02.304-04:00oops, two more
Can't believe no one has yet m...oops, two more<br /><br />Can't believe no one has yet mentioned<br /><br />Matthew Sweet - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXY-E9io60" rel="nofollow"> Girlfriend </a><br /><br /><br /><br />And the mention of Apollo 100's 'Joy' brought another old instrumental hit to mind:<br /><br />Hot Butter - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOhi73iORiM" rel="nofollow">Popcorn</a> !!John Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640694304430187948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-49115581895635189442009-06-05T11:26:20.811-04:002009-06-05T11:26:20.811-04:00Rednecks - Randy Newman
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Taxm...Rednecks - Randy Newman<br />Rehab - Amy Winehouse<br />Taxman - Beatles<br />Temptation - Elvis Costello<br />Temptation - Tome Waits<br />Tempted - Squeeze<br />Venus - Television<br />Wolves- Josh Ritter<br />Beeswing - Richard Thompson<br />Bitch - Rolling Stonesmswnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86052672779119024082009-06-05T11:25:11.000-04:002009-06-05T11:25:11.000-04:00But is it as good as this cover of "Oops I Di...<i>But is it as good as this cover of "Oops I Did It Again"?</i><br /><br />Well, it lacks a guy in a bunny suit, but other than that, I'd call it a tie.<br /><br />While I'm here, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb_qlKMTplU" rel="nofollow">Bodies</a>.Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-24299529702180318702009-06-05T11:23:04.674-04:002009-06-05T11:23:04.674-04:00MBowen:
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs played y...MBowen:<br /><br />Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs played your high school prom?<br /><br />Good lord, man, you must be older than me? How is that fricking possible?<br />:-)steve simelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-34012463402859865352009-06-05T11:17:19.640-04:002009-06-05T11:17:19.640-04:00New Order - Temptation
They keep re-recording this...New Order - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w43uSMJntgw" rel="nofollow">Temptation</a><br />They keep re-recording this one, but this original version is the best. The contrast between the shaky vocal and the shiny music makes the song.<br /><br />Old 97's - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdhlQ8_89iM" rel="nofollow">Question</a><br />An amazingly sweet song, although in this video they turn up the juice a little too high.<br /><br />Yuji Oniki - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6BBpjZRhAE" rel="nofollow">Transport</a><br />One of those wistful pop songs that just grabbed me.<br /><br />Graham Parker & The Rumour - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ETAZSFWWs" rel="nofollow">Protection</a><br /><br />The Pretenders - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Mufa8aYZI" rel="nofollow">Kid</a><br />Sublime.<br /><br />The Rolling Stones - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th47siid6_k" rel="nofollow">Shattered</a><br />Shadooby.<br /><br />Matthew Ryan - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1x0Oi9Z6Cw" rel="nofollow">Guilty</a><br />Love the guitars.<br /><br />Kevin Salem - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbNd9lmes2g" rel="nofollow">Will</a><br />Steve was right - this album is amazing.<br /><br />Saturday Looks Good To Me - Dialtone<br />Indie kids rewrite "Heat Wave", and it works.<br /><br />Patti Smith - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgNeBNMJFZs" rel="nofollow">Gloria</a><br />The best opening line in rock and roll.<br /><br />Bruce Springsteen - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHQ7SeH5sBM" rel="nofollow">Badlands</a><br /><br />Squeeze - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ulkMO99vGc" rel="nofollow">Piccadilly</a><br /><br />Edwin Starr - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E6xjtI78ZQ" rel="nofollow">War</a><br />What is it good for?<br /><br />Television - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw80nob1MvQ" rel="nofollow">Foxhole</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKikyCt1iw4" rel="nofollow">Glory</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf0dAkOmuZU" rel="nofollow">Venus</a>, Friction<br /><br />They Might Be Giants - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQxMIqUr8A" rel="nofollow">Twisting</a><br />I'd want <i>my</i> Young Fresh Fellows tape back.<br /><br />Richard Thompson - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3DS6xglAfQ" rel="nofollow">Persuasion</a><br />One of his most gorgeous melodies.<br /><br />Timbuk 3 - Easy<br />No video, but maybe Steve can post the track someday. Great songwriting and amazing harmonica.<br /><br />The Trashcan Sinatras - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qYXRDAsL7o" rel="nofollow">Hayfever</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AYz5FavVtc" rel="nofollow">Weightlifting</a><br />This band is a personal favorite of mine. They have a new album coming shortly.<br /><br />Värttinä - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ievCxGXti_0" rel="nofollow">Ottajat</a><br />Hey, you didn't say it had to be an <i>English</i> word. I bought this on a whim from a store that was closing because I was curious about Finnish folk music. My first reaction was that it was really popped-up. My second reaction was that it was really great pop!<br /><br />Gillian Welch - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db_7Lr5Rb3Y" rel="nofollow">Revelator</a><br />Normally, this isn't my type of thing, but somehow this just gets to me.<br /><br />Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Z_hskvz1M" rel="nofollow">Stay</a><br />Kind of weird-sounding when you really listen to it. These guys played my high school prom.<br /><br />Neil Young - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAhg3Ge7TFM" rel="nofollow">Powderfinger</a><br />From one of the greatest albums ever.<br /><br />Warren Zevon - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrsCBmgUZxc" rel="nofollow">Genius</a><br />He'd been on an upswing before he got sick - another one gone too soon.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27607613571182344062009-06-05T11:16:25.081-04:002009-06-05T11:16:25.081-04:00Beck - Loser
Astonishingly over-rated, but this is...Beck - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJN3PGqDRNg" rel="nofollow">Loser</a><br />Astonishingly over-rated, but this is still a great single.<br /><br />David Bowie - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQFuNHCMF2Y" rel="nofollow">Heroes</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX7cv6pZbAg" rel="nofollow">Fashion</a><br /><br />Call & Response - Rollerskate<br />Hard to describe - sort of like an unpretentious Stereolab playing pop-psych.<br /><br />The Candyskins - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJqIfKGA3FA" rel="nofollow">Wembley</a><br />Perfect power-pop.<br /><br />Leonard Cohen - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OETwbVBPI1U" rel="nofollow">Democracy</a><br /><br />Nick Drake - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx2Q-RwJyls" rel="nofollow">Road</a><br /><br />Elastica - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtAwWQzJlUw" rel="nofollow">Connection</a><br />One of my favorite singles of the '90s.<br /><br />Fairport Convention - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbnLVvAJrec" rel="nofollow">Fotheringay</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boiHyXsfE20" rel="nofollow">Sloth</a><br />Two sides of the great lost band of the '60s.<br /><br />Aretha Franklin - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdFTVhFyyc" rel="nofollow">Respect</a><br />Can't believe no one's chosen this yet.<br /><br />Gang of Four - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJhyJ-OXsU" rel="nofollow">Anthrax</a><br /><br />The Kinks - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLAnu2DnHX8" rel="nofollow">Misfits</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha-tifueB6U" rel="nofollow">Alcohol</a><br />Another band with different sides.<br /><br />The Lightning Seeds - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6myNbk15sMs" rel="nofollow">Pure</a><br />Another perfect pop tune.<br /><br />Kirsty MacColl - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jH45YTpK3U" rel="nofollow">Innocence</a>, Bad, Treachery<br />So many great songs.<br /><br />Aimee Mann - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QJyrfip1AE" rel="nofollow">Frankenstein</a><br />"It's true that you never know what to expect/From a guy built from corpses with bolts in his neck"<br /><br />James McMurtry - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpSK1BnjdGw" rel="nofollow">Levelland</a><br />A great song made even better by a brilliant Don Dixon production.<br /><br />Midnight Oil - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoHDPAJ2jGI" rel="nofollow">Sometimes</a><br />A live band on a par with Bruce or The Clash. Other countries get cool musicians who go into politics, like Peter Garrett or Amelia Fletcher. Me, I'm stuck with a congressman who wrote and performed some of the worst songs of the '70s.<br /><br />Van Morrison - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6AfNhp4agc" rel="nofollow">Domino</a><br />He might be a grumpy old bastard, but he made some great records once upon a time.<br /><br />Bill Morrissey - Birches<br />A lovely folk song.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71161669201549680172009-06-05T11:15:54.297-04:002009-06-05T11:15:54.297-04:00Noam Sane said...
This is a killer cover of Britn...<i> Noam Sane said...<br /><br />This is a killer cover of Britney Spear's "Womanizer". Not to be missed.</i><br /><br />Indeed.<br /><br />But is it as good as this cover of "Oops I Did It Again"?<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz36-6eVedcsteve simelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40529759860997998712009-06-05T11:10:27.621-04:002009-06-05T11:10:27.621-04:00Thanks for "Pachalafaka"; hadn't tho...Thanks for "Pachalafaka"; hadn't thought of it in years. As kids, we used to crack ourselves up playing the single at 16 RPM.<br /><br />So many choices I need only go with tracks from three LPs I've just listened to:<br /><br />"Dreamer" "Time" - Dennis Wilson (Pacific Ocean Blue)<br /><br />"Dust" "Bermuda" - Roky Erickson (the anthology)<br /><br />"Mercury" "Portia" "Solardip" "Flying" - Throwing Muses (Throwing Muses)jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-89205402557781255472009-06-05T10:37:00.179-04:002009-06-05T10:37:00.179-04:00When I lived in SF I used to run into this guy, Er...When I lived in SF I used to run into this guy, Eric McFadden, every once in a while - he is a tremendous musician and had a bunch of great bands. He also plays with Funkadelic from time to time. He's on their new record playing mandolin. Seriously. <br /><br />I did a gig with him once, as part of a large band that played for a ballroom full of transvestities. But that's a whole 'nother story.<br /><br />This is a killer cover of Britney Spear's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0cJ3xAQ4kk" rel="nofollow">"Womanizer"</a>. Not to be missed.Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-9205734914411445462009-06-05T10:12:50.465-04:002009-06-05T10:12:50.465-04:00Del Shannon's "Runaway" was my very ...Del Shannon's "Runaway" was my very first "favorite record" ...Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-69188689872163926252009-06-05T10:10:48.611-04:002009-06-05T10:10:48.611-04:00Billy Joel - Pressure
Souther hillman & Furay...Billy Joel - Pressure <br />Souther hillman & Furay - ColoradoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73661429200173657712009-06-05T10:03:22.392-04:002009-06-05T10:03:22.392-04:00Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young--Ohio
Paul Revere ...Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young--Ohio<br />Paul Revere & the Raiders -- Kicks<br />Joni Mitchell - BLueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71881818233319126362009-06-05T09:58:03.108-04:002009-06-05T09:58:03.108-04:00The Cowsills -Hair
Simon &Garfunkel - America...The Cowsills -Hair <br />Simon &Garfunkel - America<br />Deep Purple- Hush <br />Cream - Badge <br />Paul Simon - GracelandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com