Thursday, July 29, 2010

An Early And Somewhat Dismissive Clue to the New Direction

From 1969, please enjoy post-hippie wiseguy Dan Hicks (along with His Hot Licks) and his old-timey kiss-off classic "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?"



To be honest, I was never much of a Hicks fan -- gimme his original band, The Charlatans, any day -- but this song tickles me none the less. And if you're interested, you can download the entire album this is from, free and quite above board, over here.

In any case, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader sensitive enough to glean the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.

13 comments:

Gummo said...

Don't have any Hicks in my collection, but always liked what I heard.

Um... kiss-off songs?

Noam Sane said...

Songs that feature super-ultra mega-smoking guitar licks.

Sal Nunziato said...

Songs by artists who continue to make records when their peak was 25 years ago.

steve simels said...

Well, to be honest, I peaked 25 years ago, and I'm still fricking at it.

But no, to all three.
:-)

FD13NYC said...

Songs with hot (guitar) licks in them? Or, songs about missing or dumping people?

steve simels said...

Nope.
:-)


I really like tomorrow's Listomania, btw...

Edward said...

I love Dan Hicks, and he hit his peak more than 35, not 25, years ago.

Bands without drums?

Favorite girl backup singers?

Songs about heat or being hot?

Songs to lick to?

Sex and Violins?

Noam Sane said...

songs by bands that have overstayed their welcome?

TMink said...

Band names that rhyme?

Best violin use in a post Elvis pop song?

Trey

steve simels said...

Oooh -- violin. That might be a good one down the line.

But nope.
:-)

Anonymous said...

Greatest Hits Albums.

ROTP(lumber)

Michael said...

What are song titles in the form of a question?

steve simels said...

Okay, here's a clue, although I'm not sure it will help.

It's something to do with the sentiment of the song title. Only flipped in a way...