Thursday, October 21, 2010

Live From Dayton,Ohio France -- It's a Particularly Obnoxious Early Clue to the New Direction

Well, I've just arrived in the land of the Ignoble Frog and I'm seriously jet-lagged.

That being the case, I offer my épuisement as an excuse, however lame, for asking you to enjoy -- from 1965 -- the late Phil Spector wannabe/schlemiehl Sonny (Bono) and the still living (albeit made of 100% recycled plastic) Cher. With their classic ode to togetherness against the odds "I Got You Babe."




Okay, off to find a croissant or something.

In the meantime, be assured that despite the current political situation here a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will still be awarded to the first reader who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.

12 comments:

  1. Excuse me, but the preferred term is "100% post-consumer content."

    And I'm gonna guess: Svengali bands?

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  2. Love songs.

    Wall of sound disciples.

    Trey

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  3. songs about a lousy economy?

    singer that look younger now than them did when they started out?

    marginally talented songwriter/producers that still managed to be successful?

    gays in the military?

    ps word verification was dogic - dog logic?

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  4. Songs by couples. Either married or dating.

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  5. people in fur vests that initiated the birth of PETA

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  6. No, no, etc.

    Given the time difference between Paris and the States, and given that as a result I'm ready for bed, here's a final clue:

    It has to do with the song as heard in a specific context.

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  7. people who make unhappy marital choices?

    spouses who kill each other?

    AP

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  8. Songs that keep popping up in the same film?

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  9. Favorite odes to pigs?

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  10. Is there a "Groundhog Day" tie-in here? Hmm, it was the wake-up music in that movie... all songs to be about morning, or waking up?

    If you're going for some kind of high difficulty rating, triple-gainer-with-double-reverse-twist-or-whatever, howzabout a morning/wake-up song from each time zone between Paris and... New York, or California? I'm sure Cape Verde and Iceland have offerings that would fit!

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