As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Oh Sweet Jeebus, Not Another Damned Early Clue to the New Direction?
From their mostly awful Live 1967 album, please enjoy (if that is the word) The Monkees and their sub-garage take on Mickey Dolenz' actually quite wonderful (the studio version) "Randy Scouse Git."
As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
Best or worst songs whose titles do not appear in the lyrics.
ReplyDeleteGuys named Randy?
ReplyDeleteI'm struck by how non-hysterical they're driving the crowd - the girls want to scream but can't find a reason to.
ReplyDeleteAlternative titles to songs? They call them this, you know them as that. Example: Baba O'Reilly (Teenage Wasteland).
ReplyDeleteGuys named Randy -- yes!!!!
ReplyDeleteActually, uh, no.
:-)
Gee, that Peter sure was a cut up. Great CD cover, thought. Really raises your expectations.
ReplyDeleteHmm, what are the clues? Monkees. Live.
Something about Mighty Joe Young? George of the Jungle? The Shaggs?
Songs with titles featuring British idioms?
ReplyDeleteSongs that sound like "Flowers on the Wall?"
Live albums by musicians who sound bored?
Occam's Razor: Songs great in studio but butchered live?
ReplyDeleteSongs with kettle drum solos!
ReplyDeleteSongs whose titles came from mid-60s British sitcoms? (Let's see if YOU get THAT!)
ReplyDelete"Songs that sound like 'Flowers on the Wall?'"
ReplyDeleteNice catch!
Flowers on the Wall?? Curse you, d.Smith, now that's all I can hear!
ReplyDeleteSongs with kettle drums --- YES!!!!
ReplyDeleteNo.
:-)
Recordings that make you scream "Make it stop!!"
ReplyDeleteSongs with scat interludes.
Bands with animal-like names
Failed attempts to be funny by musicians
The sound of a band crashing and burning before breaking up