tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5632946065652978489..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Sign o' the Times Audio/Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-42349950579529600412010-08-08T09:54:23.153-04:002010-08-08T09:54:23.153-04:00We Can't Make It Here - James McMurtry
This F...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTW0y6kazWM" rel="nofollow">We Can't Make It Here</a> - James McMurtry<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVy5LGAi_MQ" rel="nofollow">This F*cking Job</a> - Drive-by TruckersMBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-44890690639849701702010-08-07T18:20:18.751-04:002010-08-07T18:20:18.751-04:00I'd like to dedicate my choice to the "gr...I'd like to dedicate my choice to the "greatest deliberative body in the world" with a special nod to Arizona's senior Senator. Bob Dylan - Postively 4th Street. <br /><br />And for our "indispensible" Fourth Estate, if you'll forgive the dorky reference, but Dirty Laundry comes to mind.Libby Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915834698802726985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68398652740867769602010-08-07T16:40:49.997-04:002010-08-07T16:40:49.997-04:00How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times As These by (t...How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times As These by (take your pick) Bruce Springsteen, Ry Cooder, New Lost City Ramblers, etc. - APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70315430434448102402010-08-07T09:21:05.873-04:002010-08-07T09:21:05.873-04:0010cc - Wall Street Shuffle10cc - Wall Street ShuffleFeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110786176703420978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-91409644931415716552010-08-06T23:01:49.432-04:002010-08-06T23:01:49.432-04:00The clash, nuff saidThe clash, nuff saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-35536283921709303202010-08-06T22:22:30.608-04:002010-08-06T22:22:30.608-04:00(I can't get no) Satisfaction.(I can't get no) Satisfaction.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775477925658327141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-50017389231020324042010-08-06T19:07:36.308-04:002010-08-06T19:07:36.308-04:00"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heave..."Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Any More"-- John Prine (nicely covered recently by the Red Stick Ramblers).J. Loslonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78089458434227151442010-08-06T16:24:49.997-04:002010-08-06T16:24:49.997-04:00REM:
"It's the End of the World as We Kn...REM:<br /><br />"It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I feel fine)"goombahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116063032515263364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-34692144479725040572010-08-06T14:47:06.632-04:002010-08-06T14:47:06.632-04:00Mick Farren has the best 'fro since Marsha Hun...Mick Farren has the best 'fro since Marsha Hunt! Yow!<br /><br />I guess the Temp's "Ball of Confusion" will still work. <br /><br />That Steppenwolf tune was a boss pick. Those guys could really write a protest song, you know? None of this weepy, whiny shit.<br /><br /><i>Just one time I'd like to be somewhere <br />Where none of your clever lies fill the air <br />I'm tired of your frozen smile and your voice of tin<br />Just might all gang up on you<br />Turn the knob and do you in<br /><br />Remember if you plan to stay <br />Those who give can take away.<br />Don't bite the hand that feeds you<br /></i><br /><br />"Power Play" - I recommend the live version.Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-45599952928401549992010-08-06T13:39:24.172-04:002010-08-06T13:39:24.172-04:00Elvis offered to drum for us the next time there&#...Elvis offered to drum for us the next time there's a tragic gardening accident or spontaneous human combustion, but he auditioned and it turned out he's not even as good as Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs.Nigel Tufnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54595569348362188612010-08-06T12:50:38.492-04:002010-08-06T12:50:38.492-04:00The Thamesmen: Gimme Some Money
When the guys did...<i>The Thamesmen: Gimme Some Money</i><br /><br />When the guys did their Spinal Tap Unplugged show in NYC, Elvis Costello sang lead on Gimme Some Money.<br /><br />It was a perfect song for him, he should add it to his shows!Gummonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66187076070205020262010-08-06T12:43:41.133-04:002010-08-06T12:43:41.133-04:00But only in the Red Rockers version.
http://www.yo...But only in the Red Rockers version.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbNh9-7hYtgsteve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-47858975792863393752010-08-06T12:36:44.395-04:002010-08-06T12:36:44.395-04:00"Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire."Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire.dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-24206057128717310192010-08-06T09:59:16.698-04:002010-08-06T09:59:16.698-04:00For the unemployed waiting for the Dems to beat do...For the unemployed waiting for the Dems to beat down the Repub filibuster-<br /> The Thamesmen: Gimme Some Money<br /><br />For the soon to be unemployed-<br /> The Kinks: Massive Reductions<br /><br />For the idiots last winter who said the snowstorms in DC were proof Climate Change is a hoax, and for the losers in the Prop 8 trial-<br /> The Tom Robinson Band: Long Hot Summer<br /><br />For Wall St-<br /> Harry Nilsson: You're Breaking My Heart<br /><br />For Obama as he dithers about in Iraq and Afghanistan-<br />Phil Ochs: The War Is Over<br /><br />For the rest of us -<br /> Lou Reed: I Can't Stand ItEdwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-57581983586086676612010-08-06T09:46:16.166-04:002010-08-06T09:46:16.166-04:00That Zevon really was a phrasemaker, wasn't he...That Zevon really was a phrasemaker, wasn't he.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88015564767006100382010-08-06T09:44:05.945-04:002010-08-06T09:44:05.945-04:00I'd have to pick Zevon's "My Shit'...I'd have to pick Zevon's "My Shit's Fucked Up".Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020917864270864953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1356019744312856252010-08-06T09:12:33.712-04:002010-08-06T09:12:33.712-04:00Pardon the sidebar but -- Hey, Cleveland Bob ... w...Pardon the sidebar but -- Hey, Cleveland Bob ... were you singing in front of Johnny's Downtown on West 6th last Monday night? Nice band!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77422433074506622362010-08-06T08:21:57.345-04:002010-08-06T08:21:57.345-04:00Elvis Costello's version of "What's S...Elvis Costello's version of "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?"<br /><br />Really, what's so funny?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40840929853898158842010-08-06T08:16:20.885-04:002010-08-06T08:16:20.885-04:00If I were as gloomy as you guys, I'd say Til t...If I were as gloomy as you guys, I'd say Til the Day After by Emitt Rhodes, which begins "Oh no, they never learn". But really, Time Will Show the Wiser (Merry Go Round). For my part, "I get all the news I need on the weather report ..."Fazenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71131315616541801712010-08-06T08:02:53.882-04:002010-08-06T08:02:53.882-04:00Country At War by X.Country At War by X.Cleveland Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514937281212775227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-4268610532450935382010-08-06T07:03:28.729-04:002010-08-06T07:03:28.729-04:00"Monster" by Steppenwolf.
"Hell In..."Monster" by Steppenwolf.<br /><br />"Hell In A Bucket" by the Grateful Dead just for the line, "We may be goin' to hell in a bucket, babe/but at least I'm enjoyin' the ride."<br /><br />And if you want to get really heavy-handed, "When In Rome," by the late great Phil Ochs.<br /><br />I might have more after my morning coffee....Gummonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31536322620327604192010-08-06T05:59:51.161-04:002010-08-06T05:59:51.161-04:00Frank Zappa - Ain't Got No ShoesFrank Zappa - Ain't Got No ShoesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-609186823767205782010-08-06T01:18:59.592-04:002010-08-06T01:18:59.592-04:00"Goon Squad" by Elvis Costello. Or "..."Goon Squad" by Elvis Costello. Or "Night Rally"...dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-55223057824136709642010-08-06T01:16:34.832-04:002010-08-06T01:16:34.832-04:00The Kinks - "Dead End Street".
The Jam ...The Kinks - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnomicEZXlY" rel="nofollow">"Dead End Street"</a>.<br /><br />The Jam <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bqH7U1lzUI" rel="nofollow">covered it, too.</a><br /><br />and also did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKglWitqtF0" rel="nofollow">"Going Underground"</a>. The line about 'braying sheep on my TV screen' is still pretty spot-on.<br /><br />But end with:<br />Hüsker Dü - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1sYN0PuRs4" rel="nofollow">"Makes No Sense At All"</a>, from <i>Flip Your Wig</i>. Which pretty much encapsulates everything.John Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640694304430187948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61857490787045809592010-08-06T00:45:49.442-04:002010-08-06T00:45:49.442-04:00The Contours, with help from the Nicholas Brothers...The Contours, with help from the Nicholas Brothers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8ioa_7axugDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.com