tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6798104974915099450..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: An Early (And Highly Automated) Clue to the New DirectionNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48296961907823355132010-09-09T20:52:08.635-04:002010-09-09T20:52:08.635-04:00Okay, we have a couple of winners!
But just for t...Okay, we have a couple of winners!<br /><br />But just for the record, as it were -- it's not just Jews.<br /><br />In any case, a coveted PowerPop Gang No-Prize goes out to everybody who weighed in on this tonight, and a happy Rosh Hashanah to all.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17130215567714698732010-09-09T20:37:20.666-04:002010-09-09T20:37:20.666-04:00J. Loslo said...
Manfred Mann's given nam...<i>J. Loslo said...<br /><br /> Manfred Mann's given name was Lubowitz, so it's... songs by Jewish guys!</i><br /><br />Jewish songwriters??<br /><br />That's just crazy talk.Gummonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54094976869831543442010-09-09T20:05:16.246-04:002010-09-09T20:05:16.246-04:00Manfred Mann's given name was Lubowitz, so it&...Manfred Mann's given name was Lubowitz, so it's... songs by Jewish guys!J. Loslonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31064148538396910592010-09-09T19:57:32.758-04:002010-09-09T19:57:32.758-04:00Songs by people with the same first name as charac...Songs by people with the same first name as characters on Captain Kangaroo?dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-13282388279761144832010-09-09T19:39:38.735-04:002010-09-09T19:39:38.735-04:00Okay, somebody's actually gotten close to it, ...Okay, somebody's actually gotten close to it, albeit obliquely.<br /><br />So here's a clue --<br /><br /><br />It has something to do with Manfred.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-4488617604919195062010-09-09T18:55:49.975-04:002010-09-09T18:55:49.975-04:00following Edward, to bad Manfred Mann didn't c...following Edward, to bad Manfred Mann didn't cover Metal Machine Music. MMMMM<br /><br />But what an odd collection of songs on this EP(?) Machines and Tennessee Waltz...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775477925658327141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-33263761509272959172010-09-09T18:16:42.895-04:002010-09-09T18:16:42.895-04:00Alliteration (Manfred Mann Machines)?Alliteration (Manfred Mann Machines)?edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-83798438522314868732010-09-09T18:11:35.708-04:002010-09-09T18:11:35.708-04:00Inferior first versions?
Unlikely offerings from ...Inferior first versions?<br /><br />Unlikely offerings from fanous songwriters?Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63251354074769711782010-09-09T17:37:28.446-04:002010-09-09T17:37:28.446-04:00Songs about Tom Terrific's dog?
Songs ins...<i>Songs about Tom Terrific's dog?<br /><br /> Songs inspired by Lord Byron's dramatic poetry?</i><br /><br />I don't think you're treating this competition with the seriousness it deserves....<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-44344563017044798262010-09-09T17:01:15.199-04:002010-09-09T17:01:15.199-04:00Songs about Tom Terrific's dog?
Songs inspire...Songs about Tom Terrific's dog?<br /><br />Songs inspired by Lord Byron's dramatic poetry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-24517166147369191372010-09-09T16:46:40.466-04:002010-09-09T16:46:40.466-04:00Never heard this version before either. Quite coo...Never heard this version before either. Quite cool!<br /><br />Lesser known original versions of songs that were big hits for other people? (Or did you do that one already?)Gummonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-76407818932147163742010-09-09T16:33:26.299-04:002010-09-09T16:33:26.299-04:00Maybe it's a coincidence with today's date...Maybe it's a coincidence with today's date, but songs one wouldn't guess are by Jewish composers from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Levittown, or Hicksville.<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-7055324909808016422010-09-09T15:57:38.186-04:002010-09-09T15:57:38.186-04:00Nope X3.
All good, though.
:-)Nope X3.<br /><br />All good, though.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-26428004055316902872010-09-09T15:53:00.444-04:002010-09-09T15:53:00.444-04:00First computer oriented songs you heard?
TreyFirst computer oriented songs you heard?<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79567106788425529812010-09-09T15:31:22.751-04:002010-09-09T15:31:22.751-04:00Songs about the future.
Songs with interesting/wa...Songs about the future.<br /><br />Songs with interesting/wacky percussion.<br /><br />By the way, I'd never heard this version before, it's very good.<br /><br />ROTP(lumber)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87562453557487265052010-09-09T15:10:47.758-04:002010-09-09T15:10:47.758-04:00Songs about, uh, machines?Songs about, uh, machines?J. Loslonoreply@blogger.com