tongue-tied lightning Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 What's So Funny Bout Peace Love & Understanding is quite the gem Sloop John B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mchchef1 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 In Rock and Roll?...Sweet Jane VU Suspicious Minds was a good call alsoWhat was the band in the 80's that made that into a big hit, I seem to remember overalls? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I've always regarded the Booker T. & The MG's stuff to be kind of dull. Obviously there were a lot of legendary musicians involved, but in the end, yawn. I've been listening to the Complete Stax-Volt Singles box set a lot lately, and I end up skipping the Booker T. tunes. Gotta disagree wholeheartedly (see "Hip Hug-Her" and "Boot-Leg" for some high-octane southern soul), but to each his own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 So hard.... first inclination is Radiohead - Paranoid Android but I got to say it's.... Paul McCartney's - Band On The Run. I've loved it my entire life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 so many people have said "In My Life" by The Beatles, and I find it hilarious. Because the Beatles wrote that song in the studio to fill out the album. It was considered a throw-away. I believe there's an article somewhere in which Lennon said they used the typical "Beatles' formula" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 NOTE: "It was the first song I wrote that was consciously about my life. [sings] "There are places I remember/ all my life though some have changed..." Before, we were just writing songs a la Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly -- pop songs with no more thought to them than that. The words were almost irrelevant. "In My Life" started out as a bus journey from my house at 250 [sic] Menlove Avenue to town, mentioning all the places I could recall. I wrote it all down and it was boring. So I forgot about it and laid back and these lyrics started coming to me about friends and lovers of the past. Paul helped with the middle-eight, musically." (John Lennon, 1980) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 god only knowsboys of summerhere comes the sunachilles last standwaterloo sunsetwhile you see a chance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 so many people have said "In My Life" by The Beatles, and I find it hilarious. Because the Beatles wrote that song in the studio to fill out the album. It was considered a throw-away. I believe there's an article somewhere in which Lennon said they used the typical "Beatles' formula"I find the fact that your mother's a whore hilarious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 The Small Faces - Tin SoldierThe Small Faces ~ Itchycoo Park Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 My absolute favorite 'Mats track. Funny enough...not my favorite Mats track (it's 'Alex Chilton'), but still what I consider the pinnacle of rock'n'roll all over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Strawberry Fields Forever, probably. Or "Rosalita" from the live box set Bruce released in the 80's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 so many people have said "In My Life" by The Beatles, and I find it hilarious. Because the Beatles wrote that song in the studio to fill out the album. It was considered a throw-away. I believe there's an article somewhere in which Lennon said they used the typical "Beatles' formula"Sometimes the most brilliant art comes from the least amount of work. There is no way it can't be considered significant, even though it may have been an after thought. Maybe the fact that it is so unselfconcious adds to its beauty. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Right now the songs sticking in my head are: The Weight (The Band)The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff)Box of Rain (Grateful Dead) I'm really not sure that any of those are necessarily even my favorite of all time, let alone the best of all time. But I like them enough to list em here, I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I might have to submit "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" by Jimmy Ruffin as well... along with "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn.Swoooon...such excellence in those songs. Ditto the votes for Marvin and Rev. Al. My Al votes go to Love & Happiness for pure grooviness and Simply Beautiful (his old version, not the newer duet thing)(also, played into the headphones) for arouseability.I'll have to think long and hard before I post something to claim as my top pick! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P Dub Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 GD---Dark Star--"Live Dead" (1969)...what a shocker, huh? Although MChris' choice has to be a very close second I just transferred 9/2/68 from dat to cd...killer Dark Star!! They played it kind of fast in '68 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poonkorama Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 The Cure - "Just Like Heaven" That A-E-Bm-D progression has probably been done a billion times by a billion different artists, but never quite like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airtaco Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I hate to agree with Pitchfork, but "God Only Knows" is what I'm gonna say - for today at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WaronWar Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 "Be Not So Fearful" by Bill Fay. Hands down. The lyrics and the music are amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poonkorama Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Suspicious Minds was a good call alsoWhat was the band in the 80's that made that into a big hit, I seem to remember overalls? Fine Young Cannibals covered that song sometime in the late 80's as I recall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Inca Roads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 God Only Knows or Wouldn't It Be Nice. Hands down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Sometimes the most brilliant art comes from the least amount of work. There is no way it can't be considered significant, even though it may have been an after thought. Maybe the fact that it is so unselfconcious adds to its beauty. LouieB Amen brother. Walken, that was a rather asinine comment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Velvet Underground, Sweet Jane. But if you ask me tomorrow, In My Life, Beatles. The day after that, maybe No More Shoes by Malkmus, or a live version of Eight Miles High with Crosby and Garcia in a barn studio. Next week it could be Dylan's You're A Big Girl Now, then Jeff Buckley's All Flowers In Time, followed by the Stones' Loving Cup, Ryan Adam's Jeanne, Wilco's How To Fight Loneliness, Dead's Help On The Way>Slipknot>Frankin's Tower, but then I might end up with Neil Young's Will To Love after all. Or Maybe Will Oldham's Untitled.... Man, I'm horrible at this game, but I love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deaf Ro Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Left of the Dial - The Replacements Personally, I think it imbodies the true ethos of rock'n'roll...or at least my definition of rock'n'roll. My first thought was "Can't Hardly Wait" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dietcigarettes Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Gram Parsons-How Much I've Lied Counting Crows-Carriage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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