Off Topic: Favorite Music?

[misswonderly3]

I have most of R.E.M.'s albums, though not every one, and

Automatic for the People is my favorite. And Find the River

is very affecting, with a touch of melancholy running through it.

 

GayD. and Lawrence: thanks for the tunes by (respectively) the latest Nobel Prize winner for literature and the Talking Heads. I am a huge fan of both, particularly the former.

However, I'm still in an R.E.M. mode. Here's one of the best songs these guys ever wrote, "King of Birds". The lyrics are fascinating, as is the tune.

 

 

[LawrenceA]

This year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees:

 

Bad Brains

 

 

 

 

 

The Cars

 

 

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

Chaka Khan

 

 

 

 

 

Depeche Mode

 

 

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

Electric Light Orchestra

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I

 

 

 

The J. Geils Band

 

 

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

 

Jane's Addiction

 

 

 

 

 

Janet Jackson

 

 

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

 

Joan Baez

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Tex

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9z61JaAtE

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

 

Journey

 

 

 

 

 

Kraftwerk

 

 

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

 

MC5

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsnrY8BKl-o

 

 

 

Pearl Jam

 

 

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

 

Steppenwolf

 

 

 

 

 

Tupac Shakur

 

 

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RnR HoF nominees continued

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

The Zombies

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ULcIVbMxAE

[misswonderly3]

Lawrence, I think this is what could be called an embarrassment of riches.

[LawrenceA]

Lawrence, I think this is what could be called an embarrassment of riches.

 

It was a bit much, but I thought I'd post one song for each of this year's nominees, regardless of my personal opinion of any of them (and there's a couple I'm not too fond of). 

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[TheGayDivorcee]

I'm sure Screamin' Jay would wish everyone a Happy Halloween:

 

[DownGoesFrazier]

I'm sure Screamin' Jay would wish everyone a Happy Halloween:

 

 

Time for my Halloween top 5 for 2016.

 

1----David Bowie---Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

2----Alien Sex Fiend---Now I'm Feeling Zombified

3----INXS---The Devil Inside

4-----Oingo Boingo---Dead Man's Party

5-----Donovan----Season of the Witch

 

I'm sure Screamin' Jay would wish everyone a Happy Halloween:

 

 

[MultiEye]

 

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[LawrenceA]

R.I.P. Leonard Cohen

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsdAnYLvGe4

[misswonderly3]

Today is Remembrance Day in Canada.  And yesterday, Leonard Cohen died. * Thought it seemed appropriate to post this:

 

 

 

 

* Actually, I have since found out that Leonard Cohen died on Monday (November7th.)  I'm thinking maybe his family did not want to announce his passing until after the American election ?

[misswonderly3]

I was very sad to hear that Leonard Cohen had died...especially in a week where I was already feeling sad  (surely no reason to say why...)

 

Two of my favourites by this master of song and poetry:

 

 

(Anyone familiar with the Robert Altman film McCabe and Mrs.Miller will recognize this. What a beautiful song.)

 

 

Tower of Song. The lyrics to this are so witty and interesting. One of Mr. Cohen's coolest tunes:

 

[LawrenceA]

R.I.P.  Leon Russell

 

 

 

[MultiEye]

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSC2xa8WlM

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