misswonderly3 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Heard some nice white reggae here the other day with The Clash's Junco Partner. So good, and I always thought it had kind of a nursery rhyme vibe to it, somehow. So here's Patti Smith with another white reggae tune, Redondo Beach. I like Patti Smith and was going to post this song anyway, but by a fortuitous chance, I came upon a video of the song with a collection of film clips from famous movies. Perfect for this TCM fan site. See if you can identify them all: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I believe Junco Partner is one of those old songs that has had a lot of lyrical and stylistic variants over the years. Well, Patti Smith is another artist whose songs I have enjoyed, but I never quite got interested in. I got most of those clips, but not all. It's been a long time since I've seen a lot of those movies, like Death in Venice for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Ain't no big thing, the toll of the bell. Equal time for Johnny Silver with Mother. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csi1PZRyU7E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 "Ain't no big thing, the toll of the bell." Got to play Roxy Music if you're going to talk like that. Love is the Drug , the "other" version, although it sounds just like the original to me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 My bad. I forgot it ain't ain't it's tain't. Wonderful song from a superb album. Sounds like the regular version to me too, and the time is about the same. Roxy still sounds good, even after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Keep the spear burning. Burning Spear with Tradition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LOuZ4BqnA8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyk65 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 > {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > Ya got me there, finance, baby. Maybe it's a case of the closer you are to something, the less you see it. (That sounds very wise, doesn't it, but I'm not sure what it means.) > > Oh very well, I do vaguely recall demonstrations of some kind, I think at Queen's Park. There were a lot of Canadians - and not just young ones - who were against the American involvement in Vietnam. I was born in 1965, so I was just old enough to notice as the war wound down in the early 70's. But I didn't. My parents were very very careful of us--they didn't watch the 6:00 news if we were int he room and we were in bed long before the 11:00 news. Maybe if I had older siblings or cousins who were drafted or something, it would have had more impact. But I don;t remember anyone ever talking about it. Weird. I do however remember Watergate, though I had no idea at the time what it was all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I had a teacher who was so excited about Watergate, he abandoned the curriculum , brought a television set into the classroom, and for four weeks all we did was watch the Watergate hearings. We kids didn't mind, we weren't given any homework on that or any other subject for a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Some real reggae, that. Change of pace - let's check out Robert Johnson, the legendary blues guitarist, singing Sweet Home Chicago. The video alone for this is worth checking out, authentic film footage from sometime in the 30s (I think). You won't see images like this in those beloved 1930s TCM movies. It's like a three minute time machine ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyk65 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 > {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote} > I had a teacher who was so excited about Watergate, he abandoned the curriculum , brought a television set into the classroom, and for four weeks all we did was watch the Watergate hearings. We kids didn't mind, we weren't given any homework on that or any other subject for a month. If you don;t mind me asking, how old were you then? Did you get what it was about or was it just fun time? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I was in grade 9, so I guess I was 13 or 14 . Most of the kids in the class didn't really know what it was all about, and were slightly bored.I remember the teacher saying "Guys, this is history in the making !" (He was a history teacher). I think he honestly believed he was doing us a favour, giving us the opportunity to watch these hearings. Being Canadian, we were kind of distanced from the whole thing. I do remember people wearing Richard Nixon masks at Hallowe'en that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I don't recall very much about the later years of the Vietnam conflict. I was too busy hiding under the side porch. Watergate was a blast, especially for those who didn't think too much of Tricky Dicky. I watched quite a lot of it and it was, for the most part, fascinating. When people say you're watching history, sometimes you wonder, but there was no doubt in this case, though Watergate is just another old story now. Back then it was a huge deal with a cast of bizarre characters. Mo Dean was super hot. She had that Grace Kelly cool blonde look. Hey, no one lives for politics alone. Very interesting footage on the Robert Johnson video. It is rather raw compared to what came out of Hollywood in the 1930s. That's why they call it the dream factory. And the Cubs are still waiting to win another World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 When I first heard this I split half a gut, but I believe it's meant to be taken at least somewhat seriously. Whatever. Bobby Bare singing Dropkick Me Jesus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COfL-jtdFWQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Were any of the kids wearing Pierre Trudeau masks at Halloween that year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 .......although because of her name, I thought more of the Three Stooges than Grace Kelly when seeing her.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 You know, I think there actually were Pierre Trudeau Hallowe'en masks. But Trudeau was less fun to mock than Nixon was. You couldn't call Trudeau "needle nose". He just wasn't as obvious a target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Not me. Mo was pretty, had blonde hair and wore it pulled back in a bun, and she was hot. Moe was ugly, had shoe polish black hair, wore it in a bowl haircut and was chillin'. Now Curly is a whole different can of worms. Nuck, nuck, nuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I kind of had a crush on Moe when I was really little.But then, I also had a crush on Bugs Bunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 A crush on Bugs I could understand, but Moe? He was one mean s.o.b., at least in the movies. What Moe was to looks, Larry was to personality. No one at home, the Zeppo of the Stooges. My favorite was always Curly. Sweet, not very bright, but always fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Well, I only ever saw one or two Three Stooges episodes. I think they were in re-run on some obscure American tv station. My mother wouldn't let me watch them, so I only saw the Stooges once or twice, on the Q.T. I think the only reason I like Moe was because he seemed marginally smarter than the other two. As for Bugs, he had more smarts in his two bunny ears than all three of the Stooges had put together. From my kid's point of view, he was witty and cool. I still like Bugs Bunny cartoons, at least the unexpurgated ones. Although I have by now accepted that Bugs and I were not fated to meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Did I hear Bobby Bare say that Dropkick Me Jesus was Bill Clinton's favourite country song? Well, that fits with the "politicians of the past" discussion going on here. Although I don't think anyone ever made a Hallowe'en mask of Clinton's face. Maybe the Hallowe'en mask should be regarded as an emblem of whether you've truly succeeded in politics or not. cujas, the other day you mentioned your dog's aversion the Jive Talkin' . I must be honest -there are actually quite a few disco songs that I like ( although I wouldn't admit it to anyone at the time disco ruled), and that BeeGees number is one of them. Here goes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZkMNcawOto Edited by: misswonderly on Apr 9, 2011 11:16 AM Edited by: misswonderly on Apr 9, 2011 11:18 AM Edited by: misswonderly on Apr 9, 2011 11:22 AM Sorry about all the edits, it has something to do with not being able to "save as draft" anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Reagan's face was a big-selling Halloween mask. I guess the people on these boards should wear a Robert Osborne-face on that glorious holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yeah, Bugs was a sarcastic, caustic delight. And funny to boot. When I was a kiddie, we got a good supply of The Three Stooges under the TV tutelage of Officer Joe Bolton. Remember kids, don't try this at home. I thought they were hilarious then. Now they're just funny. Moe was the brains of the outfit, which wasn't much to brag on. Excepting lapses in personal conduct, Clinton is looking pretty good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Saying that Moe was the brains of the outfit brings to bear the classic phrase, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Fatboy Slim with Praise You . Shorter radio version followed by the " official video" version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e85TxTwSxc&feature=related Edited by: misswonderly on Apr 11, 2011 9:41 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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