Metairie Road Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 FRANK--OHIO. I love Cyndi Lauper but I'm not sure her body of work is sufficient to get her into the R&R Hall of Fame. I remember watching mesmerized the first time I saw her video 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' on MTV (My God, thirty years ago). I think that was the last time I watched MTV. Here are my nominees. Criminally neglected thus far (IMO). Burt Bacharach and Hal David in the songwriting (non-performing) category. Dionne Warwick - Do You Know the Way to San Jose Jimmy Webb, same category. Great songwriter but not the best performer of his own songs, his voice was flat. Johnny Rivers recorded this before Glen Campbell did his version.Johnny Rivers - By The Time I Get To Phoenix Best wishesMetairie Road 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HIGHWAY Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 . Link to post Share on other sites
faceinthecrowd Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 "Delivered," performed by Renegade Saints. Link to post Share on other sites
Kid Dabb Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLlOFcEhH-4This takes up the whole B-side of the album. I used to take my girlfriend out after 12:00 AM when it was pitch black outside. I'd drive slowly down a 1-lane, twisty, unlit country back road with all the lights out. The road twisted and turned like a piece of licorice tied into a bow-tie. There were many old trees that had grown outward, bulging into the country lane, their gnarly arms reaching out for us as we passed - like an Icabod Crane tale. I had this on 8-Track playing softly. She still has my right arm and won't give it back.. If I'm not mistaken, nearly all of this version was improvised LIVE onstage to cover for two band members which hadn't showed up for their concert yet - their plane was late. All I can say is.. Not bad.. Not bad at all. Link to post Share on other sites
speedracer5 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 My car has a six disc player and then I have a radio FM tuner to listen to my iPOD, which works pretty good except for when someone decides that they're going to use my precious 96.7 which as of right now is pretty much dead. -I've been listening to the various episodes of The Lux Radio Theater Podcasts (via my radio tuner) that starred Errol Flynn. My CD player has: Disc #1 & #2, Judy Garland: Live at Carnegie Hall Disc #3 & #4 Cocktail Hour: Fred Astaire Disc #5 Classic Sinatra-- I just love One For My Baby (and One For the Road) Disc #6 Christmas with the Rat Pack; I thought I had a more modern choice-- Pearl Jam, and I went to listen to it and nope, it was a Christmas album. Now I might as well keep it in the car, it'll be the holidays soon enough and I can only tolerate specific Christmas songs and Christmas song performers. Link to post Share on other sites
TheGayDivorcee Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I heard this on the car radio tonight. Lita Ford is quite the badass. Link to post Share on other sites
movieman1957 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Jimmy Webb, same category. Great songwriter but not the best performer of his own songs, his voice was flat. While I agree with you mostly about Webb's voice I think he does the most interesting interpretations compared to the hit versions of his songs. If you've never heard his album "Ten Easy Pieces" I would recommend it. Introspective versions of "Galveston" and especially "The Worst That Could Happen" give me a whole different thought on those songs. It is mostly him and the piano. His album "Suspending Disbelief" is also interesting more for the writing and production. If you like Webb songs done by someone else there is Art Garfunkel's 1977 (or so) album "Watermark." 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Metairie Road Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 movieman1957, I own the CD "Ten Easy Pieces" but it's not a CD I listen to a whole lot. I still prefer to listen to his songs performed by more talented singers. I don't say this to diminish his amazing talent as a songwriter - I wish I had such a talent. His singing skills and mine are about the same however. My listening pleasures are all over the place at the moment. Who cares about genre? If it's good, it's good. Duke Ellington said something along those lines in an interview, but I've forgotten the exact quote. A lovely Reggae version of my favorite Grateful Dead song.Israel Vibration - Black Muddy River Don't know if they ever showed any George Formby movies on TCM. If they did, I missed 'em. George Formby - Mr Wu's A Window Cleaner Now For relaxation Wagner - Lohengrin prelude Best wishesMetairie Road Link to post Share on other sites
Notan Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Marisa Monte e Paulinho da Viola: Carinhoso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IhqXDQkWpQ&list=PL15DED39668A0B1BC&index=9 Link to post Share on other sites
Kid Dabb Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 The Bart Walker Band cooks the stage at Hippie Jack's The last 12 min is a mean instrumental of Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing surprise.. Link to post Share on other sites
Notan Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Cristina Branco: Gaivota https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yejaUUBqtr0&index=2&list=PL075BB82C69CF9614 Link to post Share on other sites
Notan Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 1 Thanks, MM'57! I had to add that one to my YouTube classical playlist. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mbfan Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I am listening to Michael Ball's new album "If Everyone is Listening" - he is from the UK and has been on Broadway and West End and has won 2 Lawrence Olivier awards. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Notan Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The “Who Has the Best Voice” thread got me hankerin’ to hear Brother Louis and our man Phil put a little dab of effort into it: Link to post Share on other sites
Notan Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Dearest Wolferl: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, Andante cantabile K. 218. For the purposes of this post, I found a video of this work performed by soloist Liviu Prunaru Nice job, Liviu! Link to post Share on other sites
TheGayDivorcee Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Just heard this song on my i-pod, and today read that Billie Whitelaw (who plays the mum in the video, but was best known for her Beckett roles) died. Link to post Share on other sites
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