SWEET - BALLROOM BLITZ

The Police  - Ghost in the Machine

Au Pairs - Come Again

The Lords of the New Church - S.F.&T.

*12y* ago w/a mere *12k* views? Sometimes I easily convince myself I'm the only cool person on the whole ****ing block...

Everything But The Girl - Wrong (Official Video)

Mickey Avalon - Jane Fonda

i thought it was pauly shore

ASTRUD GILBERTO - THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA (1964 with Stan Getz & 1988 ZDF Jazz Club)

CIAO BELLA!

Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love (Bell Studios, 1965)

The People In Your Neighborhood

... whatever floats your rubber duck.

"Who are the people in your neighborhood" reference just seemed too comical not to put to tune, as self watched newscasts interviewing neighbors looking, sounding, acting waaaay too shifty to be fully innocent of crime in question.

That boy learned to play on a 1953 Mattel®️™️

He grew up to be Mick Jagger 

In the deep south it's git-tar 

Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil - 2019 (Official Music Video)

When I was a kid I convinced my Aunt Sandy that this was good Christian music, since they were telling you to "Shout At The Devil"...nice she didn't listen closer to the second verse "...he'll be the love in your eyes, he'll be the blood between... 

Well, I didn't know this existed...................two Buddys and a Jack:

Buddy Guy in 1969 with Jack Bruce and Buddy Miles - YouTube

Wow. Quite the journey for Buddy Guy. I give him props for hanging in there at 89 years old. 

There are a few dead music dudes I never knew their stuff well enough extant...like Joy Division's lead (I don't even remember fellow's name)...Andy Wood's stuff, others to recall...

Pretty impactful group considering they were together for only four years. Ian Curtis took his own life before their first North American tour.

Indie groups continue to cover their songs, often doing a nice job of it. 

"Love Will Tear Us Apart", Joy Division

On that page the top liked comment is labelled "fun fact"--it ought to be labelled "tragic fact"--stupid kids these days.

The Strokes, “Hard to Explain” 

I played The Strokes and the algorithm went subsequently to Stone's "Rocks Off"--seriously cool.

I see young 

Astrud Gilberto as an Italiana, in my mind's eye.

Crystal Gayle can't be overplayed, I'm learning.

In memory of Neil Sedaka........Carole King:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lWkIC_zU-C4

One of the (sometimes) underrated and/or underappreciated Bay Area bands from the '60s and '70s was Quicksilver Messenger Service.  (Most who know their work just call them "Quicksilver".) They were a Bill Graham staple for over 10 years.  John Cipollina was certainly an underappreciated guitarist.  And I've always loved Dino Valenti's vocals.  I present you with a couple of live selections.  The first is from Winterland in '75, the second from the same venue but two years earlier, stretching out Bo Diddley way past the breaking point.  The latter has much poorer video, but the sound is still decent.  Embedded with a couple of slower, trippy, passages, similar to the "Space" segments of Dead concerts, which may deserve fast-forwarding thru.  But interesting because of double drummers.  Nicky Hopkins had already left the band by this point.  This first one is very sweet, and the superior representation of their music......

Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air | Live at Winterland (1975) - YouTube

Who Do You Love? (1973 B&W) - Quicksilver Messenger Service

Sly Dunbar gone, a few days ago, at only 73, from cancer.  While the NY Times and BBC have good articles, they're now both behind paywalls, and harder to jailbreak than they used to be.  And I can only find an Instagram version from RS (there might be an actual article, but couldn't find one quickly).  So here's an alternative:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/27/sly-dunbar-obituary

I would imagine all here with any musical knowledge would know his name well, but on the chance not.........just google his discography.  His riddim partner Robbie (Shakespeare) left us 4 years ago.  They were a powerful force.....

Veruca Salt - Seether (Official Music Video)..........I wanna see the fully uncut never released backstage version of this...

Glitter Band G Glitter Rock n Roll Parts 1 and 2...perv, i think.

R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (Official HD Music Video)...a disturbing question for Dan.

Public house jukebox choice here of mine I've referred to before as DISCO, with bar patrons who think they're smarter than myself vehemently disagreeing...what say you, individual who thinks they know music?

The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue - OFFICIAL PROMO

It's got a nice bass line but yeah I tend to agree 

I've also heard professional musicians categorize the Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" as disco...that had not occurred to me, but I wouldn't (couldn't) really argue otherwise...(maybe not as very much when Gilmour's guitar solo kicks in, but, up to that point...?

Argumentative types love to hang “disco” or “folk” on music they don’t like. Happens a lot in indie circles. These critics often don’t have any appreciation for either genre and wouldn’t know them if they bit them square in the arse. 

That being said, “Emotional Rescue” is intentional mimicry of The Bee Gees, who were the princes of disco at the time. Devoted Stones fans pretty much hated that song when it was released. 

What are those instruments on the left: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPgvZo2FRKo

This has been showing up on my U tube so I watched it just now. Amazing flashback to 1978 of something we've never seen on SNL posted a month ago, some rehearsal footage!

https://youtu.be/7n3i9a4HKZo?si=KqMCTzwaC98ziRnC 

Oh and response to BC post - he always gives his opinion in "factual" form - that doesn't make it true! 

Response to Denny post: some kinda squeeze box!

@Mr.FixIt: “What are those instruments on the left?”

By all appearances, they are Indian harmoniums. (One of my students would put on concerts with his fellow countrymen, and one of them specialized in the harmonium.)

Nirvana - Paper Cuts - Live@RadioShack...circa '89...

"Never in my life have I gone into a RadioShack with a group and thought, “dudes, we need to play here”. I’m pretty sure this is why I’ll never be as good as nirvana." - @SonBrimmer

I played Abracadabra at the bar; it was roundly appreciated.

Squirrel Nut Zippers "Hell" - Music Video directed by Norwood Cheek and Grady Cooper

The guy he possibly brawled with was wearing a "Members Only" jacket. 

That Carl Douglas effort was about as cheesy as they come.  But I did learn from the comments that the back-up "singer" (on the left), Biddu Appiah, was the composer and producer of the song.

A bit of background on Douglas:

Carl Douglas demonstrates "Kung Fu Fighting" (Austrian TV, 1974)

It works better with a fresh splash of Hai Karate. Recall standing tip-toed to reach top of Dad's bureau for adolescent's retrieval and enjoyment of secret sauce...(proven training aid).

One of my cousins became friends with the Zippers over in NC when he was living over there for awhile.  He kept talking them up, and finally I got to see them (over on this side of the mountains; not over there).  One of those bands I can 'appreciate', but not really like a whole lot.  One of the founders (Jimbo Mathus) of that band became friends with Buddy Guy (among others), and I *think* even toured with him.   ETC., ETC., ETC.

After hesitating for a while, I'm gonna go ahead and post this.  It's a LOOONG interview with Jimbo, but fascinating on top of fascinating.  Connections to not only Buddy, but Charlie Patton's family (strongly), the Dickinsons (acquaintances of mine I've mentioned before), R.L. Burnside, Fat Possum Records (discussed in other threads - or at least in the "Interesting New Music" thread), and on and on.  Methinks that if one gives it 10 minutes, you'll want to keep going.  [If by chance, Go, you're here and read this, you'll certainly dig it.]  (Mild profanity included.)

Jimbo Mathus Interview - Squirrel Nut Zippers - Everyone Loves Guitar

John Fogerty - Centerfield

"I accidentally landed on this jewel of a song. Now, I have eyes full of tears, remembering a simple way of life, called "the good old days". They are gone but not forgotten...." - @mrpoolplayer6379

Weezer - Island In The Sun (Official Music Video)

I know we have different reference points, but no way is 2001 "old music".  Not complainin'; just sayin'.

Fine, but it seems nearly impossible to me for anyone to roundly dislike "Island in the Sun"...(harmonics and themes and such)...