Yeah, but she'd be jealous of your hair.
hah. thanks
'Objects In Space'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Yeah, but she'd be jealous of your hair.
hah. thanks
I think my personal pick for most sucktastic song ever is Bette Midler's "From a Distance," the song that makes G-d sound like a creepy, voyueristic peeping Tom.
Who's got a favorite podcast to share?
Try the Gervais podcasts on iTunes. I think they may all be for pay now, but they're worth it. The Sound of Young America is a little earnest but is dialed into what's good in comedy right now. KCRW has several podcasts. NOVA occasionally releases a short "Science Now" bit. There's also Buffycast, again, a little earnest but good for washing the dishes (if you can hear the broadcast through the headphones, which I often cannot).
Though listening to his earlier tracks like "Ol '55" or even "Heart of Saturday Night" I'm struck by how well he can sing in a fairly conventional voice. Not great, but without the deep phlegmy gargle some dislike.
I suspect the booze and especially the cigaretts helped with this change in style.
Do you have the "Early Songs" collections (that I think TW objected to)? I think one of your categories (not sure exactly which) REQUIRES "(I Guess I'm) Up Shit Creek Again" to be inlcuded.
"(I Guess I'm) Up Shit Creek Again"
Awesome song!
Anyone want to place bets that the entire sequence of calls was a prank from one woman?
Probably. On the bright side, I got to hear both "Little Arrows" and "Sugar, Sugar."
I suspect the booze and especially the cigaretts helped with this change in style.
True. But he quit smoking when he married Kathleen Brennan and cut his drinking back to red wine at that same time (around Swordfishtrombones). Which you can really hear on Frank's Wild Years where he sings a number of songs in his upper register. (He has a great quote about how much he loves falsetto: "I just wet my pants when Prince sings falsetto.")
Do you have the "Early Songs" collections
I don't, but I'll probably be getting all the early catalog this year.
(that I think TW objected to)?
Part of his acrimonious breakup with his old manager Herb Cohen where he lost the rights to a number of his songs.
For Corwood, Roller Maidens From Outer Space.
For anybody interested in vintage comedy albums, incidentally, George Carlin's Laugh.com has licensed a bunch of them.
Oooh, Previously unreleased Phil Hartman comedy record
Who's got a favorite podcast to share?
The Great Leap Forward. It's mostly American and British guitar pop. The bands featured in the podcast are listed so you'll know what's in store.
Roller Maidens From Outer Space
Bizarre!