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.
Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.
Xander ,'Lessons'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
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.
Sean K - Apr 26, 2006 8:45:56 am PDT #3114 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
bon bon - Apr 26, 2006 8:47:39 am PDT #3115 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
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).
Frankenbuddha - Apr 26, 2006 8:50:11 am PDT #3116 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
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.
tommyrot - Apr 26, 2006 8:52:59 am PDT #3117 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"(I Guess I'm) Up Shit Creek Again"
Awesome song!
Fred Pete - Apr 26, 2006 8:54:29 am PDT #3118 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
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."
DavidS - Apr 26, 2006 8:55:10 am PDT #3119 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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.
DavidS - Apr 26, 2006 9:25:47 am PDT #3120 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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
IAmNotReallyASpring - Apr 26, 2006 9:26:52 am PDT #3121 of 10003
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
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.
Hayden - Apr 26, 2006 9:58:30 am PDT #3122 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Roller Maidens From Outer Space
Bizarre!
Spidra Webster - Apr 26, 2006 10:11:41 am PDT #3123 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
(Also, I didn't get a CD player until they stopped making LPs for most domestic releases.)
My brother!
I first heard Tom Waits in 1982, I think. Live. Didn't know who the hell he was. He was playing at a benefit. My friend and I both thought he was the worst performer there because of his voice. I don't think I found out who Tom Waits was until 1986 or so in college. But what someone played me was the early stuff and I still didn't like it. It was when I heard SwordFishTrombones and Rain Dogs that I became a convert. His Weill-like circus-y stuff was what led me to listen long enough to get past his instrument and listen to how he was using it.