Another Tower of Song?

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:53 pm

Oh, bobster, I'm sorry to do this to you, but I've never ever heard of Lene Lovich. And Outkast is very good indeed, you must be living in a cave. And I don't know if Lene Lovich rocks out or not (how could I?), but I am in a rocking out mood, and I know of no song that rocks harder than the one I'm adding.

Out: Lene Lovich
In: Kathleen Hanna, the one with the mustache, and the other one

Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Morrissey - Suedehead
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Nick Lowe - Without love
David Bowie - Queen Bitch

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:39 pm

Yeah that new Outkast song is kicking!!!! Great video as well....

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:20 pm

Bobster,

You owe yourself a listen to the new Outkast record(s). It's the best double album since Wilco's Being There, which was the best double album since the White Album. With Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast has become my new favorite rock band, and I say that without a trace of irony.

Sorry I took out the Monkees. Nothing personal.

I liked the Lene Lovich choice, by the way, though I like "Lucky Number" better. Maybe I'll save that one for later. That or a song by Blotto.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:58 am

I go from being proud of my ignorance to deeply, deeply ashamed.

It sounds like Outkast might be -- dare I say it, or even imagine it -- even better than Lene Lovich (who, for the benefit of Ms. BA, I'll describe as a quirky singer/occasional songwriter who made some fun and interesting records on Stiff back in the day -- every article about her mentioned that she had once supposedly made her living recording screams for French horror movies).

And don't feel bad, Noise, for deleting the Dolphin Song...I basically go through life with a giant seltzer bottle icon over me. I forgive you, the Monkees forgive, and perhaps even the dolphins do.

And, just to show what a "good sport" I am, I'll leave Ms. BA's choice alone (even though I've never heard of her, either -- let's face it, I'm badly out of the loop)....

Out - Morrissey
In - Hedwig and the Angry Inch!

Kathleen Hanna -- the one with the mustache, and the other one
Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Hedwig and the Angry Inch -- Wig in a Box
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Nick Lowe - Without love
David Bowie - Queen Bitch

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:06 am

I wasn't trying to sneak in an extra song; the three members of Le Tigre are Kathleen Hanna, the one with the mustache, and the other one. Sorry for any confusion.

Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Wig in a Box
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Nick Lowe - Without love
David Bowie - Queen Bitch

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:47 pm

OUT: Nick (No worries, he'll be back)
IN: Sleater-Kinney

Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Wig in a Box
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Sleater-Kinney - Dance Song '97
David Bowie - Queen Bitch

"I can see your disco dick is sucking my heart out of my mind
I'm outta time, I'm outta fuckin' time
I'm a gasoline gut with a vaseline mind but
Wanna disco?
Wanna see me disco?"
-Deceptacon

Great stuff!

cosmos · Post by **cosmos** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:57 pm

In: Stylistics "You Are Everything"
Out: Le Tigre

Stylistics - You Are Everything
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Wig in a Box
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Sleater-Kinney - Dance Song '97
David Bowie - Queen Bitch

Jackson Doofster · Post by **Jackson Doofster** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:45 pm

Out : Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Wig in a Box (cos I don't know it)
In: Blur - This is a Low (cos I love shipping forecasts)

Stylistics - You Are Everything
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Blur - This is a Low
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Sleater-Kinney - Dance Song '97
David Bowie - Queen Bitch

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:59 pm

Out: Sleater-Kinney - Dance Song '97...sorry I've not heard of it/them.
In: Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad

Stylistics - You Are Everything
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Blur - This is a Low
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad
David Bowie - Queen Bitch

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:03 pm

Good Lord, laughingcrow, I don't know what we are going to do with you!

Out: Stylistics
In: Pulp (who had more style than they knew what to do with)

Pulp - Monday Morning
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Blur - This is a Low
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:46 pm

OUT: David Bowie - Queen Bitch
IN: The Specials - Too Much Too Young

Pulp - Monday Morning
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Blur - This is a Low
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad
The Specials - Too Much Too Young

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 9:31 pm

I'm tempted to use the Jackson Doofster excuse ("I don't know it") for everything I cut out. In fact, I'm giving into temption and, since I've never heard (or don't remember) this particular Queen cut (clearly was not on "Night at the Opera" which my sister owned and I listened to), that's what goes. (Also, some of their stuff was just kind of icky.)\

BTW: You all need to go out immediately and rent the outstanding DVD of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"...

Out -- Queen
In -- Smokey Robinson

Pulp - Monday Morning
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Kate Bush - Babushka
Blur - This is a Low
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Smoky Robinson -- The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
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laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 4:26 am

..that's one of their best songs IMHO, and a great video of Freddie with a penguin and a bunch of bananas on his head. Its on Classic Queen and also Queen's Greatest Hits 2...

ah well, c'est la vie

''I'm knitting with only one needle
Unravelling fast it's true
I'm driving only three wheels these days
But my dear how about you''

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:18 am

I was interested to read, LC, about how high most of the songs on Queen's GHs Vol 2 had charted especially in Europe (though not surprised, it rises above Queen GHs Vol 1 imho). Perhaps Bobster has heard of this one, since it featured in Highlander and was number one in 35 countries.

Out: Kate Bush - Babushka
In: Queen - A Kind Of Magic

Pulp - Monday Morning
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Blur - This is a Low
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Smoky Robinson -- The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
The Specials - Too Much Too Young

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:41 am

How big are Queen in the US?

I think they're one of those bands that you cannot fault, and pretty much everyone likes them. They never seem to get much credit though from the music media, so you never read a 'Greatest Rock ballad/riff/group/single/album, etc.. with Queen in it. I was listening to Queen greatest hits volumes 1-3 the other day, and it's mindblowingly good, especially 2.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:56 am

Someone else might be able to give a better idea (I'm in Australia), but it seems that nowhere near as big as in Europe, where they must have mainly concentrated. It could do with their image, and conservative middle america being uptight about Freddie. The I Want To Break Free video ('84, featuring the lads in drag) was banned in many parts of the US... Did you get vols 1-3 in the one package or something? You may have different liner notes. Vol 2 outlines how well each song did in Europe and the UK (very well), but hardly any mention of the states. They were a brilliant band who achieved their artistic visions on a huge scale and with such style.

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:04 am

OUT: Blur
IN: Bikini Kill -Anti-Pleasure Dissertation

Pulp - Monday Morning
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Bikini Kill - Anti-Pleasure Dissertation
The Clash - London Calling
Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Smoky Robinson -- The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
The Specials - Too Much Too Young

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:22 pm

Queen was pretty darn popular in the States -- though it's possible they were bigger still elsewhere and may have had more top 40 hits there. As far as the sexual element goes, people (or at least the kids I knew) were sort of willfully ignorant about it...especially since androgyny was such a thing back then, half of us assumed everyone was gay and the other half denied anyone was!

As evidence of their popularity, I offer these lines from a song sung by Homer Simpson (to the tune of Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year")

"When I was 17
I had some very good beer.
Some very good beer, I bought me
With a Fake I.D.
My name was "Brian McGee"
I stayed up listening to Queen
When I was 17."

Jackson Doofster · Post by **Jackson Doofster** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:12 pm

'Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy' was a great song. My fave Queen song.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:05 pm

I'm a volume 1 type myself. Those were the ones from when I was young, and that's the best time to be into Queen. Just back from a family half-term trip and that invariably means vol 1 or 2 being requested by either my 10 or 7 year old sons. Unfortunately we only had vol 2 this time. I really can't bear listening to One Vision any longer, but it did all get a bit poignant towards the end (one that has me reaching for the hankie, not on vol 2, but I have it on a re-release of Bohemian Rhapsody when it went to no 1 again after Freddie's death, is Those Were The Days of Our Life). I bought Seven Seas of Rhye when it was out as a single - '73, probably. I love Don't Stop Me Now.

Out: Dusty (according to the Pet Shop Boys, she didn't actually like Son of A Preacher Man herself, so there you go)

In: a recent Lloyd classic, from a man with 20 years of quality behind him

Pulp - Monday Morning
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Bikini Kill - Anti-Pleasure Dissertation
The Clash - London Calling
Lloyd Cole - My Other Life
The Kinks - Days
Sarah Vaughan - Embraceable You
Smoky Robinson - The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
The Specials - Too Much Too Young

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:31 pm

Out: Sarah Vaughn
In: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah

Pulp - Monday Morning
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Bikini Kill - Anti-Pleasure Dissertation
The Clash - London Calling
Lloyd Cole - My Other Life
The Kinks - Days
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah
Smoky Robinson - The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
The Specials - Too Much Too Young

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:00 am

Out - Sorry Nat <sniff>, I love ya but not my personal fave of yours.
Back In -- Dusty (with a great, great little known Randy Newman tune from the same album)

Pulp - Monday Morning
Dusty Springfield -- I Don't Want to Hear About It
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Bikini Kill - Anti-Pleasure Dissertation
The Clash - London Calling
Lloyd Cole - My Other Life
The Kinks - Days
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah
Smoky Robinson - The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
The Specials - Too Much Too Young

LessThanZero · Post by **LessThanZero** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:39 am

Out: The Specials
In: Otis. Listen and you'll know why.

Pulp - Monday Morning
Dusty Springfield -- I Don't Want to Hear About It
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Bikini Kill - Anti-Pleasure Dissertation
The Clash - London Calling
Lloyd Cole - My Other Life
The Kinks - Days
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah
Smoky Robinson - The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:58 am

OK, OK, I'll listen ...

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:01 am

OUT: Alex Harvey
IN: The Modern Lovers

Pulp - Monday Morning
Dusty Springfield -- I Don't Want to Hear About It
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
Bikini Kill - Anti-Pleasure Dissertation
The Clash - London Calling
Lloyd Cole - My Other Life
The Kinks - Days
The Modern Lovers - Girl Friend
Smoky Robinson - The Love I Saw in You was Just a Mirage
Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is