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Post by jk on Oct 18, 2022 11:00:07 GMT
This track by Joe Dassin, which I heard in a recent Dutch TV programme about chansons, sounded very familiar. Had I heard it on one of the French stations I listened to in the 1960s? It turns out "Siffler sur la colline” had started life as an Italian song, "Uno tranquillo”, recorded by Riccardo Del Turco in 1967. It was more likely that I was familiar with The Tremeloes' hit version of a year later, the year Joe's rendition (which I find I prefer) was released: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Dassin
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Post by jk on Nov 19, 2022 10:06:46 GMT
Watching the new series of The Crown last night, I was taken by the lightly familiar tune at the end of Episode 7. (We somehow managed to skip four episodes but that's another story.) Turns out it was "A Girl Like You", an international hit in 1994 for Edwyn Collins, a new name to me:
It transpires he had been the lead singer and guitarist in the Scottish band Orange Juice (whom I had heard of). Their biggest hit was 1983's "Rip It Up" (a UK #8), which I know I've heard before somewhere -- in a TV drama series, I believe:
Lovely songs both.
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Post by jk on Nov 28, 2022 21:41:04 GMT
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Post by B.E. on Nov 29, 2022 0:39:35 GMT
Congratulations, JK!
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Post by jk on Nov 29, 2022 12:07:19 GMT
Thanks, B.E. And to Cap'n and Sheriff for the "like".
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Post by jk on Dec 1, 2022 22:34:04 GMT
I've been listening to stuff from 1970-71. It was an interesting and very creative time -- at least it was in the UK. This is the rousing "Tap Turns On The Water". Always good for raising the spirits: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCS_(band)
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Post by carllove on Dec 11, 2022 16:44:04 GMT
I usually fast forward through most of the musical guest performances on SNL - but my goodness - This is so good! Brandi Carlisle can sing and write her own songs. What a talent.
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Post by kds on Dec 13, 2022 14:21:11 GMT
I usually fast forward through most of the musical guest performances on SNL - but my goodness - This is so good! Brandi Carlisle can sing and write her own songs. What a talent. I know I've said this before, and I'm sorry if it comes across with a bit of a "Get Off My Lawn" vibe, but I feel like when this is said to compliment a contemporary artist, it's very much an indictment of the industry in the 21st Century.
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Post by Kapitan on Dec 13, 2022 14:33:21 GMT
But it's worth noting that popular musicians writing their own songs was a brief aberration in history. Really, it was the norm from what, the mid 60s through the late 90s, more or less (depending on subgenre)? However, even noting that, I do still have a soft spot for those people who are good at both writing and performing. And I at least insist somebody be good at one of the two! (If you're just gorgeous, or a good dancer, but can't play anything and don't sing well or write your own music, I can't really give you a lot of credit.)
Speaking of what I've been listening to lately, it's my 2022 music as I prepare belatedly for my (11th!) annual year-end playlist. This might be the first time in those years that I really am uninspired by the project: far less than usual has struck me as really good. There is a fair amount of OK, but not a lot that's better than that. I really liked a few albums--the Mountain Goats' Bleed Out, Dawes' Misadventures of Doomscroller, Romero's Turn It On, Father John Misty's Chloe and the Next 20th Century--but not a lot else. Even some albums by people I like (Kiwi Jr, Herman Dune, Wilco, Earl Sweatshirt, Kendrick Lamar, Belle & Sebastian) just didn't do it for me.
In some better years, my playlist sprawled to 40ish songs. This year it will likely contract significantly to single-album length.
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Post by kds on Dec 13, 2022 14:44:43 GMT
But it's worth noting that popular musicians writing their own songs was a brief aberration in history. Really, it was the norm from what, the mid 60s through the late 90s, more or less (depending on subgenre)? However, even noting that, I do still have a soft spot for those people who are good at both writing and performing. And I at least insist somebody be good at one of the two! (If you're just gorgeous, or a good dancer, but can't play anything and don't sing well or write your own music, I can't really give you a lot of credit.)
Speaking of what I've been listening to lately, it's my 2022 music as I prepare belatedly for my (11th!) annual year-end playlist. This might be the first time in those years that I really am uninspired by the project: far less than usual has struck me as really good. There is a fair amount of OK, but not a lot that's better than that. I really liked a few albums--the Mountain Goats' Bleed Out, Dawes' Misadventures of Doomscroller, Romero's Turn It On, Father John Misty's Chloe and the Next 20th Century--but not a lot else. Even some albums by people I like (Kiwi Jr, Herman Dune, Wilco, Earl Sweatshirt, Kendrick Lamar, Belle & Sebastian) just didn't do it for me.
In some better years, my playlist sprawled to 40ish songs. This year it will likely contract significantly to single-album length.
Not coincidentally, those years produced much of the greatest music ever created....in my humble opinion of course.
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Post by B.E. on Dec 23, 2022 22:51:12 GMT
I've been listening to Fleetwood Mac's Tusk this week. Despite being a fan of the group, I'd never really dove into it before. I'm planning on putting together a playlist, but in the meantime I'm curious if you guys have any thoughts on the album. Are you familiar with it? Do you like it? How do you think it compares to their previous albums? Do you have any favorite songs? My favorite right now is "Angel" and I'm enjoying it more and more with each listen. What a track!
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Post by jk on Dec 24, 2022 9:35:17 GMT
I've been listening to Fleetwood Mac's Tusk this week. Despite being a fan of the group, I'd never really dove into it before. I'm planning on putting together a playlist, but in the meantime I'm curious if you guys have any thoughts on the album. Are you familiar with it? Do you like it? How do you think it compares to their previous albums? Do you have any favorite songs? I have Tusk although I haven't played it in an age (I haven't played anything in my collection in an age). I think of it as Fleetwood Mac's Wish You Were Here. How on earth do you follow up a massive success like Rumours? My favourite track is the stunning "That's All For Everyone" (with "Sara" in hot pursuit), which I believe is described in the CD liner notes as a candidate for the Brian Wilson Hymn Book:
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Post by B.E. on Dec 24, 2022 13:59:30 GMT
I consider "That's All For Everyone" as one of the better Buckingham tracks, but my favorite - aside from "Tusk" - is "Save Me A Place". I'll admit, though, to being a little put off by Buckingham's tracks overall. The demo-like production, the solo-track feel (as opposed to group efforts), the punk/emo vibes...all resulted in a very disjointed listening experience. I'm actually toying with the idea of removing all of his tracks - again, aside from "Tusk" - from my Tusk playlist. I do wonder if I'd enjoy them more on their own. Perhaps he should have released a solo album?
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Post by Kapitan on Dec 24, 2022 14:15:39 GMT
I'm not at all familiar with Fleetwood Mac even more generally, other than knowing some of the biggest songs. But former Beach Boys boarder Ian W. strongly recommended this to me years ago. If I'm not mistaken, he said it was the Smile of Fleetwood Mac. I did listen once back then ... and to be honest, I don't remember it. I should really listen to this and a few of their other big albums.
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Post by B.E. on Dec 24, 2022 15:05:03 GMT
I'm not at all familiar with Fleetwood Mac even more generally, other than knowing some of the biggest songs. But former Beach Boys boarder Ian W. strongly recommended this to me years ago. If I'm not mistaken, he said it was the Smile of Fleetwood Mac. I did listen once back then ... and to be honest, I don't remember it. I should really listen to this and a few of their other big albums. I'm really only familiar with their mid 70s material ( Fleetwood Mac and Rumours, as well as, Buckingham Nicks). After I finish up with Tusk, I think I'm going to move into the 80s and listen to Mirage and Stevie Nicks solo albums. I've listened to some of it before. But not more than once or twice many years ago. I have no interest in the earlier incarnations of the group.
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