A just released Bob Dylan tune. Recorded, as Dylan says, a while ago. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 28, 2020:

. . . wow, nearly posted it myself a couple days ago -- chose another :(

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 28, 2020:

"White Rabbit" is a song written by Grace Slick and recorded by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane for their 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. "White Rabbit" was written and performed by Grace Slick while she was still with the Great Society. Slick quit them and joined Jefferson Airplane to replace their departing female singer, Signe Toly Anderson, who left the band with the birth of her child. The first album Slick recorded with Jefferson Airplane was Surrealistic Pillow, and Slick provided two songs from her previous group: her own "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love", written by her brother-in-law Darby Slick and recorded under the title "Someone to Love" by the Great Society. The Great Society's version of "White Rabbit" was much longer than the more aggressive version of Jefferson Airplane. Both songs became top-10 hits for Jefferson Airplane and have ever since been associated with that band.

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 28, 2020:

(from consequenceofsound.net) Of course, “Caution” isn’t actually political. It’s not even all that Springsteen. The soft-focus synth bass and flat four-four drive put it more in line with Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ‘69” or even Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer”, with lyrics that only could’ve come from our generation’s most outsized glam-rocker: “Let me introduce you to the featherweight queen,” the song opens, referencing Paul Simon in passing (“Never had a diamond on the sole of her shoes”)

Maybe those of us in the US should do more to follow the Chinese example.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 28, 2020:

I see no reason to trust whatever RT (Putins' mouthpiece) says !

And guys! Consider skills above beauty!!! Ladies! Update those Agnostic profiles!! 😎🍷🍷

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Why is it that (so far) ONLY guys have found my "pheasant mother plucker" comment (below) funny ?

Atheists Ain't Got No Songs - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

https://thehumanist.com/arts_entertainment/culture/atheists-do-got-songslots-of-em

Coronavirus is a fast-forward version of what will happen with climate change

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

I think bollocks. "Climate change is going to be exactly like this, only on a much longer time scale." That alone makes it VERY different.

I know there are others here who are using their hobbies to occupy them while they’re “social ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Yes, looks tedious. I love wood. Do you have joiner ? thickness planer ? I don't :(

You noticed that neither Ron Wood nor Rod Stewart played a mandolin.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

. . . btw, a mandolin has 8 strings -- tuned just-like a violin (two each for each violin note).

You noticed that neither Ron Wood nor Rod Stewart played a mandolin.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

As a (5 str) banjo player I notice that the six string banjo is unusual . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo_guitar

Kevin energy Vs Dj Proteus - London Helsinki Underground ( K complex Remix) - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

I could be missing something, but this sounds like most/all? could be generated with the push of one-or-more 'buttons'.

All that matters is my relationship to you A Town called Paradise Van Morrison [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

(from somethingelsereviews.com) “A Town Called Paradise” skips on a stilted drum beat and hill climbing bass guitar. Containing the verdant mystery of Morrison’s best work, the song illicits a pastoral escape from the trappings of wise guys, thieves and crookedness of the world. Hearty saxophone and doo wop backing vocals drive the dynamic groove that rolls, gaining momentum, hiding around corners and curves, appearing at the crest of a ridge, increasing speed.

Has it occured to anyone who else how much Trump is like the Christian god'?

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

When out on the links at one of his Resorts in stormy weather, Trump often holds-aloft a one-iron. Why ? . . . even GOD can't hit a one-iron ! :O :P

More mandolin music I really admire John Paul Jones! Led Zeppelin Going to California ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

The song's folk-style sound, with Robert Plant on lead vocals, acoustic guitar by Jimmy Page and mandolin by John Paul Jones, contrasts with the heavy electric-amplified rock on five of the album's other tracks.

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

"Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It is the opening track on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet. "Sympathy for the Devil" is credited to Jagger and Richards, though the song was largely a Jagger composition. The working title of the song was "The Devil Is My Name", having earlier been called "Fallen Angels". Jagger sings in first person narrative as the Devil,[citation needed] boasting his role in each of several historical atrocities. The singer then ironically demands our courtesy towards him, implicitly chastising the listener for our collective culpability in the listed killings and crimes. In the 2012 documentary Crossfire Hurricane, Jagger stated that his influence for the song came from Baudelaire and from the Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita (which had just appeared in English translation in 1967). The book was given to him by Marianne Faithfull.

And guys! Consider skills above beauty!!! Ladies! Update those Agnostic profiles!! 😎🍷🍷

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

I'm reminded of a 60's Playboy cartoon. Young long-haired hippie guy lying on the mattress (on the floor). Young gal walking away . . . (gal's caption) Roll me a joint, Roll me a joint -- a woman's work is never done ! :O :P

Guy Clark Red River [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Vidoe Unavailable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1O97kbKETo

The Pretty Things.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

"Don't Bring Me Down" is a song written by Johnny Dee (road manager for British band the Fairies) and first performed by the rock band the Pretty Things in 1964. Phil May – vocals, harmonica Dick Taylor – lead guitar Brian Pendleton – guitar John Stax – bass guitar Viv Prince – drums

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. "Angel" uses the bassline from "The Joker" by Steve Miller (1973). The chorus melody is from "Angel of the Morning", originally written and composed by Chip Taylor, that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists including Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton, Nina Simone, P. P. Arnold, Olivia Newton-John, The Pretenders/Chrissie Hynde, Dusty Springfield, Mary Mason, Melba Montgomery, Vagiant, Billie Davis, Bonnie Tyler, Rita Wilson, and Skeeter Davis.

Anyone else ready for an in-house spell-checking preview that recognizes contractions?

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Requirements ? I'm no spelling champ, just a little above average. How much time is involved ?

And guys! Consider skills above beauty!!! Ladies! Update those Agnostic profiles!! 😎🍷🍷

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

(just kidding) I'm a pheasant mother plucker, I pluck mother pheasants I'm the most pheasant mother plucker that ever plucked a mother pheasant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deCUnq63waI

For you "shelter in place" or "guaranteed" individuals and families, may I suggest an activity that ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Love Tuba Skinny -- posted lots of their YT vids in Music Fans. But teach East Coast Swing instead -- it's easy.

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Maybe this explains why they first re-opened theaters, then shut-em-down again.

The Band - The Shape I'm In [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

It was written by Robbie Robertson, who did little to disguise the fact that the song's sense of dread and dissolution was about Richard Manuel, the song's principal singer. The Band drummer Levon Helm has written that the song is about "desperation." Author Barney Hoskyns describes it as "a first person account of winding up on Skid Row, positing the sanctuary of rural life against the aggravation of hustling on the street." Critic Greil Marcus thought the song "set the stage for the apocryphal political drama that is woven into the fabric of Stage Fright," although he didn't think the Band ever pulled off this drama satisfactorily

For Your Love - The Yardbirds - [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

"For Your Love" is a rock song written by Graham Gouldman and recorded by English group the Yardbirds. Gouldman wrote the song at the age of 18 while working by day in a gentlemen's outfitters near Salford Docks and playing by night with the semi-professional Manchester band the Mockingbirds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU5zqidlxMQ

My Little Corner of The World - Anita Bryant - [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

"My Little Corner of the World" (sometimes recorded as "In My Little Corner of the World") is a 1960 love song with music written by Lee Pockriss and lyrics by Bob Hilliard. It was first recorded by singer Anita Bryant in 1960, as "In My Little Corner of the World", and released on the album of the same name. Bryant's version reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960.

Here's an original I wrote back in November.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Wow, don't sugar-coat it. Tell us what you really think ! :P :O

People tell me in so many ways that kindness is for suckers.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

I don't advocate 'grumpy', but I often contend that 'polite' is way overrated. :P :O

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

"I Just Can't Help Believing" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

Nova Scotia Pop. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

William Joel MacDonald Plaskett (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a member of Halifax alternative rock band Thrush Hermit in the 1990s. Plaskett performs in a number of genres, from blues and folk to hard rock, country, and pop.

[youtu.be] The Damned...Nasty - Video Nasties edition ( 1984 )

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

The B-side of Thanks for the Night, "Nasty", was recorded for the BBC comedy series The Young Ones, and was performed during the episode of the same name in 1984.

Pure Prairie League: Amie (Remastered 1988 ) "Hey me what you want to do?

FearlessFly comments on Mar 27, 2020:

The song was written by Craig Fuller and was originally recorded by the band on their 1972 album Bustin' Out, but was not released as a single until 1975, following a suggestion by critic and Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye at an RCA release party, and after gaining popularity on college and commercial radio stations as an album cut. Its airplay led RCA Records to re-sign Pure Prairie League after having previously dropped them.

A category theorists explanation of the current crisis

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Silly, Random, Fun -- sure. But NOT Science 👺

The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been included in multiple compilation albums. It has been translated into other languages, and has been used or referenced in television shows, films, and books.

USA - USA - USA As it should be, we are number 1 again.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

We never would have got to number one if Hillary had been elected -- DJT :O :P

The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been included in multiple compilation albums. It has been translated into other languages, and has been used or referenced in television shows, films, and books.

The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man Remastered [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been included in multiple compilation albums. It has been translated into other languages, and has been used or referenced in television shows, films, and books.

[youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. Kaye Ballard made the first recording of the song the year it was written. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon.

Johnny cash Folsom prison blues

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Folsom Prison Blues" is a song written in 1953 and first recorded in 1955 by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. The song combines elements from two popular folk styles, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash continued to use for the rest of his career. Cash was inspired to write this song after seeing the movie Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) while serving in West Germany in the United States Air Force at Landsberg, Bavaria (itself the location of a famous prison).

I just love the marriage bettween lyrics and music on this song... [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Say" is a song by John Mayer written for the Rob Reiner film The Bucket List in 2007. The song was also the first "assignment" song that Mayer had ever written. He notes that when writing the song "I don't know how much harder it gets than to see a beautiful, bittersweet movie and then have to write a song that matches the tone."

Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"It's a Heartache" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her second studio album, Natural Force (1978 ). The song was recorded in the same year by Juice Newton as a standalone single. It was written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, Tyler's managers at the time, and produced by David Mackay.

[m.youtube.com] Happy 72nd birthday Steven Tyler in my eyes you will always be the best <3

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Angel" is a power ballad by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriting collaborator Desmond Child.

And now my heart melts.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Sweet Thing" was written by Morrison, aged c.22-23, after he had met his future wife Janet while on tour in the US in 1966 and during the year of separation after he returned to Belfast. It is the only song on the album that looks forward instead of backward: You shall take me strongly in your arms again And I will not remember that I ever felt the pain Van Morrison described the song to Ritchie Yorke: "'Sweet Thing' is another romantic song. It contemplates gardens and things like that...wet with rain. It's a romantic love ballad not about anybody in particular but about a feeling."

From long ago and far away: Blind Faith Can't find my way home [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"Can't Find My Way Home" is a song written by Steve Winwood which was first released by Blind Faith on their 1969 album Blind Faith. Rolling Stone, in a review of the album, noted that the song featured "Ginger Baker's highly innovative percussion" and judged the lyric "And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" to be "delightful".

From long ago and far away: Blind Faith Can't find my way home [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Video Unavailable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN1J5sMv28Q

The USA has just overtaken Italy in total Covid-19 cases, which has now swelled to a total of over ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

IIUC, that is true in sheer numbers, but not per-capita.

Sex Toy Sales are Up 135% in Canada Amidst Self-Isolation

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

It is all Porn Hubs' fault ! :P :O (they are gratis, for now)

Trump campaign issues cease-and-desist letters over ad highlighting Trump's coronavirus response

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

I thought so : "Do you think this will show-up in a Dem Ad ?"

Carry On Till Tomorrow - Badfinger - [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

The film soundtrack for The Magic Christian featured three new songs by Badfinger that had been commissioned for the film, including their US/UK top-10 hit "Come and Get It"', which opened the film, and "Carry on Till Tomorrow", the title theme.

Cliff Richard - Dreamin’ [m.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

The song was co-written by Leo Sayer. Sayer's own hit, a cover of "More Than I Can Say" (U.S. #2) was on the charts concurrently with "Dreaming" during the last four months of 1980. Both songs were produced by Alan Tarney.

The ad that Trump's team is trying to suppress; the truth about Trump's false statements leading to ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

. . . I thought so : "Do you think this will show-up in a Dem Ad ?"

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

The song's backing beat is a sample from James Brown's song "Funky Drummer". By 1990, Michael had grown weary of the pressures of fame, telling the Los Angeles Times, "At some point in your career, the situation between yourself and the camera reverses. For a certain number of years, you court it and you need it, but ultimately, it needs you more and it's a bit like a relationship. The minute that happens, it turns you off ... and it does feel like it is taking something from you." As a direct result, he advertently decided not to appear in photo shoots and music videos, saying, "I would like to never step in front of a camera again."

I’m Your Puppet- The Box Tops - [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"I'm Your Puppet" is a song written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham; the best known version is the one recorded by James & Bobby Purify

Bee Gees - Lonely Days [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

On Friday, 21 August 1970, the three Gibb brothers announced they would reunite and start recording together, nearly 16 months after Robin quit the group. They said later that they wrote "Lonely Days" and "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" at their first reunion session, but the exact day when they recorded the song is unknown.

More than half a million people have volunteered to help the NHS in the UK.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

This is News & Links. Where is the link(s) ? :)

Spencer Davis Group. - I’m A Man [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

"I'm a Man" is a song written by the Spencer Davis Group singer-songwriter Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller.

Nins Simones "Four Woman is one of my favorite songs.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

(from anitwarsongs.org) When 'Four Women' was released in 1966 some black radio stations banned DJs from playing it because they said it 'insulted' black women. It didn't, and banning it was a stupid thing to do, but I wasn't surprised. The song told a truth that many people in the USA - especially black men - simply weren't ready to acknowlege at that.

What it's Like: Everlast. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

The song is typical of the style Everlast embraced after leaving hip hop trio House of Pain, being a combination of rock, hip-hop and blues incorporating characterization and empathy towards impoverished protagonists.

What a perfect song in my youtubefeed to end a long day.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Hancock's interpretations of these songs are cross-cultural. His version of "Imagine" was inspired by the Congolese group Konono N°1, and won the 2011 Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" (the final year that that award was given).

If anyone can listen the whole way through this, you are more adept at survival than I.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy is a 1997 album by Pat Boone in which Boone covers hard rock and heavy metal songs in a jazz/big band style. Boone promoted the album by appearing in leather clothing (and, at that year's American Music Awards, wearing a dog collar).

If You Think You Know How To Love Me - Smokie - [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Like the band's first single "Pass It Around", the song was composed by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. A second version of the song was included in the 1988 album All Fired Up, sung by Alan Barton. The 1975 version was sung by original Chris Norman.

STREET PLAYER - LEONID & FRIENDS (FEATURING ARTURO SANDOVAL) A group of guys from Moscow became an ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

. . . until I notice it was 'Cover', I was thinking -- wow that sounds like Chicago ! :P

Keeping with my ambient theme.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Sacred Spirit is a musical project by Claus Zundel, Ralf Hamm, and Markus Staab. The music is of electronic, new age, world and ambient genres. On the first album, the song "The Counterclockwise Circle Dance" was presented as a native American chant, however the main vocals are an authentic Sami yoik ("Normo Jovnna" by Terje Tretnes), recorded in 1994 by Dutch Channel 4 during an interview as an example of a yoik. The recording, despite Channel 4's denial of having sold it, then ended up in a Virgin Records studio in the Netherlands. The Sami organisation Sámi kopiija demanded royalties from Virgin Records but this has so far been unsuccessful.

easy-peasy!

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

. . . not exactly edumacated and ready to face the cold cruel world :P :O

Caroline Campbell [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

(from steemit.com) This is an excellent version of the theme song from the James Bond film “Skyfall” – composed by Adele. With William Joseph on piano and backed by various other musicians, Caroline Campbell transforms the violin far beyond the bounds of a typical classical or baroque instrument.

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

The music video for the song was directed by Jonas Odell. It includes the band in the midst of a Dadaist animation involving quirky vintage figures and machinery reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's cartoon segments for Monty Python. The video is a blend of the live action band superimposed into a 3D environment with animated 2D elements.

Something Inside So Strong - Labi Saffre _ So many things to get right.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

The song was written in 1984, inspired by a television documentary on Apartheid South Africa seen by Siffre in which white soldiers were filmed shooting at black civilians in the street. He told the BBC's Soul Music programme in 2014 that the song was also influenced by his experience as a homosexual child, adolescent, and adult. Siffre originally intended to give the song to another artist to sing, but could find no one suitable and was convinced to release it himself.

What is the earliest song you can remember liking on the radio.?

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

"Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or "Puff") is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow, and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963. Lipton wrote a poem in 1959; Yarrow found it and wrote the lyrics based on the poem. After the song was released, Yarrow searched for Lipton and gave him half-credit for the song.

Flower duet - Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca (Lakmé de Delibes) - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

The "Flower Duet" (French: Duo des fleurs / Sous le dôme épais) is a famous duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé, first performed in Paris in 1883. The duet takes place in act 1 of the three-act opera, between characters Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.

[vox.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

. . . errrr, I think you meant 25th (having watched every episode of the West Wing -- thank you Aaron Sorkin) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

I have no idea why but this is my favorite song of all time.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

"Sentimental Journey" is a popular song, published in 1944. The music was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by Bud Green.

The Shadows - F.B.I. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Written by Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Jet Harris. Due to complicated publishing contracts, F.B.I. was credited to their manager Peter Gormley, who was also acting as Cliff Richard's manager. The actual composers' names never appeared on the credits.

Saw this on Facebook. How many do you remember? I got 10.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

(I turned-on alerts for this group) . . . but why doesn't this post show up if I have selected "All Categories" ? https://agnostic.com/discuss/all

Saw this on Facebook. How many do you remember? I got 10.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

My family not only had "party line", but we also had "limited service" (cheaper) -- 45 calls/mo.

Saw this on Facebook. How many do you remember? I got 10.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

I'm 17 for 17 :P :O Now get off my lawn !

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is a song by Klaatu, originally released in 1976 on their first album 3:47 EST. The song would open night transmission of the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. The year following its release, the Carpenters covered the song, using a crew of 160 musicians. . . . bonus point if you KNOW the origination of the 'Klaatu' moniker.

Very well crafted documentary. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

. . . wow, what a coincidence. I'm currently reading Testimony by RR and This Wheel's On Fire by Leon Helm !

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Though credited, like most of their compositions, to the singer/guitarist pair of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song was primarily the work of Jagger, who wrote it sometime during the filming of Ned Kelly in 1969. The song was written by Jagger with Marsha Hunt, Jagger's secret girlfriend and mother of his first child Karis, in mind. It is also claimed it was written with Claudia Lennear in mind. In the liner notes to the compilation album Jump Back (1993), Jagger says, "The lyric was all to do with the dual combination of drugs and girls. This song was a very instant thing, a definite high point".

Very interesting.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Blast the MSM all-you-like, but there is no free press in Russia. Putins' mouthpiece (RT) should not be trusted.

Students at liberty university return to class after spring break in Florida

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

On the PBS Newshour last night a 60+ year-old doctor mentioned that having the young-uns sheltered-at-home might not be such a good idea -- maybe too soon to know.

At first I was thinking, "Cool.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Ronson mentioned in an interview with Z100 New York that he chose Cabello due to hearing "Never Be the Same" on the radio, stating that the song "cuts so hard, but she delivers a lot of emotion". Cabello explained on several social media platforms that the lyrics contained in the second verse were kept from when she was 16 years old.

DAKOTA STATON. ANYTHING GOES. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Born in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she attended George Westinghouse High School and studied music at the Filion School of Music in Pittsburgh. Later she performed regularly in the Hill District, a jazz hotspot, as a vocalist with the Joe Westray Orchestra, a popular Pittsburgh orchestra.

Dio singing me to sleep... [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

"Heaven and Hell" is the title track of Black Sabbath's ninth studio album. The music was written mainly by guitarist Tony Iommi, but – as with almost all Sabbath albums – credit is given to the entire band. The lyrics were written entirely by then newcomer Ronnie James Dio. The song has been performed by several bands of which Iommi and Dio were members including Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven & Hell

[youtu.be] Dire Straits. - Money For Nothing.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 25, 2020:

The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see. The song features a guest appearance by Sting singing background vocals, providing both the signature falsetto introduction and backing chorus of "I want my MTV." The groundbreaking video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987.

This made my day. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

. . . then you might like this one too : :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZTnwKLKVhc

Both ways...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

. . . silly, yes. Some people haven't got enough shit to do (see what I did there ? ) :P

Astronomers Just Discovered More Than 100 Small Planets At The Edge Of Our Solar System

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Small planets -- a bit of a stretch ? Easier to say than "trans-Neptunian objects"

Donald Trump's culpable medical ignorance has resulted in a Darwin Award in Texas: [bbc.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Eligible perhaps, but I doubt the Darwin Award.

This has been running through my mind all day: Guess Who No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature ...

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

According to Randy Bachman, the inspiration for the song arose after an incident when he was visiting California. He was walking down the street with a stack of records under his arm, when he saw three "tough-looking biker guys" approaching. He felt threatened and was looking for a way to cross the street onto the other sidewalk when a little car pulled up to the men. A woman about 5 feet tall got out of the car, shouting at one of them, asking where he'd been all day, that he had left her alone with the kids, didn't take out the trash, and was down here watching the girls. The man was suddenly alone when his buddies walked away. Chastened, he got in the car as the woman told him before pulling away: "And one more thing, you ain't getting no sugar tonight". The words stuck in Bachman's memory.

Bryan Adams - Run To You [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

The track deals with the subject of infidelity, and is sung from the perspective of a man who declares that he will continue to "run to" his seductive mistress over his faithful partner; critic Ira Robbins for CMJ called it a "cheating classic". In the accompanying music video, however, Adams portrays his guitar as the object of desire.

Last music post of the day.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

"Autumn Leaves" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by Joseph Kosma with original lyrics by Jacques Prévert in French, and later by Johnny Mercer in English. Kosma was a native of Hungary who was introduced to Prévert in Paris. They collaborated on the song ''Les Feuilles mortes'' [fr] ("The Dead Leaves") for the 1946 film Les Portes de la nuit (Gates of the Night) where it was sung by Irène Joachim. Kosma was influenced by a piece of ballet music,

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

(from irishtimes.com) In 1960, Leonard Cohen was a struggling poet when he arrived on the Greek island of Hydra. Here, he first met Marianne Ihlen, the ex-wife of Norwegian author Axel Jensen and a mother to Axel Jr. Their chaotic romance inspired many of Cohen’s love songs, including Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye, Bird on the Wire, and So Long, Marianne. He and Ihlen separated in the 1970s, but they kept in touch until 2016, when they died within months of each other.

My thought for the day. Foster the People- It's OK to be Human. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. It currently consists of lead vocalist Mark Foster, lead guitarist Sean Cimino, keyboardist Isom Innis, and drummer Mark Pontius.

Here is some Lucinda Williams.

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Album Personnel Lucinda Williams – vocals, acoustic guitar, Dobro guitar Gurf Morlix – electric guitar, 12 string electric guitar, electric slide guitar, harmony vocal, acoustic slide guitar John Ciambotti – bass guitar, upright bass Donald Lindley – drums, percussion Buddy Miller – acoustic guitar, mando guitar, harmony vocal, electric guitar Ray Kennedy – 12 string electric guitar Greg Leisz – 12 string electric guitar, mandolin Roy Bittan – Hammond B3 organ, accordion, organ Jim Lauderdale – harmony vocal Charlie Sexton – electric guitar, Dobro guitar Steve Earle – acoustic guitar, harmonica, harmony vocal, resonator guitar Johnny Lee Schell – electric guitar, electric slide guitar, Dobro guitar Bo Ramsey – electric guitar, slide guitar Micheal Smotherman – B-3 organ Richard "Hombre" Price – Dobro guitar Emmylou Harris – harmony vocal

It is Nick Lowe's birthday. So, put on your Walkmans. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Other appearances : Hunter S. Thompson's Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream, a 1990 anthology of essays and works of new journalism, has a chapter named after the song. The song is part of the Sounds of the Seventies: Punk and New Wave from Time-Life Records. British poet Hugo Williams titled his 11th book after the song; an earlier collection had similarly been named after an Everly Brothers song

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FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

It is a world-famous bossa nova standard. Jobim wrote this piece especially for the Brazilian singer Sylvia Telles. "Dindi" is a reference to a farm named "Dirindi", in Brazil, a place that Jobim and his friend/collaborator Vinicius de Moraes used to visit (according to Helena Jobim, his sister, in her book "Antonio Carlos Jobim - Um Homem Iluminado")

Steppenwolf. - Magic Carpet Ride, 1969. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

"Magic Carpet Ride" is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the Canadian-American hard rock band Steppenwolf. The 45 version is not only an edit of the album version but contains a different vocal take on the first verse.

The night Chicago died - Paper lace - Only Chicago? [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Wwritten by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The narrator retells his mother's anguish while awaiting news of the fate of her husband, a Chicago policeman.

Traces - Classics IV - Hard to keep a dry eye. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

It was written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, and Emory Gordy Jr. The highest charting single by the Classics IV, charting even higher than "Spooky", "Stormy", and "Everyday With You Girl".[3] The song is noted for its use of an oboe, heard in the introduction, as well as a string section.

The Beatles - Long Tall Sally (live) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Mar 24, 2020:

"Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard; recorded by Little Richard; and released in March 1956 on the Specialty Records label. The flip side was "Slippin' and Slidin'". Both songs were subsequently released in the LP Here's Little Richard (Specialty, March 1957). The Beatles were great admirers of Little Richard, and recorded many of his songs during their career. "Long Tall Sally" was the most durable song in their live repertoire, lasting from their earliest days as the Quarrymen in 1957 through to their last public concert in August 1966. As with the majority of their Little Richard remakes, Paul McCartney sang lead vocals, as he could most closely imitate Richard's vocal style.