Song titles A through Z with video

V - Vicarious by Tool

 

A riff on the old Bluegrass classic by Bill Monroe & Peter Rowan...

W - Walls of Time by Ricky Scaggs

 

X - Xanadu, Olivia Newton John

Not her best, but I used to have a crush on this woman.

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Y Year of the cat

 

A All or Nothing

 

B-The Bomber (one of the reasons why Jimmy Page noted that joe walsh was one of the very best guitarists alive)

 

C Carpet of the sun-the wonderful 5+ octave range of the lovely Annie Haslam

 

D - Down in Africa, Toto

 

Easy - The Commodores

 

F The Fly

 

G: Gloria - Laura Branigan

 

H - Half A Man - America

 

In the MIdnight Hour - Wilson Pitckett

 

J - Jumping Jack Flash. Rolling Stones

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K - Kiss an Angel Good Morning, Charley Pride

I like this guy, he has one of the best country music voices around.

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Funny, I've only seen handful of concerts in my life and I'm not a country-music fan, but I saw Charley Pride in concert once at a country fair. LOL! Gotta love Charley!

 

L - "Last Train to Clarksville", the Monkees

 

M: More Than Words - Extreme
One of my all-time favorite songs

 

N Needle and the Damage Done

 

O Old Man

 

P Powderfinger

 

Part of that may be the amazingly potent, additional dimension, which moves within reach, during live musical performances. My favorite pop/rock concert, amongst numerous good ones, of much different character, was a Natalie Merchant show, in 2000. I missed my bus, afterward (I was living in Hawaii, w/out a car) but was happy to walk, singing what I recalled of the evening's songs. I should explain, that these were not big hits, she was performing, so I knew none, or almost none, of them. This was at the time she apparently had come out with a more folksy album.

The two points I'd like to pass along are, first, that one's mindset, makes a huge difference, in most things, so not surprisingly, in participatory listening to music, as well. As I was being blown away with the show, I heard a woman turn to her companions and, in a fairly loud voice, say, "What the hell is this sh**?" obviously having very different expectations, of what would be on the oratory menu.

The other worthwhile note, is that I, long afterward, just loved my memory of one particular song, from which I had only caught and retained the lyrics, "And you go home, with Sally- Ann,/ and you go home, with Sally- Ann./ Yeah you go home, with Sally- Ann/ You - Go - Home" (in a different refrain, she had used Mary Ann, but I think you've got the gist, w/out need of my repeating all of the rest). Anyway, years later, when I got around to checking out her song, "Sally Ann," on You Tube, none of the versions even come close to making me feel as I had, that night.

I need to get out to hear some more, live music.
You should, too.


Anyway, in reference to your country music comments, I can relate-- not to being a fan of Charlie Pride's, but to, despite not having tastes that are particularly country music- driven, having appreciated some really fine music, by country artists. I have, in fact, been trying for the last couple/three days, to insert two of them into this thread's playlist, if I can ever catch it, when either the letter, "S" or "I" are next in the queue. Most of what I like, is not the most popular, current work, though there's some of that. But there are numerous genres-- Appalachian music, Rockabilly, folk- fusion (I just invented that term), et cetera-- as well as different styles, related to different eras. I've enjoyed stuff I've heard from many who are no longer, or never were, particularly famous, whose names I cannot recall. Then there are others, who are well- known, like George Strait, John Denver, Los Tigres del Norte, the Eagles, and so on, who have appealed to me.

All that was my lead in, to mentioning another "classic," country singer, of around the same era, as Pride: Freddy Fender. And, if I may be permitted to jump the line, I would like to offer his version of this song, for "T"--

Then You Can Tell Me, Goodbye:



I had only known this song, from the version by The Casinos, of which I am fond, but, in looking for a Fender song for our game, I was really taken with his version. This led to a little research, in which I found that this has been a very popular song, to remake: it has been done by artists from Glen Campbell (who was a hell of a guitarist, BTW) to James Brown, the Fifth Dimension, and Frankie Valli. Though all I've so far listened to, seem pretty good, due to the original writing, some are standouts.

For a starting point, the song was written by John D. Loudermilk, and here is it's first incarnation, in 1962, by Don Cherry, which is not bad:


It was done by the Doo-Wop Casinos, in 1967, which is the version one hears on any broad- appeal radio station. But the next year, it was a number one hit, on the Country charts, as done by Eddie Arnold (which I would only call OK). Though I do like Neal McCoy's version, which was #5 on the Country charts, in 1996:



There is a really nice, unique timber, to the version by Joss Stone, who is not a Country singer but more of, I think, a British Soul singer.




Glen Campbell's cover, is worth listening to, if just for its two transitions, as he puts it in the center of a medley, with the song, "Don't Pull Your Love Out On Me Baby."



I have two more videos to share, but they are not being pictured, when I put in the web address, so I think it may be a sign that I have reached a limit, for this post. Of course, it would be easy for people to just hit the links, but probably not easy enough, for some. So, I'll continue, in the next post.

 

(Continued)

Here's an actual video of Joss Stone-- though for some reason you'll have to hit the link, as it still isn't coming up the same way they normally do, pictured in a box, and ready to play-- which I originally thought I might include, because she is easy on the eyes, as they say (or once said), and some might take this a bonus. But in this video, when she explains her take on the song, it shows me a totally different perspective from my own. Even if this might mean that my own perspective has been "wrong," all these years-- that is, not what had been intended-- this is the sort of thing that really gives me a charge. I had always taken the lyrics to be saying, let's believe that this will last forever, indulge in the act of your telling me so, and my believing you, and then, if we turn out to have been wrong, we can just play that other scene, of saying goodbye. But see how Stone, and I sure many, many others, interprets the lyrics:




At the moment, however, the version that is most on the mark, for me, is more true to the original, at least in spirit, I think, although abstracted from the orchestral sound, to fit the pared down style of RoseAnn Cash, who has done some really lovely, heartfelt work. Interestingly, I do not care, in the least, for the work of her much more renowned father-- musical tastes are a very individual, subjective thing.

This is from a concert she did, honoring the work of the songwriter, John Loudermilk. As an aside, her guitarist and long time significant other, John Levanthal, is also a talented player. (I see that this link is not making the leap to picture, either. But, I assure you, it's worth the extra, finger effort.






As far in, as I listened to the James Brown-- though, as with Cash, I'm not one of his worshippers-- seemed pretty good, but by this point, it was not strikingly enough different, from the others, as far as the musical flow; the same could be said of the take by the 5th Dimension, though it is, as might be expected, different in tone, from James Brown's take. I have yet to check out all of the others, including Frankie Valli's interpretation. For those whose interest has been piqued, here is the wiki listing:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Then_You_Can_Tell_Me_Goodbye


EDIT/P.S.-- Look at that; the links weren't transforming to images, like the others, in the "Preview," phase but, now that I've posted, they've emerged from their typographical chrysalises.

 

MY APOLOGIES TO ALL, FOR CHEATING, BY SKIPPING Q, R, & S-- but here is one for that last, neglected letter, at least (and there is no reason for anyone with a good "Q" or "R" up their sleeve, or close at hand, not to still use it).

S

Currently my favorite song to listen to. The video is for others' benefit. It's lyrics are simple but pithy; strongly delivered with naked, and moving, sincerity, by Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles. I tend to not make it to the end, with dry eyes.

Stay:

 

T Tin Soldier