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Boss Week, Pt. 3: Maybe Everything That Dies Some Day Comes Back
Artists mentioned:[In absonderland a week can be a lot longer than just seven days...]While Darkness On The Edge of Town sort of saved me during the worst year of my life, it was Springsteen's Nebraska that had put the Boss on my personal musical map.I could connect much more to stripped...(read full post)
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Boss Week, Pt. 2: Ain't Nobody Like To Be Alone
Artists mentioned:Originally, Springsteen had written Hungry Heart for The Ramones, after seeing them play in 1979. On advice of his manager, he kept the song for himself and it went on to become his first top ten single in the USA.Now, don't we all wish Springsteen had done as he intended...(read full post)
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Boss Week, Pt. 1: Maybe We Ain't That Young Anymore
Artists mentioned:Nick Hornby wrote in 31 Songs, "[...] this four and three quarter minutes provided Jim Steinman and Meatloaf with a whole career".And yes, Thunder Road is bombastic and cliché-ridden, but it was Bruce Springsteen that sort of invented this kind of bombasticism and the notion of cars and girls and...(read full post)
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While The Sun Is Bright Or In The Darkest Night
Artists mentioned:I never cared much for the Rolling Stones, as I was raised on a steady diet of Beatles and German singer/songwriters before I came across AC/DC and The Clash. Recently I re-discovered how fantastic Melanie's version of Ruby Tuesday is (the one from 1970, the '76 recording is lackluster shite…),...(read full post)
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[Elsewhere]
Artists mentioned:If you like the stuff I'm posting here, you should check out Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It? for a number of versions of the classic "House Of The Rising Sun" (and make sure to look up the link posted in the comments there).Fong Songs has a nice selection of versions...(read full post)
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They Stole Their Land And They Won't Give It Back
Artists mentioned:In a recent interview with German weekly Stern, producer/songwriter/musician Dieter Bohlen (infamous for 80s abomination Modern Talking) claimed that he stole most of his song titles except for Geronimo's Cadillac.Just to prove him wrong, here's a couple of versions of the 1972 song of the same title written by "Cosmic...(read full post)
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You Gotta Roll With The Punches
Artists mentioned:This song is the incarnation of everything that was wrong with rock music in the eighties. From the annoying synthesizer hook to the ridiculous show-offish guitar solo: Utterly disgusting and unlistenable crap. So it's no wonder that every single cover version I found of this song strays in a completely...(read full post)
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Tom Petty Week, Pt. 1: After All It Was A Great Big World
Artists mentioned:And another song that spurred an urban legend…American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was seen as tribute to Roger McGuinn's trademark 12-string Rickenbacker-jangle sound when it was released in 1976, although Petty and Heartbreakers' guitarrist Mike Campbell achieved that effect with two 6-strings playing unisono.McGuinn would fittingly be...(read full post)
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Some Folks Are Born Silver Spoon In Hand
Artists mentioned:Written by John Fogerty in 1969, Fortunate Son was released as the b-side to Creedence Clearwater Revival's single Down On The Corner, with both sides of the single charting in the USA. Since the Vietnam War little has changed about the social background of those who sent off to fight...(read full post)
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50,000 Watts Of Power
Artists mentioned:Now, this one's a bit complicated. Well, the song as such is all but complicated. Two chords (ok, a third one right at the end) and a guy mostly talking.Roadrunner can be found on The Modern Lovers' only (self-titled) album, which was released in 1976, when the band had long...(read full post)
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He's Already In Me
Artists mentioned:You don't always have to write lyrics of epic proportions if you can convey your message in just two lines.The Stone Roses: I Wanna Be Adored (7" version)The Stone Roses: I Wanna Be Adored (12" version)The Stone Roses: I Wanna Be Adored (Bloody Valentine Edit)Joshua English: I Wanna Be AdoredTangerine:...(read full post)
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I'm Not Going To Play Your Games Anymore
Artists mentioned:When listing the most influential bands of the sixties, most people tend to forget The Byrds. They were one of the first groups to combine traditional or contemporary folk songs with electric guitars and drums and later in their career introduced country to the world of rock music. They inspired...(read full post)
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Clash Week, Pt. 4: Everybody They Wanna Go Home
Artists mentioned:To finish off Clash Week in this blog, here's one of the highlights from the last album they recorded in their original line-up, Combat Rock.The Clash have always been politically outspoken, as is Straight To Hell – a song which tackles a number of social issues ranging from drug abuse...(read full post)
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Clash Week, Pt. 3: I Guess My Race Is Run
Artists mentioned:And another song, not written by any of the members of The Clash. This one could even have been considered a classic by the time The Clash recorded their own version, as it had been recorded by The Crickets in 1960 and been made popular by The Bobby Fuller Four...(read full post)
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Clash Week, Pt. 2: Won't You Help Me Find The Speed I Lack?
Artists mentioned:There are songs that you associate that much with one band, you are stunned to find out they haven't been written by this band. Even so, if the original version of the song is by someone you only know from a couple of poppy reggae tunes from the 80s.Eddy Grant,...(read full post)
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Clash Week, Pt. 1: The Money Feels Good
Artists mentioned:The Guns Of Brixton was the only song written by Paul Simonon (who's now in The Good, The Bad And The Queen) ever to be released on an album of The Clash. There must be a gazillion cover versions of this one and the bassline has crossed over into mainstream...(read full post)
