Exile kiss you all over [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Lead vocalist on the song Stokley was ousted from the band in 1979, his health declining thereafter until he died at the age of 41 in 1985. The band moved into country music following the synth-pop success of "Kiss You All Over" and the 1979 follow-up hit "You Thrill Me"

Eric Carmen - All By Myself [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 17, 2020:

The verse is based on the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18, famously used to underscore the 1945 British film Brief Encounter. The chorus was taken from the song "Let's Pretend", which Carmen wrote and recorded with the Raspberries in 1972.

He couldn't really do much else. He relies on the military to retain power in Iran. [bbc.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Isn't it disingenuous to refer to a missle-strike on a plane as a **crash** ?

Item 4 from my UK indulgences Not sure if this band ever made it to USA apart from an ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Album Personnel : Vincent Crane: Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals - all tracks Carl Palmer: drums, percussion - #1, 2 John Du Cann: guitars, vocals - #1-5, 10-12 Paul Hammond: drums, percussion - #3-5, 10-12 Chris Farlowe: vocals - #6-9, 13-15 Steve Bolton: guitars - #6-9, 13-15 Ric Parnell: drums, percussion - #6-9, 13-15

Trump school prayer guidance inadequate, other regs worrisome - Freedom From Religion Foundation

FearlessFly comments on Jan 17, 2020:

As long as there has been, and as long as there will be, math tests in schools, there always has been and always will be prayer in schools. :P

When Will Quantum Computers be a Thing [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 17, 2020:

Either I like this article or I don't, what are the possibilities ? :P

Last month I thought I would post some videos that had TV commercial elements.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 17, 2020:

"Drift Away" is a song by Mentor Williams written in 1970 and originally recorded by John Henry Kurtz on his 1972 album Reunion.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd-While We Cry. [youtube.]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst, on June 12, 1977, Shreveport, Louisiana), was exposed to a variety of music at an early age, as his father was a local radio personality and had a vast collection of music. Shepherd began playing guitar at age seven after meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan, in June 1984 at one of his father's promoted concerts.

Feet tapping to go dancing. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Traditional & Folk

Back in 1994 I found this CD.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued.

Great Aussie 3 piece Band, You Am I Purple sneakers [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

The song opens with the lyric "Had a scratch only you could itch, underneath the Glebe Point bridge", which refers to the Anzac Bridge in Sydney. The Glebe Island Bridge was still under construction when Tim Rogers wrote and recorded the song in 1994, with the bridge's official name changing to 'Anzac Bridge' on Remembrance Day in 1998

A song with a point... I love Everlast. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 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.

Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

"Rocky Mountain Way" is a 1973 song by rock guitarist Joe Walsh and his band Barnstorm, with writing credits given to Walsh, Rocke Grace, Kenny Passarelli, and Joe Vitale. The song was originally released on the album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get.

Steve Martin & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

"Foggy Mountain Breakdown" is a bluegrass instrumental − that is, a "breakdown" − written by Earl Scruggs and first recorded on December 11, 1949 by the bluegrass artists Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys. It is a standard in the bluegrass repertoire. It is used as background music in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde, especially in the car chase scenes, and has been used in a similar manner in many other films and television programs, particularly when depicting a pursuit scene in a rural setting. In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Collins was playing around with his drum machine - a Roland TR-808 when he started saying the chorus of the song One More Night. He later recalled that the writing of the song, which has no hook, was completed "very quickly." Its B-side in the UK was "I Like the Way"

[youtu.be] Alan Parsons. - Sirius/ Eye In The Sky (live)

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Alan Parsons – Fairlight CMI, production, engineering, composer Eric Woolfson – Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals, composer, lyrics Ian Bairnson – acoustic and electric guitars David Paton – bass Stuart Elliott – drums Chris Rainbow – backing vocals

One of those those ‘unknown’ progressive bands with a place in my heart.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Black Widow's most popular song "Come to the Sabbat" has been covered by many bands and artists including Timberjack (Top 10 hit in New Zealand in 1971), Jon the Postman, Bewitched, Death SS and Propagandhi.

Uriah Heep - Easy Living [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

David Byron – lead vocals Mick Box – guitar Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion, backing vocals Gary Thain – bass guitar Ken Hensley – organ, backing vocals

Donald Trump Is Promising ‘Big Action’ on School Prayer to Rally Evangelical Voters

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

As long as there has been, and as long as there will be, **math tests** in schools, there always has been and always will be prayer in schools. :P

As a kid and I had begun to listen to the new music of the day; Elvis Presley, etc, I heard this ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Her song "Jim Dandy" was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked number 343 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

I Feel Like I'm Drowning | Two Feet | Lyrics ☾☀ - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Zachary William "Bill" Dess, (born June 21, 1993), known by his stage name Two Feet, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from New York City.

I just started reading an extremely interesting book that I recommend to everyone: Sapiens, A Brief ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

. . . read it, liked it. :)

[youtu.be] Here is another great Scandi band...from Finland. Sonata Artica. - Cold.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal.

Don't know why but this one has been circling the cerebellum all day.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

The song begins with a man commiserating his loneliness, when a woman suddenly appears in his bed, and encourages him to make love to her. The rest of the song describes his feelings about her, then he discovers she must leave him, and he is saddened. She tells him to "go find the right one, love her and then, when you look into her eyes you'll see me again."

The structure of marriage is heavily based upon religion; in the sight of god, till death, what god ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 16, 2020:

https://slate.com/culture/1997/09/the-marriage-contract.html

AMBROSIA - BIGGEST PART OF ME A great song from the 80's from this American Band... [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

The song was written by band member David Pack. Pack re-recorded the song on his 2005 album, The Secret of Movin' On. David Pack – vocals, guitars Joe Puerta – bass guitar, harmony vocals, backing vocals David C. Lewis – fender Rhodes, piano, Prophet Christopher North – organ Royce Jones – percussion, harmony vocals, background vocals, Burleigh Drummond – drums, percussion, harmony vocals, backing vocals Ernie Watts – saxophone

Congrats Virginia for the historic vote. ERA is finally Ratified. [npr.org]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Not so fast . . . : https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/politics/alabama-lawsuit-equal-rights-amendment/index.html . . . don't misunderstand, I'm all for it -- but there are still hurdles.

So more warming does mean more volcano eruptions! [scientificamerican.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Sounds reasonable, but correlation != causation.

During a construction project, a grave of "Amazon warrior women' was discovered.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Why does archaeology.org continue to use BC/AD instead of the culturally and religiously neutral BCE/CE ?

Now I'm lost in Gwen...and Moby. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

In April 2005, Moby stated that "South Side" was inspired by his visits to Chicago and his love for its house music scene, but that its lyrics are intended to be unsettling and imply a connection between getting used to loud music as part of clubbing, and desensitization to violence.

Sweet - Action [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

"Action" is a self-written and produced 1975 song by the glam rock band Sweet. The song went through several iterations; a 7" single version was recorded at Ian Gillan's Kingsway Studios in London and slightly different versions appear on the albums Strung Up and Give Us a Wink.

Wow. Just a girl.. By No Doubt.. Gwen Stefani.. Anyone got the video? Please?

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHzOOQfhPFg

Rea Garvey (Reamonn). - Supergirl. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Reamonn's first chart success came with "Supergirl," a track that received heavy airplay on mainstream radio stations in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria. Taken from the album "Tuesday," it reached the top 10 in 2000 in each of those countries.

Time for me to say goodnight again.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

The lyrics were written by lead singer Michael Stipe, and the music by drummer Bill Berry and guitarist Peter Buck, and credited to the whole band as usual. Lyrically, the song is a tribute to the comedian and performer Andy Kaufman, with numerous references to his career, including his Elvis impersonation, wrestling, and the film My Breakfast with Blassie. The song's title and chorus refer to the Moon landing conspiracy theories, as an oblique allusion to rumors that Kaufman's death in 1984 was faked. The song gave its name to Man on the Moon (1999), Miloš Forman's film based on Kaufman's life, and was featured prominently in the film's soundtrack.

Steve Vai with the song For the Love of God ! An amazing sound don't be fooled by the title! ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

The piece runs for six minutes and features a number of techniques including pitch bends, legato, and sweep picking. Vai recorded the track on the fourth day of a ten-day fast. During an interview, he explained, "I do try to push myself into relatively altered states of consciousness. Because in those states you can come up with things that are unique even for yourself".

April Wine - Roller [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Myles Goodwyn, lead singer and main songwriter for April Wine, penned the song in 1976, though it wasn't recorded until 1978, and was decided to be released as a single from the album, becoming the album's biggest hit. The term "roller" in the song is referring to a "high-roller" woman, an upper class traveler who is wealthy, and the narrator talks about leaving for Los Angeles to meet up with her. "Roller" also talks about the narrator's unrequited love for this unnamed woman, in an upbeat, hard rock form similar to many other April Wine songs.

One of those songs that when you hear the first chord, you prepare to enjoy the entire song because ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

Guitarist Tom Cochrane wrote the song after becoming concerned about a resurgence of anti-Semitism in the 1970s, and was also inspired after reading a book about Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued Jews from The Holocaust during World War II. Some sources[example needed] have incorrectly cited the murder of John Lennon as the song's primary inspiration; Cochrane had already written the song before Lennon was killed

Item 2 from my UK Indulgence series.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

It was cited in the Guinness Book of Records as being the first song to have used a sample, however, according to the sleeve note of the CD reissue of the Kongos album, it is actually a tape loop of African drumming, and the use of tape loops and instruments using prerecorded samples such as the Mellotron and Optigan were well established by this time.

[youtu.be] HIM. - The Sacrament. These Finns just rock ..and I love Ville Valo’s voice!

FearlessFly comments on Jan 15, 2020:

The song was used over the end credits of the 2007 Japanese anime, Highlander: The Search for Vengeance.

Pat Metheny&Charlie Haden - Cinema Paradiso [youtube.]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

The Main theme from the film "Cinema Paradiso" by Ennio Morricone.

Chicago, Lowdown [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

"Lowdown" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their third album Chicago III According to a 2016 web review, in "Lowdown" Cetera "ties political issues to emotions", " 'Lowdown' features one of the tightest rhythms ever laid down by Seraphine, Kath and Cetera," and "It’s easily one of the best tracks on Chicago III.

FOLLOW ME DOWN. MISS BIX. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

(from blindracoon) The opening track ‘Follow Me Down’ draws the listener in with a trance-like psychedelic groove and from there the excitement builds.

The Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

"Time Is on My Side" is a song written by Jerry Ragovoy (using the pseudonym "Norman Meade"). First recorded by jazz trombonist Kai Winding and his orchestra in 1963, it was covered (with additional lyrics by Jimmy Norman) by both soul singer Irma Thomas and the Rolling Stones in 1964.

This moves me more than the original.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

n April 2016, Paul Simon endorsed the cover. Additionally, on April 1, Simon sent Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of the rendition on American talk show Conan. Simon wrote, "Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I'd seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks."

The Boss and Melissa Etheridge. Thunder Road. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

"Thunder Road" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen, and is the opening track on his 1975 breakthrough album Born to Run.

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

"Send In the Clowns" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night.

The great dismantling of America's national parks is under way

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

It seems to me there has always been huge differences/priorities between NPS, NFS, BLM.

Boeing Mocked Lion Air Calls for More 737 Max Training Before Crash [bloomberg.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

I'll believe corporations are people when the state of Texas executes one. :P :O

[youtu.be] Old Eagles, still the best <3

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

"Take It Easy" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, and recorded by the Eagles with Frey singing lead vocals. It was the band's first single, released on May 1, 1972.

Why don't you ask him....? [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

Fleetwood and Buckingham played lamb chops and a Kleenex box on the track respectively : I'm playing floor toms, and I overdubbed a lot of American Indian wood tribal drums. It's a whole hodgepodge of Kleenex boxes, drums, weird stuff, slapping of lamb chops and things. I got a big leg of lamb in there somewhere – I'm hitting it with a spatula. — Mick Fleetwood

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 14, 2020:

In an interview with Songfacts, Rudolf Schenker explained, "It's a story about a love affair, where they recognized it may be over, but let's try again".

Updated video as the other one wouldn't play ! Leona Boyd with the first track here off the Album ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

I get : Video unavailable The uploader has not made this video available in your country

This tome is fairly cool on a couple of levels.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

According to Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood, singer Thom Yorke wrote "Creep" while studying at Exeter University in the late 1980s. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood said the song was inspired by a girl that Yorke had followed around and who unexpectedly attended a Radiohead performance.

The Band and The Staples - The Weight [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

Written by Band member Robbie Robertson, the song is about a visitor's experiences in a town mentioned in the lyric's first line as Nazareth

[youtu.be] Tonight my bedtime post is a great song from Tom Chaplin ...Turning Back.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

. . . seemingly written from the perspective of a man who feels his significant other has left him behind and abandoned him on the road

Wwwwwhaaaaat theeee fuuuuuuckkk?

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

"Dance the Night Away" was Van Halen's first top 20 U.S. hit. It was inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way". Eddie Van Halen purposely left a guitar solo out of the final version of the song, replacing it instead with a riff of tap harmonics. David Lee Roth originally wanted to call the song "Dance, Lolita, Dance", but Eddie Van Halen convinced him that "Dance the Night Away" was more suitable and the chorus was changed to reflect that

Badfinger _ Come and Get It [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

"Come and Get It" is a song composed by Paul McCartney for the 1969 film The Magic Christian. On 2 August 1969, McCartney produced the studio version at EMI (Abbey Road) Studios by the Apple band Badfinger (then called the Iveys) telling them, "Okay, it's got to be exactly like this demo." His "carrot" for the band was his offer to produce this song and two other Iveys' originals for the movie The Magic Christian, since he had a contract to supply three songs for it. The band followed his instructions.

UK Indulgence.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

"In My Own Time" is a song and single written by Roger Chapman and John Whitney

Keeping up with the Scott Walker moment, two class acts united.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

"Amsterdam" is a song by Jacques Brel. It combines a powerful melancholic crescendo with a rich poetic account of the exploits of sailors on shore leave in Amsterdam. Scott Walker recorded several of these translated Brel songs in the late 1960s. This inspired David Bowie to record his own versions of "Amsterdam" in the early 1970s.

From The Walker Brothers late 70s album Nite Flight.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

The song describes the work of a CIA torturer. "The Electrician" was featured as the opening track for the 2008 crime film Bronson directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. In 2019, the song was featured in Episode 4 of On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Season 1.

Last one from 1971 Stampeders - Sweet City Woman [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

"Sweet City Woman" is a 1971 song by Canadian rock band The Stampeders, appearing on their debut album Against the Grain (retitled Sweet City Woman in the US). It features a banjo as a primary instrument, which is also mentioned in the lyrics: "The banjo and me, we got a feel for singing."

I don't know why I'm channeling 1971, but I am.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" is a song written by Janice Lee Gwin and Linda Martin and performed by Daddy Dewdrop. It was featured on his 1971 album, Daddy Dewdrop.

Mouth And MacNeal - How Do You Do - 1971 [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 13, 2020:

he single earned Mouth & MacNeal, and its composers Hans van Hemert and Harry van Hoof, the 1972 Buma Export Award for the most records sold abroad by a Dutch musical act in that year.

peter gabriel i have the touch [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

This song was featured in the movie The Chocolate War - 1988, an off-beat film that explored the Catholic School's strictness of a common tradition of students raising money by selling chocolate bars.

Peter Green, one of his finest. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

"Man of the World" is a song recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1969, and composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green. "Man of the World" is a song about a man who has everything he wants, except the companion he craves.

Rory Gallagher with his 1932 National Resonator guitar Too much alcohol [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

(from irishtimes) Rory Gallagher - whose death by liver failure just over 10 years ago marked the passing of a more innocent, less mercenary time in Irish rock - was that anti-hero. He sidestepped big-time offers (the Rolling Stones came calling when Mick Taylor was ousted) and shunned the satin and velvet glamour of the international rock circuit. Gallagher was a provincial Irish guy not at home with urban sophistication

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Middle America [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

"Middle America" is a song by American rock band Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It is the fifth track and first single from their seventh studio album, Sparkle Hard. Described as an "ode to underdogs everywhere", the song features lyrics concerning the passage of time and aging contrasted with smaller concepts of getting "shitfaced" and blushing the color of Robitussin. The song also features the lyric "Men are scum, I won’t deny", which has been interpreted as a reference to the #MeToo movement.[

The incredible Jackie Wilson Your love keeps lifting me higher [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" is an R&B song written by Gary Jackson and Carl Smith, and produced by Carl Davis. It was originally recorded by Jackie Wilson for his album Higher and Higher

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" is a song from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by English synthpop duo Soft Cell that was released as a single in January 1982. In 1991, the track was remixed by Julian Mendelsohn and released as Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91 to promote the compilation album Memorabilia – The Singles

Repetitor - Suženi snovi [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

After releasing their third album 'Gde ćeš' Serbian post-punk trio Repetitor launched new video for a song 'Suženi snovi' in order to warm up the atmosphere before release parties in Zagreb, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia.

[youtu.be] Toto. - Africa (live mega edition). What a great song!

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

The song was written by band members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. The soft rock song lyrically incorporates themes of love and location.

Thanks to Marionville....another by Journey [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

It was written by Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry. The song is highlighted by Steve Perry's lyrics (with vocal riffs highly reminiscent of Sam Cooke) and piano playing by Jonathan Cain which segues into a bass riff by Ross Valory, and other guitars. At the end of the song, Neal Schon plays a repeating guitar solo that sounds similar to Santana.

Ian Hunter - When The Daylight Comes [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

When the Daylight Comes. The track is a superb balance between the soulful and the detached, with spiky yet vulnerable lyrics, a literate Ian Hunter trademark

Percentage of Christians Drops in All U.S. Age Groups [aarp.org]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

. . . nothing against AARP, but why not link to the actual source ? https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/

Why the link share won't accept a wiki page is beyond me but the attachment is a must read ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

Is this "beyond" you ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic , , , cut-paste of URL(s) is fairly easy :)

I’m squeezing in another hunk before bedtime.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

Ville Valo compared "In Joy and Sorrow" to "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses, and singled out the song's "no frills, self-ironic directness" as one of its best qualities.

Funny how a simple phrase uttered by someone else can trigger a musical memory.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

"Beautiful Sunday" is a song written by Daniel Boone and Rod McQueen, and performed by Daniel Boone. The song is commonly used for the 'Slosh' dance. The dance is popular in Scotland where it's commonly played at wedding receptions.

I may have posted this before, not sure. If so I apologize. Linda Ronstadt. Blue bayou [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

"Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 hit with her cover in 1977.

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

Steve Perry – lead vocals Ross Valory – bass guitar, background vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, background vocals Neal Schon – lead and rhythm guitars, background vocals Steve Smith – drums and percussion The song has for years been commonly played at Detroit Red Wings home games; at Red Wings home games, especially during the last minutes of playoff victories, the recording is turned down during the line "born and raised in south Detroit" so the home fans can sing the line from the song.[13][14] It was played at the closing ceremony of the Red Wings long-time home of Joe Louis Arena in 2017. It is also used at numerous Detroit sporting events.

Lil bit of late 90s pop rock... [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

The song ends with a quote attributed to Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca: "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

Lulu [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

"To Sir with Love" is the theme from James Clavell's 1967 film To Sir, with Love. The song was performed by Lulu, and written by Don Black and Mark London (husband of Lulu's longtime manager Marion Massey).

Rush / Freewill Neil Peart wrote the lyrics for this song which I consider to be anthem for ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

According to Sam Harris, "free will is an illusion" -- but I'm agnostic about it :O https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Will_(book)

Rush / Freewill Neil Peart wrote the lyrics for this song which I consider to be anthem for ...

FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2020:

In a 2016 review of Rush discography for Ultimate Classic Rock, Eduardo Rivadavia described "Freewill" as a "cerebral but remarkably radio-friendly" song. Geddy Lee has stated that the final verse of "Freewill" is at the highest part of his vocal range.

[youtu.be] Eagles. - How Long.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 11, 2020:

"How Long" is a song by American singer-songwriter J. D. Souther. Written in 1971 it was originally recorded by Souther for his 1972 debut solo album, John David Souther. The Eagles, longtime friends and collaborators with Souther, frequently performed "How Long" in concert during the early and mid-1970s. In 2007, the band covered the song for their album Long Road Out of Eden, the group's first full studio album since 1979. A year later, their version of the song won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

[youtu.be] Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (1997 remix)

FearlessFly comments on Jan 11, 2020:

"Smoke on the Water" is known for and recognizable by its central theme, developed by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. It is a four-note blues scale melody in G minor, harmonised in parallel fourths. The riff, played on a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar by Blackmore, is later joined by hi-hat and distorted organ, then the rest of the drums, then electric bass parts before the start of Ian Gillan's vocal. Blackmore later claimed that the riff is an interpretation of inversion of Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven, and that "I owe him a lot of money"

EC have you ever loved a woman [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 11, 2020:

"Have You Ever Loved a Woman" is a blues song written by Billy Myles and first recorded by American blues artist Freddie King in 1960. Eric Clapton subsequently recorded several versions of "Have You Ever Loved a Woman": the first was a live rendition in November 1965 when he was a member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers; then a studio version with his band Derek and the Dominos for their 1970 album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs; later on, live recordings of the song appear on his albums E. C. Was Here, Just One Night (as a medley with Ramblin' on My Mind), 24 Nights, Live In Hyde Park, One More Car, One More Rider and Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004.

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 11, 2020:

Christian music titan TobyMac has released a new song about the sudden death of his young son Truett Foster McKeehan, revealing his grief, his questions, and his hopes to see his beloved son again one day in heaven. In the song, his pain is palpable, but so is his faith in God.

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 11, 2020:

This track was written mainly by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb. Barry worked out the melody with keyboard player Blue Weaver, though he is not credited officially as a songwriter here.

Thanks to @Dhiltong for the inspiration. America - Daisy Jane [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

"Daisy Jane" is a song written by Gerry Beckley of the group America included on the 1975 America album Hearts. The song's narrator indicates he's flying back to Memphis in hopes of reconnecting with the girl he left behind "to roam the city". Beckley, who wrote the song at his cottage in East Sussex, has stated: "There was no such person as Daisy Jane and I had never even been to Memphis": Beckley believes that he likely drew the idea of writing a song entitled "Daisy Jane" from the Nick Drake song "Hazey Jane".

[youtu.be] Heart - What About Love? They were hard to beat for a good 80s Rock ballad!

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

The song was originally recorded in 1983 by Canadian rock group Toronto, of which songwriters Sheron Alton and Brian Allen were members. (The other songwriter, Jim Vallance, was not a member of Toronto, though he played drums on Toronto's recording of the song.)

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

The backing vocals on the song are sung by Mike Mahoney, ex-boyfriend of Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan. This hit was also a main feature of the Cranberries in the 1994 Woodstock Revival Festival. "I wrote that about my first love when I was living in Ireland ... It's about feeling really in love for the first time".

Foghat - Sweet Home Chicago [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

"Sweet Home Chicago" is a blues standard first recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936. Although he is often credited as the songwriter, several songs have been identified as precedents. All five of Chicago's sports teams have played the song at their games in one form or another.

I've loved Patti since I was 14... [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

"After the Gold Rush" is a song written and performed by Neil Young and is the title song from his 1970 album of the same name.

The death of J.B. Lenoir. A sad one by John Mayall. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

J. B. Lenoir (March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s.

Ozzy Osbourne ft Elton John - Ordinary Man [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

Ozzy made the new album with Post Malone producer/guitarist Andrew Watt who worked on the Ozzy/Posty collab that Ozzy says inspired him to write again. Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan is on bass and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith plays drums.

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FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

According to Dan Peek of America, Stewart's inspiration for "Tonight's the Night" was America's Top 30 hit "Today's the Day": Peek recalls that one evening when he and his guest Rod Stewart were playing together in Peek's home recording studio: "I played 'Today's the Day', the song I had been working on. Rod said that he liked it and that it gave him an idea for a song. Of course after his recording of 'Tonight's the Night' came out I laughed when I remembered what he'd said. I'm sure I probably smacked my forehead and said: 'Why didn't I think of that?'" The song features a French spoken part from Britt Ekland who was Stewart's girlfriend at the time.

Tommy Emmanuel an amazing guitarist This one is called The Journey.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

The Journey is a song written by David Hirschfelder and Tommy Emmanuel and recorded by Emmanuel for his studio album, The Journey.

Euros Childs - Spin That Girl Around.

FearlessFly comments on Jan 10, 2020:

Euros Childs ; Welsh; born 16 April 1975) is a Welsh musician and songwriter, perhaps best known as the frontman for the band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and—as of January 2019—the keyboardist for Teenage Fanclub. Childs was a founder of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and stayed with the band throughout its lifetime, writing or co-writing most songs, handling most lead vocals, and playing keyboards, among other instruments.

ZZ Top. - La Grange. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 9, 2020:

The song refers to a brothel on the outskirts of La Grange, Texas (later called the "Chicken Ranch"). The brothel is also the subject of the Broadway play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The first time ZZ Top played the song in La Grange, Texas was during the Fayette County Fair on September 5, 2015

There But For Fortune. Joan Baez (Happy Birthday!) [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jan 9, 2020:

"There but for Fortune" is a song by American folk musician Phil Ochs. Ochs wrote the song in 1963 and recorded it twice, for New Folks Volume 2 (Vanguard, 1964) and Phil Ochs in Concert (Elektra, 1966). Joan Baez also recorded "There but for Fortune" in 1964, and her version of the song became a chart hit. "There but for Fortune" consists of four verses, each one of which ends with the line "there but for fortune may go you or I". The first verse is about a prisoner. The second verse describes a hobo. The third verse is about a drunk who stumbles out of a bar. The final verse describes a country that has been bombed.