Random Music Thoughts

[Unsomnambulist]

I'm putting together a playlist for....no particular reason. Here's what I have so far:

"Hit the Road, Jack"- Ray Charles
"Loser"- Beck
"Creep"- Radiohead
"I'm a Loser"- the Beatles
"The Sound of Failure"- the Flaming Lips
"Criminal"- Brittney Spears
"I'm in Disgrace"- the Kinks
"Back in the USSR"- the Beatles
"Evil Walk"- AC/DC
"Lonely Is As Lonely Does"- the dBs
"American Idiot"- Greenday
"You're So Vain"- Carly Simon
"Going Down"- Jeff Beck
"The End"- The Doors
"I Fought the Law"- the Clash

What other tracks would work well here?

"Crack Hitler" by Faith No More

 

[Nickyboy]

"Leave (Get Out)"- Jojo
"Liar"- 3 Dog Night
"Na, Na, Na, Na, Hey, Hey, Hey (Goodbye)- Steam

 

[axolotl]

"Nowhere Man" - The Beatles
"Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley (although I know you dislike The Eagles, as I do)
"Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M.
"Midnight Train to Georgia" - Gladys Knight and the Pips
"King Midas in Reverse" - The Hollies
"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" - Warren Zevon
"Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

^
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam (but without the Kiss part )
"See Ya Later Alligator" by Bill Haley & The Comets
"Demagogue" by Franz Ferdinand

(Edit: rats Nicky got to the Steam song as I was typing my post)

 

[axolotl]

"Closing Time" - Semisonic
"Go Your Own Way" - Fleetwood Mac
"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" - Green Day
"Get Out of My House" - The Streets
"Movin' Out" - Billy Joel

ETA: "Get a Job" - The Silhouettes

 

[Nickyboy]

"Fuck You"- Lily Allen

 

[axolotl]

"Sympathy for the Devil" - The Rolling Stones

 

[Nickyboy]

"Midnight Train to Georgia" - Gladys Knight and the Pips

Georgia doesn't want him.

 

[Nickyboy]

"Sympathy for the Devil" - The Rolling Stones

I have no sympathy for him.

 

[axolotl]

Georgia doesn't want him.

Oh, but they do.

New York does, too.

I have no sympathy for him.

I doubt Mick did, either.

"Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint"

 

[Nickyboy]

"Toxic"- Brittney Spears

 

[Unsomnambulist]

"Debaser" - Pixies.

 

[axolotl]

Pearl Jam Ask Tribute Band Pearl Jamm to Change Name for Obvious Reason

Pearl Jamm, a British-based Pearl Jam tribute act, has responded to a recent legal request from the Seattle band requesting a name change.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Pearl Jam Ask Tribute Band Pearl Jamm to Change Name for Obvious Reason

Pearl Jamm, a British-based Pearl Jam tribute act, has responded to a recent legal request from the Seattle band requesting a name change.

www.rollingstone.com

That sucks, but really a tribute band for a somewhat boring/mediocre rock band?

 

[axolotl]

That sucks, but really a tribute band for a somewhat boring/mediocre rock band?

It's never been about taste or personal preferences. Follow the money.

[Post OMY@C reference here]

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Pink Floyd's Animals was released 44 years ago today.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The 4-Foot-11 Grandma Who Rules Reggae

Patricia Chin and VP Records has been behind a thousand Jamaican hits—from the Wailers to Sean Paul and beyond.

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[axolotl]

Pink Floyd's Animals was released 44 years ago today.

Was they ever recaptured?

 

[Ojai Sam]

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham!
"Let's Impeach The President" - Neil Young

And a few from the vault you may not be familiar with:

 

[Ojai Sam]

Rare Violin Tests Germany’s Commitment to Atone for Its Nazi Past (Published 2021)

The instrument’s holders refuse to compensate the heirs of a Jewish music dealer, jeopardizing a system for restitution that has been in place for nearly two decades.

www.nytimes.com