July 25, 2006
The Mic Is Open in Nashville — Let the Music Move You!
ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:00 pm
It’s Like Open Mike Only Different
Here’s how it works.
The rules are simple — be nice.
It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
Tonight we talk about music.
We might also talk about
- songs that stick in your head.
- songs that you remember from childhood
- lyrics that changed your life.
- songs that you . . .
AND THE EVER POPULAR,
What ever happened to the drinking moose and his friend the pig?
Tonight we’re in Nashville.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Trisha said
Hello!
Joe said
Hey Trisha,
You beat me my 30 seconds ;-(
ME Strauss said
Hi Trisha,
The hills are alive with the sound of music!
Trisha said
Sorry I had to leave early last time, I did eventually come back but it was pretty late by then.
Joe said
Hey Liz,
Is that where you are tonight? Nashville?
Joe said
Julie Andrews… Christopher Plummer…
Trisha said
Does anyone here participate in blog carnivals? I just recently discovered them. Any thoughts on them?
ME Strauss said
Blog Carnivals are a fun way to get to know people and to find new readers.
Trisha said
Sorry Joe - didn’t mean to beat you!
ME Strauss said
Nah, Joe,
I’m in Chicago, only the picture is in Nashville.
Trisha said
I hate that they named them that.
Susan Reynolds said
Hey Joe, Trisha, Liz
Tracy said
I participate in the Blog Carnivals. THey’re a good way to get links to your blog. And you know, links are key!
Trisha said
Hi Susan! I like the name Susan.
ME Strauss said
Hey Susan,
How’s the art world?
Susan Reynolds said
Is Nashville cooler tnan DC today? Probably. I’m glad Liz is serving drinks with the music.
Trisha said
‘Email from the future’ - that’s what I want!
ME Strauss said
Email from the future? How’re you gonna get that Trisha?
Trisha said
I submitted something to blog carnivals 3 times now.
Joe said
Hey Susan,
Trisha said
Susan knows how!
Service Untitled - Douglas said
Hey everyone. I’m on for a little while.
ME Strauss said
Susan,
You send email from the future? Will you send some to me, Joe and Trisha?
Joe said
TZ, Liz… Duh
Susan Reynolds said
Well Trisha, how nice. Thanks. And the art world is interesting Liz, as long as you stay away from other artists.
In my own little art world I”m trying to figure out how to send out an art widget once a week or so like Hugh Macleod is offering in the cartooning world.
Trisha said
I think the either the date on my computer is wrong or the one associated with my email software is weird - I may vary well be sending out email from the future or from the past, i don’t know!
ME Strauss said
TZ??? Joe Huh?
Susan Reynolds said
Hi Joe from Philly, I can talk to you until football season starts, then you’re persona non grata in DC.
ME Strauss said
Hey Doug,
Welcome.
That’s Susan. She’s a bigwig in the artsy world.
Doug serves customers, except the landlubbing pirates — the telcos.
Susan Reynolds said
Liz, do I hear you doing your Julie Andrews impression in the background?
ME Strauss said
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Joe said
Hey Liz,
I just this minute got the E-mail announcing tonights event…
ME Strauss said
Joe,
You’re getting time-warped email from the past.
Susan Reynolds said
Ask Arnold, Liz
ME Strauss said
Good one, Susan.
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
Joe said
@ Liz… Twlight Zone…
@ Susan… RedSkins??? Whaaaaaat? E-A-G-L-E-S…
Susan Reynolds said
Song that makes me laugh
She’s got a Ticket to Ride” (at age 7 daughter #2 used to sing: “she’s got a tick in her eye”)
Service Untitled - Douglas said
Hi Susan. Nice seeing you here! I’m heading out for a little while, but I should be back in like 45 minutes.
ME Strauss said
At the beginning of baseball games . . .
Jose can you see.
Susan Reynolds said
Joe, let’s get Liz to say “da bears”
Do they have a theme song, fight song, whatever you call it?
Joe said
Hey Doug,
How many comments is that??? I guess I’ have to count them to make sure how many comments we go throught in 45 minutes…
Joe said
Susan, I think that’s all there is ‘da bearssss
ME Strauss said
Hey Susan,
Don’t be talking about dem Cubs or da Bears without bowing yer head now.
Susan Reynolds said
Liz, More misunderstood lyrics:
“Evertime you go away
you take a piece of meat with you”
(Like what, you need nourishment?)
ME Strauss said
I like that one Susan,
Jimi Hendrix
Scuse me, while I kiss this guy!
Joe said
Hey,
Since Doug left, am I the only guy here? Or are there lurkers lurking in the lime light?
ME Strauss said
Joe,
I think you’ve got us to yourself.
Joe said
I MUST be dreaming… all the women??? Me???
what will I do???
ME Strauss said
You could call Mark Wade and ask him where he’s been with my crayons.
Joe said
HEY MARK!!! MARK!!!
I don’t think he heard me…
shirley buxton said
Hello, everybody. This is the first one of these I have attended and–too bad–I can’t stay long, but I’ll check in and out.
Jerry and I just had our 50th wedding anniversary and during a reception our children gave for us, he sang to me, “I’ll be loving you, always…” Near the end–a surprise to him–I also grasped the microphone and sang in conclusion with him, “Not for just an hour, not for just a day, not for just a year, but always.” There’s a picture posted on my blog: http://writenow.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/jerry-and-shirleyalways/
ME Strauss said
Try singing. It is music night.
Susan Reynolds said
Put on the music, Liz. We’ve got a captive dance partner!
Starbucker said
Hey everybody! “Everybody have fun tonight, everybody wang chung tonight” (that’s a classic). Liz, has Basil shown up yet?
ME Strauss said
Hey Starbucker!
Wang Chung to you too.
Basil’s not here yet, but I’m thinking he might be down on Rush Street tonight!
Susan Reynolds said
Aww, Shirley. That is just too lovely.
Christine Kane said
hi y’all…
Starbucker said
Hey Shirley - all those 50th anniversary pics on your site were just fantastic - everybody should check them out. And such a romantic couple are you (sorry about the Yoda-like structure there)!
Joe said
Oh NOOOooooo.
Another guy showed up (I hope he’s not a better dancer than me)…
Hey Starbucker, How ya doin’?
shirley buxton said
You are all so sweet.
ME Strauss said
Christine!
I bet I listened to “Three Times” 17 times today. I love that song!
ME Strauss said
Oh Shirley!
That picture is wonderful! And what a memory that is for you and for your children!
Christine Kane said
Thanks Liz! I’m glad you like it… Oddly, i recorded that song in NYC right after September 11. (i was there doing that whole cd right when that happened…)
ME Strauss said
We’re a sweet bunch here. Yeah, we make syrup. Have a cold one Shirley, and some snacks.
shirley buxton said
Thank you, Liz. It was a perfect celebration. We are such a blessed couple.
Starbucker said
Doin’ great Joe! Did I ever tell you I won a disco dancing contest back in ‘78? I believe the song was “If I can’t Have you” by Yvonne Elliman. Awesome.
Christine Kane said
I couldn’t find shirley’s pics!
ME Strauss said
Starbucker,
Show us a step or two now.
Susan Reynolds said
Whoa, the party’s livening up. Christine, you’re the perfect one to bring the music!
Christine Kane said
Thanks Susan… unfortunately, i don’t hold a candle to yvonne elliman. “if i can’t have you uh uh uh…” (i was a little kid when i sang along with that one!)
Starbucker said
I need a partner Liz - it was kind of a hustle we did - are you game?
shirley buxton said
Gotta run and dish up dinner. I’m trying to keep Jerry for another 50 years. Have to pamper him.
I’ll check back later. This is fun.
ME Strauss said
Sure, I’d be game to dance. Dancing is fun!
Joe said
I almost gave up dancing the line dance when I bumped into my girlfriend during “Hang on Sloopy”
Susan Reynolds said
Starbucker, that photo of you and Basil doing the sights was great.
ME Strauss said
Hang on, Sloopy.
Sloopy, hang on.
Joe said
I have to figure out how to denote notes for comments…
Starbucker said
OK everybody, you all mentally shout this out, and Liz and I will go for it - ready?
“Don’t know why
I’m survivin’ ev’ry lonely day
When there’s got to be no chance for me
My life would end
And it doesn’t matter how I cry
My tears, so far, are a waste of time
If I turn away
Am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can’t have you
I don’t want nobody baby
If I can’t have you, uh-huh, oh
If I can’t have you
I don’t want nobody baby
If I can’t have you, uh-ho”
Christine Kane said
“When there’s got to be no chance for me?” Oh my god… i used to sing “Winter’s got to be my destiny..” ha!
Starbucker said
Thanks Susan - oh boy, that Basil was something. I lost him so I couldn’t get him into the picture of me posing with the DVD
Liz, keep up with me now -ready for the second verse?
Christine Kane said
and aren’t we in nashville? shouldn’t we be doing line dances to shania twain songs?
ME Strauss said
Gosh, That was incredble. You’re a great dancer! Yep! I’m up for another anytime you are.
Joe said
Something I can do, a line dance… (I practiced since I bumped into my girlfriend).
I’m with you Christine.
Starbucker said
Here we go! (quick backstory - this song reminds me of a girl I really liked, took to a school dance, but completely blew it - but hey, I won a dance contest with it!)
“Can’t let go and it doesn’t matter how I try
I gave it all
So easily
To you my love
To dreams that never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can’t have you
I don’t want nobody baby
If I can’t have you, uh-huh, oh
If I can’t have you
I don’t want nobody baby
If I can’t have you, uh-ho”
Joe said
Ok, NOW I got the TUNE in my Head!!!
Stop it, or it will never go away…
Susan Reynolds said
Wait a minute, Starbucker - you LOST Basil? How did I miss that? Well no wonder the Basil in the photo had no floppy ears.
But get back to the dance floor. I think it’s time for the Electric Slide.
Christine Kane said
Okay, Joe…we’ll line dance.
“Man, i’m glad i’m a woman!”
ME Strauss said
the worst song in your head song:
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
Susan Reynolds said
LIZ, LOL! You’ve been reading my blog. I wonder what the theme song is at Hello Kitty Land. Eeek!
Christine Kane said
oh no! the worst song in your head song is
“I love him ! I love him! I love him!
And where he goes I’ll follow! I’ll follow! I’ll follow!”
Starbucker said
Oh yes, I lost him Susan - when I was in Boston; he took off with that donkey from Shrek!
Christine, just downloaded “Times Three” - excellent. Did you ever do a disco record, by the way?
And yes Joe, I can do the Texas Two Step and the Cotton Eyed Joe- yahoo!
Rick said
Hi everyone! My wife had me in the back yard going
Down, down, down
In a burning ring of fire.
My son leaves for basic in two weeks and we’re cleaning up for his going away party.
Susan Reynolds said
Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy . . .
Service Untitled - Douglas said
I’m back.
Rick said
My picture is of Whoopi Goldberg with that, Christine.
Christine Kane said
Starbucker… oh yes. I have a disco album. I called myself Donna Summer back then.
candice said
Liz, not Yellow Submarine? I can usually think of worse ones, but I’m in a new music frenzy at the moment, blocking out everything else.
ME Strauss said
Hey Rick
And it burned, burned, burned,
That ring of fire.
Susan Reynolds said
Rick, Oh BT in the summer should be lots of fun. Which branch song will we need to play?
Joe said
mares e dotes and does e dotes… that’s the real lyrics
Rick said
One of the best movies we played this year was Johnny Cash. And I’m not especially partial to country. Comes of growing up with Hank Williams.
ME Strauss said
Hi Candice!!!
Thanks for coming!
Yellow submarine is right up there.
So is Hurray for Hollywood!!
Susan Reynolds said
Douglas - welcome back and put on your dancin shoes
Starbucker said
I gotta be goin’ soon, I’m afraid- I need to help my wife set up her new I-pod. But before I go, this is the song that really got me into music - “Your Song”, by Elton John. “It’s a little bit funny, this feeling inside”. You all take care!
Rick said
This one’s the Army. My youngest is in the Marines.
Service Untitled - Douglas said
Psh, I’m not a big dancer.
Christine Kane said
bye starbucker!
Rick said
G’night, Starbucker. Glad you had a good time with Basil, even if he did ditch you for another donkey.
Joe said
Doug,
94-38 = 56 comments equates to 45 minutes…
Just in case you wanted to know.
Susan Reynolds said
Oooh, there’s nothing like a man in uniform. Especially with a sword.
Trisha said
I’m going to have to go too - my back hurts from sitting at the computer.
shirley buxton said
I’m back. No, Joe, the words are: “Mares eat oats and does eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy. A kid’ll eat ivy too, wouldn’t you.”
Joe said
Starbucker, I used to sing that one way back when I had a band “Shattered Image”
Rick said
Good night, Trisha.
Susan Reynolds said
Trisha - take care of the back. And I’ll be checking in at your blog to see how the adding more writers goes. I need to do that with one of mine.
ME Strauss said
Good night Starbucker.
Thanks for the dancing and the song
ME Strauss said
Good Night, Trisha!
Thanks for coming!
Take care of those baby butterflies!
Joe said
Shirley, I remember the words I used when I sang it as a “kid”‘ll eat ivy too, wouldn’t you.
Joe said
Uh, Oh, I think they opened another Betsons…
Everybody seems to be leaving.
ME Strauss said
I wouldn’t eat ivy, even if you paid me.
shirley buxton said
Yep, that’s it.
Rick said
Nashville’s a nice town. I went down there last year for some film equipment, and took the walk around downtown and visited the Grand Ole Oprey house. It was great in there. You could almost hear the old country stars singing (my parents listened to the King Biscuit Flour Hour when I was growing up). The only strange thing was we kept getting passed by casket trucks on the highway.
shirley buxton said
Liz, I believe the kids they are referring to are animals–goats or sheep or something like that. lol
Joe said
Liz,
That seems the only thing left to get rid of all the Ivy on my front lawn
ME Strauss said
I know that, Shirley, but I’m still not eating that ivy. No way!
shirley buxton said
Liz, maybe not, though. Maybe it refers to human kids. If it does, I’m with you…no ivy for me…even with BBQ sauce on it.
Susan Reynolds said
Classic Liz.
candice said
Liz, I sometimes read these, but usually I get to them after everyone leaves.
(Working, and slacking, at that. I kinda took today off.)
Susan Reynolds said
Oh - and isn’t ivy poisonous or do I have my vines twisted?
shirley buxton said
Not even Nashville BBQ sauce, and certainly not Chicago BBQ sauce.
ME Strauss said
Joe,
Plant some holly bushes and you can sing
“The Holly and the Ivy” this Christmas.
Joe said
Do kids eat clover too, I have plenty of that on the back lawn… ;-0
ME Strauss said
Candice,
You should have official permanent time off for open comment night. What do you do?
Cat said
Morning Liz. Morning all.
Music … hmmm … the absolute best juke box on the internet is Pandora. Tell them what kind of music you like and they’ll create you a play list to add to or subtract.
Pandora is wonderful for lazy people like me, who just want to listen without jumping up and down, changing records/tapes/cd’s.
http://www.pandora.com/
Rick said
Kids love clover! Just hire a couple of kids for the summer to take care of it for you!:)
Christine Kane said
Joe, After you sing “the holly and the ivy,” you could walk over to the clover, cut your own finger and sing “Crimson and Clover”…
ME Strauss said
Cat!
How do you do that?
It’s like you’re a magic Internet link machine!
Joe said
@Rick, I might just do that.
@ Christine… OOOooohhh
candice said
Liz, in technical terms, I’m half consultant programmer for hire and half managed hosting sysadmin. Right now I’m recovering from a big project and trying to catch up on hours with my other clients.
ME Strauss said
Christine,
That was excellent!
In fact, he could get stuck and sing
Crimson and clover over and over.
candice said
And regarding music, I’ve recently fallen for the hype machine, it’s an mp3 blog aggregator. So much new music, so little time. They have a little player thingy that you can just let cook.
hype machine
Christine Kane said
liz, i just burst out laughing.
ME Strauss said
Whoa, Candice!
You must be smart!
Do you sing while you code? Basil does. It drives Ben crazy.
Service Untitled - Douglas said
Candice, I work in the hosting industry as well.
ME Strauss said
Sorry, Christine.
I couldn’t help myself. At least I didn’t say “Jack”
Joe said
Call me old fashioned but I just use the old Media Player.
I just pick real stations from around the world and hear what they are listening to in England, Japan, Australia, Germany…
ME Strauss said
Candice,
Doug runs the weekly TV show Cagerama in which telco is pitted against telco in with blade servers.
Rick said
That is cool, Candice, especially finding Joan Jett at the top of the list.
ME Strauss said
Down on the boondocks,
Down on the boondocks,
People put me down,
Cause that’s the side of town
I was born in
candice said
Liz, actually, sometimes yes. I had voice lessons back in high school.
Unfortunately for me, my voice is totally inappropriate for music that I actually like. (With the exception of perhaps triphop, or those obnoxious techno vocals.)
Doug, the project that is actually mine is decidedly small-scale, but it’s a start. We only started spending money in April, and went live at the end of June.
ME Strauss said
Joan Jett!!
I love rock and roll, put another dime in the juke box, baby!
Joe said
Liz,
Gene Pitney
ME Strauss said
But the night has a 1000 eyes . . . .
Susan Reynolds said
Thanks for the invitation, Liz. It was fun and wow, time’s flying.
See you music lovers around the blogosphere.
Christine Kane said
Joan Jett also sang a killer version of Crimson and Clover.
ME Strauss said
Hey Susan,
Thanks for coming. You’re a great dancer. It’s nice to know that you like guys with swords.
Rick said
Good night, Susan.
Rick said
Busted flat in Baton Rouge,
Waitin’ for a train,
Feelin’ near as faded as my jeans.
…..
ME Strauss said
Oh yeah,
Imagine Joan Jett and Joe doing a duo.
ME Strauss said
Hey, Rick,
You do a fine Janis. Keep it going.
Rick said
She worked with Michael J. Fox, didn’t she. I’m sure she and Joe would work.
Joe said
Rick,
Janice Japplin
Joe said
Ok, but I get to sing the LOW parts, right?
Rick said
Fortunately I sing best at the keyboard. Unfortunately my typing doesn’t have any better a memory than my mind.
Rick said
I don’t know Joe. Joan may have something to say about that. You are a Black Heart, right?
ME Strauss said
Songs with city names in them.
My kind of town . . .
Joe said
That’s not a name, and you can’t use anything with Chicago, Chicago in it either…
Joe said
Philadelphia Fever….
Rick said
Stuck in Lodi again
shirley buxton said
I left my heart in San Francisco.
Joe said
Do you know the way to San Jose?
I left my heart in San Francisco.
Christine Kane said
Tulsa Time
ME Strauss said
Witchita Lineman
Joe said
No fair, I call Time Warp, Shirley got my answer while I was typing.
Christine Kane said
Memphis in the Meantime
shirley buxton said
Look at the time. I was a minute ahead of you. Women think faster than men.
Christine Kane said
Little Past Little Rock
Ben Yoskovitz said
Hey guys!
I’m on vacation! Just about to eat dinner and then relax for the evening. I probably won’t be back, but I couldn’t miss a bit of open mic!
Liz — you find Basil yet?
ME Strauss said
New York, New York
Joe said
Hey Ben,
The girls are ganging up on me, you should help another guy out and stick around for a little while.
Ben Yoskovitz said
Just scanned some comments — Susan, thanks for joining the list at Where Is Basil? I sent you an email earlier today about it…
Rick said
London Bridge is Falling Down
ME Strauss said
BEN!!!!
No sign of Basil. I think he’s down on Rush Street trying to pick up ladies.
Ben Yoskovitz said
Hey Joe! Wish I could…but salmon steaks are calling my name.
And I’m on the West Coast in beautiful Vancouver so even if I came back in a couple hours things would likely be done or winding down…
Rick said
Hey Ben, Basil probably took Donkey out to find some beer and waffles.
Ben Yoskovitz said
Hi Liz!
I’m sure I’ll get a report from Basil this evening, so I expect to update the blog later on…hopefully I’ll understand what he’s talking about.
Picking up ladies sounds…hmm…dangerous.
Rick said
Cocomo
Joe said
Fooood!!!
I had home made BBQ Ribs for dinner tonight.
Can’t beat that.
Ben Yoskovitz said
Mmmm…beer and waffles…sweet. I hope that’s what he’s doing.
Ok…dinner is calling, have fun y’all! Don’t party too much without me *sniff sniff*
Service Untitled - Douglas said
Hey Ben. Hope your vaction is going well.
Christine Kane said
You go Rick!
I have a song called Tucson…can i use that?
Joe said
Ok, I know it’s a state, but
Sweet Home Alabama
Christine Kane said
hi ben bye ben!
Joe said
Christine, If it’s a real song, WHY NOT.
Rick said
Good night, Ben. Good luck with Basil.
Please Come to Boston.
Christine Kane said
thanks joe. it’s a real song. it was recorded by one of the finalists in Nashville Star. (a dubious honor, but oh well.)
Amarillo by Morning
Joe said
Oh, STUPID MISTAKE on my part in the beginning of the city songs thing.
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM… Not fever
ME Strauss said
Galveston
Rick said
What’s Nashville Star, Christine?
HART (1-800-HART) said
Hi Everybody! Here’s a link to HART’s Favorite Song (while I catch up on who’s all here and whatchya’ll chatting about …
~wave
Christine Kane said
It’s okay Joe. We got it. Everyone was still in the disco mood.
On a Bus to St. Cloud (an amazing trisha yearwood song… written by Gretchen peters.)
Rick said
Hi HART.
ME Strauss said
HART!!!
Free to wear sunscreen! Too HART!
Service Untitled - Douglas said
Hi HART. Nice to see you.
shirley buxton said
You guys may not know this song: In the New Jerusalem.
Christine Kane said
hi hart. rick, nashville star is the nashville version of american idol.
Joe said
Hey HART,
Name a Song with the name of a Town/City in the title.
Cat said
“It’s like you’re a magic Internet link machine!”
What a great explanation Liz. Pandora is so much fun to play around with. I often work in silence, but when I want music it’s pretty easy to turn on and tweak.
I’ve always wanted to use the internet to connect to radio stations, especially being out here in SE Asia. But I’ve just never made the effort, yet … need a nudge in the right direction. Any tips?
In Brunei Darassalam (island of Borneo), the Sultan brought in Capital Gold radio from London because (informed sources say) the royal kids were bored.
It was strange riding around in the tropics while getting the traffic report from the M5. For the first year, expats would call in to request songs so it was doubly strange.
shirley buxton said
Oh, little town of Bethlehem.
ME Strauss said
Twenty Points for Shirley!!!
Christine Kane said
One Night in Bangkok!
Christine Kane said
Morning Morgantown
(i love joni)
ME Strauss said
Songs with names of people!
HART (1-800-HART) said
Abba - Waterloo
B-52’s - Girl From Impanema
//…
Christine Kane said
aw liz! i was on a roll! i was almost in league with rick!
Christine Kane said
me and bobby mcgee
Rick said
Okay, Christine. Thanks.
How about We’re Going To Jackson.
Joe said
Oh, London Town
shirley buxton said
I must leave this noble company for now. A fine night to all of you.
HART (1-800-HART) said
Songs with Last Names…
Arrested Development - Mr. Wendel
Simon & Garfunkle - Mrs. Robinson
Christine Kane said
i think abba wasn’t talking about iowa though. weren’t they talking about napoleon?
ME Strauss said
Good Night, Shirley,
Thanks for coming. It was sure fun having you.
Christine Kane said
rene and georgette magritte (since we’re onto paul simon)
Joe said
Nite Shirely,
Hope to see you round the ole Blogosphere…
HART (1-800-HART) said
Christine.. ehhm .. rrrrmm aahhmm .. eeeeeeeee.. ABBA could have written that songb about Iowa.. maybe .. -cough,cough*
Rick said
Good night, Shirley. It was nice to meet you.
Janis again!
Mrs. Brown You Have a Lovely Daughter
Joe said
Liz,
Talking about Changing Horses in Mid-Stream…
Cat said
“one night in Bangkok”
This morning I feel like I’ve had too many nights in Bangkok. Can’t seem to wake up.
One of my favs is a song by Kermit. My son put together a compilation for me several years back, and that one ends the cd. Such fun! I’ll have to dig it out to get the exact name.
ME Strauss said
Peggy Sue
Christine Kane said
Hart, it’s okay. i’m SURE abba was writing about iowa.
Joe said
Hey Joe, what you doin’wit’that gun in your hand?
Service Untitled - Douglas said
Okay everyone. I think I’m heading off the computer for the night. I’ll see everyone next week!
Christine Kane said
Run Joey Run. Worst song ever!
Christine Kane said
bye douglas.
billie jean!
Joe said
See ya Doug
ME Strauss said
G-L-O-R-I-A
Joe said
Christine, it can’t be that bad, it a least has a good name in the title…
Rick said
Have a good week, Doug.
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
HART (1-800-HART) said
How about The Cars - “Candy-O” ?
Christine Kane said
yea joe. but it’s one of those early 70′ songs where everyone dies cuz joey’s dad kills them. (kind of like Dark Lady by cher or “seasons in the sun”) Very dramatic. don’t think you’d like it.
Rick said
I used to love that song, Liz, though I can’t for the life of me remember who did it.
Joe said
Lola, tastes just like cherry cola
Christine Kane said
Christine Sixteen.
Christine Kane said
Rhiannon. Layla.
HART (1-800-HART) said
Gloria? You don’t know who did Gloria? My Gawd Man! You Need Help!
HART (1-800-HART) said
In case you didn’t know .. it was Van Morrison .. Great covers by Doors, Rolling Stones, R.E.M… many more including my favorite Tragically Hip (Live version)
HART (1-800-HART) said
Woah! That went through. Are we live again? *TEST… TEST .. 1-2-3 … TEST ..
ME Strauss said
Yeah,
You’re live again!
But I’m falling asleep.
Tom Vander Well said
Whew! Made it! Hey all!
ME Strauss said
Hey Tom!
Welcome to the night that the music died.
HART (1-800-HART) said
Sleep is good. Do you listen to music while you sleep?
HART (1-800-HART) said
Hi Tom. Better late than never!
Tom Vander Well said
Bye-bey Miss American Pie?
Tom Vander Well said
Okay [scrolling through comments] - was someone dissing IOWA?? Hm? Hm?
HART (1-800-HART) said
Sure! Back to songs with names in it, eh?
Buddy Holly - Shiela
ME Strauss said
No, I don’t listen to music when I sleep. But I do listen to music when I write and most of the rest of the time.
Tom Vander Well said
I occasionally play music when I go to sleep - usually some really quiet Miles Davis or similar - but more often fall asleep to the TV. I love to have music going when I’m writing, too.
ME Strauss said
Music can change my whole outlook on what I’m writing about.
Tom Vander Well said
I’m with ya, Liz. Do you have favorite styles/artists?
ME Strauss said
Alan Parsons, Mark Knopfler, Little River Band, Lisbeth Scot, Christine Kane, Johnny Clegg, Tommy Henriksen, Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Joe Walsh
Tom Vander Well said
Very nice…well I hate to arrive and leave so soon - but I have to be up at 5 a.m. tomorrow (eek!). I just wanted to stop in and say “hello”! Have a great rest of the night!
ME Strauss said
That’s quite all right, Tom. It was great to see you. I’m ready to pull up the rugs and catch some sleep too.
Gerard Tannam said
After the ball is over…I’ve been arriving during the last few weeks after everyone else has given up the ghost and gone to bed. No, I’m not some crazed party animal, just a poor soul living in GMT - it’s 5.50am or so here as I write. I receive the notification the day after and am anyway early to bed so unable to join you. By coincidence, I fell asleep last night wondering whether iTunes had got around to publishing some of the great children’s songs I remember from radio (not the ones that are of the TV age, such as Wheels on the Bus etc , but the classic Alfred & The Lion, The Ugly Duckling, Rock & Roll & Riding). Adult songs from my own childhood that really bring me back include Johnny Cash and ‘The Boy Named Sue’ and Nancy Sinatra’s ‘These Boots Are Made For Walking’. Anyhow, this boy’s made for tiptoeing away now, don’t want to disturb any of you slumberpartygoers…
Samuel John Klein said
I got here late; sorry about that; that’s PDT for you.
When I was but a neat thing, my first love was Gerry Rafferty. Everyone knows that amazing song “Baker Street” with one of the most famous sax openings ever, and still instantly recoginzable to this day. The song itself was part of was a very imprtant album called City to City which is, of a piece, on of the most accomplished albums ever made by anyone. One particular song on it still inspire me to this day–”Home and Dry”, a majestic, proto-synth-pop/pounding piano bit that just fits me like a favorite shirt.
Another act that’s famous with me is The Outfield-they were most famous with a song called “Your Love” off thier first album…Play Deep. You might remember this one as the one where this fellow sings in a high clear voice, “Josie’s on a va-ca-tion far a-way, come around and talk it over…”. The Outfield do this clear, simple and straight-ahead yet intricate, guitar based rock and roll that has never hit a sour note with me.
I’ve always adored Duran Duran. I’ve followed thier career since thier huge huge 80’s days, back when they defined the music video and there was no chance I’d ever get to see them. Proving that things eventually do come your way, this last year, when the orginial Fab Five finally reunited, me and my wife was finally able to see them.
The story of seeing them contained a boon in and of itself. We could only afford nosebleed seats off by the end of the stadium. But there were empty seats on either side of the stage on the bowl and they wanted them filled. It’s wasn’t stadium floor, no, but it was closer than we’d hoped to have gotten. The memory of being close to these fellows is something I will never forget.
Amongst the other artists I turn to for inspriation are Kenny Loggins, Alan Parsons, Al Stewart, The Moody Blues, Thompson Twins…each one is peculiar to each mood I may have, and sometimes I don’t know I’m in a certain mood until actually after I start listening. Strange, that.
Of course, you never forget your first big group…Electric Light Orchestra. Jeff Lynne is a genius, no two other words about it.
Cat said
Hi Gerard,
You are not really here alone.
I’m getting heavy into my work day (it’s 12 noon), so yes, unlike the others, I’m still awake.
I’m not posting much for obvious reasons. Just lurking as the email alerts come in.
cat
Meikah Delid said
Hi , Liz! Am I late? Too bad…you’re topic is interesting…I just LOVE music! —jazz, classical, R&B, pop, rock…anything depending on my mood
Dwayne Melancon said
I used to think Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down The Line” was The Perfect Song. I loved it the first time I heard it, and it’s still one of my faves. The Cars’ “Drive” was like that, too. Others that stuck in my head from day 1:
* Mr. Boombastic by Shaggy
* Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word by Elton John
* Low Rider by War
* Cat People by David Bowie
And about a gazillion other songs
Lately, I’ve been hearing songs that I *don’t like* the first time I hear them but they grow on me (that never happened when I was younger). Some examples (odd mix of genres):
* Over and Over by Tim McGraw & Nelly
* Through the Fire by Kanye West (and I don’t even like him)
* Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira
Odd, that.
Samuel John Klein said
I am not yet at the point where things I don’t like grow on me. I may never get there.
This may seem a bit contrarian, but I’m especially picky about my music…I’m not one of those “I love all music” types. My musical tastes are extremely narrow and, so help me, I’m rather strangely proud of that.
I’ve never understood that. Everything can’t move everyone; if it did, all music would sound the same, I think.
ME Strauss said
Hey Gerard,
Those are some really great additions, and if you’ll notice. It sometimes happens that this conversation doesn’t end when the day ends in Chicago. Lots of folks came by after you. You’re all welcome to the snacks and beverges in the sidebar. That why I leave the keys around where folks can find them.
ME Strauss said
Samuel John,
Your tastes run to the eccentric eccelectic — my definition of my music collection. When folks ask my what I like I often answer, “Quality music.” I like simple music with layers. Music that I can listen to year after year and still discover new things, even when the technology imporves.
ME Strauss said
Cat,
Thanks for keeping an eye on the sidebar, while I was getting some shut-eye.
ME Strauss said
Meikah Delid,
More great choices for the new Successful Blog, the soundtrack.
I know what you’re talking about with the “finding songs that grow on you.”
I think of new musics like I do dating. Some are great first dates and fun when you meet them, then they get boring and you really don’t want to spend much time with them.
Some are fine enough at first, but they get better as you know them.
A few CD cuts I might just tolerate in the beginning, but as I get to know them I discover more and more of their finer points and they eventually become good friends for life.
Cat said
You’re welcome Liz
ME Strauss said
Samuel,
I’m picky too. It’s all about production values and the way all parts come together. Though I raise or lower my listening standards for the activity I’ll be doing.
Driving music is far different from the music I listen to when writing, which is even a different standard from that which I listen to when I want to still myself and climb inside the music.
Chris Cree said
Did I miss the party? Liz, where did everyone go?
Sorry for skipping out on y’all last night. First night home with Gorgeous after a couple weeks away and all…
Catch y’all agian next week!
ME Strauss said
Hi Chris,
It was a good a night! We killed the server. But we all survived.
BI was writimg today’s article.
Glad to see you made it home!
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