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  1. Dizrhythmia is my favorite.
  2. I have one of their albums, Dreams Dreams or something like that. I haven't played it in years, but there are a couple of great songs on it.
  3. Manson Family + Up With People = Polyphonic Spree
  4. Ray Charles Neil Young Stevie Wonder Bob Dylan Jeff Beck Ray Davies
  5. Has anyone heard State Songs by John Linnell? I found an advance copy at a yard sale. He wrote a song for a bunch of states, but they weren't THE state songs, just weird little ditties with a state name in them. There are 16 tracks on this CD, but I read that he completed all of the states. Woman says, "I thought he was with you." Woman says, "I thought he was with you." They slowly back away from him At best he's very interesting His brushes with success were just an accident No one likes New Hampshire Man Broken-hearted old man of New Hampshire Flower-sniffing poet of New Hampshire Charming witty drunk Gate-crashing parasite Self-pitying, embittered, morose New Hampshire Man Woman wonders, "Who's your itchy friend?" Woman says, "I thought he was with you." Woman says, "I thought he was with you." They slowly back away from him At best he's very interesting His brushes with success were just an accident No one likes New Hampshire Man No one likes New Hampshire Man. Maine ------They Might Be Giants Relaxing on my* hands and knees Relaxing on my* face Reclining in the bear-trap of its tender warm embrace Glazed with coniferous green Glazed with excitement and dread Exhausted from oversleep Awake but still in bed The shaving razor's rusty but the sting brings you exactly back to Maine Is** the world that went south Maine Is** a punch in the mouth Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart Maine Is the devil you know Maine Is the heaven below Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart I love you anyway (I love you anyway) I promise there's no other state (there's no other state) But only if you stay away (but only if you leave) And leave me to my ugly state*** (me to my ugly state) And give me back my evil heart so I can see you as you are in Maine Is the world that went south Maine Is a punch in the mouth Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart Maine Is the poison you love Maine Is the hell from above Maine At the top of the chart Has crushed my evil heart South Carolina ------They Might Be Giants The other day my neighbor has a dented bike Second day he called me from intensive care Says he needs a picture of the dented bike For the evidence of what a wreck he had Accident Accident Lift that fork, eat that snail Garcon summoned, have a new cocktail Lift that fork, eat that snail Garcon summoned, have a new cocktail Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle And I won some damages and they were punitive By which I mean the punishment was damaging It crushed my head It crushed my head Garcon, where's my drink? Wreck! Observe the front wheel spinning upside down Wreck! The red reflector fragments strewn around Wreck! The back wheel's 'O' is now a letter 'D' Wreck! I was an 'I' and now I am a 'V' Lift that fork, eat that snail Garcon summoned, have a new cocktail Lift that fork, eat that snail Garcon summoned, have a new cocktail Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle Crash my bicycle Crash my bicycle In a big South Carolina wreck I crash my bicyle If I had to do it all again, buy* bicycle If I had to do it, I would crash my bicycle I'd crush my head Collect the bread Crash my bicycle Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Fork (fork) Snail (snail) Garcon (garcon) Cocktail (cocktail) Fork (fork) Snail (snail) Garcon (garcon) Cocktail (cocktail) Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Move around folks Push her back there, move along Show's over, folks Let him breathe, step lively Oregon ------They Might Be Giants Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Here it comes Here it comes Now it's after you Flee to someplace new Run away Run away From the penthouse to the prison to the humble piedáterre Are they taking up the cry In the brothel In the castle On the crowded boulevard Do they sing the dreadful words Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Here it comes Here it comes Oregon is bad Stop it if you can Run away Run away Nevada ------They Might Be Giants Nevada, Nevada The dream of every girl Nevada, Nevada The acorn of the squirrel Ladies falling from the treetops Calling out in heaven's name Parachutes of dresses Saving every dame Nevada, Nevada The dream of every gal Nevada, Nevada The helper and the pal Arkansas ------They Might Be Giants The designers of the Arkansas Were inspired to choose a form that was The exact dimensions and the shape Of the state whose name she bore Yes, the ship was shaped like Arkansas And the hull was formed without a flaw Every detail had been reproduced On a scale of 1:1 I was on the coast of Arkansas When I saw her colors from the shore And I sadly waved my hankerchief As the ship began to sing: "I'm the ship that's shaped like Arkansas And my hull was formed without a flaw Every detail has been reproduced On a scale of 1:1 Avast me hearties! A blimey state! Ahoy there! Avast there! Ahoy there me hearties!" When the rising tide engulfs the shore And the waves roll over Arkansas Will the ship return to anchor there And replace the sunken state? For the ship was shaped like Arkansas And the hull was formed without a flaw Every detail had been reproduced On a scale of 1:1
  6. I would agree that Zappa is my favorite, followed in no particular order by Adrian Belew David Hidalgo Jeff Beck Dave Davies Steve Hillage Steve Cropper Neil Young Steve Stills Tom Verlaine Richard Lloyd the guy in Talk Talk Hendrix/Page/Clapton Albert King Albert Lee Andy Partridge/ David Gregory Richard Thompson Roy Buchanon John Fogerty Sonny Sharrock John McLaughlin Robert Quine Don Rich Eddie Hazel Ernie Isley Teeny Hodges Smoky Hormel Nels Cline Too many more to get them all. The lists in the Guitar Player and Rolling Stone are ridiculous, Adrian Belew wasn't ranked in either one. Gimme a break. th
  7. That one line in Lady Marmalade is pretty good. I have the 45 of Shock The Monkey in German, and 99 luftballoons in German. Also, I Want To Hold Your Hand in German. I Think We're Alone Now by Lene Lovich in Japanese is pretty cool.
  8. Check out The Beastie Boys In Sound From Way Out, Money Mark,Dirty Dozen Brass Band,Sly & The Family Stone,The Meters,Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Beck-Midnite Vultures,Tower of Power,MFSB,Maceo Parker,Ray Charles ,James Brown, I could go on and on, but I wont.
  9. They are an excellent Texas Swing band. Think of Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys. Google 'em.
  10. Meatloaf sang on a Nugent album before he hit it big with Bat Out Of Hell. Andy Summers was in The Animals before the Police. I guess that's not a lead singer, but oh well.
  11. The apron would have to have the Wonder Bread logo.
  12. I wish Bread was still together so I could be a BreadHead and follow them around selling grill cheeses.
  13. Tumbling Dice? It's more of a rock tune. The biggest country crossover I can think of is Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music by Ray Charles. Yeah, the Stones had a ton of them: Dear Doctor, You Got The Silver, etc. Phish does a great version of Rocky Top.
  14. Buffalo Springfield/ Iron Butterfly (When I was 9) Styx Blue Oyster Cult Rush/Uriah Heep Van Halen Doobie Bros. Journey/Montrose Cheap Trick/Sweet Randy Newman Mellencamp/Heart Fleetwood Mac (Tusk Tour) R.E.M./Dream Syndicate Pat Metheny Joan Baez Stevie Ray Vaughn Leon Russell/ Edgar Winter Robin Trower David Lindley (at least 5 times) Lynyrd Skynyrd B-52's Tori Amos Sam Phillips Michelle Shocked Zero (many times) Grisman/Fleck/O'Connor Pentangle/John Renbourn Neil Young/Sonic Youth Grateful Dead (10 times) Phish (8 times) Robyn Hitchcock (4-5 times) David Byrne solo Bela Fleck & Flecktones (5 times) Tom Petty Meat Puppets Bjork King Crimson Tool Cracker Little Feat Indigo Girls Camper Van Beethoven Los Lobos (6 times) Jonathan Richman Pavement Jambay John Prine Sheryl Crow Furthur Fest '96 Bill Frisell Richard Thompson (4 times) Maceo Parker Built To Spill 5-6 times Tom Waits Modest Mouse 2 times Love Gong Trey Gunn H.O.R.D.E:Neil Young/Primus/Big Head Todd/Sky Cries Mary/I forget what else Chuck Berry Stevie Wonder They Might Be Giants Ween War Holmes Brothers Parliament King Missile
  15. Memory of a Free Festival-Bowie The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace
  16. Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Play Cinnamon Girl as loud as you can stand it. I don't know what grunge means, music isn't a contest, AIC and SG both rocked.
  17. You never know exactly what Neil means, and maybe he didn't always either. "Mr. Soul" Having the momentum of a song on the charts, the Buffalo Springfield went into a studio in New York on January 9, 1967. They cut their first version of Neil's new song, "Mr Soul." Having a riff very similar to the Stone's "I Can't Get no Satisfaction," it was a hard-driving rock song. In the lyrics, Young excoriated the music business that he was now deeply in the vortex of, using the metaphoric "Mr. Soul" to represent it. The theme is similar to the just-released Byrds' hit, "So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star," only much darker and so very personal. He couldn't believe that, due to a hit record, people would assume that they knew him personally: "Well, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason For the thought that I caught that my head was the event of the season Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem to pleasin' I'll cop out to the change but a stranger is putting the tease on I was down on the frown when a messenger brought me the letter I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her Any girl in the world could have easily known me better She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster? Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster Is it strange I should change" I don't know, why don't you ask her?" (1967 Cotillion, Ten East, Springalo Tunes, BMI) Interestingly, Otis Redding was interested in the recording the song, but Neil refused to allow it.
  18. Is this it? Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast ( Wayne Newton ) The love between the two of us was dying And it got so bad I knew I had to leave But halfway down that highway when I turned around I saw My little daughter running after me Crying Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Daddy, don't you walk so fast Now, it broke my heart to tell my little daughter That her daddy had to run to catch a train She had no way of knowin' I was leavin' home for good I turned around and there she was again As she said to me Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Daddy, don't you walk so fast If only for the sake of my sweet daughter I just had to turn back home right there and then And try to start a new life with the mother of my child I couldn't bear to hear those words again She cried and said Daddy, don't you walk so fast (My daughter cried) Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Daddy, don't you walk so fast Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run Oh, daddy, don't you walk so fast
  19. Iron Man=The new Free Bird
  20. I pulled out the Sgt Pepper movie soundtrack (Bee Gees/Frampton) for the first time in a while the other day. I hated it when it first came out, but now it sounds great. Steve Martin on Maxwell's Silver Hammer is hi-larious. And most of the other tracks have the Jeff Beck Group of that era. Oh, yeah songs that are hard not to like; MMMMBop, read the lyrics some time.
  21. Page & Diddy used part of "Kashmir" didn't they? On SNL?
  22. Or, "Censorship Is Ugly" by skook
  23. IF I ever get married, I would choose "Too Drunk To [bleep]"-Dead Kennedy's.
  24. To own a small recording studio in my house to record and accompany myself and other musicians. Wait, I already have that, but do it for free.
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