LeeBB

Can it really be that none of my PTT were unloved? Not even Dwight Twilley??

Of course. It's JC his self.

Yes, but which one; that is the big question.

Not quite. To simplify... just give me the guy in the middle.

He's my man.

I self-googled and discovered that I *used* to be a musician. Apparently, one of these guys is me: LBB

I dunno... he looks kind of Greek or maybe Glaswegian, but I can't place him...

(That's Sydney around 1880) Rock star and baby.

Actually, if you didn't see that episode, you missed something big!

Well, maybe not THE Monkees, but possibly SOME monkeys. (Anyway, what do you mean you googled the lyrics?? Next thing you'll be telling me you never saw Davy Jones' guest appearance on the Brady Bunch!)

Here we come, walkin down the street...

Woah!! I also hear rumours that Jon Anderson and Steve Vai are getting together with Paul and Ringo in next year's Beatles reunion. It's gonna be great!

I love CYHMK until it descends into lounge music weirdness, like bad Santana. Very very strange. I think it's really an embarrassing moment. LBB

As a proud Aussie, I can say that I don't much like Down Under, and I'm not a huge Met At Work fan anyway. The song is fine, not their best song... but perfectly catchy. Now, I will say the big hook of the song is centred around that flute riff, and that flute riff is undoubtedly quoting Kookaburra. Of course, it's quoted out of context, shifted into a different chord progression, and is really unrecognisable unless you know what you're looking for. Like the guitar solo in Oasis' Supersonic is a perfect lift from My Sweet Lord, but rendered unrecognisable by its context, and Noel had to explain to everyone what it was and how clever it was. As for finding against the songwriters, that's just weird, as the flute riff is not a part of the published song... it's part of the arrangement, added by a flute player who does not have a writing credit. Tricky! Quoting... it's an interesting subject. Oasis quoted My Sweet Lord, which was itself found to be a rip-off. But Oasis quoted the guitar solo, which isn't part of the published song either. Yay. Puccini swiped the US National Anthem. Eric Carmen lifted Rachmaninov *twice*. Happy Mondays nicked Hendrix; Little Steve Wonder took Mary Had A Little Lamb; the Beatles borrowed another anthem, plus JS Bach and Glenn Miller all in the one track. The Supremes had multiple hits with a single rhythm track. Huey Lewis, M, and Ray Parker all released the same song with different vocals on top, and I'm sure that Pink, Kelly Clarkson and the Veronicas have all just released the exact same track under different names. La plus ca change... Anyway, my understanding is that the ruling is for 5% of royalties from the time that Larrikin Records acquired the rights to Kookaburra (about 1999/2000?), including all future royalties as well. So this does not affect all the money made at the height of the song's success, and I don;t imagine that the songwriters will suffer too much. A strange case. LBB

I'm shocked and stunned.

You Are 10% Conservative, 90% Liberal Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal Fiscal Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal Defense and Crime: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal I left out the ones that didn't make any sense to me, or where neither answer was correct ;-)

Just a clue... this guy is MEGA famous, but this picture/look/era is not really representative.

The musical similarities are very superficial ;-)

Not my favourite singer! A travesty!

Golden Earring. Give us another, Edna? I have to go to bed now. LBB

Van Halen (does it still count if it's TWO of the members' last name?) Name a hit single sung by someone other than the usual lead singer.

The Iron Giant (what was Brad Bird doing before he moved to Pixar? Where else can you get Vin Diesel and Harry Connick Jr hanging out with Frasier's dad?) Spirited Away (or any of several Miyazakis. I watch Kiki's Delivery Service mor often, I must admit, but that's because it's kid-friendly) LBB

I don't think that's animated, Edna ;-(

I don't actually know many of these songs, but if they are all as good as these two, it's a *hot* list. That's a devastating Stone Roses track - the distilled sound of pure awesome - and the whole Blue album is probably in my all-time TT. LBB

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett