Carl

How about some commentary so we can use it on Songfacts. Tell us about the movie and the spirit of the song. I like it.

Let's hear your ideas.

Here's what we went with: The Cure - Staring At The Sea ) I always thought The Cure was a great singles band. Their songs hold up very well and a lot of people will enjoy this album. The Beatles - Abbey Road The Ramones - Rocket To Russia Susan Tedeschi - Wait For Me ) I've had this one for a while, and it's good stuff. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Nine Lives Thanks for the suggestions. Marillion just missed the cut - we'll try to get them in the next one.

The Henson folks clearly had clever musical minds. Notice there's a guy in the band named Floyd who is Pink. There's been some debate over who inspired Animal. It may have been Keith Moon, but he has a strong resemblence to Mick Fleetwood. Muppet trivia: Who is the only Muppet with human hands?

This is fantastic. Thanks Ron.

How old are you allowed to be and still like "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani ? I'm thinking that since Gwen is dressed up like a cheerleader in the video, she must be either very young at heart or going through the kind of midlife crisis that's on the cover on Time magazine this week. All we know for sure is that her s--t is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Here's my rule: If you were born after October 3, 1969 (Gwen Stefani's birthday), you are allowed to like the song. Otherwise, you're best suited listening to Rob Thomas.

I'm no medical expert, but I find it hard to believe the drugs had nothing to do with it. Muhammad Ali has Parkinson's, and I'm pretty sure it is related to repeated blows to the head.

A few good little movies that didn't get a lot of publicity: What's Eating Gilbert Grape Soul Food Pieces Of April I don't care what anyone says, I'm not seeing The Horse Whisperer.

Someone sent in some info on Unchained Melody, and how it first appeared in a movie called "Unchained," which is about a guy in prison. This would explain the lyrics like "Time goes by so slowly." I checked it out and it looks like the movie was from 1955. I can't get it on DVD, so I'm wondering if any of you know what the song in the movie sounds like, and if it at all resembles the famous version by The Righteous Brothers.

We're looking for an image that goes with a specific song and some original writing to go with it. We'd like to use these to expand the visuals throughout Songfacts. Here are some good examples: The Bridge Of Sighs Hit Me With Your Best Shot Sgt. Pepper When you post, you will need: An image we can use on Songfacts. Publicity photos or any pictures or images that belong to you are good, or you can ask permission from the owner (we'll be happy to credit anyone who supplies an image we use). A paragraph or two about the topic. For instance, if you give us an image of a sitar for Norwegian Wood, please write about the sitar - don't plagarize - tell us some interesting stuff that will make us want to get Ravi with it. Thanks, Carl

The bells are going off in my head as I read this. Like RonJon, When I travel, I like to visit places related to specific songs. I went out of my way to see Winslow, Arizona, where Sara took a picture of me standing on a corner. It gave me an idea for a website: Songplaces.com This will be a site dedicated to places with musical connections. It will give music and travel geeks like us a place to post stories about these places and give us an excuse to go there. Please document any songplaces you visit - take pictures, jot down some notes, etc., because when we launch the site, we'll be able to use it. This is going to be fun.

Some random comments about this movie: 1) I always get it confused with Empire Records. 2) The song "That Thing You Do" is great. It sounds like a Beatles song. It should have been a hit in real life. 3) Some of Tom Hanks' best work. I love it when he names "Shades."

My Aunt teaches special ed, and she tells me the politically correct term is now "Cognitively Impaired." Anyway: The Black-Eyed Peas released a song called "Let's Get Retarded" that somehow morphed into "Let's Get It Started" and became a massive hit. Does anyone know the details on this? I'm wondering if the Retarded version is the one on the album, and the Started version is the single and on the clean version of the album? Thanks, Carl

Good for Elton. Check out the Songfacts on Someone Saved My Life Tonight for info on how he almost married a woman.

Have you ever really listened to the lyrics of "Rock The Casbah"? They're about an Arab ruler who won't allow music, but the people rebel. I had no idea this could actually happen: Religious police detain Saudi singer in mall scene By RAWYA RAGEH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Star or not, Saudi Arabia's enforcers of virtue make no exceptions: handshakes and congratulatory kisses in mixed company are a no-no in a public mall. Religious authorities briefly detained Saudi singer Hisham Abdel Rahman for causing an indecent scene, a Riyadh police official said Saturday. The singer gained fame in the Arab world for winning this year's "Star Academy" reality TV show, based on a French program of the same name. The broadcast has the same kind of fan base that makes the U.S. show "American Idol" such a big moneymaker for Fox television. Male and female fans had spotted Abdel Rahman, 24, strolling through Kingdom Tower Mall on Wednesday and rushed to shake his hand and bestow congratulatory kisses, a police official said. Members of the Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, the formal name for Saudi Arabia's religious police, doing their regular mall patrol were offended by the scene, which they deemed "improper," the policeman said on condition of anonymity. The religious police tried to disperse the crowd and told Abdel Rahman to leave the mall, according to local newspaper accounts confirmed by the police official. The young star, however, reportedly refused and started squabbling with the enforcers of virtue. Abdel Rahman was forcibly escorted out of the mall and taken to religious police offices for questioning. He was held briefly before a senior government official intervened and ordered him freed, the police officer said. The Arab News, an English-language Saudi daily, reported that the intervention was a telephone call from the governor's office. Abdel Rahman then was flown to his hometown of Jiddah, the official said. The line was cut in the midst of an Associated Press telephone call to a religious police official to ask about the incident, and attempts to re-establish contact failed. A senior Interior Ministry official said he was unaware of the incident. Arab News quoted Bander al-Mutairy, an official at the religious police office that detained Abdel Rahman, as saying he had "violated a rule and created chaos in the (Kingdom) Tower Mall and that had to be stopped." The Lebanese Broadcasting Corp., which owns "Star Academy," confirmed the incident. The AP was unable to reach Abdel Rahman for comment. But in a Friday interview with the Saudi-owned Asharq Al-Awsat, Abdel Rahman denied he was detained or mistreated, calling the reports "merely purposeful rumors." "What really happened was that a committee member approached me, with all due respect, and asked me not to stay among a big crowd. I took my family members (away)... until the crowd disappeared and then we left for Jiddah as if nothing had happened," Abdel Rahman said. LBC launched "Star Academy" in December 2003, bringing 16 young Arabs together in a shared house north of Beirut where they could be watched 24 hours a day on satellite TV as they cooked, ate, slept - in sexually segregated quarters - and attended classes in sport, singing, music and dance. Over the weeks, participants were voted off the program by viewers until the final episode, when millions of people around the Arab world chose from the final two. The winner received a recording contract; Abdel Rahman was the winner of the second season. Conservative clerics in the kingdom have criticized the show from the start. Grand Mufti Adul-Aziz al-Sheik, the kingdom's highest religious authority, issued an edict last year calling the show an open invitation to sin, saying Muslims should avoid it. Al-Sheik condemned the program for showing unmarried men and women mixing in a house, saying it "killed modesty." In the conservative Middle East, society dictates that unrelated, single men and women must not live together under the same roof. Saudi Arabia forbids any such public interaction. Women must be covered head to toe, except for their faces and hands, when outside their homes.

Tell us about that one song that brings back the memories. Maybe it's the one that always came on the radio when your dad took you to the ball game; maybe it's the song that was playing when you shared your first kiss or got your first big job. Everyone has a story - let's hear yours. The good people at Shout! Factory have re-released some of Herb Alpert's classic albums, including Whipped Cream And Other Delights and The Lonely Bull. They gave us some of Herb's CDs to give away, so we'll wait until June 1st, then pick our 5 favorite stories in this thread - the authors of those 5 posts will each win a CD. Think deep and write well. Carl

That is a good looking dog. Labs are about the friendliest things alive.

Ross from Lafayette, LA wins a clean and comfortable T-shirt. Here are the answers: What U.S. Top-Ten song from the '00s is also the name of a famous painting? - "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day What Rap hit from the '90s had a title that was 3 letters? - "O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature What singer wrote a song that mentioned his daughter Aisha? - Stevie Wonder The song is "Isn't She Lovely." What Rock band lost a member in the past year who wanted to focus on religion? - Korn Guitarist Brian Welch left to concentrate on his Christian faith. What popular Rock band got their name from the title of a Bob Dylan song from the '60s? - Judas Priest The song is "The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest, released on Dylan's 1967 album, John Wesley Harding." What is the only song to hit #1 twice in both the US and UK? - "Lady Marmalade" UK- All Saints and Missy Elliot, US - Labelle and Missy Elliot. What hit from the '60s is named after an unusual musical instrument? - "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan What singer or band played to the largest crowd ever gathered for a Rock concert? - Rod Stewart On New Year's Eve, 1994, about 3.5 million people saw him perform a free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. He was exhausted by the end of the show and was taken away in an ambulance. What famous singer's real first name is "Antoine"? - Fats Domino A lot of people guessed Big Boi from Outkast. His real first name is spelled "Antwan." What U.S. #1 hit song's title contains the name of a popular character on Sesame Street? - "St. Elmo's Fire" by John Parr Thanks to everyone who took the quiz, and be sure to take the new one here. BTW- In the current quiz, the winner will receive not only a T-shirt, but an Aimee Mann prize pack. We're looking out for you guys.

While entering Songfacts for The Lumberjack Song, it hit me that we could have a category of "Songs with occupations in the title." I'm thinking songs like Floyd The Barber and Ice Cream Man. Please post if you have ideas for songs we can add to this category.

Our little fix may have done the trick. We'll keep our fingers crossed and our eyes on it.

When George Harrison left that group, he had a bunch of songs ready for his solo career. Did the same thing happen with Dave Grohl? Here's an Artistfacts I'd like to confirm for The Foo Fighters: The bands debut self-titled album was written and recorded almost entirely by Dave Grohl. He had written just about all of the songs while he was still the drummer for Nirvana but didnt want to present them for fear of ruining the bands awesome chemistry.

I received my NASCAR hat autographed by 8 superstars and Tony Stewart. I can't wait to see what I get when I win the baseball league. Thanks, JR.

How about "Taxi" by Harry Chapin. Or even "Cat's In The Cradle." Now that I think about it, "Taxi" might be a love song. Both of these are songs of regret that I find sad.

We did slow down at times this weekend, which in a strange way was good because we could look at our logs and try to figure out where the slow spots are. We made some tweaks today that should fix at least one problem. We'll keep an eye on things.

Paris Hilton :: Nicole Richie as George Michael :: Andrew Ridgley