Carl
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The Hall and Oates video they made for that one was nearly a career killer.
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Good to see a Cheers reference. Those don't show much these days.
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"The Japanese is ungrateful - like a stray dog on the street."
Great sign of the times.
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Greg Lake was quite the visionary, always pushing boundaries and adhering to absurdly high standards. I got to interview him three years ago in one of those discussions that ended up being about much more than songs and songwriting. He got what I was going for: How do you think? (my M.O. in pretty much every interview). The hard part for him was never writing riffs or hitting the notes, it was "fluffing out the inspiration." This means not only finding inspiration, but sustaining it, which is where the work comes in. He and Pete Sinfield spent three months gutting out "Closer to Believing," his side on the Works, Volume 1 ELP album. OK, so there's the relentless drive, but where does the inspiration come from in the first place?
"Inspiration really comes from a desire to share or to give."
That's the most concrete answer I've ever heard to this rather ineffable question. So, there's the formula: take an interest in others, find your inspiration and work tirelessly to bring your idea to completion without compromise.
Here's the full interview with Greg Lake. He was quite the raconteur, with some great stories about shooting the "I Believe In Father Christmas" video in the desert, and the time a rogue fireworks display gave them a scare.
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Cool. Because he was on that Ben Stein show.
Jimmy Fallon
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You are "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes
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Check out "Closer than You Might Believe" by Alanis Morissette. There's also an Indigo Girls song called "Ghost" that could fit the bill - that one is kind of about being haunted by a love that seems so close but can't quite be.
You might also connect with the Stevie Nicks/Don Henley duet "Leather and Lace."
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Just posted a Songfacts entry for "Miserable" by Lit, a '90s angst-comedy track that begins:
"You make me come."
We later learn that the complete thought is "You make me completely miserable."
What are some other songs that do this? The only one that comes right to mind is "American Girl" by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, which goes, "If she had to die... trying."
And here's the video for "Miserable," where the band performs the song on a giant Pam Anderson.
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This would have been great for Homer Simpson when he went on his McRib tour.
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Ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
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Found out that Holly Dunn has died of cancer at age 59. Amanda interviewed her back in March, and then a few months later she revealed the diagnosis. Holly was a also a painter, and her songwriting was very visual, perhaps best heard in her hit song "Daddy's Hands," about her preacher father.
We were intrigued by a song she wrote called "Maybe I Mean Yes," which goes:
When I say no I mean maybe
Baby don't you know me yet?
Nothin's worth havin' if it ain't a little hard to get
So let me clarify so you won't have to try to guess
When I say no I mean maybe, or maybe I mean yesShortly before the song was released, this happened:
Suddenly her clever little song was seen as promoting date rape. Here's what she told us about the song:
We were just coming from a totally lighthearted, flirty thought. Almost an old-school relationship between men and women with that old-fashioned, flirty game-playing kind of thing that happens sometimes.
Holly seemed to be in a good place when Amanda spoke with her. She was living in New Mexico and channeling her creative energy into her art.
We've lost some great music makers over the last week or so.
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Good to hear from you Shels. Happy to have you talk about the Music History Calendar on your podcast. It should be getting a nice facelift soon.
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Damn, this is good.
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Yes, flash mobs are played out. But this one works because it is very subtle. The singer is Yael Naim, known for her hit "New Soul."
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It appears that Leonard Cohen has passed away. One of the truly great songwriters of his time, he made the kind of music that merits discussion, which made him a Songfacts favorite. His most famous song, by far, is "Hallelujah," which has consistently been one of the most-discussed and analyzed.
Details aren't out yet, but he just released and album called You Want It Darker. It's hard to tell if the album is informed by his parting, as he's always written about mortality and religion.
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You good person Laurie. Thanksgiving is tough if you don't have somewhere to go.
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Love the penguin at the front of the stage.
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Is this what they sang with Bill Murray on SNL?
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We started a new category: Songs About Fictional Musicians
Here's what we have so far:
"Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
"Rock and Roll Band" - Boston
"Ballad of Curtis Loew" - Skynyrd
"Shooting Star" - Bad Company
"Into the Great Wide Open" - Tom Petty
What are some others?
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"Just a bit outside..."
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Nirvana. I should probably be worried.
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The big news isn't that Eddie Vedder sang "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at Wrigley Field last night, it's that he did it during the World Series. At Pearl Jam shows, he often makes a big deal about the crew (many members have been with the band for decades) and other folks who do their dirty work. Fitting then that he took the opportunity to thank David Ross, the scrappy catcher who was likely playing his last game in the park.
The Cubs pulled it out but it's not looking good: They're still down 3-2 as the series moves to Cleveland.
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Sure, the White Stripes did the married couple, guy singer-guitarist, girl drummer thing first, but Meg didn't tapdance.
What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?
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"Monsters Holiday" by Bobby Pickett. It's a rarely heard clone of "Monster Mash" that somehow ended up on the playlist of this wacky internet station I'm listening to.