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Robert Winters & Fall - "Magic Man" (1981)

I used to think that about Paula Cole when she sang with Peter Gabriel, but then she ruined it with her career.

Midlife Crisis? (Faith No More)

OK, it's been long enough. Each of these people has a given name of John. That's why I said it was sort of personal. Being an egotistical b*stard I assumed you guys knew my real name. Whoever would like to go may certainly do so.

1.All Beatles, or at least the red and blue greatest hits albums. But get all of them anyway. 2. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True, Spike 3. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here 4. Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 5. Stevie Wonder - Songs In Key Of Love, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, Talking Book. 6. Sam Cooke - Night Beat, or any greatest hits 7. Tom Waits - Closing Time 8. CSN&Y - Deja Vu, or just So Far (greatest hits) 9. Radiohead - OK Computer 10. Jeff Buckley - Grace

Could it have been "A Well-Respected Man" by The Kinks? Sounds like what you're describing, and is very Beatle-esque.

I wonder what this Catholic school would have to say if Mattel funded the Boy Scouts.

Wow, Joe, thanks. That was incredibly interesting, though I guess we'll never know what really happened.

And I've found a place where I can ramble on and on without ditching my snobby attitude and not get beaten to death. Thanks, guys.

Yeah, Joe, he did an album of Billie Holiday songs didn't he? I've always wanted to hear that, but haven't seen it anywhere.

Glad to know you like him, at least lyrically. Musically he's definitely an acquired taste, with that deep, rumbling voice of his. I have a book of his, called "Stranger Music" I think, that's worth getting. It's basically just a poetry collection, but it's one of those things you can read over and over again and find a new favorite each time.

Great info, Joe, especially about his murder. I couldn't remember the details exactly. It's really a sad story.

Rod. Subpoena. Hung jury.

11. You can throw eggs and/or flaming bags of dog sh*t.

I did a search, and can’t believe there isn’t a thread about him already. Please feel free to add your comments, or more of his history, which is shamefully forgotten these days. Sam started in gospel (The Soul Stirrers), thrived in pop/early soul (“Cupidâ€, “You Send Meâ€, “Twisting The Night Awayâ€) and made important social statements (“A Change Is Gonna Comeâ€), all in the span of about 15 years. He appealed to a large white audience without alienating his core black audience, which was an amazing feat nearly 50 years ago. He owned his songs, and encouraged other black artists to do the same, and signed many future talents (Johnnie Taylor, Billy Preston) to his record label. He also dealt with the tragedy of losing a child in a drowning accident. We all know about his death, though there is still a cloud of mystery above it. Today I heard a recap of his death, and it was chilling. Apparently he was in an altercation with a hotel manager and a prostitute, and he didn’t back down when he was physically threatened. He told his wife “They’re not gonna kill me – I’m Sam Cooke.†She responded with “To them, you’re just another n*gger.†His death was never really properly investigated, compared to recent similar events involving people of his stature. A great, great talent cut down because of racism at the age of 33. Anyway, my all-time favorite has to be “Bring It On Home To Meâ€, which is the most soulful thing I have ever heard. Pair that with the greatest live album ever recorded, “Live At The Harlem Square Club 1963â€, and you have the beginnings of soul music. Sam Cooke was the most important soul singer in history — he was also the inventor of soul music, and its most popular and beloved performer in both the black and white communities. Equally important, he was among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of the music business, and founded both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. Yet, those business interests didn't prevent him from being engaged in topical issues, including the struggle over civil rights, the pitch and intensity of which followed an arc that paralleled Cooke's emergence as a star — his own career bridged gaps between black and white audiences that few had tried to surmount, much less succeeded at doing, and also between generations; where Chuck Berry or Little Richard brought black and white teenagers together, James Brown sold records to white teenagers and black listeners of all ages, and Muddy Waters got young white folkies and older black transplants from the South onto the same page, Cooke appealed to all of the above, and the parents of those white teenagers as well — yet he never lost his credibility with his core black audience. – All Music Guide

No, the song didn't chart. It's the last cut off of "Band On The Run", which was a #1 album. I don't know anything else interesting about the song. Sorry!

I have no idea. I just know the Berlin one for some reason is called "Sex (I'm A...)", and the other one fit nicely. As an aside, Terri Nunn is still pretty dang hot.

Sex (I'm A...) Bitch (Berlin & Meredith Brooks)

Best line in the history of television. No, no and no. And no. Was that the right amount of no's?

Right on, Tango. This one's a little self-indulgent, but what the hell... Ozzy Osbourne Sid Vicious Joe Cocker Not regarding songs, albums or charts.

Hotels, as in California, Morrison and Yankee Foxtrot.

I repeat, dibs on Cash. You can be anybody else, save for Teri Hatcher.

Holy crap, that's the nicest thing anybody's ever said about me. Dibs on Cash.

Damn, now I really apologize.