pinkstones Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I would debate Like A Virgin being Madonna's biggest hit. Material Girl, Vogue, Like A Prayer, and Take a Bow are all equally as well-known and well-regarded, if not more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Rick Nelson's "Garden Party" addresses this very subject. Garden Party Songfacts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 According to the article, that's true. But reading the lyrics is contradictory to me: "played them all the old songs, thought that's why they came," and the line "said hello to MaryLou, she belonged to me," which would imply to me he sang that song, too... Curiouser and curiouser... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 ..but he was pissed that that was all they wanted to hear. He wanted to break away from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I can see that. I try to find ways to sympathize with people just so I can better understand what causes them to do what they do - in any matter of life. In a case like artists not wanting to perform their hits, you figure that in a lot of the population's lives there are times we'd rather just forget and not relive. And while we're mostly private people as opposed to public figures, it's difficult to escape... and would be particularly for those who have chosen to make a living with their personal dramas in song. So I get it. On the flip side, they did choose to make their living with their personal dramas in song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I think the issue boils down to expectations. We as the audience have no right, I believe, to expect the artist to play anything. If I go see Bruce Springsteen and I expect to hear Glory Days and he doesn't play it, do I have the right to get upset? It's his concert, his set list, my opinions are not asked for, nor are the opinions of anyone else. That's why I said before, if you buy a concert ticket expecting to hear certain songs and you don't hear them and then get mad, that's not the artist's fault. That's your fault for taking it that seriously in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I don't know that I ever go to a concert "expecting" to hear a certain song. I usually hope that I'll hear a certain song or two, but it's no big deal when I don't. I agree that if they wanted my opinion on their set list, they would ask. However, artists should also be open to playing songs that they know/feel their audience would appreciate hearing, IMO. We saw John Fogerty last month and outside of about 4 new songs, every song he played was a major hit. Every. Last. One. Very satisfying concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 If you're spending money to see an artist you love live, you should appreciate hearing whatever they feel like playing that night. Of course we all want to hear certain songs, but the artist shouldn't feel obligated to perform them if they don't want to. They're the ones on stage, they're the ones that have to do it. If you did a song that doesn't reflect your values anymore (as is the case of the Beastie Boys), or were huge on the radio (as is the case with a lot of Springsteen songs), or you just plain can't stand the sound of, you shouldn't have to force yourself to perform it because someone, somewhere will pitch a fit if you don't. We're paying them for the honor of seeing them do their craft for us. Whatever they feel like sharing with us in that experience should be enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 There's also the instances where the artist says the songs don't translate well from studio to stage... I've had several artists tell me that, for that reason, there are some songs they don't play live. If they did it would sound crappy and they don't want that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 It's for this reason I love seeing AC/DC, Kiss, The Stones, etc... They know that the people paid extravagant amounts of money to see them live on stage. And they don't want to disappoint them by playing an entire setlist where the crowd can't even sing along because it's tunes nobody has heard yet (or only a few times). Bands that play their hits assure themselves of good concert reviews. It's part of the music biz: you gotta suck it up and give the fans what they want, otherwise you lose some of those fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 You gotta suck it up and give the fans what they want. I guess anyone who deals with clients has to do this, and a band who doesn't is going to do light concert business. Maybe it comes down to attitude. Clarence Carter would rather not play "Strokin'" (settle down, Beavis :rock:) at every show, but half the fans in the building might not be there if it wasn't for that tune, and Clarence seems to appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Heh, heh, heh, heh....he said "strokin'". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 If all you're going to a concert for is to hear a specific group of songs, that seems like wasted money. You just put the album(s) on and have people scream and cheer while they're playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 sounds like me when I'm making that 6 hour drive between Phoenix and San Diego... tunes blasting, screaming and cheering. my very own car concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 There you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I know Lemmy Kilmister has said that he hates "Ace Of Spades" but he always plays it because "If I went to a Little Richard concert, I'd expect to hear Long Tall Sally." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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