Zabadak Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 "You Can leave Your Hat On" Joe Cocker Here's the songfacts by the original by Randy Newman. Written by Randy Newman. Joe Cocker's version was a hit as the song from the movie "91/2 Weeks". Also included as a track of his album "Cocker" but mainly released as a single, B-sided by "Shelter Me" in the US and other songs in other countries. It was released in July 1986 and made #35 on Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. Tom Jones' version of this was featured in The Full Monty and was also danced to by a troupe - placed in the stands outside Buckingham Palace - during the Party At The Palace, held to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. :sing1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 merci, Zab!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Skybluesky's Personal Top 10 This time there is 4(four) songs needing facts. Skybluesky's Personal Top 10 #3 1. Sky Blue Sky ~ Wilco ~ 2007 2. Be O K ~ Ingrid Michaelson ~ 2008 3. Song For Myla Goldberg ~ The Decemberists ~ 2003 4. Love Love Love ~ Of Monsters and Men ~ 2012 If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 "Love Love Love" Of Monsters and Men Written by Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir A track of their 2012 album "My Head Is An Animal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) "Song For Myla Goldberg" The Decemberists Written by Colin Meloy. He wrote the song for the American musician and writer Myla Goldberg. He was a media escort for her in the early 2000, in a promo-tour for her first book, "Bee Season". A track of their album "Her Majesty", released in September 9, 2003 Edited September 5, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 "Be O K" Ingrid Michaelson Written by Ingrid Michaelson. A track of her third studio album, "Be OK", from October 2008. The album is a compilation of live songs, covers and rarities and planned for a benefit profit: part of the sales were given to Stand Up To Cancer for research. Filled with handclaps and breezy guitar chords, the titular "Be OK" bookends the set list with two different versions -- one filled with harmonies, keyboards, and percussion, and the other sticking closer to an acoustic arrangement. The single was released in August 2008 and it made #91 in Billboard Hot 100 and #18 on the Indie UK charts. It was also featured in many commercial ads on TV: Mott's Apple Juice, Ritz Crackers and Travelers Insurance. It's also part of the soundtrack of "The Decoy Bride", the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 "Sky Blue Sky" Wilco Written by Jeff Tweedy. A track of their sixht studio album, "Sky Blue Sky", from May 2007. Also released as an EP. The titular track references the worries Tweedy had as a child in a small town... a reference to a childhood memory of Tweedy's, of a Memorial Day parade in Belleville, Illinois. He had come home from St. Louis with his family, but could not reach his house because the parade blocked the main street. This led Tweedy to reflect upon his future in the town: he knew that he would have to leave when he grew up because it was too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 The Songfactor's Top 10 #347 (Artists with one or none in special) This week there is 1(one) song needing facts. The Songfactor's Top 10 #347 (Artists with one or none in special) 1. See You In September - The Happenings (1966) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Brad M's Personal Top 10 This time there is 7(seven) songs needing facts. Brad M's Personal Top 10 1. In My Dreams - Dokken 2. All She Wrote - FireHouse 3. Great White Buffalo - Ted Nugent 4. Looks That Kill - Mötley Crüe 5. Seventeen - Winger 6. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver - Primus 7. Cool One - Starz If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) "See You In September" The Happenings Written by Syd Wayne and Sherman Edwards. The first version was the one by The Tempos in 1959. The Happenings recorded their version in the spring of 1966. As they recall, they loved the song but not the record, so they thought they would make it better. The song was released as a single, B-sided by "He Thinks He's a Hero". It made #3 on the charts on the first week of September 1966 and during the whole month. By the end of the year they had sold a million copies. It was also a track of their album "The Happenings", also released in 1966. Edited September 11, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 "In My Dreams" Dokken Credited to Doken. A track of their 1985 album, "Under lock And Key". Also a single, released in 1986, B-sided by "Till The Leaving End: Alone Again". It reached #77 on Billboard Hot 100 and #24 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 "All She Wrote" FireHouse Written by Bill Leverty and C.J. Snare. A track of their album "FireHouse", from August 1990. The single was released in 1991. It was the last single from the LP. It went up to #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 "All She Wrote" FireHouse Written by Bill Leverty and C.J. Snare. A track of their album "FireHouse", from August 1990. The single was released in 1991. It was the last single from the LP. It went up to #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Thanks, Edna. The single also peaked at #25 in the U.S. on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart (now known as Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 "Great White Buffalo" - Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes A track from the 1974 studio album Tooth, Fang & Claw by Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes. The first live version of this song appeared on the 1978 solo album Double Live Gonzo! by Ted Nugent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 "Looks That Kill" - Motley Crue A single from the 1983 studio album Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue. It peaked at #54 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1984. It also peaked at #12 in the U.S. on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart (now known as the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) in 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 "Seventeen" - Winger A single from Winger's 1988 debut studio album Winger. It peaked at #26 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989. It also peaked at #19 in the U.S. on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart (now known as the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) in 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" - Primus > A single from the 1995 studio album Tales From The Punchbowl by Primus. > It peaked at #62 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1995. It did not chart on the regular Hot 100 chart. > It peaked at #12 in the U.S. on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart (now known as the Alternative Songs chart) in 1995. > It peaked at #23 in the U.S. on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart (now known as the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) in 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 "Cool One" - Starz A track from the 1977 studio album Violation by Starz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Thank you, Brad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" - Primus > A single from the 1995 studio album Tales From The Punchbowl by Primus. > It peaked at #62 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1995. It did not chart on the regular Hot 100 chart. > It peaked at #12 in the U.S. on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart (now known as the Alternative Songs chart) in 1995. > It peaked at #23 in the U.S. on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart (now known as the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) in 1995. The song epitomizes Primus's musical eccentricities, whereby the group's signature funk metal stylings are comically inflected with a sound vaguely reminiscent of bluegrass and southern rock. During the song's guitar solos, Larry LaLonde's playing shifts from almost "noise" guitar in the first solo to a somewhat country-sounding technique and banjo-style finger-picking on the second (inspired by The Grateful Dead late singer/guitarist Jerry Garcia). The song's lyrics constitute an absurd, rambling tale about a woman named Wynona and her "beaver". They combine an on-the-surface crude sexual double entendre in "beaver" with the more purely nonsensical silliness typical of the band (e.g., strange references to baboons, Taco Bell, carnies, and porcupines). Many incorrectly believed "Wynona" was about actress Winona Ryder. Claypool has stated several times that the song is not about Ryder, pointing out that the song's name is spelled and pronounced differently. While this placated Ryder, her then boyfriend Soul Asylum vocalist David Pirner took offense and renamed one of his songs "Les Claypool's A Big F***ing A**h*le" in concert. Taken from Wikipedia, I will edit this and put it into my own writing later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) The Songfactor's Top 10 #348 This week there is 3(three) songs needing facts. The Songfactor's Choice Top 10 #348 1. Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac (1975) 2. Stay - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (1960) 3. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - The Yardbirds (1964) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Edited September 19, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 "Over My Head" Fleetwood Mac Written by Christine McVie. The song is a track of their tenth album, released in 1975, "Fleetwood Mac". "Over My Head" was the first single from the album. It was B-sided by "I'm So Afraid" and was first released in the US, in September 1975. Then, in February 1976, it was also released in the UK. It was their first real hit in the USA. It made #20 in January 1976 on Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The single was remixed for radio airplay in a quite different version than the song in the album. According Christine McVie, the song was written with a portable Hohner electric piano while she was living in Malibu with John McVie. They had just finished the promo-tour for their previous LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 "Stay" Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs Written by Maurice Williams. It was released as a single in 1960, B-sided by "Do You Believe". By October 9th it entered Billboard Hot 1000 and made #1 on November 21st, being there for a week. It's the shortest song to reach the top of the charts in the whole history. Williams wrote it when he was 15 years old, in 1953, after trying to make her grilfriend stay with him and not go home at ten. The song was re-recorded before it was released and the line "let's have another smoke" was removed. It was also a hit in Jackson Browne's live version on "Runnin On Empty", 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" The Yardbirds Credited to John Lee Williamson, this blues standard was first recorded by himself under the name Sonny Boy Williamson in 1937. There has been many versions. The Yardbirds recorded theirs in 1964, credited to H.G.Demarais. It was rather a cover of Don and Bob's version, from 1961, with different chord changes and lyrics. It was their second single released in the UK and it made #49 in the charts. It was also a track of the Yardbirds' first American album, "For Your Love". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 "Stay" Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs Written by Maurice Williams. It was released as a single in 1960, B-sided by "Do You Believe". By October 9th it entered Billboard Hot 1000 and made #1 on November 21st, being there for a week. It's the shortest song to reach the top of the charts in the whole history. Williams wrote it when he was 15 years old, in 1953, after trying to make her grilfriend stay with him and not go home at ten. The song was re-recorded before it was released and the line "let's have another smoke" was removed. It was also a hit in Jackson Browne's live version on "Runnin On Empty", 1978. Cover version by The Hollies hit #8 on the UK singles chart in 1963... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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