miamisammy29 Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 For my buddy, Fintan, here's your own personal... MUSICAL INTERLUDE: "You can't always get it when you really want it You can't always get it at all Just because there's space In your life it's a waste To spend your time why don't you wait for the call? Just gotta get used to it We all get it in the end Just gotta get used to it We go down and we come up again Just gotta get used to it You irritate me my friend This is no social crisis This is you havin' fun No crisis Gettin' burned by the sun This is true This is no social crisis Just another tricky day for you You can't always get higher Just because you aspire You could expire even knowin' Don't push the hands Just hang on to the band And you can dance while your knowledge is growing It could happen anytime You can't expect to never cry Patience is priceless Not when you try to fly so high Just stay on that line Rock'n roll will never die This is no social crisis This is you havin' fun No crisis Gettin' burned by the sun This is true This is no social crisis Just another tricky day for you Another tricky day Another gently nagging pain What the papers say Just seems to bring down heavier rain The world seems in a spiral Life seems such a worthless title But break out and start a fire y'all It's all here on the vinyl No crisis Just you havin' fun There's no crisis Gettin' burned by the sun Got no crisis, this is true This is no social crisis Just another tricky day for you You can't always get it When you really want it You can't always get it at all Just because there's space In your life it's a waste To spend your time why don't you wait for the call? Just gotta get used to it Gotta get used to waiting Just gotta get used to it You know how the ice is Just gotta get used to it It's thin where you're skating This is no social crisis This is you havin' fun No crisis Gettin' burned by the sun This is true This is no social crisis Just another tricky day for you Fella Just another tricky day for you Just another tricky day for you Just another tricky day Just another tricky day for you" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Yeah, yeah, whatever. Stones still rule!! YES!! Ron, why do you think Russell wrote JJF? Of course he didn´t... it´s a J/R song... he did a good cover at the Bangladesh concert, yes... but he didn´t write it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Thank you Sammy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 So close...but so far! That's ok, Stones at #1 and #2? What could be better? S'only fitting!! Sammy's right "STONES RULE!" Leon Russell may be one of the most underrated singer/songwriters of all time because he can't sing very well. His version of this, his own song, did squat; while the voice of Jagger carried it to number one. I have to disagree with you Ron. Not about "Jumpin Jack Flash", yes, thats a Jagger/Richards song all the way. About Leon's singing ability. I think he sings wonderfully. No one does his compositions as well as he does. As with Dylan, I call his voice distinctive. It has a quality that displays his words to perfection. I'll be nominating a Leon Russell song, composed and sung by the master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Something had 98 points and Hotel California 95. Both were #2 beaten by Bohemian Rhapsody and You Really Got Me (nominated by me!!) Thanks for the great info Dappled. I nominated 'Something' in Top Ten #40 (my last Beatles' nomination). So that means I'M the Biggest Loser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 with Dylan, I call his voice distinctive. You're so nice Lucky. I won't tell you what I call it. I was surprised we didn't get any Bob Dylan nominations this ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Ron, why do you think Russell wrote JJF? Of course he didn´t... it´s a J/R song... he did a good cover at the Bangladesh concert, yes... but he didn´t write it. I guess I figured that if he sang it, he wrote it. I stand corrected, chastened and bow to the great group here at SF for watching my back. And to Lucky, I actually DO like Leon's voice (I own his classic "Shelter People" vinyl album with the egg carton sleeve - one of my prized possessions), but feel many do not, ala Bob Dylan. (Good analogy) Maybe I like both those guys cause they make me feel like I can sing a little. lol "Stranger In A Strange Land" is one of my favorites of Leon's vocals. I also very much liked his version of J/R's Jack Flash. But he doesn't come cose to Cocker's cover of Russell's "Delta Lady" nor many of his stuff's other covers by various artists, such as "Superstar", "Masquarade" or "I'm Singing This Song For You." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) Leon Russell is truly an original. A great songwriter, with a great bluesy voice. He also led the band on Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs And Englishmen recording. I believe Delta Lady was written about Rita Coolidge. Edited May 5, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I love you guys! Phil, I have heard that also, about Rita Coolidge. Now that I know of at least a couple other Leon lovers, I do believe I will nominate something by him. My all time favorite: Back To The Island. Close second: a tie between A Song For You and Lady Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I love George Benson's cover of Masquerade and Karen Carpenter's (yes) Superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I love Carpenter´s "Superstar" too... I must agree with UncleJoe, George Benson´s "Masquerade" is the best... Carpenter´s isn´t bad either... I never heard the original by Leon Russell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) Benson's cover is wonderful, though I like Leon's. That may be the only one that I like the cover better. I've got (or rather had) most of his original work. I've been a huge fan since the early 70's! So many people have recorded his music, but for the most part, I like his own versions the best. Funny, we're talking about someone not even nominated in this ten... Edited May 5, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Joe, you have my vote for 'Superstar' also, if you choose to nominate it sometime. In fact I'd vote for just about any Carpenters' song. I like their version of 'This Masquerade' too - as well as George's of course. I haven't heard Leon Russel's, who was of course romantically attached to the 'Delta Lady', Rita Coolidge. She recorded the first version of 'Superstar' (maybe someone else already said that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Superstar is a top shelf effort by The Carpenters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 An apt description Ron. We might have some Carpenters' nominations in the next Ten ! 1. (They Long To Be) Close To You 2. Rainy Days And Mondays 3. Hurting Each Other 4. Top Of The World 5. Superstar 6. Yesterday Once More 7. We've Only Just Begun 8. For All We Know 9. Only Yesterday 10. Please Mr.Postman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Leon interlude: I'm up on the tightrope one side's hate and one is hope It's a circus game with you and me. I'm up on the tightwire linked by life and the funeral pyre But the top hat on my head is all you see. And the wire seems to be the only place for me A comedy of errors and I'm falling Like a rubber neck giraffe, you look into my past Well, baby you're just to blind to see. I'm up in the spotlight oh does it feel right The altitude seems to really get to me. I'm up on the tightwire linked by life and the funeral pyre Putting on a show for you to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uncle Joe Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Yowza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 It's that time kids... The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #61 for the week ending 6th May 2007 1. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (1968) 2. You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones (1969) 3. Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) 4. Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads (1985) 5. Jammin' - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977) 6. I Feel Fine - The Beatles (1964) 7. I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles (1963) 8. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin (1969) 9. I'm Looking Through You - The Beatles (1965) 10.Like A Hurricane - Neil Young (1977) TOP TEN #62 IS NOW OPEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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