At 12:59 AM 4/16/99 -0400, you wrote:
I don't know how this thread evolved really...but why does every writer of
note always tag "I Want You Back" as such a great song? Is it because it
really IS a great song or is it because...what?
Speaking only for myself, Tera, I never made any claims for I
Don't y'all l listen to ANY soul?
One more baker's dozen of perfect singles. No rhyme, reason or order, just
perfection:
David Ruffin's My Whole World Ended
The O'Jays' Backstabbers
The Staple Singers' I'll Take You There
Bill Withers' Lean On Me
The J5's I Want You Back
Marvin Gaye's Got To
umm
Dan Penn(ington) - Do Right Woman
K
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David Ruffin's My Whole World Ended
The O'Jays' Backstabbers
The Staple Singers' I'll Take You There
Bill Withers' Lean On Me
The J5's I Want You Back
Marvin Gaye's Got To Give It Up
Public Enemy's Fight The
Dan Penn(ington) - Do Right Woman
K
Oh. I'll take the version done by
Maria Doyle in "The Commitments".
*swoon*
Chris
In a message dated 4/15/99 11:15:10 AM Central Daylight Time,
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Dan Penn(ington) - Do Right Woman
James Bobby Purify "I'm Your Puppet"
written by Mr. Penn.
Slim
Kiss - Do You Love Me?
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Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: The perfect single (was Re: Weller's Prime)
In a message dated 4/15/99 11:15:10 AM Central Daylight Time,
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Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: The perfect single (was Re: Weller's Prime)
Don't y'all l listen to ANY soul?
One more baker's dozen of perfect singles. No rhyme, reason or order, just
perfection:
David Ruffin's My Whole World Ended
The O'Jays' Ba
Once again Jerry is wrong! This is too easy. Like shooting MPBs on
the fluff list. Scritti Politti is another fine, fine band from Leeds.
They were formed in the British punk rock movement of the late
70s, but moved into a much more poppier, soulful sound in the 80s. And I
really
think it worked
Once again Jerry is wrong! This is too easy. Like shooting MPBs on
the fluff list. Scritti Politti is another fine, fine band from Leeds.
They were formed in the British punk rock movement of the late
70s,
And they had a small part to play in the growing amount of music being
produced at
Andy picked:
Since you brought it up here are a few alternative suggestion for the
perfect
single.
Pogues Kirsty MacColl - Fairy tale of New York
Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love
Only Ones - Another girl, another planet
Joy Division - Atmosphere
All damned good singles. Partial to the first
I'll chime in...cause I should be finishing this darn thesis:
Marshall Crenshaw / Cynical Girl
Kate.
Since you brought it up here are a few alternative suggestion for the
perfect
single.
Pogues Kirsty MacColl - Fairy tale of New York
Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love
Only Ones
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll chime in...cause I should be finishing this darn thesis:
Marshall Crenshaw / Cynical Girl
Kate.
Amen. I LOVE that damn song. 'September Gurls' by Big Star is nearly as
irresistable.
-jim
In a message dated 4/14/1999 12:55:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Is this still available? Or available elsewhere? On cd?
I loved that song in college.
Hi Chris,
Sorry, don't know, I'm playing the original vinyl versions purchased when
they were released!
There
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"You're My Favorite Waste Of Time" is on Marshall Crenshaw's
CD "The Nine Volt Years", which is a pretty good collection of outtakes
and rarities from the '80's. It's not a crucial buy but it's fun for
fans of
the man.
It's also on MCA's promo-only
"You're My Favorite Waste Of Time" is on Marshall Crenshaw's
CD "The Nine Volt Years",
its also on his live abum - "my truck is my home"
-JF
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Reply to: Re: The perfect single (was Re: Weller's Prime)
That was a great record. They had another awesome song called "Lucy." Then Michael
Fennelly, the guitar player and singer, went and put out a pretty lame solo album.
Any idea what happened to him?
JKellySC1 wrote:
Hey there,
Tom...
Matthew Sweet: "Girlfriend"
Material Issue:"What Girls Want"
Oh, that sweet, sweet early-90s alterapop...
Oh, great tunes, I'll toss in some obvious ones, crank the radio,
dance at the stop light singles...
Urge Overkill - Positive Bleeding (it was a single in
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ha, that's funny I had a similar on-going conversation with my eldest brother
about the Jam and the Clash, although this debate was over which band was
better. I sided with the Jam, although I eventually saw the error of my ways.
You know, I
Ha, that's funny I had a similar on-going conversation with my eldest
brother
about the Jam and the Clash, although this debate was over which band was
better. I sided with the Jam, although I eventually saw the error of my ways.
Hey, at least you can now admit to it...g I once thought that
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Morgan Keating wrote:
Oh you might like this Jerry... Was just listening to WFNX's Flashback
Lunch and heard Erasure's "Chains of Love", leading back to the ol'
Communards thread (can't remember if it was this list though???)...
It was this list..but be quiet,
My brother and I had the same ongoing debate when we were kids over
Quisp vs. Quake.
--Jon Johnson
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Wollaston, Massachusetts
Quisp of course... Second only Pink Panther
--junior
PS. Cap'n Crunch over Quisp or Quake anyday, baby...
Amen. Worth the shredded mouth for that sugary
taste. Crunchberries - even better. A friend mentioned
that she saw an ALL Cap'n Crunchberries cereal - and
we both thought that took all the fun out of it.
Using all my fluff
The Jam would say outragous things just to piss the Clash off...
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Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 2:49 PM
To: passenger side
Subject: RE: Weller's Prime
Joonyah says:
Weren't there political (or &quo
I still do. Paddy McAloon and Paul Buchanan (of
the Blue Nile) are two favorite pop songwriters.
In an alternate universe, the Sprouts are as big as
the Beatles ever were.
Dear lord!!! So, I'm not the only only one who loves 'em?
Without a doubt, damn shame that they had little to no
Don Yates wrote:
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Jerry Curry wrote:
The Clash did absolutely nothing for me. I NEVER understood the critic's
fascination with this group and I absolutely never understood my cohort's
slavish devotion to them either.
Ya know, a few years ago I would've given
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Subject: RE: Weller's Prime
Joonyah says:
Weren't there political (or "pop-political" to be more accurate)
distinctions to be made between the Clash and the Jam back i
Morgan Keating teased:
A precursor to the Blur vs. Oasis battle??? g That shit made headlines
in the UK no doubt... Yikes! OK, got to end this thread now...
Blur and Oasis combined (and I own the first Oasis record, and 4 1/2 Blur
records) don't equal the qualitative output of either
Bill sez:
And yeah, I know you were teasing, but I wonder sometimes at the
overheated British press.
I reply:
They really do seem to have the KNACK (do I dare??? must resist the era of
skinny ties) for creating some artificially charged situations. I guess
that goes for anywhere in the
At 03:39 PM 4/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
n.p. The Jam SOUND AFFECTS/ALL MOD CONS
Ah, Mr, Weller in his prime!
I always liked Setting Sons just a bit better than All Mod Cons, but you
really can't go wrong with any of the first five albums. I respect the
hell out of Weller for pulling the plug
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
Speaking of Murvin, I only know of one of his albums, the 1976 LP which
"Police Thieves" came from. Does he have anything else out, and is it
any good?
He's released a number of albums, but since I'm not a Murvin expert, I
wouldn't know
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, BARNARD wrote:
I'm not so hard on Sandanista as Don (even though, as a rule, I
do generally do prefer alcohol records to reefer records...g).
I think it had to be something stronger than reefer that convinced
Strummer that he could rap. He could very well be the least
Hey, at least you can now admit to it...g I once thought that Prefab
Sprout would become an important band... Wha?
Morgan
Chrisopher wrote:
I still do. Paddy McAloon and Paul Buchanan (of
the Blue Nile) are two favorite pop songwriters.
In an alternate universe, the Sprouts are as
At 02:33 PM 4/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
Ha, that's funny I had a similar on-going conversation with my eldest
brother
about the Jam and the Clash, although this debate was over which band was
better. I sided with the Jam, although I eventually saw the error of my
ways.
Hey, at least you can now
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Jeff Weiss wrote:
I'll grudgingly admit a warm affection for Prefab Sprout. The guy who
managed the record store I worked at -- same guy who proclaimed that Roddy
Frame had written more great songs than Lennon and McCartney after the
first Aztec Camera album came out --
At 01:44 PM 4/13/99 -0700, you wrote:
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, BARNARD wrote:
I'm not so hard on Sandanista as Don (even though, as a rule, I
do generally do prefer alcohol records to reefer records...g).
I think it had to be something stronger than reefer that convinced
Strummer that he could
Don Yates writes:
Listening to that lame shit could almost make one appreciate
Vanilla Ice.g
Who reportedly sold out the Middle East in Cambridge the other
evening (no small task) with his new Rage Against the Machine ripoff
schtick. It takes a lot to make me question my faith in God,
Jon says:
Dunno where the Clash fit in - not my cup of tea, you might say - but Weller
was pretty heavily involved with the Labor Party-related Red Wedge, at least
during his Style Council days. Or so my not-always-reliable memory tells
me, anyhow.
Jon is correct (and I'm amazed that Jon has
Hey there,
Mr. Curry...
You know, I said this at Nashville Extravaganza to the absolute horror
of Bill Silvers and Chris Knaus. Also, in an attempt to remove any last
shred of respectibility and credibility, I'll repeat it publically. The
Clash did absolutely nothing for me.
I believe my
Marie says:
Once again Jerry is wrong! This is too easy. Like shooting MPBs on
the fluff list. Scritti Politti is another fine, fine band from Leeds.
They were formed in the British punk rock movement of the late
70s, but moved into a much more poppier, soulful sound in the 80s. And I
really
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