February 6, 20214 yr I’ve never really liked country music but something about Kenny Chesney’s “I go back” just puts me in a really good mood. It’s one of my favorite songs, and I might like 4 or 5 country songs. Even that’s stretching it a little bit. No other country song gets out in a playlist for me, but It’s just the perfect song for sitting around a body of water and drinking.
February 7, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, freyguy said: A few songs that bum me out for not being longer. Blue is a perfect song.
February 8, 20214 yr Honestly, that song would be a helluva lot easier for us mortals to play if Elton had just written it in C. But, he had to pitch it for his vocal sweet spot. I don't understand the complaints about the timing/rhythm in the chorus, to me it's very natural. That said, I started playing the song on piano when I was about 11-12 years old, straight out of Elton's "Greatest Hits" piano songbook. It's completely hard wired into my subconscious at this point.Do you sing it and play it? It’s the vocal rhythm that’s tricky for me to match with the rhythm of what I’m playing.
February 8, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, tbone_ said: Do you sing it and play it? It’s the vocal rhythm that’s tricky for me to match with the rhythm of what I’m playing. Yeah, but the problem isn't the rhythm . . . it's the voice. (Ahem.)
February 8, 20214 yr On 2/5/2021 at 5:35 PM, Firemans4Horn said: Been my favorite song for close to 15 years. Reminds me of successes, failures, new adventure and past loves. The anticipation building for the first 1:20 Was my soundtrack to living in NYC for 2 years in my early 20’s with the world at my fingertips. Was my anthem when I travelled around by myself and had to make friends at every new spot. “I wouldn’t trade one stupid decision for another five years of life” Makes a damn good covid anthem when you’ve been living in isolation for 11 months. “where are your friends tonight? if I could see all my friends tonight” I'm not a big LCD Soundsystem fan, but I became briefly obsessed with that song about 5-6 years ago. This version particularly
February 9, 20214 yr I've heard it hundreds of times and it never gets old. It always puts me in a better mood no matter what might be going on. Wrote it about his wife whom he's still married to: "The song is about hyperventilating – kissing and fainting to the floor. Mary dances with me in the video because she was the girl, so it had to be her. The idea is that one night like that is worth 1,000 hours of drudgery."
February 9, 20214 yr I'm pretty sure that Two Doors Down might be the best Country Song ever written. It hits every country note perfectly: barmaids, strong drinks, shame, jukeboxes, being stumbling drunk over a woman, payphones, memories that won't end etc... Two doors down there's a jukeboxThat plays all night longReal sad songsAll about me and you Two doors down there's a barmaidThat serves 'em real strongHere latelyThat's how I make it through Two doors down there's a heartacheThat once was my friendTwo doors down there's a memoryThat won't ever end Two doors down there's a barstoolThat knows me by nameAnd we sit there togetherAnd wait for you Two doors down there's a bottleWhere I take out my shameAnd hold it upFor the whole world to view Two doors down there's a pay phoneBut no calls come inTwo doors down there's a memoryThat won't ever end From the hotel to the barroomIs just a stumble and a fallAnd sometimes when it gets badI've been known to crawl Freedom from sorrowIs just two doors awayI'll escape for a short timeBut I know I can't stay Two doors down is where they'll find meWhen you're finally throughTaking what's left of my life Two doors down is where they'll leave meWhen payment comes dueFor the hours I've spent there each night Two doors down I'll be forgottenBut until thenTwo doors down there's a memoryThat won't ever end...
February 9, 20214 yr On 2/6/2021 at 5:50 PM, youdunnf'dup said: I’ve never really liked country music but something about Kenny Chesney’s “I go back” just puts me in a really good mood. It’s one of my favorite songs, and I might like 4 or 5 country songs. Even that’s stretching it a little bit. No other country song gets out in a playlist for me, but It’s just the perfect song for sitting around a body of water and drinking. One of my favorite songs on the water too. Beer in Mexico too, not sure either make a perfect list but great song alongs for sure. Edited February 9, 20214 yr by troph
February 9, 20214 yr On 2/7/2021 at 10:03 AM, freyguy said: A few songs that bum me out for not being longer. YES! The Jayhawks have so many great songs. This is the one that has me listening over and over again.
February 11, 20214 yr Damn near perfect album.....embed bs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe1iUuAW4M Edited February 11, 20214 yr by noharleyyet
February 11, 20214 yr I enjoyed both versions of the Doobie Brothers -- the Tom Johnston era rocked with a country vibe, the Michael McDonald era was more R&B. Both great.
February 28, 20214 yr Dying Of The Light by Noel Gallagher This song explains my anxiety and depression issues.
March 1, 20214 yr i am just going to set aside bach and beethoven on this because the two of them take this thing easily. that said, barber's adagio for strings is absolutely perfect. taking the allegretto of beethoven's 7th symphony and evoking 10x the emotion. it is impossible to listen to this and not be transported to a reflective perspective. lots of vivaldi's work could have an argument made in the same fashion as bach. his choral works are largely overlooked but this one, as well as stabat mater stand tallest. it is another piece that demands a feeling... see above, lighter than barber's adagio but evokes the same thing. so much PG...but this one perfectly captures the sound of the 80's/my youth and the transition from traditional rock into something more electronic and greater sonic experimentation. talk about evoking a feeling. for some, it is sadness, some is dance, but for me...pure sex. a dreamy, completely consumed type. will likely always be my favorite "electronic" song. roads by portishead is about the same. this one, and its vivid lyrics, has always spoken to me about my own life journey...transitioning from a careless, dumbshit, poor as fuck kid from rural east texas to life now...and what really has happened. i don't have any words for this shit. Edited March 1, 20214 yr by sidis
March 5, 20214 yr Whta kind of fuckery is this and you don't mean dick to me in the same song does it for me...
March 5, 20214 yr On 3/1/2021 at 12:25 PM, noharleyyet said: Mutherfuckin' YES!!! So many memories connected to that tune. Fantastic choice.
March 5, 20214 yr There is no time ever, literally EVER, that I will not stop what I'm doing and listen to this simple treasure --
March 6, 20214 yr I'll put this Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) track here, because it sounds so perfectly Exile era Stones, and that's, well perfect. Mick Jagger on harmony just kills. His ability to play well with others is highly underrated.
March 15, 20214 yr I’ve always loved this song by Neil Young. The lyrics and somewhat of a haunting tune makes it a great song
March 26, 20214 yr I posted some of the lyrics in an unrelated thread and was reminded again of this one. A song about shoplifting, for the thrill of it, is so frivolous and hilarious. One of the all-time catchiest tunes. "We sat around the pile. We sat and laughed. We sat and laughed and waved it into the air." It's just fucking great.
March 26, 20214 yr This song just tears me up. Just your typical great Neil Young acoustic song. The different tuning is perfect for the song as well, and I believe it gives it a dreamy feel.
March 28, 20214 yr On 3/26/2021 at 9:24 AM, smuggs said: I posted some of the lyrics in an unrelated thread and was reminded again of this one. A song about shoplifting, for the thrill of it, is so frivolous and hilarious. One of the all-time catchiest tunes. "We sat around the pile. We sat and laughed. We sat and laughed and waved it into the air." It's just fucking great. What's even more hilarious about this song is it now in the shopping tunes playlist at the HEB I go to here in SA. The other day I was there and I heard this and thought, "WTF? Really?" and right after heard "Downtown" (I shit you not) and got the fuck outta there fast. Edited March 28, 20214 yr by Cajun
March 28, 20214 yr Damn y'all have some good taste in music. There are so many on this thread that I either haven't heard or didn't strike me before. @sidis I've don't recall hearing that Max Richter song before. Great stuff. And dammit @noharleyyet That song gets me every, single time. I was EXACTLY like the Kevin Costner character in Fandango. Very careless with my life and my friends. When they all take off at the end, that mirrors my own experience at UT because I alienated some of my best friends with stupidity and immaturity.
March 29, 20214 yr 23 hours ago, Knoxtnhorn said: Damn y'all have some good taste in music. There are so many on this thread that I either haven't heard or didn't strike me before. @sidis I've don't recall hearing that Max Richter song before. Great stuff. knox, it was actually written for a quintet (with some electronic add-ons at the low end) and is quite a bit more intimate in its original form than the above. it was written as a protest song to the invasion of iraq years before it was released but has been used in countless soundtracks - probably most famously at the end of the movie "arrival" when dennis villeneuve decided to go full malick at the end. i can't believe i left this off my original list but i will attribute it to covid vax brain. as a huge fan of ambient and electronic, this will always be the gold standard of that genre. there has been a lot of great music in that arena but nothing has surpassed this yet. this opened the door to so much including a song that would be in the next stratum down from perfect songs.
March 29, 20214 yr Author 2 hours ago, sidis said: knox, it was actually written for a quintet (with some electronic add-ons at the low end) and is quite a bit more intimate in its original form than the above. it was written as a protest song to the invasion of iraq years before it was released but has been used in countless soundtracks - probably most famously at the end of the movie "arrival" when dennis villeneuve decided to go full malick at the end. i can't believe i left this off my original list but i will attribute it to covid vax brain. as a huge fan of ambient and electronic, this will always be the gold standard of that genre. there has been a lot of great music in that arena but nothing has surpassed this yet. this opened the door to so much including a song that would be in the next stratum down from perfect songs. +100 on Brian Eno "Ascent". Going to be hard for an ambient instrumental to ever surpass it.
April 22, 20214 yr I know a lot of people don’t like country, and a lot of people don’t like Dwight Yoakam (not sure how to be honest), but this may be one of the most perfect country songs ever written. I’ve been that low before, and for no good reason either. But damn, this song is just a fucking gem.
April 23, 20214 yr Tons of people have covered this song but for me no one quite captured the mood of the original.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20214 yr Still awesome and still relevant some 37 years laterSent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20214 yr Sure is. I always thought this was pretty close to the perfect pop song.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20214 yr Love that song. Jayhawks just always have "that sound", no matter the lineup. Although it could be artistic license in the video, it looks like the drummer was doing the harmony vocals.
April 23, 20214 yr Author “Supper’s Ready” by Genesis from 1972. Twenty-three minutes of realized musical ambition. The audacity of the Willow Farm movement. The power and drama in Apocalypse in 9/8 and the ending section. Tony Banks amazing keyboard playing, Peter Gabriel’s vocal performance and theatrics. I have been listening to this song since 1985 and it not only is still listenable, I keep discovering little nuggets of musical treasure in it today.
April 23, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, TexPx said: Tons of people have covered this song but for me no one quite captured the mood of the original. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk This is a fucking great song. Dwight did a damn good cover of it. Original is the best though.
April 23, 20214 yr Another one that I have trouble finding an issue with. Both the original and the more popular remixed versions. Short, sweet and simple:
April 23, 20214 yr I've posted it elsewhere, but to me, this is the greatest rock n roll song. As the comments aptly say, it just makes me want to go out and launder some money. Raw sex and groove. And if you want to get up and get going...here's pure groove with an inspirational underpinning. You can just dance, or get motivated. It's up to you.
April 23, 20214 yr Love that song. Jayhawks just always have "that sound", no matter the lineup. Although it could be artistic license in the video, it looks like the drummer was doing the harmony vocals.Gary Louris is the constant. Great voice, great songwriting and under appreciated guitarist.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, smuggs said: Mary Louise Parker, I say gotdamn. I didn't even recognize her.
April 23, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said: I've posted it elsewhere, but to me, this is the greatest rock n roll song. As the comments aptly say, it just makes me want to go out and launder some money. Raw sex and groove. One the all time great guitar tones.
April 23, 20214 yr Another one that I have trouble finding an issue with. Both the original and the more popular remixed versions. Short, sweet and simple: Great song and pretty good album too.Remember this version? Funny because the buzz was the song was about heroin although I think the La’s denied it.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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