The Official Bigsoccer Song Draft (Part II)

[Panfilo]

I laughed when Gringo said that "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was the suicide anthem.

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This is the anthem

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"Crying" by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson


Can't beat that voice, just can't do it.



Panfilo's Songs
"Se Te Olvida (La Mentira)" by Alvaro Carrillo
"Can't Take My Eyes Of You" by Crewe & Gaudio
"This is Hardcore" by Pulp
"Que Rico El Mambo" by Perez Prado
"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
"Money (Thats What I Want)" by Bradford/Gordy
"Crying" by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

[oman]

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"Crying" by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson


I hope he did a polka after that one.

Very nice pick up.

[oman]

Moderator:

Let's make this a sticky with a link to the old sticky (part I) and unsticky the old sticky.

1) GringoTex
2) argentine soccer fan
3) ForeverRed
4) royalstilton
5) Val1
6) Panfilo
7) SirManchester
8) oman
9) Ismitje
10) Dr. Know
11) Matt in the Hat
12) Auriaprottu
13) Iceblink
14) nancyb
15) Ghost
16) stax745

[oman]

"The Weight" takes the folk music motif of a traveler, who arrives in Nazareth in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Once there, he encounters various residents of the town, the song being a story of these encounters.

According to Robertson, "The Weight" was somewhat inspired by the films of Luis Buñuel, about which Robertson once said:

He did so many films on the impossibility of sainthood, people trying to do good in Viridiana and Nazarín, and it's impossible to do good. In "The Weight" it's the same thing. Someone says, "Listen, will you do me this favor? When you get there will you say 'hello' to somebody or will you pick up one of these for me?" "Oh, you're going to Nazareth, do me a favor when you're there." So the guy goes and one thing leads to another and it's like, "Holy shit, what has this turned into? I've only come here to say 'hello' for somebody and I've got myself in this incredible predicament." It was very Buñuelish to me at the time.

I am not someone who listens to lyrics too closely, but the song always had something religious about it that made it seem important. The song in "The Last Waltz" is one of my favorite music concert videos ever, but then again, I am a Scorsese apologist.

Rick Danko is pretty hyper, no?

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"Sleepwalk" by Santo & Johnny
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells
"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
"Girl From Ipanema" by Antonio Carlos Jobim (Getz/Gilberto version)
"FAC 73 BLUE MONDAY" by NEW ORDER
"Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly
"The Weight" by The Band

[SirManchester]

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Runaway - Del Shannon

Pop at its absolute best.

[Ismitje]

This close to Valentine's Day, I must add a "Mr. and Mrs. Ismitje" romantic favorite from one of the most sadly short-lived bands of the 1960s, The Lovin' Spoonful (either that or another of the Brazilian songs that has been rattling about my brain lately):

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"Darlin' Be Home Soon" from 1967, though I could have added a couple of other TLS songs and been just as happy with it. The line "for the great relief of having you to talk to" is one which really defines my relationship with my wife, and always has (we hit 17 years married this June).

[royalstilton]

Runaway - Del Shannon

Pop at its absolute best.
You may be slightly overstating the case. "Runaway" was the number one song when I was a senior in high school. It ran for 4 weeks and was replaced by "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K. Doe. Of course, "Satisfaction" was also a 4 week number one song.

[Dr. Know]

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

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"Under Pressure" by Queen & David Bowie
"Redemption Song by Bob Marley
"Echoes" by Pink Floyd
"Wouldn't it be Nice" by Beach Boys
"Marquee Moon" by Television
"All Apologies" by Nirvana
"Pink Moon" by Nick Drake

[Matt in the Hat]

Pick #7

Multiple Artists - "Amazing Grace"
Written by John Newton (1772)

Elvis Presley version...

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You have no soul if this doesn't touch you

1 - Miles Davis - "So What"
2 - Frank Sinatra - "New York, New York"
3 - Stevie Wonder - "Living for the City"
4 - Celia Cruz - "Guantanamera"
5 - Etta James - "At Last"
6 - Patsy Cline - "Crazy"
7 - Elvis Presley - "Amazing Grace"

[Auriaprottu]

Pick 7:

The Mamas And The Papas- California Dreamin'

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My picks so far:
How Insensitive- Jobim (Metheny)
Wichita Lineman- Glen Campbell
Theme from Shaft- Isaac Hayes
Yesterday- The Beatles
The Electric co- U2, live at Red Rocks
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, from My Fair Lady- Loewe (Rollins)
California Dreamin'- The Mamas And The Papas

[Auriaprottu]

Iceblink has been PMed.

[GringoTex]

Pick 7:

The Mamas And The Papas- California Dreamin'



Great pick.

[nancyb]

This close to Valentine's Day, I must add a "Mr. and Mrs. Ismitje" romantic favorite from one of the most sadly short-lived bands of the 1960s, The Lovin' Spoonful (either that or another of the Brazilian songs that has been rattling about my brain lately):

"Darlin' Be Home Soon" from 1967, though I could have added a couple of other TLS songs and been just as happy with it. The line "for the great relief of having you to talk to" is one which really defines my relationship with my wife, and always has (we hit 17 years married this June).

My favorite of theirs is not this, but this is a good song and they had a lot of good songs.

[nancyb]

"The Weight" takes the folk music motif of a traveler, who arrives in Nazareth in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. Once there, he encounters various residents of the town, the song being a story of these encounters.


I am not someone who listens to lyrics too closely, but the song always had something religious about it that made it seem important. The song in "The Last Waltz" is one of my favorite music concert videos ever, but then again, I am a Scorsese apologist.

Rick Danko is pretty hyper, no?


Thanks, I enjoyed that. A great band and a great movie.

[nancyb]

Pick #7

Multiple Artists - "Amazing Grace"
Written by John Newton (1772)

Elvis Presley version...



I considered the version sung by a woman with a crystalline voice.

[Auriaprottu]

Great pick.

Thanks! It's been a Desert Island 100 for a long time.

I considered the version sung by a woman with a crystalline voice.

I assume you're referring to Joan Baez.

Both of you should check out Mahalia Jackson's rendition. The tune really becomes a spiritual (her voice and inflections actually sound like those of a woman of faith) through her treatment of tempo and pauses.

[Matt in the Hat]

Thanks! It's been a Desert Island 100 for a long time.



I assume you're referring to Joan Baez.

Both of you should check out Mahalia Jackson's rendition. The tune really becomes a spiritual (her voice and inflections actually sound like those of a woman of faith) through her treatment of tempo and pauses.
Post them all. I'd love to hear them

[royalstilton]

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Judy Collins ( C+ )
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Mahalia Jackson ( A )
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LeAnne Rimes ( B )
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Steven Tyler + a woman I don't recognize ( A+ )

[Auriaprottu]

Steven Tyler + a woman I don't recognize ( A+ )

It's a good job.

Hey, didn't mean to sound judgemental in the last post. It simply occurred to me that this song had been sung by the 20th century's voice of sacred music and no one had mentioned it. That is all.

[taosjohn]

I assume you're referring to Joan Baez.

One of my strongest memories of Woodstock...