The Official Bigsoccer Song Draft (Part II)

I hope he did a polka after that one.

Very nice pick up.

 

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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

 

"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

 

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Runaway - Del Shannon

Pop at its absolute best.

 

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).

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

Iceblink has been PMed.

 

Great pick.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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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+ )

 

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.

 

One of my strongest memories of Woodstock...

 

I had another one of hers in mind... and she did one of the famous renditions of yet another shortlister...

Which is not in any way sayin' your wrong...

 

You were there?

I'm impressed. Seriously.

I can think of a couple. I have no intention of choosing any of them myself, but someone else might, so I'll keep quiet on that.

 

if it's the one that i'm thinking of then i had it on my shortlist if i was participating.

someone should choose it, it's a great song.

 

Howdy y'all. I'm here. Picking. Fell asleep on the couch really early last night. Anyway, checking picks, etc. BRB.

 

I'll be quick since people seem to have been waiting for me. Seriously, I never mind being skipped if I'm late.

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This has consistently been pretty much my favorite zeppelin song over the years. One of my greatest memories is of some guy in college in 1988 named Bob who played this on his guitar all the time. He was pretty good.

Led Zeppelin - Over the Hill and Far Away.