70's Music - Favorite Singer's/Song's
lm...@halcyon.com
the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
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BlackBeard
lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
> Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>
hmm I'd tie Reasons with "thats the way, of the world" for my favorite
EW&F song.. and they rank right up there with my fav's from the 70's. But
there are so many great songs from that time I can never nail down one as
my all time fav.
Any Van the Man fans out there? OR how about Average White Band?
BlackBeard
Kent Parks
: Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
: the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
I'm not going to try to narrow down to my favorite song of the 70s, but my
favorite Earth, Wind, and Fire songs were "That's the Way of the World"
and "Sing a Song"; I have both of their greatest hits LP's. (Yes, LPs, not
CDs!)
Kent
Stephen C. Lytle
lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
> Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>
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I am a big EW&F fan and have arranged several of there hits for marching
band. In the Stone, Star, and September. Great band!
William
>lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
>: Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
>: the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
There's so many good ones it's hard to narrow them down but I guess I
spent more time listening to "American Pie" by Don Mclean
William
Eric Young
lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
> Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
"September" still puts me in a good mood when I hear it.
Lyn Saucier
Times A Lady") and the Ohio Player's ("Fire") - Any fans out there?? -
What are your favorite tunes??
Also - any Carol King fans?? Her album "Tapestry" is my all time favorite.
Lyn Saucier
er...@mail.utexas.edu (Eric Young) wrote:
GREAT SONG!!! It is one of my favorites too. It energizes you.
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> pa...@ruby.ils.unc.edu (Kent Parks) wrote:
>
> >lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
> >: Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> >: the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>
> There's so many good ones it's hard to narrow them down but I guess I
> spent more time listening to "American Pie" by Don Mclean
>
> William
I especially like the first few bars of "American Pie."
Michael Sheehy
Lyn Saucier <lm...@halcyon.com> wrote:
>
>Also - any Carol King fans?? Her album "Tapestry" is my all time favorite.
What a great album! I have it on vinyl. And to think how many of those
songs went on to be covered by other artists, not to mention that
"Tapestry" was acclaimed both musically and commercially itself.
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scl...@istar.com (Stephen C. Lytle) wrote:
> In article <lmbs-07049...@blv-pm2-ip9.halcyon.com>,
> lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
>
> > Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> > the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
> >
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>
> I am a big EW&F fan and have arranged several of there hits for marching
> band. In the Stone, Star, and September. Great band!
"September" is a favorite of many people. I'll bet it really gets a marching band going.
CLock7193
lm...@halcyon.com (Lyn ) writes:
>> There's so many good ones it's hard to narrow them down but I guess I
>> spent more time listening to "American Pie" by Don Mclean
>>
>> William
>I especially like the first few bars of "American Pie."
Well, since you brought it up, will someone please explain to me what the
heck this song is about? I know that overall it's supposed to be about
Buddy Holly etc dying and then someone once brought up a Vietnam war
theory but I want to know specifically what the lyrics are supposed to
mean. What's so important about the levy being dry? Who's the jester
singing for the king & queen in a coat borrowed from James Dean? What's
with the football passages: Players tried for a forward pass with the
jester in the sidelines in a cast? Players tried to take the field but
marching band refused to yield? Who's Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack
Flash sat on candlestick? And why did the Father, Son and Holy Ghost catch
a train for the coast singing Bye Bye Miss American Pie? It's all rhymes
and it's very fun to sing, but what's the meaning of it all?? If I
understood the symbolism, would it change my life in some momentous way??
Please help me.
--Catherine
SunnyDeb
months ago, and today I found them in a box in my office! Now I have my
"Sounds of the 70's" CDs back! My kids aren't thrilled, but I sure am!
Deb
Tom Schoeneweis
>
> Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>
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I really liked EW&F. "Shining Star" was my favorite but I liked everything I've ever heard. "The Way of the
World" was the first song I had ever heard of whose proceeds were donated to any one charity (UNICEF). That
really impressed me as an altruistic teenager. Even now as a cynical adult it's pretty impressive (even
though I'm not too fond of the UN - but that's another discussion). BTW, "Too Much Heaven" by the BeeGee's
was the only other song I've ever heard of where this was done(aside from thos get-together songs like "We
Are The World", et al.), but I'm sure there have been others
Tom
Stuck in the '70's
Tom Schoeneweis
roxanne
roxanne
>I found some "Earth Wind & Fire" fans, how about the Commodores ("Three
>Times A Lady") and the Ohio Player's ("Fire") - Any fans out there?? -
>What are your favorite tunes??
>Also - any Carol King fans?? Her album "Tapestry" is my all time favorite.
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I really enjoyed Diamonds and Rust. Remember that one??
Maud B. Freifelder
> >Also - any Carol King fans?? Her album "Tapestry" is my all time favorite.
>
> What a great album! I have it on vinyl. And to think how many of those
> songs went on to be covered by other artists, not to mention that
> "Tapestry" was acclaimed both musically and commercially itself.
Check out Tapestry Revisited which came out about Nov.'95 ... Lots of very
well known singers doing the songs from the original album incuding the Bee
Gees, Manhattan Transfer, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion ... There was also a tv
special on cable about King and this cd...
Lyn
(CLock7193) wrote:
I know what you mean "What is this song - American Pie - really about?" I'm not sure either, I just really like it. Maybe can get the answer from a fellow 70's soul.
Lyn
wrote:
I know the feeling - nothing compares to a session of listening to the sounds of the 70's - except throwing in some 60's sounds.
Lyn
> lm...@halcyon.com (Lyn Saucier) wrote:
>
> >I found some "Earth Wind & Fire" fans, how about the Commodores ("Three
> >Times A Lady") and the Ohio Player's ("Fire") - Any fans out there?? -
> >What are your favorite tunes??
>
> >Also - any Carol King fans?? Her album "Tapestry" is my all time favorite.
>
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> I really enjoyed Diamonds and Rust. Remember that one??
You've got me stumped " Diamonds and Rust," Carol King???
Lyn
(Michael Sheehy) wrote:
> In article <lmbs-12049...@blv-pm3-ip3.halcyon.com>,
> Lyn Saucier <lm...@halcyon.com> wrote:
> >
> >Also - any Carol King fans?? Her album "Tapestry" is my all time favorite.
>
> What a great album! I have it on vinyl. And to think how many of those
> songs went on to be covered by other artists, not to mention that
> "Tapestry" was acclaimed both musically and commercially itself.
>
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> could walk beneath me wearing a top hat." -Benjamin Disraeli
>
> "So how did you get your driver's license? Were you like the tenth caller
> to a radio station?"-Todd "ScamBoy" Pettengill
> *****************************************************************************
Yes, Carol King is fantastic!
Ok, let's hear it for.....Joni Mitchel ("Help Me, I think I'm Falling In Love Again"), Rita Coolidge ("Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher And Higher"), Phoebe Snow ("Poetry Man"), Melissa Manchester ("Midnight Blue")..... I could go on and on. I love these guys, they where/and still all great!! Don't you agree????
Bob Davis
>
> > Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> > the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>
Earth Wind & Fire recently (last summer I think) had a reunion.
It was telivised as part of Sinbad's 70's special broadcast on HBO.
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>
> I found some "Earth Wind & Fire" fans, how about the Commodores ("Three
> Times A Lady") and the Ohio Player's ("Fire") - Any fans out there?? -
> What are your favorite tunes??
>
>
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I caught a special on Lifetime (I think that I must watch too much TV
!!!) commemorating the 25th anniversary of Carole King's Tapastry album.
It was great !!!
Lyn
er...@mail.utexas.edu (Eric Young) wrote:
> In article <lmbs-07049...@blv-pm2-ip9.halcyon.com>,
> lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
>
> > Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite song of
> > the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>
> "September" still puts me in a good mood when I hear it.
I think this song "September" has that affect on many people.
Clancy
>>
>> songs went on to be covered by other artists, not to mention that
>> "Tapestry" was acclaimed both musically and commercially itself.
Well, what's the name of that album she did where she recorded the songs
that had already been sung by others. 'Cause originally she was a song-
writer. songs like loco-motion which I think her maid recorded.
Carenmarc
> >In article <lmbs-07049...@blv-pm2-ip9.halcyon.com>,
>> lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
>>
> >> Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite
song of
> >> the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>>
>> "September" still puts me in a good mood when I hear it.
>I think this song "September" has that affect on many people.
Then there are those of us who can't stand Earth Wind & Fire. We used to
call them the
Bah-de-Dahs, for obvious reasons. "September" puts me in a *foul* mood,
cuz I think it's pretty inane, but each to his own I guess.
-------Caren
CLock7193
McLean's "American Pie" I found a posting in another group that said Don
McLean himself has claimed that he probably couldn't decipher the lyrics
any better than anyone else. So I guess I should take that to mean that
it's just a bunch of words that rhyme and are fun to sing.
--Catherine
djd
writes:
>In article <lmbs-12049...@blv-pm3-ip3.halcyon.com>,
>lm...@halcyon.com (Lyn ) writes:
>
>>> There's so many good ones it's hard to narrow them down but I guess
I
>>> spent more time listening to "American Pie" by Don Mclean
>>>
>>> William
>>I especially like the first few bars of "American Pie."
>
the
>heck this song is about? I know that overall it's supposed to be about
>Buddy Holly etc dying and then someone once brought up a Vietnam war
>theory but I want to know specifically what the lyrics are supposed to
>mean. What's so important about the levy being dry? Who's the jester
>singing for the king & queen in a coat borrowed from James Dean?
What's
>with the football passages: Players tried for a forward pass with the
>jester in the sidelines in a cast? Players tried to take the field but
>marching band refused to yield? Who's Jack be nimble Jack be quick
Jack
>Flash sat on candlestick? And why did the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
catch
>a train for the coast singing Bye Bye Miss American Pie? It's all
rhymes
>and it's very fun to sing, but what's the meaning of it all?? If I
>understood the symbolism, would it change my life in some momentous
way??
>Please help me.
>--Catherine
The meaning of the song is just the question you've asked. The message
is that there is no message, and the interpretation is left to the
listener. Quintessentially 70's, don't you think? Here is a song that
is rhythmic, melodic, well written, and means whatever the listener
wants it to mean. Your personal experiences determine the message you
derive from the song. And here we are talking about it 20 years later.
And it still gets a helluva' lot of airplay. All things considered,
Don Mclean may have written the perfect song.
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
AlenSmithe
Clancy
yeah, it's on Judas Priest's live album, Unleashed in the East
djd
(Lyn Saucier) writes:
>
>In article <ericy-12049...@ccc-b2.cocomm.utexas.edu>,
>er...@mail.utexas.edu (Eric Young) wrote:
>
>> In article <lmbs-07049...@blv-pm2-ip9.halcyon.com>,
>> lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
>>
>> > Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite
song of
>> > the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>>
>> "September" still puts me in a good mood when I hear it.
Anything by Jackson Browne. He went to high school in my home town and
my older brother knew him but not real well. He graduated, left town,
and got famous. I always liked the fact that he wrote, composed, and
performed all his own stuff. Talented guy.
"in to the cool of the evening, strolls the pretender..
who started out so young and strong, only to surrender."
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
djd
writes:
>lm...@halcyon.com wrote:
>: Any Earth Wind & Fire Fan's out there? "Reasons" was my favorite
song of
>: the 70's. I'd love to hear other's favorites.
>
but my
>favorite Earth, Wind, and Fire songs were "That's the Way of the
World"
>and "Sing a Song"; I have both of their greatest hits LP's. (Yes, LPs,
not
>CDs!)
>
>Kent
Whats the name of the one that goes:
"Something happended along the way,
what used to be happy is sad.
Something happended along the way,
and yesterday is all we have.
And Oh, after the love is gone,
What used to be right is wrong"
Hehe. Just sitting here typing the lyrics made me remember it.
"After the Love is Gone." Good tune.
Never mind.
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
BlackBeard
lm...@halcyon.com (Lyn ) wrote:
> In article <4komv6$f...@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>, she...@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
> (Michael Sheehy) wrote:
>
> > In article <lmbs-12049...@blv-pm3-ip3.halcyon.com>,
> > Lyn Saucier <lm...@halcyon.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >Also - any Carol King fans?? Her album "Tapestry" is my all time favorite.
> >
<SNIP>
>> Yes, Carol King is fantastic!
> Ok, let's hear it for.....Joni Mitchel ("Help Me, I think I'm Falling In
Love Again"), Rita Coolidge ("Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher And Higher"),
Phoebe Snow ("Poetry Man"), Melissa Manchester ("Midnight Blue")..... I
could go on and on. I love these guys, they where/and still all great!!
Don't you agree????
Janis Ian, At Seventeen.
I learned the truth at seventeen, that love...
BlackBeard
BlackBeard
> In article <lmbs-12049...@blv-pm3-ip3.halcyon.com>,
> lm...@halcyon.com (Lyn ) writes:
><SNIP>
> Well, since you brought it up, will someone please explain to me what the
> heck this song is about? I know that overall it's supposed to be about
> Buddy Holly etc dying and then someone once brought up a Vietnam war
> theory but I want to know specifically what the lyrics are supposed to
> mean. What's so important about the levy being dry? Who's the jester
> singing for the king & queen in a coat borrowed from James Dean? What's
> with the football passages: Players tried for a forward pass with the
> jester in the sidelines in a cast? Players tried to take the field but
> marching band refused to yield? Who's Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack
> Flash sat on candlestick? And why did the Father, Son and Holy Ghost catch
> a train for the coast singing Bye Bye Miss American Pie? It's all rhymes
> and it's very fun to sing, but what's the meaning of it all?? If I
> understood the symbolism, would it change my life in some momentous way??
> Please help me.
> --Catherine
AArrrgh.. I used to have a guide that explained all this. Now I can't
find it and I'm unsure which group I got it from. I'll keep looking and
if I find it I'll post it.
From what I remember it said The Jester was Bob Dylan and I think Jack
was Jagger. The King was Elvis. I can't remember much more but I'll look.
BlackBeard
David B. Thomas
What really blows me away is the awesome production quality of Earth
Wind & Fire's stuff. I had heard the music on AM radio in the 70s,
and when I bought the best-of compilations about 5 years ago they
positively knocked my socks off!
Oooh ooh and how's this for a story... in January (yup this year) I
got to jam with Johnny Johnson, the guitarist for Earth Wind & Fire.
I was at a music industry trade show (NAMM in Anaheim) and the guy
just starts checkin' out a guitar across the hall. Next thing you
know the guy who runs the booth pulls out a bass and starts playing
along. After about 25 minutes of nothing but Earth Wind & Fire songs,
I start putting two and two together. Man... this guy must be a
bigtime Earth Wind & Fire fan.
Then I see his badge!!! When they started playing That's The Way Of
The World it was too much for me. Ooh ooh please please let me take
over on bass. Sure! the guy says. The booth/bass guy was surprised I
could play, cuz he's seen me suck rocks on guitar for the past couple
of days. (I was working a booth selling a guitar-related product.)
Sure enough, I got to play my favorite Earth Wind & Fire song with the
original guitar player. That was my biggest brush with fame ever!
David
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Charlie Wehrmacher
cmi...@hpcf.cc.utexas.edu (Clancy) wrote:
>>> I really enjoyed Diamonds and Rust. Remember that one??
>
>
>>You've got me stumped " Diamonds and Rust," Carol King???
>
>I have the album it is Joan Biez (don't think I spelled that right)
It is a great album even though the Rolling Stone guide gave it a really bad
rating
>
>
>
>
Charlie Wehrmacher
Manufacturing Solutions
Waverly, Iowa, USA
SunnyDeb
talented. He played the piano beautifully. Is it true he died of AIDS?
When did he die?
Deb
Debbie Lake
songs I can remember hearing as a child, that and the Hair soundtrack.
Deb
Amy Amydane Dane Harwood
I also loved Springsteen in the mid-70's. Born to run is still an amazing album! I do like all his recent stuff, too, though.
-Amy
Michael Sheehy
<amy...@world.std.com> wrote:
>Anyone else into *old* Billy Joel? For me, his stuff went downhill when
>he released The Stranger. I loved Angry Young Man, Summer Highland Falls.
>I even have an original copy of his first album (complete with songs
>mastered at the wrong speed :-)) - Co ld Spring Harbor.
I LOVE his old stuff...CSH has some of his best piano music on it (besides
the above two songs and "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" on The
Stranger). Honestly I think Glass Houses is his last great album... 52nd
Street is awesome too! I have all of his albums though. I think the
problem is that, with a few exceptions, he has forgotten his roots, which
is the piano-based music that first won him fame and admiration.
Clancy
>>Anyone else into *old* Billy Joel? For me, his stuff went downhill when
>>he released The Stranger. I loved Angry Young Man, Summer Highland Falls.
>>I even have an original copy of his first album (complete with songs
>>mastered at the wrong speed :-)) - Co ld Spring Harbor.
>I LOVE his old stuff...CSH has some of his best piano music on it (besides
>the above two songs and "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" on The
>Stranger). Honestly I think Glass Houses is his last great album... 52nd
>Street is awesome too! I have all of his albums though. I think the
>problem is that, with a few exceptions, he has forgotten his roots, which
>is the piano-based music that first won him fame and admiration.
52nd street was the end of it mostly. He had a great band led by
that horn player/ keyboardist Richie Cannata then. I saw him on tour
just before glass houses which uses a different set of musicians.
You can hear something similar with early Springsteen, the first
record was kind of sloppy, the second one (wild, innocent or whatever)
had some really good musicians but by the time Darkness came out they
were sounding pretty sloppy again.
Brizendine
A levy is the same thing as a dike, as in holding back water. If the levy is
dry, there is no water and there's nothing to see. Like going to the lake to
watch submarine races, it's a way of saying "going parking"
>> Who's the jester singing for the king & queen in a coat borrowed from James
Dean?
Elvis (bad boy image in a leather jacket). His popularity rose coincidentily
in movies after James Dean dies in his crash.
>> What's with the football passages: Players tried for a forward pass with
the jester in the sidelines in a cast?
American rock stars trying to reclaim the leadership of Rock'nRoll from
British Groups, after the British invasion of the early '60's. Jester in a
cast refers to Elvis being gone to the Army and not able to help the home team
>> Players tried to take the field but marching band refused to yield?
The Beatles are the Marching Band, in reference to Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart's
Club Band uniform's on the cover, the band, etc, etc.
>>Who's Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on candlestick?
Mick Jagger, sitting on the candlestick putting out the final light to
American Rock'n Roll
>>And why did the Father, Son and Holy Ghost catch a train for the coast
singing Bye Bye Miss American Pie
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper all died in a plane crash, thus
ending the evolving direction of American Rock 'n Roll. Catching the Last
train is another phrase for having died.
Some other things: The King refered to was a fellow who's name I can't
remember, but he was every teens "favorite uncle", who liked rock'n Roll and
understood "what it was all about.
"while the king was looking down the jester stole his thorny crown" The crown
was American Rock'n Roll that up untill the time of Elvis (Elvis played
ball for awhile, then went his own way) was supposedly "cleaner" and "free" of
the influences of Rythm and Blues. Remember how Elvis's Pelvis was a sign of
the end of American Innocence?
"No verdict was returned" means that the final answer to the fate of rock'n
roll has yet to be determined.
"Pink carnation and a pickup truck" remembering back to the High School Prom
sock hop.
"recall I was out of luck" Self explanatory when you put it together with the
prom.
>>It's all rhymes and it's very fun to sing, but what's the meaning of it
all??
Just a cryptic observation of the state of American pop music as seen by Don
McClean in 1970. And a bit of an autobiographical lark as well.
If I understood the symbolism, would it change my life in some momentous
way??
Nah, but it might in some other insignificant way during a bar bet. Maybe.
TMB (remembering bit's and pieces, here and there)
djd
writes:
Yes, Freddy Mercury died of AIDS a few years ago. Don't remeber the
exact date.
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
Michael Sheehy
Pup
On 16 Apr 1996, SunnyDeb wrote:
> Did anyone see the Queen concert on VH-1 last night? That guy was so
> talented. He played the piano beautifully. Is it true he died of AIDS?
> When did he die?
>
> Deb
>
>
Yes it is true he died of AIDS. I think it was in the fall of 1992. I
saw his panel on the AIDS quilt when I was at Penn State. Very touching.
...NAS
Gail Collier
writes:
>>talented. He played the piano beautifully. Is it true he died of
>AIDS?
>>When did he die?
>>
>>Deb
>
>exact date.
>
>djd...@ix.netcom.com
>
11/24/91
Gail
Marlene Blanshay
punk, was the soul music of early 70s, beginning in the late 60s:
EWF, DOnny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, the Stylistics, the Chilites, Sly
and the Family Stone among many others.
BlackBeard
>
Nice job, I agree with almost all of it. But thats why we all have
different views ;)
The only difference I would say, and again, I can't find the original I
saved from some 70's music group, was that the Jester was Dylan. He stole
the crown from the king. He often wore a leather jacket during that
time. And to alot of us in the 60's, Dylan was far more influential then
Elvis.
There was also a reference to Dylan having some motorcycle accident,
thats why he was on the sidelines in a cast.
Just $.02 more towards the Federal deficit
BlackBeard
Christopher Murphy
[snippage about "American Pie"]
> >Well, since you brought it up, will someone please explain to me what the
> >heck this song is about? I know that overall it's supposed to be about
> >Buddy Holly etc dying and then someone once brought up a Vietnam war
> >theory but I want to know specifically what the lyrics are supposed to
> >mean. What's so important about the levy being dry? Who's the jester
> >singing for the king & queen in a coat borrowed from James Dean? What's
> >with the football passages: Players tried for a forward pass with the
> >jester in the sidelines in a cast? Players tried to take the field but
> >marching band refused to yield? Who's Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack
> >Flash sat on candlestick? And why did the Father, Son and Holy Ghost catch
> >a train for the coast singing Bye Bye Miss American Pie? It's all rhymes
> >and it's very fun to sing, but what's the meaning of it all?? If I
> >understood the symbolism, would it change my life in some momentous way??
> >Please help me.
> >--Catherine
>
> I believe the song is in reference to Mick Jagger!!!!!
>
One part, not the whole song. For an exhaustive exploration and
lyrical analysis of "American Pie," log onto the DigiTrad web site
(don't have the URL handy, but it's easily searchable).
Love this newsgroup. The kids I go to medical school with (who
often refer to me in less than respectful-to-their-elders terms)
have no clue what any of the amusing stuff from my youth is all
about (other than seeing reruns of things on "Nick at Nite," etc.).
At least now I know where I can find SOMEONE who understands.
CJPM
Christopher J. P. Murphy * UMAB School Of Medicine, Class of 1999
Opinions expressed here are obviously the work of a deranged mind.
"Everything that we call real is made of
things that cannot be regarded as real."
-- Neils Bohr
Tom Schoeneweis
> I think the
> problem is that, with a few exceptions, he has forgotten his roots, which
> is the piano-based music that first won him fame and admiration.
It's too bad that a couple of things happen to the majority of musicians. 1)They bastardize their music to
adopt whatever style is popular (Rolling Stones), 2) They learn all too well what it takes to sell records to
the masses (Billy Joel and oh so many others), 3) They feel themselves too important and get real political in
their song writing without commensurate passion(Jackson Browne - and this is the one that really pisses me
off!). After that you hope with every new release that it's going to be like what made you fall in love woth
their music to start, only to be disappointed once again.
Either that or maybe we're just a lot pickier thatn when we were kids. :o
Tom
Stuck in the '70's
Tom Schoeneweis
>
> Anything by Jackson Browne. He went to high school in my home town and
> my older brother knew him but not real well. He graduated, left town,
> and got famous. I always liked the fact that he wrote, composed, and
> performed all his own stuff. Talented guy.
Cool. Jackson Brown is my favorite singer/songwriter. I really like all of his earliest stuff. Deeply
introspective, a lot of emotion. It's the stuff from the eighties and now that is just too political for me.
You don't just get to enjoy his music anymore. But I still have the older stuff to listen to and my own
guitar when I want to interpret!!
Kent Parks
[RE: American Pie]
: > Well, since you brought it up, will someone please explain to me what the
: > heck this song is about?
Well, there's a WWW site that has some explanatons, but I found them
rather scant in info.
What I can remember is, yes, the gist of it refers to Buddy Holly's death,
but there are references in there to Dylan, Mick Jagger, the Vietnam War
("The Marching Band" that refused to yield, specifically); the Beatles
("The quartet practiced in the park") the Byrds ("8 miles high and falling
fast..."). I keep intending to do literature searches on popular print
materials of 1972--I AM in Library School, after all!--but have not yet...
Kent
Kent Parks
: saw his panel on the AIDS quilt when I was at Penn State. Very touching.
Actually, he has numerous panels; anybody can make one. BTW, the entire
Quilt will be displayed, for the last time ever, in DC, the week of
October 11-13. Just a plug...
Kent
Gail Collier
>
>>>I mean. What's so important about the levy being dry?
>
>A levy is the same thing as a dike, as in holding back water. If the
>levy is dry, there is no water and there's nothing to see. Like going
>to the lake to watch submarine races, it's a way of saying "going
>parking"
>
Don't forget the immortal words of Led Zeppelin: "If it keeps on
rainin', the levy's gonna break." :)
Gail
Michele Scheel
> I always loved EWF. FOr me, the best music of the decade, up until
> punk, was the soul music of early 70s, beginning in the late 60s:
<snip>
You know what I always liked....not sure what it was classified as...soul
or R&B, whatever...but the great, sexy songs by guys like Teddy
Pendergrass and Marvin Gaye. (Now who did "Let's Get It On"?) You know
the ones, where the guys sings in this incredibly sexy voice about how
much he wants the woman, and there's just all this intense sexuality to
the song? Incredible stuff, that!!
Michele <who just shuddered!>
SunnyDeb
gsc...@teleport.com (Michele Scheel) writes:
> Marvin Gaye. (Now who did "Let's Get It On"?)
I saw him sing that yesterday on BET. He took off his bow tie, then his
jacket, then his vest, then he acted like he was going to undo his pants,
but then he unbuttoned his shirt. So at the end of the song, he had only
his pants and his untucked, unbuttoned shirt on. Whew!!! It got to me!
Nice tight pants too!;) Oh, gee! Don't tell anybody I told you this! <g>
Deb
djd
>
>Michael Sheehy wrote:
>> I think the
>> problem is that, with a few exceptions, he has forgotten his roots,
which
>> is the piano-based music that first won him fame and admiration.
>3) They feel themselves too important and get real political in
>their song writing without commensurate passion(Jackson Browne - and
>this is the one that really pisses me off!).
I agree but to a point. I reeeely enjoy JB's earlier stuff.
Especially the original "Jackson Browne" aka "Saturate When Using" and
"The Pretender." His lyrics and music blend very well and the message
is true to heart. But I will say that his later stuff, beginning I
think with "Lawyers in Love," became too commercialized and too
formula-like. Maybe it has to do with just burning out and having
nothing left to write about.
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
Jason Cook
> For an exhaustive exploration and
>lyrical analysis of "American Pie," log onto the DigiTrad web site
>(don't have the URL handy, but it's easily searchable).
Also available : The Annotated American Pie at -
http://parsys.cs.cmu.edu/Web/People/jab/cty/pie.html
Jason
--You won't get wise with the sleep still in your eyes
No matter what your dreams might be.
Debbie Lake
on weekends to strains of Funeral for a Friend playing on the 8 track. I
still love that song. I also love Barry White (can't beat him for
makeout music), Foreigner, Led Zepplin, Bruce Springsteen (prior to
Born in the USA), Peter Frampton (I'm In You is my favorite) and last but
not least (don't laugh) ABBA and Barry Manilow (not his real silly stuff
but "Weekend in New England" and "Even Now").
Deb
Lyn
wrote:
Marvin Gaye, was definitely a very sexy guy.
--
Kim Dyer
>> problem is that, with a few exceptions, he has forgotten his roots, which
>> is the piano-based music that first won him fame and admiration.
>1)They bastardize their music to adopt whatever style is popular
>the masses (Billy Joel and oh so many others), 3) They feel themselves too important and get real political in
>their song writing without commensurate passion(Jackson Browne - and this is the one that really pisses me
>their music to start, only to be disappointed once again.
>
>Either that or maybe we're just a lot pickier thatn when we were kids. :o
making great music. They just aren't making the charts any more. Al
Stewart, for example, had one "hit", and then decided he's rather do what
he wants and write what he wants rather then chase the charts. Still
has a strong following, and has helped other artists (over his career
they ranged from Jimmy Page to Tori Amos) get started.
MartinNathan
wrote:
>>> I really enjoyed Diamonds and Rust. Remember that one??
>
>yeah, it's on Judas Priest's live album, Unleashed in the East
>
>
>
>>You've got me stumped " Diamonds and Rust," Carol King???
>
>
>
Diamonds and Rust was originally done by Joan Baez, on her
album of the same name, in 1975.
MNathan
>
>
>
gary_g
seen on AMERICAN PIE by Don McLean ....
Gary
gary_g
FWIW: Check out this URL for the most comprehensive information I've
seen on AMERICAN PIE by Don McLean ...
http://www.urbanlegends.com/songs/american_pie_interpretations.html
Bandala
Hi All -
After some discussion with a small group of friends, we have decided to
explore the idea of starting a Partridge Family newsletter/fan club. To
my limited knowledge, there isn't one at this time, and there hasn't been
one in quite a while. When the show was syndicated by Nickelodeon on Nick
at Nite, it gained a new generation of fans. Young people continue to
find this show, and the original fans remember it fondly. What we'd like
from those of you who would be interested, is to reply to the following
regarding this project in order for us to provide what people might be
interested in.
Content:
Stories submitted by fans. (add if you would consider submitting
stories)
Written by the newsletter "staff"
Some combination
Content Tone:
All news - a more serious tone
Tongue in cheek - more irreverent
Some combination of the two.
Frequency of publication:
Quarterly
Semiannual
Annual
As there is news
No Opinion (what ever is most convenient)
Dissemination:
"Snail mail" only
Online only
Combination of both (this could be placing the "highlights" on the
Partridge Family web site.)
Thanks for taking the time to take this poll. We hope to have something
ready for you very soon (the ideas are already forming and a template is
underway!)
Please reply by e-mail only, so as not to tie up this forum.
Reply to:
Jennifer - Ban...@aol.com
Colleen - Pooki...@aol.com
We looking forward to hearing from you.