|
Grex > Music2 > #32: THE GRAB BAG: Musical Meandering | |
|
| Author |
Message |
| 25 new of 416 responses total. |
mziemba
|
|
response 150 of 416:
| 
Aug 10 16:27 UTC 1997 |
Of course, plenty of Beach Boys songs...
And then there's the Beatles..."Drive My Car"
|
bruin
|
|
response 151 of 416:
|
Aug 10 16:35 UTC 1997 |
And how about "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" by Billy Ocean?
|
bruin
|
|
response 152 of 416:
|
Aug 10 17:39 UTC 1997 |
I have just entered Item 65 in Summer Agora to continue the discussion of
songs that mention cars in their titles and/or lyrics.
|
mziemba
|
|
response 153 of 416:
|
Aug 11 07:04 UTC 1997 |
Oooooooo...bringin' back the 80s...
|
lumen
|
|
response 154 of 416:
|
Aug 12 06:09 UTC 1997 |
re #152: Don't you mean here on this cf, Bruin? Or has it been linked
already?
|
bruin
|
|
response 155 of 416:
|
Aug 12 12:49 UTC 1997 |
RE #154 I apologize for the confusion. Yes, lumen, it is Music Conference
#65.
Thank you for bringing this up.
|
mziemba
|
|
response 156 of 416:
|
Aug 12 18:55 UTC 1997 |
Okay, now songs about elephants.... :)
|
orinoco
|
|
response 157 of 416:
|
Aug 13 02:55 UTC 1997 |
Elephant Talk, King Crimson.
and...umm...well...
Did Flanders & Swan do an Elephant song?
|
lumen
|
|
response 158 of 416:
|
Aug 13 03:34 UTC 1997 |
Roger Bobo's "Ellie the Elephant" suite for tuba.
|
mcnally
|
|
response 159 of 416:
|
Aug 13 05:39 UTC 1997 |
Henry Mancini's "Elephant Walk"
|
remmers
|
|
response 160 of 416:
|
Aug 13 13:57 UTC 1997 |
There was that song about how elephants can or can't fly, from
the Disney cartoon "Dumbo".
|
mziemba
|
|
response 161 of 416:
|
Aug 14 03:53 UTC 1997 |
I knew you guys would pull through for me...
|
lumen
|
|
response 162 of 416:
|
Aug 14 07:35 UTC 1997 |
Then there is the folk song about the three elephants who try to balance on
a spider's web.
Also, Disney had another song called "Pink Elephants," which I think was from
_The Three Caballeros_.
|
bruin
|
|
response 163 of 416:
|
Aug 14 13:27 UTC 1997 |
RE #162 Lumen, you may be thinking of "Pink Elephants On Parade" in the movie
"Dumbo." This song appeared after Dumbo and Timothy Mouse drank from the
water tank (not knowing that booze was spilled in it) and before the
realization that Dumbo could fly.
|
omni
|
|
response 164 of 416:
|
Aug 14 18:00 UTC 1997 |
re 159, Not to pick nits, Mike, but that song is called "Baby Elephant Walk"
which was from the movie Hatari starring John Wayne.
|
mziemba
|
|
response 165 of 416:
|
Aug 14 18:12 UTC 1997 |
Well, I hear Fleetwood Mac is back together, again. Any thoughts on this?
|
krj
|
|
response 166 of 416:
|
Aug 14 18:18 UTC 1997 |
All power to Baby Boomer Nostalgia. Nothing wrong with nostalgia, but I
don't expect Fleetwood Mac to produce any new music with any impact.
I still love the 1975-1977 stuff, though.
|
bmoran
|
|
response 167 of 416:
|
Aug 14 18:49 UTC 1997 |
Ever hear the live version of "Oh Well"? Try not to listen to it in your
car. It's too hard to keep the speed under 100!!!!!!
|
lumen
|
|
response 168 of 416:
|
Aug 15 03:27 UTC 1997 |
re #163: That's it, bruin-- it has been years since I've seen that movie.
I had also remembered "The March of the Pachyderms" from the Jungle Book.
re #165: I haven't seen much of them besides a live performance MTV has been
playing quite a bit lately. They are beginning to show signs of age and lack
of fire, e.g. I hadn't realized that Stevie Nicks had put on weight.
|
mcnally
|
|
response 169 of 416:
|
Aug 15 04:44 UTC 1997 |
re #164: OK, I was confused on that point.. The only version of the song
that I own is entitled "Baby Elephant Walk" but I thought the band had
altered the title for their jazzed-up cover so I dropped the "Baby" part,
thinking I was restoring the title.
re #165, 166: I'm not expecting anything particularly memorable from
them and I'm sure anyone who expcts another "Rumours" is going to be
disappointed but unlike many bands from that period who are reforming
I'd lay good odds that at least their comeback won't be a major
embarrassment -- they were producing credible, if uninspired, stuff the
last time I heard anything..
|
mziemba
|
|
response 170 of 416:
|
Aug 15 09:10 UTC 1997 |
I believe I've heard one of the songs of the new album, and it was both
"credible", as Mike has suggested, and good. One of things that interests
me about Fleetwood Mac is their waning and waxing allegiance. Through many
years, they've continued to press forward, continuing to take some difficult,
if sometimes personally unpleasant, looks at themselves and each other.
The Nicks/Buckingham saga continues to play itself out in song, if the new
one is any example.
There are a lot of strong players in Mac, which makes for an ongoing
artistic struggle. Christine McVie's voice is just one small gem. Nicks'
is, of course, classic. Buckingham is a pretty good studio technician,
to boot.
I guess seeing Fleetwood Mac together again is like going back home...you
see every flaw and wonder you recalled, but they're familiar, at least,
and make you smile, just a little.
|
bmoran
|
|
response 171 of 416:
|
Aug 15 16:19 UTC 1997 |
RE 168 "I haden't realized that Stevie Nicks had put on weight". Come on,
she's been a blimp for several years. Some say it's the reason the band
broke up in the first place.
|
mziemba
|
|
response 172 of 416:
|
Aug 15 17:21 UTC 1997 |
I doubt there's a whole lot of correlation between weight and lack of musical
talent. If so, Pavoratti and B.B. King would be hard to explain...
|
void
|
|
response 173 of 416:
|
Aug 16 08:03 UTC 1997 |
no, but professional women -- especially professional *performing*
women (with rare exceptions) -- are almost prohibited from being
overweight if they want to appear in public. in fact, it's preferred
if they're unhealthily thin.
|
mziemba
|
|
response 174 of 416:
|
Aug 16 10:36 UTC 1997 |
That's a good point. It's disappointing to see how much appearances still
matter. What's interesting to ask, also, are these things...
(1) How much are any of us willing to dig to get to know someone (even
ourselves)? It's easy to think we go to a great deal of effort with
people who are favorable to our mode of operation. What about people that
we don't get along with?
(2) How much are both women and men involved in the process of furthering
the value of female appearances?
(3) How much does gender conflict further misunderstanding?
(3) How much of this is rooted in some natural behavior?
(4) How much are we willing, as creative and thinking organisms, to jump
beyond our instincts, behaviors, and fears to arrive at new insights?
|