"Don't talk back
Just drive the car
Shut your mouth
I know what you are
Don't say nothing
Keep your hands on the wheel
Don't turn around
This is for real."

Still chilling, even after so many years.

Couldn't disagree more. This is one of the rare covers that bests the original. Don't dismiss it just because it has the trappings of late 70s funk pop.

Benson totally owns this song. That's him playing guitar perfectly over top of his very complex scat singing, in case you didn't know. He sure can "play this here guitar"!

A great piece of music if your have a squiggly road to travel and a manual transmission.

bumped up from 8 to 9... the more I hear, it the more I like it. Awesome song on a great album.

Wow, a whole 4 times this month.  Man, Bill is just playing this constantly!

Seriously, this is an awesome song that I never tire of, and I have this album so I've heard this song a lot more than is played on RP.

One of my favorite PT songs to drum to

I am pissed that Peter Gabriel is not in the Rock in Roll Hall of Fame.
He should be in there just for the song Biko alone, let alone all the
other great work he has done. 

I really like this song (gave it 8)... but it sounds kindda 60's doesn't?

Years ago working in a bookstore I refused to read Lonesome Dove because it was pushed on me by every person that came in the store. "Too mainstream!" I huffed. My dad finally got it from the library and told me to read it. Lesson: sometimes mainstream shouldn't be snubbed, Lonesome Dove was a great read. So, lighten up folks. This song isn't the highest caliber maybe, but it's not Boys2Men either. 

Oh Janis baby. Wearing your soul on your very groovy sleeves.

I guess it'd be okay to play this version in the guitar shop.

Really solid live!!  I remember seeing them in Vancouver at UBC for Edgefest '97 along with Our Lady Peace, Tea Party, I Mother Earth, and Silverchair.

This is the only track that has made my ears perk up this morning.  An easy 10. 

*le sigh* 

Bob D wanted to marry Mavis.

Don't believe that one source? Here's Slate magazine:

In the beginning, there was the mighty Mavis Staples, whose vocal on a Staples Singers record inspired the teenage Dylan to "stay up for about a week, and who, in turn, made a gospel anthem out of "Blowin' in the Wind" after she learned that this white boy had been her fan since childhood. (The white boy had also blown harmonica on a Victoria Spivey record in 1962 and said that he was first inspired to play folk music after hearing an Odetta record.) But despite Dylan's efforts, they were not to be the next Johnny Cash and June Carter. A couple of years ago, Staples revealed that Dylan had been the lost love of her life. "We courted for about seven years, and it was my fault that we didn't go on and get married," recalled Staples, who would later regret turning down his marriage proposal because she thought Dr. King wanted her to "stay black."

gawd I love quirky.

This is musical composition at its best!!!! Love the build to the piano solo...

The only bad thing about this song is that it is so relaxing that I forget to work while listening to it.

...man, morphine really grows on you over time...

word. 

... really love the whole thing.

This was released when my mother passed away...and I'll always remember how it felt. This song does it for me. Suffer never again.

Me too. Just bought it of the Amazon link above. . . Hurrah!

I always enjoyed his music and like hearing it on RP. Very underrated artist.

I remember playing spy hunter in the 80's that played this song over and over.  Loved that game. 

I don't know why, but I always just love this song, and I never seem to tire of it.  A good cruising song? Something that keeps the speed level and fun?

I seriously need to make a good "cruise-music" CD for my Sidekick, especially if I plan to do any long-distance driving in the future. This song will definitely be on that CD. Maybe "Sea Change" by Turin Brakes.  I need to think this through, but whatever ends up on my traveling CD will probably originate with what I've heard at RadioParadise.

Thanks, Bill and Rebecca - you've made my life a whole lot more inspired, music-wise!

Nov cover of Guitar Player by ~jasonseiler
Jason Seiler   ©2007-2010 ~jasonseiler

I can finally post the work I did for Guitar Player magazine. This was a killer to do because I only had a four days to complete the cover. It was nuts, had to pull an all nighter, drank many Monster energy drinks, and the rest is history! I'm really happy with how Zappa's guitar turned out, even though it was a lot of work. Zappa has a distinct SG, very unique and personalized, so when painting his guitar I knew I wasn't going to get away with just painting any old SG, it had to be his . . . with all the nicks and scratches, the whole SHA-BANG!

SWEET!  I just love this painting!  Thank you so much for sharing that :)  (adds new wallpaper)

Good song and I actually prefer the unplugged version.

diggin this again...he is singing about bringing a 3rd party into his bed

I actually quite like Fleetwood Mac (*gasp*), but for this song I prefer the Leo Kottke cover...

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You must check out the Stereo 8 remix of this. Blows this out of the water... I found it on a Y4K album from Hybrid.

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yes, I remember Fridays, too... you just made me smile, big time! 

Do we barbecue it?... No, no, no, no!  Do we boil it?...No, no, no,no!  Do we flambe it?...No, no, no, no!  What do we do?  We smoke it!!! Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah!!!  

Most 12-year-olds know how to spell "you're".

Are american women really that bad?

I think it's just rude to post terrible pics of musician's. Are we not here to enjoy (or tune out) their music? Let the people have a personal life...focus on lyrics, musical talent. Perhaps keep in mind what fame can do a person without a good support system.

I'm not gonna lie, my cartoons taught me to love orchestra music, and for that I am eternally grateful, and push those same old Looney Tunes on my own son, which turn out to be his favorites too.

Sadly, not much chance here in UK!!!!

I don't know what all of you have against The Postal Servie. I like it alot.

my god, I went away for a spell, and this crap is still on. Avocado appliances were hip once also...na no mo.

This song always made me think of very specific failed relationships:  I had a couple of relationships with women where we saw each other only briefly, frequently and intensely.    It was also never clear if the last encounter was the final one or not.  Would I ever see her again?  I always though yeah, that's probably how the desert feels about the rain.  I can extend the metaphor quite a bit further.

Still love the sexy groove on this one... even after having heard it many times over the years.

Donald Fagan has done some nice stuff solo. I really like Night Fly.

Still good.

And she's using an unusual tuning here; check it out on the innerwebs.

The melody is so damn infectious. I can't help but groove along with it.

I also think it's cool that this is one of the few pop songs where the guy doesn't get the girl in the end.

Failed relationship music hasn't sounded this sugary delicious since the late '50s and early '60s.

A revolution never come with a warning

Holy crap!!!  THAT is the shizzle.  

One of my favorites from Bob...simple, but huge impact...

always think of myself on a hot summer day, enjoying a cold beer at the point in the day where there are no shadows, wondering how the hell I got to where I am, and where did all the time go?

Like corn in stool, yes. This song, no.

How is it that sadness can be so beautiful?  Yet this song proves that it's possible, and then some.

Sorry, you either love this or you don't. You have to get that side of the stones, it is their spin on country/blues/rock- not mocking and facetious (well maybe a little, but also slightly embarrassed). Listen to the guitar work. This is what evolved into Exile on Main Street, which many, believe to be their greatest album. This is what Keith Richards wanted Honky Tonk woman to be. 

10 10 10 10 10  

Gather around and listen, children.

This is how it's done.

I heard an interview with her on CBC, the Q program. Although she's a wonderful singer and good song writer, she really doesn't have much to say...all I really learned was that the best part of her day is breakfast, she likes eggs.

Oooh... me likey.
Reminiscent of Missing Persons with a little dash of Goldfrapp. 

Yep - Karin Dreijer Andersson. I have this cd and can recommend it for its great quirkyness and crisp production throughout.

For most of us, the outlet found in the music's lyrics and being able to relate/name/pinpoint our feelings was enough to help us get through things. It was the kids that didn't have a healthy outlet you needed to worry about.

My dad once found a poem I wrote with a dark tone, sent me to the counselor, afraid I was going to commit suicide. She called him an idiot (to me lol), for me to feel free to write whatever I needed to vent, that it was healthy to get those feelings out and I didn't have to share them or explain them to anyone. I loved her for that, the understanding that words didn't mean actions. Sometimes, you just needed to get them out of your head and you felt better. Music often does that for those who can't write it out themselves.

I don't agree that you have to be a certain age to appreciate a band's music.  Like I wasn't there to experience Airplane, but I love thie music anyway, because they're different from current stuff and their music allows me to try and understand an era I didn't live through.

Well, what is 'world music'?  Is there 'out of this world music'?  Or 'other world music'?  I guess it depends which world your perspective is from?  What ever...

He sings like people feel; flawed but perfect.

If a DJ had announced "Comin' up we've got The Pixies, Violent Femmes, Nick Lowe and Soundgarden"—-I'd be all like, "WTF is this DJ thinking?"
But then Bill does it—and it all makes perfect sense—and it sounds incredible.

What's that cabin she's in on the album cover?

DigitalJer
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

 

Hey DigitalJer,  In the spirit of friendly rivalry between neighbouring provinces, I would like to point out to your embarrassment that Edmonton is no longer the MURDER CAPITAL OF CANADA.

Greater Vancouver took that honour earlier this year (and the targeted hand-gun murders continue).

Everytime I hear this magical song I am transformed and heartbroken at the same time. 
I want to play it over and over...

note to self: money can buy euphoria. get some.

That's Elton John on Piano.

What a beautiful, beautiful story... Goes to show what a true hero Stevie Wonder is. Thomas Dolby just went up a few knotches in my admiration as well, for telling it so heartfelt.

Bill, you are THE MAN!  Where do you find all these marvelous covers?

Also interesting and touching to watch him get progressively more comfortable in his own skin as he explores his relationship with his Dad.  Great TV.  And man, I like this song.

Damn, really showing my age here, saw him live at Grant Park, Chicago in 1968....

That was totally accidental. I guarantee it won't happen again — with this song or any other.

OK, I'll be first.   This guy just doesn't really change.

We just heard Smiths four hours ago.  I guess it's Drama Queen Day in Paradise.

With all of his social left wing angst.....he now lives in L.A

Always been one of my favorites, especially for that drum riff, which it occurred to me this time, must be really challenging to keep up through the whole song, especially the kick triplets on every other beat. Wow. Fortunately (for Mick), it continues the same way throughout the song. So once you get it, you got it. Any drummers out there tried to play this song?

I just seem to like everything these guys do...and I get to see them open for U2 this Friday!!

...with Billy Joe Armstrong on vocals. :) I like it, too.

The Dead STILL bring hope. Just sit back and listen. And hope. We need it (and them) more than ever today....

Bill, another song from this very same CD was played earlier today.

Bill does play Hank occasionally. Despite the howls from the 'no country, no way' contingent.

Once you get over the novelty of the shamisen, there's not a whole lot there.

...two plays 12 hours apart is

Mark Knopfler is a guest on this cut.

more like truly great.

this hurts my heart.

I'm with you on this one. I'm surprised this song is rated so high.

Yes, one would presume by the negative commentary, that this song is unpopular here, but its rating says otherwise, and I would estimate that most of the listeners here are over 25.  However, I've found that here, as just about everywhere else, people who have something negative to say will tend to do so at a higher rate than people with something positive to say.  Well, that's been my observation; I've yet to conduct clinical trials.

A lot if not most of the best music ever made has been fuelled by depression, anxiety, distress and various negative emotions. If you don't want to listen to any such music, you are missing out on 90 per cent of the best of what's out there.

Gotta get this!!

I like kd lang's natural voice and her beautiful musical phrasing, as well. She is an artist. This is an '8' for me.

Well, as long as there was no gun play in the concert, everything is cool.

Never liked country & western as a child (having been subjected to it a lot growing up on a farm) but I've always liked Johnny Cash, especially this song!

Very fitting, very eclectic musician for RP.  A very different genre, yet much like his dad Hugh Everett (quite the unique physics guy///even stood up against Bohr, and only recently recieved decent recognition outside of sci-fi literature).  There was a pretty good flick on the tube (just upgraded to lcd, so dating myself) about Mark taking an interesting journey into both his youth and his dad's life.  Quite a journey as the show takes you through some interesting physics history.  Check out wiki on his dad and Schrödinger's cat.  Intriguing stuff and added some new meaning to his tunes!  Cheers!

The one and only Keith Carlock! Watch him play "Babylon sisters" along with Jeff Young, Jon Herington, and Freddie Washington:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=MSOpUMjWZ8s

I'm so excited I'm seeing them tommorow night. Last time they were phenomenol! 

...He's getting better as he goes!

Aw man, I wish I had some herb - Portishead, Henry Mancini and Pink Floyd! Great dj'ing, Bill. Digging the 'pink' connection, too!

A little unexpected to hear this, but it somehow works...

Me too!  Thank you RP for introducing me to Madrugada - really starting to like them

Yes!

I'd love to see this performed LIVE!

Another seamless segue from the Master

dig it! never heard them before-like many others here. Thanks RP! Woot! Woot!

Nice—a wash of steel guitar here, a sprinkle of mandolin there, pretty vocals.

Bong 'n' a blintz?

Yep, I'll second that - this one really gives me goose pimples.

I just like this more everytime I hear it.  Dense and exotic.

thanks.

here's a bit of live video from our recent open for kaki king at the paradise in boston:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nexGYbFGJL8

Not if you're slow dancing around the kitchen to this with your sweetheart, it isn't.  

Thankfully, for me, not another Blur or Pulp. This band is far more original than you give them credit for here.

Am I the only person who hears a remarkable similarity to Rodney Crowell?

He didn't just...

J.S. Bach - Toccata in D minor
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

He did!  

Brian Setzer is awesome!  Nice remake... a solid 8.

Move aside TH!  TJ is in the house!  And it's burning!

Huh.  Who'd a thunk Bill Bruford would turn out to be some homeless guy mindlessly banging on a drum.

she ain't http://www.weekender.co.jp/LatestEdition/990507/images/bethorton.jpg

Extracts and references in other musical works
The Chemical Brothers' first UK number one "Setting Sun" features a similar drumbeat. Their later single Let Forever Be also has some similarities. Both records feature Noel Gallagher on vocals, who is known for his appreciation of Beatles' music. Lawyers for the (then) three remaining Beatles later wrote to the Chemical Brothers, claiming that they had sampled "Tomorrow Never Knows". Virgin Records hired a musicologist to prove that they had not sampled the song.

J-M Jarre has been going for a long old while. I remember having his first album Oxygene way back in the early 80s, when electronica was still relatively new and way cool. I'd no idea that the old goat was still going, but going by this track he doesn't seem to have progressed much musically. Nice enough, and I like the tubular bells (Mike Oldfield homage?) and grandfather clock, but not as yet worth more than an interested 6.

Thought this was bla when it came out originally. It's still bla, with a few years added.

How is it that this BS remix junk gets SO MUCH airplay here, and my up load of Happy Rhodes, which was added to the playlist within a week, hasn't gotten one play in the many months since - and several requests as well?

Santana saves John Lee Hooker, the most overrated blues guy ever. Hooker is interminably always playing the same riff, the same singing style to endless repetition.

It's a shame. Bono should leave his hands from classical music. Please, Bill, play the original. Thanks

And they had something similar to say about Neil Peart. Which just goes to show you that Blender sucks, and I guess they'd rather everyone just sing about gettin' chicks and not being able to drive 55. Thank goodness RP is better than that.

...
Call me sentimental, but the Man in Black often makes me stop and weep.

The lack of negative comments here makes me wonder who's giving this a "1".

Exactly. Music is, first of all, a way of communicating to your emotions, directly. I think too many people forget that, and see music as a technical exercise, or judge songs solely based on their pedigree of influences. There's nothing wrong with listening to a sophisticated piece of music, and knowing the influences, technical prowess and all the music theory that's gone into it, I'm not saying that.

But sometimes you need to close your eyes and just let the music blow you to bits. This song does that well.

This is a 10, GODDESS like....

wonderfully creepy I like it

It was recorded in several different cities around the world with several different vocalists. If you like this song, you will probably like the whole album; though many songs are different the overall quality of the cd is very good. Each song works even though each is unique. I suggested getting it, and if you like it, I also suggest Kate Havnevik’s CD, which in my opinion is even better—amazing actually.

GREAT BLOCK! Thanks R.P!

Where do masterful genius women musician wizards like Poe COME FROM ???

Go ahead you "this sounds like" people. Everyone sounds like someone else. Regardless of who sounds like whom, I find most of Euphoria crisp and refreshing. So to me they sound like a freshly made salad. Delicious.

This is a perfect song, from start to finish.

Oak dear! Leaves me pin(e)ing for a proper comedian

Reminds me of Janah... another band only heard on RP.

OK now I am confused. This is Turkish/Eurasian but she does Celtic music too right? Anyone have any comments on Lorenna's genre?

This is cool - sunny day tearing up the highway!

My dad said he would dance this song with the English, French and Belgium girls as the cleared the Germans out and moved up. The girls loved the songs and men of America!

To much Jazz!

Please Bill, stop playing this rap cr*p!

That's Billy Joe's son Eddie. Sadly, he died of a drug overdose not long after this was recorded back in the mid 90s.

I think it's all the young dudes. the old fuddies seem okay with it.

8

Seriously though, great pairing. Robert proves once again his musical depth.

Every once in a while you just have to thrash, bang and make a lotta noise...

Aww yeah! This rocks!

I saw the low ratings a couple days ago and thought "oh god, REM disappoints again. Damn."

But NO! You guys just don't know rockin' music!

boring...

Some of these comments are totally uncalled for.

Hey it's not my fault it sucks.

I think it's a great mix of styles...surprised at all the negative comments.

I may be showing my age, but I never tire of Ms. Joni! What a lyricist, writer and performer. Ay carumba!

Yep. Same here.

Too pop for me

If they left out the dance beat, this WOULD be likeable music!

That boy needs therapy.

Luvin' it!

Geoffrey is King!

His "Exile" album's been a close companion through many a sleepless night. As an African, the music brings gooseflesh to my skin, beautiful land, wonderful people and gorgeous, life-affirming rhythms...
What an honour to have been born in such a magical, mystical place! If you haven't been, we'd love to have you!

What a great, natural, unforced voice. She sings like most of us talk.

That IS rock n' roll. Period.

This guitar, this sound -> frikkin great

My son robbed me of the Pogue CDs when he was 10 or 11. He loved them and then moved on to the Clash (and robbed me of all my Clash music).

Then Led Zepplin. And the Black Sabbath.

And now Porcupine Tree.

What a great kid to have.

That was a one-time problem with the sound driver on our music server. It'll sound better the next time it plays. Judging by the rating, most of you will still think it sucks -- but it'll at least sound the way it's supposed to.

Sorry about that...

HEM is like a warm fireplace on a snowy night . . .

To put a finer point on it...
Bowie is fortunate his 15 minutes came before many more talented musicians took up rock music. OK, the Major Tom thing was cool for a while... but then what? Bowie is resting on his laurels of... how many years ago? When is the last song you remember from Bowie that was any good? Oh, right, the answer is this one.
Queen is in an entire different league IMHO. Freddy Mercury in particular was an amazing vocalist who created a rich body of work from his OWN talent and not building on the success of others. But the blending of the vision of the four members of Queen is what made the music great... Freddy's solo work, IMHO, is varied... but his voice is STILL awesome any way you slice it. Listen to the band live and hear his pitch and range... check out the many youtube videos, the guy was not just a studio musician, he had the chops to do it live too.

This song, especially Kate's voice, saved my life. That simple. I was that close.

RP programming is better than anything ive heard on XM.

I love Radio Paradise...love the seqways...true genius.

What makes this song work is the backing vocals of EmmyLou.

This album can't win.

Anyone who doesn't like U2 hates it
Most of those who do like U2 hate it

Luckily I am happy to have one of my favourite bands experiment and try different musical directions and this album gets a 9 from me and this track an 8.

So there

Timeless. But to really appreciate Neil you need to know his history and revel in his longevity, controversy and consistency.

Stewart Copeland kept that beat going. Very crisp and powerful. Always been a sucker for drummers...

Indeed, we do.
I was on the muzak side of the SD fence for a long time, simply dismissing them. Then a friend who really loved their music got me into it as well. I always found it really ironic how they somehow do lend themselves to this lite jazz / muzak genre, which couldn't be more mainstream and dull....yet they're actually brilliant musicians and songwriters, singing about things mainstream muzak listerers have no idea about. Whenever I hear "tonight when I chase the dragon...." playing in a supermarket, I have to giggle. If only they knew....

Sorry, this is where I get off the bus.

This is just awful.

love this song...so happy and bouncy. Bjork is a doll!!! :)

I happen to think it is excellent

An epic.

Lookin' for a photo or two of those background singers...anybody?...

Andrea B of Division Kent

Tori might be jesus, Kate Bush would be god.

He was like 70! Of course his voice wasn't up to what it used to be, but that doesn't really matter. The soul was still there.

chrissie's version is great. but bob played it best at the last waltz with the band..

From their perfect 1st album. I had a debate a bar a few months back about whether or not there existed a perfect rock album (no duds) and this is the closest we could get. Back when this kind of thing still mattered, this album had 3 Top 40 hits and 7 in the Top 100 -- on a 9 track album!

Bonham was insane but he could really play the drums. He is playing them like they are the lead as the best drummers do.

So sorry. I'm sure the banal, self-indulged assembly-line nonsense will come to your rescue soon enough in some other venue. The rest of us will enjoy what is left of great music here.

To the Ramones. To the comment.

Timeless..classic

No, no. It's "Take devil you freeze out". Really, Bruce, you couldn't take the gum out of your mouth first?

Bob Dylan sounds like a master elocutionist, compared to this.

Stunning song from one of the best albums of all time.

It does, doesn't it?

i like joe. i'm going to hunt down some of his more unique stuff and upload it to torture my fellow rp listeners!

Didn't Johnny Cash do a cover of this song? U2? Could have sworn I've heard this before, but a different artist.

I've heard 2 cuts off of this very same CD in the 6 hours I've been listening today.

Ray is God.

I just had to put my cat down last night. He was a great cat, a beautiful creature. I have taken the day off to mourn, and this song is having an impact. All of you who have lost a pet that you greatly cared about, have a listen. Thanks RP.

Such an amazing atmospheric track.

the nay-sayers will think I'm crazy, but this song is too short by about 2 or 3 minutes

These guys are what Talking Heads would have sounded like if they'd been produced by Qunicy Jones.

Someone told my Led Zepplin was a "Lip Sync" act, kinda like that Milli Vanilli.

Allow me to speak for Avril, Alanis, Joni, Pat, Patty (and Patty) & every other axe-wielding babe when I say:

The first time I heard this on Sirius in the car, I almost couldn't drive, I was laughing so hard. Whoever suggested that William Shatner cover this was a genius!

Luv this. I really like Ellen McIlwaine's version too

Who names themself after a Charles Manson cult member anyways? Why?

The B side is 'Testicle clamp'.

Right there with ya. Siouxsie is The Goddess.

My son just walked in the room and said "REM?".

End quote.

Couth? Publicly denouncing people for lack of class is itself as boorish as it gets. My opinions are just as valuable and probably twice as acculturated as yours. Pompous ass.

Christ, Haboob was a dainty minuet compared to this. Ugh. 1.

I hate Steely Dan with the burning intensity of a thousand fiery suns. I've tried to like their music, but for all the talk about their creative lyrics, I still can't get past the fact that "The Dan" makes me feel the same sensation that I have before I puke.

At the beginning I thought I was hearing some variation of Eddie Rabbitt's Driving My Life Away!!

Pete is my God, Quad is my Bible - 'nuff said.

The only thing wrong with this is it is too short. I could seriously groove out to an EP version of this.

Live in Cologne/Germany 1988 (if I recall right)...

They were supported by The Pretenders and Big Audio Dynamite. What a great concert.

Eeyup, I certainly believe that. Not in a good way.

I am electronic musician and student in audio engineering and performing arts. With this experience in mind, I'd like to say that Garageband's the joke, you're daughter's a virtuoso, and Mr. James exhibits genius through the emergence of simplicity from calculated chaos. And vice-versa.

You don't have to appreciate it, but equating it to the work of a child is insulting to both the artist and the child. Personally, I find most of Aphex Twin's material alienating and disassociative. The mood is generally a lot more...creepy. This song, however, brightens my day.

Have a little security in your personal aesthetic and you won't find the need to resort to grade-school derisive tactics.

I like this much more than I understand why I do.
It's just . . . RIGHT.

Horrible!!

Nice guitar, but it's completely in the left channel. That's annoying. Could you please move it more to the middle, please?

Thank you.

As I was writing this, it moved to the middle and a bit more to the right. I'm not making this up.

Oh, there it goes again, stuk in the left channel.

Hear, hear!

I hear ya.
My favourite is the Dylan and Neil Young posters who say "This guy can't sing". Thank-you so much for your original, insightful comment.

Mmmh... Asia?

Finally, another VH fan at RP!

Has anybody seen the Brit flick "Kinky Boots" ? Pretty good. And they use this song to great effect.

Reminds me why I like this band, and love their guitar sound. Smooth, baby, and smarts to match.
MK is so damn fine!

Neil may be a great song writer, but damn, does he have to SING?

The videos were particularly vapid,even for the time and genre.

Me too.

Roger Waters rocked the house last night in Atlanta.

Absolutely amazing.

Nailed it! Good observation!

You know, I really disliked this song for a long time. But I just had a look at the lyrics. They're brilliant and all of a sudden the message of this song has changed for me. Have a look if you haven't:

This is a blues riff from B, watch me for the changes, and, uh, try and keep up.

Kevin M is obviously a Culture Club fan.

At first I thought it was new Peter Gabriel actually worth listening to.

I love this comment.

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/25/Doors/Mary_and_Jim_to_the_e.shtml

check it out.

420 and black hash
Baked in a pie
Used up nearly half my stash
But man did I get high

Definitely 60's MOD, like Dusty Springfield meets The Avengers and don't forget the white go go boots!

the stage show was most awesome 8

Hmm... not sure if it's a character encoding problem in the stream itself, or if it's just Winamp being dumb, but the accented e gets deleted and the artist shows up as Sinad.

Yeah - the same guy who wrote Darling Nicky!?! Is there anyone so sentimental and yet so nasty as our own beloved Artist Formerly Known As? Part of his charm, I guess...

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Absolutely beautiful song. Perfect backdrop for Robert's vocals.

A masterpiece...

I don't understand why so many people hate this version. I love it. I love her voice. I love the piano. Maybe people wonder the same thing when I post my disdain for Beth Orton.

Nothing is random on RP, so identical segues do appear. Because BillG makes it so.

Well, at least pg's "90% is crap" rule applies to himself. Although in his case "99% is crap" would be more accurate.

Pretty strange reaction to this. I really like Jerry Lee Lewis, I'm not a huge Springsteen fan. So one would think I would consider this to be an improvement. But I like the original much better.

Doesn't the CBC mandate a certain percentage of airplay to Canadian artists?

I read somewhere that he got that guitar tone by recording this in a huge drainage culvert.