I just finished ranting on how much I hate the Stones.

 
Canlistener wrote: 

 Papernapkin wrote: 

In Dutch "douche" is the exact meaning of the word "shower". So let's keep it fun here:

Man! You are a shower!

I like John Hyatt..I like this tune...I'm just a likable guy!

 CoYoT51 wrote: 
Hey, good catch. It seems so natural in this song I didn't notice the irregular meter.

6/4... interesting.

True !  HazzeSwede wrote: 

 spigolli wrote: 
Now THAT'S an awful shirt!

cry love

 Papernapkin wrote: 
Not my best to be sure.  But I'm not sure I could have found a better way to describe you, disposable one. 

 h8rhater wrote: 
'You are a douche.' Yeah, that's enlightened criticism.

 robco1 wrote: 

Oh now that is just silly! Song comments are for opinions; good and bad, this is still America for the time being, it should not be like criticizing a Wagner opera in Nazi Germany!
I love this song!

solid 8+. the studio version is a 10

You can always count on John to deliver the goods.

A great artist! You don't have to like him but that doesn't mean he s**t.  I despise the Rolling Stones with every ounce of my being, but millions would disagree and that fine.

 j7 wrote: 
I'm with you!

 j7 wrote: 

 

 Misterfixit wrote: 
Well, I'm in a couple of rock bands, and I can assure you that singing to a crowd of fans has no effect whatsoever on the validity of my opinions, unless we're talking about stage fright, monitor mixes, or something related to live performance.  It lends no credence at all to my opinions about John Hiatt's voice, which, IMHO, (i) is not that good, and (ii) is well-suited to certain types of songs, as exemplified by "Solar Sex Panel" on the Little Village CD (collaboration of John Hiatt, Nick Lowe, Ry Cooder, and Jim Keltner).

BTW, trolls are allowed to have ugly opinions, and Robco is allowed to disagree with them.  But this much is true:  opinions about songs are more relevant than opinions about commenters.

 Excelsior wrote: 
Actually you are a douche.  "Trolling" (or whatever you want to call it) is for tools with no life who enjoy annoying others for their own personal vanity. 

This does not include reasonable well thought out and written criticisms, which most of you "trolls" seem incapable of.

Cry.....END PLEASE (live)
I'm having convulsions from the sounds coming from this guy's pie hole.

 mamerjamer wrote: 
I generally agree.   He writes great songs and arranges them splendidly but he is not much of a singer.     I saw him during his tour with Lyle Lovett, Guy Clark, and Joe Ely.   Great opportunity to contrast vocal styles.   Hiatt and Lovett and Ely all work hard on their individual vocal styles.   All very different from how they talk.   Guy Clark, on the other hand, was completely natural.   His singing is completely unaffected and just musical version of his normal voice.  

Hiatt is better in a band setting where the other instruments can distract from that voice! 

But to be clear,  I really, really like John Hiatt and many of his songs.    "Bring the Family" is a classic.   

 robco1 wrote: 
You're tilting at windmills, Rob. Embrace criticism, trolls, bugaboos, and ogres. They add interest to the story line.
Also, this song really sucks. 

 mrmojorisin wrote: 
Love the song, but not the live version. (Too bad, because he's great live, just not this time).

One of America's greatest contemporary songwriters putting his talent on display with this one. Bravo Hiatt!

 Excelsior wrote: 
No, only if you're Excelsior!

 Papernapkin wrote: 
Good lord you don't get out much do you?

This is the second worst song I've ever heard.

robco1 wrote:

Yes folks, just remember: your opinion is only valid if it is positive! If you don't like a song and dare to say so, you are a troll. There's no other explanation.

savoyard wrote:Trolling is stupid and childish. Stop.

Nobody cares if you don't like the song (I don't either), but those who do don't care to read your snarks. Quit yer bitchin' and find the mute button. Golden rule, people!