tutakea
| | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 04:05 | |
The Eagles, really? Must admit that i niver liked them and (therefore) never knew more than their "popular" songs.
This one, however, is completely new to me, and indeed an astounding discovery. Like it very much!
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Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 13:54 | |
JohnOfMalvern wrote:Re the Hitchiker series: if you haven't heard the radio series I strongly suggest you do.
The TV version was a brave attempt to add visuals, and did some things well, but was limited by a tiny budget and prehistoric FX facilities and technology.
As a little girl once said, 'I prefer radio, the pictures are better.'
Enjoy!
And remember, Resistance Is Useless! "For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons" |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 13:51 | |
wossName wrote:I have my towel and a couple of pints. Shall we go? Get your bag of peanuts first. |
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ericeobrien
| | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 13:51 | |
I'd be happy if I never hear another Eagles song. This track is better than the majority of their Bakersfield country-rock hits, but it's been ruined by associations of overplayed and over-hyped FM singles.
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Dav3thedog
(Canberra) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2012 - 21:48 | |
Never suspected it was the Eagles - live & learn.
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JohnOfMalvern
| | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 13:16 | |
Re the Hitchiker series: if you haven't heard the radio series I strongly suggest you do.
The TV version was a brave attempt to add visuals, and did some things well, but was limited by a tiny budget and prehistoric FX facilities and technology.
As a little girl once said, 'I prefer radio, the pictures are better.'
Enjoy!
And remember, Resistance Is Useless!
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big_gare
(Langley, Bee Cee, Canada) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:55 | |
Bernie Leadon was and is a terrific musician and an outstanding Banjoist. The Eagles were never the same - or as good - after his departure. Says me. :-)
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martinc
(Ottawa Canada) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:55 | |
Cynaera wrote:Oh, man - I haven't heard this in YEARS!!! Go away, all you haters. This is classic, moody, spooky, and takes the listener on quite an odyssey. Close your eyes and use your imagination instead of your expectation. She had it right again! I actually thought this entire album was pretty strong effort. |
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Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:53 | |
Dear Mr. Mumford:
This track is a demonstration of the proper use of banjos in a non-bluegrass setting. Please study it intensively, and take the lesson to heart, before releasing any more albums.
—Baby M
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handyrae
(Zero Point Field) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 12:52 | |
wossName wrote:I have my towel and a couple of pints. Shall we go? Yes, please! |
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socalhol
(Seattle) | | Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 16:45 | |
Whoa! I've been hearing this song played here on RP these past few years and never stopped to see that it's The Eagles!! This is nice — could imagine it playing well on AMC's "Hell On Wheels". It's got that old west feel, for sure....
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hbs47
(SE England) | | Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 04:27 | |
"Life! Love it, Loath it you can't enjoy it" Quote Marvin. ...but you can enjoy this.  |
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wossName
(Earth) | | Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 04:25 | |
I have my towel and a couple of pints. Shall we go?
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jhorton
(Trailer Park on Cape Cod) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 18:35 | |
My whole trailer park is stunned that there is an Eagles song that doesn't make us wanna' puke!
But it is still, like, three times longer than it should be.
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jberko
(Franklin, TN) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 18:34 | |
Not a huge fan of the Eagles, but this reminds me of a "hillbilly' rendition of the "Ashes, the Rain and I," by the James Gang.
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bushrat
(Chainsaw Ridge) | | Posted: May 25, 2012 - 10:26 | |
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dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:30 | |
handyrae wrote:
I suspect a lot of the fondness for this song is its association with the BBC's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. I bet your Detect-O-Meter 3000 isn't calibrated for that.
Yes, you are correct. I have not downloaded the cult favorite pop culture extensions. |
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handyrae
(Zero Point Field) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:18 | |
dwlangham wrote:This song seems pretty well received amongst fellow listeners. Maybe my Pretentious Bullshit Detect-O-Meter 3000 is broken. I suspect a lot of the fondness for this song is its association with the BBC's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. I bet your Detect-O-Meter 3000 isn't calibrated for that. |
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richardgold
| | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:13 | |
( Don't Panic ! ) I had the luminous green on black T Shirt.
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LizK
(Houston, Texas) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:13 | |
mcullers wrote:Can I rate this 42?  This song was also the theme to the BBC Hitchhiker's Guide TV series. You can watch it on Netflix via instant streaming.
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dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:13 | |
dwlangham wrote:This song seems pretty well received amongst fellow listeners. Maybe my Pretentious Bullshit Detect-O-Meter 3000 is broken. No, I ran a full diagnostic scan. It's working fine. This song really does suck. |
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dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:12 | |
This song seems pretty well received amongst fellow listeners. Maybe my Pretentious Bullshit Detect-O-Meter 3000 is broken.
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ianmoff
(Nr London UK) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:12 | |
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Blastcat900
(Neither here nor there) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 18:44 | |
HItchicker's guide to the universe, baby !!!! yeah i didn't know either damn, im going to have to donate ( maybe, im poor )
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Xstar
(Florence, Kentucky) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 02:01 | |
Brilliant!  |
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stunix
(Wales, UK) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 01:55 | |
Belgium man! Sas that hoopy tune!
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dwlangham
| | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 08:02 | |
oh, god. Shut the front door up already.
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MiracleDrug
(Earth) | | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 08:01 | |
checks for proper towel storage...
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 07:59 | |
Maybe the only 'nerd rock' with a banjo.
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m_logie
| | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 07:58 | |
I had no idea that this wasn't just 'the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy theme-tune' until this very moment
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