Any band with Chris Cornell is about 10 times better than any band with someone else.

The beginning is far too close to "Heroes".

I dunno about that... the Monkees did it. I can check my vinyl when I get home.

There was a doctor in my gyn office named Dr. Richard Beaver. Honest to god. Wouldn't you have chosen another specialty?

What other band has created on the scale they have on their last 2 albums, which rank with the best of their career? The heart and soul displayed on these albums is nothing short of excellent.

After the first few bars? Pink Floyd. Not a compliment.

I Just called to say I love you....meh

And what's your bands name?

I'm not much of an Eddie Vedder fan, but this is good.

Great to hear Social Distortion!! Damn it's been awhile. Yes, may I have another!

The goats got a bum deal.

I wish they'd redo the Mitsubishi commercial or the video using this version, maybe with those pop-locking dancers sitting around all melancholy.

Fairly lame cover - play JJ's version instead, please!

Obviously I'm in the minority, but I like this song. It's light and nostalgic and fun.

Man, the more I hear this, the more I like it.

You ain't a beauty but, hey, you're alright
Oh, and that's alright with me

What a great song...

Seal him in a soundproof room...and walk away

It sounds like Chris Isaac. :puke:

The existence of Jesus Christ is undeniable...

I know what the lyric says, but according to the single cover, the correct title of the track is

Another Nail IN My Heart

Oh, how much I hate this song.

Why, Radio Paradise, why? Fun, but double-plus ungood, like "Turning Japanese". Scrap it.

MORE LIKE 30 YEARS AGO

Just curious why all the CSI shows use Who song's for their theme. Does the creator just like The Who?

Can't get the image of Jack Black out of my head when I hear this song.

I'm not sure this is what Johnny had in mind, but:

Gotta say I'm surprised by the number of sucker-punches being thrown at Jack and Meg's musicianship. Who says you gotta have loads of talent to make rock and roll? Sometimes it's just about havin' fun, man.

. . . another is a star at NPR . . .

They remind me of 'The Call'.
The lead singer is daddy of the lead singer in Black Rebel MG

I would love to hear some Tool. Although it is probably not "Paradise-style" music. It could cause some tidal waves.

Veronica was about Costello's grandma who had dementia, and the song was co-written by Sir Paul.

Reunion in November in London. Jimmy, Robert, John, and Jason Bonham.
Yes!

Hmmmm.. Vaseline machine gun?

This album (and the band) got absolutely trashed in reviews. But I like the sound of this!

Anybody else hear echos of Gordon Lightfoot here? Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?

Nope. Mark E Smith is positively tuneful compared to Mick "Zimmer frame" Jagger ;-)

sounds like pink floyd could soldier on with the present guitarist/songwriter, but they do need a new singer.

So, yeah, they get a 6 for being surprisingly good considering they suck.

their newer music (post-AJFA) is so friggin awful, that i can't even listen to their good older stuff anymore. and yeah, the napster thing was pretty ludicrous, and turned me against them as well. millionaire rock-stars too full of themselves to even smell their own rot.

that being said, it's far more than just the riff / arpeggio (which is a dead-ringer for FTB, anyway)... it's the entire sound, production, pacing, tone, etc that the Toad rips off here. at least that is the best part of the song, though. it's all downhill after their "Fade To Black" intro.

Hello, I'll be your average radio rock song for the day.

I have some love-hate thing going with this song. I find it annoying, yet I cannot stop listening. In fact, I turn it up to examine it more intently. It is mesmerizing and yet... repulsive. Kind of like A Clockwork Orange.

Wow this is one of my favorite Alison Krauss songs. I have absolutely no connection with nor any love for Atlanta, but every time I hear this song, I clap my hands, stomp my feet, and sing along. Even when driving.

The music video that begat another generation of robot fetishists

Peter Murphy's voice cuts me up!

Nope, I'm right there with ya. Shriekey, childlike voice. Reminds me of a 13 year old girl fake-wailing her way through an "American Idol" audition.
They are trying to hard to be cool.

This would be a fine song, and I'd ordinarily rate it a 7 or 8, save for the G-D sprinkled in the lyrics.

farts

Wow, that WAS him. *sigh* I really did see both Prince and Elvis in commercials within a 24 hour span. Well, there goes my last shred of idealism.

Nice reminder of the fact that PM did some really nice work before he blew it with Wings.

wow. I just don't understand the 34 "1" ratings on this.

They may have reformed, but have they repented?

These vehicles can be termed Oldster Roadsters from here on in.

Awwww Bill... You have officially over-played this one.

Wait . . . do you mean Jose's dead and won't be recording anymore? I could get behind that.

You would agree he's still entitled to do it once in every, oh, 100 or so songs, wouldn't you? I mean, if he wants to and all?

Four Artic Monkeys banging on instruments will not eventually reproduce the works of Yes.

yeah..despite all the negatives, this guy has the sexiest voice.

But you can't use this version as a makeout song in 7th grade. Rates a 6

This song is okay I guess, not amazing. (snip)

At least this song sounds good loud.

What an album cover. Oh yum.
Good song, too.

Duh, I was listening to this thinking wow that sounds a lot like James Taylor and then I read who it was and it all made sense. I'm liking it.

I know this is heresy since I am was born and raised Up Nort' (as we say) but I never liked the 'Mats much, though I've like Westerberg's solo stuff on occasion. Looks like we won't be getting much of that for a while either, though. Whoopsie!

Wow great stuff! This is going on my must-buy list, which grows ever longer and more expensive thanks to you-know-who!

My grandmothers term for peeing was...rain.

Sometimes I enjoy building model airplanes while driving my car.

I really liked this until I heard Elliott's original. Now this seems so bland.

The camellia lady in the opera who is dying of emphysema or whatever the heck it was sounded a lot more alive than this wimp singing.

Wow,... This is the first time I heard a CJ song I liked.

Not the first time for me, but it's a certainly a rare occurrence.

Awesome band, great album, great song.

This song is fierce!

Overplayed and boring.

What's a rain face?

I don't like U2 that much, but 'One' is for sure the best song written by this band ...

Hearing this makes me thin I need to go out and buy some Lyle Lovett music asap. Wonderful song.

A solid 7. I'm not one of those who changes the score to try to improve a song's ratings, but I'm tempted.

I may not want to hear this every day of my life, but I am grateful to RP for letting me hear it. If you try to compare this--or anything-- to Your Favorite Band, you'll be disappointed.

I like the sound and the indy raggedness of it.

Of course Bono would argue that the McFly (or whatever) character was ironic and that he was making a statement (snip)

James Webb Jr and GWB are two different animals due to one's father not being the spawn of Satan.

Yeah I find it kind of sad that today's generation doesn't have a Led Zeppelin

Note to those who bitch and moan every time a Cure (or Talking Heads or other early punk/new wave) song is played on RP: I don't post pissy comments about noodling old hippies every time Bill plays Crosby Stills and Nash or Jefferson Airplane or the Grateful Dead, because I understand that variety is good and that all of these bands have a place in the pantheon of popular music whether they are to my personal taste or not. I might even develop some appreciation for them over time from hearing them here. The beauty of RP is that the music here is not bound by genre or era, and if that means you have to put up with some of what isn't normally to your taste, then buck up, or turn down the volume, or go listen to Clear Channel.

Personally, I think The Cure is f**king brilliant.

i like this band less and less.

One of the greatest films ever made, incredible dialogue, amazingly shot, brilliant acting by a ridiculous cast of superstar cult actors...

...unmistakeable tune.

"To ride a wave on your Van Halen"?

This doesn't sound like Bono...Oh no Bono!

Can't you just try to appreciate the song and the feelings that Ben is trying to express on its face without debating abortion?

Spirit still sounds fresh and innovative 38 years later.

I keep waiting for the "Diamonds on the soles of her shoes" bit, but it doesn't come... Sounds like the same harmonies...

Still like it though!

It's always a great surprise to be wathcing a movie and realize that Waits has some ecclectic role in it.

Speaking of Bob Mould, why isn't there any on the playlist?? Love almost all of Workbook.

AGREED!

Workbook is a great piece of work. Just yesterday I was just thinking about uploading some cuts from it - as soon as I figure out how :-k ">

(snip) This song sounds like somebody who wants to Matter To Society(tm) but hasn't picked a Cause(tm) to Support(tm). But that hasn't stopped them from adopting a Serious Mein(tm) or from writing Deep Poetry(tm).

eels, pete yorn, death cab... this is my lucky day!!

So much fun in concert... and so lovely to look at too - what more could you ask for?!

Sounds like Fleetwood Mac has been channeled here. Ok song though.

never could stand that dog.

I don't care how overplayed it is, this song is a CLASSIC and has it all.

They were a large part of the "Manhunter" soundtrack! Michael Mann's "Red Dragon"

This album has changed my perception of Tom Petty from yawn to wake up.

Joshua Tree struck me as U2's best--one of the best albums of all time, actually-- (snip)

Nowadays...the group seems like it's going through the motions. I'd love to be wrong on this.

I think that smoking 3.2 billion cigarettes would help improve his voice a little.

SSPU has both a male (Brian Aubert) and female singer (Nikki Monniger).

First listen...this is great. Love RP - Bill spins the best!

I guess we're the first 2 members of the "Should Like Tori But Don't" club! ; )

Well, it didn't ruin it for me. Just makes me think of Hugh Laurie...

Um, are we listening to the same song? The one with these lyrics?

'Cause I don't get that same vibe...

I'm so conflicted... this is a crummy song, but Tom is having such a good time with it.

While I like it, I cannot help wondering what it might sound like with a stronger voice at the helm..........

I think very few Bowie albums are classic on release.. it takes time... usually a long time to get accustomed to his stuff.

Long time no play.
Lovely to hear it on this long afternoon. It's a great little tune.

Love the song, but I have a hard time looking at the album cover. Just plain creepy.

Ugh, it is gross. Totally agree.

Love Chris Isaak.....Hate this song

"We represent the lollipop guild, the lollipop guild..."

Stunning voice, killer production, interesting songs. Too bad she's a trainwreck. Hopefully she can keep it together enough to still make such interesting music into the future.

...right between elliott smith and jeff buckley?..that's harsh!..

I think tool is a lot "harder" than most music on RP, including Zeppelin and Floyd. I like them, but I don't think most of their music would fit in with the playlists on here. That said, I'm always up for varied and good music, so I wouldn't complain if it were played.

I would not characterize Waits as having a tortured soul. Nor Warren. Not sure about Leonard Cohen (Steely Dan, well, that's a group).

Actually, Dwight Yoakam does a serviceable job of it - really *twangs* it up! And there's an a capella/church choir that nails it, too.

BTW the lady on the cover is Bianca Jagger ...

I remember the first time I heard this on the radio back in '95. It was a such a (pleasant) shock! Times really were changing.

Sounds good at first, but begins to wear on me.

As I heard yesterday:

Kurt Cobain should have shot Billy Corgan instead.

Agony.

yeah... I'd never heard this song before, and had to check as I thought the lead singer sounded very like Bono (...I'm not the only one, it seems).

A bit morbid....but still fantastic choices in music all the same

Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
Stars - Your Ex-Lover is Dead
John Prine - Please Don't Bury Me
Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died

I think this guy needs new friends.

"Always look on the bright side of death ..."

I think not.

Written by Tom Waits, covered by the Eagles.

"Evah"? I don't like creative misspellings.

I really liked this until I heard Elliott's original. Now this seems so bland.

I like this song. It's just that I strongly dislike the emo-itude of Zach Braff and his self indulgent movie Garden State.

This was SRV's first work post-rehab. It's a song about his recovery from the addiction and the self-destruction.

This was SRV's first work post-rehab. It's a song about his recovery from the addiction and the self destruction.

I just don't get slow reggae. It's just boring to me. So simple anyone could play it... over and over and over apparently.

"...all that melted cheese...
On the warm Big Mac."

8.

Unlistenable.

I've always thought that this must be a hard song for Sean to listen to.

This is one of my favorite U2 songs. Definitely my favorite album by them. Back before the big sunglasses bigger tours and biggest ego.

Well at least they didn't butcher it too bad.

Not bad though. I wonder with these sorts of covers - they come so close to the original, they make folks like me happy they're not desroying it - but do they bring anything new to it?

I really really really hate to point this out, but the piano progression sounds a lot like Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting"...

Sorry Patty.

For me, he's a young Joe Strummer.

great tune...what happened to him though? He's so lame these days.

Wow, am I one of the only lovers of the tortured-yet-tremendously-talented female songwriters on RP? I thought stepping away from commercial radio and those who download songs like "Fergalicious" would find me in a much more musically hospitable environment. Why the hate for this woman? She's a crazy good guitar player, an amazing poet to boot, and listen to that voice! She founded her own record label because she didn't want to put up with the BS imposed by music industry swine! No one "discovered" her; she MADE HERSELF. IMHO, she embodies all the things we musical elitists seek out here at RP. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather swim around in a baby pool of used tampons than go to a Lilith Fair show, but what gives, y'all?

Remains his best song. Overplayed, but the vocal styling is brilliant.

I can't describe how much I love this song. I know nothing of this guy. Fantastic!

We took plain English and made it better,not unlike what we do with the entire world.

Sorry- Take a # guys-we'll get to your country soon.We're about to go through 8 years of Democratic party rule but we'll be back in world domination mode in early 2016.

Sounds like the opening credits soundtrack to a lost Rat Pack movie

I never knew this was the Beach Boys. Weird.

Great, especially that "dirty" trumpet, but also a nice voice.

Oh, c'mon. How can you resist this? An organ that sounds like the one that played in the roller rink, an irresistible hook, horns, rythym guitar, and a big ol' dose of nostalgia.

Love it!!

Probably one the most universally recognized songs, ever created.

... a hearty thank you Radio Paradise for all of the discoveries heard here, including this one by Nada Surf, a band I'd never heard of until ...

you have to be careful in having a single one-syllable band name following the word "The".

The Who - yes. Implies confusion, not the last word.
The Clash - yes. Delivered the last word.
The Fixx - no.
The The - Silly.
The Jam - I better hear some jammin'.

Sorry big fans out there. I just can't seem to get into the Shins... and believe me I've tried. I know Bill is into them and by the sounds of it all alternative San Diego radio stations. I am still trying to understand why.

I saw somebody tear a new one for Fuzzy in some thread where he played on a non-CSNY album.Not that they even knew who it was,they just had to share his lack of ability with the world.

People.

War / Boy / Unforgettable Fire / Joshua Tree
all superlative albums...

...this song from the iffy R&H is one of their all time best, simple, emotional, raw, perfect.

More teen music on RP! Blahhh

Question it?

This guy could make you grill it for hours under a hot lamp! And it might come away mysteriously bruised.

I didn't know Carbon Leaf was English.

The Smiths - Handsome Devil
Blue Man Group - Time To Start
Pink Floyd - Hava A Cigar
The Clash - This is Radio Clash

Close...but..ah..no Cigar.

No, women feel they have no choice because their men CHOOSE not to pull their wieght in the home, putting the entire household on the woman, leaving her NO CHOICE but to stay at home, raise the kids, clean the house and feed the family.

The more men who do the fair thing and pull 50% of the household work, the more women will stay in the work force, equalizing pay for both genders.

Long standing mediocre hit for SM

Does anybody reeeeeally appreciate Jack Black's 'cover' from HI FIDEITY? Original always best , but WOW!
8.

This song was used in the commercials for the Brigantine Castle (a house of horrors) at the New Jersey Shore when I was a teenager. Thus the song will always be associated in my mind with vampires, blood and scary things. I never even went to the Brigantine Castle, but it and this song take me straight back to the beach.

i can hear "get off this" by cracker in here

Or Led Zeppelin used to sell Cadilacs!

Maryland has a Hollywood

But then listening to weird covers are kind of a hobby. There would be mass hysteria at RP land if they played Dolly's Stairway to Heaven (which really is comical but actually not too shabby, not that many around here will ever believe that.)

A little ?

But the neighbors and co workers can see the lame ass magnet.

okay song, but the screamy section kinda killed it for me.

(not sure if substantive is a word, but I'm going with it)

not their best work,, but likeable!!

One of the things I love about The Decemberists is their use of words you rarely come across in pop songs. My current faves from the songs I've heard are 'dirigible', 'ne'erdowell', 'errant', 'verandah' (rhymed with Miranda, of course!), 'roustabout', 'cinammon' (OK, REM and Neil Young have used that one, but not rhymed it with 'aluminium'), 'bile' and 'pachyderm'. I laugh out loud at their audacity and irony while still loving the songs.

For Stevie

Maxwell House is "good to the last drop"...

my vote for best Police song.

Silly or not... one of my all-time favorite Tom Petty songs. He's just so down-to-earth and easy to relate to.

This is my favorite Bowie song, and in my top 50 ever.

(The rest of this post refers to The Life Aquatic)

4 other people? Hell no.

First time I saw kd was at a show in Austin. It was during her "Patsy-Revival" period, when the word about her sexuality was known mostly only to the "L"-crowd. Went to the show, an amazing mix of lesbians and cowboys. One of the good 'ole boys walked up to me and said "Dang.....sure are a lot of women here.....!" I think he was shocked he went home alone.

How does this album not get old,ever?

Music to drive your cadillac convertible with the horns on the hood and the bottles of ether and grapefruit in the trunk, passing joshua trees, so bad.

I'll take Moby over Beck any day unless it's Jeff Beck.

... we had this hilarious idea of an album of covers of this song.

Prince covering Kashmir.
Lyle Lovett covering Kashmir.
Cake covering Kashmir.
Dolly Parton covering Kashmir.
LL Cool J covering Kashmir.

I like him. What's not to like? It's campfire on the beach music. Perfect.

Could someone press the 4th floor button? Thanks.

Beautiful song, despite what the Sarah-bashing crybabies say.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ...

The slow version blows. Revolution by its very nature is meant to be performed and played at '11'.

Lyrics?

Really one of my favorite Springsteen songs of all time. So well done, with pacing, reverb and production. Really gets to the aloneness of the narrator's experience.

Hope she isn't related to this unholy cowboy who has kept bothering the world for years now...?

Mmmm. Jakob Dylan...

Sting's last good album

And the gold metal goes to...

lyrics:
did i get them right? is the song dealing with alcoholism and the consequences on families?

Spoon is seriously growing on me - another gem I've found here, like Gomez, among others

I can't hear this song without thinking about American Werewolf...and giggling.

Thanks Bill!

I was thinking about this today. I gotta give it a 9. Got the Motown studio boys cranking it out for their $10 a song.

OMG, I agree with a Physicsgenius comment!

Lemonheads 9.
S&G 10.

Enigma called. They want their crazy native yodeler back.

feels kinda like the rolling stones

Enough Costello already! Please! A little now and then is great, but he seems to be the most played artist on this station and I don't think he deserves that honor.

Love a song that has big drums, a melodic voice, and a samurai going woouu!!!

Anyone else have an opinion? Is there still such a thing as "alternative" music?

"People ask me what this song's about... I was asked about it a lot, and I didn't really wanna make a big hairy deal out of it, because I just wanted the song to speak for itself. But the song is about when I was in high school, me and my girlfriend had to get an abortion, and it was a very sad thing. And, I didn't really want to write this song from any kind of political standpoint, or make a statement. I just wanted to reflect what it feels like. So, anyone who's gone through that before, then you'll know what the song's about." -Ben Folds

It's supposed to be selfish.

I always think I'm sick of this song, and then end up getting sucked in and enjoy it everytime.

Bumped from "8" to "9" ... perfect song for today!

Yeah I've seen it and it's great. I wish I could get the soundtracks on CD at a reasonable price. There were some great performances.

Sexiest. Voice. Ever.

with so many great Police tunes hidden away, why does it ALWAYS come down to "Roxanne"? by far, not their best. especially not the 12,000,000,000th time you hear it.

We watched "Cat People" and "The Man Who Fell To Earth" back-to-back last weekend. WOW, Good stuff!

Read this account of how a couple of Britons kidnapped in South America used this song during the captivity.

(click here)

I thought this was "Church" at first. LL is so funnny.

Song jams a little too.

Maybe the only one from Moby I dig, I like this one a lot for its eerie atmosphere...Oh, hey -- nice segue into Beck's Broken Drum! Gotta go CRANK IT!

If you asked these guys who God was they would say Frank Black. This is a big plus.

Not too bad, but I wish I was fixing something in the garage while hearing it.

The Skunk is off the hook. You gotta read this guy's bio.

Wow, I keep thinking this is Blu Cantrell's "Breathe" on an album, ironically called: Bittersweet.

wow. If this is typical of him, then he belongs in the absolute highest tier of songwriters. I confess profound ignorance of this man's music. Everyone is lamenting his untimely departure-I can surely see why- but what happened to him?

Overplayed or not, this was a classic song from a classic album that defined a generation.

This is, most simply, a hideous song. Mick's tuneless whining grates on my ears, while the rest of the stones seem to be playing something totally unrelated.

I really like this guy's voice...has a very sweet and a dangerous/unstable quality simultaneously.

the moon....sure, let's go.

I love women with brains.

Yech! I can't stand the way that he sings.

I was just coming in here to specifically comment on the piano work in this song. This is hands down, my favorite Bowie song. I've always considered it genius. Who the heck was the piano player, anyone?

were dominated by Mike Garson’s acclaimed piano work,<5> which also featured heavily in the James Bond flavoured ballad "Lady Grinning Soul", inspired by singer Claudia Linnear.<1>

Enthralling intro.

Because as an artist, you might actually enjoy performing a song? Because your take on that song might actually move someone, when the original may not have? Because some people like Neil's writing but not his voice?

Plenty of reasons.

I prefer the original, as this one is a little to "peppy happy" for me, BUT I think as a cover, it has merit.

My two cents.

I dig this song, but it kinda got ruined for me when it showed up on a Macy's commercial.

Finally! A Dylan song that I actually almost might like.

Yup, I've found someone whose music I can't stand on RP. This, believe me, was a challenging task as my tastes are diverse and my tolerance high.

But Tori Amos has done it. Oh please, make it stop!

No, this is why U2 deserves our attention! No ego-driven pontificating, no self-aware posing.

Just some emotive, intelligent vocals, and The Edge.

Mad props to RP for spreading the Jungle Book love.

I see the tears coming down his face...of coarse all his songs sound like that.

This one just gets better and better...

When this first starts, doesn't it almost sound like Eric Burton & The Animals?

Oh man, this is another one of those songs that fosters my illusion that high school might actually have been a good time of my life...

Love this. Don't care what others think. One of my favorites from one of my favorite artists.

Both of the lead singer's voices are so much easier on the ears than the fingers-on-chalkboard sound of Young (and his buddy Bob Zimmerman).

Isnt this guy a fruity tuity? While that about does it for me........it gets a 1.

I know that this is probably considered shallow pop drivel, but I like it anyway!

He was living in Wash DC last I knew and had a blog online....

Love this song, but it always reminds me of Tortelvis!

Far too many words crammed into far too little original music.

A hidden gem from an under appreciated album.

You assume we have all seen porn flicks in order for us to identify with your opinion.

OK - Who's old enough to remember a very young Kevin Costner in a bike-riding movie named (I think) "American Flyer"?

It's hard not to associate first/middle/last named folks with either country music and/or serial killing.

... I found a scrap of paper in my wallet and a pen by the cash register, and he wrote "Inebreationally yours, and may all your ups and downs be in between the sheets." It's the only time in my life I asked someone for their autograph.

Perfect example of a song growing on you. And by you, I mean me. And by me, I mean you.

ah, see what I did there?

i'll pretend to like this cause chicks dig it!

8

Borderline too sugary sweet for me...also reminds me of 9th grade. Urgh.

U2 Lite. Not a bad tune, but lacking any relevance or significance.

Look at those chops!

In order to slow dance to this you'd have to be standing still.

The Shins = melody masters

Love this song as I do all of their material.

Amazing how different people hear different things - it just does nothing for me, sorry

It's always nice to hear something non-English here on RP, and quite respectable that this band hasn't sold-out enough to start singing in English.

love that voice!

How is this song a 6.8?!

EDIT: I should clarify - I mean only a 6.8.

i WON'T be denied
love that line!

I was too old for the whole Oasis wave of popularity when they became big. So I haven't heard their stuff over and over again. Their work is slight, pop-ish and fun now and then. Kind of like a root beer float.

Gator's got your granny. Chomp. Chomp chomp.

Damn, I actually thought my phone was ringing for a moment...

Well said. I enjoy this much more than the stuff featuring Jacob's Bob-like vocal stylings prominently. In fact, I do believe this rocks! 7

Love the line ''I can smell her chemicals''

Aww man! Seven Nation Army then this?
YAY BABY!

An ok song by an ok band, nothing more. Way, way, way too overhyped.

the only Morphine that hasn't made me scream in pain. These guys bite less on this track.

Yay!
My first upload that got accepted :D

PG singing about his dick (read the lyrics)..although its funny I thought he was above this class of music.....

Love, love love this song and the whole CD.......her best! The bass line on this song rocks.......

No, but they found many creative ways to exploit the same basslines, guitar charts, etc.

No No No. Too commercial.

this is a great lil tune

am i really hearing this?
what's next, "stop draggin my heart around?"

I've hung out with him a bit and found him delightful... funny, self deprecating, etc. What bugs you about him?

Anything over 3 minutes and they're distracted by shiny objects?

I just don't get it I guess - I am underwhelmed by him. I don't hate his music, it's pleasant enough.

i have no idea what's going on here, I didn't grow up with any sisters so perhaps that subtlety is lost on me..

Come on Coach.. Didn't you grow up with sisters? Mine use to chuck those things at me.. I was such a pain..


Your are right.. this song is just OK... at best.

Way overrated artist. What the post-Berkely-Sociology-major, currently-listening-to-NPR-frequently set thinks is mind-expanding while they re-read Godel, Escher, Bach and don't understand it for the second time.

It looks like this hasn't been played in a while. Last comment 2003. Hopefully next play will be 2010.

Hey, that makes me terrifically happy, and it's all part of my diabolical plan. There's some subliminal legalese in there, by the way, that clearly, yet silently states a whole bunch of crap about me not being liable for aneurysms, spasms, siezures, twitching, yadda. You know.

Made my day!

I feel he's just another one of those artists that people like because he should be liked.

I think that's a musical analogy to the feeling the singer is getting as his train approaches Manchester Picadilly - hence closer to home. I used to do the same train journey home, so I know how he feels :)

Agree. Should be more of my stuff on RP.

But I must remind you that some of my tunes were not so upbeat. My requiem is a real downer.

Hell, it's probably so good you cannot even categorize it.

I miss the old Bono, when he looked in the mirror and didn't see himself as a superstar but as a man.

great blast from the past-always a treat in the RP mix!

Yay! My upload! Terrific album. Great lyrics: "Beam me up! I wanna be abducted tonight."

I couldn't possibly say I never heard it but it's close.
I wonder where The Monkees "I Wanna Buy Me A Dog" fits in timewise.
So many pointless facts,so little time.

My point is that Waits is way overrated as a songwriter, and his singing is a joke.

His voice is amazing, and this song is beautiful, haunting...

Just the same, if I never heard Moondance ever again, I doubt I'd miss it.

total sacrilege!!

this is off the charts bad. is there nothing worse than sucko-barfo??

Infectiously brilliant

"He picks up my scent on his fingers, while he's watching a waitress's legs."

A solid 1

Amazon.com not calling this album an "Essential Recording" is the crime of the century

"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky, but why
Why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine"

I've heard this song MANY times, and that line still rips through me like a knife.

Death Shins For Postal Service

"Good luck when exploring the black abyss"
"You too"

Line's kinda cheesy, but hey, great movie, and great moment when the song was used.

From the Whiskeytown days to now, Ryan Adams has been a powerful and unique artist. He's not the greatest thing since sliced bread, but he is very good. Supposedly he has some arrogance issues or whatever but who really gives a shit. He's not up for the Roberto Clemente Humanitarian Award, he just plays music. I like him and this song.

I puked at the first verse. Can anyone say puberty music? Grow up! And for those that missed it:


"I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
In our eyes are mirror images and when
We kiss they're perfectly aligned..."

Sweet fancy moses, this is awful.

*warning: personal opinion coming. All discussion welcomed and embraced, no offense implied*
To my ear their music is cliche and passionless, with an emphasis on the passionless. They've got more literary and intellectual heft in their lyrics than the average top-40 wannabe, but musically they're in the same class as the whole banal raft of crap riding the mainstream.

There's been more than one?

Necesita mas dingdong de vaca.

Can't wait 'til we're out of this musical Middle East. Don't have any taste for it.

Aww, I just made a 2 CD soundtrack full of superman references for my superobsessed BF

There are some EXCELLENT songs out there!
I even got to include the Breeders Supernova ;)

I crank this everytime.

"...walks through the garden rows with her bare feet laughing."

Makes me feel young.

A most laughable song. Solid 1.

As if anyone cares....I bought a T-shirt at Hot Topic (was there with my kids) that says "Ryan Adams Sucks". It was $4.99 and it made me laugh! It was black with purple letters in the shape of the text on Black Sabbath's Masters of Reality album. Real Funny!
Only after I got it home did I realize that it said Ryan, not Brian.
I don't even know who Ryan Adams is.
But Brian Adams does suck.
This song sounds pretty good though.
Guess I won't be wearing that T-shirt soon...

...whaaaatttt...? Get off the pipe....

Excellent California run!

I'm trying to like him, but this song has set me back some.

I would love to hear Housemartins "Happy Hour"!! I wonder if it's in the RP library?? If it's not, it should be!

Liked it right up to where the sax comes in. Corny after that.

Interesting but it gets tired after one listen.

I will say that one of the reasons I like Gabriel is that he's willing to screw around and experiment with his music so I give him full props for putting out stuff like this.

the Strolling Bones

On this one, Raycharles is channelling Otis.

Faya, faya, faya, light up your lighta!

Nice song KILLED by Radio but since i barely listen to radio, i can still listen without been sick =)
Oscar

That makes me ask--what was it with the clove cigarettes anyway? Never did figure that one out.

I just don't get it... whiny, barely musical, no real rhythm to speak of... I've never gotten the appeal of this band. Not for me.

Everytime I hear this, I think it's James McMurtry's Choctaw Bingo being sung by a woman.

CLASSIC 80's NEW ORDER! THANKS BILL!!!!

Cat Stevens for a new generation.

I may have a dirty mind, but the only interpretation I ever had of these lyrics was that the lady was participating in a cheesecake--read Playboyesque-- photo shoot. What clinched it was Van the Man singing, ''juice money..loose money'' at the end.

Lightweight

This song is so amazing!!!

John Lennon said the melody line in the beginning of "I Am The Walrus" came from the horn siren of a passing British police car. ... Just goes to show that imagination and inspiration is all around if you keep your senses tuned!

He has aged very well, and I am always happy to hear his new music.

Great album, keep it going Robert!

This version proves how can a cover be much better than original.

OMG this is ridiculously catchy.

80's crap. for God's sake: the 80's was a dead period in musical history: gotta cheap synthesizer--------------> make music. Lots of forgettable shit.

Please play only the 80's stuff that did not receive excessive airplay.

Clear Channel was made for people like you, now go on, piss off.

I want to know what's in the trunk! I'll have to find the lyrics and see if I can figure it out.

EDIT: Since Bill followed this song with One More Murder, I'm going with a dead body in the trunk.

Here's a nice playlist. . . three of my favorites.

Richard Thompson - Walking The Long Miles Home
Tom Waits - Long Way Home
Ani Difranco - As Is

Awesome, Bill.

Look at their eyes, there on pot!

Yeah, thanks redneck Florida. 'Cause of you guys we have George W. the the White House and Lynyrd Skynyrd on RP.

Sounds more and more like J.J.Cale every time I hear it.
But that's good in itself.

...especially that well.

The GOP platform: Freedom in Iraq, but not in the US

while Crowded House might do lots of "weepy" songs they are very pleasant listening

Meh. Like the cd cover art though.