you know, poor old Jasper caint hear so good after that danged Revenue Officer shot that pistol off next to his head back in forty-three

Hum, regular listener for many years and this is the first time I've heard it. What are the odds?

He was a pitcher for the Yankees, I think.

/going straight to Hell

Dear God, this song was played only 15 HOURS AGO.

If so, then we're all dead. (Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata circa 1801 is ranked #1 on RP)

Can someone tell me why anyone likes blues?? I really don't understand what's so great about this style of music.

This was the first CD I ever owned. Do you remember the first CD you ever owned?

Doesn't that just make his point all the more???

The first few times I heard this song I was annoyed. It's now grown on me and I find it very interesting and like the style.

How could you possibly think this is U2?

I feel that many of the negative comments I read about Ms Chapman stem from a subconscious dislike of the actual message in the song. Sadness, loneliness, racial prejudice, abuse, poverty ... all trigger words which mean something very different to people depending upon whether they are liberal, conservative, Libertarian, Communist, Socialist, Atheist, Christian, Jewish, Pagan, Muslim or Infidel.

Add that mind-set to the fact that she is not the paradigm of the beautiful African-American female performer ... at least not to a White person ... and there appears to me to be a bit of hypocritcal smugness on the part of the negative reviewers' commentary.

From what I have read about her and from seeing a live performance, I think she is incredibly talented, a very proficient musician, and heartily dedicated to her creation of meaningful lyrics and music.

The Europeans who write complaining about her continued focus on the poverty of racial harmony in the USA don't have a clue; any comment they might make is trivial unless they are living or have lived in the US for the years it requires to truly understand the archtypical USA culture.

I enjoy Tracy Chapman's music because it is to me very topical and most times cutting edge criticism.

I find it even more refreshing than 20+ years ago.

Sheez, it's almost THIRTY years ago.

Pillock. This is an traditional English folk song going back centuries (click here). It tells a story, which is more than "Yeah Yeah f*ckin' Yeah". You don't like it, fine, but don't come out with the stupidest comments e v e r.

yikes. Bill was certainly in a "pensive" mood when he loaded up this set:

3:03 pm - Supergrass - Sad Girl
2:59 pm - Miss Chaos - Mama Cries
2:52 pm - Kronos Quartet - Lux Aeterna
2:48 pm - Garbage - The Trick is to Keep Breathin
2:45 pm - Catherine Wheel - Crank

So many negative comments, I felt I had to add something positive. I love this woman's voice, and the piano background really adds a visceral chill to the chorus. Yet another fine thing to come out of Sweden - more singers like this and the Swedes might eventually gain forgiveness for inflicting Abba on an unsuspecting world :o). 8 from the Nottingham jury.

Yeah, you're probably right:

- Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Roy Orbison
- Willie Nelson
- Waylon Jennings
- Kris Kristofferson
- Buddy Holly
- Lyle Lovett
- Nanci Griffith
- Bob Wills
- Janis Joplin
- Boz Scaggs
- Johnny and Edgar Winter
- Gene Autry !!
- Don Henley
- Michelle Shocked

were all a bunch of no-talent pikers.

I think Ray Wylie Hubbard may have said it best: "Screw You, We're From Texas".

Just kidding you. Us Texans have been known to get a mite riled when our Republic's honor is at stake. Just havin' a little fun with you.

c.

"Black-eyed Gypsy" from The Prodigals, same basic song, more rockin'.

enjoy your untimed damnation you atheist

Alas, Ryan Adams turned up sick.
And, yeah, Trinity Sessions is not the most dynamic album but it was still a lovely night to be a part of and a display of musicianship to appreciate.

Reminds me of when someone told me that Shakespeare's works were full of cliches.

When discussing the first person to say or do something so interesting that it becomes frequently repeated or imitated, I don't think it's fair to ascribe to that person (or his works) words like cliched or trite.

It's worth clicking the link just for the photo.

But before you do, look at the album photo above. Look how young and wholesome he looks. You'd let a nice young man like that date your daughter, wouldn't you?

NOW click the link.

B for music
D for lyrics

Is she really singing about "secret Santa"?

Sorry naysayers, but surf played this well is just badass.

Dude, this predates animal by about 15 years :) (the orignal that is :)

You've made my morning! CHECK OUT THIER VID for this track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAU2Pf78fXE

You should upload some! Truckload of Art or Shallow End of the Gene Pool are a couple of my faves....

...Or maybe I'm misreading the title?

BURGER KING

Cover Art: Sauron dissapproved of the Witchking's planned remodel of Minas Morgul.

got to love the slutty sax!

I like Lucinda Williams in general... but I really can't stand this one. Especially the repetitive shifting into a higher note midway through the last syllable on half the lines. Uck.

i wonder if the album cover is one of those "magic eye" things....anyone ever try it? personally, i can't do them :(

It’s really interesting how I grew to respect and appreciate the southern US (especially the blue grass music scene) from this one movie and soundtrack.

You make some very good points.

What? That's NOT Morphine?!?

In four weeks I'm going to see these guys perform the entire Trinity Session album with Ryan Adams. Can't wait.

(click here) ?

I hear an earlier Billy as well.

There's a very nice analysis of this song's lyrics (by Ohhhhh Peaches) at Song Meanings: (click here)

How can you serve an aardvark without without an apple? An aarvark without the apple is like a martini without the egg!

-Gomez Addams

... Father Christmas?

Due to the silly meaning the DJ's name gets in German I can't take the song for serious.

Edit: Ok, that's just weird, two people from Athens, GA answering his question :)

Very creepy, but what is the movie?

great album, great song.
both grew on me
Of course, Icky Thump (the song) _kicked_ from the start.

This gal has her own place!! 'nuff said!

I can put a Loreena CD on eternal repeat and never be bored with the richness of the tapestry she brings forth.

God, everytime I hear this I think its a young Lennon.

This song still gives me chills. In a completely good way. His voice is so amazing. Thank you Bill!

I agree that there is nothing wrong with simple drumming. To me, Tommy Ramone was the perfect drummer for the Ramones. He had the simplest possible drum set but he also had a great sense of timing and rhythm. That's what Meg lacks.

Love comes, down upon us
Till you flow like water
Burning, with the hope of insight
Feathered, look they're covered
with a bright elation,
Stolen, in the sight of love
We are, we are,
we are but your children,
Finding our way around indecision,
We are, we are
we are ever helpless,
Take us forever,
A whisper to a scream
Birds fly, in the eye
of the faithless daughter,
Broken, at the bitter end
Wasted, sacrificed for a new Nirvana
Night time, sends us on our way
A whisper to a scream

oh gawd
*has mental image of caveman pron*
*gouges out ears, eyes, melon-balls her brains*

Kings of Leon are a rock band made up of three brothers and one cousin, based in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Their influences range from Southern rock, Indie rock, to blues styles. Their three critically acclaimed albums have given them a devoted following, especially in Europe.

First I noticed the nice string of similarly styled songs and then I saw the titles. Nice:

I had no idea the Kinks did this.

I always thought it was Dylan.

anyone who IS in fact acquainted with the work of XTC, and still thinks badly of them... why, I suspect they probably tend not to be happy with this radio station, either.

It's just a jump to the left!

I just checked the lyrics on this song. Completely different that what I thought I was hearing. The real lyrics are much better than my imaginary lyrics of

We are we are the dark children
fighting away around in the scissors....

Anyone know what the eyeball in palm symbol represents? I've seen it quite a bit lately.

The original was recorded by Shriekback and can be found on their 'Oil and Gold' album.

AND he is hotter than hell!

Dude, you're playing albums in your car? Get some new technology

Another artist that RadioParadise turned me on to (onto?). Yep, bought an album that I wouldn't have otherwise purchased but for our good buddies at RADIOPARADISE!

Rach, you REALLY do not want to know. Trust Old Misterfixit in this one, OK? Too Much Information.

Exactly, except I would have said "Kind of like a car crash".

bee girl's bro...

Ish. Not this again. This song gives me the creeps. You get the feeling he is planning on marrying his sister, no matter what anybody says.

is that... bagpipes? yeesh

Hey now! You're a bit out of the loop.

Not to continue this off-topic rant, but I must set you straight:

The "Sacrifice A Virgin..." festival ended years ago when the last virgin of Frederick moved away. We missed her but she was tired of winning. Her husband and 4 children missed her too.

In addition, all our churches have port-o-pots now, since we were able to sell the original to the town of Thurmont for a song. They propped it up in the town square to celebrate the President's first visit to Camp David.

Luckily for me, I was able to graduate from jun-ee-yer high skewl (nowhere near Fredneck BTW) and figure out where to put apostrophes when uh-breeveyatin' words like "old".

Now please excuse me while I take an outhouse break....

I'm in the opposite direction...repeated play has turned this to Yuck! for me.

Indeed. Every once in while someone passes by and stares at me bobbing up and down playing my "air piano"

Well even if this is not your cup of Earl Grey, there is nothing sucko barfo on RP. You must have had a sheltered musical life as there is a veritable ocean of sonic diarrhoea out there which you have had the extraordinarily good fortune to have missed out on.

I have just managed to get out of a crap warehouse job where I was forced to listen to Kiss FM all day... (click here) to check it out, although I warn you that you will experience a new dimension in suffering. On the other hand, you will probably re-rate HSIN up a couple of notches.

The best Iggy quote ever:

Iggy Pop says it’s not as easy to feel good as it once was. “To feel good when I was 21, all I had to do was to smoke a joint,” the 59-year-old rock dinosaur tells the March issue of Spin. “Now I have to turn off my phones, do tai chi for an hour, drink a strong cup of coffee, and stay away from bad people, so I can feel good for an hour or two — knowing when it ends, I’m gonna feel like the miserable 59-year old prick that I actually am.”

I love to hop too, but that dam Chatchy always made me stop. Joanie would have been with me if she met me first.

It's the eyes... don't you think?
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23.08.2007

once more

Bruce Cockburn - The Coming Rains
Morphine - You Look Like Rain

but no rain in southern germany (... at the moment)

This is nice but the lead vocal is so distant that it's nearly lost in the band. Or is that their style?

make it stop ...

anybody else get a little chuckle from that last segue?

Wow - 3 1/2 years since this was played on RP, it seems. How does something like this get unearthed after all that time?

Doesn't "eels" have to spelled with a capital letter anymore?

Get yourself to one of their concerts then.
(click here)
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A political/protest song with historical narrative & an upbeat groove -- I learned things from the Clash, and not just affirmation that I should be outraged and distrustful of governments. It seems that what there is of political songwriting in these times, and god there should be a lot, has fallen into narcissistic anger & simplistic finger-pointing...

Rock band from NORWAY.

RadioParadise generates album sales!

They're all a bunch of criminals, Republicans and Democrats. Waiting for ANY politician to "do the right thing" is fruitless. We need a viable third party to shake things up around here and challenge the status quo and we need the American people to WAKE UP - the only way the government has ever given anything to the people is when they're afraid of the people. The European governments don't want to give their citizens the perks they have, but they're afraid of what the citizens will do if they don't. Who in their right mind would be afraid of a bunch of apathetic, TV-watching boobs who know more about sports stats than their own government? WE have the power, we'd just rather watch American Idolatry.

and that had to do with the song... how?

Ahh. . . America under the rule of the Bush Administration.

Only 1.5 years left!!!!!!!

When In Rome - The Promise
Philip Glass - Escape!

Seamless segue!!!!

If they mated: Bob Dylan and Simon & Garfunkel

Playing this song in this order(after Pink Floyd)is like hitting your drive on the first tee just after Tiger Woods.And I like Spoon.

It's really hard to normalize ratings. It's like I need to rate songs relative to their album, artist, and genre, then give ratings to the albums, artists, and genres to produce overall normalized ratings.

The little tapered cigarette yr holding?

horny synth???!??!?!?!??!?!?

I expect it helps to be stoned.

You. Can't. Hear. Feeling.
PERIOD.
Maybe this particular track evokes some feeling in you, and that's great - but to say some music has feeling or doesn't is one of the weirdest things people ever say about music.
And again...feeling alone, if it's really there, does not equal something good. Need I repeat my grotesque turd analogy?

MORE COWBELL!!!

I have heard it's healthy to vent. People who don't vent can develop proptosis. Or hemorrhoids. I don't remember, but it was something really bad. I think if bokey couldn't vent, he would look like Barbara Bush. I don't even want to think about the other end.

I would never want to party with those people who hate Michelangelo's "David".

Back when Carlos was actually worthy of the hype - although I think his band deserved more of the credit.

colourful....groovy...funky....
I'll rate it an 8.

When I buy this album (because I must), this'll take a few listens, but I do feel some light glimmering in the distance.

I'm surprised this is taking such a beating. I don't think it's something shocking and innovative either, but it's a nice groove, and I do like the RJD2 mixing of lo-fi and cleaner electronic sounds.

Just a question: if you weren't listening to those bands in the 80s, what _were_ you listening to? I'm just curious. And I'd like to know if anyone remembers because I don't

You say ''without being over the top.'' More like without being over the bottom: almost all of their songs are slow and morose such that they don't get out of first gear.

great song.
bury the remix, ferchrissakes.

I like hearing RP music in the wild.

Good stuff. Nice band name too, which can be prefixed by all sorts, eg "As much fun as ", "As slippery as ", "As croaky as ", :o)

Wow. I took a pic much like that on the album cover!



Mmmmmm, '59 Eldorados! (fun song too)

By my 84th listen, I had to have a friend hide it from me out of fear that I'd never listen to another CD again.

The gnarly-snarly sax alone is worth a 9

But looking at Wiki, it's a male Chrissie! Beggin yer pardon, Rey!

I love protest songs that you can dance to...

I have never been poked in the eye with a sharp stick, however, I do prefer Bonobo to either Yoko or the stick.

really really really like it.

87% of opinions sound more plausible when fabricated statistics are added to them.

This is not what I come here to listen to, I'm off to Pandora...

That was such a sweet transition from Vivaldi's Summer I didn't even realize I was into a new song for a few bars. . . don't know what that says about me, Vivaldi or Bowie.

i've changed my mind on this one. up to a 9. these lyrics tell a sad tale.

1/3 * 3 = 1/9

good fun, and if it was a little later in the day I would love it. As it stands, I'm on my first cuppa and my brain is struggling to keep up!

"By the way, which one's Pink?"
Always loved that line...not even for the "joke" in it, just the delivery

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.

"Galway meets Bangalore" doesn't do much for me.

Nice and seamless.

I think Bill has a new favorite band.

I just purchased 2 tickets for the Atlanta show. $489.85... ...ouch.

That's a PhotoShop job if I've ever seen one.

Didn't know that god blessed those that kill to further their own greedy agenda. Good to know.

:puke: GO AND BUY YOU A VOICE!!!!!!

Sometimes I think I'm the only one on the planet that likes these guys. Nobody I talk to has ever heard of them.
Awesome!!! Thanks RP!!

are those scallions around her neck?

Or you have a really short att... Oh look, a butterfly!

It's like listening to two rivers conjoin. Utterly peaceful.

pop-y, yet understated, catchy, good beat, easy to dance to (Mr Clarke) and I found myself tapping my foot and singing along on the first listen, ergo must be Quite Likeable.

This guy's voice kinda sorta reminds me of Robert Smith's (The Cure). Has some similar element.

One of my favorite blues solos.. See the light!

Oh my science

a few have fairly serious messages (You and Your Racist Friend comes to mind)...

Yeah, it's a bummer when people look a bit different to yourself.

12 B.C. It was a prototype...

once again you forced me to Waterloo Records, I could not wait to download....bought this quickly @ a reduced price..."Deep Down" is the one on this album....obviously....Peace...K_E

it takes me back to The Beatles

Weird. This song just came up on my iPod as I was posting elsewhere on the site.

Eerie. Bill now controls all my music. Soon all my bases are belong to him, too, I guess: resistance is futile.

One of those songs one can identify after the first second.
Hope she isn't related to this unholy cowboy who has kept bothering the world for years now...? Never thought about this...

Music is not the universal language. English is.

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.

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

OMG, I agree with a Physicsgenius comment!

I'm in my forties so I'm at the age where I have to think that one day I might need Viagra.
Luckily now that I have thought of Mama Cass naked I have lost all interest in sex forever and will be spared the indignity of this crossroads moment.

4 Dudes, 1 Chick, 0 Barbies

I've done to much electronic repair to be able to take that buzzing.It sounds like some helpless electronic component crying out for my help.

Hold on I'm a comin'

Complete agreement

Sure, it was hot... but not nearly as hot as that dame's knee-length red skirt. She had the kind of look that made most men want to climb inside a squid and eschew obfuscation til the cows came home...

Why did I automatically figure this was them?



8

Last time I rated it a 9. Today I wanted to rate it a 1. Shows clearly how music must match one's mood of the moment!

RP needs to give us a chance to show the range of our ratings of a song. Those with the widest range might indicate something . . . !

I... I think I like this.

According to wikipedia Tim Cappello "performed" the song in the movie. :puke:

That was not the original - it was a "translation" of the song for the movie (Lost Boys)

unfortunately about a few too many hits of acid.

Broke you are and broke you'll be mate.

Of course not! That was mentioned ironically!

Who is ZZ TOP...?

That's also completely new for me and never heard before!

oh! yes! dirty laundry! quickly .. must stop hand ... must not listen to sexy girl voice ...stop hand stop ... ah! dirty laundry again!

Too bad for you...you need diversity

I don't usually like BD but this is an amazing song. 10.

Now, is it sensual or does she mean sensuous?

*RIPPED HEADPHONES OFF*

I really hate this garbage.

BILL is activated - the Bionically Intelligent Listener Liquidator.

Maybe it's just me, but this seems a little lacking. Especially after hearing some SRV right before.

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

(click here)

Wow, I would have really expected more intelligent responses from RP listeners. There are other languages besides English, and some peole make good music in those languages. Calling someone else's language "gibberish" just because you don't understand it, is about as ignorant as you can get.

Smoke a lot of whiskey, drink a bunch of cigarettes, and gargle with Clorox.

Watch our for these rain songs...they can actually affect the weather... :D I'm not joking either!

From the thread on The Clash - The Magnificent Seven

What would be great is if the soundtrack to the movie The Magnificent Seven were played right after this. Not the most original of ideas, but it fits the eclectic nature of this station.

And it's a pretty cool theme.

(the first one is Yul Brenner)

Hey- now you're famous

The (recently) late Kurt Vonnegut, a devout humanist (if there is such a thing) said 'music is proof of God's existence.' Quite true. Sometimes music pulls back the curtain a little, allowing us a little peek into the 'other', that place where Mr. Cohen went to create this song, and Jeff went to perform it so passionately. Call it God, call it Art, call it Garfunkel, call it whatever you want. It's from a place few of us ever experience for more than a few seconds. Pure energy.

So, any clown who Bush bashes is automatically cool and profound. What will these clowns do when Bush is gone? I suppose the democrat, if in power, will be great and beyond reproach, even if they kill thousands of Serbs, helping out KLA terrorists, as Clinton did. Or bomb Iraq, citing weapons of mass destruction as the casus belli, as Clinton did. Clinton Lied, Nobody died, just ask the Serbs. Democrat war good, Republican war bad.

I can't wait until Bush is gone myself, all for a different set of reasons, mainly to see these people suddenly become dead silent when their leader of choice makes equally blundering decisions and exhibits poor leadership as Duh'byue.

The lyrics in English:

Not a believer inside the mosque, am I
Nor a pagan disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure
Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Not in the holy Vedas, am I
Nor in opium, neither in wine
Not in the drunkard`s craze
Neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

(I believe "Bulleh" refers to the Punjabi poet Bulleh Shah)

In happiness nor in sorrow, am I
Neither clean, nor a filthy mire
Not from water, nor from earth
Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Not an Arab, nor Lahori
Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri
Hindu, Turk (Muslim), nor Peshawari
Nor do I live in Nadaun

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Secrets of religion, I have not known
From Adam and Eve, I am not born
I am not the name I assume
Not in stillness, nor on the move

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

I am the first, I am the last
None other, have I ever known
I am the wisest of them all
Bulleh! do I stand alone?

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

(I believe "Bulleh" refers to the Punjabi poet Bulleh Shah.)

Yet ANOTHER artist who can't play the harmonica but thinks he can. It sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard. Had to turn the volumn way down.

Excellent set, Bill.

Now Playing:

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Terry Allen - The Doll
Bastard Fairies - Guns and Dolls
Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Catchy, with sick undertones. What's not to like?

Funny that. Reminds me of David Bowie. Nobody else seems to think so, though. Hm.

Thanks....

Los Incas - El Cóndor Pasa Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence

Holy cow, what a seamless segue!

9:22 pm - The Church - Metropolis
9:18 pm - Rubyhorse - She Brings Me Only Sorrow

(Mental image of an anthropomorphized spider in a supermarket, examining a jar of "Human Tonight"...)

Interesting - maybe I need to hear it more to decide...

I too thought this at first. Turns out I was wrong.

and another

Dark Side of the Moo.

Calm the angry Monday beast........

Hmmm...this song is making me crave some Southern Culture on the Skids...

Same thing on March 14.

Thank You!

The Boring Monkeys, as I call them, almost never get out of ''lonesome whippoorwill'' mode of melancholy folk/country tunes.