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DrLex
(Belgium)
Posted: Apr 03, 2013 - 06:26
 
 jen3005545 wrote:
Kind of reminds me a little of Carly Simon for some reason.  {#Neutral}
 
Yes, it has definite hints of “You're So Vain”.

C57BL6
(Reno-cated)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 16:52
 
+ 25 years of fine tunesmithin'
bill-1956 wrote:
Nice one hit wonder.
 



bill-1956
(The Greater Moncure Metro Area, NC)
Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 07:58
 
Nice one hit wonder.

Tuesday1
Posted: Sep 11, 2012 - 10:02
 
This is an awesome song!

Rob22
Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 10:17
 
Pint of Guiness please

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 22:31
 
damn, i haven't heard this in forever. love it. thanks!

jen3005545
(Fort Worth, TX)
Posted: Jul 10, 2012 - 12:00
 
Kind of reminds me a little of Carly Simon for some reason.  {#Neutral}

treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 08:04
 
 Rickvee wrote:

And while I truly love Petty its not the 1st time he "borrowed" from an opening act. In the late 80s The Replacements opened for TP & The Heartbreakers. One of The Replacements' songs, "I'll Be You", had the lyric "a rebel without a clue" in it. well on Tom's next album he used that exact same lyric on one of the hit singles from that album.
 

In the meantime, The Replacements' are still waiting for that first "hit single".  It's been a long wait.

I did hear "Can't Hardly Wait" from '87 on the way in to work today on 'XRT in Chi., and the production with the horns still sounds great & timeless.  I guess there is a silver lining in never having any hits, in that nobody ever gets sick of hearing your music...

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 14:05
 
Excellent tune.

ferwoman
Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 21:40
 
 fingerpin wrote:
Hello cowgirl in the sand....
 
Oh, so true! I hear that, too.

januismer
(SW Michigan)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 08:53
 
Great band... I saw them last month and they sounded great!  Many songs sounded just like the studio version which is good and bad.

They're a tough band to watch though.

davedog
(Twin Cities, MN)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 08:52
 
 Aud wrote:


Ooooh! That sounds like a great show! Add on Semisonic, Solid Gold & LCD Soundsystem and it would be a great day!
 
A couple guys from Trip Shakespeare were in Semisonic, so I've got part of your list completed.  :)  And yes, it was a great day.  

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 08:51
 
Hello cowgirl in the sand....

mcYammer
(Beervana)
Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 10:09
 
 hmulhall wrote:
A great Jayhawks record. The new record hits the shops next Tuesday. Louris & Olson back together again.
 
Yes! Thanks for that reminder...looking for that something that might ease my soul


linden
(Santa Cruz, CA)
Posted: Oct 30, 2011 - 18:08
 
I saw the Jayhawks at First Avenue in 1992. I'd never heard of them so a friend took me to see them. Great show. I expected them to hit big after that, but alas.

hmulhall
Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 10:06
 
A great Jayhawks record. The new record hits the shops next Tuesday. Louris & Olson back together again.

hmulhall
Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 10:06
 
A great Jayhawks record. The new record hits the shops next Tuesday. Louris & Olson back together again.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 10, 2011 - 07:22
 
 gatorade wrote:
Long time waiting a long time for this band to "make it".
 Agreed. With anthems like Blue and super tight production, you'd think...
but frequent RP play is something of a touchstone of success, yes?



LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 16:24
 
 nicolewe wrote:
Thought it was Tom Petty! Similar guitar rift there...this one grows on you.{#Wave}

 
She grew up in an Indiana town...

Or Neil Young: Hello cowgirl in the sand...


deepwoodskev
(In a town west of Chicago)
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 - 09:16
 
Great band. One more week until the Chicago show!

stevano
(Florida & Bulgaria)
Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 13:34
 
As an expat Minneapolitan, I've been a long time fan of the Jayhawks, too... For all those interested, here's the latest Jayhawks news according to Wikipedia:

"On May 18th, 2010, the initial release The Jayhawks was digitally remastered from reel-to-reel and reissued on Lost Highway Records. The re-release features an eleven-page booklet designed by Mark Olson. At its release, it was also featured as a $4.99 digital download from Amazon.

As of November 15, 2010, the Jayhawks have returned to the recording studio and expect to have a new album out by spring or early summer 2011."

More band news is at: http://www.jayhawksofficial.com


davedog
(Twin Cities, MN)
Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 13:22
 
 Ericac wrote:
Another great song from the Minnesota band.  (I'm such a homer!)
 
Me too!!  I was lucky enough to see the Jayhawks, Soul Asylum and Trip Shakespeare all at the same event back in college before any of them got big.  Good times. 


deepwoodskev
(In a town west of Chicago)
Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 13:21
 
Seeing them in Chicago this month. Original lineup!

BKardon
(Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison)
Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 22:39
 
These guys were really, really good songwriters.  Perhaps time will give them their due.

h8rhater
Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 06:03
 
 nicolewe wrote:
Thought it was Tom Petty! Similar guitar rift there...this one grows on you.{#Wave}


It does indeed.  The Jayhawks didn't get near their due when they were around.  Here's hoping for a reunion.


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 19:35
 
I love Jayhawks. 'Nuff said. {#Sunny}

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 19:31
 
Long time waiting a long time for this band to "make it". 


nicolewe
Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 15:02
 
Thought it was Tom Petty! Similar guitar rift there...this one grows on you.{#Wave}


King-Tut09
Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 14:58
 
Just love this station.....just one great song after the other Thanks the Goldsmiths...By the way how du yu do 24 hours a day for the 2 years me been listenin..?...dont sleep if you produce such good compolations....and thanks....I would listen 24 hours a day but alas....
I am a lesser mortal...{#Sunny}     {#Daisy}   {#Sunny}

spij
(Helsinki, Finland)
Posted: Apr 25, 2010 - 04:48
 
Suddenly hearing this from RP makes me so happy about this great band. I like all their stuff, but Rainy Day Music was the one to kick me off my feet... 

mcYammer
(Beervana)
Posted: Apr 09, 2010 - 13:13
 
 Bosami wrote:
Under-appreciated band. Great record - but their other, less popular releases are even better.
 
uh huh


Marr
(Houston (dreaming of Austin))
Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 13:43
 
 dmax wrote:
"I been a bad bad girl..."

Fiona Apple wants her song back.

 

Not sure, but I'd guess that this song predates Fiona's.
OK, checked and now I'm sure. Predates it by 4 years.

(former member)
Posted: Mar 08, 2010 - 22:27
 
"I been a bad bad girl..."

Fiona Apple wants her song back.


Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 10:27
 
I've always really liked this song. I have an acoustic version of it on a benefit CD that 99X (in Atlanta) put out around 15 years ago that's excellent, as well.


Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Feb 05, 2010 - 10:23
 
Under-appreciated band. Great record - but their other, less popular releases are even better.

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 13:44
 
S'ok.

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 13:42
 
yea, I have always dug this one.

h8rhater
Posted: Dec 04, 2009 - 15:05
 
 Emesa805 wrote:

The guitar riff sounded like a Tom Petty rip off in the the beginning but looking at the date of this release.... maybe it was the other way around.

 
The Jayhawks opened for TP the year before that riff appeared on Last Dance with Mary Jane.  Coincidence??

Then again the Red Hot Chili Peppers lifted it for Danny California too. 

A good riff is a good riff.


Rick_V
(New Orleans)
Posted: Dec 04, 2009 - 15:05
 
The Jayhawks are a great band and this is a great tune.

Detlaps
(Littlerock, too close to Los Angeles)
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 17:43
 
 Ericac wrote:
Another great song from the Minnesota band.  (I'm such a homer!)
 
Ja!  Suure!  You betcha!


Emesa805
(Santa Bruta)
Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 17:28
 
 crockydile wrote:
a little repetitive {#Think}
 
The guitar riff sounded like a Tom Petty rip off in the the beginning but looking at the date of this release.... maybe it was the other way around.


crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 15:01
 
a little repetitive {#Think}

crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 15:01
 
a little repetitive {#Think}

crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 15:00
 
a little repetitive {#Think}

islander
(Seattle)
Posted: Dec 22, 2008 - 04:27
 
This okay. I don't know if it is derivative, or just my imprecise ear, but everytime this comes on I think "Crowded house...no...the Samples... no... Toad the Wetsprocket..." 

It doesn't bother me, it just could have been done by anyone.  I have very few 5s because middle of the road is very rare at RP, but this one misses heads and tails and lands on the edge. 

Dave_Mack
(Two bus, zoo bus!)
Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 14:01
 
 Rickvee wrote:
You mean The Jayhawks want THEIR riff back from Petty - i.e. "Waiting For The Sun" came out over a year before Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance". The Jayhawks opened for Petty as they toured for HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL and Petty heard this tune every night. Safe to say he was a little influenced. And while I truly love Petty its not the 1st time he "borrowed" from an opening act. In the late 80s The Replacements opened for TP & The Heartbreakers. One of The Replacements' songs, "I'll Be You", had the lyric "a rebel without a clue" in it. well on Tom's next album he used that exact same lyric on one of the hit singles from that album.
 
Well, that's good, 'cause this song is the best of the bunch.  So close to perfect I want to give it 9.5, but not quiiiiiite 10.

ETA: AMG confirms that HTH came out in 1992, but MJLD was in 1993.  Usually I check this stuff before posting, but I musta been dreaming that day.


Ericac
(Lakeville, MN)
Posted: Sep 18, 2008 - 09:58
 
Another great song from the Minnesota band.  (I'm such a homer!)

stewliscious
(northGA)
Posted: Sep 02, 2008 - 10:27
 
 ScottishWillie wrote:
Good track from a very good album
 
From one of the most under-rated, overlooked and talented bands I'm aware of.


heyjoe3577
(Seattle)
Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 18:53
 
Sounds like something James Blunt got inspiration from.

out_to_lunch
(Philly by way of CT)
Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 07:06
 
helloooo highschool....wow