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Moe — New York City
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Derecho
(A Land Without Traffic Lights)
Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 03:30
 
Why does this song sound like it's tripping over itself?

Grammarcop
(The end of the Pointe)
Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 07:13
 
Although I like the song, I'm not sure it captures New York City. The rhythm of the falling rain? I've been to New York, Bangkok, Reykjavik, Paris and elsewhere. Falling rain sounds the same in every city. A 5 a.m. cab ride? I could take a 5 a.m. cab ride in Cleveland. Manhattan goddess with your Levi's and curls? The women I've known in Manhattan wouldn't go near a pair of Levi's! 

New York City is special because of its manic, neurotic grandeur. Although the composer was trying to portray an intimate relationship, I think the lyrics are just too generic to accurately reflect a love affair with a city that is unlike anyplace else.

My two cents.  


blotto
(127.0.0.1)
Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 14:31
 
Moe - New York City
Ryan Adams - New York, New York

Go for Nina Hagen next.


Cuse
(Upstate)
Posted: Jul 22, 2011 - 14:30
 
Whats not to like????  Can't keep still


Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 20, 2011 - 07:26
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Upbeat vibe reminds me of Dean Friedman. Anybody? Ariel? NYC song from the 70's?

 
It has more of a Gaelic sound to me, but I do remember Dean Friedman and that song.


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 - 15:42
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Upbeat vibe reminds me of Dean Friedman. Anybody? Ariel? NYC song from the 70's?

 
Oh,  I love that song!  "I said, 'HI!'  She said, 'Yeah, I guess I am.'"  I actually have that album. "We made love to bombs bursting in Airrrrrrr-iel..."   I hear some similarities here (I also, here, some similarities hear.) Thanks for the reminder.  I have GOT to get my turntable hooked up - so much great music (Kevin Ayers' "Yes, We Have No Mañanas
springs to mind.)  {#Cheers}

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Apr 18, 2011 - 18:22
 
Upbeat vibe reminds me of Dean Friedman. Anybody? Ariel? NYC song from the 70's?


greenvelour
(AKRON OHIO)
Posted: Mar 02, 2011 - 10:36
 
Loves me some Moe.  Excellent live show-if you have the opportunity to go, you should!

PFM
(On the road)
Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 06:24
 
 slartibart_O wrote:

 



annie_fannie
(Iowa)
Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 06:23
 
Just got back from NYC yesterday...love this! :)

SirLars
(London, ON)
Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 10:21
 
one of the best live bands I've seen.... mo moe please!

got moe? 

raewah
(Somewhere where the mountains meet the plains)
Posted: Oct 27, 2010 - 10:57
 
 Cynaera wrote:

Ooooh - been a LONG time since I've heard Johnny Clegg - "Scatterlings" has always been one of my favorite songs by him, although I also really love "Asimbonanga" and "Take My Heart Away" (the latter is what compelled me to purchase the "Shadow Man" cassette, and I haven't gotten it on CD yet! Dang me....)

And, now that we're on the subject, why do we NOT have any Johnny Clegg and Savuka playing? "Scatterlings" is on the playlist, but there are so many other wonderful songs by him. If I had the CD, I'd convert to MP3 and upload a few things...

Um, sorry, ick - I sorta bogarted your post... *blushing*
 
Ditto on the JC and Savuka.  Let's get some of that going!

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 20:06
 
 ick wrote:
That intro had me believing that we were gonna get some Johnny Clegg and Savuka.
 
Ooooh - been a LONG time since I've heard Johnny Clegg - "Scatterlings" has always been one of my favorite songs by him, although I also really love "Asimbonanga" and "Take My Heart Away" (the latter is what compelled me to purchase the "Shadow Man" cassette, and I haven't gotten it on CD yet! Dang me....)

And, now that we're on the subject, why do we NOT have any Johnny Clegg and Savuka playing? "Scatterlings" is on the playlist, but there are so many other wonderful songs by him. If I had the CD, I'd convert to MP3 and upload a few things...

Um, sorry, ick - I sorta bogarted your post... *blushing*


majdim7th
(CA Lineups)
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 19:57
 
One of the better live acts. Attend and learn.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 19:57
 
I don't care if it captures NYC or not - it captures a happy groove for me, and I really like it. Even now, when it's dark and winter is looming on the horizon. Yeah, bring it on, winter - I gots me some Moe. {#Dancingbanana}{#Music}

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 23:38
 
Not my favorite music!

lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 21:40
 
I so much want to like this, but I have to say it captures NYC less than any other NYC song Bill plays.

sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: May 05, 2010 - 12:44
 

I have always like this little ditty, just a fun uplifting tune!



ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: May 05, 2010 - 12:42
 
That intro had me believing that we were gonna get some Johnny Clegg and Savuka.

schrodingersdog
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Apr 19, 2010 - 08:18
 
These guys are AMAZING live. Not quite as amazing on their albums...

dogpound
(the island on which I belong)
Posted: Mar 18, 2010 - 18:12
 
I do not want them anywhere near NYC.
 

prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 05:23
 
 fredriley wrote:
"It's a cab ride at 5am" - lucky Noo Yorkers. AT 5am in London you'd have more chance of finding a camel ride than a cab ride. As for Nottingham - forget it!
 
What about calling one? :D


ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Oct 12, 2009 - 10:21
 
Never listened to these guys, even though I was a big fan of some of the 90s jam band scene. The guitar in this is pretty cool though.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Sep 01, 2009 - 04:24
 
"It's a cab ride at 5am" - lucky Noo Yorkers. AT 5am in London you'd have more chance of finding a camel ride than a cab ride. As for Nottingham - forget it!

donnyballgame
Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 09:24
 
 Alafia wrote:
Just saw them for the first time, in Boston last night.
Holy wow, they ROCK.
Check 'em out live sometime (try to ignore the over-medicated 20-somethings...)

 
This is the only song I can recall from Moe. Makes me want to see them in a small club.


crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Aug 10, 2009 - 09:21
 
I'm hearing Eddie Rabbit...{#Cheesygrin}

Alafia
(High)
Posted: Apr 05, 2009 - 16:06
 
Just saw them for the first time, in Boston last night.
Holy wow, they ROCK.
Check 'em out live sometime (try to ignore the over-medicated 20-somethings...)


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 17, 2009 - 15:34
 
moe channels Bruce Hornsby.

greyfin10
(Panama City, FL)
Posted: Dec 31, 2008 - 22:55
 
I'm hearing this too, but I assumed it was an african guitarist of some stripe... all but the guitar part is relatively average, but the guitar method shimmers.

 Teko wrote:
Wow, I've seen moe. stickers on cars and coffeeshop walls for years and years, and never expected them to sound like Paul Simon.
 



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 29, 2008 - 19:03
 


This is a good song... spunky rhythm...  good guitar picking...



trainer454
(Edmonton, Alberta, EH?)
Posted: Sep 12, 2008 - 12:33
 
 stewliscious wrote:
Is that the guy Billy Idol is talking about in that song?  You know... "in the midninght hour she cried Moe Moe Moe"?
 

You've been waiting to use that line havent you ?!?!?

{#Clap}

stewliscious
(northGA)
Posted: Aug 27, 2008 - 13:20
 
Is that the guy Billy Idol is talking about in that song?  You know... "in the midninght hour she cried Moe Moe Moe"?

nicolaluna
(home.)
Posted: Aug 27, 2008 - 13:17
 
shit, i'm all nostalgic now. 

wrangler
(cliffside park, nj)
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 09:55
 
haha. that's retarded.

theirishtickler wrote:

moe is great wsp not so much

theirishtickler
(mothership, va)
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 08:05
 
greenvelour wrote:
Not the greatest Moe. song--but the band is great! More Moe. please!!!!!


its no buster, but hey its nice to hear something different instead of the 5 songs you hear all the time..... moe is great wsp not so much
Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 08:05
 
Mo' Better Moe!
greenvelour
(AKRON OHIO)
Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 09:52
 
Not the greatest Moe. song--but the band is great! More Moe. please!!!!!
FunHog
Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 09:46
 
mo moe. please!!
FlamingLotus
(South Austin, baby!)
Posted: Apr 23, 2008 - 09:44
 
dexev wrote:


See, if you'd actually written that as:

MediOcrE

that would have been funny. Oh, well.



MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Mar 22, 2008 - 21:50
 
Teko wrote:
Wow, I've seen moe. stickers on cars and coffeeshop walls for years and years, and never expected them to sound like Paul Simon.


Kinda what I thought. Not that I dislike this song, it's just the bumper stickers were obscure enough to make me think it would be a bit less, I dunno, pop-ish?

NFG
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 07:33
 
This song does not sound like it was written by anyone who has ever been in NYC for more than a couple of days.
SirLars
(London, ON)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 07:31
 
simply can't play enough moe!
slartibart_O
(N29°57'-W97°34')
Posted: Feb 20, 2008 - 10:12
 

alph
(Honolulu)
Posted: Feb 04, 2008 - 21:21
 
This is a great live band--i've seen some epic sets from years past. Reminds me of college.
silentmark
(Central NJ)
Posted: Jan 04, 2008 - 11:27
 
boring, a once good band has gone down the tubes big time ...
CafeRacer
(Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana)
Posted: Oct 17, 2007 - 18:05
 
daveesh wrote:


Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk
Teko
(out there somewhere)
Posted: May 29, 2007 - 11:27
 
Wow, I've seen moe. stickers on cars and coffeeshop walls for years and years, and never expected them to sound like Paul Simon.
Agent510
(Oakland, CA)
Posted: May 29, 2007 - 11:26
 
I kinda like it. Cool ode to one of my favorite cities (I won't call it the "greatest city in the world", it's been said too many times about the Apple...)
Badfish81
(New York)
Posted: May 13, 2007 - 15:14
 
moe!!!!! Play more.
snowak
(Colorado)
Posted: Mar 27, 2007 - 10:40
 
yay I