The CBDLESS Music Thread

Those were the days. Although this store is much larger than the two original record stores Pipe Dreams and Beggar's Tune in my old hometown. Then a big one moved in called The Exclusive Company. All gone.

Or were you a member of the Columbia Record Club? I joined once to get a number of LPS for cheap and then regretted it. Why? The selection sucked and the prices did as well.

Good evening Music Thread Fans. There is no truth to the rumor that CBD is attending a Nina Hagen concert this evening.

In our last conversation he said something about maple syrup, French Toast, nutmeg and a fifth of Drambuie. You go and figure that out........

Onto the next the musical topic.

Opinions, as in noses, everybody (except for a leper) has one. From Long Bow vs. Crossbow and Chevrolet vs. Ford, Mary Ann vs. Ginger will this be another AoSHQ dispute?

Who is the greatest song writer and/or song writing team in history?

Off the top of my head I would have to nominate Bob Dylan. However stats say that Paul McCartney holds the Guinness World Record for the most successful songwriter of all time.

Although both artists have music in my collection. Dylan far outnumbers McCartney by quite a large number.

I enjoy humorous, off beat, comical, satirical lyrics. Probably the best of all time is the Late Great Frank Zappa.

Even President Trump appreciates Frank Zappa.

There are a number of other clever lyricists out there at the moment. One of them is the talented Chuck Prophet. He has an interesting outlook. Something about the following lyrics: "When she went her way and I went mine. All these memories like dirty dishes. Stacked up in the sink of time."

The previous song mentioned the Talking Heads. We really do need more Judys and Bobs.

"Damn that television, what a bad picture"
"Don't get upset, it's not a major disaster"
"There's nothing on tonight, " he said, "I don't know what's the matter"
"Nothing's ever on, " she said, "so I don't know why you bother"
We've heard this little scene, we've heard it many times
People fighting over little things and wasting precious time
They might be better off, I think, the way it seems to me
Making up their own shows, which might be better than TV
Judy's in the bedroom, inventing situations
Bob is on the street today, scouting up locations
They've enlisted all their family
They've enlisted all their friends
It helped save their relationship
And made it work again

At first blush one would think this is your typical guy lost gal love song. Great melody and some darn funny lyrics about his loss by the Old 97's.
[Verse 1]

And the hole in the screen
Is barely big enough for you
And not near enough for me to go
And the whole damn complicated
Situation could've been avoided
If I'd only shut the window

[Chorus]
And I may be leaving myself open
To a murder or a heart attack
But I'm leaving the back door open
'Til you come back, 'til you come back
And I may be moving myself closer
To a real untimely end
But I'm leaving the back door open
'Til you come home again, you come home again

You can't have a discussion about songwriting without mentioning Warren Zevon. He wrote a fabulous love song while dying of lung cancer.

Shadows are fallin' and I'm runnin' out of breath
Keep me in your heart for a while
If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less
Keep me in your heart for a while
When you get up in the mornin' and you see that crazy sun
Keep me in your heart for a while
There's a train leavin' nightly called "When All is Said and Done"
Keep me in your heart for a while

But also displayed a gruesome sense of humor at times.

I lay my head on the railroad tracks
And wait for the Double E
The railroad don't run no more
Poor, poor pitiful me

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posted by Misanthropic Humanitarian (ONT Cob Emeritus) at 07:30 PM

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