surfergirl Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Mamma, don't take my kodacrome away. Quote Jenny S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Once most the trains go maglev, people are going to be confused by songs with lyrics opining about the hypnotic sound of the steel wheels on rails. Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Trying to imagine Harry Chapin's "Taxi" as "Uber"? Doesn't do it for me, somehow . . . One thing no one has mentioned is songs with dates in the lyrics, or titles; antiquated visions of the "future", like Spirit's "1984", or White Witch's "Class of 2000". The only one that seems oddly prescient is the Stones' "2000 Man". Quote "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 One thing no one has mentioned is songs with dates in the lyrics, or titles; antiquated visions of the "future", like Spirit's "1984", or White Witch's "Class of 2000". The only one that seems oddly prescient is the Stones' "2000 Man". Party like it's 1999. Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirl Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 This is for my Grandpa. Well HE was just 17 in the summer of '69. He wanted a Stratocaster but he couldn't afford a new one, so he bought a '63 in a pawn shop. His surfboard was almost twice as long as my go to board today. Quote Jenny S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Borrowed Time, by Styx Don't look now, but here come the eighties! I was so cool back in sixty-five I had it made 'cause I understood what to do to survive I had my car, and I made the scene Didn't give a damn about no gasoline They can go to hell My friend we never thought about the world And its realities The promised land was ours We were the Great Society Quote I rock; therefore, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 This is for my Grandpa. Well HE was just 17 in the summer of '69. He wanted a Stratocaster but he couldn't afford a new one, so he bought a '63 in a pawn shop. Yeah, my same age. I also couldn't afford a new Strat in 68, so i got a used one. Turned out to be a '56. Cost me $130. Quote Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Once most the trains go maglev, people are going to be confused by songs with lyrics opining about the hypnotic sound of the steel wheels on rails. But even still, even so, "Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance; everybody thinks it's true." This is for my Grandpa. Well HE was just 17 in the summer of '69. He wanted a Stratocaster but he couldn't afford a new one, so he bought a '63 in a pawn shop. His surfboard was almost twice as long as my go to board today. This is for my Grandpa. Well HE was just 17 in the summer of '69. He wanted a Stratocaster but he couldn't afford a new one, so he bought a '63 in a pawn shop. Yeah, my same age. I also couldn't afford a new Strat in 68, so i got a used one. Turned out to be a '56. Cost me $130. Niiiiiiiiiiiice scores, Surfer Grandpa and Scott... Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Once most the trains go maglev, people are going to be confused by songs with lyrics opining about the hypnotic sound of the steel wheels on rails. But even still, even so, "Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance; everybody thinks it's true." But distant maglevs sound NOTHING like distant traditional steam or diesel trains. Quote Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 "She caught th\e Katy, and left me with a mule to ride." . That one was outdated when it was written, really... I thought Taj Mahal was covering an older, traditional song, but he wrote it in '68. Hmmm.. depends on who you believe. That song was old before the Taj Mahal was a building. I am a big fan of Taj Mahal (saw him 3 times live) but he wrote that the way Led Zepplin wrote all those old blues songs on their first album. Here is Big Joe Williams playing more or less the same song 2 years before Taj "wrote" it and talking about playing it way back when. ah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 [font:Verdana]Ice Cube's "Today Was A Good Day" is kinda a museum piece already, with lines about his pager blowing up and the Lakers beating the SuperSonics.[/font] Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Thinking about some tunes that had retro references in the lyrics even when the tunes were written, like the Grateful Dead's "U.S. Blues": "Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan!" Think of characters who lived primarily in old songs and folklore, like Casey Jones, or Stagger Lee, who were legendary long before the Dead wrote about them; how many young people remember them, as anything, even song lyrics? Quote "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Like who is Alley Oop? A 1960 hit tune about a comic book character from 1932...the cats don't bug him cuz they know better...he's a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter...he's the king of the jungle jive...there's a man in the funny papers we all know! Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Like who is Alley Oop? A 1960 hit tune about a comic book character from 1932...the cats don't bug him cuz they know better...he's a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter...he's the king of the jungle jive...there's a man in the funny papers we all know! Alley Oop Oop, Oop, Oop Oop!! Love that song. Cavemen never go out of date! Plus he had pretty cave ladies to hang with and dinosaurs to ride one. That's livin'!!! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 If you play some oldies at a gig some time, bust Oop out and have some fun with it! ps. while listening to end of the YT clip and looking at your picture Kuru, I caught the lyric "hi-o-Dinosaur" and just realized it came from the Lone Ranger's "hi-o-Silver, away"! After all these years, it just dawned on me again LOL! Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 You don't have to watch Dynasty to have an attitude - Kiss Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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