Jeff Klopmeyer Posted June 24, 2005 Author Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Tedster: "I love you more today than yesterday".Spiral Starecase. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Anderton: Cyndi Lauper, "Time After Time." What a great song. So true. IMDB Credit list President George Washington: "The government of the United States is in no sense founded on the Christian Religion." President Abraham Lincoln: "The Bible is not my book, nor Christianity my religion." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchman Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 "Father Figure" by George Michaels. IMDB Credit list President George Washington: "The government of the United States is in no sense founded on the Christian Religion." President Abraham Lincoln: "The Bible is not my book, nor Christianity my religion." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by phaeton: "Cruel Summer" comes to mind, but I'm not sure who that is. Some of the Go-Gos from the early days of MTV was great. Both versions of the "i'm your venus, i'm your fire, what's your desire" song, but i especially dig the one done by the hawt chicks.Cruel Summer and Venus? Looks like you're a Bananarama fan! I actually like them too. It's not simple to be simple. -H. Matisse Ross Precision Guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songrytr Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 5th Dimension "(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All" "But more and more I find the dreams I left behind Are somehow too real to replace..." this house is empty now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 The Carpenters "Close To You" is the first song that came to mind when I first saw this thread title. Other than that, there are a good many schlocky songs mentioned above that I like from the sixties onward, probably too many! I have to take exception, though, to the notion that the following songs are schlocky: "Time After Time" "Bridge Over Troubled Water" "Alive and Kicking" Originally posted by theblue1: Okay... I'll go one more -- and this one is out of left field but I think it's on the money, anyhow: Capt. Beefheart and the Magic Band's "Too Much Time."A little schlocky, I suppose. But it doesn't hold a candle in my book to Beefheart's less schlocky, but stirringly beautiful "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains." "My arms are just two things in the way until I can wrap them around you..." Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by phaeton: ..."Cruel Summer" comes to mind, but I'm not sure who that is. Some of the Go-Gos from the early days of MTV was great. Both versions of the "i'm your venus, i'm your fire, what's your desire" song, but i especially dig the one done by the hawt chicks...That would be Bananarama. I actually like them too. I thought of another one to add to my list: "Break Out" by Swing Out Sister. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Practically everything Burt Bacharach every wrote Several Jimmy Webb songs like Glen Campbell "Witchita Lineman" and The Brooklyn Bridge "The Worst That Could Happen". I'm not a "MacArthur Park" fan, though. All the big Chicago ballads like "Colour My World", "Wishing You Were Here", "If You Leave Me Now". I even like the David Foster era Chicago more now than I did in the '80s. Toto "I'll Be Over You" Bobby Caldwell "What You Won't Do For Love" Agreed on "Time After Time", The Carpenters and ABBA, "Walk Away Renee", Andrew Gold's "Lonely Boy" (thanks, Khan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeton Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I'm going off the path again, but there's a goodly huge lot of songs in the Disney classics that i like. You know, like the mice singing we can do it we can do it we can help cinderelli and stuff. IIRC Toy Story had some good 'musical moments' too. I'm not really into the theological overtones of 'Veggie Tales', but they've got some very well done musical pieces in their episodes. Geared towards kids, but still excellent examples of professional compositioning and people having fun doing it. I guess i should admit that I dig the Spongebob Theme song, and The Simpsons theme tune is a top notch piece of music, IMHO. And let's not forget the oompa-loompa song from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Sweatshop! It's dark, it's moody, it's melodic like Russian Circus music And yes, I appear to be a Bananarama fan. Like DC Ross previously said, i also tend to like just about every song that played in a Molly Ringwald movie.... Whenever that song "don't forget about me" comes on on the radio, i go "That was a great movie", and pretty much everyone knows what I'm talking about. (and agrees) Dr. Seuss: The Original White Rapper . WWND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Knight Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Mark Zeger: Practically everything Burt Bacharach every wrote Several Jimmy Webb songs like Glen Campbell "Witchita Lineman" and The Brooklyn Bridge "The Worst That Could Happen". Jimmy and Burt. I love that style of pop music. I would love to be involved in a music venture where that type of music was being created. The long melodic arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Knight Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Programgirl: Probably the schlockiest, sappiest, most romantic song of all time - 'Wang Dang Sweet Poontang' by Ted Nugent Oh yeah. That was a good one. My high school girlfriend and I used to listen to that one late on Friday nights and just ball our eyes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihategarybettman Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Anything by Mr. Nugent makes my heart strings go zing, zing, zing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAblablah Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 No one's mentioned any songs by the Archies Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by BLAblablah: No one's mentioned any songs by the Archies Barry Going once... Going twice... Little bit of trivia...Don Kirshner was trying to get the Monkees to record "Sugar Sugar". And speaking of which, there's a lot of the Monkees catalog I liked. A lot was written by other folks, but it's good stuff. Carol King's "Pleasant Valley Sunday", Michael Martin Murphey's "What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round" among tons of others... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Lee Knight: Originally posted by Programgirl: Probably the schlockiest, sappiest, most romantic song of all time - 'Wang Dang Sweet Poontang' by Ted Nugent Oh yeah. That was a good one. My high school girlfriend and I used to listen to that one late on Friday nights and just ball our eyes out. Excellent play on words, Lee. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Knight Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Tedster: ...And speaking of which, there's a lot of the Monkees catalog I liked. A lot was written by other folks, but it's good stuff. Carol King's "Pleasant Valley Sunday", Michael Martin Murphey's "What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round" among tons of others... I would not refer to either of those songs as schlocky or cheesey. I think that both of them are just excellent all-around pop-rock compositions. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 "Leaving on a Jet Plane" - Peter Paul and Mary "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Mudcat: Originally posted by Tedster: ...And speaking of which, there's a lot of the Monkees catalog I liked. A lot was written by other folks, but it's good stuff. Carol King's "Pleasant Valley Sunday", Michael Martin Murphey's "What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round" among tons of others... I would not refer to either of those songs as schlocky or cheesey. I think that both of them are just excellent all-around pop-rock compositions. Well, I agree...and in several cases here, I'd say the same thing. Some folks would consider them schlocky just because the Monkees recorded them. Hey, I dug the Monkees. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Knight Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Is There Gas in the Car?: "Leaving on a Jet Plane" - Peter Paul and Mary Good call. Penned by none other than Mr. John Denver. So let's add... Country Roads I'm Sorry Rocky Mountain High and about 5 others by the master of "Faux Folk" (Hey, I just created a new music category!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob4CU Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Sail On (Commodores) Loving You (Minnie Ripperton) Timothy ("trapped in a mine no food to eat..." - don't know the band but it was about a Donner Party type tragedy where poor Timothy was eaten...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach / Hal David, The Carpenters, The Monkees, Carole King, 5th Dimension... all good calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradivoro Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by Lee Knight: Originally posted by tradivoro: [qb] I like the way music sounds today, heck, I'm actively making music that's totally current, but I miss the lack of cynisism. The open expression of feelings. The only cool feelings now in songs are sexual, anger, etc. I like songs about sex and anger, but I also like songs about... um, corny head over heels love, heart pangs, Snowbirds, etc. Well, actually I was laughing last night, cause I saw this video by a group called Jet and the song was something like "look what you've done", and I thought about this discussion... These were young guys doing a sappy love song, with a Beatles influence... The drum fills were a riot, they reminded me of "In the Court of the Crimson King"... www.soundclick.com/paulradelat www.123writemelody.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeton Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 who-HO-oh...I always feel like, somebody's watchin meeeeeee... Every step you take, every breath you make, I'll be watching you.... THESE days, both these songs would get you locked up.... Dr. Seuss: The Original White Rapper . WWND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Originally posted by phaeton: Oh, and there's lots of Ace Of Base that i really dug. Seriously. Same here. Seriously. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeton Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 My gf is appalled and reeling in terror at my mention of Ace Of Base.... to the point where she is now insisting, "I don't know you!" Of course, she listens to Lucinda Williams I see no difference in schlockyness there. Dr. Seuss: The Original White Rapper . WWND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Has anyone mentioned "Bluer Than Blue" yet? Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennyf Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Originally posted by Rob4CU: Timothy ("trapped in a mine no food to eat..." - don't know the band but it was about a Donner Party type tragedy where poor Timothy was eaten...) I think they were called "The Bouys." From Scranton, PA, of all places. (Coal country--but strip-mining) "Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go? "Timothy, Timothy, God, why don't I know?" band link: bluepearlband.com music, lessons, gig schedules at dennyf.com STURGEON'S LAW --98% of everything is bullshit. My Unitarian Jihad Name is: The Jackhammer of Love and Mercy. Get yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Originally posted by dementia13: I never thought I'd get to a thousand this way. Now they're coming left and right: "We Just Disagree", Dave Mason "Magnet and Steel". Who does that? That's a great song. That Peter Frampton "I'm In You" song. Is it safe yet? Alice Cooper, "Only Women Bleed" Hey dementia13, I believe someone already answered that Magnet & Steel was Walter Egan, but I just wanted to let you know you can come to Nashville and see/hear Walter a lot. He's playing at The Pond tonight at 9pm. Cover is only $5. He used to run a Wednesday night, open writer's night that was simulcast for a short time by the local, late night, talk jock. It was neat to hear him play after all these years. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Denny, I remember that song...people thought it was about Donner party-type cannibalism, and then the band came out and said that Timothy was supposed to be the mule. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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