Certainly listened to the first two on cassette many times back then
Kids today do not understand the struggle of having to unwrap tape from a hungry tape player, then not being able to find a pencil or pen. Or, putting coins on the needle to try and prevent LP skipping. Or having a collection of 45s that cannot be played because you lost the spindle adapter.
A post on the whiskey thread earlier today got me thinking about whiskey songs other than Willie Nelson’s great Whiskey River. Three that may be newer, yet are deep in that same current.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyQ-tScuzwM
I know almost nothing about country music, but that Tennessee Whiskey song is a good one. I ran across it through this amateur cover/sing along:
From their first album, one of my favorite pop songs of all time:
Feeling ethnic tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bTMw59cLR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk1l2x46HO4
Very possibly the coolest video ever. Thank you, sir!
Don’t really know Procol Harum, but thats some good s***.
How about some Cab Calloway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFBx3qYGxL8&index=3&list=FLE27TKklK2fyntguZ2ubM1Q
Rain in Taipei, but meanwhile in Miami, not so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu_ozjAu_vM
Several things about this song:
- Yes, it’s good, or catchy, or whatever. It’s iconic
- that “cum” in the title…
- even though I have been an avid listener or heave, thrash, death and other deviated musical genres, there’s something about his voice that I find stressful. Man, calm down and stop shouting.