Please don't make me like you John Mayer
Before last night, if I was going to make a list of my all time least favorite musicians, John Mayer definitely would have made the top five... probably third, after Kenny G and Barbra Streisand. Sure the guy's song are terrible, and despite being a massive tool, he seems to bag every hottie in Hollywood as if he were checking them off a list. But the biggest reason I can't stand the douchebag dates back his very first column in Esquire, when he responded to a query about The Beatles by saying "I've missed too many episodes to follow the plot." Even after he started showing off his funny bone on Chappelle's Show, and a hilarious 2 Girls 1 Cup parody, my dislike for the guy stood resolute. But after seeing this, I think the walls on my tower of hate are starting to crumble a little bit. (WARNING - Audio NSFW)
And speaking of hating Kenny G...
Richard Thompson - "I Agree With Pat Metheny" (mp3) unreleased, from his website
And speaking of hating Kenny G...
Richard Thompson - "I Agree With Pat Metheny" (mp3) unreleased, from his website
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Free Love On The Freelove Freeway
Because I'm cheap frugal, I only have basic cable, which means I don't get BBC America. So it's only been in the last couple of weeks that I've started watching the UK version of The Office on Netflix. Last week I watched the "Training" episode, where David treats the office to some old songs from his band days. I just about pissed my pants laughing during this scene...
You can also watch the full length, uncut version of "Free Love Freeway" featuring an extra verse here. And if that's not enough, there's a studio version that is absolutely awesome in it's ridiculousness.
David Brent with Noel Gallagher - "Free Love Freeway" (mp3)
You can also watch the full length, uncut version of "Free Love Freeway" featuring an extra verse here. And if that's not enough, there's a studio version that is absolutely awesome in it's ridiculousness.
David Brent with Noel Gallagher - "Free Love Freeway" (mp3)
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We're The Dandy Highwaymen
I would nominate this as possibly the greatest music video ever made. I mean, it has everything... Puffy shirts! Jumping! Two drummers! An obscenely large Walkman! More guns than a 50 Cent video, and more corsettes than a Keira Knightley movie. And really, who doesn't love period films. Seriously, this video is so awesome they did a "making of" documentary of it. That's like "Thriller" good.
Adam and the Ants - "Stand And Deliver" (mp3) from Prince Charming
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Woman Fish
I know I've said this before, but Youtube is seriously the greatest thing ever. Here's another example of why... this morning I was reading a U2 biography when I came across this passage by The Edge, talking about the early stages of writing the songs that would become The Joshua Tree:
The Edge is absolutely correct... it's terrible. I mean, they can't even get the count off right. I barely made it through the whole four minutes. The other song they performed on TV Gaga that day, "Trip Through Your Wires," was a lot better. It sounds pretty much like the version we're all familiar with, except the lyrics are completely different, apart from the hook.
And since this post is all about about early versions of U2 songs, here is another song that later turned into something else. I'll let you do the math...
U2 - "Always" (mp3) from the Beautiful Day single
"There were some very rough versions of what became 'With Or Without You,' 'Red Hill Mining Town'; a song of Bono's called 'Trip Through Your Wires,' and a song called 'Woman Fish' that mercifully never saw the light of day, other than on an Irish TV show that we agreed to do in a moment of dementia. We hadn't shot ourselves in the foot for a while, so with two songs half written we decided it was the perfect time to go to the nation to showcase our 'new direction.' It was dreadful, the worst in a long line of ropey TV appearances. The idea, if there was one, was to try out the new material in front of a live audience. We found out instantly that we had a long way to go. We tried later to bribe the staff of RTE to give us the tapes, but it turned out they had shared our opinion of theMy first thought was "hmmm, I wonder if that might be on Youtube?" Two minutes later, voila...
performance, and hadn't thought it worth keeping."
The Edge is absolutely correct... it's terrible. I mean, they can't even get the count off right. I barely made it through the whole four minutes. The other song they performed on TV Gaga that day, "Trip Through Your Wires," was a lot better. It sounds pretty much like the version we're all familiar with, except the lyrics are completely different, apart from the hook.
And since this post is all about about early versions of U2 songs, here is another song that later turned into something else. I'll let you do the math...
U2 - "Always" (mp3) from the Beautiful Day single
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Brilliant
This is entirely awesome. Maybe a bit on the long side, but the payoff is worth it (you might see it coming, but that doesn't make it any less hilarious).
Thanks to Anna for the heads up.
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Those Images Are Fading Now
If there was any doubt in my mind that YouTube has become my one of my favorite websites, the video above cemented it; Steve Kilbey performing my absolute favorite of his solo songs on a 1986 television appearance.
Steve Kilbey - "Othertime" (mp3) from Unearthed
Finding that gem would have been the highlight of my day, except that two minutes later I found this; The Church performing "Almost With You" on a European TV show in 1982. It's utterly fantastic.
The Church - "Almost With You (Acoustic)" (mp3) from El Momento Descuidado
They performed "The Unguarded Moment" on the same TV show. You can also watch them miming "Too Fast For You" on the Australian TV show Countdown, after what can only be described as an unfortunate makeup overdose.
Thank you caiofons, whoever you are!
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