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Jukebox with a twist

Saturday, 1 September 2018, 0:11 BFH Uncategorized 76

Abigail Adams has a new take on the Jukebox. It’s along the lines of Steven Crowder’s “change my mind, ” but in reverse.

AA writes-

“I’m so right-brained I am completely lost when it comes to guest’s jukebox selections. I only know that I like certain songs, but don’t know why.

Can the musically inclined tell us why we like a certain song?”

Abigail’s pick:

Gerry Rafferty “Get it Right Next Time”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXW-sL5gzHQ

 

Why does she like this? Why should anyone like this?

Does it suck? Is it good?

76 Comments on Jukebox with a twist

  3. I guess I never had an ear for the lyrics in a song. About the only song I can understand all the words to is Happy Birthday. Once other noises are introduced I can’t hardly make out the words. I couldn’t tell you what those guys at Dink are saying if my kids life depended on it. Catchy beat though.

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  4. This is pleasant background music, but I don’t much like background music; when I listen to music I like to focus on the music. That’s my personal preference, though, and not meant as a slam of the song or musicians (the recording engineer made some odd choices, though).

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  6. joe6pak
    Got I’ll my biz neighbors hooked on Q. That’s no shit. Rarely have a chance to keep up as well as they, because I actually work for a living. That song has been booming through out the biz park since Q posted it.

    Lyrics, no wonder you dig it,

    Man, oh, man
    My hands in the plans
    Fan of the man
    Sands in the plans
    I’m at home
    On my own
    Gone and flown
    A home’s a home
    Ren the Hoak
    And other folk
    Soaked and soaked
    By their joke
    Hey, hey, Joe, Joe
    Whatcha know, whatcha know?
    Hey, hey, Joe, Joe
    Whatcha know, whatcha know?
    Push and push
    The level of the tone
    A bone’s a bone
    A moan’s a moan
    What’s next, what’s next?
    Who knows not those?
    Bear it wear it
    Live it or die it
    Hearts that bleed
    Hearts that need
    Need and need
    Bleed and bleed
    Toke and toke
    The smokin’ toke
    Smokin’ Joe, he know
    Smokin’ Joe, he know
    Hit after hit
    My fuck’s not fit
    To sit and sit
    And follow that shit
    On my own
    My brain’s my home
    I’m alone you’re alone
    I’m alone we’re alone
    Push and push
    The level of the tone
    A bone’s a bone
    A moan’s a moan
    What’s next,…

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  7. Uh, you guys must have missed the part where I asked: “Can the musically inclined tell us why we like a certain song?”

    Where are all you music nerds who like to talk dirty about music?

    This is no idle musing. I’d like to know what makes this (to me) a great piece of music. Or am I like Lucy who doesn’t recognize “Jingle Bells” unless it’s played with two fingers on a toy piano?

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  10. I’m with Joe. I never really listen to lyrics. I think it’s secondary to the totality of a song.
    I once took a songwriting class and on the first day I was horrified to learn that “songwriting” was more like a poetry class.

    It had nothing to do with music and everything to do with lyrics.
    Lyrics are not music, sorry.
    Yes, they can make a song even better when they are good, but good melodies can have ordinary lyrics.
    No matter how brilliant your lyrics are, if the music sucks the song sucks.

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  11. HELLFIRE AND SANDY APPLESAUCE!!!!

    You people lay off Abby. Gerry Raferty is coo. The song kicks ass.

    Dear Abigail, the reason you like this song is that it’s in G Major. Chicks dig G Major. You know, like how D Minor is the saddest key…

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  14. You people have me contemplate huffing carb cleaner. The lyrics are hard to understand?

    “Out on the street, I was talking to a man
    He said, there’s so much of this life of mine that I don’t understand
    You shouldn’t worry, I said, that ain’t no crime
    ‘Cause if you get it wrong, you’ll get it right next time, next time

    You need direction, yeah, you need a name
    When you’re standing in the crossroads every highway looks the same
    After a while, you can recognize the signs
    So if you get it wrong you’ll get it right next time, next time

    Life is a liar, yeah, life is a cheat
    It’ll lead you on and pull the ground from underneath your feet
    No use complaining, don’t you worry, don’t you whine
    ‘Cause if you get it wrong, you’ll get it right next time, next time

    You got to grow, you got to learn by your mistakes
    You got to die a little every day just to try to stay awake
    When you believe there’s no mountain you can climb
    And if you get it wrong, you’ll get it right next time, next time
    Next time, hmm”

    Have we sunk so low as a culture that the smooth ramblings of Gerry Raferty sound foreign?

    GOD HELP US ALL.

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  20. Aaron
    Ur killing me. I just UPS’d you a snickers bar. Just look at yourself in a mirror. Are you happy with that? I’m here to help. Unless there’s humor at your expense, but Allah knows, you are my first or second concern. Jeez. LOL

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  23. I’m touching myself while looking in a mirror….

    The point is, Abby graced us with her musical choice and everyone lifted their legs and peed on it. Honestly, we need to figure out who’s gonna’ drunk post and all take turns. When everybody does it, it gets ugly.

    Soooo…. that brings us back to Betty Hutton and a tall glass of whole milk. Enjoy!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7uugJey3Ho

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  28. Ah, I got to admit it, I like Loco too. We ain’t swapping spit you understand, but I do respect the little bastid. Bottom line, he is a patriot and I can’t hate any patriot.

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  30. “The point is, Abby graced us with her musical choice and everyone lifted their legs and peed on it”

    Oh my gawd, give him enough rope and sure enough. I’d send my condolences to your wife EXCEPT, that sounds like something I would say. Good night.

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  33. Aaron — that clip….it was ‘orrible!!

    What is your Scotland story?

    Hey, that’s really weird. I like Downtown Abby — Except everything after season 1.

    Joe — No, I’m just getting tired of typing out the whole name. I detest being called “Abby.”

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  34. I’LL SQUASH YOU LIKE A BLOATED ……damn… da’fuq else do Scottish people “do” besides haggis?

    Anywhay, the hell else do you want from me? I posted a Betty Hutton video. We should be riding off into the sunset together.

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  37. BB — Geoff declined comment. Good man. Smart man…sometimes.

    I’m off to another Jordan Peterson lecture. Tonight’s is on why an all meat diet is a terrible, terrible thing.

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  40. “I’m off to another Jordan Peterson lecture. Tonight’s is on why an all meat diet is a terrible, terrible thing.”

    I think we could both argue that point AA. Been knee deep in that crap most my life on both sides. my conclusion, eat like a caveman. If it kills me early, so be it, but, I feel much better when I eat like a caveman, or Keto. Same thing.

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  41. Sorry guys, I’m with Abigail. I really liked the song. For me it would be a mood choice…like when I want to get myself rolling on a physical project. Good tempo for that. The various instruments come through both individually and combined.

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  43. Now, see? PJ actually took this dang thing seriously. Thank you, PJ. Very much.

    It’s Friday night (again), and where are all the cool kids hangin’? IOTWReport.com, of course.

    BB — I’m like the kid who reads through the whole library catalog. That just happens to be the next lecture in the J. Peterson lineup. No particular agreement with what he says about it. I could never give up meat. Maybe just not eat it exclusively. Be interesting to hear what he says, though. I always learn something new from him.

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  44. Brad, I was just confused on whether Abigail Adams and AA were the same person or not. I like the heck out of both of them. I bet the only thing AA is mad about is where this thread went.

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  45. “Sorry guys, I’m with Abigail. I really liked the song. For me it would be a mood choice”

    Dang it you womenz, the mood is fight to the finish. How we gonna do that feeling like we just smoked a joint? We should all be listening to this.

    https://youtu.be/2LHgQ4-5sZI

    But after that 30 seconds is over, it’s time to fight. LOL

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  46. You attacked with Scottish lyrics. That’s…. I can’t be the only one…. but that’s a clear declaration of WAH!

    It’s Scotland…. you know, crazy redheaded penny pinching bastards, stubborn as fook and ugly as sin? I just reacted the way any civilized person would when confronted with the Scottish menace.

    I drank a shot and posted a Betty Hutton vid.

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  52. Joe — I’m not mad!! Damn it!!

    I just thought we might get all those music honchos who try impress each other with their musical nuance-ing, and I could figure out why I find particular music to be “good” and then maybe I could figure out what they mean with all that music-speak they use. And we might all benefit a little from it. I listen to Mr. P. and Mike N. go on and on and on (and on) about their music and most of the time I don’t know what they’re talking about. Same thing, here. There are threads about music that I just skip over because I don’t have a clue. LOL

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  55. Ya’ like music because you like music. There’s no why to it. I like music. I just happen to like a huge variety of it. I play musical instruments. It’s a part of my life. Not everyone is into music that way. It’s no big deal. Some people are into painting. Bores the fudge out of me.

    I was teasing with the G Major explanation.

    Although chicks do indeed like it….

    The point is, people like music for all kinds of reasons. Mood is a big one. It’s all just for fun and enjoyment.

    P.S. I posted Baker Street already…. ah forget about it. I’m gonna’ blow this place up with Japanese pop vids tomorrow.

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  57. BB — You *are* on a toot! LOL

    And now it’s 11:00 and I’m missing Peterson’s lecture, too! I gotta get up tomorrow and try to get out from under all the projects that got stacked up because of this stupid tooth business that took two of my days this week!

    Good Night, All!!

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  60. Aaron — yeah, I get your point and I agree with it. But I was thinking more along the lines of music appreciation. You know, like when you see a gallery exhibition and you can like certain paintings and not others — until someone who knows what the artist was trying to do tells you what to look for. Then suddenly you can “see” something there that you didn’t appreciate or apprehend before. It just makes it more enjoyable. I’m just now beginning to appreciate, for example, all the little background things about certain iconography that I hadn’t noticed or thought were random. Same for music, I think. If I can better understand what it is that I’m hearing and why I like it (or don’t like it), how much more I can appreciate the art of it.

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  61. “I was going to abbreviate my name but decided against it.”

    JP, and PJ. I’m totally digging it. Aaron will have issues, which he will explain soon. But I like it. From now on, I’m BB.

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  62. Understandable lyrics, with a positive even if generic message, catchy tune. What’s not to like?

    I love music of all kinds, everything from Fiona Apple to Frank Zappa. It makes me feel good.

    Bluegrass, Blues, Rock & Roll, the many forms of Jazz, even Grunge… all great unique types of music created right here in America by passionate, talented people. Music envied and sought after by the world and once had to be smuggled into communist countries.

    “Music is the best”
    Frank Zappa

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  63. Well Abby, music appreciation is subjective for the most part. There are indeed though, certain keys that are more pleasant to listen to than others.

    In ancient Greece the government had the authority, and used it, to ban certain “modes” of music. It would be like the government today banning death metal or rap because it riles people up.

    Classical music affects the brain positively, Mozart being the best example. Play classical for hyper kids. Calms em’ right the fudge down.

    So if I had to guess, you like soothing modalities and major keys. 4/4 rhythms and a slowish tempo.

    Abby, what I’m saying is you like that song because you’re white.

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  64. Love you back BB and I love the darlin thing. I once mentioned here that no one ever called me darling, and one of our regulars obliged me. Nice. It must be that most of the men in my life are of German ancestry. 🙂

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  66. Well I like it and I know why. My foot’s tapping and my ears are smiling.
    Lyrics are secondary and messages take a back seat to lyrics.
    (remember… there’s a bathroom on the right)

    Other than that this was pretty advanced stuff for 70’s music coming outta the whole leisure suits & disco balls thing. It actually has an 80’s flavor to it.
    All in all I give it an 79 on the Dick Clark Rate-A-Record scale. (Bandstand was still going then)
    Gotta good beat, easy to dance to, but a little repetitive.

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  67. Needs more cow bell.

    Actually, the song seems to be a typical 70s AM radio 2 minute format piece. Not bad, not really memorable; vanilla, which is fine if that’s your taste. I won’t put it on a mixer tape / CD.

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  68. I have a couple of Gerry Rafferty’s songs on my Spotify playlist. I’m not a huge fan, but his mellow style is a nice change of pace in between the hard rock songs I usually listen to.
    This one would be good for heavy, bumper-to-bumper, beltway rush hour traffic.

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  69. There was a secret chord that David played that pleased the Lord. It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall the major lift.

    Leonard Cohen Sung by a lot of people. I like Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley best.

    Once upon a time was a backbeat
    Once upon a time all the chords came to life
    And the angels had guitars even before they had wings
    If you hold onto a chorus you can get through the night
    Jim Steinman, sung by Meat Loaf. 🙂

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  72. I heard a radio interview with Rick Wright after the release of “The Division Bell” and someone had mentioned that some song was his favorite. The interviewer asked him why it was his favorite, to which he replied, “I guess because I like it the best.”

    It seems like a kinda snarky answer until you think about the simple fact that most people don’t know (or can’t express) why they prefer one thing over another.

    Some people like Beethoven, some like Snoop-doggy-dog. That’s just the way it is. Some believe in “His Holy Modal Majesty.”

    izlamo delenda est …

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  74. AA- I got here late. This thread is probably dead but I’ll take a shot at your question.
    See, the thing is, music affects everyone differently. For instance I like classical (baroque), chamber music, blues, bluegrass, hard rock, metal and psychedelic.
    I have little use for jazz, disco, elevator music etc.
    I want to hear a solid riff under a strong, catchy melody, some clean solos and a few interesting variations, maybe some tempo or chord changes. I appreciate some “space” in the mix, and a decent vocalist helps too.
    A well-produced song should also include meaningful lyrics and some unique elements to separate it from typical air fare. Done right, it will resonate emotionally, and will approach poetry (in other words, Art.)
    Some people don’t respond to complex or sophisticated music and are satisfied with simple tunes or ditties. Others want music to kick them emotionally. There is something out there for everybody.

    I’ll leave you with this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKyBt6b2IUU
    (Pay attention to the construction of the instrumental break starting at about 2:45.)

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  75. looking at the name of that song, i did not think i knew it- but i do. definitely heard it in the day. it is very of it’s time and i am Gen X so it did not appeal to me. a lot of music that particularly touches us often has to with the time and circumstances under which we heard it or associate it with. music’s power is in its’ emotional pull. lately i have been going through a bit of a 90’s grunge phase. songs i did not run out and buy, did not particularly like at the time have become very evocative of that time in my life. it’s the emotional triggers- and that varies of course from individual to individual. when this song came out- i liked it but it was too ez listening for my then rather industrial rage feelings. now it really gets to me because of the memories and emotions it brings forth. https://youtu.be/FHsip5xOenQ

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