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| From | Jocelyn Geboy <smussyolay@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: America and Japan |
| Date | Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:32:11 -0800 (PST) |
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~~yeah. that crazy america. but, 'sister golden
hair.' now THERE's a pop song. those others get a
little draggy.
jocelyn, who wishes her roommate with all the grtst
hits cd's would have owned THIS one at least....
--- Stuart Kazanow <mumford67@msn.com> wrote:
> A friend threw me a free copy of the America's
> "Greatest Hits" CD today.
>
> Haven't listened to anything by the band in years,
> and decided to give it a
> spin.
>
> Its amazing how much I still enjoy the stuff,
> especially given how bad it
> is lyrically. I'm not just talking bad, as in a
> banal sort of way, but in
> more of an Ed Wood style. Phrasing that just makes
> no sense...concepts that
> turn on themselves. At times its both painful and
> hysterical.
>
> Take this winner from "A Horse With No Name:"
>
> In the desert, you can remember your name
> For there ain't no one for to give you no pain
>
> or this one from "Tin Man:"
>
> And cause never was the reason for the evening
> Or the tropic of Sir Galahad.
>
> Or this mind blower from "Ventura Highway:"
>
> Oh a free wind is blowing through your hair
> And the day surrounds your daylight there
> Seasons cryin' no despair
> Alligator lizards in the air..in the air
>
> One after another....just the worst imaginable
> lyrics ever written. 45
> minutes later I found myself much more forgiving of
> Neil Diamond and the
> "chair."
>
> But musically, it still worked and the production
> by George Martin, while
> not at Beatles standards, was still enjoyable. Plus
> "Sister Golden Hair"
> was still as catchy as ever.
>
> And I guess...sometimes that's enough.
>
> On a similar note, I just got to hear the import
> of the new release by
> Puffy, "Nice." Most days, I'm guessing that I
> should probably be glad that
> I have no idea what these girls are singing about,
> but it wouldn't matter
> anyway.
>
> Here are twelve more great contributions from
> Puffy, tamio Okuda and Andy
> Sturmer. And it seems that their recent US tour must
> have had some effect on
> them, because the songs have a crunchier sound to
> them, as if they had been
> listening to OK Go or the Hives quite a bit while
> touring.
>
> Fans of the band should make an effort to hunt
> this one down.
>
> Oh well, back to singin' and jinglin' the
> jango....
>
> Stuart
>
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