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Looking Back At Some Classics - SteveO - 27-01-2014
One of the vanguard songs of the new wave craze...like it!
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 28-01-2014
sorry but Blondie gets * from me, i was never a fan, and nothing has changed my mind about those guys(and gal)
Looking Back At Some Classics - KnarfRethcaw - 28-01-2014
Blondie seems to be played from stereos in public places like roller rinks and pool halls...played through a jukebox with really flashy lights and modern fonts smeared throughout its exterior. The woman who played it can be found at the bar, drinking an obvious choice of cheap whitish-yellow beer with a thrice divorced hairstyle. Then you look again and realize the lady, in a certain light, looks a little like Debra Harry.
She used to be hot though. Great in Videodrome.
Looking Back At Some Classics - Music Head - 08-02-2014
#304 - Prince - Sign 'O' The Times - 1987
running recap for me - 3's=111, 2's=71, 1's=12
this one - *
from the album: Sign 'O' The Times
Written by Prince
Produced by Prince
Chart action: #3 US
![[Image: 220px-Prince_at_Coachella_001.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Prince_at_Coachella_001.jpg/220px-Prince_at_Coachella_001.jpg)
Don't know what zone I was in when this was out. I have no memory of it and it was a #3 hit. I know now that I do not like it. This song is the
title track for the album. It is a holdover from sessions that were done before the Revolution was scrapped. I can't even imagine this being a
single. This is the first song on this list that there is not a youtube clip for. I listened to it on Spotify, which is what you'll have to do if you want
to hear it.
Lyrics
Oh yeah
In France a skinny man
Died of a big disease with a little name
By chance his girlfriend came across a needle
And soon she did the same
At home there are seventeen-year-old boys
And their idea of fun
Is being in a gang called The Disciples
High on crack, totin' a machine gun
Time, time
Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a church
And killed everyone inside
U turn on the telly and every other story
Is tellin' U somebody died
Sister killed her baby cuz she couldn't afford 2 feed it
And we're sending people 2 the moon
In September my cousin tried reefer 4 the very first time
Now he's doing horse, it's June
Times, times
It's silly, no?
When a rocket ship explodes
And everybody still wants 2 fly
Some say a man ain't happy
Unless a man truly dies
Oh why
Time, time
Baby make a speech, Star Wars fly
Neighbors just shine it on
But if a night falls and a bomb falls
Will anybody see the dawn
Time, times
It's silly, no?
When a rocket blows up
And everybody still wants 2 fly
Some say a man ain't happy, truly
Until a man truly dies
Oh why, oh why, Sign O the Times
Time, time
Sign O the Times mess with your mind
Hurry before it's 2 late
Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby
We'll call him Nate... if it's a boy
Time, time
Time, time
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 09-02-2014
im a fan of Prince's singles, but like you,not keen on this one *
Looking Back At Some Classics - Music Head - 09-02-2014
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:im a fan of Prince's singles, but like you,not keen on this one *so do you remember that song?
I never even heard it before
Looking Back At Some Classics - SteveO - 09-02-2014
That makes 2 of us!!!! Never heard it!
Looking Back At Some Classics - CRAZY-HORSE - 09-02-2014
yeh i do, i have the "sign o the times" album on vinyl, also remember it being a big radio hit here...
Looking Back At Some Classics - Mrrusty1 - 10-02-2014
there is so much to choose from here with the stones although I would generally go for the 60s and early 70s songs
Music Head Wrote:Thought I would start this thread so we can have a look back at the tunes that make up Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
I would prefer to use a list rather than just throw my own out there, which would be rather biased.
I'm sure Rolling Stone has it's haters, but their list is as relative as any.
I haven't looked at this list other than to know what is #1.
And I will not look ahead. I like the surprise each day.
I figure this will keep me going for well over a year.
You may get bored but I will not.
I will post a youtube clip of each song, and will try and keep it to audio only.
We are looking back at the song, not a video or a performance.
Please feel free to join in the discussion, but stick to the songs that are posted.
Love It? Hate It? Care to elaborate?
The first one will be up shortly.
Looking Back At Some Classics - Music Head - 16-02-2014
#303 - Neil Young - Heart Of Gold - 1972
running recap for me - 3's=112, 2's=71, 1's=12
this one - ***
from the album: Harvest
Written by Neil Young
Produced by Neil Young, Elliot Mazer
Chart action: #1 US, #1 Canada, #10 UK
the players:
Neil Young: Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar, Harmonica
James Taylor: Backing vocals
Linda Ronstadt: Backing Vocals.
Ben Keith: Pedal steel guitar
Tim Drummond: Bass
Kenny Buttrey: Drums
Teddy Irwin: Guitar
![[Image: 220px-Neil_Young_-_1983.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e3/Neil_Young_-_1983.jpg/220px-Neil_Young_-_1983.jpg)
Neil's only #1 song in the US. He was in Nashville to appear on Johnny Cash's show when he decided to cut a collection of mellow tracks. After
suffering a slipped disc Neil had trouble standing and holding an electric guitar so he resorted to the acoustic where he could sit down and
play. We get the barely audible backup vocals of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. Doesn't stop me from loving it, but there's sure not much
there in the way of lyrics.
[video=youtube;fQfUz6lP2BQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQfUz6lP2BQ[/video]
Lyrics
I want to live,
I want to give
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean
for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind,
it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keep me searching
for a heart of gold
You keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm growing old.
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold.