Looking Back At Some Classics

[jazzboCR]

How did Bonnie Raitt get so high on the list?

You serious? OK, because she's worked so long and has such a track record of sustained excellence. Don Was has his choice of who to get behind and he sure did with Ms. Raitt.

[jazzboCR]

#336 - DOORS-THE END

This was just so damn captivating when you were stoned. Go to your room, light a joint, close your eyes, put on the
headphones, and enter another world.

What do mean, "... were stoned..."? I followed your sage advice not more than 5 minutes ago. Got back to that place, having excised the violent thoughts. Support your local, er, tomato grower. Yes, that's the legal-process-avoidance word--tomato.

[jazzboCR]

#335 - Jerry Butler & The Impressions - For Your Precious Love - 1958

Could have used some more doo-wops or something in it for me.

You want more doo-wops in what is essentially a Gospel tune (indeed it's been adapted and sung in many an AME church)? This came along when such crossings-over, such blurring of lines was common. Look to the Staples Singers or Robert Randolph's Sacred Steel for modern updates to this concept.

[jazzboCR]

#325 - Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross - 1969
Eric Burdons stands out for me.

He and Georgie Fame are 2 true survivors from that era...and both are apparently thriving.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyAY2V8HTOo << from a '77 reunion get-together>

[jazzboCR]

#322 - Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 1965

I lived alongside these lyrics for a decade+ with a bi-polar woman. We parted when she got increasingly heavy and heavy about marriage, and messed with her dosages. Love her to this day, but in absentia.

[jazzboCR]

"***" from me...

Elvis Costello also did a great version in the 1980s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22MZ21S2Syo elvis' video for song

Way too polite for me. This is a sociopath singing (everything to achieve a desired effect with no conscience); Eric's persona is merely a bi-polar.

[jazzboCR]

"i put a spell on you"...."**" from me

Can you imagine being in a studio audience 48 years ago in NYC and with little notice, being confronted with this madness? Full marks to the ballsy talent co-ordinator and Merv for putting this on.
Did somebody say CCR?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h02k34slyx0 << Transfixing. From minute one. There was just nothing like it (swamp pop meets modern studio techniques with a producer who knew what to do with what he had). Only near equivalent I can think of is CC Adcock's first album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzNsSsCZ5ZU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badmKJtxuB8 then with some pals hangin' out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badmKJtxu...CWRjDHEAQE
Bonny Bonnie Tyler takes it to her own special place: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUNQLzjDyhA << yes indeedy the spell has been well and fully cast.
Just came across this intense Blues version by Samantha Fish and the Healers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9QxChq4pdk

[jazzboCR]

Classic song! love it!

About Jackie Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops": CeeLo Green does a nice cover on Later...with Jools Holland--I'll link when I do a piece on music shows

[jazzboCR]

Eh. I would rank "Ruby Tuesday" higher than "Da Ya Think.." Actually, I wouldn't put the Stewart track on the list at all. I never found the draw. Rather kitschy and droll.

[SIZE=2]Excellent--this shows you do get the point. BTW, any song with Carmine Appice drumming gets my attention if not always my vote. One of the most influential drummers ever. Not always appreciated by GenPop but percussionists and students know the deal: [/SIZE]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine_Appice

[jazzboCR]

#303??? Unbelievable for a classic song! Voted as #1 of all time in Canada!!!!

About Neil Young's "Heart of Gold": bit of a different take on this weeper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5h3iu3OglM << from an interesting series, The A.V. Club (q.v.)