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Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Edgy MD Jan 22 2019 09:01 PM

Veteran guitar band Jellybricks does some fine Matthew Sweet-ish distorted power pop with their nu tune, "Brooklyn." [YOUTUBE]8YAKmE6e8Zw[/YOUTUBE] Available from Wicked Cool Records.

kcmets Jan 23 2019 06:49 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Video is kinda fun, not sure about the song.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 23 2019 07:00 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Over the weekend I came across (not literally) a new rekkid by Scottish singer Steve Mason. It's loaded with these big-ass choruses and a little horny: [YOUTUBE]GA25KkXBlng[/YOUTUBE] new JoeJax out also, early review: pretty good stuff.

whippoorwill Feb 01 2019 07:39 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

That steve mason song sounds like early 80s to me for some reason

Edgy MD Feb 01 2019 08:24 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Well, that synthetic programmed percussion and sequenced arrangement will do that.

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 02 2019 06:18 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

The album evokes late-period Pink Floyd to me, a vocal similarity more than anything. This one goes out to some of the Daves I know. [YOUTUBE]0r-6wzQWfX4[/YOUTUBE]

RealityChuck Feb 05 2019 07:53 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

This is a couple of years old, but I first discovered it last year. [YOUTUBE]PUdyuKaGQd4[/YOUTUBE] Nice beat and I love that little guitar bit on every line. Also, the fact that she doesn't try to sound like every other female singer these days.

whippoorwill Feb 05 2019 10:39 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

I hate it when people call Joe Jackson a one hit wonder. He has tons of good stuff.

LWFS Feb 06 2019 02:19 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Say Sue Me: Mid-2010s, 4 kids out of Busan make dreamy pop that sounds somewhere between mid-'60s Brian Wilson and late-'80s Galaxie 500. Pretty! [YOUTUBE]gsthQOqfAFs[/YOUTUBE]

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 06 2019 03:43 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Korea's got it going on

whippoorwill Feb 07 2019 10:28 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

That's a seriously boring video though

seawolf17 Feb 07 2019 01:46 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

[YOUTUBE]UcjiYn3xXMg[/YOUTUBE] https://laughingsquid.com/the-cybertronic-spree-led-zeppelin-immigrant-song

Edgy MD Feb 27 2019 01:21 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

A song from the point of view of a 32-year-old man who is dating a 19-year-old girl in 1980 gains a little ... I won't say "poignancy," but something akin to that ... when the original recording is synched (pretty impressively) to a performance of that same man singing the song several decades later. [YOUTUBE]7b9hV0oU_-c[/YOUTUBE]

whippoorwill Feb 27 2019 02:37 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Not sure why but this song has been going through my head for days

Frayed Knot Feb 27 2019 04:21 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

=whippoorwill post_id=3518 time=1551303463 user_id=79] Not sure why but this song has been going through my head for days

Either it's due to some recent meeting you may have had with 'retha Franklin, or it was planted in your head via one or more of the 37 or so different threads on the main page which have the phrase 'Hey Nineteen' in their subject heading.

I'm betting on the second, but yaneverknow.

Fman99 Feb 28 2019 06:27 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Edgy MD wrote: A song from the point of view of a 32-year-old man who is dating a 19-year-old girl in 1980 gains a little ... I won't say "poignancy," but something akin to that ... when the original recording is synched (pretty impressively) to a performance of that same man singing the song several decades later. [YOUTUBE]7b9hV0oU_-c[/YOUTUBE] After waiting for most of my adult life, got to see the man himself last summer at our fantastic outdoor venue along Onondaga Lake (still touting himself as Steely Dan, minus Walter, but I forgive him). He was all I hoped he would be.

Fman99 Feb 28 2019 06:35 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

[YOUTUBE]UcjiYn3xXMg[/YOUTUBE] https://laughingsquid.com/the-cybertronic-spree-led-zeppelin-immigrant-song Rad

whippoorwill Feb 28 2019 08:35 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Frayed Knot wrote: =whippoorwill post_id=3518 time=1551303463 user_id=79] Not sure why but this song has been going through my head for days Either it's due to some recent meeting you may have had with 'retha Franklin, or it was planted in your head via one or more of the 37 or so different threads on the main page which have the phrase 'Hey Nineteen' in their subject heading. I'm betting on the second, but yaneverknow.

I'm betting you're right! Not a bad song to get stuck in there :)

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 28 2019 09:04 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

I've always been "eh" on H19. I love the feel they achieve when they come out of the break with the Cuervo Gold but the rest I'm always unfavorably comparing to Aja

Frayed Knot Feb 28 2019 01:22 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

After waiting for most of my adult life, got to see the man himself last summer at our fantastic outdoor venue along Onondaga Lake (still touting himself as Steely Dan, minus Walter, but I forgive him). He was all I hoped he would be. It's a bit weird in that Fagen toured for years as a solo act legally unable to bill himself as 'Steely Dan' - all while complaining to his management that he didn't have the same hotels, transportation, etc. as he did back in the 'Dan' days. "You want better accommodations?", his manager would say to him, "then get back together with Walter and tour as SD"! He could get the act much more $$ just based on the name alone. But when Becker died Fagen claimed that the two had previously willed the name to each other (although Becker's family disputes this) so that now that it's impossible for SD to get back together, Fagen is free to call himself that.

41Forever Mar 01 2019 06:20 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

[YOUTUBE]MHubn67giZE[/YOUTUBE] This song has been out for a couple years, but it gave me a real boost on the way into work today.

MFS62 Mar 01 2019 07:20 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Shallow (as in Sha-la-la-low) is definitely NOT going to make my life better in 2019. But after my surgery last year, my song for 2019 is Elton John's I'm Still Standin'. Later

Edgy MD Mar 11 2019 10:12 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Longtime New York scenester Steve Conte (he took Johnny Thunders' role in latter-day incarnations of The New York dolls, among many, many other credits) summons the Ramones as he dances with all the barflies on the peninsula. [YOUTUBE]uhjhhtpvnqg[/YOUTUBE]

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 12 2019 05:42 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Nice of him to give us an extra guitar solo at the end. Also admire he got backup chick singers of the same vintage. I associate Rockaway Beach with my bike today as it's the destination I go to when I want to ride *a little bit more* than regular.

whippoorwill Mar 12 2019 08:43 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

I love this! And dang it I wish I lived near an ocean

Edgy MD Mar 12 2019 08:54 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

It's a song that will make your life better in 2019.

whippoorwill Mar 12 2019 09:16 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Yep! Thank you! BTW, I like the older gals backup singers too :)

41Forever Mar 29 2019 12:17 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 29 2019 05:05 PM

May I recommend the latest from one of my favorite bands, Switchfoot. Here's the title cut from their new CD "Native Tongue." [YOUTUBE]7IJgu7DTTbU[/YOUTUBE] Some of the lyrics I find speaking to me: "Back before we learned the words to start a fight Back before they told us that the haters were right He spoke the truth, "let there be" and there was Love is the language, love is your native tongue" "My friend, where did we go wrong? My Lord, we forgot our sound My soul, such a long way from My lips, my lungs, my native tongue" "So sing it loud, get loud, Louder than the voices in the crowd, Even when they tried to drown you out, Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue So sing it out, get loud" "Louder than the darkness and the doubts, Louder than the curses and the shouts, Your lips, your lungs, your native tongue" "I want the world to sing in her native tongue To sing it like when we were young Back before the pendulum had swung to the shadows" "I want the world to sing in her native tongue Maybe we could learn to sing along To find a way to use our lungs for love and not the shadows"

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2019 01:05 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Yeah, because anyone who's right is a hater. But bring on the love. So much love for racism. And for voter suppression. And the love for kidnapping and hiding babies from mothers who are seeking asylum legally. And the love for taking health insurance away from millions who are guaranteed to die within a year or two without their insurance. And then the love for eliminating Medicare and social security because Betsy DeVos needs more tax cuts that benefit nobody but herself. And then we'll cover up all this scumbaggerry in some trite lightweight pop song by some crackpots who think there's an invisible man in the sky who controls everything. Let's exploit everyone who's dumb enough to believe all of this because if you say love and jesus enough times, you can scam some people out of their last cheez doodle.

41Forever Apr 19 2019 06:39 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

This one came out last year, but it's been back in heavy rotation. "Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)" has the strangest title for a DMB song, but it really is a great tune. "Samurai Cop" is a gloriously bad movie, watchable only if you have the RiffTrax version! Apparently the band was watching it when working on the song. Here's a live version. [YOUTUBE]B9Ca7ix2g74[/YOUTUBE]

41Forever May 01 2019 03:15 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Was thinking about this song today. Had a little bumpy patch at work and someone really had my back. Dialed it up on the iPod and cranked it up while driving back from a meeting. The Elms were one of those bands that had some minor success, got signed to a larger label, had one release then departed. But I love their stuff. This version of "Lifeboat" is from an independent EP, a little more raw than the version that followed. One of my all-time faves because I associate it with some special people. Enjoy! [YOUTUBE]cXjdHjVbXa0[/YOUTUBE] When I am scared, You are my Father When I can't breathe, You are the air When I can't swim, You are a lifeboat When I'm tired and weary, You are there And my times get high, my times get low You always let me in on all that You know I could give You time alone and then You'd only come and ask me, "Where have you been?" When I am weak, You are my shoulders When I'm poor, You give me a hand When I can't swim, You are my lifeboat You carry me to dry land When I'm not sure, You are my maker Speaking words that keep me aware When I can't swim, You are a lifeboat When I'm tired and weary, You are there

Fman99 May 01 2019 07:06 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

I liked the Switchfoot song. I've been digging this Hozier song. Fun to play on guitar, too, good chord changes. [youtube]OSye8OO5TkM[/youtube]

41Forever May 02 2019 09:32 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

I liked the Switchfoot song. I've been digging this Hozier song. Fun to play on guitar, too, good chord changes. [youtube]OSye8OO5TkM[/youtube] That's an awesome song! I've saved it on Spotify. Good stuff!

Fman99 May 04 2019 05:56 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

This song is really great and also all over the place at the same time. It's in a Cadillac commercial that aired during tonight's Mets game and I sleuthed it out. [youtube]_hZCsgcKa-g[/youtube]

MFS62 May 04 2019 06:16 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t-s&p=vienna+billy+joel+official+video#id=6&vid=40b8cb74c6afa08977450aa26baeb8e8&action=click Slow down you crazy child You're so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you're so smart tell me, Why are you still so afraid? (mmmmm) Where's the fire, what's the hurry about? You better cool it off before you burn it out You got so much to do and only So many hours in a day (Ay) But you know that when the truth is told That you can get what you want Or you can just get old You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through (Oooh) When will you realize... Vienna waits for you? Slow down you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be before your time Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight) Too bad, but it's the life you lead You're so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need Though you can see when you're wrong You know you can't always see when you're right (you're right) You got your passion, you got your pride But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true (Oooh) When will you realize... Vienna waits for you? Slow down you crazy child Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two (oooh) When will you realize... Vienna waits for you? And you know that when the truth is told That you can get what you want or you can just get old You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through (oooh) Why don't you realize... Vienna waits for you? When will you realize... Vienna waits for you? Later

LWFS May 07 2019 09:47 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

This song is really great and also all over the place at the same time. It's in a Cadillac commercial that aired during tonight's Mets game and I sleuthed it out. [youtube]_hZCsgcKa-g[/youtube] The last two albums of his are chock full of stuff like this. You should continue the deep dive.

Fman99 May 08 2019 09:39 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

The last two albums of his are chock full of stuff like this. You should continue the deep dive. Good call. Finding lots that I like. [youtube]g0_3UfoN-pE[/youtube]

Edgy MD May 08 2019 11:05 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

First new Stray Cats material in 27 years. [YOUTUBE]puUM7mgehPM[/YOUTUBE]

Johnny Lunchbucket May 15 2019 10:45 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

This guy does a pretty over-the-top Texas Elton John thing. Kick your kids out of the room [YOUTUBE]HYOXDjVxLvM[/YOUTUBE]

Fman99 Jul 03 2019 05:08 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Toe tapper here. [youtube]KOOhPfMbuIQ[/youtube]

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 06 2019 12:11 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

This song's from 1980 and you may know it already but it's one of those that deserves a step back to admire for what a whacky bombastic thing it is, the lengthy intro, the gigantic hooks, the drumming, the insane harmonies, the lyrics: Now loneliness is there despite the love we make And loneliness knows where to find the friends we make And the place we live is just a new street number On an old address called Love and Loneliness [YOUTUBE]HW5FKaw7lvM[/YOUTUBE]

Fman99 Aug 06 2019 08:11 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Really, anything by Otis Redding makes my life better, but especially, a dig a bit deeper into his catalog than just "Dock of the Bay" and the other well worn hits. [youtube]TNE5S-4e1ng[/youtube]

Double Switch Aug 06 2019 08:16 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_zG2eWGE4 I still recall where I was and what I was doing when I heard Otis was gone for good.

Edgy MD Aug 08 2019 12:57 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: This song's from 1980 and you may know it already but it's one of those that deserves a step back to admire for what a whacky bombastic thing it is, the lengthy intro, the gigantic hooks, the drumming, the insane harmonies, the lyrics: Now loneliness is there despite the love we make And loneliness knows where to find the friends we make And the place we live is just a new street number On an old address called Love and Loneliness [YOUTUBE]HW5FKaw7lvM[/YOUTUBE] It also sounds like Eddie Munny on lead vocals. I remember nothing at all about this band or this song but I recognize the hooks. Production-wise, it reminds me of Jeff Lynne's early productions with Dave Edmunds, with shamelessly glittering synth glissandos poured over the top of traditional rock 'n' roll guitar twangs. Except, you're right in how over-the top it is, proudly lacking all of Lynne's compactness. [YOUTUBE]F0nOWwiosiw[/YOUTUBE]

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 08 2019 01:23 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

The Motors were an offshoot of the English pub-rockers Ducks Deluxe, so the Dave Edmunds comparison isn't off. In fact, Rockpile's Terry Williams plays drums on this track. The band originally included Bram Tchiachovsky but by the time this album came out, the two synth-playing singers up front were the only original guys left, and they never made a record after this one. They were definitely trying to update the pub-rock sound for the new wave and I very well remember the "modern" looking TENEMENT STEPS album cover which you could also look at upside-down. https://d4q8jbdc3dbnf.cloudfront.net/user/354637/76896d3bfea428f6856bf25127ef055a.jpg>

41Forever Aug 09 2019 08:03 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Been relying more on Spotify since my new car doesn't have an AUX port and my iPod Classic doesn't have Bluetooth. Was making a playlist of my all-time favorite songs added Relient K's "The Lining is Silver." Perfect song at the perfect time, as it's been a frustrating week -- well, couple of weeks -- with some of the people who work for me. Relient K reminds us to focus on the good things in people. Bird and the Bee Sides is a quirky compilation of B-sides and other tracks from the vault. Some great cuts on there, but this one jumped out at me then and has always spoken to me. [YOUTUBE]aMEPrXGW6v4[/YOUTUBE] I found my new black shoes While cleaning out the bones left in my closet They were there with a bad excuse Bon Voyage And I found a backup plan I'm grateful that I didn't have to use it But it's made of real good friends Bon Voyage [Chorus] Isn't it nice to know That the lining is silver Isn't it nice to know That we're golden Well I found a list of flaws That I saw in myself and other people And I threw it away because... Bon Voyage Isn't it nice to know That the lining is silver Isn't it nice to know That we're golden Isn't it nice to know (Isn't it nice to know) That the lining is silver Isn't it nice to know (Isn't it nice to know) That we're golden Yeah we're golden Oh-oh

LWFS Aug 09 2019 08:33 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Speaking of straight-outta-1980, this video! [YOUTUBE]XaCrQL_8eMY[/YOUTUBE] If you haven't found Lizzo yet, you're (A) probably not listening to any current music with great frequency and (B) missing something joyous and life-affirming and reminiscent of the best of Patti LaBelle, Prince, and Missy Elliott (like Janelle Monae minus the Kate Bush and plus 150 lbs. of curves/flute virtuosity). Also, she rocks a Tiny Desk like it is not the beeswax of any person. [YOUTUBE]DFiLdByWIDY[/YOUTUBE]

ashie62 Aug 09 2019 10:30 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

The Motors recorded with Bram Tchaiovsky. Bram hit with "She's the Girl of my Dreams".'Eddie & the Hot Rods comes to mind, The Records etal

Johnny Lunchbucket Aug 09 2019 11:08 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

A and B for me on Lizzo. She's also funny and plays the flute

Chad ochoseis Aug 09 2019 11:30 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

I've turned into a huge Lizzo fan, and the "Juice" video never fails to crack me up. Also, I think she's a lock to be an answer to a LearnedLeague question next season. You heard it here first.

A Boy Named Seo Aug 09 2019 11:56 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: This guy does a pretty over-the-top Texas Elton John thing. Kick your kids out of the room [YOUTUBE]HYOXDjVxLvM[/YOUTUBE] I saw that guy play in Nashville 4 years ago. It wasn't his gig but he jumped in at the end for a big jam with everyone else and a couple other notables - Jim Lauderdale and Nikki Lane. I thought he was great and went up to him after get his band name. "Robert Ellis" he said. "Is that the band name?" "Robert Ellis" he said. Got what I had coming.

A Boy Named Seo Aug 09 2019 12:03 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Also, I'm hear to preach Childish Gambino, too. THIS IS AMERICA. [YOUTUBE]VYOjWnS4cMY[/YOUTUBE]

41Forever Aug 09 2019 01:24 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Good day for songs. Here's another from the new Spotify playlist of all-time faves. "Stay Strong" from teh Newsboys is a song I thought about a lot when going through some tough times a few years back. I put some of the lyrics on my office whiteboard as a reminder. The video is from the "Go Tour," with Paul Colman filling in on guitar. Great show. [YOUTUBE]tMgb4C4GWH8[/YOUTUBE] Stay strong You are not lost Come on and fix your eyes ahead There's a new dawn to light our day You've gotta stay strong You and I run For the prize that lies ahead We've come too far to lose our way

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 11 2019 09:45 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Here's a newly released remix of WTFK from REM. This made my day better as the "original" was IMO way too muddy and intentionally f'ed up. Youtube commentators evidently disagree with me. [YOUTUBE]bTGMsj_x9UI[/YOUTUBE]

seawolf17 Sep 11 2019 12:34 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

Bleh. I mean, all of Monster was overproduced, but it was a product of its time. I kind of miss the wawawawawa guitar piece. But to each their own, I suppose.

kcmets Feb 27 2021 08:38 AM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

[YOUTUBE]UcjiYn3xXMg[/YOUTUBE] Holy hammer of the gods, I missed this first time around. I was doing a search of Led Zeppelin before because I thought we had a thread and I have something I want to post later.

Marshmallowmilkshake Feb 27 2021 06:40 PM Re: Songs That Will Make Your Life Better in 2019

I listened to a podcast with the hosts interviewing a guy who is re-releasing Peter Criss' first two post-Kiss solo albums on vinyl. I never got them as a kid, and one wasn't even released in the U.S. until years later. But I was curious and checked them out on spotify. The first one was not that great, but the second one has some good cuts. Like this one: "Let it Go." [YOUTUBE]Uxst8Y_ejms[/YOUTUBE]