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Today, back in '75, the Edmund Fitzgerald when down leading to Lightfoot penning this song.

 

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Attending the R.E.M. Green Tour at Met Center, seeing this live elevated it to my favorite track on the album.

World Leader Pretend

Still is unquestionably.
 

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Happy Birthday. Neil turns 77 years Young today.

 

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RIP to Terry Hall of The Specials. Got to see him twice as part of The Special Beat and they were among the greatest, most fun filled shows I've ever seen.

"Ain't you heard of contraception?"

 


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RIP to Terry Hall of The Specials. Got to see him twice as part of The Special Beat and they were among the greatest, most fun filled shows I've ever seen.

"Ain't you heard of contraception?"

Sad news. The Specials were amazing. RIP to a great one.
 

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I'm guessing this is from 1985. I think this is Sinatra's best performance of Mack the Knife. He takes a shot at the Japanese audience though if you catch it. Who ever did the subtitles for the lyrics failed badly. Regardless. Amazing.

 


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According to wiki the artist isn't particularly fond this track, though I like it. Big jangly guitars, I still think it's catchy. I did not know it was originally supposed to be for the Bangles. Checking setlist.com, Robyn Hitchcock still plays it live though.

Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians, Balloon Man

 



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Another classic from Robyn Hitchcock, Madonna of the Wasps.

 

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Another classic from Robyn Hitchcock, Madonna of the Wasps.

I saw him several times, but my favorite was at the old Let It Be record store. Just Robyn and his guitar.

I miss Let It Be...
 

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I saw him several times, but my favorite was at the old Let It Be record store. Just Robyn and his guitar.

I miss Let It Be...
Yeah, I miss Let It Be as well, along with Northern Lights. I remember making a full afternoon of just checking out those stores.
 

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Robyn Hitchcock dipping back to when he was with The Soft Boys, with backing help from Yo La Tengo.

I Wanna Destroy You


Fun bill.
 



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Odd coincidence that Tom Verlaine died. I had just been on a Richard Hell kick and wondering about his health and thinking about he and Verlaine's time together.

And this song... man. There isn't a better song about aging and learning.

"It seems you see the most of what is really true when
You're stepping into your hearse. ""

 

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Odd coincidence that Tom Verlaine died. I had just been on a Richard Hell kick and wondering about his health and thinking about he and Verlaine's time together.

And this song... man. There isn't a better song about aging and learning.

"It seems you see the most of what is really true when
You're stepping into your hearse. ""

Any chance you went to Hell's book signing/talk a few years ago? Pretty interesting. Terrible book though imo.
 

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Any chance you went to Hell's book signing/talk a few years ago? Pretty interesting. Terrible book though imo.
No, but I'll bet the talk was fascinating. Too bad to hear that about the book though.
 

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I had always assumed there was percussion help on this song. All Joni Mitchell, at least on this live version.

California


Wiki says there was percussion on the studio recording, plus guitar help from James Taylor. I don't think she needed it.
 
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It kind of jarring to see Stipe with a full mop of curly hair. Mills looked like a kid that got dropped off by his parents.

R.E.M. on Letterman with Radio Free Europe and a song which would become So Central Rain

 

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It kind of jarring to see Stipe with a full mop of curly hair. Mills looked like a kid that got dropped off by his parents.

R.E.M. on Letterman with Radio Free Europe and a song which would become So Central Rain

I remember watching this when it aired. Favorite band playing my favorite talk show.
 

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I remember watching this when it aired. Favorite band playing my favorite talk show.
I'm sure I saw it, I probably never missed more than an episode or two of Letterman a month until 1992. A staple all the way through college. I remembered the Herschel Walker line.

While I liked R.E.M. even then, it wouldn't be until Life's Rich Pageant that they became my favorite band.

Interesting and telling that Stipe essentially hid on the drum platform and let Buck & Mills do the chit chat with Dave.
 

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Back in the 80’s, I was a big fan of local band that originated from Virginia Minnesota. They brought their double threat talents south to the Cities in both acoustic and electric variants, and I was mostly a fan of their big jam band electric gigs, of which they performed literally hundreds in and around the Twin Cities.
I was lucky to catch most of their shows.
Does anyone else in this thread remember Cats Under the Stars?

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Chic. Glamour. Uber Cool. Joni Mitchell circa with Free Man In Paris.

 




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