You get 3 choices and 3 choices only. List the 3 compositions that most

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closely define you, provide a glimpse into how you tick, explain or suggest how you feel, or jangle the truth cells in your heart and mind: the 3 songs that allowt others to understand you better than millions of other compositions.

You're the lone arbiter, so any musical genre is acceptable. Bach. NWA. The Who. Peggy Lee. Dead Kennedys. Nina Simone. Simon & Garfunkel. Sinatra. Zombies. Allman Brothers. Jackson Browne. Temptations. Luciano Berio. Cher. George Strait. Lou Reed. Sons of the Pioneers. Howlin' Wolf. Bernstein. Miles Davis. Gordon Lightfoot. Al Hirt. Stevie Wonder. Franz Listz. Eminem. Goo Goo Dolls. Jake Holmes. Dolly Parton. Etc. Etc. Etc.

You set the terms, you pick your 3 tunes.

_____
Tonight I'd list The Beatles' "Blackbird," Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You," and Emmylou Harris' "From Boulder to Birmingham" -- psychic roadmaps all.

[BrotherBuzz]

1. 1) Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Vince Guaraldi

2) Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey - Lennon
3) Nobody knows you when you're down and out - Louis Jordan

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3. BrotherBuzz, hi. I love the Lennon choice. What would people do

without Lennon as a touchstone, anyway?

[BrotherBuzz]

4. If Lennon didn't make that impact....

We'd only have Dylan to fall back on.

[saltpoint]

5. Dylan. He always manages to be in a place where everybody else

has passed up or overlooked.

An amazing poet, too.

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

2. 1. "Orion" - Metallica

the first one I'm sure of is "Orion" - Metallica.

This could take a while.

[Benfea]

8. "Here Comes Trouble" by Scatterbrain

Even the band name helps add meaning to that one. ;)

Also, "Not Dead Yet" by the Bad Examples (lyrics provided since I doubt anyone is familiar with the song), and "Butterfly Wings" by Machines of Loving Grace.

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9. I beg forgiveness, Benfea. I don't know these songs. I've gotta tell

you though that the sheer poetry of the group 'Machines of Loving Grace' is terrific.

Thanks for throwing in on this strange poll question on music.

[Benfea]

31. Check out the Bad Examples sometime.

They never made it big, but it was an interesting blend of blues, bubblegum pop-rock, and cynical lyrics.

[saltpoint]

32. Ok, I'll try to hunt them down one of these days. Thanks for the tip. nt

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

14. 2. "The Session" - The Chieftains

this tune had a distinct influence on my development.

[saltpoint]

17. Crab Nebula, it is a pleasure to do two things regarding your posts here

in this thread.

Number One is to welcome you to DU. A warm welcome at that. I love your ID name.

Number Two is to thank you for bringing The Chieftains into this discussion.

Can those people sing, or what!?! I shake with jealousy at the arc of their career, and the sheer accomplishment of beauty & fun they represent.

I ALMOST put The Chieftains and Jackson Browne's "The Rebel Jesus" on a similar post months ago, since it is a piece almost engineered to cast Jesus as a progressive and merciful figure and not the judgmental prick the Far Right cast him as. And I'm not even a Christian!

Welcome to DU.

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

21. Thank you

I'm more partial to material from their early-mid career (from The Chieftains 5 to Celtic Wedding or thereabouts.)

This is a fun exercise, but I'm having a hell of a time coming up with the 3rd one. There's a body of work by Garmarna and Triakel (two different bands that share the same singer) that I just can't get enough of; I've been listening to it almost exclusively for about two months, sometimes for several hours a day, and I'm not even close to getting tired of it.

[alarcojon]

64. That is a great tune

[khashka]

6. Only three choices..... OK

1. Night of The Swallow - KaTe Bush
2. Heart of Gold - Tori's cover of Neil's song
3. Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult


Khash.

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7. You found three gems, Khash. I'm not surprised. I love Tori's

"Heart of Gold."

Love Neil's also but I think she's got it somehow better.

Nice to see you again on DU, you good person, you.

[flvegan]

10. Just 3? Okay

"Bodhisattva Vow" by the Beastie Boys

"The Game" by Motorhead

"State of the Union" by Rise Against

Yeah, that's a good mix.

[saltpoint]

11. Hi, flvegan. I realize that some reviewers may have their misgivings

about the Beastie Boys but a LOT of their press over the years has been very positive.

A friend in NYC with some ties to the Village VOICE says the Beastie Boys have a very loyal bedrock following at the VOICE.

[flvegan]

12. I have to admit

if not for them, there'd be no me, as I stand today.

They are very positive, overwhelmingly so. I'm thankful for it.

[saltpoint]

13. Then my guess is that as you stand today, you've given the Beastie Boys

your attention. That's a personal act, a true commitment.

The music plays from the car dashboard, the Sony on the desk, the soundstage. But the listener decodes and honors it. You help create it, too.

:thumbsup:

[two gun sid]

15. If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues

Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Solidarity Forever - Ralph Chapin

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18. Anybody who comes up with a response that involves Dire Straits is

without question a genius listener.

And the song you chose -- the title track to a splendid album -- just gleams.

Good goin', two gun sid.

[WCGreen]

16. I'd have to say Cast You Fate to the Wind....

Leonard Cohen the PArtisan...

Little Feat Willin'

[saltpoint]

19. If you'll accept a secular blessing, I'll offer one for your including

Mr. Leonard Cohen on your list.

Give me his novels, his poetry, his lyrics, his melodies, and his influence on many Canadians and Americans for a long, long time.

Yes.

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Mahler Sym. #2; Glass' "Einstein on the Beach" and Messiaen's

"Apparition de l'église éternelle"

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23. Not bad at all, Rabrrrrr. Not many people would choose Mahler, which is

too damn bad, and almost no one even know who Messiaen IS. Which is also too damn bad. A close compadre of mine regards Mahler as the greatest symphonist and calls Messiaen "auditory Picasso, a slurry of refined risks." You choose your European composers with care and poise.

Thank you for a provocative trio of tunes.

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

24. ...and calls Messiaen "auditory Picasso, a slurry of refined risks."

I'll have to remember that. Sounds intriguing.

[Rabrrrrrr]

59. I LOVE Messiaen! An organist guy came through a couple years ago

and performed ALL of Messiaen's organ works in concerts over a couple weeks on the incredible Riverside Church organ. I wish i could remember his name - he was very good, not quite genius (though part of that could also be that the Riverside organ, while huge and impressive, has a sound that I find a little off, that it's trying too hard just to be massive and have everything and not necessarily to have a good sound - I wish the guy had done the concerts at St. John the Divine or Trinity Church), and it was great to sit through all Messiaen's music live.

And I used to be a member of a church with a big-ass organ and an organist who was a fucking genius, and he played Messiaen a lot.

Ah, I miss it!

And I agree with your friend - Mahler was/is the greatest symphonist ever. Only Ravel can beat Mahler on orchestration and color, but Mahler destroys everyone else, even the other good ones, like Beethoven and Sibelius. Mahler is the giant among composers of symphonies. Pure genius.


And of course, "Einstein On the Beach" is a work that no one will ever be able to touch in terms of coming out of nowhere and changing the world of music while also being a phenomenally gorgeous and beautiful piece of music.


And thank you for appreciating and complimenting my taste. :-)

I had the good fortune to see a performance in '92, with a friend of mine in the chorus (though he wasn't a friend at the time), and it's fun, because I can pick his voice out in the recording.

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67. If you had the chance to hear all of the Messiaen works on the organ in

the Riverside Church, then the rest of us who enjoy Messiaen are insanely jealous. It's no fair!

Beauty in music reveals itself in so many different ways. I was very late understanding how the organ pieces could represent it on the same level as say, cello, or voice -- especially choral works -- but with Messiaen, all was revealed.

Rabrrrr, you hang in there & happy listening wherever you roam.

[Rabrrrrrr]

105. Yes, I really was lucky - and I think the concerts were only $10 or $15

a shot. :-)

There is no organ music like his, that's for sure.

And happy listening to you, too!

[Arkham House]

22. Hmmm...

How about Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F, the Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaboration *Miles Ahead*, and Brahms' Fourth Symphony?

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25. Hi, Arkham House. A powerful set of compositions to be sure.

Gershwin is too "popped out" for some listeners (maybe owing to the rip-off of the Rhapsody for airline ads...but who could blame them...the damn thing is exquisite), but I'm an abiding fan. I grant you the Concerto is a masterwork. I also like the Preludes, but especially the second.

Evans/Davis in any studio is a salvation for the weary and abandoned. I doubt if their fans will question your call on MILES AHEAD, although on my desert island, I might opt for SKETCHES OF SPAIN. Well, hell, it's all good.

Fine, fine tunes up there. Thanks.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

26. The Smiths' "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now,"

Billy Joel's "I Go To Extremes"
Bruce Hornsby's "Hooray For Tom"

Upcoming bar exam for the second time - on another mental and emotional roller coaster.

[saltpoint]

28. Goodies all, DeposeTheBoyKing. I'm ok with

Joel, but especially TURNSTILES and THE STRANGER, and as for Bruce Hornsby, I'm not sure he's even capable of recording a wrong note.

They're both top-drawer keyboardists.

You play the cello. Bravo!

And good luck to you on the bar exam, too. I'll send good vibes your way.

[SmileyBoy]

27. Oh God, I don't know...

I can't think about that sort of thing when I'm tired.

Ask me again in the morning.

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. 'Mother' — Pink Floyd, "The Wall"

"Nobody Home" — ibid.

"Comfortably Numb" — ibid.

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30. Pink Floyd. Oeditpus Rex, you can scarcely be blamed for

a pick like that. Praised, certainly. Blamed? No.

I knew people who not only liked Floyd a hell of a lot, but who REQUIRED them.

Two friends, very much alike, would argue loud and long about Waters and his role in the counter-culture, and whether young people in the U.S. even understood what was going on, and if they did were they more respectful or more frightened by the "dark side of the moon" that's so prevalent in Floyd's recordings.

[Rabrrrrrr]

60. "Mother" is a song that has never received the acclaim that it should.

And I love Comfortably Numb, and seeing Floyd live a couple times I almost orgasmed at the incredible solos in Comfortably Numb, but I've always wished that instead of that they had done Mother - that's a song that could rate an entire concert just by itself. So much potential, especially for guitar soloing. It certainly deserved more acclaim and radio play than Another Brick in the Wall, in my opinion.

Oh, God, I remember when The Wall came out. It was like seeing the face of God.

And it's too bad that the effect on music that it should have had was almost immediately lost because of the invention of the digital drum machine and automatic hand clap synthesizer, ushering in the banal fucking shit of the 80s, which has led progressively and catastrophically downward ever since.

[tarkus]

65. Johnny Smith, Gentle Giant, and Public Enemy- An interesting group

Johnny Smith- "Moonlight In Vermont"
Smith was just so incredibly good, yet so incredibly tasteful. It is a shame that he no longer plays guitar.

Gentle Giant- "Advent of Panurge"
I like my music to be incredibly complicated, often to the point where most people don't like it.

Public Enemy- "Fight the Power"
Because I am really left wing and I love Do the Right Thing.

Edit- Yeah, I didn't mean to post this as a response to "Mother", but one can never go back...

[philosophie_en_rose]

33. Minority, Life is Sweet, Sabotage

Green Day, Natalie Merchant, the Beastie Boys

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36. Ah, good choices. In another post in this thread I've had some

good things to say and respond to about the Beastie Boys, but you're the first person so far to include Natalie Merchant.

A friend of mine who lives and breathes music believes Natalie Merchant is a witch. He doesn't mean a negative figure of the frightening fairy-tale sort, but a witch of wonder and instinct and connectedness to elemental beauty and the power of plants, trees, and elemental nature.

I have to agree with him. She can find the nooks and crannies in a melody that just makes it come alive.

[leftofthedial]

34. "Redneck Mother" -- Ray Wylie Hubbard

"Bugger Off Ya Bastards" -- some Irish dude

"Lawyers, Guns and Money" -- Warren Zevon

right at the moment.

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37. Fond tidings to ya, leftofthedial. It's my loss and embarrassment,

but I'm not familiar with "Redneck Mother," nor the Bugger Off Ya Bastards" tune (although I like randy, rowdy tunes, especially Irish ones).

But with Mr. Zevon, we connect. That's a great composition, one of many he put together with that keen, keen head of his. Didn't he write a song called "Hasten Down the Wind"? At this very minute I can't remember if he wrote it or not, but if he did, it wouldn't surprise me. One lovely, flawless melody after another flowed out of the guy.

[leftofthedial]

57. indeed he did write "Hasten Down the Wind"

"Bugger Off Ya Bastards" is an Irish drinking song (rare variety, I know), in which the singer is informing the assembled drunks as rudely as possible that it's closing time and they need to leave.

"Redneck Mother" was an anthem of Texas outlaw country music in the 70's. It was a hit of sorts for Jerry Jeff Walker. RW Hubbard is the "poet laureate" of Texas songwriters, or so some would say. I'm not sure that he is entirely comfortable with the fact that "Redneck Mother" has been his "legacy."

Redneck Mother - Ray Wiley Hubbard
He was born in Oklahoma
And his wife's name is Betty Lou Thelma Liz
He's not responsible for what he's doing
His mother made him what he is

And it's up against the wall, redneck mother
Mother who has raised her son so well
He's 34 and drinkin' in some honky tonk
Kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell.

Sure does like his Falstaff Beer
He likes to chase it down with that Wild Turkey Liquor
He's got a '57 GMC pickup truck
Got a gun rack and a "Goat Ropers need love too" sticker

Up against the wall, redneck mother
Mother who has raised her son so well
He's 34 and drinkin' in some honky tonk
Kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell.

M is for the mud flaps she gave me for my pickup truck
O is for the oil I put on my hair
T is for T-Bird
H is for Haggard
E is for Eggs
R is for Redneck

Up against the wall, redneck mother
Mother who has raised her son so well
He's 34 and drinkin' in some honky tonk
Kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell.


But now, it's already tomorrow, so my list has changed.

[saltpoint]

58. Oh wow. I'd never even heard of "Redneck Mother." Thanks -- I think --

for putting me in the picture!

And thanks also for confirmation on Warren's "Hasten Down the Wind." Singers must love to sing his songs. He writes them so that the voice can do the maximum amount of things voices can do into a microphone.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

35. Here goes:

1) "The Piano Has Been Drinking" - Tom Waits
2) "Here's to the Losers" - Frank Sinatra
3) "So What" - Miles Davis

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38. You bet. A great trio of talents, too, very different but all very

convincing. A lot of people who like Waits would shun Sinatra, and vice versa, but you don't have any problems with it and you've come up with three great musicians.

I was never at ease with the folks Frank Sinatra hung out with, but you'll never hear me argue that he couldn't sing with an orchestra.

The interviews Miles Davis gave over the span of his life are iin a word, unforgettable.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

41. I tend to listen to a wide variety of music.

I've been buying a lot of stuff lately from different genres:

Allman Brothers
Beastie Boys
Johnny Cash
Gorillaz
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Art Blakey

There's more, but these are the ones I can recall right now.

EDIT: Have you read Miles Davis' autobiography? It's excellent.

[saltpoint]

Haven't read Miles' autobio yet, but would like to get to it soon.

The Beastie Boys are popular in this thread. Three folks so far have included them.

You get no argument from me on your choices -- esepcially Allman Brothers Band, Art Blakey and Johnny Cash.

Five-star caliber music at your house, sounds like. Bravo.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

53. I highly recommend his book.

Miles' personality was as wild as his music. He really lets loose on just about everything in it. It's the best nonfiction book I've ever read.

[saltpoint]

54. A strong recommendation. I pop in and out of bookshops enough to

probably hunt down a copy. Miles was incredibly provocative, s I imagine his bio would sizzle.

[mykpart]

39. "You And Me Against The World"

"Don't Cry Out Loud"
"Is That All There Is?"

[saltpoint]

40. Howdy, mykpart. It's startling to see a nomination here for Helen

Reddy and Peggy Lee (are those the recording artists for your #1 and #3 choices?). I remember the news accounts about the sad news visited upon Helen Reddy a few months before she recorded that song, and I think her true talent comes through on that recording way more than on anything prior to that.

Often on NPR weekend jazz late in the night, "Is That All There Is" will come on. It still stops people in their tracks to hear her sing that song.

Good choices.

[XemaSab]

42. Here's mine:

"Heart Cooks Brain" by Modest Mouse.

"Let Down" by Radiohead.

"One Part Lullaby" by Folk Implosion.

:(

[saltpoint]

43. I know your Radiohead choice, but your other two stump me.

God though, I sure love the title of "Heart Cooks Brain." I know only the name of the group, but don't know their stuff.

[XemaSab]

44. Dude...

you have to go get "Lonesome Crowded West."

Listen to it a few times. It's the BOMB. :D

[saltpoint]

47. I'll explore and try to round up a copy. You're the first person to call

me "Dude" in many moons.

:) :hi:

:yourock:

[XemaSab]

50. I was told once my senior year of HS:

"Xema, you have the biggest vocabulary of anyone I know, yet you start EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE with the word 'dude.'"

[saltpoint]

51. LOL. Xema, I don't know who told you you have a big vocabulary but

if it was a friend or a teacher, I have a sneaking hunch it was accurate as far as it goes but even better, it might have been a gauge of what you meant to that person. It may have been praise for more than just your vocabulary.

And by god that's a real good thing. All good wishes to you.

[XemaSab]

52. Wow, thanks!

:D

[bbernardini]

45. Frank Zappa, Kevin Gilbert and Mike Keneally

Frank Zappa - "Watermelon In Easter Hay"
Kevin Gilbert - "Tea For One"
Mike Keneally - "Your Quimby Dollars At Work > I Can't Stop"

[saltpoint]

48. Frank Zappa. My god what a brilliant counterculturalist. Zappa was

one of the prime targets of Tipper Gore who undertook a congressional hearing to examine (and try to purge) naughty lyrics in rock music.

Ms. Gore met her match in Mr. Zappa.

I'm glad you have him on your list of three, bbernardini.

[Initech]

118. Zappa is my favorite musician of all time.

My god, the man was a fucking genius. Way ahead of his time. He's one of the few voices in this world (along with Bill Hicks) who's badly needed right now.

[Nutmegger]

46. My three

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concertos Op. 8 1-4 (commonly known as the "Four Seasons")
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.14 in C# minor (commonly known as the "Moonlight Sonata". All three movements though, not just the first one.)
Nick Drake - Any of his works touch me

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49. Hi, Nutmegger. Your 3 choices come right off my shelf at home, too.

Vivaldi? A permanent favorite. The "Moonlight" is a winner, although I like the second movement as well (or better) than the first.

Nick Drake is going to have to come back from the dead to record more albums. I like every note he ever sang, and he hung out with some good musicians apparently, too. If you held a gun to my head and forced me to choose a favorite of his, I guess I'd go with "Time of No Reply" or "Joey Will Come to Say hello." Drake was a knock-out talent.

[Nicole]

55. Here you go

These may change tomorrow but tonight I'm feeling a bit melancholy.

Tapestry ... Carole King

I'm No Stranger to the Rain ... Keith Whitley

Tell It Like It Is ... Aaron Neville or Billy Joe Royal, both versions work for me.

[saltpoint]

56. Sounds like you know how to pick 'em, Nicole. I own the first two myself.

Carole King does not fool around when she sits down to the piano.

And Whitley's song is still much-loved. Even people who shun country & western generally admit it's compelling. He's much missed, too.

Keep listening to excellent music!

[hippywife]

61. Okay! I'll play!

I love all music...almost. But the three that make up the ones I most connect with at the moment are:

Nessun Dorma - Puccini (sung as only Pavarotti can!)
Dance With No Shoes - Peter Rowan
Freak Flag - Laura Love

[saltpoint]

69. Pavarotti. The voice, the legend -- and in his case the words truly

mean what they say. A legendary voice. One of my former bosses long ago didn't think much of him but everyone else did, and we hounded him for YEARS about his dismissive remark.

An Italian friend (who strangely enough hates opera) thinks Laura Love is the best thing on wheels. She burned a CD for me and so that's how I got to appreciate Laura Love. I'd never even heard of her until I was given that present of a CD.

[hippywife]

76. Must run true thru we Italians!

I love Laura Love. She's so much fun!

And Pavarotti is truly a treasure! I walked down the aisle at my wedding to his version of Nessun Dorma...I love it that much!

[saltpoint]

80. Somebody planning that wedding must have known what they were

doing, no question. Congratulations all around -- both for the selection of music and the wedding itself.

[Tsiyu]

62. "The Core" Clapton

"Could You Be Loved" Bob Marley

"Wasted Words" Allman Bros

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70. Mmmm. All of these work for me, too. There'll all A-plus tunes, but

I'm somehow partial to "Wasted Words." The Allman Brothers generally do knock-out music. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is another all-time favorite of theirs for me.

Real good line-up, buddyhollysghost.

[Tsiyu]

103. Thanks!

Just heard a great jam version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" on the radio. Whoda thunk it!


'Wasted Words' IS my theme song, so I'm glad someone else enjoys it as well. ;)

[alarcojon]

63. They change over time

Right now I'll go with:

1. Mood for a Day - Steve Howe

2. Meninho - as performed by Yo Yo Ma

3. Are You Going With Me - Pat Metheny group

[saltpoint]

71. I try as hard as I can to keep in mind that Yo Yo Ma is not a musician.

Yo Yo Ma is a god.

And that must explain why his recordings are beyond human capacities. Just an elevated, evolved being.

In an interview a while back, Joni Mitchell insisted that people listen more to Pat Metheny's recordings. I took her advice. I'll tell ya, Joni Mitchell gives real good advice.

[taterguy]

66. great question

Gimmee a couple days to think about it and I'll get back to you

[saltpoint]

72. Fair enough. Take the time you need --

-- and vote Democratic in 06.

:hi:

:thumbsup:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

68. Hard to pick three, but these would be in the top ten.

Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43.

Rose in Spanish Harlem.

La Vien Rose.

[saltpoint]

75. Well, tinfoilinfor2005, you ain't just whistlin' Dixie on these. "Rose in

Spanish Harlem" is one of the underrated compositions, and then there's Rachmaninoff.

I love every note of Rachmaninoff and have had a rare teat to play one of the pianos he most loved. It was bought on the auction market somewhere or other in Europe by a piano teacher in Dayton, Ohio, and I had the chance to play it.

Regrettably I did not have the massive hands Rachmaninoff, and so you can bet a huge sum that the piano sounded a hell of a lot better when he played it than when I did.

Excellent choices.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

84. I played violin in the Interlochen orchestra in 1964 and had the

privilege to play with Van Cliburn. You want to talk about MASSIVE hands, not to mention a massive talent.

[saltpoint]

91. You said it. Van Cliburn is a much more impressive and agreeable

soul to emerge from Texas than a certain president I could name...

What piece did the orchestra & Cliburn do? That HAD to be a very fine evening there in the cherry country.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

93. I wish I could remember. I think that is gone from my head

because we had two guests that night, the other being Lucy Baines Johnson who did the narration of Peter and the Wolf. And the stage was overwhelmed with moths. Hitchcock would have had a ready made script. I'm sure I have an old program packed away somewhere, but that would take a day to find. :)

[saltpoint]

Don't dig for the program -- I know if you heard Van Cliburn you heard

a splendid performance.

Moths!?! Holy moly. You're right -- Hitchcock would have had a field day with those moths!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

104. Yes. All of our concerts were in open air "Bowls"

and on muggy nights when the moths were out in full force, they were attracted to the stage lights and would zoom in and out amongst the orchestra and performers.
Yes, Cliburn played beautifully, but I'd be guessing on the selection. But after the concert on my way to the dorm, I passed him on one of the walkways and he said goodnight and was very pleasant. Remember it like yesterday.

[hfojvt]

73. Alone Again - Dokken

Bad Reputation - Joan Jett
Easy Living - Head East

[saltpoint]

77. Hi, hfojvt. I strike out on two of your three, but I know of Joan Jett --

--but not that particular song. 'Am sorry to say I haven't heard Dokken or Head East.

There are a lot of gaps in my music listening, and you've uncovered some with your choices. The deficiency's all mine.

[hfojvt]

83. the Joan Jett song was used

in the fight/wrestling scene in Shrek.

Once I was listening to a walkman and these two older women asked me what I was listening to. I could not bring myself to tell them it was Dokken, because I would just get that shrug of 'who the heck is that?'

Others here will tell you, that you are not missing much. How about these three -
Bridge over troubled water - Simon and Garfunkel
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Katmandu - Bob Seger

[saltpoint]

90. Admissable & listenable, all of them. On "Bridge," though I have to say

I like the composition for its own pure sake, but the vocal by Art Garfunkel carries it into some very far place that is high and noble and true but somehow is accessible to everybody.

Universal and personal all at once.

[sakabatou]

74. Me

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Greenday
"Subhuman" by the Pillows
"Pompeii" by E.S. Posthumus

[saltpoint]

78. Uh-oh, sakabatou. I'm in a major slump now. Greenday is the lone

artist from your list I know, because friends some time ago now used to bicker and snap at each other over whether Greenday or Blur was the better band.

I gave up trying to enter the debate, but Greenday obviously has loyal listeners, and not just back then, but right now tonight. At least two DUers in this thread have included them in their choices.

[sakabatou]

79. I'm not an avid listener

I only have 2 songs in my collection from them, "American Idiot" and the afformentioned song.

[saltpoint]

81. Every now and then I go diving into the unknown and try to find

artists I don't know anything about. I may follow your leads next time I'm out on the trail.

'Appreciate it, sakabatou.

[Tikki]

82. 3 to be me....

"Wildflower".....Skylark

"Shame Shame Shame on You (if you can't dance, too}".......Shirley and Company

"Heart of Gold"......Neil Young




Tikki

[saltpoint]

87. OK. I'm scanning the posts here, and I think you are the second

person to name the song "Heart of Gold," and you name Neil's original version. It's such a good composition, I'm not sure it's even possible to have a bad version of it.

"I've been a miner for a heart of gold..." is sublime poetry, too. The melody works with the lyrics. I mean it really works start to finish.

Alright. :thumbsup:

[taterguy]

85. subject to revision

1) Watch the Sunrise by Big Star
2) The Real Me by the Who
3) Carol by Chuck Berry
4) Unsatisfied by the Replacements
Yes, I read the rules but one thing that defines me is that I'm very resistent to arbitrary rules. Details about why I chose these tunes are available whenever I get around to composing them. PM me if you're curious

[saltpoint]

89. No, taterguy, I won't PM you to sqawk about "the rules" but I WILL

praise you right here in front of everybody.

A fine list indeed. "Carol" is a great rocker, and Chuck has known which end of the battery to stick in the flashlight from the very beginning of his career. I hope you get no argument from anybody on "Carol." I heard the Stones do "Carol" many years ago now, in Indianapolis of all place, and my god it was sensational. It's a piece that stands the test of repeated versions and listenings.

But. I'm most excited about your choice of The Who's "The Real Me." Loud applause for that pick from my house. I need The Who no matter what. "Behind Blue Eyes" is an enduring masterpiece.

Don't worry about the arbitrary rules as states in this question. I'm REAL flexible. when it comes to music of any sort, we all have to grade on the curve. But good choices like yours make it a good thing for everyone.

[taterguy]

110. explanation of my choices

Feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Watch the Sunrise by Big Star. This is the song that describes what I want in life: a peaceful feeling, natural beauty and someone to share it with. Fortunately I’ve generally found it, even though I’m rarely completely at peace and I don’t get enough natural beauty, due to the injustice of not being born rich and having to work for a living instead of spending life on a permanent vacation. I was one of the children by the millions (not quite) that worshipped Alex Chilton in the 80s. I had a cassette of the first two Big Star albums and wore that tape out, pining away like the sensitive guy that I was.

The Real Me by the Who. When I was a freshman in high school my older sister threw a party. I remember her art school friend telling me that the opening bass solo in this song is one of his favorite things. I generally agree that it’s one of the most exciting ten seconds in rock. I can relate way too much to the line about going to the doctor to get another shrink. My GP has spent way too much attempting to find an appropriate therapist for me. She failed. They all say they can help at first but eventually we come to a mutual realization that I don’t get enough benefit from them to justify the time and expense. I’ve also had too many moments when exes who no longer want to know me pass me by.

Carol by Chuck Berry. I love rock and roll and this is just one of my favorite rock songs. I’m a man of simple pleasures: I’m most comfortable in joints where people jump and shout and just wish there were more of them.

Unsatisfied by the Replacements. I’ve owned this in most formats: vinyl, cassette, CD. I yearn for the day I’ll outgrow it. Paul Westurburg wrote a lot of songs that expressed exactly how I felt at a given moment. My most vivid memory of this song was hearing it on a Walkman, listening to it on college radio, walking across campus one night, a perfect solitary moment.

[saltpoint]

111. taterguy, bless you. I do appreciate your posting the reasons and

thoughts behind your choices. They're the thoughts of an evolved being, and my guess is you have it a lot more together than your modesty allows.

I honor that.

(I also love your music choices for the pure sake of the sound. The Who has always been a favorite and I've already told you about Chuck Berry and how he registers with me.)

Now you hang in there. You hang in there and listen to what you like most and music that shakes your bones and jangles your nerves -- all of that.

Peace to you.

[ikojo]

86. The Authority Song by

John Mellencamp...I fight authority and authority always wins

The Other One by the Grateful Dead...bus come by and I got on and that's when it all began

The Internationale...Billy Bragg


List could change on a daily basis but these songs speak to me now.

[saltpoint]

88. Hi, ikojo. I really like the Mellencamp and the Dead selections you've

included.

Billy Bragg I know but don't have that particular piece.

I hear you loud and clear that your list might change daily, but that just increases the authority of your choices for today, at least in my opinion. I think a lot of us are in the same boat, and the sea is large.

Nice goin'.

[sendero]

92. I tend to appreciate great music..

... more than lyrics, but here's a go:

Let's Stay Together: Al Green
Derek the Confessor: The Wolfgang Press
Protection: Massive Attack

[saltpoint]

94. Nothing wrong with appreciating the music more than the lyrics. We all

listen a little differently, I think.

Gotta say, Al Green's voice. A gift. I can carry a tune but I can't sing. Al Green can sing, and Al Green can sing a lot better than most people.

I don't have any of his stuff, but I'm aware of his stature & of course I've heard recordings for a long time.

____
It's nice to bump into you tonight on DU.

[begin_within]

95. "Rhapsody in Blue," "After the Gold Rush," and "Rain, Rain Go Away"

[saltpoint]

98. bob_weaver, Neil Young is well-represented in this thread and your

inclusion of "After the Gold Rush" sits awfully well with me. I say thanks for including it.

= = = = =

Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armor coming,
saying something about a queen.
There were peasants singing and drummers drumming
and the archer split the tree.
Theres a fanfare blowing to the sun
that was floating on the breeze.
Look at Mother Nature on the run in the nineteen seventies.
Look at Mother Nature on the run in the nineteen seventies.

I was lying in a burned out basement
with the full moon in my eyes.
I was hoping for replacement
when the sun burst through the sky.
There was a band playing in my head
and I felt like getting high.
I was thinking about what a friend had said I was hoping it was a lie.
Thinking about what a friend had said I was hoping it was a lie.

Well, I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying
in the yellow haze of the sun,
there were children crying and colors flying
all around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream the loading had begun.
Flying Mother Natures silver seed to a new home in the sun.
Flying Mother Natures silver seed to a new home.

= = = = =

That song is a treasure. Some of the best verse-writing ever.

[KitchenWitch]

96. wow

Mozart's "Requiem"
Storyville's "Good Day for the Blues"
Goo Goo Doll's "Name"

[saltpoint]

97. KitchenWitch! Haven't said hi for awhile, so here's a hi for ya.

And also a thanks. The Requiem is lovely -- one of the monuments of how that sort of composition should be, definitely. A fine, fine thing.

And thanks also for including the Goo Goo Dolls. They "opened" for an appearance the final few days of the 2004 campagin for John Kerry in Tampa. I knew already that they were talented musicians -- exceptional, really -- but their comments inbetween tunes about Sen. Kerry and the platform he was running on: priceless. I watched CNN's Candy Crowley (not my favorite tv journalist, but there she was) walk from one of the audience gates toward her crew over on the Hillsborough River, and when she got about a 1/4 of the way in front of the stage under the Goo Goo Dolls, she stopped in her tracks to listen. She just closed her eyes and took in the music. I don't think Candy Crowley and I would agree on politics much, but I was heartened to see her show some geunine respect for a very talented band.

[KitchenWitch]

99. As far as why I chose the Goo Goo Dolls number

the line "Scars are souvenirs you never lose - the past is never far" always resonates with me.

A possible fourth number would be Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto Number 1

[saltpoint]

100. You're right -- their lyrics resonate. You used the perfect word.

As for Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto? No complaint on that either.

A strong batch of music, KW. :thumbsup:

[emmajane67]

106. Okay, here we go...

'Thinking about you' - Radiohead

'Your Ghost' - Kristin Hersh and Michael Stipe

'When you find me' - Tara Angell

I changed this list about 13 times in making it and will probably totally regret it and change it about 13 more in the next half hour.

[Jean Louise Finch]

125. Kristin Hersh

She's a genius! I love this song and it makes me literally (and I mean, literally) ache whenever I hear it. I haven't put together my list, but I think her song "Like You" would be on mine.

Great choice. Radiohead is brilliance. And after your other two choices, I am going to go out and buy Tara Angell. What's she like?

[TOhioLiberal]

101. Mine changes alot also...

currently it's

1. 'In The End' by Linkin Park. A melancholy tune about (to me) trying and failing. YMMV, of course.
2. 'Everything You Want' by Vertical Horizon.
3. 'Under Pressure' by Queen. (RIP Freddie:()

[saltpoint]

115. TOhioLiberal, you will think me hopelessly antiquated, but I only know

Queen as a group but I don't know the three tunes you've chosen. I'm sorry about that.

On your kind wish ("RIP Freddie") -- I do understand that and join you in it, too.

[TOhioLiberal]

123. That's ok...

...And I'm probably more antiquated than you are :) (or at least it feels that way sometimes).

Under Pressure - Queen

Pressure, pushing down on me
Pressing down on you, no man ask for
Under pressure, that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

That's o-kay
It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming `Let me out'
Pray tomorrow takes me higher
Pressure on people, people on streets

O-kay
Chipping around, kick my brains around the floor
These are the days it never rains but it pours
People on streets, people on streets

It's the terror of knowing
What this world is about,
Watching some good friends
Screaming `Let me out'
Pray tomorrow takes me higher
Pressure on people, people on streets

Turned away from it all, like a blind man
Sat on a fence but it don't work
Keep coming up with love
But it's so slashed and torn
Why why why?
Love love love love

Insanity laughs, under pressure we're cracking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance
Why can't we give love one more chance
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love, give love

Cause love's such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care
For the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves

This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure

[oscarguy]

102. Growing Up the Hard Way,I want to know what love is:Foreigner,

That is today, my moods do change. ...Oscar

[saltpoint]

116. Hi, oscarguy. Well, it's ok if your moods change. So do mine. I bet

everyone's does to one degree or another.

One day I might need to hear the Stones doing "Rip This Joint," and then the next morning I want to flood my skull with Vivaldi.

No apologies needed at all. Carry on & happy trails.

[oscarguy]

121. Thanks Crusoe, and Happy Trails to you.

[livetohike]

107. "Rocky Mountain High" John Denver, "If Six was NIne" Hendrix

and "Carolina in My Mind" James Taylor. :-)

[saltpoint]

114. Howdy, livetohike. I was wondering when somebody would throw a

hendrix tune onto this board. You finally did, and I thank you for it. I miss Jimi a lot. I have a feeling I'm not the only one who misses him.

Denver is the object of ridicule in some quarters, but I defend his abilities as a songwriter especially. His songs are very singable and seem to come from his real emotions. "I know he'd be a poorer man/if he never saw an eagle fly..." Well, I should say so. It's a great song.

But let me say that Taylor's "Carolina in My Mind" is a masterpiece. I have the Apple album recording (with McCartney on bass) and one bootleg copy plus the studio version on the Greatest Hits collection. "Dark and silent late last night/I think I might have heard that highway call me..." good lord how does he make the contour of the words fit the spirit of the melody like that?

Your 3 choices are great ones.

[livetohike]

120. Hi Old Crusoe

:hi:

I could have put three Hendrix songs on my list. I always thought I was the only person who listened to his lyrics while everyone else was marveling at the guitar work (well I loved that too of course). Hendrix always sounds new to me - always.

John Denver - well, the first environmentalist to put his feelings into words and since the outdoors is my religion, "Rocky Mountain High" fits the bill.

James Taylor is a genius and I wish I could have seen him play in a smoky coffeehouse way back when....

Thanks for your comments and thanks for making me think.

[distantearlywarning]

108. Here are mine:

1. Mahler's 1st
2. Subdivisions - Rush
3. Hands - Jewel

Make what you will of that...

[saltpoint]

112. Hi to you, distantearlywarning. On your three choices...

I love it. You're the mystery conductor on the cosmic genre train.

[grace0418]

109. "Walking on the Spot" Crowded House, "You Haven't Done Nothing"

Stevie Wonder, and "Back to the Old House" The Smiths.

[saltpoint]

113. Hey grace0418, thanks for putting Mr. Stevie wonder in front of our

attention on DU on this board.

Mr. Wonder is not a friend of mine in real life, but his magnificent songwriting has been in my ear since I was very young. I was admonished not to listen to pop music generally and to early Motown particularly, but I made a listener's pact with Mr. Wonder, and he led me into the light.

What a staggering, rich talent he is.

[grace0418]

119. Stevie Wonder has been a favorite of mine since I was

very small. My siblings introduced his music to me and I just love him. I don't love all of his songs (he really pushed the Suck Button in the 80s with all that sappy stuff) but his funky stuff and his early stuff is AMAZING. Plus, he is a good and kind man from what I read.

[Initech]

117. 1 - Pink Floyd - "Us And Them"

2. Frank Zappa - "Trouble Every Day"

3. Queensryche - "Take Hold Of The Flame"

If I had to pick three favorite songs, those would definately be it.

[LynneSin]

122. My 3:

"Ramble On" - Led Zeppelin
"Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen
"I've Seen All Good People" - Yes

[yellowdogmi]

124. My desert island picks.

George's Bar -Pat Green and Jerry Jeff Walker
Hey St. Peter -The Bad examples
One particular harbor- Jimmy Buffett

[NMMNG]

126. Not particularly profound, but who cares?

Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

Basket Case by Green Day

Closer to Fine by The Indigo Girls