Post a song that never gets old and always sounds fresh.

[Arugula Latte]

My pick: "Blister in the Sun" by the Violent Femmes.

This video is nuts. I'd never seen it before. http://youtube.com/watch?v=hYZkoI1ggEw

[redqueen]

1. Fresh? I'm not sure what you mean...

I do love Blister in the Sun though. :)


Here's one that for me, will never get old:

Janis Joplin - Summertime
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aTFF-BaT0MM

[Pendrench]

2. My choice: Stagger Lee (the Lloyd Price version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHAN7Qu0ZhY

[Elidor]

50. Great choice!

I have two different versions of that song, but there's another Price version with slightly different lyrics that I haven't been able to locate (a friend had a mix tape with it back in the day). That's a song with a long history, and Dick Clark was actually just a small bump in that history. Great music.

[Pendrench]

89. Thank you for your response.

That's interesting what you said about the other version...I seem to remember reading about that, but I don't know that I've ever heard it. Is that the one that begins "The night was clear.." instead of "The night was Claire..."? If I'm remembering it right, didn't they want to "clean up" the song lyrics so it wouldn't offend some of the listening public?

At any rate...it's a great song from "Mr. Personality"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqP8KJLvPp8


Tim

[Elidor]

97. The conventional wisdom has it that there are two versions by Price

But I know I've heard a third. Yeah, Dick Clark wanted the lyrics cleaned up before he would play it on bandstand, because he didn't think teenagers should be boppin' to a song about murder. But there are two versions by Price with the original lyrics. One of them is bouncier, with a more lively tempo, and that's the one I've never been able to find again.

And the song itself is an old classic. Wikipedia has a page devoted to the subject, and there are web sites devoted to it as well.

[nomorenomore08]

122. It is very old. I have a version by Mississippi John Hurt from the 30's, but it predates even him.

nt

[amitten]

3. Lust for life. n/t

[Radical Activist]

103. The cruise ship commercials ruined that song for me.

Although its a funny choice given the lyrics.

[Lyric]

4. For me? This.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjMPj1HXR1A

[NewEnglandGirl]

5. Great Slow Dancing Song

Just so pretty. "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iP-jBwHKw2s

(Video gets a little goofy at times.) :loveya:

[JeffR]

6. That Thing You Do

Greatest fake Sixties song ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzllVlzzeuo

[carlyhippy]

37. I had the soundtrack, best movie ever!

I am sparticus.

[Elidor]

51. No....this one is the greatest fake Sixties

Smash Mouth, Walking on the Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_OaTloMxSI

Otay, that's weird, I've posted Walking on the Moon and Walking on the Sun in the same thread, with no loss of relevance.

[Shell Beau]

7. I never ever get tired of Purple Rain.

Great song!!

[MGKrebs]

8. I don't know about "fresh", but a song I never get tired of is

"Take 5" by Dave Brubeck.

[medeak]

18. yep! n/t

[charlie and algernon]

9. Bittersweet Symphony

very underrated, one of the greatest intro's ever.

[Arugula Latte]

12. I love that song.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. ahhh...yes. Nice one.

:thumbsup:

[Left Is Write]

54. Another one of my all-time favorites!

[EOTE]

73. One of the greatest intros stolen from the Rolling Stones, anyway.

It is a really good song, but when they asked to use a sample from the Andrew Oldham Orchestra's version of The Rolling Stone's "The Last Time", they ended up sampling more than they were legally allowed to and ended up losing songwriting credits to Jagger and Richards. I guess they never figured on the song becoming as big of a hit as it did and assumed that no one would notice.

As an aside, Lucky Man was another cool track from the Verve.

[EnviroBat]

10. Here you go...

Brian Jonestown Massacre "Servo"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSXoTNVvNE

[Arugula Latte]

16. That was cool. I'd never heard that.

Thanks.

[EnviroBat]

70. Yeah, BJM is a great band...

Their lead singer, Anton Newcombe is a schizophrenic though... I've met him and had discussions with him that seem to feel more like channel surfing than dialog. That, and he's extremely volatile when agitated.

[Arugula Latte]

83. That's one of those bands I'd heard the name of, but never the music.

I'm going to check out more of their stuff. :hi:

[JVS]

11. this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvyGydc8no

[Arugula Latte]

13. *snort*

I can't believe that thing wasn't meant as satire. :rofl:

Here's another that seems like a parody but is not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol6vr5_CY1o

[RadiationTherapy]

19. buh. I. B b but why did they?... and then the ... I can't understand why no one told them...

*breaks down sobbing* It's just so terrible!!!

[AwakeAtLast]

14. A few

"Hungerstrike", Temple of the Dog - Can't believe it's 17 years old!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lln5i1N3J8g


"Burning Down the House" - Talking heads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st1lH8zcIuQ


"I Wanna Be Sedated" - the Ramones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMD7Ezp3gWc


I also agree with you pick, but I submit "Gone Daddy Gone" also by Violent Femmes. That is how you make a marimba rock! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZXhlwYOyLw

They were totally underated IMHO. :hi:

[malta blue]

44. I agree on 3 of your 4...

The Ramones were great - but not my style


















:hide:

[CBGLuthier]

15. 16 tons

Written by MErle Travis, sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford, 1955

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NBkrAESUbyI

[medeak]

17. Nature Boy by Nat King Cole

timeless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRcn2YXaHoo

92 yr old Dad met the writer of song many times...he always wore sandals and hair like Jesus...this was before hippies mind you

[frickaline]

31. I love that one too

[medeak]

32. David Bowie did it as well?

just discovered...am blown away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxWG1AwDk7I&feature=related

[frickaline]

78. yeah here it is with the doctor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Tdc14P7A4&feature=related

haha!

[Iggo]

20. Tush -- ZZ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EKj1P3UTbAk&feature=related

[Orsino]

22. Londonbeat: "I've Been Thinking About You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukFl0o0ApDU (not a rickroll)

[Mad_Dem_X]

108. Great song! nt

[Manifestor_of_Light]

23. In My Life......I've Loved Them All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0x3vTw6yc

[Mr. Blonde]

24. I never get tired of

Band of Horses - No One's Going to Love You
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jfX6WTOmt5E

Really their whole Cease to Begin Album.

[Guava Jelly]

25. For me it's

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oWiTxsdR6no
Cheek to Cheek..Fred Astaire

[mia]

26. What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vnRqYMTpXHc&feature=related

People lifting one another up is a wonderful thing too.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3507514

Thanks for the thread.

[BlueJazz]

27. So Danco Samba by Stan Getz

[distantearlywarning]

28. Amaranth by Nightwish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdZn7k5rZLQ

[frickaline]

29. I'd have to say

anything with Tito Puente in it. Here he is on sesame street rockin out a little Ran Kan Kan with the grouch:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LbCtgu38ZXU

p.s. grosse point blank ... awesome flick.

[gatorboy]

30. "It's The End of the World As We Know It."

[sarge43]

33. Stardust, Nat King Cole

Probably the best ballads ever written. One of the best balladeers ever to step in front of a microphone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFyKAUBkdOs

[arcadian]

34. Hotel California -The Eagles

n't

[arcadian]

35. Dust in the Wind - Kansas

n't

[arcadian]

36. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

[arcadian]

38. White Christmas - Bing Crosby

[carlyhippy]

39. What is life-George Harrison

great song and a great tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oFESUMWhU

[Pendrench]

90. Absolutely! One of my favorite George songs of all time!

Another great one: Awaiting on You All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54JoJ0QQMUU


Tim

[DS1]

40. C'mon fucking guy!

[krispos42]

65. Really?

:spank:











Damn angry white Canadians! Go back up north and enjoy your excellent health-care system!!!

[Duncan Grant]

41. "There She Goes" - The La's

I think XTC's "Senses Working Overtime" is also a contender. :thumbsup:

[XemaSab]

42. Good call on the XTC

I first heard it around '94, and I wasn't aware it was an oldie THEN. :shrug:

[Duncan Grant]

81. If a song was originally released on vinyl -- it's ancient.

Time flies... :)

[Left Is Write]

53. "There She Goes" is one of my favorite songs ever.

Just don't make me listen to the Sixpence None The Richer version!

[Duncan Grant]

82. The Sixpence version is like the background music in a Mercedes commercial.

They lost all the "feeling" in that song, didn't they?

[XemaSab]

43. Here are two from the depths of the '90s:

Toad the Wet Sprocket: Walk on the Ocean (accompanied by a cool video about surfing Alaska!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyyB3dz5PE8&feature=related


Ned's Atomic Dustbin: Gray Cells Green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts_-4iGdSD0

[truedelphi]

48. I love the "Walk On The Ocean" song n/t

[KamaAina]

52. And one from the depths of the '80s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

[XemaSab]

61. Fuck you

x(

[EOTE]

74. I love me some Toad the Wet Sprocket.

One of my favorites of theirs is "All I Want" also from the album Fear.. I got to see them play in the early 90s, it was a great show.

[frickaline]

79. heh I always liked 'television'

more ned's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yan77UKYcg4&feature=related

[SoxFan]

45. Anything on the Velvet's "banana" album

I first listened to the album in the early '90s and couldn't believe that it had been recorded over twenty years earlier. You can really hear where U2, REM, Echo, and a host of 80s and 90s post-punks found some inspiration

[TroglodyteScholar]

46. The Pixies - Tame (1989)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcn0f5s-aas <--performance from 1991

[frickaline]

76. brilliant

gouge away from the same show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTTPv8_95KY&NR=1

pixies 4-eva!

[WinkyDink]

47. "Sympathy for the Devil". "Unchained Melody". "Wipeout". Hee.

[Elidor]

49. Walking on the Moon

The Police:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltUiKvNsgJ0

[BurtWorm]

55. A lot of this man's songs always sound fresh and new to me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6N00CwudA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQNE7HmV7HI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LNt5J0Cesc

[soleft]

56. Jet

[Lil Missy]

57. Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger

[RandomKoolzip]

62. You're joking, right?

[Lil Missy]

68. Nope. Not joking. I LOVE that song.

[frickaline]

77. lol so does my dad

[BurtWorm]

58. Tricky Dicky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO-htAYP5jI

[Fox Mulder]

59. I never get tired of "Fields of Gold" by Sting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UppX6vP3c4g

I just love that song.

[Arugula Latte]

86. The story behind it chokes me up.

The woman who wrote it was dying young (cancer?). It's very touching.

[Pendrench]

94. Another version of that song by Eva Cassidy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDMqFvh5Lcs

Tim

[Robeson]

60. This one always rocks....

...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt82JZT1c6A

[pokerfan]

63. No Matter What

Badfinger

[devilgrrl]

64. Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

needs more cowbell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rW-YvYmUE

[krispos42]

67. Cowbell?

[krispos42]

66. Oh, jeez, basically my entire iPod music list

I have a high tolerence for repeats...

Pearl Jam: Yellow Ledbetter, Don't Call Me Daughter, Jeremy

Stone Temple Pilots: Vasoline, Half the Man I Used to Be, Interstate Love Song

Aerosmith: Sweet Emotion

Beck: Loser

Butthole Surfers: Pepper

Eric Clapton: Layla (live acoustic, don't hit me)

Guns n' Roses: Paradise City, Sweet Child of Mine

Kenny Loggins: I'm All Right

[Swede]

69. Debbie Denis by the Blue Oyster Cult never gets old for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAkfHShATKY

[Tyler Durden]

71. "Can't find my way home." Blind Faith.

Come down off your throne and leave your body alone.
Somebody must change.
You are the reason Ive been waiting so long.
Somebody holds the key.

But Im near the end and I just aint got the time
And Im wasted and I cant find my way home.

Come down on your own and leave your body alone.
Somebody must change.
You are the reason Ive been waiting all these years.
Somebody holds the key.

Chorus

But I cant find my way home.
But I cant find my way home.
But I cant find my way home.
But I cant find my way home.
Still I cant find my way home,
And I aint done nothing wrong,
But I cant find my way home.

[Arugula Latte]

84. I love that song. That was one of the first tunes I downloaded from iTunes when I got my iPod

:thumbsup:

[devilgrrl]

72. 'Moonage Daydream' - David Bowie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAjQayYnmto

[EOTE]

75. Tempted by Squeeze. Best use of organ ever.

As soon as I hear the electric organ intro for Tempted, I get chills. The song never gets old. I'll also add "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Stones. Richards' guitar work is just sublime, and the bass hook is hypnotic. As a third, I'll add the best single ever to feature the banjo, "Sing" by Travis. Beck's "Sexxlaws" comes in a close 2nd in that category.

[Symarip]

85. Good call on Squeeze

The sax intro to Hourglass is pretty timeless, as well.

[Pendrench]

91. A couple other great Squeeze songs:

Annie Get Your Gun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCKtHoGHRU

Another Nail in My Heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6pUZNfzk3Q

Tim

[frickaline]

80. I'm gonna add 'Spoonman' Soundgarden and audioslave 'i am the highway'

for the love of chris, he never gets old to me.

spoonman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxtL-_m7fGM

i am the highway:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=725iONdAu9Q

[Symarip]

87. I have you all beat

Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lkMzuXlKQv8

[Arugula Latte]

88. That's a good one. I also love "The Harder They Come"

[southlandshari]

92. Some Kind of Wonderful (GFR), among others

Ok. I'm old. But it is a damn good song.

If you don't believe me, I can get a witness. Or two.

And my witnesses have big boobs and wear few clothes.
They are also really smart, of course.

:D


While I'm showing my grey hairs, I might as well go for broke...other songs that always sound fresh to me:


Boogie Shoes - 30 plus years later, K.C. & the Sunshine Band can still make the young girls dance.

All you parents out there should appreciate the positive dental hygiene message embedded here. Fresh music, fresh breath and all that....


I dare any of you to call Earth Wind & Fire's classic "September" stale after watching this most excellent, cheesy-to-the-point-of-being-cool salute to the original.

A goofy guy dancing like a sprinkler on a desktop, locker-humping band geeks who will one day rule the world and elements of Hot for Teacher, including graphic mascot spanking scenes, united in song?

What more could anyone possibly ask for?

:woohoo:


Ok, ok...just to prove I'm not a total dinosaur, let me throw in something a bit more contemporary with Donavon Frankenreiter's It Don't Matter. This song will never get old in my book.


And...last, but never, ever least....

The most timeless anthem of all-time. Fresh eight days a week.

:evilgrin:

[DS1]

93. Tool - Stinkfist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07pLGIgyfjw

[southlandshari]

96. All Summer Long - Kid Rock

A little redneck salute to neanderthals everywhere as we head on into the weekend!


:)

[Phillycat]

95. A Little Less Conversation, Elvis Presley.

I remember asking someone what the original sounded like, because I liked the dance remix so much. And they said, "No, that IS the original!" SO ahead of its time.

[sammythecat]

98. I always liked that one too. Still do. n/t

[1awake]

99. hmmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcXA_pkfLso

[Mad_Dem_X]

110. !

:spray:

[Captain Angry]

100. Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody

30 years old. Still magic.

[Ahpook]

101. Posted it before...

but as your link says, it never gets old:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTiauxUQDE

[Arugula Latte]

109. Oh yeah ... Love that one!

:thumbsup:

[Paladin]

102. "Back On The Chain Gang" by the Pretenders (n/t)

[Canuckistanian]

104. Sumer is icumen in

I always remember the first time I heard it.

It was 1239 and I had just secured my first job as an apprentice cooper. Edward Longshanks had just issued some decree about Scotland, but I was in love with the Shire Reeve's daughter.

It was a good time to be alive and disease-free.

[Arugula Latte]

107. Aye ...

Lude sing Cucu, Groweth sed, and bloweth med, And springeth wude nu.

Yes, that brings me back as well ... A young scullery maid, 'twas I.

Remember when "Miller and the Hot Pokers" had a big hit with their remake 100 years later?

[Canuckistanian]

113. And Oh, did those meds bloweth

Thanketh God for the meade.

[Tikki]

105. Since 1977...The Pop..."Down on the Boulevard"....

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/10/10/1500599/Down%20on%20the%20Boulevard.mp3

..."we rocked the stars above...down on the boulevard....


Tikki

[MrSlayer]

106. Metallica - "One"

Just an outstanding song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j39ABZyzek

[JoePhilly]

111. Almost any song by the Outfield ... great summer music, any year.

[Pale Blue Dot]

112. "While You See a Chance" by Steve Winwood.

I once listened to this five times in a row (not my choice) - and I still love it.

[stuntcat]

114. 'Alone Again Or' by The Damned

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f6RqcEuxY_Q

it will never not ROCK :headbang:

[Arugula Latte]

119. I looked for that song on iTunes a few months ago, but they don't have it.

Did you know it's a remake of a 60s song by the 13th Floor Elevators? I didn't know that until recently.

[stuntcat]

120. I never heard of that version!

I have an old one by the band Love. Is the 13th Floor Elevators version on itunes?? I'm about to look. That's terrible that the Damned one isn't on there, it's one of those songs everybody should get I think :D

[Arugula Latte]

121. Oh, wait. My bad...Sorry. I was thinking of a different remake.

Jeez ... I should check things, first. The 13th Floor Elevators originally did "She Lives," which was remade by The Judybats in the 80s ... That's what I was thinking of. That's another song that I hadn't originally realized was a remake, like "Alone Again, Or."

[MrScorpio]

115. (Falling Like) Dominoes DONALD BYRD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF_V3CTor_g

[nytemare]

116. Tiny Dancer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O80b002XT0

[HughBeaumont]

117. First, we'll start off with the greatest video ever made . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRWTz3zY1WY

Then, we move on to some killer arrangement and heart-felt pain from a not-heralded-enough genius:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWWNxBNlyQ

We'll season it up with a rarely-seen but still classic piece of carnival weirdness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbBwFdKDaKw

Plus a bit of Swedish hot kitsch (I'm ignoring the two Kin Shriner-looking schmucks, if you haven't guessed):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuB8xWeA59I

Our entrees for the evening would be by the originators of pretty much everything heard on college and alternative radio from 1987 onward:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luK9-bQVj0k

Followed by one of the most heartfelt pieces that got me through a lot of hard times in my life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hY80oaQWE

Gotta include this one . . . really underrated songsmith here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCpj4WLesVA

What the hell . . . I've loved this song for 30 years now, might as well post all three parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9A60e16SvM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwctZz6wwT0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaygITgll80&feature=related

Finally . . . a piece of pop greatness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVvyDo73wQo&feature=related

Thank you for watching. Enjoy the scenery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8tjchas2I4

[many a good man]

118. Friday on My Mind

Earth Quake cover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDyV2mu5ztM

[JeffR]

123. If I Fell

sounds as young and revelatory as it did the day Lennon and McCartney sang those great harmonies.

[nomorenomore08]

124. Big Star - "September Gurls"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKSs1J38EA

The best song the Beatles (or the Byrds) never wrote.