Terminalcoffee discussion

For what it's worth, here's my list today:
Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon - Chicago
Hard Drivin' Man - J. Geil Band
If You See Her, Say Hello - Bob Dylan
Like a Hurricane - Neil Young
Ocean Crossing - Arlo Guthrie
One For My Baby and One For the Road - Frank Sinatra
One Tin Soldier - Coven
Pale Blue Eyes - Velvet Underground
Ripple - Grateful Dead
Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman

RandomAnthony wrote: "You are shitting me with #9, Janice...right?"

ROFL! Dang it! I've been found out. I picked that song just to shit RA.

I do like a bit of schmaltz every now and again and that one is right up there.

iPods are the work of Lucifer and mp3's sound like shit.

1) "Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who
2) "Complete Control" - The Clash
3) "2-4-6-8 Motorway" - Tom Robinson Band
4) "Down on the Street" - The Stooges
5) "Dead Flowers" - Rolling Stones
6) "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" - Ramones
7) "Trash" - New York Dolls
8) "Just Another Night" - Ian Hunter
9) "A.C.D.C." - Sweet
10)"Let's Get Married" - The Proclaimers

Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "The first half of Layla, the electric version, is awesome.
I have actually faded out the instrumental part on mixed tapes midway through, so that it wouldn't be on the tape. Is that sacrilege?"

It's not as deplorable as putting Talking Heads and Wings songs on your list.

Bales of Cocaine- Reverend Horton Heat
Shame and Scandal - Peter Tosh & The Wailers
Low Rider - War
Lookin' Out my Back Door - Creedence Cleerwater Revival
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Give up the Funk - Parliament
Your Touch - The Black Keys
This is the Night - The Slackers
But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson
Put Your Teeth up on the Windowsill - Southern Culture on the Skids

This is really hard--I love so many blues, classical, jazz and reggae songs that I did not include here...

1. Jungleland--Bruce Springsteen

2. Surrender--Cheap Trick

3. American Girl--Tom Petty

4. You Can Leave Your Hat On--Randy Newman

5. Angel From Montgomery--Bonnie Raitt and John Prine

6. River--Sarah McLaughlin

7. Tiny Dancer--Elton John

8. Softly and Tenderly--Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris

9. Danke Schoen--Wayne Newton

10. Top of the World--Patty Griffin

This is torture. How can I leave Bernadette Peters, Barbara Streisand and Judy Garland off my list?? ARGH!

Cynthia wrote: "This is torture. How can I leave Bernadette Peters, Barbara Streisand and Judy Garland off my list?? ARGH!"

You could always share your island with everyone's stereotypical idea of a gay man...

Oh my God, I totally should have been born a gay man. My Broadway show tunes list on my Ipod is completely embarassing.

Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "And I love Man of Constant Sorrow by the Soggy Bottom Boys. I like a smidgeon of country."

How about this version? It has both a smidgeon of country and a bit of an island feel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6jXP...

Sounds reggae, Harry. Nice beat!
Oh, yes, I'm digging it, it's got me grooving out in my office chair. Hee! :)

This is gonna get weird, but...

Worried Down With The Blues - Gov't Mule
Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr.
I've Got Dreams To Remember - Otis Redding
Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
Up To The Mountain - Patti Griffin
Aint No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Arms Of A Woman - Amos Lee
Easy (Like Sunday Morning)- The Commodores
Slave Driver - Bob Marley and The Wailers
Adore - Prince

I'm gonna be stressing out and panicked about being stranded and possibly dying on this f'ing island. I'm gonna need some smooth music to keep me calm.

1) "Jealous Twin" - Jim Carroll
2) "If You Want My Love" - Cheap Trick
3) "The Hard Way" - The Kinks
4) "Marie Provost" - Nick Lowe
5) "Holidays in the Sun" - Sex Pistols
6) "Stealin'" - Uriah Heep
7) "It's a Long Way to the Top"- AC/DC
8) "Caught in a Dream" - Alice Cooper
9) "Nervous Breakdown" - Eddie Cochran
10)"Crimson and Clover" - Tommy James & The Shondells

i plan on starting a white stripes tribute band on my island so i won't need an ipod

Clark wrote: "3) "The Hard Way" - The Kinks"

I used to love the Kinks, Clark. Saw them play over on the West Side Piers, summer of 1986 or so. Great show.

10) Crimson and Clover - a good song that I haven't thought about in a very long time. Just found it on YouTube and am listening now.

Jonathan wrote: "Clark wrote: "3) "The Hard Way" - The Kinks"

I used to love the Kinks, Clark. Saw them play over on the West Side Piers, summer of 1986 or so. Great show."


I love them too, Jonathan. Now where is that long-rumored new album? It's only been 18 years!

Clark wrote: "I love them too, Jonathan. Now where is that long-rumored new album? It's only been 18 years!"

Why the delay? Every time Dave starts to play, Ray goes over and turns off the amp just to be a pain, and so then Dave has to yell at Ray and....

Same old story.

Jonathan wrote: "Clark wrote: "I love them too, Jonathan. Now where is that long-rumored new album? It's only been 18 years!"

Why the delay? Every time Dave starts to play, Ray goes over and turns off the amp just..."

They can't play nice. I saw them on the "Sleepwalker" tour and Mick Avory threw one of his cymbals at Dave then stomped off stage.

Yeah, I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for that one.

Clark wrote:"6) "Stealin'" - Uriah Heep
10)"Crimson and Clover" - Tommy James & The Shondells"

I love both of those songs. I might need to update.

still working on your list, sarah pi?

1. White House Blues - Charley Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers
2. God is Alive, Magic is Afoot - Buffy Sainte-Marie
3. Beeswing - Richard Thompson
4. Fine Fingered hand - The Incredible String Band
5. Sister ray - Velvet Underground
6. Moonshiner - Bob Dylan
7. The Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
8. Bat Chain Puller - Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
9. The Murder of Maria Martin - Shirley Collins
10. Please Love me Forever - Cathy Jean and the Room-mates

I love lists. Ask me another!

Paul wrote: "1. White House Blues - Charley Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers"

Excellent choice!

They have it on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdNP9D...

They have Shirley too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhr4P1...

"If you'll meet me at the Red Barn as sure as I have life
I will take you to Ipswich Town and there make you my wife"

Don't believe him Maria! No good will come of this!

janine wrote: "still working on your list, sarah pi?"

Um, yes. Still working. Who would come up with such a cruel question?

It is cruel. I am tempted to go back and edit my list.

OK, today was the last day to submit a list, so I finally buckled down. Here's what I sent in, though I'm sure it's not definitive:

Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
No Bad News - Patty Griffin
The Pearl - Emmylou Harris
Seneca Falls - the Distillers
Better Things - The Kinks
"Heroes" - David Bowie
Higher & HIgher - Jackie Wilson
Pressure Drop - The Clash covering Toots & the Maytalls
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
No More Songs - SONiA covering Phil Ochs

*helps Ko dock canoe, hands her a pina colada*

Here's the start of the officially tallied Desert Island countdown: http://wtmd.blogspot.com/2011/02/list...

Sarah Pi wrote: "Here's the start of the officially tallied Desert Island countdown: http://wtmd.blogspot.com/2011/02/list..."


I'm not complaining but how did a Love Spit Love (Psychedelic Furs side project) song make the list? Color me surprised.

I don't know how many people voted, but given the personal nature of this particular countdown, I wouldn't be surprised if some of these songs got only a couple of votes.
I mean, when they do "best ever" you're sort of saddled with the responsibility t consider what your choices mean to others as well as yourself, but desert island discs are really personal.

That said, "Am I Wrong" (the Love Spit Love song) was a good song and got a lot of alterna-radio airplay around here in the mid 90s when it came out.

I'd go for a mixture:

1) Innocent Man by Billy Joel-I absolutely adore this song, I love blasting it out of the car, at karaoke...I am an innocent man, I ammmmmmm...ah classic.

2) My favourite mistake by Sheryl Crow-I love this, always makes me think of an ex-boyfriend or 2

3) Respect by Aretha Franklin-fabulous song

4) I don't want to miss a thing by Aerosmith, I love these lyrics

5) Stop in the name of love by the Supremes-who doesn't love the Supremes?!

6) Bad Romance by Lady Gaga-adore this song

7) Crazy in Love by Beyonce-absolute classic

8) She said by Plan B-love Plan B

9) Someone like you-Adele

10) Spotlight-Jennifer Hudson

For me my favourite songs vary, but right now would be:

1. T.B. Sheets by Van Morrison
2. Gia nella notte densa from Verdi's opera Otello
3. Electrolite by R.E.M.
4. Lullaby of the leaves by Chet Baker
5. My one and only love by John Coltrane
6. Cartoon Heroes by Aqua (for when I'm out of coconuts)
7. Starting Over by John Lennon
8. Midnight Sun with Sarah Vaughan
9. Bad Things by Jace Everett
10. Lovestruck by Hush

Wow, this is tough but here goes

Jesus Walking on the Water - Violent Femmes
Baby Baby - The Vibrators
God Called in Sick Today - AFI
Craig Christ - Stephen Lynch
California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys
Killing for Jesus - Circle Jerks
Some Candy Talking - The Jesus and Mary Chain
Be My Sunshine - The Raveonettes
Venus in Furs - the Velvet Underground
Elvis Fucking Christ - The Cramps

Maxine's on a rockin' island.

I haven't heard the Dead Kennedys since Jimmy Carter was in the White House.