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One more:

Let's Save Tony Orlando's House



I love these guys so much.

(ETA: If you didn't listen, or didn't catch the lyrics, the song tells a story of arson committed by ... Frankie Valli. Do I need a smiley thingie here?)
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Excellent performance of a great song by an exceptional band.....




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Apologies if this one is a repeat, I just learned of it myself today and had to share:

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More of a video than the song but it’s interesting to see something so blatantly mocking what it’s mimicking (or is that the other way round) that you begin to wonder if is not actually sincerity.
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It’s Space Lord By Monster Magnet in case the king never starts looking. (It’s Vevo and they don’t like sharing)
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Crackpot wrote:
Fri Feb 28, 2025 2:53 am
More of a video than the song but it’s interesting to see something so blatantly mocking what it’s mimicking (or is that the other way round) that you begin to wonder if is not actually sincerity.
I think that's what you might call "tongue-in-cheek," and that video is, definitely.

Speaking of "more of a video than the song," here's one just released by a friend of my son; in addition to the music, Nick did all the claymation/animation for the video. It's cute and pleasantly jazz-pop-y.

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I consider the Monster Magnet “a little too on the nose” the play vey well and come up with some very catchy tune but like most of the “stoner rock” genre they just aren’t what would be considered “much concept” or deep or even particularly artistic and they definitely aren’t above throwing around gratuitous highly provocative lyrics. In a very real sense they are what they are mocking just usually presented in a different package the song itself presents the exact attitude the video presents but in a genre language the music isn’t really associated with the music type. (Though there are more than a few swipes in its contemporary genre as well). I mean even those with the most rudimentary ability to comprehend the English language can figure out what word the second “mother” is supposed to be.

I would say the video is almost hyper-self aware while pointing out the hypocrisy of “genre snobs” which paradoxically transforms it to high concept social commentary.
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This 22 year old seems to be channeling the 70s - I’m crazy about the suit but the music is off the charts.

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Indeed.....



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RIP Brian Wilson


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The sad thing is you can’t even trust Facebook death notices anymore.
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Thanks BSG. One tribute I heard on radio said Brian Wilson was always about music of joy. I certainly need more of that now.

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Burning Petard wrote:
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Thanks BSG. One tribute I heard on radio said Brian Wilson was always about music of joy. I certainly need more of that now.

Ron Baldwin
This is so true - the song I chose to post is not the one I would have chosen when I was a huge BB fan decades ago and adored the sappy love songs, but it is one that resonates so much more with me after decades of living and hurting, and the fact that it expresses the alienation of the individual and yet sounds so joyful - that's pure Brian Wilson. Such joy from such a troubled mind; it's a lesson for all of us.
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I guess I'm not a true Beach Boys fan because I never listened to the 2012 album on which is this lovely tune, which resonates with us oldsters. Thanks to Bruce Springsteen for posting about it on Facebook which is how I found it this morning.

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Make America Great Again. What is your symbol of American Greatness?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAvZgxs ... rt_radio=1

I much prefer the Lady of the Harbor over black-clad agents hiding behind masks, in full body armor and carrying battle rifles.

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I want to dedicate this little ditty to BSG. I know she’d just love the implied message here: That she has absolutely nothing to say about it. :D

https://genius.com/artists/Donovan

Donovan’s 1966 classic hit – his only one to make it to No. 1 in the USA, the lyrics addressing his future wife, Linda Lawrence. Among others, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin played on the… Read More
[Verse 1]
Sunshine came softly a-through my a-window today
Could've tripped out easy, but I've a-changed my way
It'll take time, I know it, but in a while
You're gonna be mine ( Incubator ) and I know it, we'll do it in style
I expected to be placed in an air force combat position such as security police, forward air control, pararescue or E.O.D. I would have liked dog handler. I had heard about the dog Nemo and was highly impressed. “SFB” is sad I didn’t end up in E.O.D.

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