Mr. Moderator

Mr. Moderator

When not blogging Mr. Moderator enjoys baseball, cooking, and falconry.

What Song Would You Want Played at Your Funeral?

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May 232010
 

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If you’re a little morbid, like me, or a lot morbid, like Jeff Conaway, maybe you’ve considered what song you’d like played at your funeral. Just a couple of weeks ago, for some reason, I began thinking about this. I’ve yet to reach a decision, but I may do so through this thread. How about you? Have you considered what song you would like played at your funeral?

I was at Citizens Bank Park last year, when legendary and beloved broadcaster Harry Kalas was memorialized. As his casket was led through a line of Phillies players and into the hearse, Simon and Garfunkle’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was played. Kalas’ sons set it up, saying that it was his favorites on their old car 8-track player and the song their dad requested to have played when he died. I’m not a big Simon and Garfunkle fan or that song, but it was touching.

How do you want to touch your loved ones and admirers when you’re put to rest? Choose now so that the task of selecting your song is not left to Shawn Love!

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Rock Arcana: Speed Round Edition!

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May 222010
 

I’d like to try something we’ve never done before, in a way we may have never attempted had we done so to this point.

I’m going to throw out a question concerning a piece of rock arcana or trivia. Once that question is answered, in the Comments, the person who answers that question can throw out a new question. Then the person who answers that new question can ask the next question. And so on.

If the answer to the question requires multiple responses, as my first question will, the answers can come in piecemeal with any Townsperson who has contributed to the final answer – only after the full answer has been provided – can pick up the next question.

Got me? Let’s go…after the jump! Continue reading »

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Missheard Lyrics

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May 192010
 

Little red fly.

Townswoman ladymisskirroyale raised the following question for discussion on The Main Stage. We may have had a thread or two related to this topic long ago, but there’s been lots of turnover since then, and lots of new Townspeople to add to the collective personal history of rock that is part of our mission. To that end, please do us one favor: keep your misheard lyrics personal, OK? Don’t copy entries out of some “There’s a Bathroom on the Right” book. Here’s what ladymiss wants to see discussed:

I see a post that needs to be done of misheard lyrics. Shall we start one? One of my favorites: My brother thinking that Wings‘ “Live and Let Die” actually says, “Little Red Guy.” Hmmm.

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Last Man Standing: Flagging Rock Bands That Release a Self-Referential Song to Aid in Reviving Their Brand

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May 182010
 

This has been said before, but I’m pretty sure this will be our most challenging Last Man Standing competition yet! If you’ve never played before, the idea is to submit one entry at a time until no other answers to the LMS competition come to mind. The reason I feel this LMS will be the most challenging ever is because I can only think of 4 possible answers, 2 of which come from the same band. I’m pretty sure there are no more than 4 possible answers, but I’m also pretty sure that I’m wrong about this. Prove me wrong!

By the way, there are a couple of limitations. Only songs by ROCK artists will be accepted – no hip-hop artists, who are self-referential on 75% of their songs. Also, the song must come in the second half of the artists’ relevant years. The song “Bad Company,” by Bad Company, for instance, does not qualify, because it was one of their first singles.

Because there may be so few answers to this question, I will not kick off this thread with an entry, but I will give one clue regarding probably the best-known of these songs: although rock nerds would not rank it among the band’s top 20 songs, it’s become a staple of the band’s abbreviated sets for nationwide television performances and the like. Go!

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I-Give-Up Rock, or If You Can’t Say Anything Nice About…Natalie Merchant

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May 172010
 


Wasn’t there a crack in a Seinfeld episode in which Jerry, I believe, said to George something to the effect of anyone who wears a sweatsuit in public for non-sports-related purposes is announcing that they’ve given up on life? I believe Natalie Merchant is the musical equivalent of that sweatsuit. I know a lot of you R.E.M. fans thought she was special when 10,000 Maniacs first hit and she was Michael Stipe‘s tour bus partner, but come on, if you’re listening to Natalie Merchant in 2010 are you announcing to the world that you’ve given up on music?

Actually, rather than pile on with negativity, as we here in the Halls of Rock Town are sometimes wont to do, let’s make an extra effort effort to find something good to say about, you know, stuff that is clearly godawful.

It is in that spirit that we embark on yet another effort to bring some positivity to our proceedings. Please spend some quality time with the video above, then — if you can — please find something nice to say about it. You’ll feel a whole lot better, I promise you.

I look forward to your comments. Just remember, if you can’t say anything nice about this video… please don’t say anything at all.

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For Ronnie James Dio and My First Demo Talent(less) Search Participants

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May 172010
 

This could be your first demo tape!

A premature premonition of Ronnie James Dio’s impending death, circa 1984, so rocked a Townsman and his old college buddy that they quickly picked up pen, axe, and other tools of the recording arts and bashed out the following number.

“On Horses We Ride”

Our colleague, who wishes to remain anonymous, hopes that along with providing solace for fans of Dio that this ancient recording will inspire participants in Rock Town Hall’s Talent(less) Search: My First Demo, coming soon!

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