I’m not sure how far we’ll get with this one, but be creative. For the game’s sake, we’ll also allow the converse: cartoon or movie characters that sound like effects boxes – but if you go this route you’ll need to define the effect. I’ll kick it off with one of my favorites (andyr knows the other one I have in mind, for sure): Tube Screamer.
Your move.
Let’s see if yesterday’s hot posts have dulled your usually razor-sharp minds. Not just tossed-off allusions to literary works or authors (eg, Van Morrison’s frequent shout-outs to his favorite authors), but songs actually written around the main ideas of said works. And yes, songs with lyrics taken directly from a poem, such as Syd Barrett’s “Golden Hair”, do count!
Are you ready to get into the swing of things? Continue reading »
If it’s not clear what list of particular rock oddities I’m hoping we can exhaust, think about the Spencer Davis Group. When you and your rock nerd friends sit around and talk about Spencer Davis Group, do you ever talk about poor Spencer himself? Do you ever give him props for whatever instrument he played? Could you pick him out from a police lineup or Spencer Davis Group album cover? Probably not. Spencer Davis is nowhere near the best-known member of the group that bears his name.
Four bands immediately come to mind for this thread, along with a fifth band that is named after two band members who are not the best-known members of the band they founded. I’m banking on the fact that there are more than the five examples I have in mind. Let’s get it on! But first, remember the one rule in Last Man Standing competitions: Only one entry per post! You may not post a list that hogs multiple entries. Now, let’s get it on!
You may cry “No fair!” but I sense that a good deal of Townspeople have found Bono to be as annoying as anyone in rock at some point. Let’s get it off our chests once and for all, then find a way to admire the guy for what he is, within reason.
Those of us who feel this way may easily agree on the whole package of annoying behavior that could lead to screen-length rants, but for today’s Last Man Standing, I ask that you attempt to detail specific things about Bono that annoy the crap out of you, from his Holstering techniques to elements of his Look. Save the rants; state your beefs, one at a time. Let’s see what it adds up to.
Remember, Last Man Standing drills require the submission of no more than one (1) entry per post. When all ways in which Bono annoys the crap out of you have been exhausted we will take a moment of silence to celebrate the awarding of the RTH non-prize!
Some of you know the Last Man Standing drill: we post one (1) answer at a time in response to the game’s question until no other answers are possible. The Townsperson who posts the last possible answer wins the patented RTH non-prize! More importantly, the winner get’s to strut around as if he or she just had awesome sex the night before. Past Last Man Standing winners will back me up.
As for today’s question, we’re looking for songs that sound like nothing else a band or artist ever did or would do. A few ground rules to keep in mind (please pay attention, those of you who complain that the rules too often shift):
Clear enough? Let the games begin!
Try building atop this opening volley: Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”!
I just knew this sexy title was going to attract you to today’s Last Man Standing. I was listening to Lou Reed’s “Street Hassle” when the following line jumped out at me – but not for the obvious reason:
“She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees from off of the Formica top bar.”
It was the mere mention of Formica, that once-prevalent countertop material of my youth, that got me thinking about songs that refer to uniquely 20th century, post-WWII home goods made of industrial-fabricated-composite materials. I wish I could describe this better: it’s home goods stuff made out of fake materials. Not cars, not surfboards, not jet airliners (Happy birthday, Steve Miller!), but artificial, industrial-made home products that were distinctive of post-WWII American (and European, I suppose) homes: particular types of furniture materials come to mind, home construction materials (but not wood, for instance), wonder cleansers, you name it. There’s one rule (at least for starters): state the home goods material referred to along with the song title. I’ve given you Lou Reed’s “Street Hassle” and the reference to Formica.
The following clip is a hint at another song fitting this Last Man Standing game. Continue reading »
