This could be a short one. But I was listening to some Mott the Hoople and one of Mick Ralph‘s few contributions came on “Ready For Love“.
Mick took this song with him to Bad Co. and it became a big hit. Can you name other times this happened? (Solo suitcasing doesn’t count.)
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Lyrics and/or Song Titles count. Cite the source for those of us that are lyrically challenged. (Hint: I got this idea from a recent RTH post.)
I’ll get it rolling with:
Baby Lemonade– from Syd Barretts song of the same name
A Cetain Ratio– from Brian Eno’s “The True Wheel”
If you’re not familiar with the Last Man Standing game, we throw up one answer at a time in response to the day’s theme until all answers are spent. It’s time we come clean with every cheesy stage move done to death by rock bands. May I kick things off with one that always bugs me?
Multiple guitar picks taped to the mic stand, ready to flick out to fans
What have you got?
You know the drill. I’ll start:
When I was younger, the family and I used to play a drive-time game called, rather boringly, “Categories.” Somebody would simply shout out a category of something from the back seat, and each member of the family would take turns listing items — one at a time — from that category, until some poor schmo couldn’t think of any more and had to ignominiously admit defeat. The game would continue until there was one person left, who had to end the game with a triumphant final category item after everybody else caved, and he or she was gloriously celebrated as the “Master” of that category.
Here at RTH, we play a more freeform version of the game, and have ascribed a more Mandom-infused name to it as well: “Last Man Standing.” The rules are essentially the same, though those who moderate acknowledge it’s impossible to proclaim a “winner.” It may in fact be the least insightful activity RTHers pursue — it’s silly, pointless, a gigantic waste of time, leads to no greater understanding of any concept, and contributes nothing to any form of “healing” whatsoever. It’s our greatest achievement!
So it is that I offer the first edition of Last Man Standing here at RTH’s new home, in the hopes that it may amuse, and nothing more.
Today’s category is:
Fake TV “Bands” (ie, bands or artists that did not exist outside the boundaries of a TV script or animator’s cel.)
I’ll start with Johnny Bravo, as played by Greg Brady. I’ll throw a couple more in for good measure, to make the concept clear: Josie and the Pussycats and Spock when he jams the Vulcan blues on his Intergalactic lyre.
I look forward to your responses.
