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The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« on: December 12, 2005, 08:00:50 AM »
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Re: The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2005, 08:03:39 AM »
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who knew me'shell and jcm could do this song justice?
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Re: The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2005, 08:05:24 AM »
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who knew me'shell and jcm could do this song justice?


I still prefer the Martha Reeves version me'self.

early BOS: Sister Havens, "Here Comes the Sun."
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Re: The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2005, 08:06:08 AM »
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who knew me'shell and jcm could do this song justice?


I still prefer the Martha Reeves version me'self.

early BOS: Sister Havens, "Here Comes the Sun."


i've never heard martha's version. but agreed on ebos!
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Re: The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2005, 08:14:58 AM »
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i've never heard martha's version.


I must bring it to the next gathering or play it for you privately.  Just fab.

BOS2 "Levon", one of those non-Xmas songs that mention the holiday. I always associate it with the season.
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Re: The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2005, 08:16:20 AM »
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i've never heard martha's version.


I must bring it to the next gathering or play it for you privately.  Just fab.

BOS2 "Levon", one of those non-Xmas songs that mention the holiday. I always associate it with the season.


that's "novel." :) i still don't know what this song is saying.
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The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2005, 08:26:49 AM »
BOS: Melanie!!! "Brand New Key"
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« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2005, 08:28:45 AM »
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BOS: Melanie!!! "Brand New Key"


Ditto!  I've never understood why this is on so many HFH lists. I love it when sexual metaphors hit #1.
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« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2005, 08:34:47 AM »
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BOS: Melanie!!! "Brand New Key"


Ditto!  I've never understood why this is on so many HFH lists. I love it when sexual metaphors hit #1.


even "aqualung?" :) i'm not sure it ever hit #1.
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« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2005, 08:37:43 AM »
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BOS: Melanie!!! "Brand New Key"


Ditto!  I've never understood why this is on so many HFH lists. I love it when sexual metaphors hit #1.


even "aqualung?" :) i'm not sure it ever hit #1.


"Aqualung"'s too literal to be a metaphor.

OMG, "Hey Big Brother", rare Rare Earth.
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« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2005, 08:42:16 AM »
Ka-Ka-Ka-trinas, turn & face the lame Ka-Ka-trinas!

Sorry, loves me some Bowie but this one I've just heard one too many times.
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« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2005, 08:43:49 AM »
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Ka-Ka-Ka-trinas, turn & face the lame Ka-Ka-trinas!

Sorry, loves me some Bowie but this one I've just heard one too many times.


hmmm...i don't think i could ever say that about any bowie song.
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« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2005, 08:45:21 AM »
wild night, van morrison
here comes the sun, richie havens
stay with me, the faces
levon, elton john
signs, five man electrical band
behind blue eyes, the who
brand new key, melanie
aqualung, tull
hey big brother, rare earth
changes, david bowie
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Re: The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2005, 11:58:59 AM »
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i've never heard martha's version.


I must bring it to the next gathering or play it for you privately.  Just fab.

BOS2 "Levon", one of those non-Xmas songs that mention the holiday. I always associate it with the season.


that's "novel." :) i still don't know what this song is saying.



It's an existential crisis.  Levon has defined himself by his possessions -- the money he makes, the balloons he inflates -- and thinks that by doing so, he's creating a better world for his son.  And Levon cannot understand why Jesus does not take a similar worldview, why he doesn't adhere to the same mores and family values that served Levon so seemingly well.  Can Levon and Jesus both be good men?  That's the song's central proposition, and one of my favorite Taupin lyrics, the more I've pondered it over the years.
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Re: The Drive, 12/12/05: 1971
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2005, 12:04:36 PM »
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i've never heard martha's version.


I must bring it to the next gathering or play it for you privately.  Just fab.

BOS2 "Levon", one of those non-Xmas songs that mention the holiday. I always associate it with the season.


that's "novel." :) i still don't know what this song is saying.



It's an existential crisis.  Levon has defined himself by his possessions -- the money he makes, the balloons he inflates -- and thinks that by doing so, he's creating a better world for his son.  And Levon cannot understand why Jesus does not take a similar worldview, why he doesn't adhere to the same mores and family values that served Levon so seemingly well.  Can Levon and Jesus both be good men?  That's the song's central proposition, and one of my favorite Taupin lyrics, the more I've pondered it over the years.


aaahhhhhhh, soooooooo. thanks!
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