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« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2006, 10:33:12 AM »
Juice N, layin' out another line, thinkin' 'bout a life of crime.

A minor highlight of a rather dull VT.

She actually performed this at some Nancy Reagan "Just Say No" gathering, which I thought was pretty hilarious.
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« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2006, 10:34:58 AM »
Is Queen of Hearts 81 or 82? If it's the former, I really hope we don't hear Rosanna for 82.

Whew!!! Although this Steve Miller tune isn't a lot better.
Let's get right to it.

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« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2006, 10:35:20 AM »
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Juice N, layin' out another line, thinkin' 'bout a life of crime.

A minor highlight of a rather dull VT.


That's how I'm feeling too.  Every once in a while these VT's just leave me cold.  Stevie Miller isn't doing it for me with "Abracadabra" either.
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« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2006, 10:36:15 AM »
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Is Queen of Hearts 81 or 82? If it's the former, I really hope we don't hear Rosanna for 82.

Whew!!! Although this Steve Miller tune isn't a lot better.


Lyrics were never his strong suit, but jeez.
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« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2006, 10:37:30 AM »
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Is Queen of Hearts 81 or 82? If it's the former, I really hope we don't hear Rosanna for 82.

Whew!!! Although this Steve Miller tune isn't a lot better.


Lyrics were never his strong suit, but jeez.

This is the lowest of the low, but it did sound like he said "black panties with an angel's face".  I'm getting an interesting visual on that.
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« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2006, 10:41:24 AM »
Hi Dave,  I don't have a comment on the music, though I agree Steve Miller has done a lot better.  But I just noticed that your last posting was 555 -- how palindromic and symmetrical of you.   :)
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« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2006, 10:41:52 AM »
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Is Queen of Hearts 81 or 82? If it's the former, I really hope we don't hear Rosanna for 82.

Whew!!! Although this Steve Miller tune isn't a lot better.


Lyrics were never his strong suit, but jeez.


To put it mildly. Dude had a number of huge hits tho, so somebody must not have minded.


Eeeeewwww, ending with the Goat. Ick.
Let's get right to it.

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« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2006, 10:42:01 AM »
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Is Queen of Hearts 81 or 82? If it's the former, I really hope we don't hear Rosanna for 82.

Whew!!! Although this Steve Miller tune isn't a lot better.


Lyrics were never his strong suit, but jeez.

This is the lowest of the low, but it did sound like he said "black panties with an angel's face".  I'm getting an interesting visual on that.


indeed, I always wondered whether it was an angel-faced girl waering black panites, or if the panties had an angel's face on the crotch.

Yikes, the Goat takes us home. Baaa-aaa-aaa!
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« Reply #23 on: August 14, 2006, 10:46:01 AM »
anybody who can't figure out it's a VT by now...
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« Reply #24 on: August 14, 2006, 11:03:10 AM »
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Yikes, the Goat takes us home. Baaa-aaa-aaa!


Well, there are 10 other VT's in my Db (beginning year listed only, for brevity): 1965, 1970 (x2), 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980 (x2), and 1982, and in my judgment, today's set was less interesting than any of them.  For example the other set that began with '73 kicked off with Marvin's "Let's Get It On", which woulda been BOS today with ease.

Just by way of comparison, one of the sets that went 1970-79 came on an Aug 20, and the years that overlapped with today (73-79) had the following entries:

Stories - Brother Louie
Rufus - Tell Me Something Good
K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancin'
Commodores - Easy
Foreigner - Hot Blooded
Knack - My Sharona
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« Reply #25 on: August 14, 2006, 11:11:25 AM »
I know the quiz answer w/o the mulitple choices, Sharona today is a realtor, and from what I heard, a very wealthy one, down in Orange County.  I phoned in and got a ring, but Annalisa never picked up, so an earlier caller must have had the answer.
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« Reply #26 on: August 14, 2006, 11:22:52 AM »
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Juice N, layin' out another line, thinkin' 'bout a life of crime.

A minor highlight of a rather dull VT.

She actually performed this at some Nancy Reagan "Just Say No" gathering, which I thought was pretty hilarious.


Is that really the line?  I never caught it as a coke ref!

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« Reply #27 on: August 14, 2006, 12:07:21 PM »
Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids!  hadn't thought of them in yonks.
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« Reply #28 on: August 14, 2006, 01:13:06 PM »
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Is Queen of Hearts 81 or 82? If it's the former, I really hope we don't hear Rosanna for 82.

Whew!!! Although this Steve Miller tune isn't a lot better.
Just gotta file my obligatory demurrment of the majority report on Abracadabra.  Me digs it.
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« Reply #29 on: August 14, 2006, 02:22:14 PM »
A Vertical Tasting...
 
1.  1974 - Rufus - Tell Me Something Good  
2.  1975 - War - Why Can't We Be Friends  
3.  1976 - Wings - Let 'Em in  
4.  1977 - Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do  
5.  1978 - Rolling Stones - Miss You  
6.  1979 - Knack - My Sharona (BEST OF SET!!)  
7.  1980 - SOS Band - Take Your Time, Do it Right  
8.  1981 - Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts  
9.  1982 - Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra  
10.  1983 - Stevie Nicks - Stand Back  
 
BONUS TRACK:  1984 - Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
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