tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post2608745877328062972..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: A MemeBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-134783967360053162008-09-15T22:05:00.000-06:002008-09-15T22:05:00.000-06:00Jim sez: I might grab this for my next post. It w...Jim sez: <I>I might grab this for my next post. It will be 1974, if I do.</I><BR/><BR/>I happen to believe the early to mid-70s was rock 'n' roll's Golden Age. YMMV (in the "everyone" sense, not you specifically, Jim), and I expect that. Folks in the generation before me say "Chuck Berry! Bill Haley! ELVIS! Doo-Wop!" those after me yell "Journey! Styx! Heart!" and so on and so forth. And then there's the Hip-Hop crowd, but we won't go THERE. Still and even... Early 70s, with Cream, Santana, CSN&Y, The Stones, Zep, etc, etc. was as good as it ever got and much better than MOST.<BR/><BR/>OTOH... I just looked at 1974. Yow. I take it all BACK. <B>;-)</B><BR/><BR/>Phil sez: <I>Looks like you leaned toward surf music (me, too). </I><BR/><BR/>I did. Most definitely. But that was part of the turf, as I lived in SoCal at the time. I deviated from the crowd with my love of the Girl Groups and other r&b things. As for "Fingertips," yeah: ambivalent. It was, as a single, more of a novelty that got real old, real fast. And Stevie couldn't hold a <I>candle</I> to James Brown... ever. Well, maybe that's a stretch, coz SW wrote some hella-good tunes. Many more than JB.<BR/><BR/>Dion? Meh. American Bandstand -slash- Philly (I repeat myself) -slash- Jersey -slash- Atlantic City stuff, no? <B>;-)</B>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-26993545932270751912008-09-15T20:17:00.000-06:002008-09-15T20:17:00.000-06:00Ok, I know you're about 20 years my senior, bu...Ok, I know you're about 20 years my senior, but I was always behind the times in music.<BR/><BR/>Talk about a killer year to graduate as far as music goes. "Surf City" ... my favorite song for years even though it had been off the charts for 15-20 years.<BR/><BR/>Looks like you leaned toward surf music (me, too). My very first record albums I bought back around 1979 were Jan & Dean, Beach Boys, Chiffons, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly ... yeah, I was sooooo popular ;-)<BR/>My brother and I and a couple of friends played "Wipeout" and "Pipeline" at a talent show at school in ... 1982. GEEKS!!!! But we didn't care.<BR/><BR/>But hey, what's up with Dion? That's some classic stuff in my book. And ... Figertips Part II??? Indifferent? *tsk*.<BR/><BR/>Fun. I'll have to try this.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01514033542507136460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-64674080406808440052008-09-15T10:01:00.000-06:002008-09-15T10:01:00.000-06:00Pretty damn cool, Buck. I know about 95 of those s...Pretty damn cool, Buck. I know about 95 of those songs, but I was a musician myself, so had to learn a lot of covers. Good choices. There are one or two you struck through that I like, but that's about it.<BR/><BR/>I might grab this for my next post. It will be 1974, if I do.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-88476506998324516972008-09-14T14:27:00.000-06:002008-09-14T14:27:00.000-06:00Becky sez: As I expected, I only recognized a few...Becky sez: <I>As I expected, I only recognized a few of the songs from your list, but what can I say? I hadn't even been born in 1963!<BR/><BR/>My favorite from your list...Puff the Magic Dragon. Seriously.</I><BR/><BR/>OK, Becky... about the age disconnect... rub it in! <B>;-)</B><BR/><BR/>re: PP&M. I can hardly stand to listen to them any longer... I've been over-exposed, to the MAX, to their work and am completely burned out on the whole concept.<BR/><BR/>Lou sez: <I>You scratched through "Sugar Shack" by the Fireballs. Did you know that they are from Raton, NM.</I><BR/><BR/>I didn't know! I scratched "Sugar Shack" coz I think the song's lame, and it gets real irritating, real fast, for me. But... that's "taste," ain't it?<BR/><BR/>Perusing that list brought back a lot of memories for me, too (he said, somewhat obviously). I was surprised I remembered all of the tunes, too. That wasn't so on other folks' lists.<BR/><BR/>Jenny sez: <I>Ya know, you REALLY ought to read local papers every now and then. LOL!</I><BR/><BR/>Yup. Point taken, LOL! But... will I change? I doubt it. <B>;-)</B><BR/><BR/>Christina sez: <I>*ducks for cover* </I><BR/><BR/>You can RUN, but you can't HIDE, Christina... <B>:-)</B>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-23529814821245329302008-09-14T08:02:00.000-06:002008-09-14T08:02:00.000-06:00I'll have to try this one out...but I probably won...I'll have to try this one out...but I probably won't know most of the songs, since I was living in Berlin at the time!<BR/><BR/>I recognize quite a few songs on your list, from listening to music with my Dad when I was little...<BR/><BR/>*<I>ducks for cover</I>* <BR/><BR/>;)Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15691789899831793632008-09-13T21:27:00.000-06:002008-09-13T21:27:00.000-06:00Ya know, you REALLY ought to read local papers eve...Ya know, you REALLY ought to read local papers every now and then. LOL!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967546226890745086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15736976418359709232008-09-13T16:14:00.000-06:002008-09-13T16:14:00.000-06:00You scratched through "Sugar Shack" by the Firebal...You scratched through "Sugar Shack" by the Fireballs. Did you know that they are from Raton, NM. I've seen them in concert there. Since we housed teen-agers in our lodge in RR through the summers back in the 60's, I can remember listening to Peter, Paul and Mary'd "Bowin' in the Wind" and "If I Had a Hammer." But "Puff the Magic Dragon" still brings a tear to my eye :) I also remember learning to do "the Pony" to "Surf City" in the back of the Community House in RR. Thanks for the great memories.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-89748916953989763372008-09-13T15:52:00.000-06:002008-09-13T15:52:00.000-06:00As I expected, I only recognized a few of the song...As I expected, I only recognized a few of the songs from your list, but what can I say? I hadn't even been born in 1963!<BR/><BR/>My favorite from your list...Puff the Magic Dragon. Seriously.Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-24620780782444696352008-09-13T14:45:00.000-06:002008-09-13T14:45:00.000-06:00Ya done good, ASW! You also had some pretty dange...Ya done <I>good</I>, ASW! You also had some pretty danged good material to work with, too. Nice touch with the vids!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-34042641958758892352008-09-13T13:19:00.000-06:002008-09-13T13:19:00.000-06:00I played along too click here>I played along too <A HREF="http://quietmomentsbusylives.blogspot.com/2008/09/blast-from-past.html" REL="nofollow">click here></A>....https://www.blogger.com/profile/14569753442768694432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-27745282030575339732008-09-13T09:01:00.000-06:002008-09-13T09:01:00.000-06:00Forgot to answer your Q, Jenny. I had NO idea the...Forgot to answer your Q, Jenny. I had NO idea the Chiffons were still around, let alone in Clovis. I'm SO out of it...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-30581851383006865172008-09-13T08:59:00.000-06:002008-09-13T08:59:00.000-06:00Laurie and Kris say: 1981OK... I recognize/rememb...Laurie and Kris say: <I>1981</I><BR/><BR/>OK... I recognize/remember about 90% of those. But 1981 was different for me, as I was in London for the entire year... slightly different playlist on The Beeb, LOL! But: just a few my faves from that year...<BR/><BR/><I>1. Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes <BR/><BR/>43. You Make My Dreams, Daryl Hall and John Oates<BR/><BR/>57. De Do Do Do, De Da Da, Police<BR/><BR/>94. Whip It, Devo<BR/><BR/>97. Seven Year Ache, Rosanne Cash</I><BR/><BR/>Especially "Bette Davis Eyes!" But, as you might could imagine, The Police were <I>really</I> big in Ol' Blighty... '81 was GOOD for me!<BR/><BR/>Jenny sez: <I>1993</I><BR/><BR/>The Chantays did the original "Pipeline;" The Ventures covered it. It was interesting living in SoCal in 1961 - 1963... would you believe I saw The Beach Boys and The Chantays play in high school gyms and community centers, before they "made it?" S'true... As for 1993? I don't remember many of those! Maybe it's coz I was into my serious workaholic days then, or maybe it's all the hip-hop type stuff... dunno. Some of my 1993 faves (on that list, anyway):<BR/><BR/><I>22. Runaway Train, Soul Asylum<BR/><BR/>87. Fields Of Gold, Sting<BR/><BR/>95. Hey Jealousy, Gin Blossoms<BR/><BR/>96. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, Sting</I><BR/><BR/>1993 wasn't MY year for music... not the "hits," anyway. I was still buying lotsa music, but it wasn't stuff I see here!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-21002871969524211052008-09-13T08:04:00.000-06:002008-09-13T08:04:00.000-06:00This was fun. I knew a few of your songs, but onl...This was fun. I knew a few of your songs, but only from oldie radio stations. Was not aware that Pipeline was from the Chantays, I always thought it was The Ventures (Jeff loves to play along with that song on his bass). Did you go see the Chiffons when they played in Clovis last weekend?<BR/><BR/>I did look it up for my year, but only found 18 songs that I knew, and of those, only 1 was country and a couple others were rock, which was all I listened to in the grand year of 1993.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967546226890745086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-24886071617962198882008-09-13T07:42:00.000-06:002008-09-13T07:42:00.000-06:00Cool meme Buck. I did mine - here.Laurie - we grad...Cool meme Buck. I did mine - <A HREF="http://reflectionsbykris.squarespace.com/journal/2008/9/13/top-100-of-1981.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Laurie - we graduated the same year and I agree. While I did find some faves and other songs I remember enjoying, my tastes definitely ran more to The Beatles, Led Zep, AC/DC, etc... Though I did, and still do, love Journey and The Police (specifically Sting).<BR/><BR/>Fun Buck - thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-74832112967850144532008-09-13T05:59:00.000-06:002008-09-13T05:59:00.000-06:00Well, I don't think I'm going to post the list, bu...Well, I don't think I'm going to post the list, but that was kind of weird looking at the list and thinking how it would look if I did it. 1981. I was really big into heavy rock and older rock then, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Neil Young... I hated all the new stuff coming out. I look at that list for 1981 and can honestly say I don't even know about half those songs. I recognize some of the soft rock/pop tunes but don't especially like them. And none of the rock selections are my favorite.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453105465334116413noreply@blogger.com