10 members (Fdemetrio, VNORTH2, Gary E. Andrews, Perry Neal Crawford, couchgrouch, Sunset Poet, Guy E. Trepanier, bennash, Bill Draper, David Gill),
4,088
guests, and
270
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Welcome to the Just Plain Folks forums! You are currently viewing our forums as a Guest which gives you limited access to most of our discussions and to other features.
By joining our free community you will have access to post and respond to topics, communicate privately with our users (PM), respond to polls, upload content, and access many other features. Registration is fast, simple, and absolutely free; so please join our community today!
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
I'll start it off with this.... Carol King and James Taylor..."You've got a friend" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIMJBDj_JkEand will end with this....One of my all-time favorite youtubes!!!! Joe Cocker..."With a Little Help From My Friends"....Woodstock..."closed captioned":-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G-zmXgrxUUOh, and as stoned as Joe was at Woodstock, he never missed a musical beat and always got back to the mic on time:-) Watcha other folks got? I wanna hear it! Thanks.... Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 165
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 165 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
Joe's performance is among the best from Woodstock, IMO.
On a side note, John Belushi’s imitation of Joe Cocker is my favorite skit from the very early days of Saturday Night Live! Extremely funny!
Okay, one song that pops into mind is "My Best Friend’s Girlfriend" by the Cars. Great pop song from the early-mid eighties. I cannot quite remember the lyrics but the "hook" is right there in mind front and center.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 6,114
Top 40 Poster
|
Top 40 Poster
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 6,114 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 7,412
Top 30 Poster
|
Top 30 Poster
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 7,412 |
Well, An old one. SIDE BY SIDE Nick Lucas and others. YouTube.
Ray E. Strode
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
John Prine is such a great story teller with his songs! Very straight forward, old-school, acoustic and vocals, loads of great songs!
John Prine - "Be My Friend Tonight" is another.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
You migh be sorry you asked...lol
Nope Trent, I'm never sorry for asking:-) Ask a question... Get a few answers... Shake, stir and enjoy what follows:-) Oh, and I LOVED this one that you reminded me of....Thanks!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKLVmBOOqVU&app=desktopMidnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
And gosh, this song ain't about friends, but the performance is... John Prine and Steve Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOTbg39-I5QMidnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 7,712
Top 30 Poster
|
Top 30 Poster
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 7,712 |
Last edited by Jim Colyer; 03/08/17 01:16 PM.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
Hank Jr. "All my Rowdy Friends" have settled down. I was just listening to this.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890
Top 100 Poster
|
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 165
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 165 |
How could we forget zack attacks,, friends forever. A classic straight out of saved by the bell...cue the laughter card, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fP0FeLyeFkU
Last edited by Trentb; 03/08/17 02:20 PM.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890
Top 100 Poster
|
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890 |
Um... Randy Newman - "You've Got a Friend In Me"
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
Oh my goodness... How have we managed to miss sharing Garth Brooks "I've got friends in low places"..? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvCgSqPZ4EMMidnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
Thanks, Todd. I needed that!!!! Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
Sonic Youth - "My Friend Goo" - great early nineties alternative rock song.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
Those guys would come up with their own guitar tuning for a song, write the song, and then need to have multiple guitars to deal with all the unique tuning each different song required! That's my favorite Sonic Youth album, worth a listen!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890
Top 100 Poster
|
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890 |
Thanks, Todd. I needed that!!!! Midnite Thank YOU! And, yeah... "My Friend Goo" is a great one. Speaking of odd tunings: The Shaggs - "My Pal Foot Foot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR9d4ESlpHYFrank Zappa called them "better than The Beatles."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890
Top 100 Poster
|
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890 |
Those guys would come up with their own guitar tuning for a song, write the song, and then need to have multiple guitars to deal with all the unique tuning each different song required! That's my favorite Sonic Youth album, worth a listen! Great album. But I am more of a Daydream Nation guy, myself.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 7,412
Top 30 Poster
|
Top 30 Poster
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 7,412 |
Well, WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA or I'TS A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY. Don't tell MAB, he will think I am going back to BT, Before Time!
Ray E. Strode
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 13,325
Top 10 Poster
|
Top 10 Poster
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 13,325 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 5,711 Likes: 18
Top 50 Poster
|
Top 50 Poster
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 5,711 Likes: 18 |
One thing about the Carole King song--it's a lot harder to perform than you'd think. There's a certain earnestness that James Taylor found that made it work. One of the first songs I ever heard and loved by Elton John was one from a teen romance movie from early '71, both movie and song called "Friends": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdw51RHZAMEBut my all-time favorite friends song has seen dozens and dozens of recordings over the years, as it's a traditional folk song. I love Willie Nelson's, Bob Dylan's, and the Grateful Dead's, but my favorite version is by Iris Dement's husband, Greg Brown, duet-ing with one of my folk heroes Bill Morrisey, who died in 2011, on the road (just like in the lyric) while touring. He Was A Friend Of Mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FjngOMl6tECheers, Mike
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 03/09/17 11:56 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) from the song "Songs of Love" from the album "Casanova" (1996)
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 11,534 Likes: 28
Top 10 Poster
|
Top 10 Poster
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 11,534 Likes: 28 |
If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890
Top 100 Poster
|
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,890 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
Since we seem to be on a Nilsson roll here....And since Todd mentioned Nilsson's "The Puppy Song".... Hey Todd, how's this for Mr. Nilsson following through???? "Me and My Arrow"....From "The Point"....Another Nilsson "Puppy" song:-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1n9QTkrkP0For any and all who don't get the reference, and I suspect that many will..."The Point" was the story of a boy and his dog....Ended up as an "animated film" and broadcast on American TV back in the mid-seventies....If I were to say that it was "heart-warming", then I would be guilty of understatement..... Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
Sonic Youth - "My Friend Goo" - great early nineties alternative rock song. Hey Toby...On behalf of PopTodd & me....Give us more!!!! Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
Sonic Youth - "My Friend Goo" - great early nineties alternative rock song. Hey Toby...On behalf of PopTodd & me....Give us more!!!! Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
One thing about the Carole King song--it's a lot harder to perform than you'd think. There's a certain earnestness that James Taylor found that made it work. One of the first songs I ever heard and loved by Elton John was one from a teen romance movie from early '71, both movie and song called "Friends": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdw51RHZAMEBut my all-time favorite friends song has seen dozens and dozens of recordings over the years, as it's a traditional folk song. I love Willie Nelson's, Bob Dylan's, and the Grateful Dead's, but my favorite version is by Iris Dement's husband, Greg Brown, duet-ing with one of my folk heroes Bill Morrisey, who died in 2011, on the road (just like in the lyric) while touring. He Was A Friend Of Mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FjngOMl6tECheers, Mike Hey Mike Z.... How is it that you can bring me smiles and tears at the same time? I'm trying to focus...Not my strong suit:-) Blessings!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FjngOMl6tEMidnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
How about the band Queen doing "You're My Best Friend" from the album: "A Night at the Opera".
This album (as I bet you already know):-) is packed full of great songs.
Even their first few albums before this one were masterpieces of studio production. Definitely "headphone" music!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
[quote=Toby Barns]How about the band Queen doing "You're My Best Friend" from the album: "A Night at the Opera".
Hey Toby:-)
Please don't make our heads go down the "Googling" road....
Can ya take a breath and give us a "link"?....No rush, no hurries, no worries....
Appreciate it!!!
Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
[quote=Toby Barns]How about the band Queen doing "You're My Best Friend" from the album: "A Night at the Opera".
Hey Toby!
Some JPFolks may hafta do some "Googling"....But that's up to them!
Thanks...:-)
Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
Honestly Midnite I pull all of this stuff out of my own stash! So the only links are the ones from my brain to my music collection! I mean we are talking: Steve Goodman, Iris Dement, John Prine, Sonic Youth... this is some extremely diverse stuff! I relate to all of it! Here is a quick Bing though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZpZQG2z10
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
Toby,
Just so ya know....There've been some "trolls" here in the last few years...
You ain't one of them!!!!
You've met some kindred Souls since you joined!
I hope ya carry on!!!!!
Glad to meet ya!!!
Give us what ya got!!!!
Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
I hear ya!
I can tell by the deep appreciation of music some of these threads have that we are kindred souls!
Its way too late for me not to carry on!
Glad to meet you too!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 11,534 Likes: 28
Top 10 Poster
|
Top 10 Poster
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 11,534 Likes: 28 |
If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761
Top 100 Poster
|
OP
Top 100 Poster
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,761 |
And awe, what the heck, I missed this one too: Rubber Ducky Sesame Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh85R-S-dh8Midnite
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123
Serious Contributor
|
Serious Contributor
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 123 |
Here's another one: "Why Can't We Be Friends" - funnily enough, by a band named War. :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmYLrxR0Y8
|
|
|
We would like to keep the membership in Just Plain Folks FREE! Your donation helps support the many programs we offer including Road Trips and the Music Awards.
|
|
Forums117
Topics125,717
Posts1,160,950
Members21,470
|
Most Online37,523 Jan 25th, 2020
|
|
"If one man can do it, any man can do it. It is true. But the real question is, if one man did it, are you willing to do what it takes to do it as well?" –Brian Austin Whitney
|
|
|
|