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Post by kaybli on Apr 15, 2024 10:12:24 GMT -5
Hey I like those songs.  To each their own... I'm guessing you won't be joining in on me na na na naing. |
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Post by qimqam on Apr 15, 2024 10:12:52 GMT -5
Hey I like those songs. To each their own... Great songs if you hear them once a year ... But 2 or 3 times a day ... no thanks |
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 15, 2024 10:15:00 GMT -5
I'm guessing you won't be joining in on me na na na naing. "Just the fellas...just the fellas now..." |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 15, 2024 10:16:36 GMT -5
I'm guessing you won't be joining in on me na na na naing. "Just the fellas...just the fellas now..." đ |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 15, 2024 10:21:08 GMT -5
I gotta admit Free Bird is a little annoying after a while. And this birdddddddd you caaannnoooooot chaaaaangeeeeeeeee..................  |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 15, 2024 10:26:33 GMT -5
Great now I got those two dumb songs in my head while I work.  |
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Post by inger on Apr 15, 2024 11:10:42 GMT -5
It was disappointing to me. All because of network TV's treatment of it. Mostly just one song at a time before a string of commercials. The commercial strings were so long that I expect there were songs being played while they were in commercial. A couple of times they did back to back songs before a commercial. If network TV had any brains they would have planned an intermission with one block of commercials, but they don't. Worst of all, Joel was playing Piano Man for his finale and it ran over a bit. The local news station cut him off with at least 1:00 or more to go... I'm going to watch the replay in hopes that it has no commercials and that it doesn't get cut off. Bill was born in 1949, so he's five years older than me, but...man has he aged. Jowly as all Hell. I'm thinking that he's done this concert and released " Turn the Lights Back On" in anticipation of retiring soon. Concerts have a good bit of interplay with the audience, and if the songs were actually gapped for network TV we likely missed some of that. I give Billy credit for trying to hit the high notes during "An Innocent Man" That was to be a difficult song for him to sing at his age, but the effort was there. Sting did a good job on "Big Man on Mulberry Street", a song that often gets forgotten when discussing Billy's catalog. Mulberry Street has become one of my favorite deep cuts. Ruthie had just said that she was hoping to hear âItalian Restaurantâ a few seconds before the first chords were played. I remember my ex had a friend that said she couldnât stand Billy because he changed octaves in the middle some of his songs. Well, try to do it few times and see how you make out before you criticize. Itâs not all that easy⌠|
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Post by inger on Apr 15, 2024 11:15:40 GMT -5
And probably "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Sweet Home Alabama" too.  "Free Bird"...which along with McCartney's live version of "Hey Jude" makes me want to fling myself out the nearest window. My son used to turn music on when we had Direct TV. For some reason the particular station he listened seemed to really love to play songs by âSimply Redâ, particularly âHolding Back the Years.â Itâs a good song in a vacuum, but itâs not a good song three times a day. I still canât listen to it now⌠|
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 15, 2024 11:26:37 GMT -5
"Free Bird"...which along with McCartney's live version of "Hey Jude" makes me want to fling myself out the nearest window. My son used to turn music on when we had Direct TV. For some reason the particular station he listened seemed to really love to play songs by âSimply Redâ, particularly âHolding Back the Years.â Itâs a good song in a vacuum, but itâs not a good song three times a day. I still canât listen to it now⌠Wasn't a "Simply Red" (Mick Hucknall) fan, but I think this is a great song... www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Lg35cb27Q |
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Post by inger on Apr 15, 2024 11:37:56 GMT -5
My son used to turn music on when we had Direct TV. For some reason the particular station he listened seemed to really love to play songs by âSimply Redâ, particularly âHolding Back the Years.â Itâs a good song in a vacuum, but itâs not a good song three times a day. I still canât listen to it now⌠Wasn't a "Simply Red" (Mick Hucknall) fan, but I think this is a great song... www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Lg35cb27QDuring my greenhouse days we once had a terrific guy, very nice that was handed the position of âHead Growerâ despite being horribly under qualified for the task. As a stress reliever he would go around the facility singing and doing a few other goofy, though not outrageous things as he tended to his work. I nicknamed him âFree Birdâ, after which one of the owners told me that he couldnât get that song out of his head⌠đGoal accomplishedâŚđ |
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 15, 2024 11:40:25 GMT -5
I gotta admit Free Bird is a little annoying after a while. And this birdddddddd you caaannnoooooot chaaaaangeeeeeeeee.................. During college, I went on a three day canoeing trip in northern Arkansas. The Buffalo River, rapids and lots of alcohol. We went in two cars, thank God, because my friends in the other car played Freebird over and over and overâŚto this day I am tired of it. |
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Post by inger on Apr 15, 2024 11:52:07 GMT -5
I gotta admit Free Bird is a little annoying after a while. And this birdddddddd you caaannnoooooot chaaaaangeeeeeeeee.................. During college, I went on a three day canoeing trip in northern Arkansas. The Buffalo River, rapids and lots of alcohol. We went in two cars, thank God, because my friends in the other car played Freebird over and over and overâŚto this day I am tired of it. Many moons ago one of my now deceased ex-brother in laws would invite the ex and I over for New Years Eve. The first time he was really into the theme from âRockyâ and he played the same song all evening. I thought Iâd die before I got out of there, but figured it to be a fluke. Nope. I subsequent visits we were entertained by âYMCAâ and âWe Are The Worldâ ad nauseam at his house. Like the rest of that family, he suffered from some kind of madness⌠Even worse his kids all had monotones and would âsingâ along all eveningâŚit sounded more like an undercurrent death chant⌠|
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Post by azbob643 on Apr 15, 2024 11:57:25 GMT -5
During college, I went on a three day canoeing trip in northern Arkansas. The Buffalo River, rapids and lots of alcohol. We went in two cars, thank God, because my friends in the other car played Freebird over and over and overâŚto this day I am tired of it. Many moons ago one of my now deceased ex-brother in laws would invite the ex and I over for New Years Eve. The first time he was really into the theme from âRockyâ and he played the same song all evening. I thought Iâd die before I got out of there, but figured it to be a fluke. Nope. I subsequent visits we were entertained by âYMCAâ and âWe Are The Worldâ ad nauseam at his house. Like the rest of that family, he suffered from some kind of madness⌠Even worse his kids all had monotones and would âsingâ along all eveningâŚit sounded more like an undercurrent death chant⌠One of my sons spent a summer obsessed with Reggae...specifically Bob Marley, of course. Try listening to that for 12 hours a day over the entire summer. |
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Post by inger on Apr 15, 2024 11:58:38 GMT -5
Many moons ago one of my now deceased ex-brother in laws would invite the ex and I over for New Years Eve. The first time he was really into the theme from âRockyâ and he played the same song all evening. I thought Iâd die before I got out of there, but figured it to be a fluke. Nope. I subsequent visits we were entertained by âYMCAâ and âWe Are The Worldâ ad nauseam at his house. Like the rest of that family, he suffered from some kind of madness⌠Even worse his kids all had monotones and would âsingâ along all eveningâŚit sounded more like an undercurrent death chant⌠One of my sons spent a summer obsessed with Reggae...specifically Bob Marley, of course. Try listening to that for 12 hours a day over the entire summer. đ¤ŽâŚ |
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Post by inger on Apr 15, 2024 11:59:58 GMT -5
I gotta admit Free Bird is a little annoying after a while. And this birdddddddd you caaannnoooooot chaaaaangeeeeeeeee.................. During college, I went on a three day canoeing trip in northern Arkansas. The Buffalo River, rapids and lots of alcohol. We went in two cars, thank God, because my friends in the other car played Freebird over and over and overâŚto this day I am tired of it. This one time, at band camp⌠|
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