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Yes, it's time once again for 'Battle Of The Bands' ('BOTB'). Except that this time it's a "Battle Of The Sexes" edition, which I am dedicating to the memory of William Norman "Thesaurus Rex" Grigg -- may he rest in "the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding".
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Briefly, here is how this installment came about:
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Maybe four weeks ago, I was reading an article somewhere about a sporting event, and the article mentioned that sometime during the event Joan Jett's song 'BAD REPUTATION' was played. I thought: Joan Jett has a song called 'Bad Reputation'? Maybe I could use that in a BOTB installment against Thin Lizzy's 'BAD REPUTATION'.
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So, I immediately went to YouTube and listened to it. And then I just as quickly dismissed the idea. I've never had a BOTB shutout and I don't want one now!
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But then MMQE did a March 1st "Battle Of The Sexes" BOTB competition on her blog HERE, and that got me to thinking again about the "Bad Reputations". So, despite the age-old warning to "Beware the Ides of March", I'm throwing caution to the wind and doing this Battle Of The Sexes. To quote Queen Esther: "If I perish, I perish."
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Alright, let's get on it. Let's get ON this thing! Let's see who has the better bad reputation...
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Wackypedia sez:
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Joan Jett ... is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, preceded by success with the Runaways, including the hit song "Cherry Bomb". The Blackhearts' song (link> "I Love Rock 'n Roll" was number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982. Her other popular recordings include "Bad Reputation", "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)", "Light of Day", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Dirty Deeds".
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Jett has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She has three albums that have been certified Platinum or Gold, and has been a feminist icon throughout her career. She has been described as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. She is also known as the Godmother of Punk. In 2015, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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BAD REPUTATION (1980) -- Joan Jett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAR0bdp0LfA
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And representing "The Boys"...
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Wackypedia sez:
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Thin Lizzy are a hard rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. ... The singles "Whiskey in the Jar" (a traditional Irish ballad), "Jailbreak", and (link> "The Boys Are Back In Town" were major international hits.
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Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy's de facto leader, was composer or co-composer of almost all of the band's songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of rock music. ... As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during 'The Troubles'. ... Rolling Stone magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack".
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'Bad Reputation' is the eighth studio album by the band ... As the front cover suggests, most of the tracks feature only three-quarters of the band, with guitarist Brian Robertson only credited on three tracks. He had missed most of their previous tour, following a hand injury sustained in a brawl.
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BAD REPUTATION (1977) -- Thin Lizzy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLt5ubN3jg
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Question: Will Joan Jett Lose To Thin Lizzy?
MAGIC 8-BALL Sez: "My Sources Say No".
(Methinks the 8-Ball needs to get new sources!)
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Alright now, “you know the gig”... I welcome you (whether I know "you" or not) to vote for your favorite of these songs in the comment section below. And feel free to tell us WHY you chose one song over the other.
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After voting here, I suggest - actually I insist - you pop over to the blogs of the other 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' participants to see which songs they have chosen and vote there also.
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@ ‘TOSSING IT OUT’ by clicking HERE.
@ 'MIKE'S RAMBLINGS' by clicking HERE.
@ 'CURIOUS AS A CATHY' by clicking HERE.
@ 'THE SOUND OF ONE HAND TYPING' by clicking HERE
@ 'JINGLE JANGLE JUNGLE' by clicking HERE.
@ 'ANGELS BARK' by clicking HERE.
@ 'CHERDO ON THE FLIPSIDE' by clicking HERE.
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As I've done in the past, I will continue to return to my 'BOTB' blog bits on the 7th and 21st of each month to post my own votes and announce the winners in the comment sections.
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy
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Good-morning Stephen!
ReplyDeleteIt's early here in East Tennessee and I'm having my second cup of coffee. I really needed it after listening to Joan which left me feeling like I just banged my head on the wall. Maybe, I'm not giving it a fair shake but it was just too rackety to suit my ears. I wasn't sure what I'd hear when I hit the play button for Thin Lizzy but instantly I knew his song, his vocals, his mewsic arrangement was a far better pleasing sound than the first. Give my vote to the dude! Come join me in my second round of BoTB!
CATHY ~
Delete>>... "Joan ... left me feeling like I just banged my head on the wall.
They don't call that loud buzzsaw Punk sound "head-banging music" for nuttin', M'Dear! And that's what God invented aspirin for. Well, for that, AND for people who drink too much of that cheap 'Richardson's Wild Irish Rose' wine. That was never me, BTW. ...I was a 'Night Train' man. ;o)
Thanks for coming by and getting us off to a good start. (This is one of those rare Battles where I'm not trying to conceal my own vote until the end. In this particular case, I don't think I could pull it off.)
~ D-FensDogG
STMcC Presents 'Battle Of The Bands'
Can't say I've ever been much of a Joan Jett fan and can't say that I care all that much for her version of "Bad Reputation". It's credible rock and roll, but, well, I'll just leave it at that.
ReplyDeleteThin Lizzy takes a far more interesting approach to my sense of appreciation. I like the urgency of the drumming and the intricacy of the instrumental backing. And I just think the vocals are more interesting.
For me it's Thin Lizzy.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
Thanks for the bote, LEE.
DeleteYeah, the "urgency" of the drumming... I wonder how many calories Brian Downey burned just recording this one track. I'm pretty sure he was exceeding the speed limit and not stopping for any red lights.
~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
I don't care much for Thin Lizzy because it was difficult for me to actually hear a rhythm. I love the in your face singing of Joan Jett with this song so she gets my vote. Funny anecdote, in 1982, I was in Graz, Austria and met a cousin ( he was an idiot but I got to sit in the passenger side of his Astin Martin when he went on the autobahn). I went with him and his fiancee to a disco. As per norm, no one asked me to dance, they kept asking his fiancee who then felt pity for me and mentioned I would like to dance. The man's face said it all but we went onto the dance floor and Joan Jett's song came on-"I Love Rock N' Roll" Instead of dancing, he went on one knee and pointed to the back of the room. He slowly moved and pointed in another direction and he kept going! I just slowly distanced myself from him and danced and then left
ReplyDeleteBIRGIT, you came along quickly and put to rest any worries I had of a shutout here, and I thank ya for that!
DeleteI believe you have a history of busting up BOTB shutouts, don't ya?
>>... "Funny anecdote, in 1982..."
Dang! Even I can dance better'n that... and I can't dance a lick, not a lick! (Of course, when I was drunk enough, I thought I could dance to Kenny Loggins' song 'Footloose', and I made a fool of myself more than once.)
I do dig Joan's song 'I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL'. I wouldn't pretend I could dance to it, but I could probably "pose to it" pretty good.
~ D-FensDogG
Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...
Stephen, Stephen, Stephen.....
ReplyDeleteGoing into this battle, I thought for sure it was going to be a tough one. You certainly set the bar high with all the smack talking in previous posts.
I know that you have a certain love affair with The Thin Lizzy, and I have a certain love affair with Ms Joan Jett.
I like Joan's In your Face attitude - she really doesn't give a damn about her Bad Reputation!
Thin Lizzy is spouting off about someone else's Bad Reputation. While they sound good - I'd rather hear about THEIR Bad reputation.
My vote goes to Ms Joan Jett, And not because I told you previously that I would be rooting for the underdog - but because I genuinely believe she owned this battle.
~Mary
Jingle Jangle Jungle
MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY... ;^)
DeleteI wouldn't really say I have a love affair with Thin Lizzy. Although I did have, once upon a time ago. But that was before I became a "CONFIDENT HETEROSEXUAL". Now, I'm too John Wayne-ish to love Thin Lizzy.
Yeah, in a way, one could say that Thin Lizzy's song is like a "response" to Joan Jett's song. She's saying she doesn't give a damn about her bad reputation, and TL is telling her that she'd better "turn herself around". The problem with that, of course, is that TL's song came first.
TL has a lot of songs about their bad reputations. Songs like 'Fighting', 'Don't Believe A Word', 'Ballad Of A Hard Man', and I guess even 'The Boys Are Back In Town'.
But to me, their 'Bad Reputation' sounds totally bad, even if it stands as a warning against bad reputations.
It's actually thematically funny that Brian Robertson played very little on the 'Bad Reputation' album because of a busted up hand from a brawl. I think that's bad reppy enough.
Oh, well. At least I know you would have broken up a shutout if Birgit hadn't gotten here first. I never was really in danger of the dreaded BOTB Shutout. In fact, I no longer believe in 'em. This is the fourth or fifth time in my BOTB history where I felt like I was almost begging for a shutout -- just daring it to happen -- and yet it's never happened. Yip! I find it hard to believe in them anymore.
~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
Only gave ole Joan 32 seconds and thought, yeah; NO. Thin Lizzy on the other hand, not necessarily a favorite but a far cry better an Ole Joan. Give the boys my vote on this one. Let Joan take her feminist screeching to the street with the rest of ‘em.
ReplyDeleteFAE ~
DeleteThanks for your $0.02!
That last sentence... HA! What? You no can relate to P.E.T.A. feminists? Regardless of the songs, would you always vote Lizzy over Lezzy?
[;^D
~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
Leapin' lizards! Sounds like the pots and pans all fell out of the cabinet. And to top it off, I must vote against a fellow short-person and say this one's for the boys.
ReplyDeleteHappy battle, Reno!
Howdy, dIEDRE, the Arizona Cowgirl!
DeleteIf you'll recall, I did warn you that I didn't think this Battle was going to feature your cup of sweet tea on the front porch.
Of course, I didn't realize that it would be pots and pans falling in the kitchen, though. :^D
But, thanks for stopping by with a vote, my friend. You are very true to your word!
~ D-FensDogG
Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...
Al Bondigas here. Ohh, man. What the hell was that shit? Was she trying to do a female version of some old Ramones or something? Dude, don't ever pull this shit again. I think you know my rulin'. That's it!! That's my rulin'.
ReplyDeleteJUDGE AL ~
Delete[Link> I think you know what I'm gonna say. That's it!! That's what I'm sayin'.
~ D-FensDogG
'Loyal American Underground'
Joan Jett may have a mezzo soprano range but she's never used it, I am certain. I'd call her a rhythmically yakking alto, at best. All my life, I haven't been able to see the attraction of JJ and I've wondered aloud if I missed her in the Addams Family movie; surely she had a part.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of movies...I liked her more in that movie with Michael J. Fox ("Light of Day"). At least she seemed kinda real and there was a backstory...
BUT BUT BUT...I am always trying to be FAIR and UNBIASED. Both are getting a shot and in the spirit of total internet-honesty, this is not my favorite Thin Lizzy, either.
THIN LIZZY GETS THE VOTE. I'll give Joan a reason to be the wild-eyed, irritated rocker. You're welcome, Ms. Jett.
DOC MacSIS ~
Delete>>... "I'd call her a rhythmically yakking alto, at best."
Shoot, that's nuttin'. You should hear what she says about YOU when you're not around. :^)
I didn't even know she was in a movie, let alone a movie with Michael J. Fox called 'Light Of Day'. Somehow, I've remained in the dark about it.
I thank you for your bote and your "internet-honesty". You've made Al Gore proud! (There should be an "Al Gore Awards" in the same way that there are "Darwin Awards". The same way, but different, ya know?)
~ D-FensDogG
Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...
And Stephen,
ReplyDeleteI did give Joan a listen and I'm not saying it was your people, but they're my people. And it's nearly the 17th for Saint Patrick's sake! My vote goes to Tin Lizzy. Speaking of Saint Patrick's day, I will be asking Saint Peter to replay that and many other nights should I get to the pearly gates.
Tanks,
Pooh
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Delete..."but I'd appreciate it".
Brother, had there been no Thin Lizzy, we'd have had nuttin' to talk about the night we met. (The night Torch climbed out the bedroom window. Or was that the night I climbed out the bathroom window?) We might never have gotten to know each other. We might never have gotten drunk. You might never have fallen in. I might never have straightened out your life. ...Thank God for Thin Lizzy!!
I was really thinking you'd vote for Joan Jett. ;^) UHP!...
~ D-FensDogG
Would You Like To See... 'It's A Wonderful Life' Come To Life?
Thanks for all your help my friend! I do recall that discussion about Thin Lizzy but after that the next several years are still a bit fuzzy. I actually though JJ song didn't have much substance. At least the Thin Lizzy hand some different guitar licks throughout the song. Blinking cowboys. Funny you should end with Uhp! as I was going to begin the post with such but changed me mind. Raise a glass or two for me tomorrow night. May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live.
DeleteJW,
Pooh
Indeed, I shall raise my bottle to you. Sadly, H. O'wever, it will merely be O'Doul's Amber, which is a damned-long way from Tipperary. (Has it REALLY come to this?!)
Delete~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
After I finished listening to these, I found myself asking "were they playing the same song?" I realized that they just two completely different interpretations of it, and that it was up to me to choose which interpretation I liked better. And that would be Joan Jett's.
ReplyDeleteHa! JOHN, I'm really not sure how seriously I'm supposed to take you here.
DeleteUhm... OK, I think I shall assume that you really knew they were two different songs sharing the same title, and that you're really voting for Joan Jett.
Or is it the opposite? You really think they're the same song but you're voting for Thin Lizzy?
Your lips say no but your eyes say yes.
If I had the time, I'd be interested in researching how often you vote for the underdog in BOTB. I see that you've just saved MMQE from a shutout, and I recall a recent time when your sole vote saved Lee from a really extreme shutout.
I'm beginning to think there may be a pro-underdog strand in your DNA makeup. Your votes may actually be chemically based. I think there's a test for that, but it's expensive. What kind of health insurance do you have?
;o)
~ Stephen
Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...
Horror of horrors; two very popular artists. And as John H says, such totally different interpretations. Both awesome. The vote, of course, is based on "mood" at the moment of listening. I guess my mood at this moment is for the heavier rock of Thin Lizzy. I know, how do you get heavier than Joan??
ReplyDeleteOn the side note; I've been thinking about the BotB since your last post. I think my disinterest with the feature is about the old old pitted against the new old. Seems nobody is interested in new music - and maybe that is what BotB is always been about. Covers, I get it. But, someone might not like say Mumford and Sons cuz they are too "country twangy" but love CCR. Ya know?
At least in this battle there is an old fav against and old fav. But, I'm always looking for something I have not heard before - old or new. I like the battles for this; I almost always spend an hour or more listening to uTube videos of related music when I show up for BotB - here and other linked sites.
My last child has moved out of the house. And I'm a little sad that all his music inspirations have moved out with him. I guess I'm a bit weird for my age (over 55) because I have discovered many musical groups/venues that I never would have found without my children's influences.
Sound crazy? Well, stopping by tonight put me in the mood to listen to music. I muted the TV, listened to Joan's Bad Reputation, clicked on uTube (I like Crimson and Clover and did not know Joan covered this song) and spent a long time listening to many Joan and Lizzy songs before I voted. And got lost in the uTube musical experience, lol.
Don't ever pit Joan against Tommy James for Crimson and Clover; she will lose. Shut out for sure. IMO.
Well, in case it got lost, my vote is for Thin Lizzy; but I've listened to more Joan Jet tonight than any other uTube group. Or did I click on more Mumford and Sons? I don't know where I am; I have a story on my mind to write and have tuned out most of what I heard . . .
WILD THING! ~
DeleteAhh! I'm pleased as spiked punch to find you made it over Donner Pass and did not have to resort to cannibalism... this time. (Don'tcha hate it when that happens?!)
I appreciate you checking in and casting your two cents into this pot of chicken soup. The recipe called for some heavy metal.
My own personal music preference leans very strongly toward Jazz -- pretty much every form of Jazz from Jazz Vocals and Big Band / Swing to Jazz Fusion.
As a teenager, I was all about Classic Rock (which, of course, was just known as "Rock" back then, before it got old and became a "classic", like me).
Today, I only enjoy a smidgen of the Rock I liked in my youth. So, when I'm inclined to use Rock in BOTB, it's pretty much always of the "Classic" variety. I stopped listening to Pop or Rock music on the radio in about 1984, so I know very little that was born after that. (Even the name 'Mumford & Sons' I am aware of ONLY because they've been used by some BOTBers in the past.)
But I do try to mix up what I use in BOTB, trying to dip into all of the genres that I personally like to some degree, from Jazz to Country, Blues, Rock, Folk, and Gospel.
Ha! Good advice on Joan versus Tommy on 'Crimson & Clover'. It's almost always a very bad idea to use an original hit song against a cover of it. Only on rare occasions can the cover make a fight of it. (I got away with using Brubeck's classic 'Take Five' against a cover by Tito Puente. But that was pretty gutsy and/or stupid. I managed to pull that one off and it was a decent Battle. But that was back in the early days of BOTB, when I had less experience. I would think twice... three times... a lady, before I'd attempt something like that again.)
I'm pleased that my song choices got you into a Rock mood last night and you ran with that. I don't think too many other voters are overly pumped about this match-up, but as I said to Judge Al above, "My next one will be better." (At least I assume so. I really don't know what my next BOTB match-up will be... yet.)
Drive safely, Wild Thing! I know what the weather is in this area right now, and I do not envy ANYONE who needs to be on the road. Ugh! All my best wishes for safe travel, Donna!
~ D-FensDogG
Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...
Mr S-Man McBrother. Your expectations on voting were projection. I vote for Joan Jett hands down up wave 'em in the air. Joan Jett's song is a classic. This is how old I am: Had the Boys Are Back In Town 45 and the B-side was Jailbreak. Put the little plastic piece in the middle, and set the needle to repeat those guys are awesome. Their Bad Reputation doesn't cut it and is just plain bad. Listening to their UK metal noise merchant Bad Reputation song..... .. I thought 10 plodding minutes had gone by, looked at the screen and 1 and a half minutes had gone by. Joan Jett's song is Spartan, streamlined and a true classic.
ReplyDeleteG McDogG ~
DeletePlease, no need to mince words here, Brother. No need to tread lightly. I encourage not only BOTB votes but also strong opinions. I figure that what's good for the goose (me) is good for the gander (everyone else). I am passionate about the music I love and often express my likes and dislikes passionately. (Makes some peoples mad, God bless 'em.)
See, it's not that my dial goes "up to eleven"; it's that "eleven" is the ONLY number available on my dial. I don't believe in numbers below eleven. 1-10 are mere seminumbers. (...Didja notice I used a semicolon up there? I feel so ashamed.)
I've never heard Lizzy's 'Bad Reputation' described as "plodding" before. I did, however, once read Van Halen's 'You've Really Got Me' described by a magazine music reviewer as "spunkless". (I think he was working at Burger King the following week. He spit on my fries.)
Kudos for mixing strong opinion with your vote. Anything "strong" is always welcome here. ...Especially strong drink.
Sincere thanks for the vote, McBuddy! Always glad to get yer input. [Link> "ROCK ON! (Jimmy Dean... James Dean!)
~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
I'll go with Thin Lizzie on this one
ReplyDeleteOK, got it. Thanks, MIKE.
Delete~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
Joan Jett is VASTLY overrated and always has been.
ReplyDeleteWiki-P Sez: "The Blackhearts' song "I Love Rock 'n Roll" was number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982.[2] Her other popular recordings include "Bad Reputation", "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)", "Light of Day", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and "Dirty Deeds"."
Of all her hits with either the Runaways or Blackhearts, only TWO were actually her songs: "Cherry Bomb" and this featured song, "Bad Reputation." Everyone's favorite, "I Love Rock and Roll," was written by Alan Merrill of The Arrows.
With all due respect to those voting for her, voting for Jett is like voting for the pretty good cover band playing at your local bar three Saturdays from now. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Are you freaking KIDDING ME???!!!
On the other hand TL is great in almost every way. Tight sound, great drummer and excellent overall musicianship. Even when their lineup changed, they always had great musicians. Their Bad Reputation is far superior. But then, in a battle of the sexes, who'd ya THINK would win? The woman?
Thanks for the vote and the E-Ticket comment, SHEBOYGANBOY McSIXGUN!
DeleteThanks also for the info regarding 'I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL' being a cover. I never knew that, but in hindsight, I realize I really should have figured that out without anyone having to inform me of it. Why? Because I genuinely dig it, that's why.
>>... voting for Jett is like voting for the pretty good cover band playing at your local bar three Saturdays from now.
Aww, shoot! Unfortunately, McItchyfinger, I already have plans for three Saturdays from now: I'll be sorting your sock drawer for you.
>>... TL ... Tight sound, great drummer and excellent overall musicianship. Even when their lineup changed, they always had great musicians.
There is much to be said for a band that included Gary Moore slingin' sixstrings. Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson were no pansies, either. They may not have had the technical chops of a Moore, but they had a terrific sound with those long, lean notes of steely sustain that always got my motor running.
>>... But then, in a battle of the sexes, who'd ya THINK would win? The woman?
Wait! Are you telling me that every Hollywood movie made in the last 25-30 years is a lie?! But, but, but... how can that be?
I know that in a real, physical battle between Barack Obama and Michelle (né Michael) Obama, my money would definitely be on Michelle. And that alone proves your point.
As always, I appreciate your BOTB support, my good friend!
~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
Wow! You would rather sort MY sock drawer than hear Joan Jett cover other people's songs?!?!? How 'bout if her opening act was the B-52's? Does that sweeten the deal?
DeleteI can see sorting your own drawer as compelling, but...
Throw in U2 as the festival's headlining act and we got ourselves a deal!
Delete~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
"OverratedFest '19," probably to be held in San Francisco. Or Reno?
DeleteHa! Perfect name and perfect locations, so... as Ernie Banks would say, "Let's play two!"
Delete~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
Well this is sort of a tough one as I hate them both equally. I do love Joan Jett and I do love Thin Lizzy. Just not these tunes. As much as I do not like the drumming on the Thin Lizzy song, I loathe the background vocals posing as Echo machines on the Joan Jett tune so my vote goes to Thin Lizzy. On a side note, much thanks to the literary cowboy and the rest of the folks on here for voting for my song last time. That was good fun to read about.
ReplyDeleteLellyR ~
DeleteThanks for your vote, Brother. (I'm glad you put in your $0.02 rather than opting to be "a girl". You're much too big to be a girl!)
One unenthusiastic vote recorded for Thin Lizzy.
This certainly is one of my least popular BOTB installments ever. I knew it would have more limited appeal than most, but I didn't anticipate such antipathy. ...Yes, I put together the words "more" and "limited". It takes a special Kind O'Luck to come up with something like that. It's almost like saying, "Something underhanded is afoot".
I think I'll use Rap songs next time, just to make everyone reevaluate THIS Battle and learn to love it mo' better.
Beating Van Morrison in BOTB is an impressive feat. Kudos to you, Slavin' David, and the other Loose Gravels.
Thanks again for stopping in.
~ The Literary Cowboy
(aka McD-FensDogG)
FUN FACT: Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" is actually Ronda Rousey's walkout song, so I may be biased here, but I can't hear that song without thinking of her getting knocked into next Tuesday while she has that "I'm so mean and tough" expression, similar to an infant that's either angry or pooping (or both).
ReplyDeleteLike this.
And also, truth be told, neither of us are big fans of either of these songs. But all things considered, Thin Lizzy is definitely the lesser of two evils. Two not terribly enthusiastic votes for them. Just imagine our faces like this while voting.
BLEGH
(Just kidding. I don't want you to think I'm insulting your battle. I just giggle when I think of those facial expressions)
BEER BRO ~
DeleteIt actually makes sense that the most overrated female (so-called) athlete (so-called) would use one of the all-time most overrated songs as her personal theme. I mean, these are the sorts of patterns that God designed my mind to discern.
Ronda Rousey -- the steroid-laden shehe who said she could whip anyone -- including Floyd Mayweather -- just prior to getting knocked into a new fake career. Karma can be an even bigger bitch than Ronda was.
I thank you and Other B for the botes!!
~ D-FensDogG
Ferret-Faced Fascist Friends
Hey Stephen,
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday! Now this was an interesting battle...
I've never been a big Joan Jett fan. Her "I Love Rock n Roll" is okay, I mean I only changed the station once or twice when it was playing. I do however LOVE LOVE LOVE her song "I Hate Myself for Loving You" --- THAT is one good song! But the rest, eh, meh...
And actually I feel the same apathy toward Thin Lizzy. "Smokin' in the Boys Room" - Oh hell yeah! "Jailbreak" - it's okaaay. The rest... meh...
So that just goes to show you that I have no dog in this fight. As soon as Joan's "Bad Reputation" started, I cringed. Yeah, no, that's not my style. It kinda gave me the kind of response when you hear a kid banging pans on the kitchen floor....
So when I started listening to Thin Lizzy's "Bad Reputation" it was like slipping into a nice hot bubble bath...kinda like "ahhhhhh"...after that Joan Jett noise, that is...
So my vote is definitely going to Thin Lizzy!
(and from experience, I can you the best way to get rid of your bad reputation is to go in and wash your number off the bathroom walls. Worked for me... ) :)
Have a great week,
Michele at Angels Bark
Ha! MICHELE, I was just over at your house and left a comment. And I thought perhaps you had forgotten about me.
DeleteI don't think I know the song 'I Hate Myself For Loving You'. I'll check it out.
I'm a bit surprised you aren't a big Thin Lizzy fan, knowing you dig the Classic Hard Rock sound, and that's the very alley Thin Lizzy hung out in.
'Smokin' In The Boys Room' -- Ha!-Ha! Was that a deliberate joke, or was the title just too dang close to 'The Boys Are Back In Town'?
Someone needs to write a song titled 'The Boys Are Back In The Room Smokin'.
I'm embarrassed to say that for years I wrote my phone number on bathroom walls but no one ever called.
Thanks for remembering not to forget about me. (Suddenly, I feel a bit like Eeyore.)
~ D-FensDogG
'Loyal American Underground'
oh oh oh, then you should soooo come to Austin! Every year there is this big event: Eeyore's Birthday Party! It's a hoot...
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeyore%27s_Birthday_Party
And I'm sure you've heard Joan's "I Hate Myself for Loving You":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNw7jYkbVc
You heard this before, right??
And hahahaha --- yeah, I totally got my boys mixed up. I didn't even know I wrote that! Well, The Boys are Back in Town: hell yeah to that one too! (But Smokin' in the Boys Room, I like that one a little better) :)
I think we should definitely commission your titled version "The Boys are Back in the Room Smokin'" hahaha. Shit I need to go to bed already....
'nite...
MICHELE, I recall you mentioning Eeyore's Birthday Party to me once before, quite some time ago. Yeah, that sounds like fun! Count me in! Here's truth: Tigger is who I aspire to be, but gloomy ol' Eeyore is the real me.
DeleteBrace yourself!:
Nope. I had never heard Joan Jett's 'I Hate Myself For Loving You' before.
See, here's more truth: From 1980 to the mid-'80s, Rock completely lost me! I consider that era, when synthesizers began to breed like super-horny rabbits and male musicians traded in their testicles for screwball hair styles, to be the beginning of the end of Pop music.
It was that period of time, bombarded by groups like A Flock Of Phaggots, Wall Of Eunuchs, Simply Emasculated, Modern English Twits, and the Trannyrhythmics (when Madonna seemed more macho than most of the male Pop stars, and my own Sister could have kicked the crap out of Duran Duran), that I gave up forever on contemporay music. Honestly, I was disgusted. With the exception of 'Money For Nothing', even Dire Straits had let me down.
Joan Jett's 'I Hate Myself For Loving You' came out in 1988. Hell, by then, I'd not tuned my car radio to a Pop station in about 5 years. By '88, I had gone back in time and was listening to Buck Clayton's 'All The Cat's Join In'; to Billie Holiday, Archie Shepp, Ben Webster, Duke Ellington, and Satchmo's Hot Fives & Sevens, etc.
So, basically, what I'm saying is that any song that hit the Top 40 charts after 1984 or '85, there's a good chance I've never heard it -- unless it was coming from a car next to me at a stop light or from some annoying person's ghetto blaster.
This explains why you will never find The Bangles or Hootie & The Blowfish in one of my BOTB competitions. (This also explains why I was surprised to learn that Joan Jett had recorded a song titled 'Bad Reputation', despite it being one of her most popular songs according to Wackypedia.)
~ D-FensDogG
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okay, so I'll count you out on reading my Hootie & the Blowfish/Darius Rucker artist spotlight when I do it...
DeleteWell you know I'm a 70s gal. I liked some 80s stuff for sure but I hated when the punk movement hit Youngstown OH, when I was in college there.
So anyway, did you go check out JJett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You"?? I'm curious if you like it or not?
There's nothing wrong with Eeyore...he's just misunderstood. :(
I'm kinda a T-I-Double G-ER gal myself...
If I may ask... when were you in Youngstown, Ohio?
DeleteI had the major hots for a gal from Youngstown. ...It didn't work out... as usual.
Ha! Yeah, that's what I've been telling people for decades: "I'm just misunderstood."
They always wink and say, "I understand."
I think when Tigger was forced to stop bouncing, it was the saddest moment in the history of English literature.
I did listen to the Joan Jett song. I would say that, according to my ears, it was alright. It was a helluva lot better'n 'Bad Reputation' but not as good as 'I Love Rock And Roll'.
To be more specific, it seemed kind of derivative of things I'd heard from the '70s. Which kind of falls right in line with my outlook on Joan Jett in general. I don't feel like there was anything truly unique about her; she was just always trying to do what the boys before her had done. (Sixgun McItchyfinger's comment above pretty well sums up how I also feel about Joan Jett. Everything she does sounds like something that came before her. She was sort of a "copycat artist".)
~ D-FensDogG
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I got my Associates degree in NY and then went on to YSU to finish my BSBA. I was in Youngstown from '82 and graduated in December of '84. Left immediately! :)
DeleteDid you spend time in Y-town?
>>... Left immediately! :)
DeleteHa! Yeah, my friend didn't care for it either and moved to L.A. That's where I met her in November of '84.
She wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to be the boyfriend of an actress. Not everyone gets what they want.
~ D-FensDogG
Stephen T. McCarthy Reviews...
ATTENTION PEOPLES!
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested in seeing the final vote tally for this 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS' installment and my closing thoughts on it, you can put the following URL into your browser:
https://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2018/03/battle-of-bands-results-2018-march-15.html
~ D-FensDogG
'Loyal American Underground'