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BATTLE OF THE BANDS (BOTB)
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Shoop-Shooby -
Shooby-Duh-Dooby-Doop-Dooby-Dooby-Doo-Wah -
Buh-Doo-Wah!
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Yes, it's time once again for Battle Of The Bands (BOTB).
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Alright, let's get on it. Let's get ON this thing!...
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| Eugene Martone Vs. Jack Butler |
Doggs & Doggettes, I've had plenty to say about this coronavirus / Covid-19 fear-mongering scam. Not here on this blog, but on my *real* (political - S/spiritual) blog [link> HERE.
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My heart breaks for all the people who have been put out of work and for those small business owners who will NEVER recover from this fake, media-driven pandemic. satan has won this round, but he won't win the fight, because God and Christ already won it two thousand years ago!! We're just watching the rerun of the war and thinking that it's all happening NOW.
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While the majority of Americans have been forced out of work in order to deliberately crash the American economy, by the Grace of God, I'm still working. In fact, I just got a pay raise and feel like I'm working harder NOW than I was before "they" (the evil wizards behind the curtain) got the ball rolling on the fake pandemic in the USA.
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Anyway, I wanted this installment of BOTB to reflect the sad, historic time we seem to be living through. And I wanted to tip my cap to the tough working class peoples, with a sincere wish that as many of them as possible will soon be back to earning a living. (I really look forward to seeing my favorite bartenders, Mitch and Carsen, again. "I need a cold Mojito!")
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'I'VE BEEN WORKING' is a song written by Van Morrison and later covered by Bob Seger. I've got two live versions of the song for you to listen to today. Please vote for the rendition you prefer.
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I'll be honest with y'all right up front: I'm a little worried about suffering my first BOTB shutout with this Battle. But I'm willing to take a chance on the working people to save me from that dreaded outcome.
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First up is Van Morrison from his 1974 album 'It's Too Late To Stop Now':
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I'VE BEEN WORKING - Van Morrison
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In 1976, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band released the album 'Live Bullet', in which they put their own Detroit, Michigan, Rock 'N' Roll stamp on the song:
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I'VE BEEN WORKING - Bob Seger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WBSSN6VpUs
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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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Voice Your Vote...
@ TOSSING IT OUT by clicking HERE
@ MIKE'S RAMBLINGS by clicking HERE
@ THE SOUND OF ONE HAND TYPING by clicking HERE
@ JINGLE JANGLE JUNGLE by clicking HERE
@ THE DOGLADY'S DEN by clicking HERE
@ CHERDO ON THE FLIPSIDE by clicking HERE
@ CURIOUS AS A CATHY by clicking HERE
@ AI LOVE MUSIC by clicking HERE
@ STORMS & STARDUST 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 of each month to post my own votes and announce the winner.
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy
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Amen to your tribute to the working man and thoughts about this COVID nonsense. I was a bit suspicious about this virus thing when I first heard about it in January, but my suspicions and disgust increased as the localized China epidemic began turning into a pandemic. Such nonsense!
ReplyDeleteMedia keeps pushing all of these stats and numbers to us without much in the way of context or explanation. Sure the numbers sound kind of bad on their own. It's the typical leftist strategy that media runs with. The climate change scare didn't move all that many people--too nebulous and a great inconvenience and expense to us all if that were pursued. But pandemic and disease hits closer to home with the threat of something more personal and immediate. Apparently the world was eager to latch on to this craze. It's utter nonsense, not that there really is a virus, but that there is a necessity to grind the wheels of commerce and social interaction to a near halt even if it means the collapse of our world.
Satan's deception has taken hold in a big way. But that might be good news for those who are ready to move on to bigger, better, more eternal things. Thank you, Jesus!
I'm a Seger fan from way back--1970 I'd say--but I'm not overly thrilled with the way he did this song. Morrison's horn section really takes his version to the stratosphere. My vote goes to Van Morrison.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
LEE ~
DeleteI couldn't agree with you more.
The Wizards really found a winner this time with this coronavirus bullshit. The real numbers make it out to be nothing more than a seasonal flu-like illness. No more of a pandemic than the seasonal flu.
But Godless people have great fear - bring on the masks and gloves and stay 6 feet away from me!!
I ran into a biker buddy of mine at Walmart earlier today. He belongs to Bikers For Christ. We were laughing about how you could just walk through the store and SEE which shoppers have plenty o' fear and no faith.
Well, we knew "this world" was coming to an end soon anyway - because The Bible tells us so. My 2029 prediction is starting to look better and better every single day!
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Good morning, my brother! You've really done it now. You've taken to musicians that I dearly love and put them up against each other. My head is exploding.
ReplyDeleteThen I listened to both versions (actually, I'm unfamiliar with these or I'm just fuzzy).
Bob Seger still has it! Live versions of his concerts are my favorite. I just really love his voice. It can be gritty, hard-rocking, or sultry and romantic. I wore out the Night Moves album. This one is going to be hard to beat.
Next, I listen to Van Morrison's version. I always do Van last because of my aforementioned loyalty to all things Van. Those horns! It's like Irish Motown.Apparently I'm still wired the way I've always been wired...
VAN. BECAUSE...VAN.
Actually, I have to agree with arly on this one. It's the horn section that puts it over the top. I just love the horns.
But...VAN. Sing it, lad.
DOC MacSIS ~
Delete>>... I just really love his voice. It can be gritty, hard-rocking, or sultry and romantic.
For me, "THE" must-own Bob Seger album is 'Beautiful Loser'. ('Night Moves' would definitely be my second choice.)
In my review of Seger's album 'Beautiful Loser' (https://tinyurl.com/yal59gzh) I described him as having a "Jim Beam and barbed wire-raked voice". That means "good".
Yeah, "Irish Motown" is a great description of Van's recording!
Hmmm.... Suddenly I've got Kentucky bourbon and Irish whisky on muh mind.
~ D-FensDogG
'STEPHEN T. McCARTHY REVIEWS...'
Hi Stephen; Sorry to have missed your previous battle(s), but I took a break from blogging. Hubby was laid off (going back to work May 4) and my dog business has completely died out. I'm glad to know you are still employed and congrats on the raise, too. ☺ As for the virus being a scam, I can't say I agree, but that's got nothing to do with BOTB, so I'm leaving it at that. Everyone has their own opinion.☮ And, it's affecting the entire world, not just the U.S.A.
ReplyDeleteI liked both versions of the song. Van's band sounds fabulous, but so does Bob's. So, it's down the vocals and for me, Bob Seger's grittier voice has more appeal. Saving you from a shutout here, with a vote for Bob Seger. Cheers!
DEBBIE ~
DeleteVery sorry to hear about your husband being laid off and the decline of the dog business. I hope you can rebuild it before long.
When I called the coronavirus a scam, I didn't mean that there is no such virus (in case that's what you inferred from the remark). I meant that it has been greatly exaggerated in every possible way. Plus, Dr. Fauci is actually responsible for the whole damned thing. After a moratorium was enacted against further experimenting with it in the USA in 2014, that son-of-a-bitch surreptitiously funneled about 3.7 million American taxpayer dollars to China in order to keep the studies and experimentation ongoing.
Then that traitorous piece of crap had the audacity to publicly state, very shortly after Trump was elected president in 2017, that the Trump administration would definitely have to deal with a "surprise outbreak" pandemic in the USA within the next few years.
Gee, how did he so confidently *know* that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C95ECjxgcJE
And, of course, the mainscum media didn't report on any of this.
And that is what I meant by a scam. This whole thing has been orchestrated to wreck the world-wide economy and usher in a new global system (aka "the mark of the beast") within the next ten years - possibly even by 2023.
I'm pleased as spiked punch that you enjoyed both versions of the song. This Battle isn't going like I expected, but it's still competitive... I think.
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Interesting viewpoint, Stephen. Thanks for clarifying. Thankfully, hubby has gone back to work this week, but I'm going to extend my blogging break, so I'm not sure when next I'll be posting a BOTB. It seems to be dying out, anyway, from what I've been seeing on other blogs. Sorry about that.
DeleteDEBBIE ~
DeleteI don't think BOTB is "dying out". At least, not that I have seen.
I know that Mary Burris had a ridiculously low turnout for her Battle prior to this most recent one (only 6 votes). However, that was probably most likely due to "blogger burnout" which, unfortunately, I feel affects quite a number of folks during the April 'A To Z' event.
But, in her most recent BOTB installment, Mary's contest received 12 votes. And in *THIS* Battle, I got a total of 17 votes (I thank you for YOURS!), which is right about average for my BOTB installments.
So, I'm really not sure what information you are using to arrive at the conclusion that BOTB "seems to be dying out".
Regardless, I will remove links to your blog at my site, and whenever you decide to rejoin us, just let me know in a comment and I will immediately and happily restore your links.
Take care, my friend!
Bless And Be Blessed.
~ D-FensDogG
'STEPHEN T. McCARTHY REVIEWS...'
Thanks. Let me rephrase: It seems those who do BOTB once a month are posting on the 1st, which doesn't work well for me, so I'm out of sync. Besides that, I am consumed with projects around the house and can't seem to muster up any enthusiasm for blogging right now. I hope that BOTB does continue. "I'll be back", as Arnie would say. ✌️
Delete10-4, DEBBIE!
DeleteYou are welcome back any time you're ready to return. And as far as I'm concerned, posting on the 1st or on the 15th is the same to me. Six of one, half dozen of the other. Once a month is once a month, no matter how ya slice it.
See again later, further on down the road. Take care o' yase'f!
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Yes, this Event was planned for. I am with you that it was not a trial run as I first thought. It was a REAL run, and all-in-all they probably think it was a success. Model out with scenarios in late October with Event 201, roll out the virus in late November or early December, WHO and China keep quiet about it until it spread; then the arsonists pretend to be the firefighters and fight the dreaded new threat. The MSM does their duty and fans the flames of fear, happy to do so because as libs they LOVE authoritarians, and pleased to have another shot at harming Trump.
ReplyDeleteI think the "firefighters" missed the mark on the virus they created though. They needed one that was scary but not too bad, and this one is not quite deadly enough to meet their goals. Oh, well. They'll do better next time.
As for the battle, I like 'em both. I like both Morrison and Seger anyWHO, and both these are fine versions. I am already breaking your shutout, howe'er with a vote for BOB SEGER. I really loved that whole Live Bullet album and I still own it after all these years.
SIXGUN McITCHYBROTHER ~
DeleteI believe this thing worked even better'n "they" anticipated it would. The fear-mongering probably exceeded their expectations. In fact, just today, I went to Walmart to pick up a prescription at the pharmacy and was surprised by how many "People of Walmart" were still walking around in masks. Freakin' tards, man!
Well, it's true, a country gets the government it deserves, and our just desserts are coming soon!
You are right that the virus was not as deadly as they probably hoped they had created it to be. But I'm not even sure that the next one will need to be "better" (e.g., "deadlier"). Because now the people have been so well conditioned to freak out and go straight into the dread zone every time some fake-expert speaks, that they could probably give us something no more dangerous than the common cold next time and still get the same social strangulation effect they want.
It's funny how "off" my BOTB prediction was this time. Hell, I'm no better than any of those (now dead) psychics I used to pay to prognosticate on this blog!
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Howdy Stephen T!
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how refreshing it is to hear others denounce the nonsense. It's a ridiculous global stick-up.
So glad to hear you're still working, my friend, and congrats on the raise!
I like both contenders a lot, so this would be really tough if I liked the song as well. Anywho, I've unearthed my trusty Heads/tails gadget - I'll give it a spin - and Heads it is, Bob Seger for me please. As a working man, or band, Seger seems a better fit.
Cheers to the workers - and all of us who want to!
Howdy, dIEDRE ~
Delete>>... "global stick-up"
Wow! That's great! Love the expression. Gonna steal it from ya. (I'll send ya some royalty checks from time-to-time.)
Sorry you didn't care for the song. But at least it was better than this "global stick-up", right?
Just shaking my head. I mean, I knew the average American wasn't too bright, but I didn't think things were *THIS BAD*!!
This site (linked below) is where I *really* "denounce the nonsense"...
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
You'll be happy to hear that this won't end up a shutout, as I'm going to vote for Bob Seger. I like his approach better.
ReplyDeleteAs for Covid-19, I'm hearing that most of the cases are hitting nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and while I'm compromised because of my stroke and a nasty bout with pneumonia while in the hospital dealing with the stroke, I'm less worried about catching the disease than I am about going bat-crap crazy from being in the house all the time. The economy has taken a huge hit and I'm concerned that there are huge sectors of it that might never recover. I'm convinced that states are inflating their numbers so that no matter what someone dies of, it's being chalked up to the corona virus, so they can qualify for more emergency aid, which probably won't find the pockets of the people who really need it while the politicos in the state use it to replace the funds that they've abstracted from pensions and infrastructure funds for YEARS. And, with half the politicians not wanting to waste a good crisis, they want to keep this BS going as long as they can or at least until they win the election in November...
JOHN ~
Delete>>... You'll be happy to hear that this won't end up a shutout, as I'm going to vote for Bob Seger.
Reading that sentence at 7:56 AM on Sunday, May 3rd, made me COL. (Chuckle-Out-Loud).
I'm now much more concerned about a monumental blowout in the reverse direction than I was about a shutout.
So many people saved me from a shutout in this Battle that I regret having mentioned my anxiety. At this point, I can't even wrap my mind around how anyone has ever had a BOTB shutout.
Yip! John, anyone who turns off the mainstream media and tunes into some of the good alternative news sources knows that the coronavirus death numbers have been ridiculously inflated to keep the scare tactic pumping. A man who dies of a heart attack *with* coronavirus (not *from* coronavirus) is counted as a coronavirus death. $13,000 in federal funding for the hospital if they a diagnose a patient with coronavirus, and $39,000 if they put the poor bloke on a ventilator. Gee, what could go wrong with this scenario?!
And the Fatboy in the White House just sits on his hands and does nothing. Trump is either in on this scam, or else he is so incredibly stupid that he merely appears to be in on it. Either way, We The People lose.
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Bob Seger gets my vote as well
ReplyDeleteThanks, MIKE.
DeleteYet another vote saving me from that shutout.
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
And Stephen,
ReplyDeleteYou know where this vote's a goin don't you my brother? Glad to hear you are working and got promoted to boot. Bob Seeger's version just didn't have the energy of Van's version so I'm a votin for Van Morrison. Actually, I've seen both artists at good old Pauley Pavilion. Albeit Van was within the last 10 years a concert with Joni Mitchell and Bobby Dylan and Bob Seeger with Sammy Hagar must have been 1977. Be well my friend.
JW
Pooh
...AND GENERAL POOHREGARD...
DeleteThank you! Van was desperately in need of landing a punch in this beat-down he's getting from the cover artist.
I've also seen both artists in concert (not at Pauley Pavilion, though). I saw Van 3 or 4 times and Bob Seger once. And I think it was Seger at The Forum with The Cars opening for him. Not only were The Cars the most boring live band I ever saw (Bob Dylan a close second), but I thought: What drug was the concert promoter on who thought of that line-up - The Cars opening for Seger? That would be like Seger opening for Metallica, or something.
Man! Joni Mitchell and Sammy Hagar would have to pay *ME* to sit through one of their concerts.
Hey, McBrother, you mentioned that you had recently started turning your mind more toward Spiritual / Biblical matters. Get ready to take a stand, General, because "the mark of the beast" is coming soon (see Revelation, Chapter 13).
My next BOTB installment should be about coronavirus and feature the Don Henley song 'Building The Perfect Beast'.
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
"What is we're not building pianos. Phrases used by carpenters with 32 ounce hammers when something is 1/16" or 1/8" off for $600 Alex."
ReplyDelete"Who is turn up the Meat Loaf."
- No
"What is the painters will fix it with a belt sander."
- Buzz
"Crank up the mids?"
- No. Try again.
"What is crank up the mids."
- The correct answer is Bob Seger. Bob (condescending pause) Seger. Back to the boards.
"Let's try Maria Callas for $200."
Van Morrison is building pianos... at least compared to sweaty Seger -- I've never heard Seger so worked up before (bad cross-tops from truckers?) Van Morrison's jazz sounds chaos. Seger here sounds chaos. My vote for Seger simply based on his whole catalog of work. Columbia Record Club's eight albums for a penny counted double albums as two records. I was part of a class-action lawsuit against Columbia and we each won one/eighth of a penny that we could "cash in"... "for any Air Supply album." Columbia's team of lawyers are quite wily.
Jackson Browne's The Load Out, I wouldn't mind hearing Seger do a cover version. Hell, give Seger the Eagles and whole California Country genre to cover.
McG DOGG ~
Delete8-something in the morning, in a house without beer... OK, grab hold-a something, I'm gonna take a shot at this cold turkey, with only Miles Davis' 'Kind Of Blue' holding my hand...
Mang, I had to Google "crank up the mids". Which reminded me to tell you that one of the speakers is busted in my work truck, and because of the very-stereee-o way they recorded it, I only hear HALF of 'Up-Up And Away' by The 5th Dimension. It sounds more like 'Up And' by The The 2.5 Dimen. Very disappointing!
If I play 'Quarter Of A Man' by David Lindley, all I get is One-Eighth Of A Man'. (By the way, 'El Rayo-X' is one of the all-time greatest drinking albums ever produced by anyone. Give it a try sometime and tell me what you think. Definitely in the top ten on my list of 'Definitive Music Albums For 80-Proof Men'. (The compact disc cover of my copy has a crack running through it. Can't imagine how *that* happened!)
Hey, congratulations on your win against Columbia Records! Indeed, those legal coyotes are quite wily, but a win is a win. Which Air Supply album did you apply your discount to?
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Mc SMAN,
DeleteIt's always evening somewhere in the world. Like, I woke up this morning and Australia Central Time was 5pm and I drank myself a beer. Also, let's face it, "morning" for Morrison in LA was likely around 1 or 2pm PST after a Sunset all-nighter.
Well, I kept the 1/8 penny check.. and will cash it soon when the economy contracts more causing record deflation.. then right at the nadir, buy Air Supply's entire discography.
I hear you on the speakers/the medium is the message. For my car I got off-brand surround sound speakers with, according to Ahkbar, "Sony guts. Sony guts, Sony guts!" at the Pasadena flea market. Now when I listen to gangsta rap I keep looking over my shoulder at the guy selling oranges on the median strip. On AC/DC's TNT I can hear the backstage guy hit Bon Scott's keister with a cattle prod. And with the extra sonic angles I'm this much closer to cracking the Enigma Code that is James Brown lyrics: HowowwwwZebebee-takema haaand, cooddowtao makemeunderstaaan wooooo!hitme!"
El Rayo-X on the eclectic tip around the world, good call, good sounds accentuated by the ice cubes hitting the glass.
The Plimsouls' Everywhere At Once is a classic* beer pub album, from your old stomping grounds of LA.
* People call it "an underrated classic" so often it's a classic classic.
Cheers,
G Dogg
McDOGG ~
Delete>>... Also, let's face it, "morning" for Morrison in LA was likely around 1 or 2pm PST after a Sunset all-nighter.
OK, now *that* is damned brilliant! I'm jealous that it never occurred to me. It should have.
So, Jimbo sang, "I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer; the future's uncertain and the end is always near" Why? Because if he had (more truthfully) sung, "I woke up at One O'Clock P.M. and I got myself a beer", you, and Twelve-Pack Tom, and The League Of Soul Crusaders would have responded with: So what?! By One P.M., I was on my 6th beer and getting ready to make another liquor store run!
"I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer; the future's uncertain and the end is always near" was one small step for Jim Morrison, and one giant leap in the advancement toward the Punk Rock ethos. It just wouldn't have happened with a beer in the afternoon.
>>... Well, I kept the 1/8 penny check.. and will cash it soon when the economy contracts more causing record deflation.. then right at the nadir, buy Air Supply's entire discography.
Shrewd! Them Columbia Records lawyers ain't got nuttin' on YOU!
>>.... And with the extra sonic angles I'm this much closer to cracking the Enigma Code that is James Brown lyrics: HowowwwwZebebee-takema haaand, cooddowtao makemeunderstaaan wooooo!hitme!"
[Link> Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?!
I'll have to check out The Plimsouls, and then...
"Go back to the bar
And drink some Old Crow"
Cheers! *Clink!-Clink!*
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
S Man,
DeleteI'd long forgotten about the Airplane scene, a classic choice and good reminder.
I hear you on Morrison... everyone is due the latitude of poetic license. For example,
Clapton was welshed by a Welshman.. and what he thought was cocaine was actually cut and 0% coke. Still, Clapton didn't go back and change his lyrics to "If you want to hang out, you've got to take her out, baby laxative...."
Billy Gibson had a foot fetish yet was overruled by the other two guys in ZZ Top -- "Feet" became "Tush." Gibson tried another "Feet"... which was released as "Legs." Dammit!
Al Stewart's "Year Of The Donkey"... his production team stalled for three months until it was "Year Of The Cat." Still, Stewart was so fixated on his muse Year Of The Donkey that he absent mindedly kept writing "Donkey" on his checks for weeks!
Boston's "Foreplay/Long Time" was initially titled "Copped A Feel/Two Minutes."
Regarding "Dylan's" "Just Like A Chick With A Dick", the real story is: Dylan told Lou Reed "There's no chicks with dicks. They're guys with tits." Reed was uncompromising so Dylan reworked the song into "Just Like A Woman."
In live versions of songs, James Brown sometimes changed "Hah!" to "Heh!" While the change seemed negligible to most listeners, to James those words meant a lot.
- Above excerpts from Casey Kasem's book, "Dear Casey."
Cheers to fly like an eagle with old crow,
G Dogg
McG DOGG ~
DeleteI stand corrected. Thank you!
>>... Cheers to fly like an eagle with old crow
GOL! (Guffaw-Out-Loud!)
I had just settled in to respond to comments and begin composing my BOTB Results post. I had an Alaskan Amber at my side and YOURS was the first comment I was going to reply to (I goes in chronological order, ya un'erstan'?)
That E-Ticket sign-off, attaching David Lindley to Steve Miller, made me realize I needed to immediately change the CD I had playing. I was listening to 'The Best Of Warren Zevon: A Quiet, Normal Life'. I took it off and put on 'El Rayo-X' by David Lindley. It was the first time in the history of the world that a drinking man with a beer in his hand deemed the music of Warren Zevon to be substandard. May the ghost of Zevon forgive me. Only 'El Rayo-X' could have pulled that off.
(I wouldn't have even removed Zevon for Jimbo Morrison! But... but... but... "drink some Old Crow". Or in my case, 12 ounces of Alaskan Amber, to be followed by some Cruzan 'Black Strap Rum', because... the album 'Mutineer' by Warren Zevon. ...And full circle we go! As Cheech famously said, "You just gotta know how to lay it on them dudes.")
>>... In live versions of songs, James Brown sometimes changed "Hah!" to "Heh!" While the change seemed negligible to most listeners, to James those words meant a lot.
Oh, I hear ya! And that is the PRECISE reason why I ALWAYS prefer the live versions of Jim's songs to his studio versions. Hah! versus Heh! C'mon, mang, what person in their right, funky mind wouldn't go with "Heh!"?
I gotta get Casey's book! If those stories are any indication, I am sure to love it.
And those stories reminded me of something I learned long ago from a Paul Harvey 'Now You Know The Rest Of The Story' radio broadcast:
Someone wrote a song titled 'A FAGGY NIGHT (IN 'FRISCO TOWN)'. It was about to be recorded when a record company executive suggested that the song might garner more widespread appeal if the title were changed to 'A FOGGY DAY (IN LONDON TOWN)'.
A bit later, the song's producer expressed an observation to the song's arranger...
Gaylord: "Hey, the lyrics don't seem to match the title anymore."
Bruce: "Gee, you may be onto something there, Gaylord. Thinkin' maybe we should change the words?"
And now you know the rest of the story.
And don't even get me started on the song 'I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO'. It was originally titled 'I LOST MY GAY LOVER IN WEST HOLLYWOOD'.
(...I asked you not to get me started.)
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Stephen darlin'
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you that right now I am dealing with a lot of tooth pain. Back in January, I somehow managed to crack ALL of my molars. But there wasn't really any pain, and I had other issues that needed to be handled, so I didn't do anything about it. After my last hospital stay, I realized that I had lost one of the fillings from one of those molars. That was a few weeks ago. Just this past week, that tooth has decided it has something to say - and it's been yeling at me louder and louder each day. I didn't get much sleep because of this. So factor in the pain and lack of sleep in my voting process today.
I've tried to like Van. Really, I have. But when it comes right down to it, I have a difficult time getting into his music. I don't know why.
On the other hand, I've always liked Bob Seger.
My vote today goes to Bob Seger.
Here's a tip in the event that you need to visit a dr or hospital these days. Those stupid masks are DIFFICULT to breathe in. Don't let anyone try to take your vitals right away. Take the mask off and wait until your body has a moment to relax - otherwise your numbers will be off.
Regarding my BOTB. The current battle will be a deciding factor. If at the end of the voting time, and I am still at single digits, I'm calling it quits for a bit. As you know, I rolled out a new feature today, and I have a few more 'surprises' up my sleeve. Some you may like, some I know you'll probably dislike. That just means I've got something for just about everyone :)
~M
MMQE ~
DeleteWow! It just doesn't end for you, does it? But, hey, at least you don't have coronavirus! But then again, no one I know does, or did, or will.
>>... in January, I somehow managed to crack ALL of my molars.
Pro Tip: gravel ain't gum.
>>... that tooth has decided it has something to say - and it's been yelling at me louder and louder each day.
Dr. J. Daniel's remedy, and lots of it.
>>... I've tried to like Van. Really, I have. But when it comes right down to it, I have a difficult time getting into his music. I don't know why. On the other hand, I've always liked Bob Seger.
That's funny, because Van really likes YOU. And I wouldn't even repeat the things Bob says about you behind your back!
>>... Here's a tip in the event that you need to visit a dr or hospital these days. Those stupid masks are DIFFICULT to breathe in.
[Link> Gee, tell me sumpin' I don't know! The face masks make matters WORSE! But there are none so blind as... those who believe the mainstream news!
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Bob Seger gets my vote for his funk!
ReplyDeleteCheck out my newest battle about Mother's Day here!
AMY ~
DeleteGet on down with yer bad, funky self!
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Stephen,
ReplyDeleteI fear that most of the Covid-19 is more hype than real. I'm not saying don't be cautious. We all should be every single day. You don't need a virus to tell you to keep nasty public stuff away from your faces or to not walk through sneezes/coughs or to purposely violate someones' pursonal space. People will flat out run over top of you no matter what's going on if you let them. That's when I throw a halt to these folks by saying, let me move first and then you can get in here. Some are polite, others are shocked, and many are put out like, "What's wrong with you?" Okay enough of that already. I hope America comes back stronger than ever and those who seek to destroy this country are finally booted out of office. Faith I have plenty but I also don't think I need to tempt the Lord. It's not different then sticking my hands into dark pit hoping those rattlesnakes don't bite. Fear doesn't hold me captive. I chose to be ready to protect my purrson because no one else will. But, you're right Satan found a winner with this virus and those who do not know God can't see the truth. All it takes is using common sense. Does someone purposely interact with someone who has the flu? Just because you can't see the virus doesn't mean it's not there, just like cold/flu germs. Again, common sense needed. Shutting down businesses hasn't helped anything in my opinion. I'm thankful DH is still working even if it is from home. He has a job so thank you Jesus!
Now on to your battle. My vote goes to VAN MORRISON! I love the mewsic arrangement! The horns are an awesome touch!! Have a bandtastic week, my friend, and thanks for stopping by to vote in my showdown over the weekend. Stay well!! xx
CAThy ~
Delete>>... I hope America comes back stronger than ever and those who seek to destroy this country are finally booted out of office.
Oh, they will be booted out of office eventually... at the Second Coming of Christ.
Unfortunately, America and the rest of the world will not come back stronger from this. Things are going to get worse and worse over the next ten years. The Bible tells me so.
>>... Fear doesn't hold me captive.
That's good because...
"God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
~ 2 Timothy 1:7
This documentary linked below illustrates where The Wizards Behind The Curtain are pushing us. This coronavirus scam is just one more step along the way:
[Link> AMERICA: Freedom To Fascism [Director's Cut]
Thanks for your vote. Van needed that!
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
So, I listened to both and I just love Van Morrison's take on it so much better. I love the way he sings it and I love the trumpets
ReplyDeleteThanks, BIRGIT!
DeleteTwo consecutive BOTB botes for Van. Maybe this thing ain't quite over just yet.
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
I don't think I've ever been so happy to work for myself. My boss is an asshole, but he pays pretty consistently, even when everyone else is freaking out over nothing. And he doesn't force me to wear a mask, which is just great.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of, here's something fun I learned yesterday about this whole stupid mask thing (which you might have already known). I saw an infographic that was showing mask effectiveness, based on who's wearing it. And it showed that if you go out into public without wearing a mask, your chance of catching it is only around 7-8%. That's not very high, right? So why all the panic? Then it shows another infographic, saying that if you wear a mask and you're infected, you have a 95% chance of not spreading it to someone else. And if that other person is wearing a mask too, then you have a 99% chance of not passing it along to them. Wow, a whopping 4%!
So when they're insisting you wear a mask, it's not because they're trying to protect you, it's because they assume you're the idiot who's got it and is coughing/sneezing on everyone, and they want to protect everyone else from YOU. Isn't that so kind of them? The dear sweet government just wants to protect all of those innocent people from you, because you're a disgusting, infected manchild that must be going out into public and coughing in everyone else's faces with reckless abandon.
Big daddy government loves you. They just don't want you to hurt everyone around you, which is why they have to babyproof everything for you.
As for the battle, both of these were surprisingly good, to the point that I had a real hell of a time figuring out who to bote for. I had to defer to big daddy government (who always knows what's best for me), and he told me to bote for Van the Man. So Van the Man it is.
Also, I guess I do slightly prefer that version. I guess. But it's definitely MY body, MY choice!
BROTHER BEER BOY BRYAN
DeleteBODYGUARD BETTY ~
You can't hold a whole country responsible for the behavior of a few, sick twisted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole medical system? And if the whole medical system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our populace and our mainstream media in general? I put it to you, Bryan - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to me, but I'm not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth face masks during this exceedingly catastrophic coronavirus pandemic!
>>... I had to defer to big daddy government (who always knows what's best for me), and he told me to bote for Van the Man.
You can always trust your dear ol' Uncle Scam to look out for your best interests. He loves you just as you are... as long as you're in a face mask and ostracizing family and friends, and staying six feet away from strangers. Six feet distance will prevent strangers from becoming friends. And why risk something like *THAT*?!?!
>>... But it's definitely MY body, MY choice!
And how's your intuition?
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Al Bondigas here. I like the energy in both versions, but, you know for me it's hard to beat Bob Seger. I like practically everything he sings. Although this song is far from one of my favorites, his style was enough to git muh rulin'. Both were good upbeat and energetic and powerful, but Seger done up n got muh rulin' That's it. That's muh rulin'.
ReplyDeleteJUDGE RUB-OF-THE-BRUSH ~
DeleteWho dat say "Seger" when I say, "Who dat?"?
When this coronafooledya crap ("global stick-up") is over and you get ready to leave Airheadzona, I'll see if I can find someone here in Willoughberry who might be willing to rent a room to you.
That's it. That's muh rulin'.
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
POSTSCRIPT:
I need a cold Mojito!
Hi Stephen, Sorry I’m so late to the battle. Though Pete Seeger was the first concert I went to, my vote goes to Van Morrison. I agree with Lee and Cherdo that the fabulous horns really rev up the song.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I respectively disagree with your views on Covid-19. Some of my friends’ kids are doctors who risk their lives every day testing and treating Covid patients. Some patients have few symptoms while others are being put on emergency dialysis or ventilators at all ages. Sadly, many people have had to die all alone like my 96-year-old cousin who was sharp enough to still pay her own bills and give herself insulin shots. No one should have to die alone, but it would’ve been too dangerous for her family. I know nothing I say will help change your mind, but I could never forgive myself if I was a carrier who unknowingly put others in danger.
I’m glad all is well at work and congratulations on your well-deserved raise, Stephen!
Julie
GEM JULIE ~
Delete"Pete Seeger"?
Say it ain't so!!
I trust you meant the American Bob Seger, not the communist Pete Seeger.
I'll agree that no one should die alone. At least, I would not wish that on anyone. However, once dead, a person is no longer alone. (And I would have gladly volunteered to hold your 96-year-old cousin's hand while she was transitioning into that Better World. Just as I held the hands of my Pa and Ma while they were leaving "this world" for the much Better one.)
(With the exception of Ron Paul...) All Politicians & The Mainstream Media... they are lying to the American People ONLY when their lips are moving. (Sorry. That's pretty trite, but entirely true, regardless.)
So, I'm going to ask you to watch a few videos. No rush - just whenever you have the time. Only make sure you watch them BEFORE that day arrives when the man shows up and says to you and your family, "Hello! I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you. We have a vaccine that will save your lives and all you need to do is... just say, 'YES'."
[Link> 'URGENT! Full Disclosure from 'INSIDE’ Dr Rashid Buttar'
[Link> 'OUT OF SHADOWS'
[Link> 'AMERICA: Freedom To Fascism' [Directors Cut]
Remember: They're only lying to you when their lips are moving. Otherwise, go ahead and trust them. They're here to help you. Because that's what Government has always done for The People. [;^D
R3 - Really Recommended Reading: 'DEATH BY GOVERNMENT' by R.J. Rummel
Gem Julie, I sincerely appreciate you stopping by to register yer BOTB bote. I always enjoy interacting with ya, whether we agree or not!
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
Yes, I meant Bob not Pete. See you got me all rattled, Stephen! Well said, and I always enjoy our interactions too!
ReplyDeleteJulie
Whew! Glad to hear *that*!
Delete[;^D
~ D-FensDogG
'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'
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/2020/05/botb-results-2020-may-1-or-van-morrison.html
~ D-FensDogG
'Loyal American Underground'