tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post8172074511474263352..comments2024-03-26T20:35:39.291-07:00Comments on STMcC Presents 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS': 2017, JANUARY 1: BATTLE OF THE BANDS (Or, CAROLE KING VERSUS NILS LOFGREN)Stephen T. McCarthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-2074713006818986272017-01-12T19:35:24.474-08:002017-01-12T19:35:24.474-08:00Fun battle both versions were niceFun battle both versions were niceMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000518512016364412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-52976242209467474832017-01-07T09:52:30.035-08:002017-01-07T09:52:30.035-08:00ATTENTION PEOPLES!
If you are interested in seeing...<b>ATTENTION PEOPLES!</b><br />If you are interested in seeing the final vote tally for this <b>'BATTLE OF THE BANDS'</b> installment and my closing thoughts on it, please click (Link:) <b><a href="http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2017/01/botb-results-112017-and-very-special.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a></b>.<br /><br />Or you can put the following URL into your browser:<br />http://stmccpresentsbattleofthebands.blogspot.com/2017/01/botb-results-112017-and-very-special.html<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-7565949109266372612017-01-07T09:02:48.917-08:002017-01-07T09:02:48.917-08:00MICHELE ~
I have since found out that all of those...MICHELE ~<br />I have since found out that all of those big, strong, handsome men are professional dancers. And you know what that means: You can stop waiting.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-56266320292603042352017-01-06T21:00:03.992-08:002017-01-06T21:00:03.992-08:00BEER BOYS ~
>>... "Sliding in just bef...BEER BOYS ~<br /><br /><i>>>... "Sliding in just before the cutoff"</i><br /><br />Yeah, I was beginning to wonder where's... mah... botes?!<br /><br />SOBRIETY is NOT encouraged on this blog. You need a cold Margarita, STAT!<br /><br />You're going against the very Magic 8-Ball that you yourself gave me?! Well... that shit could really happen.<br /><br />Thanks for going the extra mile... in the snow... with no shoes... all uphill... chased by dogs... and totally sober. You'll be rewarded in Heaven... but not before then.<br /><br />~ Sadly Sober StephenStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-3785872295583067392017-01-06T20:47:27.586-08:002017-01-06T20:47:27.586-08:00Oh boy, why oh why didn't I wait a little long...Oh boy, why oh why didn't I wait a little longer?! You can still send out that search party though. I'll be waiting... 😏Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-8932690519293352882017-01-06T18:17:20.343-08:002017-01-06T18:17:20.343-08:00Sliding in just before the cutoff, even while buri...Sliding in just before the cutoff, even while buried in snow and having jumped over 100 feet (thank God for good gravitity and polarity levels), but we're here. I'm sorry to say we must go against the new and improved Magic 8-ball and its many electrolytes (which voters like us crave) but both of us vote for Nils. Carole's version ain't half bad, but musically we both just dig Nils' more, and could find ourselves listening to that on a regular basis. Now then, where's this margarita I keep hearing about? I am both disappointingly thirsty and sober.<br /><br />~6BA Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-88168134483618980812017-01-06T17:25:57.669-08:002017-01-06T17:25:57.669-08:00...AND GENERAL POOHREGARD, THAT'S NOT ALL!...
......AND GENERAL POOHREGARD, THAT'S NOT ALL!...<br /><br />Thanks for your vote! Good on ya for keepin' yer streak alive.<br /><br />I remember (half of) those Bay Street days. Yep, if you wanted to hear Journey or the Cars, you went to Twinkie's room. If you wanted to hear Nils, Rickie, Tom, or The Blues, you went to my room. If you wanted to get hurt, you found out where Torch and Nappy were. Ha!-Ha!<br /><br />May 2017 be our best year ever... I mean, you know, not counting all those really GREAT years. What I'm trying to say is, may it be the best of all the mediocre ones.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-74881594790996265002017-01-06T15:20:27.308-08:002017-01-06T15:20:27.308-08:00And Stephen,
Good battle agin. Carole sure penn...And Stephen, <br /><br />Good battle agin. Carole sure penned a good song but I been had liked Nils better, more lively. Not just cuz you used to play it in your always cooler than any room of the Bay Street house. It is a livelier version with a bit more hope on it than Carole's slow and somewhat depressin' version. Happy Margarita Day and all the best in 2017!<br />JW,<br />Pooooooooooooh!<br />Pooh Lynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105973977534065414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-79366883511605374082017-01-06T12:43:58.569-08:002017-01-06T12:43:58.569-08:00Ha!-Ha!
Oh, HELL YES!!
The AN...TI...CI...PATION o...Ha!-Ha!<br />Oh, HELL YES!!<br />The AN...TI...CI...PATION of it.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-18803165982902300472017-01-06T12:07:00.125-08:002017-01-06T12:07:00.125-08:00Werewolves of London - vodka = Sweet Home Alabama?...Werewolves of London - vodka = Sweet Home Alabama?<br /><br />Can't wait to multiply with Carly Simon.<br /><br />Sig22ManyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-10510410969036316472017-01-06T10:37:32.441-08:002017-01-06T10:37:32.441-08:00SIG2OUNCES ~
Nice tip of the cap to Padre Pio. Er....SIG2OUNCES ~<br />Nice tip of the cap to Padre Pio. Er... oops! I meant, Father Mulcahy. May he rest in that great boxing gym in the sky.<br /><br />You've got the mind of a mystic, Sig. And now we know that Carole King + Margaritas = Warren Zevon. (You have invented a whole new discipline: Rock 'N' Roll Math.)<br /><br />Thanks for checking in with your bote, my friend. Nils might still have a shot at this thang.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-84006017747822632382017-01-06T08:16:06.136-08:002017-01-06T08:16:06.136-08:00This was a tough one. Even so, I’m glad I read you...This was a tough one. Even so, I’m glad I read your post from top to bottom for a change. When I first heard Carol King’s version I thought that this might be a good Warren Zevon song. What a coincidence it was seeing the El Coyote Margarita at the end of the post. I wanted to say it was a “serendipitous discovery” but then I’d have to settle on one of those fruity, alcoholic seltzer drinks…not that there’s anything wrong with that.<br /><br />It’s hard not to vote for Carol King. The only thing I didn’t like was the sound of someone hitting one of those percussion-triangle things. The sound kinda-sorta pierced my brain a little. Nils tipped the scale with his piano; would have sounded great at Rosie’s Bar. The Padre would have approved.<br /> <br />Nils by a salty-slim, tiny-tim margin.<br /><br />Sig 2…oz Tequila<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-16862567885069585112017-01-05T10:14:03.293-08:002017-01-05T10:14:03.293-08:00Howdy, dIEDRE ~
Thanks for stopping by with a vote...Howdy, dIEDRE ~<br />Thanks for stopping by with a vote. Carole sends her best (and an extra lowercase "e" for you to use as you please).<br /><br />My next BOTB installment on the 15th will be the same song, 'GOIN' BACK', but it'll be Phil versus Freddie in the "Macho Man Battle Of The Century". (And if I can find a version by Michael Jackson, I'll make it a 3-Way.)<br /><br />Ha!<br /><br />Wishin' I was in Airheadzona today. We be buried in snow... and it's not the kind you can package and sell on the street, either.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-42508325838762110382017-01-05T10:07:49.931-08:002017-01-05T10:07:49.931-08:00WILD THING ~
So the Dead Duck beat the Red Frog, e...WILD THING ~<br />So the Dead Duck beat the Red Frog, eh?<br /><br />I can't even remember the last time I was at a party. Nowadays -- since I enjoy my own company more'n any other's -- I just party by myself and hope that I don't get so drunk that I never invite myself back again.<br /><br />Got you down for a Nils-y vote. Stay safe on the roads. Don't pick up any hitchhikers, especially if they say their name is Jim, Jack, or Jose.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-51944746112725299932017-01-05T06:26:36.831-08:002017-01-05T06:26:36.831-08:00Hi Reno!
Cool battle, though I don't recall th...Hi Reno!<br />Cool battle, though I don't recall the song. Nils isn't bad, but Carole is much more evocative. Maybe because she had a hand in the writing process. My vote goes to Carole! But now I'm curious to hear Phil Collins and Freddie Mercury versions as well ;-) See ya!diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-26530146189085336382017-01-04T23:02:11.461-08:002017-01-04T23:02:11.461-08:00The first day of the new year is a great time to e...The first day of the new year is a great time to establish, or perpetuate, traditions. I need to start a few of my own. This year I sat in a hotel room in a snow storm and binged on a show called Once Upon A Time. I don't go out an party any more - age getting to me I guess - but I did eat at the hotel bar and grill, and that Dead Duck was worth making a yearly tradition.<br /><br />I really liked Carol King's version, and was pretty sure I'd prefer a female voice singing this song. But Nils does have a slightly feminine voice, and I loved the energy of the tempo. So, Nils gets my vote.<br /><br />A good song for the New Year.<br /><br />Later Dude; keep those happy memories coming. dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-76070299234552828512017-01-04T20:49:34.959-08:002017-01-04T20:49:34.959-08:00NITRO ~
Ahh, I'm glad you liked this Battle so...NITRO ~<br />Ahh, I'm glad you liked this Battle so much. It's been on my list to do since about the beginning of BOTB but I only just now got around to it. In fact, I nearly gave it away to another BOTBer.<br /><br />I would have sent the search party out for you, but those big handsome guys said, "Ewww... But it's raining." (Nobody ever said that all big guys are "real men". Girlie men come in all sizes.)<br /><br />Yeah, two very different approaches to the song but I feel that both are valid in their own way.<br /><br />Nils has got a fair amount of ground to cover and at this point it doesn't look good for him. But at the same time, of the regular voters I can think of who have yet to chime in, I suspect most will side with Nils. So, this could be a close one at the Finish line.<br /><br />Thanks for your vote!<br /><br />Wait! Aren't you from Chicago? You could have gotten away with voting 5 or 6 times. :o)<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-53568330030236988832017-01-04T19:12:10.841-08:002017-01-04T19:12:10.841-08:00This si certainly a superb BATTLE. This is my thir...This si certainly a superb BATTLE. This is my third time listening to both versions and I still can't decide. I came by this afternoon and thought I might vote, but then I read your reply to Michele and thought I would hold off for awhile to see if you would send those big handsome men over here, but no luck, eh?<br /><br />Each version has it's merits. Carol's tone of melancholy evokesthat sweet longing for times past and there's no questioning her talent as a songwriter. I probably should give her my vote for the simple fact alone that it IS her song.<br /><br />BUT, I'm a sucker for that piano Nils has got gong on there, and his marching type beat (yeah, I lifted that from SBB6's comment-because it is right on) seems so appropriate. So, in the end I gotta give it to Nils, he probably won,t win but I gotta do my part and vote my fav.<br /><br />Excellent BATTLE. I actually like it when it's hard to decide.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-40040544425995115482017-01-03T14:57:16.698-08:002017-01-03T14:57:16.698-08:00Thanks for coming by even on your "Blogcation...Thanks for coming by even on your "Blogcation", DEBBIE. And a very Happy New Year to you as well. (If you didn't get your Margaritas in, don't sweat it, because I drank enough to cover for you, too!:o)<br /><br />The Magic 8-Ball... and YOU... may be right, as it seems Carole is starting to build up a little bit of a lead now.<br /><br />Thanks again, and see ya in the next BOTB round!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-75738974962174793172017-01-03T13:27:49.161-08:002017-01-03T13:27:49.161-08:00GOIL WONDER ~
It took me awhile to figure out what...GOIL WONDER ~<br />It took me awhile to figure out what you wuz yakkin' about. MD? B-word?<br /><br />Ahh, Mark Dice and "Brawndo" (which has the electrolytes that plants crave). From the movie IDIOCRACY, which Beer Boy Bryan turned me on to and which is funny as hell! <br /><br />In fact, it was also Bryan who turned me on to Mark Dice. AND gave me the new & improved Magic 8-Ball for Christmas. Seems to me, I'd know nuttin' without that boy! Ha!<br /><br />I'm pleased to find that this Battle was so tough for you. That's great. And so far it looks to be a pretty competitive one overall. Win!-Win!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-35218696829304026862017-01-03T13:27:12.874-08:002017-01-03T13:27:12.874-08:00Cheers and Happy (Belated) Margarita Day, Stephen!...Cheers and Happy (Belated) Margarita Day, Stephen! Happy New Year, too. ☺<br />This song sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't recall any details. Carole King's version is dripping with emotion and I loved it! Nils Lofgren, not so much; kind of "light-weight". I think your Magic Eight Ball will be right. Carole by a mile. See you on the 15th!Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-74190565921439974892017-01-03T13:20:27.763-08:002017-01-03T13:20:27.763-08:00MICHELE ~
I was about ready to send out a search p...MICHELE ~<br />I was about ready to send out a search party of big, strong handsome men for you, accompanied by a Saint Bernard with a keg of rum 'round his neck. (Now aren't you sorry you didn't wait a little longer to show up?:o)<br /><br />Thanks for the good wishes, and all the best to you also in 2017.<br /><br />Got you down for a Kingly vote.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-53818658197719880742017-01-03T13:15:04.024-08:002017-01-03T13:15:04.024-08:00Alright, then fine, JERK! I'm wishing you a pr...Alright, then fine, JERK! I'm wishing you a pretty good 2019 then, also!<br /><br />Oh, yes, I remember that Duke picture. That was before Wayne had developed such a masculine cinematic persona. <br /><br />"High-Ho, Peachy!" <br />Ha!-Ha! That would have worked in 'RUSTLER'S RHAPSODY'. (You've seen that one, right? Man, I LOVE that movie!)<br /><br />Yeah, delectable and scrumptious are mucho mo' macho than "peachy". Personally, I generally go with "yummy".<br /><br />~ D-FensDogGStephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-29270652664396496842017-01-03T11:42:48.047-08:002017-01-03T11:42:48.047-08:00I'll see your bet by wishing youse a "won...I'll see your bet by wishing youse a "wonderful" (JW) 2017 also. And I'll RAISE you by wishing you a great 2018. HA!<br /><br />Perhaps "peachy" was not the right choice of terms, though John Wayne DID say the word in his 1932 film "Ride HIM, Cowboy." (It was the name of his horse. High-HO, Peachy!)<br /><br />I shoulda gone with the word delightful, delectable, or scrumptious. JW, of course.Sixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3043167264059951487.post-39951966257555467662017-01-03T09:17:12.418-08:002017-01-03T09:17:12.418-08:00First, they played that MD bit on AJ. I can't ...First, they played that MD bit on AJ. I can't even think what word MD used (began with B), but I didn't know what it was. I doubt any of the people he talked to knew what it was either. IMO, the fact that no one said they didn't know speaks more to an unwillingness in people to admit on camera they don't know something. So, instead they look like morons. The big truth: turn a camera on someone and watch their IQ drop.<br /><br />Your battle was tough<br /> I listened to both three times. My initial thought was I liked King better. This song was brand new to me. My difficulty arose when I understood the words better (on first listen) with Nils. After second listen, I thought it would be perfect with his voice and her music. After third listen, I decided both were lovely just as they were. I'd listen to both again. But, I have to vote!<br /><br />I'm giving this to King. I liked the music (arrangement) a lot. It felt nostalgic to me. Vocally they were on a par. So, finally a battle when the instruments decide it for me! I bet Magic 8 Ball wouldn't have predicted that!!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362240669287746770noreply@blogger.com