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exotics4me (0)
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Music is a huge part of my life and it's mainly because of the emotions it pulls out of me. I'll probably break the character limit:
Song that always makes me smile:
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime. My dad and uncle were very stoic and strict men, but they would put the leisure suits on, platform shoes, drink in their hand and would dance to this song.
The artist that hits my emotions the hardest is Tori Amos. Tori's song, "The Winter" has brought tears to my eyes and I'm not an emotional person. All of her music works on my emotions, but that one is the most powerful for me.
On a similar note, my favorite band is Tool. They also run my emotions, but not like Tori. I first heard Tool in LA, when I was 16-17, before they were even signed and they were the first rock/metal band I liked that well.
Iron Maiden pushes me, kind of inspiring, especially their Rock in Rio album where hundreds of thousands of non-English speaking Brazilians sing every word in the background.
Then it moves over to rap/hip-hop. Gangster rap was huge when I was in high school in LA. Everyone listened to NWA and everyone loved Ice Cube. Not me, I preferred Ice-T, also a LA rapper and now actor. His song, "LGBNAF" was the first really dirty rap song I ever heard and thought it was the greatest song ever.
Wu-Tang Clan. I was the weird West Coast kid who loved the East Coast group. Still do and their side project song, "Mystery of Shadowboxing (feat Method Man)" is #1 and #10 on my workout playlist.
On that note, I like playing Mary J. Blige's song, "You're All I Need" for people who only hear radio versions, since it is severely censored and is hugely popular still today. The uncensored/dirty version features Method Man of Wu-Tang and it's good for laughs to see people look at the speakers expecting the radio version.
Then there's Johnny Cash. I smile anytime I hear his songs from the Tennessee Three era, has the thump-te-de-thump sound in all songs. My grandmother adored Johnny Cash and always played his music. On the other hand, I really like his cover of "Hurt", but can't watch the video. That's the closest anyone has gotten to truly making art out of music, but once you realize what's going on, it's hard to watch. If it's not known, Johnny and June had moved out of their house which became the Johnny Cash Museum. About halfway through the video the setting changes. They're back in the house and the already sick and dying Cash pours emotions out as he's "singing". The song was originally about heroin addiction, but Johnny changed almost no lyrics and made it about a regretful, dying man looking back at all the time and energy he wasted.
Another that makes me smile, but only if it's the video. Xzibit's "Concentrate". That woman in the middle in the black kimono tops all porn stars for me!
Last, obscure rap group/song, Psycho Realm, "In this Lifetime" makes me smile a lot if it's the video. I'm in the video and I grew up with those guys.
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12-18-17 02:04am
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merc77 (Disabled)
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"Duetto buffo di due gatti" (humorous duet for two cats) always puts a smile on my face as does "Don't Worry, Be Happy".
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12-18-17 10:58am
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rearadmiral (0)
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"Glad" by Steve Winwood when he was with Traffic does it. Another go-to song is "Blue Sky" written by Dickie Betts which was an Allman Brothers staple for years until the rest of the band kicked Dickie out due to his, ummm... unhealthy lifestyle. The irony is that Dickie may be the only member of the original band who is still alive. He's well preserved, I guess.
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12-18-17 01:59pm
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Loki (0)
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I love Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky." It always makes me smile. There are a few others, but "Spirit in the Sky" was the one that immediately popped into mind.
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12-18-17 06:45pm
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Drooler (Disabled)
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I could fill volumes in response to this question, but I'll keep it to first few that have come to mind.
"Love Gangster" by Stephen Stills/Manassas because it's done so well on the studio version. The funky wah-wah guitar that starts it up is infectious.
"Baby I Love You" by Cold Blood is another funky song, out of the San Francisco Bay area. The intro build up is amazing.
"Montana" by Frank Zappa is a clever allegory to the American Dream. The lead guitar solo is great, too.
"Message of Love" by Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsies. I listen to his masterful playing and can't help but smile in appreciation.
Linda Ronstadt's version of "Willin'," written by the enormously talented Lowell George. Excellent arrangement, beautifully sung.
"Animal Zoo" by Spirit. Those guys were brilliant innovators, which probably explains their relative obscurity. Listen to Ed Cassidy's drumming on that one; it's unorthodox, but it works!
Great songs, great arrangements, and great performances of them are what keep me going. Otherwise, I'm not all that sentimental.
PS: "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band
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12-19-17 05:00am
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Homegirl (Disabled)
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I love all kinds of music, they all put a smile on my face.
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05-15-20 11:11am
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