"O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara there's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama," and it happens to be true, not just on this day when everyone's a little bit Irish, so Happy St. Paddy's to You All !
I'd rather not think that it's been over 30 years since The Knack's lead singer Doug Fieger, then 25, wrote this song for the 17-year-old teenage muse who stole his heart and graced the album which included what turned out to be the number one selling song of 1979. The two remained life-long friends. Unfortunately Fieger lost a battle with lung cancer last month.
Sharona sells high end real estate in West LA, and probably wishes she had a dollar every time the song is used at a wedding, since the scene in "Reality Bites," gave it renewed life as a wedding reception must. More about Fieger, photo of Sharona now, the Knack, and "My Sharona" the song.
So may questions! With the only answers being topee, wide tie and lip syncing, unless of course you can read Cyrillic. It is hard to describe. Hmmm... How about watching the Lawrence Welk show on acid? Or New Age Music Satire? Whatever this is, it makes me laugh like Hell for 2 minutes.
130 million people tuned in the watch the last Tonight Show hosted by Conan O'Brien. If his star-studded send-off is any indication, he'll be back in a terrific time slot before long.
Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, O'Brien's band, and guest musicians, Beck, Ben Harper, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, and O'Brien himself on guitar were led by cowbell-wielding Will Ferrell. Get your Bic out and prepare for one terrific rendition of "Freebird."
Will Ferrell makes fun of Lynryd Skynryd and Conan takes the lead on guitar a few times.
I love Lynyrd Skynyrd music. "Gimmie Three Steps" has been one of my favorites of all time. I know all the words and have been known to jump on stage with a cover band to make a fool of myself singing along. And there is Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top! My favorite blues guitarist!
With that said, I saw the band recently to find they have moved even further into right-wing shitism than before. So I enjoyed the spoof, especially their overly pregnant "old lady".
After moving to Texas 30 years ago my big joke was...
Ever been to a concert where some yokel is screaming at the stage for their favorite song? Like "Freebird" at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert? Well down here in Texas their are people just walking down the street screaming for "Freebird"! Lynyrd Skynyrd Freebird, real thing.
Rachel Maddow's Show helps Sen.Roland Burris with his health bill related version of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" performed on the senate floor, presumably to
lighten the mood. The new version has a beat, and gives one the impression that helium is involved. It's definitely not a sleeper!
The captive senators haven't made blazing progress, maybe they need to follow the example of Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools, both videos presented here. The
volleying of songs isn't about to stop, and there is no filibuster!
The School of Rock shows what can be done when it's your own idea, rather than another bland assignment. We presume the teachers and administrators are in the
basement, these videos must have taken some time! It doesn't show signs of stopping, we can expect each successive dub to be better than the last. The kids are all right.
The recent Madison Square Garden Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert generated a bit of politics from The Boss. This especially potent rendition of his 1995 song The Ghost of Tom Joad.
The song has a bit of history to it. That most famous movie year of 1939 gave us Henry Fonda as Tom Joad in the John Ford film of John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Woody Guthrie was commissioned to write a song for the movie, The Ballad of Tom Joad was so well done that Steinbeck commented that Guthrie managed to tell the story of a big book and a long movie all in one little song. Bruce Springsteen studied all three art forms and came up with his version which he claims true to the style of the times. AMPED UP A BIT! This is a rare one with lyrics as good as the music. All made much better by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello
And to keep the politics warm Springsteen brings out Old Tom Fogarty to a bit of ...ain no fortunate child...
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks Goin' someplace there's no goin' back Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge Shelter line stretchin' round the corner Welcome to the new world order Families sleepin' in their cars in the southwest No home no job no peace no rest
The highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad
He pulls prayer book out of his sleeping bag Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass Got a one-way ticket to the promised land You got a hole in your belly and gun in your hand Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock Bathin' in the city aqueduct
The highway is alive tonight But where it's headed everybody knows I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light Waitin' on the ghost of Tom Joad
Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air Look for me Mom I'll be there Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand Or decent job or a helpin' hand Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free Look in their eyes Mom you'll see me."
The highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sittin' downhere in the campfire light With the ghost of old Tom Joad
This is dedicated to all of you who search the long lists of LOL cats, lose sleep, forget to eat, and mail pages of the cutest little kitties to your friends. You know who are, we care, that's why we are planning an intervention, even if we have to come to your house.
The affiliate KTLA reports that the super pop star suffered a heart attack. Despite his reclusive and often questionable lifestyle in recent years, his talent and contribution to the world of music was never in doubt. I apologize for the quality of this video, but it shows the talent of the very young superstar. Jackson Five with Michael Jackson on Ed Sullivan 1970
No matter what opinions you may have formed or heard about Green Peace, this is an impressive video, exciting both due to live video, but the heavy metal music of the New Radicals.
Presenting the official Oklahoma rock song, "Do You Realize" written and sung by an Oklahoma band, The Flaming Lips, though it took an official Governors' executive order! Legislators barely voted it out. Why, for one..Rep. Corey
Holland was offended by the T-shirts worn by a band member once, a present from the frontman Ivan's wife. It bore a hammer and sickle, tradional of the Communist Party. Ivans was offended at being thought un-American. Next, Mike Reynolds
denounced Coyne for using a bad word. Oh the horror!
The band is appreciative of the Governor's intervention. Previously, on Friday, frontman Coynes had given an interview to the Tulsa World Newspaper
"Me, I just say look, it's a little minority of some small-minded religious wackos who think they can tell people what kind of T-shirts and what kind of
music they can listen to, and the smart, rational, reasonable people of Oklahoma are never going to buy into that,"
I'm very glad to say that the rational and reasonable prevailed this time!
Debuted today, Eminems "We Made You," a 4 1/2 minute spoof poking fun at our ever- present cult of celebrity and the pathetic sad lengths and lows to which many will stoop to achieve it. Yes, I did mention "Nailin' Palin" no one is saying Mr.Mathers isn't a sick young man. (ducking rotten fruit thrown from the MILF crowd!)
Hey, if Kim Kardashian isn't mad at Eminem,a few good natured chuckles at the expense of other publicity seekers can't be wrong. Even Palin is depicted outrageously but convincingly. In this country among an ever-growing segment of society, it's not important to be known for doing something well, or accomplishing something worthwhile, it's just about being KNOWN..and Eminem has nailed it! Let that give you pause for thought.
Some of those lampooned: Kim Kardashian, Britney Spears, Jessica Alba, Bret Michaels, Jessica Simpson Lindsay Lohan, Amy Winehouse,couple Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, and of course Sarah Palin among others.
YOU - GOLD: Best American book reading public! The Coultergeist burst onto the scene, boosted by appearances on Bill Maher and other shows which helped her
book sales immeasurably. Her first book sold 400,000. The next...not so much.... the latest - is already headed for mark down bins after a very short time, and only 130,000 misguided souls buying it. White elephant gifts are enjoying a return in popularity. Still, that's quite a difference in sales, and may explain the new ensemble, retiring the black spandex after all these years, covering
the adam's apple, and the demure little blue number she's sporting these days...she was just too sexy for us, yah..that's it!
SILVER: Phony Delusion: Scott Allan Witmer, is his own Sovereign Country. After all, he lives inside of himself, and as such he is not subject to the laws of the bigger country which had him in court. No, the judge didn't buy it either.
BRONZE: The NY legislator who wants to pole tax....on pole dance patrons, ten bucks right at the door. - What next, the ballet?
Spencer Potter a New Jersey disc jockey and his roommates requested the number on a lark. Though the song was popular in the very early 1980's they still receive between 30-40 calls a day...a far cry from the unwitting original owner who got rid of it asap, but still remarkable after all of these years. Potter's moving to New York, his business and the number are for sale on eBay, and was at $1,000. on Sunday A. M. so get those bids in now!
If Eight six seven five three oh ni-ee-i-en sticks in your mind for a while, you're welcome.
The queen of soul in a moving moment of many today. It was the first thing I heard upon awaking. Some have criticized her performance. I think they forget she was outside, in the cold, with barely any accompanyment at all, and certainly not lip synching a studio version...with all of that, an appropriate welcome to our new president by Aretha Franklin.
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