tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post3207133476093982553..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: A Toad's Favo(u)rite: 33-1/3 RPMSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-14569366338493884552013-10-04T17:03:47.728-05:002013-10-04T17:03:47.728-05:00Its all in the lyrics, I am in total agreement. T...Its all in the lyrics, I am in total agreement. The darker the better for me and I love to feel the emotion from great lyrics especially if they do a great job during the live performance like Springsteen does.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-12894020554123271822013-10-02T19:13:59.086-05:002013-10-02T19:13:59.086-05:00I know this is heresy for those who grew up in the...I know this is heresy for those who grew up in the Rust Belt back in the day, but <i>Born To Run</i> is, in my view, a pretty second-rate album. You can't argue with "Thunder Road", "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" is pretty damn good and I have a personal fondness for<br />"Meeting Across The River". But "Night" and "Backstreets" are pretty so-so, "Born To Run" could have been done by BTO or Grand Funk Railroad, and I find "Jungleland" downright unlistenable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64824027579700853152013-10-02T18:11:34.914-05:002013-10-02T18:11:34.914-05:00Marian,
Thunder Road is my absolute favorite Bruc...Marian,<br /><br />Thunder Road is my absolute favorite Bruce song. I didn't even have to read the lyrics you posted, as I know them all by heart. Elvis Costello is another favorite artist of mine. His songs are short but pack a punch. Two completely different styles but both with so much to say. Thank you for the smiles today. Needed it!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-88994709034429164022013-10-01T23:25:52.788-05:002013-10-01T23:25:52.788-05:00good calls, marian good calls, marian Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-1710403307374426522013-10-01T20:04:57.070-05:002013-10-01T20:04:57.070-05:00Thank you for the great selections Marian ~ I enj...Thank you for the great selections Marian ~ I enjoyed reading both of them ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-31009537844133571812013-10-01T19:46:30.451-05:002013-10-01T19:46:30.451-05:00Great pics Marian! Maybe we should write a song ;...Great pics Marian! Maybe we should write a song ;D <br /><br />No, you aren't cheating! It is timely-sad, but so fitting~<br /><br />Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64462893763782665912013-10-01T17:36:39.456-05:002013-10-01T17:36:39.456-05:00oh you took me on a merry journey down memory lane...oh you took me on a merry journey down memory lane.... :)revelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-5226149384684007312013-10-01T15:27:33.713-05:002013-10-01T15:27:33.713-05:00Fantastic choices Marian. Both singers/songs have ...Fantastic choices Marian. Both singers/songs have so much to say and do it so well. I so agree with you about Elvis Costello's song being so timely. I can't believe our government shutdown. We are certainly not the shining light for democracy at the moment.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-80112577133537661372013-10-01T15:10:16.622-05:002013-10-01T15:10:16.622-05:00Thanks for such a great selection! Two such talent...Thanks for such a great selection! Two such talented musicians have made such a mark in music.<br />The backgrounder is so identifiable for most of the readers here.<br />With many older brothers & sisters, I saw a lot of changes in music and technology, similar to your reflection here today. :)<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-7498567887542687532013-10-01T13:19:43.305-05:002013-10-01T13:19:43.305-05:00Glad you all like these. I felt a bit like I was c...Glad you all like these. I felt a bit like I was cheating, but these words! Elvis Costello's words here seem particularly apt today, as our US government shuts down. (For crying out loud.)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-10242525524686846422013-10-01T11:24:12.106-05:002013-10-01T11:24:12.106-05:00Ok, I'll admit this is my first close look at ...Ok, I'll admit this is my first close look at these two. I stopped memorizing with early Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Joan Baez and then switched to the classics--then new--at Olivia records and Broadway musicals. I am grateful for you, Marian, who give these two and all the other music you have introduced me to since I started visiting the garden. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-58771754268202182322013-10-01T09:48:34.458-05:002013-10-01T09:48:34.458-05:00Very cool choices! Love them both, but particular...Very cool choices! Love them both, but particularly the EC lyrics.<br />Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-48826866846019287522013-10-01T09:23:04.850-05:002013-10-01T09:23:04.850-05:00Two classics, Marian. And I'm with you on the ...Two classics, Marian. And I'm with you on the memories of radio and vinyl. Thanks for sharing.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-24522349791291743652013-10-01T08:33:25.313-05:002013-10-01T08:33:25.313-05:00Wow! This Elvis Costello song contains the most am...Wow! This Elvis Costello song contains the most amazing ideas, and expressed in wonderful phrases. From the opening line to the last I get the sense that this is so much more than a sing-a-long.<br />I crave the silhouette of your kiss...<br /><br />All you toy soldiers and scaremongers<br />Are you living in this world? Sometimes I wonder<br />In between saying you've seen too much<br />And saying you've seen it all before...<br /><br />Great stuff. Thanks for sharing your love of both songs.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-11371067717725070652013-10-01T07:58:47.599-05:002013-10-01T07:58:47.599-05:00"Show a little faith, there's magic in th..."Show a little faith, there's magic in the night<br />You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright"<br /><br />I still cry every time he hits those lines. One of my absolute favorites, Marian.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-65100997001255214932013-10-01T01:00:10.551-05:002013-10-01T01:00:10.551-05:00I looked back to Springsteen's beginnings (bec...I looked back to Springsteen's beginnings (because that's what I remember, the 70s and 80s) and came across a Lester Bangs review, in Rolling Stone, of Springsteen's debut album. It made me think of what you said about wanting us to pay attention to the words.<br />Lester Bangs said, "...what makes Bruce totally unique and cosmically surfeiting is his words. Hot damn, what a passel o' verbiage."<br />So, I could wish I'd written that, but I didn't, therefore I can only agree with you, Marian, and also with Mr. Bangs.<br />K<br />Kay L. 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