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rp314 · Post by **rp314** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:18 pm

el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:
rp314 wrote:3. Some instrumentals, certain Duke Ellington works come to mind, were originally given a name and when they appeared to have potential as songs some poor soul(s) had to write lyrics that fit the arbitrarily chosen title that by then had become too popular to be changed.

And some are more challenging than others. For example, this standard by Joe Zawinul who'd already had his instrumental Mercy, Mercy, Mercy turned into a hit song in the late 1960s:

I'll let those who enjoy such things check out the Manhattan Transfer version (the lyrics of which were written by Jon Hendricks who made a practice of such things) on your own.

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:02 pm

rp314 wrote:I'll let those who enjoy such things check out the Manhattan Transfer version (the lyrics of which were written by Jon Hendricks who made a practice of such things) on your own.

i can't hate on the MT version. it was the first version i heard. i might never have discovered 'weather report' without it

as for retrofitting lyrics, joni mitchell did a much better job on 'goodbye pork pie hat', which i discovered via 'shadows and light' due to a love of pat metheny, lyle mays and jaco pastorious

so, it might be that manhattan transfer were responsible for me finding jaco pastorious and joni mitchell. like i said, no hate

rp314 · Post by **rp314** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:08 pm

No, no hate, of course...but just looking at the two screenshots...

But still, when it's all said and done, it's all music.

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:11 pm

rp314 wrote:No, no hate, of course...but just looking at the two screenshots...

But still, when it's all said and done, it's all music.

don't, whatever you do, press play

perhaps it would have been better had i just left it as a distant memory

DSmolken · Post by **DSmolken** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:20 pm

Don't make the titles too awesome. Imagine my disappointment when I realized that "Dracula Built My Hotrod" was an instrumental. I wanted lyrics about Dracula building a hotrod, damit!

Deep Purple · Post by **Deep Purple** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:22 pm

DSmolken wrote:Don't make the titles too awesome. Imagine my disappointment when I realized that "Dracula Built My Hotrod" was an instrumental. I wanted lyrics about Dracula building a hotrod, damit!

Perhaps Manhattan Transfer did a version...?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:51 pm

try 'jesus built my hotrod' instead
by sheep on drugs if my memory serves me correctly.

DSmolken · Post by **DSmolken** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:31 am

I think that was Ministry with the Butthole Surfers' singer on guest vocals? Still, Jesus building my hotrod is cool and all, but He's no Dracula.

DSmolken · Post by **DSmolken** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:36 pm

Also, today I ran into a track called "Bouncin' Beards". Again, no lyrics about bouncing beards. C'mon.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:56 pm

DSmolken wrote:I think that was Ministry with the Butthole Surfers' singer on guest vocals? Still, Jesus building my hotrod is cool and all, but He's no Dracula.

you are of course correct!
but now im left wondering what the sheep on drugs track was that i got confused over? damn human memory restrictions!

Deep Purple · Post by **Deep Purple** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:02 pm

vurt wrote:
DSmolken wrote:I think that was Ministry with the Butthole Surfers' singer on guest vocals? Still, Jesus building my hotrod is cool and all, but He's no Dracula.
you are of course correct!
but now im left wondering what the sheep on drugs track was that i got confused over? damn human memory restrictions!

The Flaming Church of Baby Jesus? Hotwired Monster Trucks?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:05 pm

im not sure to be honest, at that time (as well as most of the rest of the time) i was taking a hell of a lot of drugs myself, but im not a sheep im a concrete jungle shaman.

Deep Purple · Post by **Deep Purple** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:06 pm

I know a few of their songs and those ones came to mind. A friend introduced me to their music and while I'm sure their intention wasn't for people to find it catchy, I actually do...

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:13 pm

ill have to dig through the record crates next time im at my mothers, the majority of my vinyl is at her place as i tend to move house a lot since my divorce whereas shes pretty settled so i know its safe there

right now im rocking out with some super furry animals

skipscada · Post by **skipscada** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:51 pm

I named yesterday night's MicroSampler / Guitar through POG jam session "Slightly Uncouth on the Telly". It just came to me. It's easy. Just set the bar low enough.

naming choons in the absence of lyrics