Random Music Talk LIV: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy (and Mac & Cheese)

[Danny Boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ4j-MBnLQo

 

[Reggo]

Go to the mall.

That movie taught me how to be a music snob, LOL

 

[Jive Turkey]

Go to the mall.

I don't know what this means

 

[corianderstem]

It's from High Fidelity, because apparently if you admit you like I Just Called to Say I Love You, you have to endure Jack Black being a giant asshole at you. (I kind of hated that movie, because I thought the characters were dicks. Liked the book a lot, though. Go figure.)

Fuck him. I love that song.

 

[LemonMelon]

While on the subject of Stevie Wonder, I've come to realize my top 5 by the guy contains 5 of my favorite songs ever.

1. Golden Lady
2. My Cherie Amour
3. Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
4. Higher Ground
5. Love's In Need of Love Today

Let's refresh our memory here:

Stevie Wonder "Golden Lady" (1973) - YouTube

Literal perfection. Amazing. That outro probably has my favorite key change(s) in the history of music.

 

[Danny Boy]

I'm not liking the new Temper Trap single at all.

 

[LemonMelon]

It's from High Fidelity, because apparently if you admit you like I Just Called to Say I Love You, you have to endure Jack Black being a giant asshole at you. (I kind of hated that movie, because I thought the characters were dicks. Liked the book a lot, though. Go figure.)

Fuck him. I love that song.

He was wrong about The Boy With The Arab Strap.

To be fair, I personally find Dio ridiculous. That difference explains a lot.

 

[cobl04]

I'm not liking the new Temper Trap single at all.

It's horrific, yeah. I get what they were going for, but they failed spectacularly.

 

[LemonMelon]

If there were an Olympics event specifically for mediocrity, Temper Trap would get silver, and The Fray would get the gold.

The song actually gets a thousand times worse if you watch the awful video that accompanies it.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

It's from High Fidelity, because apparently if you admit you like I Just Called to Say I Love You, you have to endure Jack Black being a giant asshole at you. (I kind of hated that movie, because I thought the characters were dicks. Liked the book a lot, though. Go figure.)

Fuck him. I love that song.

I like that song, too. Never seen 'High Fidelity', didn't realize there was a book based on it. But yeah. Music snobbery is just...eh.

Mention of Stevie Wonder reminds me, I heard "Sir Duke" last night. Love that one.

 

[lazarus]

While on the subject of Stevie Wonder, I've come to realize my top 5 by the guy contains 5 of my favorite songs ever.

1. Golden Lady
2. My Cherie Amour
3. Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
4. Higher Ground
5. Love's In Need of Love Today

No Sir Duke in Top 5 = FAIL

My Cherie Amour? My god, that's barely a step up from I Just Called To Say I Love You (which, indeed, is tripe).

 

[lazarus]

Fuck yes.

Also, this:

The Beatles - "No Reply" - YouTube

Am I crazy if I like this more than any song on Rubber Soul? Okay, maybe not Norwegian Wood, but that's it.

 

[cobl04]

Just saw two people literally making out on the train home. If they'd got off at my stop they'd probably be rooting by now

 

[LemonMelon]

No Sir Duke in Top 5 = FAIL

My Cherie Amour? My god, that's barely a step up from I Just Called To Say I Love You (which, indeed, is tripe).

You have no fucking soul. I mean, that's hardly a revelation, but yeah. That's one of the most pure, wonderful pop songs I know. Compared to I Just Called, one is a standard, and the other is standard-issue pop.

Sir Duke is amazing. There was a bottleneck happening with about five Songs In The Key of Life tracks, and I just happened to pick Love's In Need of Love Today.

If it had been extended to a top 10, rest assured that Uptight would have made it. He's written countless superior songs, but I can't deny how happy that song makes me.

 

[LemonMelon]

It's about that time.

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