So lately I've been listening to this song over and over again and can't get enough of it. The song is "Song to the Siren" and its originally by Tim Buckley, but I'm really loving the John Frusciante version. His voice is haunting in it and it fits the theme of the song. The chord progression is simple, but effective. Lastly, the lyrics are great. I always love hearing of sirens. Definitely worth checking out. There have been a few songs with that effect on me over the years. I don't see any real pattern for the songs, they just strike a chord that resonates with me. Here are some of the other ones I couldn't stop playing for long periods of time- In My Life - The Beatles No Quarter - Led Zeppelin Anyone Can Play Guitar - Radiohead Wet Sand - RHCP With that, have any of yous guys heard a song and just became infatuated with it? Which ones were they for you? What was it that struck you?
I find myself becoming infatuated with songs or albums alot... the most recent was flame trees - sarah blasko. my hardest crush was probably you and whose army - radiohead... but its even sweeter when you can fall in love with a whole album... in rainbows and yoshimi battles the pink robots are two albums I just dont get sick of... kind of off topic...but you should check out blip.fm its a great website where you can check out music people are streaming, and create your own playlist just by searching. I am infatuated with this website right now...
Pandoria Radio does that a lot to me at work. I tend to listen to Pandora the whole time I'm in my office and I hear all sorts of songs I've never heard before that I end up really liking. I recently got into The Weepies thanks to Pandora.
Very beautiful song. I've loved it since I first heard it decades ago. My favorite version (from This Mortal Coil): <div style="width:300px;"><object width="300" height="110"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/obdz4XI-3-/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/obdz4XI-3-/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><div style="background-color:#E6E6E6;padding:1px;"><div style="float:left;padding:4px 4px 0 0;"><a href="http://www.imeem.com/"><img src="http://www.imeem.com/embedsearch/E6E6E6/" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><br/><a href="http://www.imeem.com/droxford/music/AL-rcLne/this-mortal-coil-song-to-the-siren/">Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil</a> And here's a video the original man himself, Tim Buckley performing it: (sorry - embedding is disabled) http://www.imeem.com/droxford/video/DJiGe_p8/tim-buckley-song-to-the-siren-music-video/
I'll have to check this out. One of my favorite songs is Under the Bridge by the RHCP. I really like Frusciantes guitar playing on that song.
Oh, boy, where do I start with this one? 1. Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road. That's the one that literally changed the way I listen to music and have ever since. Before that, everything had to be loud, hard rock- no exceptions. 2. REM- South Central Rain. Another eye-opener. Back in the early 80s, everything was disco, pop, and hard rock. That one was so unique sounding that I almost didn't like it at first- the mumbling, the strange melody, etc. On the 2nd listen, I was hooked. 3. Bob Dylan- Desolation Row. The lyrics were just something else. I must've played that 8-9 times in a row. 4. The Who- Overture to Tommy. Something about it- the mix of opera and rock, or something. I couldn't stop listening to it. 5. The Producers- She Sheila. The great lost single- from an obscure 80s group. I say this in all seriousness- it's one of the top 5 best pop songs of all time. 6. Jethro Tull- North Sea Oil. First song on the first album I every purchased (yes, it was the LP). Still remember the first line, "Black and viscous, bound to cure blue lethargy.."- my reaction was, "Who uses those kinds of words in a rock song?" This was before I discovered Dylan, Costello, etc. 7. Cheap Trick- Surrender. Anthemic. When Zander hits that last "don't give yourself away, aay aay aay, AWAAAAAYYYY!", I get goosebumps every single time, and I've listened to that song hundreds of times over the years. 8. George Harrison- All Those Years Ago. Just because Lennon's death was very sudden and sad. 9. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit. There was just nothing that sounded like it on the radio when I first heard it- couldn't stop playing it. 10. Led Zeppelin- Achilles Last Stand. Beautiful guitar work. I played that, what, 10-20 times in a row when it first came out? Great stuff. Honorable Mention- U2, Where the Streets Have No Name; Tom Petty, American Girl; Pink Floyd, the entire Wall album; The Beatles, Revolution No. 9 (there might have been some drugs involved on that one); Donna Summer, MacArthur Park (because I couldn't believe how bad the lyrics were- the guy's upset because he "left a cake out in the rain"? wow); The Beatles, I've Just Seen a Face (still my fav Beatles song); The Cars, Running to You/Up and Down (because a friend and I made a stupid bet on how long we could stand playing the same songs over and over again- after 34, we gave up). And the 3 break-up songs that I played over and over and over again when I broke up with 3 different girls in my teen years, and to which this day I will never, ever listen to them again: Heart- These Dreams The Bangles- Eternal Flame and the absolute worst song of all time for the worst break-up ever in my life: Chicago- Will You Still Love Me? Whew.
That's a good version too. Pete the Cheat - I agree with both of those albums not getting old. Dandorotik - The solo on Achilles Last Stand is one of my all time favorites.
Interesting. I was thinking I know a song by Tim Buckley. But I could not remember the name of the song so I looked it up. The song is Hallelujah, but its by Jeff Buckley. So then I looked up Tim Buckley and it turns out that Jeff Buckley is his son. Strangely, the second hit for "john buckley Hallelujah" on youtube is a John Frusciante tribute. Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah is also a great song. The original is by Leonard Cohen. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J4qyJIG5HpY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J4qyJIG5HpY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
Yeah. I've been listening to Slayer's Reign in Blood for a week straight. God bless '80's speed metal.
