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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 29, 2003 11:58:31 GMT -5
Two more requests from Dave. Major Lance-Dave's first suggestion. I know Monkey Time and Um, Um, etc, were hits, but I'd have to hear them to remember them. Brenda Lee-In the Rock AND Country Halls. Only a select few can claim that, including Elvis and Johnny Cash. Little Miss Dynamite could certainly belt it out as a kid! I only know 3 songs, but they are all good. But what really stands out is one of my all time fave Christmas songs! (Plug for one of my faves-if Brenda is in the Hall, why not Connie Francis??). Faves-Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Sweet Nothin's, I'm Sorry. Peggy Lee-Dave musta known I hadn't planned on including her, since he requested her before I passed her! LOL! I know she did Fever first, but gimmie Elvis' live take from Aloha any day!! John Lennon-RIP, the world misses him. I was only 8, but the world musta been blown away at the thought of no Beatles reunions EVER.  Anyway, his solo career can be considered to be spotty, just because so many of his early hits were peace oriented, and are thus considered period pieces. How often do you hear Instant Karma, Give Peace a Chance or Power to the People on the oldies stations? That being said, Mind Games and #9 Dream are AWESOME. And the albums Imagine and Plastic Ono Band have some GREAT album cuts! He had a great comeback with Double Fantasy, until some ass hole decided to play God. Faves-How?, How Do You Sleep?, God, Mind Games, #9 Dream. Julian Lennon-Didn't quite measure up, but how could anyone expect him too? The first album was pleasant and popular. Sounded so much like daddy! I remember REALLY liking and buying the single to Stick Around. And I remember him "coming back" in 89 with Now You're in Heaven. I have him on tape on the Tonight Show with shorter, far out hair and a goatee, and a leather vest. Poor Julian. He's really been crapped on a lot. Wouldn't mind a compilation! Faves-Stick Around, Now You're in Heaven, Too Late For Goodbyes. And you? |
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Post by lora on May 29, 2003 12:33:03 GMT -5
Major Lance-No clue.
Brenda Lee-I'm with you on that Christmas song. It's a great one.
Peggy Lee-I prefer her version of Fever myself. Nobody does it like Peg. She was a pretty good little song writer too.
John Lennon-I like Lennon and the Beatles, but sometimes I just get tired of hearing how great they are. Just like Elvis. There are many artists I like a lot better.
Julian Lennon-I'm not familiar with any of his music, but I'm sure he couldn't live up to his father's legend.
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Post by kathyb on May 29, 2003 12:53:25 GMT -5
Major Lance--That sounds painful. "Sorry sir, but that boil on your a$$ will have to come off. It will take a Major Lance to remove it." ;D ;D ;D Actually, I've heard of him, but couldn't tell you the first thing about him, or the songs he sang.
Brenda Lee--Legend. In both of those Halls for good reason. She had quite a voice for such a little gal. LOL! Faves are all the ones you mentioned, plus Emotions, All Alone Am I, and a whole lot of other Christmas stuff.
Peggy Lee--I don't think I know much by her beyond "Fever". She was always a little too "jazzy" for my tastes. Not my type of music, or singer.
John Lennon--I'm sure everyone who's old enough remembers where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news of his passing. What a tragedy. Taken from this world MUCH too soon. Truth be told--I always liked him better than I did McCartney. Faves: Instant Karma, Imagine, #9 Dream, Jealous Guy, Beautiful Boy, Whatever Gets You Through the Night, Mind Games, Just Like Starting Over, Watching the Wheels
Julian Lennon--Well, he tried to have a recording career. Gotta give him credit for that, I suppose. I always felt kinda sorry for him. How can you measure up to John? Faves: Now You're in Heaven, Too Late for Goodbyes
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Post by Dawn on May 29, 2003 14:03:19 GMT -5
Major Lance - I know 'The Monkey Time' and 'Um Um Um...', but that's about it. Good songs, though - I have the double-sided 45 reissue.
Brenda Lee - Very talented and versatile vocalist. Considering her accomplishments, you'd think oldies radio would play more of her hits, but for some reason, they rarely do. Favorites: Coming On Strong, I'm Sorry, Break It to Me Gently, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.
Peggy Lee - I've heard some of her songs, but the only title I can recall offhand is 'Fever'.
John Lennon - The world lost a tremendously talented musician and songwriter on December 8, 1980. His work with the Beatles was outstanding, and while his solo career wasn't quite as consistent, it had some great moments as well. Favorites: #9 Dream (LOVE it!!), Mind Games, Whatever Gets You Through the Night, Watching the Wheels, Woman, Oh My Love, Clean Up Time.
Julian Lennon - He certainly had a lot to live up to, and I think he did well, especially with his first album. He hasn't always received the credit he deserves, and that's a shame. 'Valotte' is beautiful and haunting, especially with his voice sounding so much like John's. Favorites: Valotte, Too Late for Goodbyes, Say You're Wrong.
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Post by Ken on May 29, 2003 15:19:55 GMT -5
Major Lance - Monkey Time Woo Hoo! what a great track I know Um Um as well , but that's all. Faves: Monkey Time & Um Um Um
Brenda Lee - She sure could belt it out ! Haven't heard a whole lot , but what I've heard is good - Faves: Sweet Nothins' , Rockin Around The Christmas Tree and I'm Sorry.
John Lennon - RIP I sure remember where I was when I heard the horrible news - I was 13 at the time and I was in shock for days.
It's hard to imagine (no pun intended) to one day be in the biggest band in the world then to all of a sudden be on your own. I know that by '69 / '70 the band has come full circle and it's what they all wanted to do , but it still must have been a scary thing. John had one of the best voices in rock - Faves include: Jealous Guy , Out The Blue , Woman , Watching The Wheels , Whatever Gets You Through The Night , Mind Games , Meat City , Instant Karma , Imagine and Oh My Love
Julian Lennon - Loved Valotte when it came out - I have the first two albums on vinyl and Help Yourself and Photograph Smile (his '98 release) on CD . I really feel bad for Julian the way Yoko's treated him over the years , unbelievable! He is a very talented guy . Faves : Valotte , Say You're Wrong , Too Late For Goodbyes , Salt Water , Help Yourself , I Don't Wanna Know , Stick Around and Day After Day ( not the Badfinger tune - but from what I've read he's a big fan:)
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Post by H2IZCOOL on May 29, 2003 15:58:04 GMT -5
** Sounds of heavy breathing ** (Clean up your mind -- it's from rushing back to my office (from College Park) for a meeting -- only to find out my meeting gets canceled 5 minutes after I get here.  So what am I going to do now? Go back to my OTHER meeting in College Park? Not very likely! I'll answer Sat's post instead. ;D Major Lance- I'm only aware of those two hits also, and I never really cared for them. Brenda Lee - OH Yeah! Tenda Brenda (as we used to say in Boston.) So many great songs. Where do I begin. -- How about with the one in my all time top 50 All Alone am I (I love it despite the sappy spoken part.) Then we can go to Dum-Dum which was on when I turned on the radio for the first time in my first car. We can also list such great ones as Break It To Me Gently, Fool #1, I'm Sorry, I Want To Be Wanted, Emotions, You Can Depend On Me, Everybody Loves Me but You, As Usual, Johnny One Time, and Coming On Strong. And finally, The Crying Game 25 years before Boy George. Peggy Lee- My favorite Peggy Lee song by far is Manana. It brings back so many memories. I didn't understand the song at the time, I was only 4 or 5, but I remember my father trying to sing it. It was hilarious. I'm a Woman was a great song, but incredibly sexist if you listen to it today. I really am only lukewarm on her cover of Fever. The definitive version IMO is Little Willie John's version about two years earlier. The McCoys version in the mid 60s was a joke. I don't know Elvis' version, Sat, but it sounds like it's from the "Fat Elvis" era which I am not a fan of. John Lennon - Thank you very much, David Chapman, you sick f**k!!! After the Beatles broke up, all through the 70s I used to say "I hope they get back together soon before something happens to one of them, and it will be too late." And it did... and it was.  As for John's solo stuff, my fave was the one that hit the charts right after he died "(Just Like) Starting Over" (all time top 100). Also like Imagine, Instant Karma and Woman. Julian Lennon- He managed to sound quite a bit like Daddy on Much Too Late For Goodbyes. That's about it. |
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Post by Pete70s on May 29, 2003 18:13:54 GMT -5
Major Lance-I like all of his hits, especially "The Matador" which is very overlooked!! Very influential early 60s soul. I heard he had a tough life in his later years. Too bad.. Brenda Lee-The most commercially successful female rockabilly artist. I saw a documentary about the women of rockabilly on PBS a couple of months ago. I think Wanda Jackson was better looking, and a better singer. Peggy Lee-Not really my style. John Lennon-As far as the Beatles go, he is my favorite. But for solo Beatles, Paul is, with George a close second. I've only heard bits and pieces of John's early 70's solo albums, mostly the hits. I think his solo career was spotty because of Yoko's influence more than anything else. Of the millions who bought "Double Fantasy", WHO actually bothered to listen to her songs? (Maybe SHE was the reason why CD's were invented, to make it easier to skip over her songs! ;D) But, in 1980, HALF an album of Lennon was better than NO Lennon at all. It would have been interesting to see where his career would have gone if he'd lived. "Milk and Honey" had some good bits and pieces that could have been really great if he had finished them. (BTW-The first CD I ever saw was "Milk and Honey" in 1984, which gives a little bit of credibility to my above-mentioned theory!) December 8, 1980, the saddest day in Rock history Julian Lennon-I remember the first time I heard Valotte on the radio, I was blown away. I taped the first three hits off the radio, then a year later I found the album in the cut-out bin. So I bought it and LOVED it. I never bought any of his subsequent albums, though. BTW-I don't know how many people will remember or will have heard of them, but how about The Lemonheads? |
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Post by KittyKat - RIP Luciano on May 29, 2003 19:20:35 GMT -5
Major Lance - Not familiar in the least
Brenda Lee - Didn't know she was is in the Country Hall of Fame too. Powerful voice. I never liked "I'm Sorry" but she's got other tracks that I really dig. Faves: I Want To Be Wanted, Everybody Loves Me But You, Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
Peggy Lee - Stellar voice. I was always biased towards her because she looked like my grandma. Anyway, an awesome talent. Faves: Big Spender, Why Don't You Do Right?, It's A Good Day, Fever
John Lennon - I like his solo stuff from the later part of his career, which makes me sadder that he was taken from us. Faves: Woman, Watching The Wheels, I'm Losing You
Julian Lennon - Ever watch his VH1 Behind The Music? He was TOTALLY damaged as a child emotionally. I can't imagine that much pressure...anyway I like his voice.
Faves: You're The One, Too Late For Goodbyes, Valotte, Say You're Wrong.
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Post by Boogieman on May 29, 2003 19:44:27 GMT -5
Major Lance: Can't recall anything that he does Brenda Lee: She was a tiny girl with a big voice. Not a voice I was particularly fond of...then she became a country star so I haven't heard any of her "adult" hits. Peggy Lee: (sigh) Can't recall anything that she does. This is getting to be depressing.... John Lennon: Brilliant, very eccentric musical genius. Did his very best to alienate fans over the years and yet still retains a huge following 23 years after his tragic murder. Was never shy about giving his opinion or taking a stand and THAT I can respect, even if I disagree with his views on many issues. Marvelous songwriter, fairly good singer but not quite on Paul's level. I have a hard time disassociating him from that talentless shrew that he married. By far my favorite today. Of course I'd rank Vanilla Ice, Napoleon XIV and Leonard Nimoy over these other four also  Favorites = (Just Like) Starting Over, Woman, Watching the Wheels, No. 9 Dream Julian Lennon: In my opinion he did not inherit the talent of his father. Decent piano player...mediocre singer. Didn't impress me and apparantly didn't impress the general public too much either. He did have a nice head of hair though but I'm just saying that because I'm losing mine, LOL. |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 29, 2003 20:30:15 GMT -5
Major Lance-No clue. Brenda Lee-I'm with you on that Christmas song. It's a great one. Peggy Lee-I prefer her version of Fever myself. Nobody does it like Peg. She was a pretty good little song writer too. John Lennon-I like Lennon and the Beatles, but sometimes I just get tired of hearing how great they are. Just like Elvis. There are many artists I like a lot better. Julian Lennon-I'm not familiar with any of his music, but I'm sure he couldn't live up to his father's legend. Are you trying to wound me with your talk of the Beatles and Elvis??  |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 29, 2003 20:31:56 GMT -5
Major Lance--That sounds painful. "Sorry sir, but that boil on your a$$ will have to come off. It will take a Major Lance to remove it." ;D ;D ;D Actually, I've heard of him, but couldn't tell you the first thing about him, or the songs he sang. Brenda Lee--Legend. In both of those Halls for good reason. She had quite a voice for such a little gal. LOL! Faves are all the ones you mentioned, plus Emotions, All Alone Am I, and a whole lot of other Christmas stuff. Peggy Lee--I don't think I know much by her beyond "Fever". She was always a little too "jazzy" for my tastes. Not my type of music, or singer. John Lennon--I'm sure everyone who's old enough remembers where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news of his passing. What a tragedy. Taken from this world MUCH too soon. Truth be told--I always liked him better than I did McCartney. Faves: Instant Karma, Imagine, #9 Dream, Jealous Guy, Beautiful Boy, Whatever Gets You Through the Night, Mind Games, Just Like Starting Over, Watching the Wheels Julian Lennon--Well, he tried to have a recording career. Gotta give him credit for that, I suppose. I always felt kinda sorry for him. How can you measure up to John? Faves: Now You're in Heaven, Too Late for Goodbyes LMAO!!! I wonder if he thought about that when considering stage names? Better than Seymour Butts I guess! |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 29, 2003 20:40:06 GMT -5
Major Lance - I know 'The Monkey Time' and 'Um Um Um...', but that's about it. Good songs, though - I have the double-sided 45 reissue. Brenda Lee - Very talented and versatile vocalist. Considering her accomplishments, you'd think oldies radio would play more of her hits, but for some reason, they rarely do. Favorites: Coming On Strong, I'm Sorry, Break It to Me Gently, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. Peggy Lee - I've heard some of her songs, but the only title I can recall offhand is 'Fever'. John Lennon - The world lost a tremendously talented musician and songwriter on December 8, 1980. His work with the Beatles was outstanding, and while his solo career wasn't quite as consistent, it had some great moments as well. Favorites: #9 Dream (LOVE it!!), Mind Games, Whatever Gets You Through the Night, Watching the Wheels, Woman, Oh My Love, Clean Up Time. Julian Lennon - He certainly had a lot to live up to, and I think he did well, especially with his first album. He hasn't always received the credit he deserves, and that's a shame. 'Valotte' is beautiful and haunting, especially with his voice sounding so much like John's. Favorites: Valotte, Too Late for Goodbyes, Say You're Wrong. I think most oldies stations are shying away from the 50s rock, which is a shame. |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 29, 2003 20:42:54 GMT -5
Major Lance - Monkey Time Woo Hoo! what a great track I know Um Um as well , but that's all. Faves: Monkey Time & Um Um Um Brenda Lee - She sure could belt it out ! Haven't heard a whole lot , but what I've heard is good - Faves: Sweet Nothins' , Rockin Around The Christmas Tree and I'm Sorry. John Lennon - RIP I sure remember where I was when I heard the horrible news - I was 13 at the time and I was in shock for days. It's hard to imagine (no pun intended) to one day be in the biggest band in the world then to all of a sudden be on your own. I know that by '69 / '70 the band has come full circle and it's what they all wanted to do , but it still must have been a scary thing. John had one of the best voices in rock - Faves include: Jealous Guy , Out The Blue , Woman , Watching The Wheels , Whatever Gets You Through The Night , Mind Games , Meat City , Instant Karma , Imagine and Oh My Love Julian Lennon - Loved Valotte when it came out - I have the first two albums on vinyl and Help Yourself and Photograph Smile (his '98 release) on CD . I really feel bad for Julian the way Yoko's treated him over the years , unbelievable! He is a very talented guy . Faves : Valotte , Say You're Wrong , Too Late For Goodbyes , Salt Water , Help Yourself , I Don't Wanna Know , Stick Around and Day After Day ( not the Badfinger tune - but from what I've read he's a big fan:) I think my dad has that 98 release. Is it any good? |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 29, 2003 20:59:03 GMT -5
** Sounds of heavy breathing ** (Clean up your mind -- it's from rushing back to my office (from College Park) for a meeting -- only to find out my meeting gets canceled 5 minutes after I get here. So what am I going to do now? Go back to my OTHER meeting in College Park? Not very likely! I'll answer Sat's post instead. ;D Major Lance- I'm only aware of those two hits also, and I never really cared for them. Brenda Lee - OH Yeah! Tenda Brenda (as we used to say in Boston.) So many great songs. Where do I begin. -- How about with the one in my all time top 50 All Alone am I (I love it despite the sappy spoken part.) Then we can go to Dum-Dum which was on when I turned on the radio for the first time in my first car. We can also list such great ones as Break It To Me Gently, Fool #1, I'm Sorry, I Want To Be Wanted, Emotions, You Can Depend On Me, Everybody Loves Me but You, As Usual, Johnny One Time, and Coming On Strong. And finally, The Crying Game 25 years before Boy George. Peggy Lee- My favorite Peggy Lee song by far is Manana. It brings back so many memories. I didn't understand the song at the time, I was only 4 or 5, but I remember my father trying to sing it. It was hilarious. I'm a Woman was a great song, but incredibly sexist if you listen to it today. I really am only lukewarm on her cover of Fever. The definitive version IMO is Little Willie John's version about two years earlier. The McCoys version in the mid 60s was a joke. I don't know Elvis' version, Sat, but it sounds like it's from the "Fat Elvis" era which I am not a fan of. John Lennon - Thank you very much, David Chapman, you sick f**k!!! After the Beatles broke up, all through the 70s I used to say "I hope they get back together soon before something happens to one of them, and it will be too late." And it did... and it was. As for John's solo stuff, my fave was the one that hit the charts right after he died "(Just Like) Starting Over" (all time top 100). Also like Imagine, Instant Karma and Woman. Julian Lennon- He managed to sound quite a bit like Daddy on Much Too Late For Goodbyes. That's about it. Well thanks for taking time to answer! Well it's from 73, the Aloha concert, so he was starting to get fat, but IMO, he was ON for that concert! |
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on May 29, 2003 21:01:35 GMT -5
Major Lance-I like all of his hits, especially "The Matador" which is very overlooked!! Very influential early 60s soul. I heard he had a tough life in his later years. Too bad.. Brenda Lee-The most commercially successful female rockabilly artist. I saw a documentary about the women of rockabilly on PBS a couple of months ago. I think Wanda Jackson was better looking, and a better singer. Peggy Lee-Not really my style. John Lennon-As far as the Beatles go, he is my favorite. But for solo Beatles, Paul is, with George a close second. I've only heard bits and pieces of John's early 70's solo albums, mostly the hits. I think his solo career was spotty because of Yoko's influence more than anything else. Of the millions who bought "Double Fantasy", WHO actually bothered to listen to her songs? (Maybe SHE was the reason why CD's were invented, to make it easier to skip over her songs! ;D) But, in 1980, HALF an album of Lennon was better than NO Lennon at all. It would have been interesting to see where his career would have gone if he'd lived. "Milk and Honey" had some good bits and pieces that could have been really great if he had finished them. (BTW-The first CD I ever saw was "Milk and Honey" in 1984, which gives a little bit of credibility to my above-mentioned theory!) December 8, 1980, the saddest day in Rock history Julian Lennon-I remember the first time I heard Valotte on the radio, I was blown away. I taped the first three hits off the radio, then a year later I found the album in the cut-out bin. So I bought it and LOVED it. I never bought any of his subsequent albums, though. BTW-I don't know how many people will remember or will have heard of them, but how about The Lemonheads? LOL about your Yoko/CD theory! I think the only one who listened to her cuts was Bjork! Actually, I think she has some sort of a following! Didn't she have a huge box set years ago?? Do you want me to include the Lemoneads? |
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Anyway, his solo career can be considered to be spotty, just because so many of his early hits were peace oriented, and are thus considered period pieces. How often do you hear Instant Karma, Give Peace a Chance or Power to the People on the oldies stations? That being said, Mind Games and #9 Dream are AWESOME. And the albums Imagine and Plastic Ono Band have some GREAT album cuts! He had a great comeback with Double Fantasy, until some ass hole decided to play God. Faves-How?, How Do You Sleep?, God, Mind Games, #9 Dream. 
