Comments on: Revelation #9

By: Rufus

Rufus — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:21:23 +0000

And not one comment on the brilliance of my title on this post?! My Christmas wish is that I get a blog with readers smart enough to appreciate me.

By: Rufus

Rufus — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:27:38 +0000

Very comfortable. This song rocks! Who are you to argue with Sir Paul McCartney?

By: CFKane

CFKane — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:42:53 +0000

American Girl is a great choice Eric. I reserve the right to name another as my choice, but that is an excellent song. Brings back memories of playing that through my roommate’s stereo (along with teh record) on some cheap Jap-Srat copy that I had bought. Over and over for hours.
But Boys, yikes, Rufus. I guess you’re just more comfortable with your sexulaity or something, but this song, played by the Beatles, anyway, is too goofy to tolerate. Always gave me the creeps.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:01:48 +0000

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”

By: Stosh from da Sticks

Stosh from da Sticks — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:44:34 +0000

Wait a second – she never told me some other guy got her drunk and proposed to her!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:30:47 +0000

“I gave her brother a CD as a birthday present – it was titled “Stairways to Heaven”, or some such thing – a dozen different groups covering “Stairway to Heaven”.”

What? Hoping that he would take a power drill to his head, leaving the future Mrs. Stoshicks in such a state of grief that she would accept a marriage proposal from anybody?

Seems a little extreme.

Just get her drunk and pop the question at a weak moment. That’s what I did.

By: Stosh from da Sticks

Stosh from da Sticks — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:15:01 +0000

“Walk of Life” over “Sultans of Swing”? (We don’t know if the Martians get to see the video).

Re: “Stairway to Heaven” When I was dating the woman who is now Mrs. Stosh (or Mrs. Sticks, if you prefer), I gave her brother a CD as a birthday present – it was titled “Stairways to Heaven”, or some such thing – a dozen different groups covering “Stairway to Heaven”.

By the way, got it at Hegewisch Records, back when they had their shop out on Torrence in Burnham.

By: trzupr

trzupr — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:37:38 +0000

Definitely a tough one, and I’m far from an expert. One thing for sure though, I steer the Martians clear of “Stairway to Heaven”. There is Led Zep that I like a lot, but I never understood the fascination with Stairway.

My first instinct is to vote for “Walk of Life” by Dire Straits. Hearing it always makes me happy. Or maybe it’s just because I love the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrjBddCTCmk

By: Stosh from da Sticks

Stosh from da Sticks — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:20:32 +0000

Sorry men from Mars, just one it too tough – you’re going to have to listen to a short set (of the ones that come to mind immediately, in alphabetical order);

“Born to Be Wild” – Steppenwolf

“Good Lovin’ ” – Rascals

“Johnny B. Goode” – Chuck Berry version, not Michael J. Fox version

“Locomotive Breath” – Tull

“Won’t Get Fooled Again” – The Who

(“Locomotive Breath” doesn’t really fit in there, but I think every visiting Martian should have a chance to hear a song with an electric flute – plus, I just like it).

By: G-MAN

G-MAN — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:10:04 +0000

That’s a tough one, Rufus. I’m trying to narrow it down a little bit. Maybe something from the 50′s or 60′s, and in a pentatonic scale. Rock and Roll is hard to define.