Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!)

[Jaq]

Throw that one in the chronically misheard lyrics pile then. 

[DebraKadabra]

The Kinks - Lola

GREAT song, I don't care what anyone says.  It also reminds me of a story I once heard from my brother's friend Pete - a friend of theirs was either REALLY stoned or REALLY drunk and they were all at one of the bigger neighborhood pools in SW Houston.  Well, dude has an acoustic guitar with him so he decides to jump into the pool WITH the guitar--while still fully clothed, mind--while strumming the beginning riff of "Lola".  I about died laughing.

[KevShmev]

Supertramp - The Logical Song

I will always remember this song as my first serious girlfriend's favorite Supertramp song.  It was back in 1992, and I was getting into Supertramp that summer, so she heard them a lot, and this song was the one she loved the most.  I always liked it quite a bit, too, although it wasn't my favorite by them.  The final 1:15 is definitely some of my favorite music by them, however; fabulous way to the end the song.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

This is a band I never got.  I will always change the channel if Supertramp comes on.  I can't put my finger on what it is, but there's SOMETHING about this band that just annoys me.  I will say that the sax work in this song is pretty excellent.

[masterthes]

I always used to think that was a girl who sang it originally, like maybe ABBA lol Anyway, I really like this song. Probably my 2nd favorite after Take The Long Way Home

[DebraKadabra]

Though I've always dug the sample of the Mattel Electronic Football game (you 70s kids will know what I'm talking about ) towards the end of the song ("Di-di-di-digital"), it was WAY overplayed back in the day.

[Orbert]

Senior year in high school, we took a road trip to visit one of my friend's cousins, who was a year older than us and had started college.  It was like something out of a bad teen comedy movie; three hours in the car, broken radio, working cassette player (this was before CD) but only one tape: Breakfast in America by Supertramp.  My buddy had just purchased some non-tobacco and we got absolutely baked, listening to Breakfast in America over and over.

There are worse albums to listen to endlessly, I suppose.  And Supertramp albums are pretty layered, so as we heard the songs over and over, we started noticing little things in the music that were actually pretty clever, though I'm sure our mental states assisted with that.

We got into a debate over whether certain words in "The Logical Song" were supposed to rhyme or not.  Responsible, practical, intellectual, vegatable.  Not even very close, but similar structures, but maybe he's just listing things anyway and they're not supposed to rhyme in the first place.

[Zydar]

Supertramp

Great song by this great band.

[KevShmev]

Senior year in high school, we took a road trip to visit one of my friend's cousins, who was a year older than us and had started college.  It was like something out of a bad teen comedy movie; three hours in the car, broken radio, working cassette player (this was before CD) but only one tape: Breakfast in America by Supertramp.  My buddy had just purchased some non-tobacco and we got absolutely baked, listening to Breakfast in America over and over.

There are worse albums to listen to endlessly, I suppose.  And Supertramp albums are pretty layered, so as we heard the songs over and over, we started noticing little things in the music that were actually pretty clever, though I'm sure our mental states assisted with that.

We got into a debate over whether certain words in "The Logical Song" were supposed to rhyme or not.  Responsible, practical, intellectual, vegatable.  Not even very close, but similar structures, but maybe he's just listing things anyway and they're not supposed to rhyme in the first place.

 

[KevShmev]

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

This song blew me to pieces the first time I heard it; I couldn't believe how awesome it was.  I still like it a lot, but a little bit of the shine came off of it over the years.  I think the repetitive nature of it, given its length, was a slight turnoff once the newness of it wore off of me.  Still a great song nonetheless, and one that features in particular some monster playing by John Bonham.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Great tune.  Can't hear it without thinking of Ratner driving Stacy to dinner.

[masterthes]

My favorite Zep tune. Easily!

[Jaq]

I will probably annoy a lot of Zep purists out there-I have before-but I will say, without qualification, that the best live version of Kashmir I've ever heard (and I've heard a LOT of them, owning or having heard just about every concert the band played it at) was the one at the reunion gig in 2007. Jason Bonham was practically channeling his dad by then, and the rest of the band was just ON. Great song, albeit a little on the overplayed side.

[masterthes]

that version was very awesome indeed!

[Orbert]

I think the repetitive nature of it, given its length, was a slight turnoff once the newness of it wore off of me.

That's pretty much where I am.  Great song, kicked everyone's asses for a while, but the shine wore off after a while.

Our drummer absolutely hated playing "Kashmir".  Said it was boring as hell.

[KevShmev]

Okay, I will do another one today before heading out tonight here in a bit...

Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band

I knew this song when I was pretty young, as I think this was a song my parents liked a lot, and I am pretty sure they had the single of it on a 45 record.  Good song; a definite classic. 

[masterthes]

Grand Funk are indeed a great band. I especially like their cover of The Locomotion and Some Kind of Wonderful

[KevShmev]

Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla

Great song; great band.  What more can I say?

[Orbert]

Totally agree.  Sure, it's a silly song, but it takes itself seriously and rocks hard.  You never hear it on the radio anymore, but that's okay; I have it on mine iPod.

[jjrock88]

I haven't heard every song from BOC; but every single song that I have heard, is great.  Besides the big two, I hear this one on the radio once in a while.  BOC kicks ass!

[Orbert]

They really do.  Get some of their albums, preferably older ones of course, they'll kick your butt.

[DebraKadabra]

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

Overplayed, but much less so than Stairway.

Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band

Okay song - not one of my favorites, though.

Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla

Oh no
They say he's got to go
Go go GODZILLA!!!
Oh no
There goes Tokyo
Go go GODZILLA!!!

[masterthes]

Fun song. I need to put that back on my ipod

[KevShmev]

They really do.  Get some of their albums, preferably older ones of course, they'll kick your butt.

This.  Although, like I have said before, every BOC album is pretty darn good except for Club Ninja and Mirrors, and even those both have a few great songs on them.

[jingle.boy]

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

Totally dig the UnLedded version.  There's this one chick on a violin just absolutely rockin it out as she's playing.

Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band

Don't know a lot of the GFR catalogue, but this one is a great, quick, meat-and-potatoes rock 'n' roll tune.

Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla

Can't say I know this one.

[Orbert]

Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla

Can't say I know this one.

Familiarize yourself.

[King Postwhore]

Chad, you never heard Godzilla?!  I'm shocked!!

[jingle.boy]

Never once.

[King Postwhore]

That song is such a AOR staple.  That's why I find it shocking.



Kev,  Dominance and Submission

[Podaar]

Wow!

Never once.

Is it just this song or you haven't heard much of BoC?

[KevShmev]

  Kev,  Dominance and Submission

Radios appear.

[jjrock88]

Never once.

That is kind of mind boggling that you've never heard this song.

[jingle.boy]

The only BoC that gets radio play around here is Don't Fear the Reaper and Burning for You.  Truthfully, I couldn't name another song by them.  I don't have any of their albums, so ... yeah.

[Jaq]

Godzilla's a great song, but it rarely if ever gets played here, which is a shame. Classic rock radio's forgotten so much BOC, it's a crime.

[Cool Chris]

I always forget BoC did Godzilla, because Don't Fear the Reaper and Burning for You are awesome. And Godzilla blows.