Wednesday's Forgotten Oldie...

Liar was Three Dog Night’s single release after their chart topping song of 1971, Joy To The World. The song peaked at number 7. The song was on their 1970 album Naturally and was the third and last single released off of the album. Liar was originally recorded by the group Argent and was written by Russ Ballard, Argent’s lead singer and guitarist. Argent’s version of the song barely made the charts. Personally, I think the Three Dog Night version is a much better rendition. According to Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton recorded the studio version of this song by singing it into a toilet, with his head just a few inches above the water. It makes sense since there is that great vibration in the vocal. I wish I could understand why this song is largely forgotten. A top ten hit, a great song and my all-time favorite from a great band!

Survivor - One World update

The women are in control. This week's episode left me wishing this whole thing wasn't so predictable. Last week was the final nail in the men's collective coffin. When Jay was voted off despite his fervent belief that he was safe, the last three men should have had huge lights over their heads... but no, for at least one of them (Tarzan) it didn't happen.
This week the reward challenge was the annual food auction. Troyzan (the only guy who seemed to have the women figured out) held off on bidding for goodies until the item included a bonus advantage for the immunity challenge. And it worked, he won the challenge - huge for him because he would have been voted off.
At tribal, Leif got the axe despite Troyzan's sensible plea for the other two men and the two women at the bottom of the women's alliance to join him and vote Kim off. But ironically, Leif was the only one to see the light and vote with Troyzan, too little too late.
So now we have our usual blind doofus Tarzan, and the loner Troyzan (see photo), and six women... gee, I wonder what will happen next week? And the obvious answer - whichever man doesn't have immunity!

Wednesday's Forgotten Oldie...

Today a song that's been covered by some of the greatest names in rock and roll; Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, the Doors, David Bowie, Rick Springfield and many others. The song was a big hit, but by a different band. "Gloria" is a rock song classic written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964 as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires. It is particularly memorable for its "G–L–O–R–I–A" chorus. It is easy to play (three-chord) and thus is popular with those learning to play guitar. The song continues to be played by thousands of bands from famous recording artists to unknown garage bands. Humourist Dave Barry joked that "If you drop a guitar down a flight of stairs, it'll play 'Gloria' on its way to the bottom."
The beauty of the original is that Van Morrison needs only to speak-sing, in his Howlin' Wolf growl, "I watch her come up to my house/She knocks upon my door/And then she comes up to my room/I want to say she makes me feel all right/G-L-O-R-I-A!" to convey his teenage lust. Them never varies from the three chords, utilizing only dynamic changes to heighten the tension.
"Gloria" was rated number 69 on Dave Marsh's list in the 1989 book The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.
What a great forgotten oldie, Gloria by Them!

Now this is fun!

Over the years I've seen a lot of neat optical illusions... but this one has to be the best! I've never seen this one before and my hat is off to whoever figured this one out, it's awesome!

On gloomy days....

On days like today when it's rainy, chilly and windy (i.e. miserable as heck) I like to do three things... read, watch movies, and listen to music. And if I listen to music I usually find myself choosing something from my large collection of 60's and 70's rock and roll. Today when I get home I think I'm in the mood for some Jimi Hendrix. Guess which album...

Friday giggle...