Category: Stuck In My Ear
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Stuck In My Ear: Jim Steinman – Bad For Good
I…. ummmm… well I just don’t know what’s wrong with me. All I can say is that I heard this song long before I knew this, ahhh, video for it existed. Just listen to it with your eyes closed. For seven minutes. Chock full ‘o shirtless boys, with short shorts, and waaaay too much eye…
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Stuck In my Ear New Year 2010 Edition: Jim Steinman – “Stark Raving Love”
Lots o’ piano. Lots o’ multi-track guitar Lot’s o’ kitsch Lot’s o’ “so bad, it’s good” Blog Theme Song – Stark Raving Love
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Stuck In My Ear: Jim Steinman- Love, Death, And An American Guitar
Well, you try waking up to this on the radio when you’re fourteen, sleeping off a kegger, and have no idea where you’re at. At least I didn’t have to suffer through the visuals. But it does sort of explain the way I turned out… And, yeah, I know – it’s not a Fender in…
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Stuck In My Ear: Jim Steinman / Meat Loaf – Rock And Roll Dreams Come True
Two versions of the same song. Both produced by Steinman. Consider: “Once upon a time was a backbeat, Once upon a time all the poets came to life. And the Angels had guitars even before they had wings. If you hold on to a chorus you can get through the night” Or: “You’re never alone,…
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Stuck In My Ear: Shaw Blades Live – The Sound Of Silence
These live clips are a bit of bad and good. The quality of both the audio and the video are a bit lacking, but it also lends itself to the sense of the live performance. Plus, there are always too many fans singing along. Now for a bit of harmony
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Stuck In My Ear: Extra Jolly Christmas Eve Edition – The Kinks: Father Christmas
I love this song and I hate this song. The queer dichotomy of Me. This video, as well as every other version of it I could find is Teh Suq. But this is probably the ‘best’ available, so here you go. The drums really drive this charming little ode to Seasonal Spirit. The rest of…
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Stuck In My Ear: Anton Barbeau – Xmas Song
Palette Cleanser after a few weeks of the seasonal bludgeondry of Bing Crosby, Andy Williams and all of the other classic songs of joy and mirth (which I enjoy, but, meh, enough). My old Christian Brothers High School classmate Anton Barbeau with a sweet, and pretty, song. Its the most wonderful time of the year!
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Stuck In My Ear: Toy Matinee – Last Plane Out
I remember Toy Matinee, well, Kevin Gilbert really, performing this acoustically at a Sacramento Rawk station (station shall stay nameless because it was mis-managed by a succession of jackholes) back in 1990. Sadly while the song itself was somewhat popular, no record company support, and collaborator disinterest, put the kibosh on any meaningful Toy Matinee…
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Stuck In My Ear: The Tubes – “She’s A Beauty” & “Talk To You Later”
Ah, The Tubes have always been a guilty pleasure. They are in fact an excellent band, as this live performance indicates. Ponder: Fee Waybill – Carnie Huckster, or Showman? Yes. And Yes. The Tubes, Live in San Francisco, 1983
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Stuck In My Ear: Elvis Costello “Everyday I Write The Book”
Still Angsty, but a seemingly happier Elvis. Million selling records can do that for you. From 1983, Everyday I Write The Book