When I click on Brighter's link (for Robert Wyatt - What a Wonderful World) I get "This video contains content from WMG, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. "
I Never new youtube selectively enforced copyright content violations (or whatever the proper term is) based on location of viewer. I thought they just pulled such videos entirely. Oh well.
I don't think youtube cares, it must be WMG.
I've seen it many times with sony stuff in Denmark.
edit : but what I don't understand is that the new Wyatt album (where the song is at) is on Domino that are NA on eMu in Denmark.
edit 2: Yes it's actually a version of the Louis Armstrong hit, and a most wonderful one.
edit 3: It could offcourse be the song that are causing the trouble.
edit 4: Any trouble with the Louis version ?
Brighter... the 1st line yields the same message for me. The link to the original Louis version worked fine.
That's one of those songs where the original should probably be considered a 'perfect pop song' and any covers are just further evidence of the fact:
Example #1: The Flaming Lips
Example #2: Joey Ramone.
I'll see if I can track down a listen to the Robert Wyatt version.
I haven't gone all through this thread, so I hope this is not a repeat. What comes to mind at this moment is The Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
Normally I wouldn't voice an opinion on something like this, but if you ask me, to be the "perfect pop song" the song has to be instantly catchy and make you smile not only from listening to it but just from remembering it without listening to it, and it also has to contain the words "it will make you smile" in the lyrics, and if there's a video, that will make you smile even if you can't hear the song in the video. There's only one song I can think of that fulfills all those requirements...
...and it isn't even an XTC track ("Burning With Optimism's Flames" comes close, though it's "now I see her smiling" and isn't actually their video).
I am driving my daughter to Cleveland for a college visit today, and this song has been playing nonstop in my head all week. C'mon, you know what song I mean. In fact, I bet now it's playing in your head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teLu94ORS78. More rock than pop!
Brighter, I had the Turtles' "Battle of the Bands" album as a kid, it is hard-wired into my brain. Here's the story on "Elenore," from Eddie himself (via Wikipedia, of course):
Elenore was a parody of 'Happy Together.' It was never intended to be a straight-forward song. It was meant as an anti-love letter to White Whale, who were constantly on our backs to bring them another "Happy Together." So I gave them a very skewed version. Not only with the chords changed, but with all these bizarre words. It was my feeling that they would listen to how strange and stupid the song was and leave us alone. But they didn't get the joke. They thought it sounded good. Truthfully, though, the production on 'Elenore' WAS so damn good. Lyrically or not, the sound of the thing was so positive that it worked. It certainly surprised me."
@Brighternow - yes I remember the Honeycombs drummer - at 14 I thought she was quite something. I wonder what become of her? All your Kinks suggestions remind me of an LP of their hits that I must have owned around 1970ish
My suggestion is
I love the sound - Phil Spector influence there somewhere
I actually don't know if this is a perfect pop song, but for me the context makes it one of the most touching songs I know. Imaging singing this song with your brother a few months before his death. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLs5REzFvOY "Tick tock, people." Gets me every time.
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ETA: BN.... I'll admit that my Kate Bush education pretty much started and stopped with "The Sensual Wold". Thanks for posting that.... between this earlier Bush and the recent "50 Words for Snow" I think my KB acquisitions will be increasing in the near future. Thanks again.
Roy Orbison Pretty Woman. I love the guitar break in the middle. The original does not appear to be on youtube, but this version will surfice - see Pretty Woman What a band backing him! By this point his voice was beginning to go, but still a great performance
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I Never new youtube selectively enforced copyright content violations (or whatever the proper term is) based on location of viewer. I thought they just pulled such videos entirely. Oh well.
I don't think youtube cares, it must be WMG.
I've seen it many times with sony stuff in Denmark.
edit : but what I don't understand is that the new Wyatt album (where the song is at) is on Domino that are NA on eMu in Denmark.
edit 2: Yes it's actually a version of the Louis Armstrong hit, and a most wonderful one.
edit 3: It could offcourse be the song that are causing the trouble.
edit 4: Any trouble with the Louis version ?
That's one of those songs where the original should probably be considered a 'perfect pop song' and any covers are just further evidence of the fact:
Example #1: The Flaming Lips
Example #2: Joey Ramone.
I'll see if I can track down a listen to the Robert Wyatt version.
- (1965)
- A Joe Meek production with pop music history's first female drummer !
...and it isn't even an XTC track ("Burning With Optimism's Flames" comes close, though it's "now I see her smiling" and isn't actually their video).
and, when i'm in the right mood, sing me spanish techno, from these guys
eta:
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (Brian sings lead)
This fails the happiness and the fame tests, but it's perfectly beautiful.
For the covers test, Charlie Chaplin's Smile gets a nod. A recent one (excuse the ad at the beginning) out of many.
For one that passes the happiness and fame tests, try Groovin by the Young Rascals.
Brighter, I had the Turtles' "Battle of the Bands" album as a kid, it is hard-wired into my brain. Here's the story on "Elenore," from Eddie himself (via Wikipedia, of course):
My suggestion is
I love the sound - Phil Spector influence there somewhere
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ETA: BN.... I'll admit that my Kate Bush education pretty much started and stopped with "The Sensual Wold". Thanks for posting that.... between this earlier Bush and the recent "50 Words for Snow" I think my KB acquisitions will be increasing in the near future. Thanks again.
- On this occation it's alright to call me a sentimental old fart:
- "Big boys don't cry"
- A Paul McCartney song from 1964 . . .