The Shuffle Seven

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The Shuffle Seven; Here's how ya play...
Topic Started: Jun 20 2009, 03:58 PM (394 Views)
Laughing Gravy	Jun 20 2009, 03:58 PM Post #1
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,059 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	So what ya do, see, is put your iPod on "shuffle" and jot down the first seven songs that play. Damn it, no Chuck Berry on my list. 1. Same Size Feet (Stereophonics) 2. No Matter What (Badfinger) 3. Make My Cot Where the Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows (Red Nichols' Stompers) 4. Smokey Places (The Corsairs) 5. Disney Girls (1957) (The Beach Boys) 6. When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman (Dr. Hook) 7. Here Comes My Baby (Cat Stevens) I don't care for #5 very much but I stuck the entire "Surf's Up" album on there. #1 is my fave song by my fave band, and the other songs on this list I just love are #3 and 4, and I like #7 nearly as much. And while I'm typing this a GREAT song comes on: "Whenever a Teenager Cries" by Reparata and the Delrons!



Chandu	Jun 20 2009, 05:52 PM Post #2
Knowledge Seeker and rascal at large Posts: 10,240 Group: Members Member #297 Joined: October 19, 2007	iPod?? shuffle??
	Not plane, nor bird, nor even frog. It's just little ol' me...


panzer the great & terrible	Jun 21 2009, 11:13 AM Post #3
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,297 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	I'll play -- 1.) My Cousin In Milwaukee -- Ella Fitzgerald (From the Gershwin Songbook) 2.) I Don't Talk Too Much -- Martha Nelson ("You say I talk too much but you can yak quite a bit yourself") 3.) Mississippi Jail House Groan -- Rube Lacy (It's there because I never have been able to make out the words) 4.) Beat It -- Michael Jackson (Just uploaded the Thriller album yesterday.) 5.) Rebound -- Charlie Rich (I'll never get enough Sun records) 6.) Dolce de Coco -- Yo Yo Ma with Paquito d'Rivera (A ravishing cut from the Obrigado Brasil album) 7.) Big Mouth Blues -- Gram Parsons. (former outtake, now on the Complete Reprise Recordings -- sort of a sister song for "Sin City") I have 6192 songs on my I Pod, so it's kinda interesting that this list has so much good stuff, altho Dolce de Coco is the only one I'd call great. Woops, here come 7 more: 1.) My Ship -- Wesla Whitfield (fine version of the Kurt Weill song by San Francisco's boss diva) 2.) I'm In Love -- Wilson Pickett (one of those perfect singles Atlantic used to toss out every week -- lots of fine session guys in NYC!) 3.) Baby Brown -- Fats Waller (radio transcription, not the RCA single) 4.) Get Down, Get Down -- Joe Simon ("It ain't no harm to do the bump...") 5.) No School Bus In Heaven -- The Stanley Brothers (topical ballad about a Kentucky school bus wreck) 6.) Meeting Tonight -- Rev. James Cleveland (hardcore black gospel) 7.) Suavecito -- Malo ('70's barrio soul number) Oh no! Here come 7 more: 1.) Love Making Music -- Barry White (Who IS that drummer?) 2.) I May Be Easy, But I'm No Fool -- Cootie Williams (Capitol used to churn out hip sides like this when Johnny Mercer ran the place, pre-Beatles) 3.) Side By Side -- Ray Charles and Betty Carter (number with a breakneck tempo from a magnificent album) 4.) Okie From Muskogee -- Merle Haggard (still liking living right and being free -- he's a neighbor here in Butte County) 5.) King Harvest -- The Band (Levon Helm sings beautifully and plays the hell out of the drums at the same time on this live cut from Rock of Ages) 6.) Nina -- Noel Coward (a little change of pace here. I'm all about cabaret. This may be the only song that rhymes 'sluts' with 'nuts.') 7.) Liberty -- The Skillet Lickers (pro-moonshiner song from North Georgia's original Punk Rockers, circa 1928) This is fun! I note looking over the 21 selections that there isn't a single Kiddie Pop tune. Guess I musta outgrew it.
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jun 23 2009, 12:25 PM Post #4
Balconeer Creeper Posts: 14,166 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	I don't have an ipod, so I'll list the songs from my Robert Johnson channel on Pandora ... Little Queen Of Spades ....... Robert Johnson I'll Be Back Home Again ....... Big Bill Broozny Dust My Broom (solo acoustic/live) ......... Freddie King Low Down Mojo Blues ......... Blind Lemon Jefferson Sweet Home Chicago ........... Robert Johnson White Lightnin' ............ Furry Lewis Pony Blues ........ Sonny Boy Nelson Soon This Morning ......... Blind Willie McTell Birmingham Jail ......... Leadbelly Elder Green Blues .......... Charley Patton
	"She's got style, she's got grace She's got long, long legs, she's got... Savoir Faire"


Laughing Gravy	Jun 23 2009, 12:39 PM Post #5
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,059 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Mr. P., not for nothin, but I'm a big fan of "Suavecito" and I'm glad SOMEBODY else remembers it.



panzer the great & terrible	Jun 23 2009, 11:14 PM Post #6
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,297 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	There you go. Unfortunately, I remember everything.
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


panzer the great & terrible	Jun 24 2009, 12:41 PM Post #7
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,297 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	I'm amazed! Nobody seems to have an I Pod. Wednesday's Seven: 1.) Nice and Easy -- Sinatra (The signature cut from my favorite of his albums) 2.) Comfort Me -- Shirley Caesar (Big gospel choir & maximum excitement from one of the great lead singers) 3.) Happy Jack -- The Who (Always loved this cut, no idea why) 4.) I Can't Quit You Baby -- Little Milton (Remarkable fretwork from yet another Chess Records guitarist) 5.) 1952 Vincent Black Lightning -- Richard Thompson (best motorcycle song ever) 6.) I Just Want To Be -- Cameo (hardcore late funk from about-to-be hip hop pioneers) 7.) You Don't Know Like I Know -- Sam and Dave (Perfect production by The Master, Isaac Hayes)
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


panzer the great & terrible	Jun 25 2009, 08:24 AM Post #8
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,297 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	For Thursday: 1.) Blizzard of Lies -- Dave Frishberg ("Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you're in for a big surprise") 2.) Since I Fell For You -- Aaron Neville (So vibrato-heavy it's close to self-parody, but with a sweet sax solo) 3.) Are You Sure That Love Is the Name of This Game? -- Stevie Wonder (Listless misfire from a Motown Rareties compilation; I deleted it) 4.) Rain -- Benny Carter (with Marlena Shaw) -- (from the Carter Songbook album, which I recommend) 5.) Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered -- Ella Fitzgerald (from the R & H Songbook: nice to hear it again) 6.) Without You -- Walter "Wolfman" Washington (rare ballad from the funkmeister, with horn section) 7.) Beside You -- The Swallows (nice doo-wop ballad from one of the less-famous bird groups)
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


rodney	Jun 25 2009, 09:03 AM Post #9
Charter Member Posts: 1,302 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	I'll play. 1) Wish You Well-Grant Lee Buffalo 2) Disappearing-Screaming Trees 3) From Now On-Pavement 4) Sordid (Wowee Zowee Session Outtake)-Pavement 5) Mirrors and Fevers-Bright Eyes 6) Golden Shore-Frank Black 7) True Love Waits-Radiohead
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


Vornoff	Jun 25 2009, 11:03 AM Post #10
Charter Member Posts: 482 Group: Members Member #54 Joined: September 16, 2005	Ok, here we go: 1) Angel Baby - Dean Martin 2) Does Everyone Know About This - Martha Tilton 3) Darn That Dream - Nelson Riddle 4) Oh Lady Be Good - Ella Fitzgerald 5) Pavane pour une Infante defunte - Ravel 6) That Old Black Magic - Ella Fitzgerald 7) Flying Home - Duke Ellington
	"Doctor of nothing!"


Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jun 25 2009, 11:39 AM Post #11
Balconeer Creeper Posts: 14,166 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	Once again from the Pandora.com site, but this time it is my David Bowie channel... Speed Of Life .... Bowie For No One ..... The Beatles Under Pressure (Live) ...... Queen Psycho Killer ..... Talking Heads Rock 'N' Roll Suicide ....... Bowie I Am The Walrus (Long version) ........ The Beatles from the "Love" CD Sympathy For The Devil ...... Stones
	"She's got style, she's got grace She's got long, long legs, she's got... Savoir Faire"


rodney	Jun 26 2009, 04:18 AM Post #12
Charter Member Posts: 1,302 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	For Friday, 6/26........ 1) Bildungsroman-Mallory 2) Sicily-Youth Group 3) Out To Get You-James 4) Wrong-Depeche Mode 5) Travel Is Dangerous-Mogwai 6) It Just Is-Rilo Kiley 7) Kris Kraft-Pavement
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


panzer the great & terrible	Jun 26 2009, 09:47 AM Post #13
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,297 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	My Friday: 1.) Wave -- Sinatra -- he tries for some low notes with unhappy results, but the Jobim song's a charmer 2.) Move, Baby Move -- Billy "The Kid" Emerson -- not a great side, but a great sax break 3.) Would You Mind? -- Hank Snow -- energetic foolery from the King of Cornball 4.) Lone Prairie -- Wade Ward -- Appalachian fiddle tune, mysterious and compelling 5.) That's What You're Doing to Me -- Billy Ward and the Dominoes -- rock & roll three years before Elvis and Chuck Berry "invented" it...amazing! Who knew? 6.) Running Away -- Roy Ayers -- masterful funk cut 7.) Get Down On It -- Kool and the Gang -- could cheer up a dead man; these guys were the real thing. The next song was "Jailhouse Rock" by Jerry Lee Lewis, and I refrain from making the obvious comment in deference to the Webmaster's belief system.
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jun 27 2009, 12:54 PM Post #14
Balconeer Creeper Posts: 14,166 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	From my "Alice In Chains" channel on pandora.com 1) Bleed The Freak ..... AIC 2) The Unforgiven ..... Metallica 3) Low ..... Cracker 4) Touch, Peel And Stand ..... Days Of The New 5) Over Now .....AIC 6) On A Plain (Live) ..... Nirvana 7) Immune ..... Godsmack
	"She's got style, she's got grace She's got long, long legs, she's got... Savoir Faire"


panzer the great & terrible	Jun 27 2009, 03:57 PM Post #15
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,297 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	Saturday: 1,) One Fine Day -- The Chiffons -- Say what you like about the Ronettes, this was the best girl group by far, and this song ROCKS! 2.) Windy City Blues -- The Marshall Tucker Band -- hot lead guitar from Southern rockers who always seemed to do the same song. One cut's OK, but glad I never saw 'em live. 3.) Toada -- Edu Lobo -- beautiful after midnight tune, as softly Brazilian as it gets. 4.) I Wonder Why -- Dion and the Belmonts -- Perfection. Everybody has great pitch, it's got a hellacious beat, plus it's fun to hear a bunch of guineras sing "WOP WOP WOP WOP." 5.) Take Me Back to Tulsa -- Asleep At the Wheel -- Their defining cut. Love it when Ray says, of a hot guitar solo, "That sounds like me. It IS me." 6.) My Name Is Ticklish Reuben -- Smyth County Ramblers -- fiddle tune with 2 part harmony vocals from the splendid Music From the Lost Provinces album. 7.) Baby It's Cold Outside -- Pearl Bailey and Hot Lips Page -- these two always struck sparks off each other on the air, and I'm glad there's at least this one record of them.
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


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