I need "American Music"
Jul 13th 2009, 3:33 am
#61
Unmitigated Gall
Joined: Dec 2006
Location: it's still too dark to tell
Posts: 16,162
Re: I need "American Music"
To me, Aaron Copland's stuff is America.
Jul 13th 2009, 9:22 am
#62
gurt mint nit?
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: In my shed
Posts: 2,776
Re: I need "American Music"
Couldn't be bothered to read thru the thread, but howabout:
"America" by Simon & Garfunkle
"California Dreaming" by Mommas & Poppas
"American Pie" by Don McLean
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" by the USMC Flower Arranging-by-Braille Society
If that's useless, try a medley of Frank Sinatra or Captain Sensible.
"America" by Simon & Garfunkle
"California Dreaming" by Mommas & Poppas
"American Pie" by Don McLean
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" by the USMC Flower Arranging-by-Braille Society
If that's useless, try a medley of Frank Sinatra or Captain Sensible.
Jul 13th 2009, 3:30 pm
#63
Son's call me a Nomad!
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Pace, FL
Posts: 89
Re: I need "American Music"
So I think they should have flown in yesterday. We need to hear what he played and their reaction now! 
Jul 13th 2009, 5:20 pm
#64
I approved this message
Joined: Dec 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 2,425
Re: I need "American Music"
I'd probably go for some blues / jazz / early rock classics:
1. Bo Diddley
2. Miles Davis circa "Kind of Blue"
3. Hank Williams Sr.
4. Bob Wills
5. Son House
6. Chuck Berry
7. Buddy Holly
If you want more of the classic sixties California vibe:
1. Beach Boys
2. Doors
3. Dead
4. Jefferson Airplane (note: not Starship)
5. Love
6. Byrds
7. Vintage Neil Young (I know he's Canadian, but c'mon)
If you want the "gritty northern cities rawk" vibe:
1. Stooges
2. Cheap Trick
3. Velvet Underground
4. Sonic Youth
5. Ramones
6. Television
7. Blondie
8. Replacements
If you want more of "current hipster white guy American roots music" vibe, go for:
1. Wilco
2. My Morning Jacket
3. Band of Horses
4. The Hold Steady
5. White Rabbits
6. Okkerville River
7. Spoon
8. White Stripes
If you want "classic funk", lay down some:
1. Parliament / Finkadelic
2. James Brown (of course)
3. Curtis Mayfield
4. Issac Hayes
5. The Meters
6. Sly and the Family Stone
If you want some classic soul
1. James Brown (again, of course)
2. Aretha Franklin
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Otis Redding
5. Al Green
maybe "classic rap" is your thing?
1. Run DMC
2. Eric B and Rakim
3. Afrika Bambaataa
4. Public Enemy
5. NWA
If you want "what do the kids these days listen to", refer elsewhere.
1. Bo Diddley
2. Miles Davis circa "Kind of Blue"
3. Hank Williams Sr.
4. Bob Wills
5. Son House
6. Chuck Berry
7. Buddy Holly
If you want more of the classic sixties California vibe:
1. Beach Boys
2. Doors
3. Dead
4. Jefferson Airplane (note: not Starship)
5. Love
6. Byrds
7. Vintage Neil Young (I know he's Canadian, but c'mon)
If you want the "gritty northern cities rawk" vibe:
1. Stooges
2. Cheap Trick
3. Velvet Underground
4. Sonic Youth
5. Ramones
6. Television
7. Blondie
8. Replacements
If you want more of "current hipster white guy American roots music" vibe, go for:
1. Wilco
2. My Morning Jacket
3. Band of Horses
4. The Hold Steady
5. White Rabbits
6. Okkerville River
7. Spoon
8. White Stripes
If you want "classic funk", lay down some:
1. Parliament / Finkadelic
2. James Brown (of course)
3. Curtis Mayfield
4. Issac Hayes
5. The Meters
6. Sly and the Family Stone
If you want some classic soul
1. James Brown (again, of course)
2. Aretha Franklin
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Otis Redding
5. Al Green
maybe "classic rap" is your thing?
1. Run DMC
2. Eric B and Rakim
3. Afrika Bambaataa
4. Public Enemy
5. NWA
If you want "what do the kids these days listen to", refer elsewhere.
Jul 13th 2009, 5:26 pm
#65
Ginger Monkey
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Cheeseland, WI
Posts: 2,772
Re: I need "American Music"
Well - it's an old song about everybody wanting to get into the big great US of A.
Whoever wrote a song about coming to England?
I can imagine the first few lines if one were written today for today's immigrants ................
Across the seas and by whatever means,
they want to get to Great Britain.
Whoever wrote a song about coming to England?
I can imagine the first few lines if one were written today for today's immigrants ................
Across the seas and by whatever means,
they want to get to Great Britain.
Jul 14th 2009, 2:29 am
#66
Not living a 9 to 5 life
Joined: Jun 2002
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 11,061
Re: I need "American Music"
Pretty much anything sung by Judy Garland would fit the bill I would think.
Jul 14th 2009, 2:31 am
#67
Not living a 9 to 5 life
Joined: Jun 2002
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 11,061
Re: I need "American Music"
I'd probably go for some blues / jazz / early rock classics:
1. Bo Diddley
2. Miles Davis circa "Kind of Blue"
3. Hank Williams Sr.
4. Bob Wills
5. Son House
6. Chuck Berry
7. Buddy Holly
If you want more of the classic sixties California vibe:
1. Beach Boys
2. Doors
3. Dead
4. Jefferson Airplane (note: not Starship)
5. Love
6. Byrds
7. Vintage Neil Young (I know he's Canadian, but c'mon)
If you want the "gritty northern cities rawk" vibe:
1. Stooges
2. Cheap Trick
3. Velvet Underground
4. Sonic Youth
5. Ramones
6. Television
7. Blondie
8. Replacements
If you want more of "current hipster white guy American roots music" vibe, go for:
1. Wilco
2. My Morning Jacket
3. Band of Horses
4. The Hold Steady
5. White Rabbits
6. Okkerville River
7. Spoon
8. White Stripes
If you want "classic funk", lay down some:
1. Parliament / Finkadelic
2. James Brown (of course)
3. Curtis Mayfield
4. Issac Hayes
5. The Meters
6. Sly and the Family Stone
If you want some classic soul
1. James Brown (again, of course)
2. Aretha Franklin
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Otis Redding
5. Al Green
maybe "classic rap" is your thing?
1. Run DMC
2. Eric B and Rakim
3. Afrika Bambaataa
4. Public Enemy
5. NWA
If you want "what do the kids these days listen to", refer elsewhere.
1. Bo Diddley
2. Miles Davis circa "Kind of Blue"
3. Hank Williams Sr.
4. Bob Wills
5. Son House
6. Chuck Berry
7. Buddy Holly
If you want more of the classic sixties California vibe:
1. Beach Boys
2. Doors
3. Dead
4. Jefferson Airplane (note: not Starship)
5. Love
6. Byrds
7. Vintage Neil Young (I know he's Canadian, but c'mon)
If you want the "gritty northern cities rawk" vibe:
1. Stooges
2. Cheap Trick
3. Velvet Underground
4. Sonic Youth
5. Ramones
6. Television
7. Blondie
8. Replacements
If you want more of "current hipster white guy American roots music" vibe, go for:
1. Wilco
2. My Morning Jacket
3. Band of Horses
4. The Hold Steady
5. White Rabbits
6. Okkerville River
7. Spoon
8. White Stripes
If you want "classic funk", lay down some:
1. Parliament / Finkadelic
2. James Brown (of course)
3. Curtis Mayfield
4. Issac Hayes
5. The Meters
6. Sly and the Family Stone
If you want some classic soul
1. James Brown (again, of course)
2. Aretha Franklin
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Otis Redding
5. Al Green
maybe "classic rap" is your thing?
1. Run DMC
2. Eric B and Rakim
3. Afrika Bambaataa
4. Public Enemy
5. NWA
If you want "what do the kids these days listen to", refer elsewhere.
Jul 14th 2009, 3:11 am
#68
Queen of my house
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 5,043
Re: I need "American Music"
Jul 14th 2009, 11:01 am
#70
Sleepless In Chicago
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Chicago.
Posts: 3,601
Re: I need "American Music"
After further insisting from the wife, I didn't have either a WANKERS or a TOSSERS sign, and instead just took pictures of them coming from Terminal 5 at O'Hare. I also played Neil Diamond for the first and last time as it was the most fitting song and my wife also insisted. So it was Coming to America then I just played my Hendrix play list.
I listen to all kinds of music in the car from Arctic Monkeys, who I've know since they were doing small pub gigs up to classical music, and Johnny Cash in the middle, Red hot chili peppers and more. So I was driving yesterday and had my Jonny cash playlist on and that was the first comment they made about the music "fitting"
Thanks for all the suggestions it's been interesting.
Jul 14th 2009, 11:29 am
#71
Unmitigated Gall
Joined: Dec 2006
Location: it's still too dark to tell
Posts: 16,162
Jul 14th 2009, 1:21 pm
#72
Queen of my house
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 5,043
Re: I need "American Music"
I love his old stuff and grew up listening to it but one of my all-time favorite CDs is American IV: The Man Comes Around. I just listened to it again yesterday while painting the guest room.
great video for "Hurt," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho
great video for "Hurt," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho
