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Post by mkarns on Jan 27, 2018 18:42:12 GMT -5
I guess you can check the sentimental "You're In My Heart" from the 1978 show a couple weeks ago to see how Rod turned out in the years after "Stay With Me." I think 1979 Rod is better than 1972 in terms of lyrical activity; instead of kicking his hookup out the door, he’s instead saying they can watch the early movie on TV even though he’s out of milk and coffee (“Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”). If I were writing or singing the song, I’d suggest that we could share some wine or mix up some cocktails if there’s no coffee.... |
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Post by Hervard on Jan 27, 2018 19:11:43 GMT -5
I guess you can check the sentimental "You're In My Heart" from the 1978 show a couple weeks ago to see how Rod turned out in the years after "Stay With Me." I think 1979 Rod is better than 1972 in terms of lyrical activity; instead of kicking his hookup out the door, he’s instead saying they can watch the early movie on TV even though he’s out of milk and coffee (“Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”). If I were writing or singing the song, I’d suggest that we could share some wine or mix up some cocktails if there’s no coffee.... He did that in "Tonight's The Night" ("Let me pour you a good long drink"). And I could have sworn the song had a line in it that went something like "enjoy that wine", but the lyrics don't show that line. I must be thinking of a similar song. |
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Post by doofus67 on Jan 27, 2018 20:55:32 GMT -5
I think 1979 Rod is better than 1972 in terms of lyrical activity; instead of kicking his hookup out the door, he’s instead saying they can watch the early movie on TV even though he’s out of milk and coffee (“Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”). And he even rhymes "coffee" with "movie"! Actually, speaking of "Sexy," there's another interesting rhyme in that song: "apartment" and "heart meant." It's not original. It first popped up in the standard "These Foolish Things," made famous by Billie Holiday: "A tinkling piano in the next apartment / Those stumbling words that told you what my heart meant" We all know about Rod's fascination with the Great American Songbook. Maybe this was where it started. |
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Post by slf on Jan 27, 2018 21:16:05 GMT -5
One mystifying thing about Rod's misogynistic attitude in "Stay With Me" that just occurred to me is that just months prior to that song being a hit, he was complaining to Maggie May that "all you did was wreck my bed/ and in the morning kick me in the head". And now, in the morning, he wants it kick "Rita" in the head and out the door. Talk about your sexist hypocrisy!
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Post by mga707 on Jan 27, 2018 22:30:02 GMT -5
I guess you can check the sentimental "You're In My Heart" from the 1978 show a couple weeks ago to see how Rod turned out in the years after "Stay With Me." The saying goes: Rod keeps getting older but the blondes stay the same age! Britt Eklund was actually older than Rod during the time they were together in the '70s. |
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Post by mga707 on Jan 27, 2018 22:35:22 GMT -5
One mystifying thing about Rod's misogynistic attitude in "Stay With Me" that just occurred to me is that just months prior to that song being a hit, he was complaining to Maggie May that "all you did was wreck my bed/ and in the morning kick me in the head". And now, in the morning, he wants it kick "Rita" in the head and out the door. Talk about your sexist hypocrisy! I guess Rod by himself is much more of a 'sensitive guy' than Rod + Ron Wood + Ronnie Lane! The Faces were legendary for their 'rock and roll' behavio(u)r. One of the 'booziest' bands of all time, but could they rock! |
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Post by bobbo428 on Jan 27, 2018 23:16:16 GMT -5
This week's '70's countdown (from 1/29/1972) had two more of those fascinating contrasting pairs. (Not counting the songs before and after "Once You Understand", because that contrast would be obvious, no matter what the bookend songs may be.  ) No, I'm talking about the raucous, obnoxious, yet fun Zeppelin classic "Black Dog", followed by the touching, down-to-earth country classic by Charlie Pride, "Kiss An Angel Good Morning". In addition, Mr. Pride was followed by that fun but sleazy Rod Stewart/Faces song "Stay With Me", still another study in contrast. In Charlie's song, he wants to kiss his woman in the morning; in Rod's song, he wants to kick the woman out in the morning. Needless to say, Charlie Pride is by far the more honorable, decent man. (In the context of those songs, that is. I assume ol' Rod is an OK person in real life.) Back to the LedZep/Charlie Pride pairing: I find it interesting that the first group was a white band who often replicated the sound of the blues, a music style associated with black people, while Charlie Pride is a black man who made a career singing country music, an almost exclusively white music genre. Forty years ago, in March 1978, Rod Stewart was spending his last week on the top 40 with the sincere, tasteful "You're In My Heart." The following week, he debuted in the top 40 with the loathsome, sexist "Hot Legs." Stewart had been a study in contrasts--from the trashy 1982 song "Tonight I'm Yours" to the lonely-sounding 1989 hit "My Heart Can't Tell You No." One of my favorites by Stewart was a 2013 album cut that would have been a hit had it been a single in the 1980s or 1990s: "Brighton Beach," which went to No. 1 on my personal chart. |
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Post by pb on Feb 12, 2018 10:29:25 GMT -5
2/13/71, yet another case of an easy listening ballad followed by a James Brown shouting funk tune. In this case, the Carpenters "For All We Know" followed by "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved."
Led Zeppelin followed by "1900 Yesterday" is another notable one.
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 14, 2018 0:20:32 GMT -5
He did that in "Tonight's The Night" ("Let me pour you a good long drink"). And I could have sworn the song had a line in it that went something like "enjoy that wine", but the lyrics don't show that line. I must be thinking of a similar song. You're probably thinking of "Disconnect the telephone line / Relax, baby, and draw that blind." |
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Post by Hervard on Feb 14, 2018 11:36:26 GMT -5
^Yeah, I realized that when I heard that song on this past weekend's 1977 "B" show. I always thought "and draw that blind" was "enjoy that wine".
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 14, 2018 15:47:01 GMT -5
^Yeah, I realized that when I heard that song on this past weekend's 1977 "B" show. I always thought "and draw that blind" was "enjoy that wine". Exactly. |
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Post by pb on May 1, 2018 11:43:00 GMT -5
5/4/74 (this weekend's "B" show): Charlie Rich's "Very Special Love Song" followed by James Brown's "The Payback"
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Post by mga707 on May 1, 2018 12:37:26 GMT -5
5/4/74 (this weekend's "B" show): Charlie Rich's "Very Special Love Song" followed by James Brown's "The Payback" Yes, that's a great contrast--and I like both songs! |
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Post by woolebull on May 2, 2018 10:17:01 GMT -5
While neither song is on AT 40 at the moment, currently at 35 and 37 on Mediabase are AJR's "Sober Up" and G Eazy's "Sober", respectfully. I'd love to hear those songs back to back on AT!
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Post by slf on May 5, 2018 9:48:00 GMT -5
This week's 70's show from May 8, 1971 featured the "The Battle Hymn Of Lt. Calley" followed by "Woodstock" by Matthew's Southern Comfort. In other words, a patriotic song justifying a controversial military action in Vietnam, followed by a song celebrating an iconic music festival attended almost exclusively by hippies who condemned everything about the war, many of whom probably marched in the street against it.
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) No, I'm talking about the raucous, obnoxious, yet fun Zeppelin classic "Black Dog", followed by the touching, down-to-earth country classic by Charlie Pride, "Kiss An Angel Good Morning". In addition, Mr. Pride was followed by that fun but sleazy Rod Stewart/Faces song "Stay With Me", still another study in contrast. In Charlie's song, he wants to kiss his woman in the morning; in Rod's song, he wants to kick the woman out in the morning. Needless to say, Charlie Pride is by far the more honorable, decent man. (In the context of those songs, that is. I assume ol' Rod is an OK person in real life.)