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Sounds Like Saturday or: Too Much Time…

19 Saturday Jan 2019

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Today is the 38th anniversary of Styx’s Paradise Theatre album. I know this band is as polarizing as it gets. I know people who hate them and people who love them. I’m of the latter mind. One of, if not my favorite Styx song is “Too Much Time on My Hands.” This is Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades doing it at a NAMM show and while they get silly at the end and the video stops, I like the version. So, enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Well, I’m so tired of losing- I got nothing to do and all day to do it. Well, I’d go out cruisin’, but I’ve no place to go and all night to get there. Is it any wonder I’m not a criminal? Is it any wonder I’m not in jail? Is it any wonder I’ve got too much time on my hands? It’s ticking away with my sanity. I’ve got too much time on my hands. It’s hard to believe such a calamity. I’ve got too much time on my hands. And it’s ticking away, ticking away from me.” – “Too Much Time on My Hands” (Shaw)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Karen Waldrup

12 Saturday Jan 2019

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Yesterday was the 48th anniversary of Janis Joplin’s Pearl album. I have never been a huge fan of hers but I like to “imitate” her on this song. It is the last song Janis ever recorded as she died three days later. This young lady does a great job of covering what would have to be my favorite JJ song. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Oh lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends. So lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?” – “Mercedes Benz” (Joplin/Neuwirth/McClure)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Dylan Gardner

05 Saturday Jan 2019

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Today is the 40th anniversary of Elvis Costello’s Armed Forces album and here’s celebrating it with a cover, from the back seat of a car, by Dylan Gardner. I will say that I initially thought that he had superimposed his head on someone else’s body, just from the angle he was sitting in the back seat. But, no. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Accidents will happen. We only hit and run. He used to be your victim now you’re not the only one. Accidents will happen. We only hit and run. I don’t want to hear it ’cause I know what I’ve done.” – “Accidents Will Happen” (Costello)

Sounds Like Saturday or: ‘Merica

29 Saturday Dec 2018

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This week marks the 47th anniversary of America’s America album. It was originally released without the mega-hit “A Horse With No Name” but that song became a hit and it was reissued early in 1972 with that song included. So here we have a lovely young lady doing her rendition of “Horse” with a little laidback stoner quality, but more importantly, she has great vocal fluctuations throughout. She’s French but I love the accent coming through, too. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“On the first part of the journey, I was looking at all the life. There were plants and birds and rocks and things, there was sand and hills and rings. The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz and the sky with no clouds. The heat was hot and the ground was dry but the air was full of sound. I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name. It felt good to be out of the rain. In the desert, you can remember your name ’cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain.” – “A Horse with No Name” (Bunnell)

Sounds Like Saturday or: What a Mother!

15 Saturday Dec 2018

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Today is the 43rd anniversary of Parliment’s Mothership Connection, so, I didn’t figure I’d find much in way of covers and I was right but I got a live clip of “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” from 1976 in Houston. So, enjoy this groovy classic!

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Scorp out!

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“Tear the roof off, we’re gonna tear the roof off the mother sucker. Tear the roof off the sucker.” – “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)” (Brailey/Clinton/Collins)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Thriller

01 Saturday Dec 2018

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Yesterday was the 36th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, an album that until this year has held the #1 album in terms of sales since right after it was released (it was surpassed by The Eagles’ Greatest Hits). So, I think one of the most iconic things about this album was his performance for the Motown 25th Anniversary show. The world was introduced to the moonwalk, but really, that was a mere second and a half. The whole routine was pretty awesome. Yes, he was lipsyncing but he made it look good. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“For forty days and forty nights, the law was on her side. But who can stand when she’s in demand, her schemes and plans. ‘Cause we danced on the floor in the round. So take my strong advice, just remember to always think twice. She told my baby we’d danced till three, then she looked at me. Then showed a photo. My baby cried. His eyes were like mine (oh, no!). ‘Cause we danced on the floor in the round, baby.” – “Billie Jean” (Jackson)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Ray Davies

24 Saturday Nov 2018

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Today is the 47th anniversary of the Kinks album Muswell Hillbillies and in searching for a cover, I found Ray Davies doing this version in some “storyteller” setting and thought it was hard to beat. So, here ya go. Enjoy!

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Scorp out!

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“Don’t want to get myself shot down by some trigger-happy policeman. Gotta keep a hold on my sanity. I’m a twentieth-century man but I don’t want to die here.” – “20th Century Man” (Davies)

Sounds Like Saturday or: REO Brothers

17 Saturday Nov 2018

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Today is the 38th anniversary of John Lennon’s Double Fantasy album. So, in a quest to find a good cover of a tune, I came across the REO Brothers who perform, it seems, on a cruise line. This is the less distorted version and I wish you could hear the vocals better but they still a pretty good job of it. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Woman I can hardly express my mixed emotions and my thoughtlessness. After all, I’m forever in your debt. And woman, I will try to express my inner feelings and thankfulness for showing me the meaning of success.” – “Woman” (Lennon)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Amy Lee

10 Saturday Nov 2018

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This past Thursday was the 47th anniversary of Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso) which I believe is still my favorite Zep album. In honor, I went to find a good cover and Amy Lee (of Evanescence) did a great job of this tune. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Seems that the wrath of the Gods got a punch on the nose and it started to flow; I think I might be sinking. Throw me a line if I reach it in timeI’ll meet you up there where the path runs straight and high.” – “Going to California” (Page/Plant)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Dens Gonjalez

03 Saturday Nov 2018

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Today is the 45th anniversary of Hall & Oates’ Abandoned Luncheonette album. And whilst searching for a cover of “She’s Gone,” I came across a shload of covers for Steelheart’s song called “She’s Gone.” This one got a lot of “reaction videos” made and I had to give it a listen, then I couldn’t pass up playing it. Sorry, Daryl and John. I have to admit, I love the original and still do, but this is pretty righteous… or not. You decide and enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“She’s gone out of my life. I was wrong. I’m to blame. I was so untrue. I can’t live without her love. In my life. There’s just an empty space. All my dreams are lost. I’m wasting away. Forgive me, girl.” – “She’s Gone” (Matijevic)