Willing to admit that there were a couple of Michael Jackson's earlier songs that I thought were fun.
This is one of them.
Now beat it.
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This is one of them.
Now beat it.
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What are you listening to right now?
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As he rolled from Night Moves' breakthrough success into the first single from his Stranger in Town album, Bob Seger seemed to have a bone to pick with... someone.
The lyrics to "Still the Same" are certainly pointed; using a gambler's motif, Seger sings in its two verses about someone who "always won, every time you placed a bet" and is adept at "turning on the charm / long enough to get you by." The song's sentiments clearly aren't intended as compliments, and there were, at least initially, all sorts of fan and critics theories about who Seger was actually addressing; an ex-girlfriend, a duplicitous friend/business partner and an actual card shark were the most-guessed subjects.
Seger, however, put the matter to rest in the liner notes of his 1994 Greatest Hits album; "People have asked me for years who it's about. It's an amalgamation of characters I met when I first went to Hollywood. All 'Type A' personalities; overachieving, driven." He elaborated during a 2008 appearance on In the Studio with Redbeard to commemorate Stranger in Town's 30th anniversary: "'Still the Same' is of course about someone who is probably a little egotistical, a little egocentric, a little aloof and a living-on-the-edge kind of person that is very charismatic. And we forgive that person because of the charisma. And I thought it was kind of a unique little story that we've all known people like that, people that we shouldn't really put up with their changes, but we do. And I thought that was a little more different lyrically."
Seger added in the latter interview that, "everybody said, 'Aw jeez, that'll never be a hit.'" But, boy, were they wrong.
Of course it is!?
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For those of us who remember simpler (better) times...?
I admit that everytime I see this video it brings a real tear to my eye.
I kind of wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.
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Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and
collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first
worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project but it remained
unfinished, partly because of the impossible technological challenges involved in working with the vocal John had
recorded on tape in the 1970s.
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For years it looked like the song could never be completed. But in 2022 there was a stroke of serendipity. A software
system developed by Peter Jackson and his team, used throughout the production of the documentary series Get Back,
finally opened the way for the uncoupling of John’s vocal from his piano part. As a result, the original recording could be
brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles.
.
This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with
technology. It marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together
and celebrates the legacy of the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.
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I admit that everytime I see this video it brings a real tear to my eye.
I kind of wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.
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Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and
collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first
worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project but it remained
unfinished, partly because of the impossible technological challenges involved in working with the vocal John had
recorded on tape in the 1970s.
.
For years it looked like the song could never be completed. But in 2022 there was a stroke of serendipity. A software
system developed by Peter Jackson and his team, used throughout the production of the documentary series Get Back,
finally opened the way for the uncoupling of John’s vocal from his piano part. As a result, the original recording could be
brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles.
.
This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with
technology. It marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together
and celebrates the legacy of the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.
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Classic.
She was really attractive early in her career.
But Grace was a real nut job.
Actually, I assume she still is.
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She was really attractive early in her career.
But Grace was a real nut job.
Actually, I assume she still is.
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