So, what have you been listening to lately?

[Dave W]

Johnny turned 80 on November 7th.

[Pilgrim]

And we're still playing Secret Agent Man in one of our sets!

[morrow]

A guitar player I know has been known to drop that too.

He also has a nice instrumental take on Goldfinger.

[westen44]

RIP to Kimberly Herrin, the blonde in the red top in ZZ Top's "Legs" video.  She was also in other videos and had supporting roles in movies such as "Ghostbusters" and "Romancing the Stone." 

[uwe]

Playmates don't really die, they just go where ole Hugh is already waiting for them in his pajamas.



As regards her and her female eye candy extras' contribution to ZZ Top's 80ies MTV image, I guess the term iconographic is richly deserved. Stiletto in peace.

[Dave W]

[westen44]

This song by his brother Lefty used to be on the radio all the time.  It always got my attention in a way that's hard to describe.  There is something unique about it, though.

[Dave W]

That, and this one.

[westen44]

That one is just as good or maybe even better.  But I have a lot of pleasant memories associated with listening to Saginaw, Michigan.  I was at an impressionable age at that time.  "The Long Black Veil" could have been made into a movie, though.

[Dave W]

Listening to my Platters' All Time Greatest Hits album (2004 remaster). So many great songs.

[Stjofön Big]

Great songs. I love them, deep, and dearly.

[uwe]

Listening to my Platters' All Time Greatest Hits album (2004 remaster). So many great songs.

I was about to write how someone who claims to disdain Motown should like the music it developed from, but then I thought it would come out all mean and smart-alec'y so I decided against it. Restraint is my middle name.

For some reason, they were missing in my collection though I of course knew their songs - I've rectified this untenable status via an Amazon order, danke för ze inspiration!

PS: That actor in the second vid taking the table with the lady looks uncannily like Kevin Spacey/Frank Underwood. Who is he?

[uwe]

I'm a cheesy wuss and guilty as charged, but this was one of the first Garth Brooks songs I ever heard and it is still my favourite. Cinematic and gives me goosebumps of the good kind to this day.



Not real country by any stretch, I know.

[uwe]

This is well-intentioned and sincere, but it doesn't work for me:



I love The Commodores' original and The Boss is many things, but he's not a soul crooner. He sounds rhythmically stiff on the track and his voice lacks honey.

Mentioning Paul Stanley and Springsteen in one post is of course sacrilege to some people, but Stanley's voice drips with honey in comparison and his delivery grooves with the music.

[gearHed289]

Paul is surprisingly good in that format. I hope he continues in this direction if they ever wrap up their farewell tour.