I've upgraded this from 8 to 9, especially in light of the fact that it came right after "Soldier Jane" by Beck. It's a pretty powerful set of songs. May all wars end in our lifetime (which, in my case, better be in the next five years.)
Cynaera AKA Ann Step Lucus is a ghost around these parts. I always see her posts on songs. She would move on to the next world within a year of this post. She passed on February 6, 2012 of a subdural hematoma, and was 55 years old. I never knew her, but wanted to elevate her spirit, as it seemed she had a kind one.
If it wasn't for Bill's "....Large and squishy soft spot for genre bending covers" (his words), Radio Paradise would be just another music streaming site.
The target for Dire Straights seems to be 6 out of 10, and they are consistent at hitting that mark like an expert dart thrower trying to play down. I have never heard a transcendent Dire Straights song. Just another one. Check if whether your love for them comes from when you were in your early teens and you have fond memories, or whether the music is inventive and good.
You seem to be spiteful in your song ratings just to lower their rankings. Checked out a small selection of your song rating, and you've rated all of the songs below as a 1, and there's plenty more 1 rating you've assigned to songs. Considering the rather high rating the RP community has given these songs, I find it hard to believe these are truly worth a rating of 1 unless you're purposefully trying to spike the ranking.
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.6 Heroes - David Bowie - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.5 Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.4 No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marle - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.2 Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.3 Turn Me On - Norah Jones - Your rating = 1 Avg = 7.6
Interesting factoid. Bill just mentioned that on 9/11 after the 2nd Tower fell, he didn't know what to play, so he looped this song 12 times in a row. How cathartic.
"...When Ulrich looked back on the entire Napster lawsuit in a 2014 Reddit AMA, he had few regrets. “I wish we had been better prepared for the s— storm that we found ourselves in,” he wrote. “I don’t regret taking on Napster, but I do find it odd how big of a part of our legacy it has become to so many people, because to me it’s more like a footnote.” However, he was still clarifying misconceptions about why Metallica filed the lawsuit, and what they hoped to accomplish."
Cynaera AKA Ann Step Lucus is a ghost around these parts. I always see her posts on songs. She would move on to the next world within a year of this post. She passed on February 6, 2012 of a subdural hematoma, and was 55 years old. I never knew her, but wanted to elevate her spirit, as it seemed she had a kind one.
yours goes to 11?
Yes it does!
That is Cynaera's final comment on Radio Paradise.
Elko Daily Free Press, Archived Obituaries: (Cynaera) Ann Stepp Lucas (1956 - 2012)
Rest in peace Ann, the Radio Paradise community sorely misses you.
And to think 14 days later she became ill, and passed shortly thereafter. 55 years young.
Just goes to show, anytime can be your time to go. Hug tighter those that mean something to you.
You sound like a pretentious asshole. Feel free to hate all you like, but a sold 9 in Radio Paradise land is a pretty solid rating IMHO.
Probably because it's an iconic tune.
Personally, I'm appreciative for it.
I have never heard a transcendent Dire Straights song.
Just another one.
Check if whether your love for them comes from when you were in your early teens and you have fond memories, or whether the music is inventive and good.
You seem to be spiteful in your song ratings just to lower their rankings. Checked out a small selection of your song rating, and you've rated all of the songs below as a 1, and there's plenty more 1 rating you've assigned to songs. Considering the rather high rating the RP community has given these songs, I find it hard to believe these are truly worth a rating of 1 unless you're purposefully trying to spike the ranking.
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.6
Heroes - David Bowie - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.5
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - The Temptations - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.4
No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marle - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.2
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Your rating = 1 Avg = 8.3
Turn Me On - Norah Jones - Your rating = 1 Avg = 7.6
A twinkle in your eye
Go to sleep for ten
And anticipating
I will be waiting
For you to wake again"
Jem, you dirty dirty girl.
Pirate at heart.
Certainly 200 years too late for me....
They posted this 9 years ago... They're knocking on 50 now if they're still alive and kicking. Man how time fly's by.
31 years later, still sounds as good as I remember it sounding. (jesus christ that was a long time ago)
Cover after cover after cover on RP
You say that as if it's a bad thing. Many of these covers I'd never get to hear wo RP.
After actually paying attention to the lyrics, I'd argue Carly Simon's "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be" is right up there too.
A few people have taken a swing at it here. Pretty deep stuff (like most of what RP plays, and what make RP great Thx Bill).
Edit: It apparently is a song about everything according to Gregory in this BING Lounge session (sadly missing the banjo though).
I really digg the rythm of the bass and drums. It's kind of looping along, along with Erik Della Penna tickling of the banjo.
Funny how that whole thing played out over time.
"...When Ulrich looked back on the entire Napster lawsuit in a 2014 Reddit AMA, he had few regrets. “I wish we had been better prepared for the s— storm that we found ourselves in,” he wrote. “I don’t regret taking on Napster, but I do find it odd how big of a part of our legacy it has become to so many people, because to me it’s more like a footnote.” However, he was still clarifying misconceptions about why Metallica filed the lawsuit, and what they hoped to accomplish."
I've always enjoyed the subtle banjo licks in this tune.