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Music Notes

A blog, generally about music, usually for projects hosted by Jeff

. I may also write about the 48-Hour Media Prompt Challenge if I don't feel like writing a story or poem inspired by the given song. Other bits of poetry or different topics of discussion might end up here as well.

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SAD Holiday Potato

Oct 15, 2024 at 12:09pm
In response to "500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be) (ID cover)"

That was an amazing performance. Dan certainly has a sense of showmanship..

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Merry QPdoll

Oct 12, 2024 at 8:00am
In response to "I Heard It Through the Grapevine (CCR)"

I've only known the Marvin Gaye version. I have to say that CCR did it justice. The drums and that bass. So cool.

Excellent choice!

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♥HOOves♥

Oct 12, 2024 at 7:45am
In response to "I Heard It Through the Grapevine (CCR)"

Great song choice! There is also a version with Gladys Knight and the Pips that may or may not have been the first one. It was the first one that I heard.

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Dave Ryan

Oct 11, 2024 at 8:19am
In response to "If I Had a Hammer"

Puff the Magic Dragon is a great song for traumatising the kids. There's nothing like a happy ending, and that one is definitely nothing like a happy ending.

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Merry QPdoll

Oct 10, 2024 at 7:57am
In response to "Fast Car (Jonas Blue cover)"

This is great! I love this song and have heard a couple of different versions, but I've never heard this one. Thank you for sharing.

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♥HOOves♥

Oct 9, 2024 at 9:07am
In response to "Fortunate Son"

Love Centerfield and Have You Ever Seen the Rain, also!

So many wonderful songs!

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♥HOOves♥

Oct 8, 2024 at 9:00am
In response to "I Won't Back Down"

Great song choice!

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Merry QPdoll

Oct 8, 2024 at 6:15am
In response to "I Won't Back Down"

I like Tom Petty, too. My favorite song is Mary Jane's Last Dance. However, I like the message of I Won't Back Down. It's a fine choice.

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tracker

Oct 7, 2024 at 12:23pm
In response to "Creeque Alley"

This is when I like AI. The song is a story about when the group was formed. It was released when I had first started college. Where? In California! Good choice of song.

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Merry QPdoll

Oct 6, 2024 at 7:58am
In response to "Three Little Birds"

It's been a long time since I've heard this song. I don't know if I've heard it from beginning to end. I think it's just been in pieces in different instances. Thank you for sharing. I don't have a playlist, but the song is fun.

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October 9, 2024 at 4:51am

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Fortunate Son

My sixth track is from a defunct band, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fortunate Son was released in 1969, quickly becoming an antiwar protest song among the hippies of the day, amidst drafting for the Vietnam war.

I've been aware of John Fogarty and CCR since my childhood; Mom greatly enjoys some of their songs and played them frequently when I was growing up. Sometimes she would tell me about John's bandmates stealing his work, but I was too young to understand.

Now that I'm older and making my own music choices, I find CCR to be one of my favorite "oldies." John Fogarty put a great deal of effort into composing the band's music, and I've learned to spot his distinctive voice in a crowd.

I remember one night we were in the car driving through the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee, and Mom turned on the radio and this was playing. She let it run all the way through, but didn't say anything about it. The edginess of the melody piqued my interest, so I googled the chorus and found Fortunate Son.

The unmistakable rock riffing and John's angsty voice sound especially three-dimensional and engaging with high-quality binaural headphones. I assume I've downloaded a remastered track, but I wasn't aware of such distinctions last year and have no idea.

While researching Fortunate Son for this post, I found U2 covered it as the B-side of their single Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses,, which I quite enjoyed last year (though for some reason it seems to have lost its charm for me lately…) I couldn't resist downloading their Fortunate Son cover so I can give you my two cents about it. Result: Ugh. Bono's voice is electronically adjusted, and whatever made the CCR original special is melted down. It comes across more as a weak parody than anything else. I don't know why U2 ruined the vocals; Bono knows how to sound edgy naturally. (example: "Wire, by U2"

)

Whatever. We'll end with the CCR original and best

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