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Music Notes

A simple music themed blog for Jeff’s "Invalid Item"

challenge, and also to dump my thoughts about the 48 Hour Media Challenges when I don’t feel like creating a story or poem from the provided material. I may also add random poetry in here if I feel like it doesn’t qualify for a separate item.

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NaNotatoGo!

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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QPdoll is Grateful

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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♥noVember tHiNg♥

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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QPdoll is Grateful

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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♥noVember tHiNg♥

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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♥noVember tHiNg♥

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

Great song choice!

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QPdoll is Grateful

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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QPdoll is Grateful

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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February 16, 2024 at 9:30pm

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Eddie Vedder Sings With Tom Petty

The Waiting is a song from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1981 as a single off of their album Hard Promises.

I've been aware of it for many years; my Mom used to play it occasionally before she developed her piety, but the interesting thing is she always insisted on playing the YouTube video of Eddie Vedder performing onstage with Tom Petty. Eddie sings all parts of the song except for the bridge. At the time I had no idea who he was or why she preferred his voice, or even what she thought was so special about the song itself. (She also liked Petty's Refugee, I Won't Back Down, and Running Down a Dream, which all have earned a comfortable spot on my own playlist... I consider Tom Petty one of the best artists from his era, right alongside John Fogarty.)

The unique sound of The Waiting has entrenched itself quite nostalgically in my memory, but forever with Eddie Vedder's rich timbre. Whenever I happen to hear the original version, I can't help thinking that Tom Petty's voice on it sounds just a bit too... Weaselly. Not that Petty doesn't have a nice distinctive voice that I can spot in a crowd, but I now understand why Mom liked Eddie's version of The Waiting better.

When I discovered Eddie’s Beatles cover last summer, I also watched him and Petty doing The Waiting on YouTube, the same video my Mom used to play, for myself for the first time. With my current understanding of music and knowing the lyrics, I find it's a real classic piece. It was heartwarming to see Eddie and Tom enjoying themselves together onstage. I immediately added that audio to my playlist.

The Waiting is a wonderful song to get lost in, with, in layman's terms, an in-depth, well-defined melodic "path" that a lot of older songs have and a lot of more modern songs lack. One evening, in fact, while listening to The Waiting with my eyes closed, I nearly fell asleep at the bridge/interlude. Guess that's the mark of a really good song

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