dcccli. THE TEMPTATIONS
My Girl (1964)
David Ruffin, vocals
Eddie Kendricks, backing vocals
Melvin Franklin, backing vocals
Paul Williams, backing vocals
Otis Williams, backing vocals
The Funk Brothers:
Robert White, guitar
Earl Van Dyke, piano
James Jamerson, bass
Benny Benjamin, drums
Members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
(2:57)
dcccl. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)
Zomby Woof (1973)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Ricky Lancelotti, vocals
Sal Marquez, trumpet
Ian Underwood, woodwinds
Bruce Fowler, trombone
Ruth Underwood, percussion
Jean-Luc Ponty, violin, baritone violin
George Duke, keyboards
Tom Fowler, bass
Ralph Humphrey, drums
Tina Turner and the Ikettes, backing vocals
(5:10)
Almost every track on Over-Nite Sensation was a hit -- if any Zappa song could be so considered ...
Here Frank menaces the college girl about a big bad woof coming to sneak into her dormitory window.
His brilliant guitar solo is only occasionally interrupted with lyrics ...
Transcription by Paul Pappas:
dcccxlix. SPANDAU BALLET
True (1983)
Tony Hadley, vocals
Gary Kemp, guitar, backing vocals
Martin Kemp, bass
Steve Norman, saxophone and percussion
John Keeble, drums
Jess Bailey, keyboards
(5:17)
dcccxlviii. DUKE, George (1946-2013)
6 O'Clock Revisited (2010)
GD, vocals, keyboards
Rashid Duke, "six in the mornin'" voice
Ray Fuller, guitar
(4:27)
Is our love alive -- 6 O'Clock in the morning
You gave no warnin', girl don't you care
Baby love, you can have anyone you want
Is that why you appease me?
Tantalize and tease me?
'Cause I know many a guy knocks on your door
And you always answer
Why do I always seem to choose and lose girl
6 O'Clock in the morning
And you're still not here baby
I can't find you nowhere
You gave no warnin'
Stayin' out late with somebody
Girl don't you care
Baby love, I won't wait till time stands still
Cause there's always another
Somebody's sister or mother
And I know, I'd rather give my time to you
But the clock keeps ticking, it's getting late
Baby I can't wait
dcccxlvii. TANGERINE DREAM
Hyperborea (1983)
Edgar Froese, synths
Christopher Franke, synths
Johannes Schmoelling, synths
(8:41)
dcccxlvi. RADIOHEAD
Desert Island Disk (2016)
Thom Yorke, vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards)
Colin Greenwood, bass
Ed O'Brien, guitar, backing vocals
Philip Selway, drums, percussion
(3:44)
dcccxlv. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Warriors of the Wasteland (1986)
Trevor Horn, remix
(4:23)
dcccxliv. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Relax (1983)
Holly Johnson, vocals
Paul Rutherford, backing vocals
Trevor Horn, keyboards
J.J. Jeczalik, programming
Stephen Lipson, guitars
Andy Richards, synths
(4:09)
dcccxliii. MITCHELL, Joni (1943- )
Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
Two versions
1. (1979)
JM, guitar, vocals
Jaco Pastorius, bass, horn arrangement
Wayne Shorter, soprano saxophone
Herbie Hancock, electric piano
Peter Erskine, drums
Don Alias, congas
Emil Richards, percussion
Uncredited horns
(3:21)
2. (1980)
JM, guitar, vocals
Pat Metheny, guitar
Jaco Pastorius, bass
Don Alias, drums, percussion
Lyle Mays, keyboards
Michael Brecker, saxophones
(4:32)
dcccxlii. KENTON, Stan (1911-1979)
I'm Going Mad for a Pad (1944)
SK, piano
John Carroll, trumpet
Buddy Childers, trumpet
Karl George, trumpet
Dick Morse, trumpet
Harry Forbes, trombone
George Fay, trombone
Bill Atkinson, trombone
Bart Varsalona, bass trombone
Eddie Meyers, alto saxophone
Chet Ball, alto saxophone
Dave Matthews, tenor saxophone
Stan Getz, tenor saxophone
Maurice Beeson, baritone saxophone
Bob Ahern, guitar
Gene England, bass
Jesse Price, drums
Anita O'Day, vocals
(3:10)
dcccxli. KENEALLY, Mike (1961- )
Chee (2009)
MK, guitar
Herman van Haaren, electric violin
Marc Scholten, alto saxophone
Leo Jansen, tenor saxophone
Ruud Breuls, trumpet
Bart van Lier, trombone
Peter Tiehuis, guitar
Hans Vroomans, keyboards
Mark Jiskoot, percussion
Bryan Beller, bass
Arno van Nieuwenhuizen, drums
(4:43)
Happy Birthday, Mike! (yesterday) ...
dccxl. URBANIAK, Michal (1943- )
Metroliner (1975)
MU, violin
Anthony Jackson, bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Wlodek Gulgowski, keyboards
John Abercrombie, guitar
Urszula Dudziak, vocals, percussion, synth
(4:44)
A very cool nine (or 4½/4):
dcccxxxix. YES
Five per Cent for Nothing (1971)
Jon Anderson, vocals
Steve Howe, guitars, vocals
Chris Squire bass, guitar, vocals
Rick Wakeman, keyboards
Bill Bruford, drums
(0:37)
dcccxxxviii. GENESIS
Land of Confusion (1986)
Tony Banks, keyboards, synth bass
Phil Collins, drums, percussion, vocals
Mike Rutherford, guitars
(5:28)
dcccxxxvii. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (Don Van Vliet) (1941-2010)
Untitled 14 (1999)
CB, vocal, soprano saxophone
Bill Harkleroad, guitar
Jeff Cotton, guitar
Mark Boston, bass
John French, drums
Victor Hayden, bass clarinet
(0:59)
1969. A bit of audio marginalia from the Trout Mask Replica sessions.
The band is rehearsing Sweet Sweet Bulbs, but stops and someone is talking to Beefheart. Probably the lady who kept complaining about all the noise.
dcccxxxvi. GANGER, Ted
Okay (2020)
TG, voice, piano
(5:26)
Ted is a brilliant songwriter and lyricist.
As one example of neat composition, notice how the minor 7th (B-Flat) becomes major (B-Natural) after the opening eight bars:
A rising melody, ending in a very cool bIII/ii/V/I before it repeats:
Many other examples -- like moving to E Major, the dominant of vi, conveniently preceding a normal ii/V/I.
The piano break is exquisite:
dcccxxxv. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (Don Van Vliet) (1941-2010)
Moody Liz (1971)
CB, vocals, harmonica, shinei
John French, drums
Jeff Cotton, guitar
Alex St. Clair Snouffer, guitar
Jerry Handley, bass
(4:31)
dcccxxxiv. SIMON, Paul (1941- )
Duncan (1974)
PS, guitar, vocals
Jorge Milchberg, charango
Rob Yaffee, cello
Olivier Milchberg, guitar, quena
Lupe Vega, vocals
Joan Dalera, quena
Moises Arnaiz, guitar
Jorge Transante, percussion
Kleber Mosquera, guitar
(5:07)
Couple in the next room
Bound to win a prize
They've been going at it all night long
I'm trying to get some sleep
But these motel walls are cheap
Lincoln Duncan is my name
And here's my song, here's my song
My father was a fisherman
My mama was a fisherman's friend
And I was born in the boredom
And the chowder
So when I reached my prime
I left my home in the Maritimes
Headed down the turnpike for
New England, sweet New England
Holes is my confidence
Holes in the knees of my jeans
I was left without a penny in my pocket
Oo-we, I was about as destituted
As a kid could be
And I wished I wore a ring
So I could hock it, I'd like to hock it.
Seen a young girl in a parking lot
Preaching to a crowd
Singing sacred songs and reading
From the Bible
Well I told her I was lost
And she told me all about the Pentecost
I seen that girl was the road
To my survival
Just later on the very same night
She crept to my tent with a flashlight
And my long years of innocence ended
She took me to the woods
Saying here comes something and it feels so good
And just like a dog I was befriended
I was befriended
Oh, oh, what a night
Oh, what a garden of delight
Even now that sweet memory lingers
I was playing my guitar
Lying underneath the stars
Just thanking the Lord
For my fingers
For my fingers
dcccxxxiii. ROBINSON, Smokey (1940- )
You Really Got a Hold on Me (1962)
SR, vocals
Claudette Rogers Robinson, backing vocals
Pete Moore, backing vocals
Ronnie White, backing vocals
Bobby Rogers, vocals
Marv Tarplin, guitar
The Funk Brothers, other instruments
(2:52)
dcccxxxii. COLLIER, Jacob (1994- )
Never Gonna Be Alone (2022)
JC, everything, except
Lizzy McAlpine, vocals
John Mayer, vocals
(4:10)
dcccxxxi. COLLIER, Jacob (1994- )
JC, everything
(2:43)
Drowning fishing dropping screaming under the lights
I'm feeling everything crashing burning I lost track of time
Into you
I'm breathing, I'm breathing I think I'm reading you well
I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding I think I'm reading you well
Burning crushing trampoline the edge of the sun
I think I fell in love with lightning bolt I'm ready to run
Into you
I'm screaming, I'm screaming I think I'm reading you well
Believing, believing
I think I'm reading you well
Waiting, I'm patient
In keeping, I'm wanting more
Picking up the loose puzzle pieces scattered around the floor
Linking, I'm drifting, just waiting for you to know
Following the crumbs that I left for you leading to my door
Waiting, I'm patient
In keeping, I'm wanting more
Picking up the loose puzzle pieces scattered around the floor
Linking, I'm drifting, just waiting for you to know
Following the crumbs that I left for you leading to my door
I think I'm reading, I think I'm reading you well
I think I'm screaming, I think I'm reading you well
I'm breathing, I'm breathing, I think I'm reading you well
I think I'm reading you WELLLL
**
And here's a dude who did a transcription/reduction in 24 hours after the video came out. Awesome:
dcccxxx. RICH, Buddy (1917-1987)
Blues in the Closet (1959)
BR, drums
Harry "Sweets" Edison, trumpet
Nat Pierce, piano
Ike Issacs, bass
(4:24)
dcccxxix. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)
Stuff Up the Cracks (2010)
FZ, guitar, vocals
Ray Collins, vocals
Roy Estrada, bass, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black and/or Art Tripp, drums
Ian Underwood or Don Preston, piano
Motorhead Sherwood, baritone saxophone, tambourine
Bunk Gardner and Ian Underwood, alto and tenor saxophones
(4:34)
Greasy Love Songs is a posthumous release of the 1968 album, Cruising With Ruben & the Jets.
In the mid-80s, when Zappa regained control of his original masters, he had Arthur Barrow and Chad Wackerman dub new bass and drum parts. He told the fans that the tapes had degraded to the point that this was necessary. (He did the same for We're Only in it for the Money.)
Frank might have had other reasons, as well (possibly a lawsuit filed against him by those early band members?) ... in any case, you can hear the original bass and drums quite clearly on this restoration.
dcccxxviii. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)
Hot Rats Vintage Promotion Ad #1 (2019)
dcccxxvii. JACKSON, Michael (1958-2009)
Leave Me Alone (1989)
MJ, vocals
Larry Williams, drum programming, synths
Paul Jackson, Jr., guitar
Casey Young, Synclavier
Greg Phillinganes, synth
(4:38)
Aaow
Hoo-hoo
I don't care what you talkin' bout, baby
I don't care what you say
Don't you come walkin' beggin' back mama
I don't care anyway
Time after time I gave you all of my money
No excuses to make
Ain't no mountain that I can't climb, baby
All is going my way
Cuz there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight
Who's laughing, baby?
Don't you know
And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take
Who's laughin', baby?
So just leave me alone
(Leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
(Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Stop it
Just stop doggin' me around
There was a time I used to say, "Girl, I need you"
But who is sorry now?
You really hurt, you used to take and deceive me
Now who is sorry now?
You got a way of making me feel so sorry
I found out right away
Don't you come walkin' beggin' I ain't lovin' you
Don't you get in my way
Cuz there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight
Who's laughing, baby?
Don't you know
And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take
Who's laughin', baby?
So just leave me alone
(Leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
(Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Stop it
Just stop doggin' me around
Cuz there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight
Who's laughing, baby?
Don't you know
And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take
Who's laughin', baby?
So just leave me alone
(Leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
(Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Stop it
Just stop doggin' me around
Don't come beggin' me
Don't come beggin'
Don't come lovin' me
Don't come beggin'
I love you
I don't want it
I don't
I don't
I don't
I, I, I, I
Aaow
Don't come beggin' me
Don't come beggin'
Don't come lovin' me
Don't come beggin'
dcccxxvi. SIMON, Paul (1941- )
Two versions
1. Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (1975)
PS, vocals
Bob James, electric piano
Hugh McCracken, guitar
Tony Levin, bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Dave Sanborn, saxophone
Eddie Daniels, saxophone
Mike Brecker, saxophone
(3:15)
2. Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (2018)
PS, vocals
Sullivan Fortner, piano, celeste
Jack DeJohnette, drums
John Patitucci, bass
Joe Lovano, saxophone
(3:59)
After 43 years, Paul decided to give it another go ...
Red is from '75; blue is from '18 ...
Some folks' lives roll easy as a breeze
Drifting through the summer night
Heading for a sunny day
But most folks' lives
Oh, they stumble
Lord, they fall
Through no fault of their own
Most folks never catch their stars
And here I am, Lord
I'm knocking at your place of business
I know I ain't got no business here
But you said if I ever got so low I was busted
You could be trusted
Some folks' lives roll easy
Some folks' lives
Never roll at all
Some folks' lives
Gaze out from a window to a wall
The sunlight written in a scrawl
The gift that God intended for us all
But some folks' lives
dcccxxv. THE BEATLES
Only a Northern Song (1969)
Paul, bass, trumpet, sound effects
John, guitar, glockenspiel, piano, sound effects
George, vocal, organ, sound effects
Ringo, drums
(3:24)
George wrote it for Sgt. Pepper, but John and Paul decided it was "too weak," so we got Within You Without You instead ...
Northern Songs Ltd. had managed the Beatles' copyrights since 1963, when the stock was divided among Dick James, Charles Silver, Brian Epstein, John and Paul.
George and Ringo were left out until the company went public in '65 -- they received 1% of the shares.
The song subliminally denounces the exploitation. The out-of-tune haziness is brilliant.
dcccxxiv. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)
Bogus Pomp (1983)
London Symphony Orchestra
Kent Nagano, cond.
(24:34)
dcccxxiii. SEMBELLO, Michael (1954- )
Maniac (1983)
MS, vocals, guitar, synth bass
Dennis Matkosky, keyboards
Carlos Vega, drums
Dennis Karmazyn, cello
(5:48)
dcccxxii. MADONNA (1958- )
American Life
M, vocals
Mirwais Ahmadzäi, guitar, keyboards, background vocals
Stuart Price, keyboards
(5:11)
dcccxxi. COREA, Chick (1941-2021)
Children's Song #1 (1984)
CC, piano
(1:47)
N-Z A-HA / Take On Me / ccclxx ABERCROMBIE, John / Timeless / xxiii ABERCROMBIE, John / JOHNSON, Marc / ERSKINE, Peter / Light Beam / cxlix ...
