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In 2014, I went to The Beatles in Montreal exhibit at the Pointe-A-Calliere. There were many cool exhibits there like John's Rolls-Royce But what I loved the best was the full video of their famous last concert on the roof of their business office. I stayed and watched it twice because I had...

John Lennon born October 9 1940, would have been 80 today. One of my very favorite underrated Lennon songs - Rain. Recorded for the Revolver album, but pulled to be the backside of the "Paperback Writer" single. Overlooked at the time, but now is considered a classic by many(appears on the...

Oh wow Katrinagirl - I can resist everything except temptation.

Yes there is a place for both versions. A good song can be sung many different ways and enjoyed. It is kind of like asking who makes the best bagel - St-Viateur Bagel/Fairmount Bagel from Montreal or the New York Bagel. They are both good, but different. You probably most enjoy the one you...

I just finished reading Graham Nash's autobiography - "Wild Tales." All his years with CSN(Y) sound like repeating the same mistakes over and over again. They all get together in a house. They do a bunch of drugs. There are plenty of available women around the house. They write some songs. They...

EB - You bring back my memories of living in Hartford. The DeadHeads used to come into town and camp out in Bushnell Park. What a mess and a sea of garbage the next day. That being said I went to the Civic Center to see them once and it was a great show. (Jerry Garcia also great pedal steel...

Great group. Great Broadway show. And three great selections for songs (I would also include "Dawn" and "I've Got You Under my Skin" to make it my favorite five from them.) But EB "The State of New Jersey's greatest gift to the international music scene " ? How could you leave out Sinatra?

Agreed. In honor of Adam Schlesinger who passed on this year due to COVID - Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne

And to continue this story: The actual lead guitarist of the Grass Roots in concert when it started was a guy named Creed. He was so frustrated because Sloan wouldn't let him play lead on the actual recordings that he eventually left the group, did alot of drugs, traveled around the world and...

I went to a wedding this past weekend at a church, limited to 50 people. There was a person at the door checking your ID and writing down your address. No chance to give a fake name. Why do I always feel like somebody's watching me?

I never understood the logic of leaving Home Depot and Lowe's open, while closing all the smaller retail stores. This puts everything into perspective.

Bbw - Hungry -EB I think you guys are great and having different opinions is also great. But this kind of makes me smile. It reminds me of "The Producers" movie and the song "Springtime for Hitler". Why does World War II have to be such a downer? Can't we make it happy and light? The song is a...

Van Morrison - Born to be Free: Well, well the birds in the the trees Know something we can't see. 'Cos they know, we were born, to be free. Don’t need the government cramping my style Give them an inch, they take a mile. Take you in with a phony smile, wouldn't you agree. The new normal is...

EB - I rarely disagree with you, but I much prefer the Band's version. Baez"s version is a pop song. It lacks the gravitas of the original. And to me, it is goofy to have a female sing a first person narrative of clearly a man's plight. (But I guess it got her voted into the Rock Hall of Fame...

To be a great cover, an artist should bring something new to the song(not just try to repeat the original performance.) You can do this by stripping a song down to its bare essence, showing it in a different light, bringing something different to the original. There were a number of great songs...

Since we were talking about Nirvana covers, how about a cover of a Nirvana song? I saw a girl do a dance at Cafe Cleo's several years ago to this song. And she was quite good. You could tell she was a trained dancer who brought real emotion to her performance. (Unlike most dancers at Cleo's who...

Most versions of "Mad World" you hear today come from the stripped down version that Michael Andrews and Gary Jules did for the 2001 film "Donnie Darko". This fits perfectly in the film. I love this song. And I love this movie. If you haven't seen this movie, please do. This is a gripping movie...

Also speaking of Kurt Cobain, I like: Nice stripped down cover.

So you say there is a board called MERB for Montreal? I'll have to look into it.

Paul McCartney would like to wade in on music he loves: “‘God Only Knows’ is one of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it,” he said. “It’s really just a love song, but it’s brilliantly done. It shows the genius of Brian.” “We’d put a song out then Brian would hear it then...