Favorite Drinking Songs...

[Mels-hole1984]

Here, I'll start it off...

THE GRASS ROOTS- "WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU"

[Mels-hole1984]

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - The Hollies

[Sardondi]

I'm missing something. Do you mean "favorite songs to drink to"? Because I don't see "Where Were You When I Needed You" as being about drinking - well, other than that Creed Bratton was probably loaded when he played it on the road.

Or do you mean "drinking songs" like , "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"?  by George Thorogood, "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)" by Sinatra, or "Family Tradition" by Hank Jr.?

[Mels-hole1984]

I'm missing something. Do you mean "favorite songs to drink to"? Because I don't see "Where Were You When I Needed You" as being about drinking - well, other than that Creed Bratton was probably loaded when he played it on the road.

Or do you mean "drinking songs" like , "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"?  by George Thorogood, "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)" by Sinatra, or "Family Tradition" by Hank Jr.?

You've never had your heart broken...Have you?...Creed!...The Office...I knew someone would catch the drift...

[Mels-hole1984]

I'm not talking about songs about drinking...Songs to drink to...Although I do like me a good George Thorougood song now and again...

[Mels-hole1984]

I was hoping you were going to post something I haven't heard before...Something good...

[Mels-hole1984]

I hope this thread picks up...I'm sure MV and Ziznak have something to say about this...(Please contribute) ...

[Sardondi]

You've never had your heart broken...Have you?...Creed!...The Office...I knew someone would catch the drift...

Ahhh. You mean songs which, in the days before looping and other technological means to repeat play, we'd record the same song 10 times on one side of a cassette, or put the LP player on "eternal play", so that we could drown ourselves in heartbroken sorrow.

Like  Bonnie Raitt's cover of Richard and Linda Thompson's "I Need You At The Dimming Of The Day" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RwTQoYjEVU Backing vocals by Richard Thompson, which adds some verisimilitude.

If he's struggling with a broken heart, this song will make the strongest man a tub of quivering jelly. A lot of Bonnie Raitt's songs are like that. There's her cover of John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" from the mid-70's Bonnie Raitt- Angel from Montgomery.

Annie Lennox - "Why" from what I think is her masterpiece, the 1992 Diva cd. Annie Lennox - Why.


Also from her 1995 cd, Medusa is "No More I Love Yous" [urlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiYF7pUPuFs[/url]


Linda Ronstadt's "Down So Low" Linda Ronstadt - Down So Low from the 1976 LP Hasten Down The Wind, which is by the glorious Warren Zevon. Listen to those backing vocals, and how the musical tension grows and finally resolves into luscious naturals and flats.


And going waaay back to Linda Ronstadt's "Long, Long Time" from her watershed 1974 Different Drum LP "1974" "Long Long Time", Linda Ronstadt (Vinyl - HD)


Warren Zevon's "Mohammed's radio" from his 1976 eponymous LP. As an added treat is Stevie Nicks doing backup vocals here, assisted by Lindsey Buckingham - Warren Zevon - Mohammed's Radio.


Then there's the lovely "Accidentally Like A Martyr"  from 1978's Excitable Boy Warren Zevon- Accidentally Like A Martyr


And thinking about those California singer-=songwriters makes me think of Don Henley, who hasn't done shit in 20 years, but at one time he was on fire. And I've played "The Heart Of The Matter" from 1989's The End Of The Innocence on a loop - The Heart Of The Matter - Don Henley (The Eagles)



Damn you. Now you've got me thinking about long ago heartbreaks and how many hours I spent listening to these songs, over and over, with a heart that hurt so much it felt like an elephant standing on my chest.

[Mels-hole1984]

Now you know what I'm talking about...I feel your pain brother...

Foolish Games- Jewel with lyrics

[basswood]

Ahhh. You mean songs which, in the days before looping and other technological means to repeat play, we'd record the same song 10 times on one side of a cassette, or put the LP player on "eternal play", so that we could drown ourselves in heartbroken sorrow.

Like  Bonnie Raitt's cover of Richard and Linda Thompson's "I Need You At The Dimming Of The Day" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RwTQoYjEVU Backing vocals by Richard Thompson, which adds some verisimilitude.

If he's struggling with a broken heart, this song will make the strongest man a tub of quivering jelly. A lot of Bonnie Raitt's songs are like that. There's her cover of John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery" from the mid-70's Bonnie Raitt- Angel from Montgomery.

Annie Lennox - "Why" from what I think is her masterpiece, the 1992 Diva cd. Annie Lennox - Why.


Also from her 1995 cd, Medusa is "No More I Love Yous" [urlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiYF7pUPuFs[/url]


Linda Ronstadt's "Down So Low" Linda Ronstadt - Down So Low from the 1976 LP Hasten Down The Wind, which is by the glorious Warren Zevon. Listen to those backing vocals, and how the musical tension grows and finally resolves into luscious naturals and flats.


And going waaay back to Linda Ronstadt's "Long, Long Time" from her watershed 1974 Different Drum LP "1974" "Long Long Time", Linda Ronstadt (Vinyl - HD)


Warren Zevon's "Mohammed's radio" from his 1976 eponymous LP. As an added treat is Stevie Nicks doing backup vocals here, assisted by Lindsey Buckingham - Warren Zevon - Mohammed's Radio.


Then there's the lovely "Accidentally Like A Martyr"  from 1978's Excitable Boy Warren Zevon- Accidentally Like A Martyr


And thinking about those California singer-=songwriters makes me think of Don Henley, who hasn't done shit in 20 years, but at one time he was on fire. And I've played "The Heart Of The Matter" from 1989's The End Of The Innocence on a loop - The Heart Of The Matter - Don Henley (The Eagles)



Damn you. Now you've got me thinking about long ago heartbreaks and how many hours I spent listening to these songs, over and over, with a heart that hurt so much it felt like an elephant standing on my chest.

Dang, Sardondi, I'm a sucker for the music threads here but you've dropped some good ones. Haven't heard "Why" in a while, so powerful. And I can't turn off ANY Zevon song, sad or sundry. But I'm sure you and most will call me a heretic in thinking that Susan Tedeschi "does it" better than Bonnie did and I'll gladly take the tomatoes to the face as long as she's singing this at the time:

susan tedeschi angel from montgomery

Shake it Shake it Sugaree...

[Mels-hole1984]

Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down

[Mind Flayer Monk]

The entire 70s catalog of Merle Haggard matches both types (drink to/about drinking).
Swinging Doors, I'll Just Stay Here and Drink, Misery and Gin, there is a bunch more.
http://youtu.be/-D01V_lNksA

[Mels-hole1984]

Load up on drugs...

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

[basswood]

Here's another John Prine cover that you can load up on drugs to if you want also. I remember being 7 years old and burning a groove in this vinyl over and over. Jeez.

http://youtu.be/PbBfMpo6jRE

...
Sam stone was alone when he popped his last balloon
Climbing walls while sitting in a chair
Well, he played his last request while the room smelled just like death
With an overdose hovering in the air

But life had lost its fun
And there was nothing to be done
But trade his house that he bought on the G. I. Bill
For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill

There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes
Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose
Little pitchers have big ears, don't stop to count the years
Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios

[Mels-hole1984]

Here's another John Prine cover that you can load up on drugs to if you want also. I remember being 7 years old and burning a groove in this vinyl over and over. Jeez.

http://youtu.be/PbBfMpo6jRE

...
Sam stone was alone when he popped his last balloon
Climbing walls while sitting in a chair
Well, he played his last request while the room smelled just like death
With an overdose hovering in the air

But life had lost its fun
And there was nothing to be done
But trade his house that he bought on the G. I. Bill
For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill

There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes
Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose
Little pitchers have big ears, don't stop to count the years
Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios

Thanks Man...Thats a good one. An oldie...

[basswood]

Thanks Man...Thats a good one. An oldie...

Ha, not many appreciate old Al anymore! I have to load it up every now and then but I start to feel sick if I listen to it too often. 

[Mels-hole1984]

Goodtimes...

[basswood]

How about one you fall asleep to on the couch after a long night at the bar when none of your friends showed?

http://youtu.be/8EooiBaW1BA

Listen to your junk-man, he's singing...

[aldousburbank]

This one makes me want to drink sud.
Winwood/ Live Together
http://youtu.be/dEkpGhmIC_U

[Juan]

Lottie Lenya's version of Alabama Song - even creepier than Morrison's.
Lotte Lenya sings Alabama Song (vaimusic.com)

[basswood]

Lottie Lenya's version of Alabama Song - even creepier than Morrison's.
Lotte Lenya sings Alabama Song (vaimusic.com)

Yes, a bit creepier. This is one of your favorite drinking songs?, ufophil  LOL

[aldousburbank]

J Geils Band
Chimes, live
http://youtu.be/gvWC3Cg-jBA

[basswood]

This one makes me want to drink sud.
Winwood/ Live Together
http://youtu.be/dEkpGhmIC_U

That is a fantastic one, Aldous. Who is playing guitar on this?

[basswood]

J Geils Band
Chimes, live
http://youtu.be/gvWC3Cg-jBA

THAT was a band who knew how to enjoy themselves. Just learned something new too, they started out with the name of 'Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels'. Makes me like them even more.

[11angeleyes11]

That depends 1.  If I am in a dance mood, for now, "Safe and Sound" and "American Girls".

2.  If I am in country honk-tonk bar, "Lying Eyes" by the Eagles is always a good one to drown your sorrows in.

3.  If I am mad at George, "The Chase" as in the beginning intro to Coast.

[aldousburbank]

That is a fantastic one, Aldous. Who is playing guitar on this?

Good question- not sure. The studio version of the tune is tight and definitely puts one in the mood.

[Mels-hole1984]

One of my favorites...

The White Stripes - 'Jolene'

[Mels-hole1984]

Nirvana - Dive

[Sardondi]

...But I'm sure you and most will call me a heretic in thinking that Susan Tedeschi "does it" better than Bonnie did and I'll gladly take the tomatoes to the face as long as she's singing this at the time:...

You know, I'm aware of Mrs. Butch Derek Trucks*, but I don't follow her. Nor did I know about her cover of "Angel from Montgomery", but it's fantastic. I think I do like it better than Bonnie's. A great, raw sound.

As far as "drinking songs" how about "Goodnight Elisabeth", off Recovering The Satellites by Counting Crows from 1996? Goodnight Elisabeth Counting Crows From The Album: Recovering The Satellites

We did a thread last December on "emotional songs" called "Melancholy By Music Alone", which was about "downer" music. We were ignoring lyrics and looking (listening) to the melody alone. These were songs which were written in minor keys in such a way that they were mournful, etc.  Songs which by their melodies were depressive or sad or "heartbreak music". Bagpipe music for example. Here's the thread:http://coastgab.com/index.php?topic=3653.0





* I'm showing my age. Any guitarist named Trucks who plays for the Allmans is Butch, right? Uh, no. Same thing with how I always wanted to call Barry Bonds "Bobby". Drove my son crazy.

[basswood]

You know, I'm aware of Mrs. Butch Derek Trucks*, but I don't follow her. Nor did I know about her cover of "Angel from Montgomery", but it's fantastic. I think I do like it better than Bonnie's. A great, raw sound.

As far as "drinking songs" how about "Goodnight Elisabeth", off Recovering The Satellites by Counting Crows from 1996? Goodnight Elisabeth Counting Crows From The Album: Recovering The Satellites

We did a thread last December on "emotional songs" called "Melancholy By Music Alone", which was about "downer" music. We were ignoring lyrics and looking (listening) to the melody alone. These were songs which were written in minor keys in such a way that they were mournful, etc.  Songs which by their melodies were depressive or sad or "heartbreak music". Bagpipe music for example. Here's the thread:http://coastgab.com/index.php?topic=3653.0

* I'm showing my age. Any guitarist named Trucks who plays for the Allmans is Butch, right? Uh, no. Same thing with how I always wanted to call Barry Bonds "Bobby". Drove my son crazy.

"LIKE" it all, especially the part about liking that version better than Bonnie's also.