Wild Tangents
Marc talks about life in Nashville, life as a Catholic and life as a geek.

A little bit of the British post-punk wave from The Jam for today I think…

A great song…..

I always figured FNM covered this song to let the whole world know they didn’t take themselves too seriously.  It worked.  As a matter of fact,it’s even more obvious in this clip from the Tonight Show.

Here’s hoping everyone’s Friday is “easy”.

This song was so cool when it first came out. Over the years since it came out, I’ve had friends whose musical taste was diversified across most every genre. But I can’t think of a single person who said they hated this song. Now thirty years after it was released, it’s still got a hook too it that just makes me love it.

It’s been a long time since I posted one of these. Since we ar ein Lent now, I’m not really fond saying “feel good” and “Friday” in the same sentance. So, I’ll just start calling these posts “Music Video Friday” instead.

I hope you enjoy “Cannonball”….It’s one of my favorites. I always thought the Deal sisters were coolly odd in this video.

I love Clapton and following the theme the last few FGF posts, this was a recent guitar lesson for me.

Enjoy!

I couldn’t think of a better non-seasonal song to get played during the Christmas season.

Since I was too busy enjoying the holiday and celebrating the Incarnation of our Lord, I didn’t post anything yesterday.

So Merry Christmas!

Self deprecation at it’s best.

I regret not ever seeing The Decendents live.  I did get a chance to see the band that was formed from the ashes after lead singer Milo left to get his PhD in biochemistry. They were called ALL and simply had a different singer. The thing I remember most about their set is that they did not stop between songs. It was like one 45 minute long song.

Another regret on this is “Mississippi Nights“.  I always wanted to go to a show there.  Having grown up in Memphis means it wasn’t a difficult task to mark off the bucket list, but it never happened. I did go to one show in the St. Louis area, but it was not at Mississippi Nights. It was at some place in East St. Louis. That was Seven Seconds….I wonder if they have any videos on YouTube for next week….

That’s not punk!  But oddly enough it’s one of the few by Green Day I actually like.

This song has aso been on my mind a lot lately, since it’s the current song I am learning for my guitar lessons.

For your listening pleasure. Even among all my punk rak friends at the time, everyoen loved this Technotronic song at the time it came out.

I’m pretty sure I remember this footage being in Urgh! A Music War.  It’s probably my favorite Devo song.

What’s your uncontrollable urge today? Mine is to blow off work and go enjoy the beautiful day outside.