[kj] OT: bad music/good music

[Karen Weil]

... nothing more need be said, right? ; ) 

KW
the States 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rob Horan 
  To: Alex Smith ; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 
  Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 6:55 AM
  Subject: Re: [kj] OT: bad music/good music


  Kesha….

   

  From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Alex Smith
  Sent: 15 March 2010 13:45
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!); A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
  Subject: Re: [kj] OT: bad music/good music

   

  This is somewhat tenuously connected to our discussion. Okay, so over the weekend, I spotted a picture of one of a current teen pop sensation (no, not Lady Gaga) wearing a t-shirt with the VOID insignia on it (Void, for those of you who don't know, were a crucial D.C. hardcore band in the early 90s). I was deeply incredulous that a whistleheaded pop irritant like _____ dared sully Void's good name with her vileness. Upon sharing this revelation with a colleague this morning, he answered: "Dude, check out her MySpace page ... she likes good music." I find it imposible to believe that a child capable of making such awful pop would be fan of decent music, but check out her list of "influences" and see if you can guess who I'm talking about:

  MIA, Beck, Rolling Stones, Devo, Flock of Seagulls, kraftwork, Daniel Johnson, talking Heads, David Bowie, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Janet and Sir Michael Jackson, Avenue A, The Go! Team, Mika, Sonic Youth, Elton John, Willlie Nelson, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Beastie Boys, Eagles of Death Metal, Black Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Daft Punk, Electric 6, Teenager, Tonite Only, Prince,Mirwais, Afrika Bambaata, Peaches, Rock&Roll, Richard X, Cornelius, ESG,6ths, ackron family, al green, andrew bird, anthrax, aphex twin, aphid ant constructions, arcade fire, archers of loaf, ataxia, badfinger, the bang up, beck, belle &; sebastian, ben lee, beulah, big star, black flag, the blow, boards of canada, bob dylan, brian eno, brian wilson, bright eyes, built to spill, butthole surfers, the cardigans, the carpenters, casiotone for the painfully alone, the clash, the clutters, daft punk, the damned, the dandy warhols, david bowie, the dead milkmen, devandra banhart, donovan, dresden dolls, the eels, elvis costello, eric's trip, the fall, the features, fischerspooner, frank black, frank sinatra, franz ferdinand, futurheads, gary glitter, generation x, ghostface killah, gogol bordello, gorillaz, guided by voices, her space holiday, how i became the bomb, human television, iggy pop, islands, jackson 5, jawbreaker, jenny lewis, jim o'rourke, joan jett, joe jack talcum, john frusciante, johnny thunders, the killers, kimya dawson, the kinks, kraftwerk, LCD soundsystem, le tigre, the lemonheads, leonard cohen, little ones, lou barlow, love, the lovely feathers, marshal crenshaw, matisyahu, matmos, miles davis, minor threat, modest mouse, mos def, mott the hoople, the mountain goats, moving units, my darling YOU!, neil diamond, neil young, neko case, neutral milk hotel, neva dinova, nico, of montreal, oh no! oh my!, optiganally yours, ornamental wigwam, otis redding, the pastels, peaches, pere ubu, peter bjorn and john, pink spiders, pixies, pj harvey, postal service, public enemy, pulp, queen, r.e.m., r.l. burnside, radiohead, the raincoats, rancid, the rapture, the rascals, ratatat, the ravonettes, regina spektor, replacements, roky erickson, rolling stones, ryan adams, screeching weasel, the shins, the small faces, the smiths, smoking popes, sparklehorse, spinto band, squarepusher, stellastarr*, stiff little fingers, the stranglers, the streets, the streets, the strokes, surfjan stevens, the sundays, sun ra, t rex, ted leo and the pharmacists, television, tilly and the wall, they might be giants, tom jones, tracy + the plastics, troubled hubble, tv on the radio, U2, the unicorns, the vaselines, the velvet underground, the ventures, verde, violent femmes, the walkmen, wilco, wire, X, yeah yeah yeahs, yo la tengo, the zebras, the zombies

  No, she doesn't cite Killing Joke. Mercifully.

   

  Alex in NYC



    -----Original Message----- 
    From: Alexander Smith 
    Sent: Mar 15, 2010 6:59 AM 
    To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
    Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover (bad moviemusic) 




    With the exception of Yello (who I have no feelings for one way or the other), I own albums by all those artists. 

     

    I draw the line a Bananarama, though. 

     

    Alex in NYC

     

     

     

    On Mar 15, 2010, at 5:54 AM, Janean wrote:





    <<< Soft Cell, Thomas Dolby, Yello, Bee Gees, Yes,  and Duran Duran all in the crosshairs. Christ, you people have no joy in your lives.

    >>> 

     

    Ha!  Nice one.  I love Bananarama’s Cruel Summer!  It’s on my iPod.  Along with a ton more 80s pap.  It’s fun.

     


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    From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Leigh Newton
    Sent: 14 March 2010 18:36
    To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
    Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover (bad moviemusic)

     

    Soft Cell, Thomas Dolby, Yello, Bee Gees, Yes,  and Duran Duran all in the crosshairs. Christ, you people have no joy in your lives.

                                                                                                                                            


     

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    From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
    To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
    Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 9:59:28 AM
    Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover (bad movie music)

     

    I actually don't mind "Owner of a Lonely Heart," to be perfectly hones, but I'll forgive Yes a lot.

     

    And I'll stand by the first two Duran Duran albums. Sue me.

     

    Alex in NYC

     

     

     

    On Mar 13, 2010, at 10:32 PM, GREG SLAWSON wrote:






    Oh yeah, and what about Yes--"Owner of a Lonely Heart". Wow, that was some aweful stuff.
     


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    To: gathering at misera.net
    Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:30:46 -0500
    From: countessghoulita at aol.com
    Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover (bad movie music)

     

    here comes the wife


    Limahl - Neverending Story:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khTntOxX-k

    Duran Duran - View to a Kill (I know someone will hate me for mentioning it, sorry)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsiBhQ60rJE

    Phil Collins - Two Hearts
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkuO-mQTrpw

    Axel F
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dASqLXiuomY

    Berlin - Take My Breath Away
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEOem7U2LPE

    Yello - Oh Yeah
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q7FFjUpVLg

    Bananarama - Cruel Summer
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPNhV1gF008

    Madonna - Into The Groove
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VisB2rJSqg

    The Woman in You - Bee Gees
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQtD6G

    The Goonies are good enough - Cindy Lauper
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQBQlFZyZ-c

    And I don't like Prince. My apologies to all the fans outta there...






     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: LONESTYLE at aol.com
    To: gathering at misera.net
    Sent: Sat, Mar 13, 2010 2:04 pm
    Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover (bad movie music)

    Sammy Hagar is the worst rock musician I can't stand his singing and music.  I wonder if his tequila is just as bad as his music? ;) Dirty Dancing and Footloose are God awful! I have never seen those movies and refuse to unless it is used in a confessional by Al Qaeda to get me to talk! HA! My wife has some good ones too of bad movie music.

     

    Cheers,

     

    ~LB

     

    In a message dated 3/13/2010 1:52:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, gregslawson at msn.com writes:

      Wow, that's some pretty awful stuff. Can that "Fast Times" melody from Sammy Hagar even qualify as a song? It's like a 
      bad parody of a bad parody of a bad hard rock song.
      And don't forget the theme from the Patrick Swayze movie "Footloose"--on of the worst 2-note melodies ever.
      My vote for some of the most annoying 80s songs:
      She Blinded Me With Science
      Tainted Love
      THere are so many others...
       


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      From: LONESTYLE at aol.com
      Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:39:09 -0500
      To: gathering at misera.net
      Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover (bad movie music)





      I love it! Scarface! HA!

       

      Here are some pretty bad movie ones too...

       

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8LJdngo2AU

       

       

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeZ5R3C5bzs

       

       

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlN1oCctGok&feature=related

       

       

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNf9rEPoc8Q&feature=related

       

      And this goes with this...

       

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfv1dE3OjD8

       

      ~ LB

       

       

       

       

      In a message dated 3/13/2010 8:35:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bq at soundgardener.co.nz writes:

        80s movie montage music:

         

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL3lJfpenAc

         

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8g__x6ExM8

         

        From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of GREG SLAWSON
        Sent: Sunday, 14 March 2010 2:52 AM
        To: gathering
        Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover

         

        Please, Alex. My Sharona is one of the worst rock songs ever written, and Tension is a pretty good one.
        (We should make a list of the worst songs ever--starting w/Styx, Foriegner, Journey, etc)
         


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        From: vassifer at earthlink.net
        To: gathering at misera.net
        Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:28:40 -0500
        Subject: Re: [kj] Something to lighten the mood: Another KJ cover

         

        "Compilcation" = One Way or Another

        "Tension" = My Sharona

         

        Any others?

         

        Alex in NYC

         

         

        On Mar 12, 2010, at 1:39 PM, Rheinhold Squeegee wrote:

           

          Some Finnish band from c. 1990. I never realized how close this tune was to "One Way Or Another." I half-expected a mop-topped Jimmy Destri to be lurking in the background. 
           
          Maybe Blondie should sue? ;)
           
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usVBlBo8gNU


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