Wilfrid Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Listening today for obvious reasons to “Summer in the City,” I was plunged back into contemplating the Spoonful’s “Darling be Home Soon,” which deploys dawdle and toddle as rhymes. Repeatedly. But the one that has been burning me up for years, fantastic song, but if “all the leaves are brown” it is almost certainly not “a winter’s day.” Fall, more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 In Southern California, though, to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 What always bothers me about that song is that many commentators insist on hearing a particular line as "the preacher likes the cold", and interpreting it as such, when it so clearly goes, "the preacher lights the coal". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 When John Sebastian now sings "Darlin Be Home Soon", I wonder what he does with, "now, a quarter of my life is almost past". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 31 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: In Southern California, though, to be fair. We strive for two seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) I was but a young lad, in grade school, living across the street from what was then the NBC studio that filmed Hullabaloo. Stood outside to watch the performers arrive and snuck in for several shows. The Lovin’ Spoonful was my first. I still have several of their 45s. Sigh. Edited May 27 by Steve R. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I love that band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) If you’re talking about song lyrics, I think you have to cut some slack for the guy who came up with not only, “it’s like trying to tell a stranger about rock and roll,” but also, “she said she’d never been in trouble, even in town.” Edited May 27 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 11 hours ago, Sneakeater said: What always bothers me about that song is that many commentators insist on hearing a particular line as "the preacher likes the cold", and interpreting it as such, when it so clearly goes, "the preacher lights the coal". Oh no, I have been making that error and wondering what on earth it meant. At least, some years ago, I stopped hearing "pretend to pray" as "began to pray." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 11 hours ago, Sneakeater said: When John Sebastian now sings "Darlin Be Home Soon", I wonder what he does with, "now, a quarter of my life is almost past". Sadly, he evaded that dilemma by largely losing his singing voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 13 hours ago, Sneakeater said: What always bothers me about that song is that many commentators insist on hearing a particular line as "the preacher likes the cold", and interpreting it as such, when it so clearly goes, "the preacher lights the coal". it's actually "the preacher likes nicole". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, Wilfrid said: Oh no, I have been making that error and wondering what on earth it meant. At least, some years ago, I stopped hearing "pretend to pray" as "began to pray." I was actually a little disappointed by that. I much preferred “pretend” in context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 12 minutes ago, mongo said: it's actually "the preacher likes nicole". Now THAT makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 3 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: I was actually a little disappointed by that. I much preferred “pretend” in context. Wait I just listened. Are you SURE it isn’t “pretend”? (Listen especially to to the choral repetition.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 No, it is “pretend.” Maybe my post was convoluted. Apparently Cass used to slip up and sing “began.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) You hear a lot in those choral repetitions/responses if you listen carefully. I still can’t believe that, in “Look Through My Window”, they managed to sneak “and I will fuck somebody new” onto AM radio. Edited May 27 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 9 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: No, it is “pretend.” Maybe my post was convoluted. Apparently Cass used to slip up and sing “began.” Oops sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) Anyway, the best line in "Darlin' Be Home Soon" is obviously the belch -- which was interpolated by Slade. Edited May 27 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 That is indeed a fine cover. Noddy had an underrated voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 Of course, there’s another cover on “Slade Alive.” I bought the album when it first came out (I was a child of course) and would not have heard Steppenwolf perform “Born to be Wild.” When I did hear the original, it would have been a disappointment. Slade kills that too, with no audible belches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 23 hours ago, hollywood said: We strive for two seasons. But wait, he’s not in Southern California. Isn’t that the whole point of the song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 4 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Of course, there’s another cover on “Slade Alive.” I bought the album when it first came out (I was a child of course) and would not have heard Steppenwolf perform “Born to be Wild.” When I did hear the original, it would have been a disappointment. Slade kills that too, with no audible belches. Actually a bunch of covers. Curious thing about the album is that, although the band was having a stream of chart hits, none are on this monumental live album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 OTOH, making something good out of Ten Years After is an achievement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 The whole thing is fabulous and I would listen to it now if it weren’t a shot of adrenalin. Maybe in the morning. This might have been the second “pop” album I bought. I know the first was “Electric Warrior.” I had previously purchased budget MOR albums in line with what I perceived to be my parents’ tastes, but since they included Ella Fitzgerald doing Porter or Gershwin, not too much to complain about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 47 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: But wait, he’s not in Southern California. Isn’t that the whole point of the song? He was in the SoCal of his mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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