The Boney 500: Songs #56 and 55

[T_Bone0806]

56. COMFORTABLY NUMB-PINK FLOYD (1979)
Album: The Wall

Unbelievably powerful song from "The Wall". Roger Waters sings the verses, sounding subtly menacing as the doctor who's pumping the rockstar full of chemicals in order to get him functional enough to perform. David Gilmour sings the choruses as said rockstar, sounding every bit as though he is singing from a drifting cloud. Those vocals are enough to make this a special recording, but what really takes it to another level is Gilmour's guitar work, which is breathtaking. Sure, you'll find plenty of solos with more speed and more flash, but only a select few can match this for melodicism, tone and having every single note serving a purpose..nothing wasted here. It's perfect.





55. SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME-THE TURTLES (1967)
Album: Happy Together

Can a song get more bright and cheerful than this rock 'n roll vaudeville number? Fun from start to finish and so good natured it
makes Mister Rogers look like a misanthrope. I could be in a lousy mood when this comes on and by the time we get toward the end
I'm smiling and striking an imaginary cowbell along with the one that pops up when the rest of the band drops out for three beats
(at around 1:55).

[BackInTex]

55. SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME-THE TURTLES (1967)
Album: Happy Together

Can a song get more bright and cheerful than this rock 'n roll vaudeville number? Fun from start to finish and so good natured it
makes Mister Rogers look like a misanthrope. I could be in a lousy mood when this comes on and by the time we get toward the end
I'm smiling and striking an imaginary cowbell along with the one that pops up when the rest of the band drops out for three beats
(at around 1:55).

The {Stereo} label reminds me of a time when my best friend and I were into fidelity type stuff, making our own mix tapes, etc. and were always disappointed by the "mono" 45s we had to record from when one day we put on a 45, I don't remember which one, maybe it will come to me later, but we both had our headphones on and some point in the song some instrument was isolated to one side and we both turned and looked at each other is happy astonishment. We stopped the record and looked at the label...yep, said "Stereo". From then on we made sure our new 45s had that label, though we rarely bought 45s.

I'm thinking the record may have been Brandy by The Looking Glass. I know there was never a Looking Glass album purchased by us.

[T_Bone0806]

55. SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME-THE TURTLES (1967)
Album: Happy Together

Can a song get more bright and cheerful than this rock 'n roll vaudeville number? Fun from start to finish and so good natured it
makes Mister Rogers look like a misanthrope. I could be in a lousy mood when this comes on and by the time we get toward the end
I'm smiling and striking an imaginary cowbell along with the one that pops up when the rest of the band drops out for three beats
(at around 1:55).

The {Stereo} label reminds me of a time when my best friend and I were into fidelity type stuff, making our own mix tapes, etc. and were always disappointed by the "mono" 45s we had to record from when one day we put on a 45, I don't remember which one, maybe it will come to me later, but we both had our headphones on and some point in the song some instrument was isolated to one side and we both turned and looked at each other is happy astonishment. We stopped the record and looked at the label...yep, said "Stereo". From then on we made sure our new 45s had that label, though we rarely bought 45s.

I'm thinking the record may have been Brandy by The Looking Glass. I know there was never a Looking Glass album purchased by us.

I usually like a stereo mix but there are exceptions where the mono version is far superior.

[kroxquo]

55. SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME-THE TURTLES (1967)
Album: Happy Together

Can a song get more bright and cheerful than this rock 'n roll vaudeville number? Fun from start to finish and so good natured it
makes Mister Rogers look like a misanthrope. I could be in a lousy mood when this comes on and by the time we get toward the end
I'm smiling and striking an imaginary cowbell along with the one that pops up when the rest of the band drops out for three beats
(at around 1:55).

In 1989, I went to an oldies concert in Pittsburgh- The Association, Flo & Eddie from the Turtles (The lead singer and the goofy guy with glasses in the video), The Rascals and Tommy James. When Flo & Eddie were announced, the stage went dark and their guitarist launched into at least a 5-minute heavy metal guitar solo until Flo & Eddie came out and announced, "We're the Turtles! We don't play that shit! We play this shit!" and launched into this song. That concert was a lot of fun even if the girl I went with turned out to be a real Glenn Close style psycho.