On a melancholy Friday, ‘Paint It, Black’
Watching the Hurricane Sandy relief concert this week, I was reminded again that a rock band that survives more or less intact for 50 years, as the Rolling Stones have now done, is simply outrageous.
Their record becomes more remarkable still when you consider that for much of that time, surviving just one year as a hard-partying Stone was like living 10 years in most other bands. Brian Jones didn’t make it through alive, but somehow the indestructible Keef Richards did. And they really don’t show many signs of slowing down.
Here’s Mick and the boys doing one of my favorites, “Paint It, Black.” Jones plays the sitar on this song, an instrument that he first saw played by George Harrison, who of course learned it from the great Ravi Shankar, who died Tuesday at the age of 92, and who was the father of Nora Jones.
– Jay Bookman
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josef
December 14th, 2012
5:38 pm
Thank you…and, if I may make a suggestion, folks, let’s remember why we come here on Friday. Despite it all, life is good…it may be hard to remember that, but it is…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 14th, 2012
5:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u1DdbNC7DM
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 14th, 2012
5:39 pm
SECOND!
godless heathen Christmas has declared war on me
December 14th, 2012
5:39 pm
here, here! josef and Jay.
josef
December 14th, 2012
5:40 pm
This one comes to mind…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-cZiu8osE8
godless heathen Christmas has declared war on me
December 14th, 2012
5:41 pm
Good linkee, Kam. That gal will sooth the mind.
josef
December 14th, 2012
5:42 pm
K’chak
Good choice!
Jerome Horwitz
December 14th, 2012
5:43 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84STSWVp3g
Jerome Horwitz
December 14th, 2012
5:45 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsJlAJvOSM
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
5:46 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8A9Y1Dq_cQ
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
5:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFU27E1wlE4
josef
December 14th, 2012
5:49 pm
getalife
here’s the one I thought about you I mentioned the other pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv3wmvXNxL4
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
5:50 pm
Most of us are sad
No one lets it show
I’ve been shadows of myself
How was I to know?
Tell me scarlet sun
what will time allow?
We have brought our children here
Who can save them now?
Weeping woman try to smile
Like the coming dawn
Most of us are sad it’s true
Still we must go on
Love was here today
Oh the sun was bright
I will sing you faraway
Love is here tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI5dJEjDwHo
Look before I leap...
December 14th, 2012
5:50 pm
Nice contemplative instrumental from Hammock:
http://www.last.fm/music/Hammock/_/Through+a+Glass+Darkly
indigo
December 14th, 2012
5:53 pm
This is an old song which, unfortunately, is all too relevant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntLsElbW9Xo
Soothsayer
December 14th, 2012
5:54 pm
A song for melancholy hearts.
getalife
December 14th, 2012
5:57 pm
I was shocked to see Paul McCartney rock out with Nirvana (did not see that coming).
It was a surreal spectacle and the song is pretty good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnI96ILENrg
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
5:58 pm
I’m not a religious person but dedicate this song to the victims and their loved ones……… May you find peace and solace in the upcoming days and weeks………….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JXFg5KEoXg
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
6:11 pm
Yes Jay, that concert was exhilarating! A night of rock royalty!
Did you catch the unedited Pete Townshend tell the crowd to “have a f&cking beer!” after they ended their set with the song Tea and Theater! And then he told them “You’re doing good work!”
Its only Sandy wasteland…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS1JZOAI-vo
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:18 pm
Jam
Check this one out when you have time to sit back and JAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKVq3V6qN
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:19 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAbzlj3nf4E
josef
December 14th, 2012
6:19 pm
BOTH
@ 6:18
josef
December 14th, 2012
6:23 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wDHvmCVRxU
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-jdQMI4UM
getalife
December 14th, 2012
6:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y08nK9DgB78
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
6:28 pm
TBs, love The Seeker. (I can relate!).
Its not that easy tonight, but let the FNM festivities play on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg7HvF3a_Iw
Finn McCool
December 14th, 2012
6:30 pm
Got our first full head of broccoli this week. Maybe this will lighten the mood”\:
Dana Carvey’s audition for SNL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRW27fyvwCs
Dave
December 14th, 2012
6:30 pm
A very appropriate song. I was always a Beatles and Moody Blues guy except for this one and a couple of others. Senior year in high school. Wow am I old; but, I’m alive and too many others aren’t as a result of violence.
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:31 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOc79piZa-A
Finn McCool
December 14th, 2012
6:31 pm
Grew our first full head of broccoli would be the correct way to describe it.
josef
December 14th, 2012
6:32 pm
okay, snobs, deep cut the esoteric who all ya want..top 40 and still them at their best, imeoiauo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hje28F-IhLo
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
6:33 pm
Back at ya, TBs.
Entlewhistle goes dark too…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0m2E7eQKA
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:33 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCgQuj8v2gg
josef
December 14th, 2012
6:34 pm
BOTH
@ 6:31
Great minds…had it pulled up…beat me to it…
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:35 pm
Jam: “Who By the Numbers” is great stuff
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:36 pm
josef
Great selection at 6:32
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
6:36 pm
Entlewhistle?
What the hell…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svh6v2uWd1E
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:38 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVZBio8NJNs
godless heathen Christmas has declared war on me
December 14th, 2012
6:40 pm
Relevant (stay with it)
http://youtu.be/WPVaJoNxyS8
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:42 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g8lFmsCXhg
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
6:45 pm
TBs, probably their album I know the least. But it sure is good.
And I agree with jo. That and My Generation were the first two Who radio songs that I remember absolutely loving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswXI4fDYrM
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:49 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQo6zpVzt8
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 14th, 2012
6:50 pm
If no one has put this up.
For a very sad Friday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm4LSgFv2VY
They BOTH suck
December 14th, 2012
6:57 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1v_7T6p8U
The crowd at the start of this clip will surely give you a few chuckles as you groove on this awesome tune
Everyone have a great night and an even better weekend
Peace out Bookmanites……..
Later
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
6:58 pm
You can’t stop it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYdaZX40duU
josef
December 14th, 2012
6:59 pm
ZamVet
Well, if we’re going back to that time…saw this one on the sidebar of your @ 6:45…haven’t heard it a long time…I think it was drug related…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QexOuH8GS-Y
Erwin's cat
December 14th, 2012
7:01 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvpoiiBW9bc
I used to think this guy was a flash in the pan…but now, not so much
Soothsayer
December 14th, 2012
7:02 pm
Is it OK to have a little fun?
Watch in full-screen mode.
josef
December 14th, 2012
7:05 pm
BOTH
@ 6:57
Live at the Shady Pines Rest Home, eh?
Oscar
December 14th, 2012
7:12 pm
Louis Amrstrong Wonderful World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPcgM1MnDnI
josef
December 14th, 2012
7:17 pm
OSCAR
Excellent…
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
7:17 pm
I saw this band at Knebworth…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6giiYDlqRQs
LUCIFER
December 14th, 2012
7:26 pm
Jay … slight correction. It’s Keith Richards, not Keef Richards. No biggie, just saying.
josef
December 14th, 2012
7:29 pm
and now for something completely different…don’t know why it came to mind…it just did
from the 47% to the 1%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqF28gsYHks
USA Patriot
December 14th, 2012
7:32 pm
Can’t even imagine…..was trying to come with words…..they don’t matter. God bless those little kids!
Matti
December 14th, 2012
7:40 pm
Excellent choice, Mr. Bookman.
USA Patriot
December 14th, 2012
7:56 pm
There you go josef…..make it ef’ing political……jackwagon! Look it up! Merry Christmas to you and yours you……..can’t even imagine your line of thinking…….jeepers!
USA Patriot
December 14th, 2012
7:58 pm
josef – take your 47% ++++ and shove it up your 90% a$% – jackwagon!
Corbin Sharpe, Hugging my Grand Kids....
December 14th, 2012
7:59 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCnwqy88Obc
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:00 pm
USA
For the love of Pete. t*rd in the punchbowl of a FNM, it was done in JEST…do you know what that is? Jeeze, Louise…lighten up…
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:03 pm
USA
And not to get TOO ancestrally uppity on yo tacky a33, but I’m not in that 47%…
Corbin Sharpe, Hugging my Grand Kids....
December 14th, 2012
8:04 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsf9rBhPhMU
wet wiccan
December 14th, 2012
8:05 pm
beyond the door
there’s peace I’m sure
and I know there’ll be
no more tears in heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSbqm7ZK_9s
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
8:10 pm
Corbin, nice calls. I was too young to really appreciate them.
But not this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WzocbSd2w
getalife
December 14th, 2012
8:14 pm
josef made a con go off with music.
Tip of the hat to josef:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h45WnW0ASFY
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:16 pm
Corbin, Moonbat
Hello…
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:25 pm
getalife
I guess I shoulda been nicer to my waterboy…good help’s hard to find these days…
getalife
December 14th, 2012
8:28 pm
josef,
You are the “evil rich”
TaxPayer
December 14th, 2012
8:30 pm
My prayers are with those who have lost so much today.
indigo
December 14th, 2012
8:35 pm
josef
but..but..but…but…but…when I did that, you didn’t thing I was just
“in jest”.
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:36 pm
getalife
I may not be that rich…but…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53BJH1XSckE
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:37 pm
indigo
When you did what…?
USA Patriot
December 14th, 2012
8:38 pm
Ha Ha Ha Ha, typical! Gotcha all hook, line, and…..whatever floats your boat! Love it! Y’all are so predictable!
kayaker 71
December 14th, 2012
8:40 pm
One of my least favorite Stones songs but I agree that their resiliency is something to behold.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 14th, 2012
8:41 pm
Gotcha all hook, line, and….
Yes.
You are such a master baiter
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:42 pm
USA…
Okay, if that’s what you say…whatever floats YOUR boat…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9xD_sdLeHw
USA Patriot
December 14th, 2012
8:42 pm
Kam – FO!
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:43 pm
kayaker
I’m convinced they’re the portrait of Dorian Grey on stage….
josef
December 14th, 2012
8:49 pm
since the trolls are here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsXtU0rZkAQ
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
8:51 pm
I do love getalife’s sense of humor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiiZrZTrOFY
Erwin's cat
December 14th, 2012
9:05 pm
was that a sock puppet?
RB from Gwinnett
December 14th, 2012
9:07 pm
We demand there be no Christ in our schools and then we’re shocked when we see what fills the void.
Evil is not the opposite of Christ, its the absence of Christ.
moonbat betty
December 14th, 2012
9:10 pm
to the evil do’ers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7auzYgVosJA
josef
December 14th, 2012
9:16 pm
moonbat
@ 9 10
If I had to pick a favorite of his…that would be it…
moonbat betty
December 14th, 2012
9:18 pm
jo, I just happened to stumble across it tonight.
Wasn’t looking for it.
I haven’t heard it in a long time, but struck a chord for some reason.
getalife
December 14th, 2012
9:20 pm
rb,
You have no moral compass with your unhinged behavior this last decade so don’t try that gomer plyle bs here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwfMT7hcF-0
moonbat betty
December 14th, 2012
9:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhat-xUQ6dw
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
9:38 pm
AWESOME Johnny Cash clip.
RB, rather than striking out, perhaps you could deal with this tragedy in a healthier way. Your withering animosity of non-believers does not portray your faith in Jesus in a favorable light. It reminds me of Islamic hatred for infidels and the intolerance of cult leaders.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Love is the answer.
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
9:41 pm
betty, the McCarthyites have always been obsessed with the wrong Lenin. (LOL!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5BBEOjUKrI
moonbat betty
December 14th, 2012
9:42 pm
Mama told me, when I was young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYiCjMOipn0
moonbat betty
December 14th, 2012
9:45 pm
You got that right, JamVet – in both posts.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
December 14th, 2012
10:00 pm
Well, I’m sorta out of my depth with the Rolling Stones and some of these other folks. Heck, I never even heard of the Beatles till I got into Pearl Harbor on a ship from Guam in 1964. So I’ll just stick with redneck songs, like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPXH_YRV10
Have a good weekend everybody.
josef
December 14th, 2012
10:03 pm
JAY
I know it must have been difficult for you to decide whether or not to give us a FNM thread. I think I can speak for most of us here this p.m. when I say “thank you.” It helped me, at least, to restore some sense of balance.
It was most interesting to listen to what people were linking, knowing that in there somewhere was that horror and humanity at its worst.
AND
Fellow FNM devotees, thank y’all. It was kind of comforting to be able to spend a little time with folks who, well, understand the healing power of music.
GOOD NIGHT
JamVet
December 14th, 2012
10:08 pm
Well said, jonix.
Back at RC with some post Charlie Rich, psychedelic blues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQr-U410JOw
RB from Gwinnett
December 14th, 2012
10:14 pm
Jammie, “Your withering animosity of non-believers does not portray your faith in Jesus in a favorable light”
You are lost my friend. Stop fighting that voice inside you and acknowledge Christ is your Lord and savior. You’ll wake up tomorrow a changed man knowing the full joy of Christ.
RB from Gwinnett
December 14th, 2012
10:28 pm
“It reminds me of Islamic hatred for infidels and the intolerance of cult leaders.”
You are deceived, Jammie. Where the Islamist would have you beheaded for not beleiving, the Christian simply prays for you to believe. If you can’t see the difference in those two, perhaps you have already lost not your head, but your mind.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
December 14th, 2012
10:29 pm
Stop fighting that voice inside you…
Brother AmVet
Is that voice inside you speaking Hebrew?
moonbat betty
December 14th, 2012
10:33 pm
What’s up Kam?
One more and I may be done.
No – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK23GQo7q6E
RB from Gwinnett
December 14th, 2012
10:35 pm
Kammie, “Is that voice inside you speaking Hebrew?”
Mocking God isn’t going to turn out well for you. Laugh at your own peril, kammie.