❌Monthly Song Challenge: Archived🎵

Day 22: A song from your favorite band

Damn, yesterday was so busy around here that I missed posting entirely, and I am catching up now... but my favourite band (Led Zeppelin) was already taken, along with some excellent runner-up choices. Great selections yesterday, everyone!
So I decided to go with a favourite band that has a more "local" flavour. And this song contains one of the most underrated slices of Canadiana:

"Building up to the larger point/ With an arrogance not rare or pretty/
We don't declare the war on idleness/ When outside it's cold and shitty"

The Tragically Hip - Titanic Terrarium

 
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Day 23: A song you’d want to hear at a concert

You told us that we could have some fun with the themes, so for this one I'm hopping in the DeLorean... because I don't just want to see a specific band, I want to see them at this concert that I watched as a teen.
'Teenage-me' was completely mesmerised by Hope Sandoval... and actually watching this now I'm still finding her pretty captivating...

Mazzy Star - Fade into You

 
So many choices here. I’ve seen a ton live and so much more I’d love to see. But went with a band I have seen live, but they have so many albums since this one that I didn’t get to hear this, and love this song so much, would be amazing live.



I haven't listened to them in a long, long time!

23: song to hear in concert

Charon "4 Seasons Rush"

 
Day 23: A song you’d want to hear at a concert
I can't come up with any song that could beat this experience I had at Ullevi in Gothenburg 1985. Bruce Springsteen played Twist and Shout as last song at the concert and we were 65000 people singing, clapping and jumping. (Not La Bamba, just Twist and Shout, but it was the only clip I could find) They had to close the arena for six years after that concert because we broke the concrete that hold the seats....... :oops:

 
You told us that we could have some fun with the themes, so for this one I'm hopping in the DeLorean... because I don't just want to see a specific band, I want to see them at this concert that I watched as a teen.
'Teenage-me' was completely mesmerised by Hope Sandoval... and actually watching this now I'm still finding her pretty captivating...

Mazzy Star - Fade into You

Def one of my music crushes in the 90s! Great choice.
 
Day 23: A song you’d want to hear at a concert
Hmmmmm. Being from Jersey the logical choice is Born to Run.

But goddam, there was something about seeing Stiff Little Fingers years ago… they’d already played Suspect Device, but then the place went dark… and we heard the first bar to the song… place was still all dark… as they went thru the opening guitar… then more silence.

I had goose bumps.

Then the guitar kicked in, the lights went on and the whole place erupted into one giant fucking mosh pit/pogo pit. Everyone singing the chorus!

Stuff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster
 
Good morning gang,
I've been down and out the last several day with an awful sinus infection. So, I missed several days. I'm catching up this AM.

Day 17: A song you choose for karaoke
Kiss/Rock N' Roll All Night

Day 18: A song that tells a story
Meatloaf/I would do anything for love

Day 19: The opening track to your favorite album
Iron Maiden/Churchill's Speech into Aces High

Day 20: A song by an artist no longer alive
Van Halen/Eruption

Day 21: A song discovered by pure chance
Fun./We are Young

Day 22: A song by your favorite band
Iron Maiden/Fear of the Dark

Day 23: A song you'd want to hear at a concert
Metallica/For Whom The Bell Tolls
 
Good morning gang,
I've been down and out the last several day with an awful sinus infection. So, I missed several days. I'm catching up this AM.

Day 17: A song you choose for karaoke
Kiss/Rock N' Roll All Night

Day 18: A song that tells a story
Meatloaf/I would do anything for love

Day 19: The opening track to your favorite album
Iron Maiden/Churchill's Speech into Aces High

Day 20: A song by an artist no longer alive
Van Halen/Eruption

Day 21: A song discovered by pure chance
Fun./We are Young

Day 22: A song by your favorite band
Iron Maiden/Fear of the Dark

Day 23: A song you'd want to hear at a concert
Metallica/For Whom The Bell Tolls
I saw Maiden on the Legacy of the Beast tire in 2019 and got chills when Churchill's speech started to open the show. I also may have teared up during Fear of the Dark.
 

Everlong - Foo Fighters

Has been my favourite song of theirs since I was 17. Was meant to have seen them in concert last year but then Taylor died 💔 and the tour was obviously cancelled. Got tickets for next summer which will no doubt be amazing but it won't be the same
I had tickets for the concert immediately following his death. It makes me so sad I will miss seeing him again. The energy that band has is so incredible.

I did use the exchange to get tickets to tenacious D. Which was actually pretty amazing. 😻
 
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