Darth Drabek

For a solo show, I'd say "Something Against You," simply because "There Goes My Gun" has backing vocals. Backing vocals can be hard to pull off if it's just you up there. Is it a solo show? By the way, has anyone heard the new Franz Ferdinand? Their last album was very good, and I hear they have a new one out. Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon

Prowler is awesome.... I first heard that song on a skate video. I couldn't believe it was even Iron Maiden; I hadn't heard any pre-Bruce Dickenson songs before. Right now: Whiskeytown - Top Dollar Blues, The Who - Eminence Front

Two songs have been on loop in my head at work today: The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband Whiskeytown - Midway Park

Alice Cooper - Elected I'm your top prime cut of meat, I'm your choice I wanna be elected I'm your yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce I wanna be elected Kids want a savior, don't need a fake I wanna be elected We're all gonna rock to the rules that I make I wanna be elected, elected, elected. I never lied to you, I've always been cool I wanna be elected I gotta get the vote, and I told you 'bout school I wanna be elected, elected, elected Hallelujah, I wanna be selected By everyone in the United States of America. We're gonna win this one, take the country by storm We're gonna be elected You and me together, young and strong We're gonna be elected, elected, elected Respected, selected, call collected I wanna be elected, elected. "And if I am elected I promise the formation of a new party A third party, the Wild Party! I know we have problems, We got problems right here in Central City, We have problems on the North, South, East and West, New York City, Saint Louis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Everybody has problems, And personally... I don't care."

I got news for ya buddy: there has been about five of these threads in the past, and they won't stop anytime soon. This thread ain't goin nowhere. Uh, Bob Dylan - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere No, even better: Cracker w/Joan Osbourne and Adam Duritz - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (live)

He didn't write the lyrics, eh? Huh.... Ah well, the music is the best part of that song. On the subject of pixies covers: Pixies - I Can't Forget (Cohen) Pixies - Ain't That Pretty At All (Zevon) And have you (or any of the many Cult of Frank disciples here) heard the FB cover of "Changing of the Guard," a semi-obscure Bob Dylan song? I've been looking for that for a very long time.

I don't think they should count. Why should spammers get a false sense of authority (apologies to our fine moderator) because of a high post count when they haven't contributed anything worthwhile to any threads? Of course the reverse of that is that thoughtful members who make all their insightful contributions in WoT "look like noobs," but anyone who has followed the fora for a while will give respect to those who deserve it. "fora for a" oh man, sometimes I crack myself up.

Let's hear it for the pixies! Ana is great... I never got around to posting the lyrics, which form an anagram for "SURFER." Oh Frank, you're so clever. she's my fave undressing in the sun return to sea - bye forgetting everyone eleven high ride a wave

Teenage Fanclub - The Concept "She wears denim wherever she goes, says she's gonna buy some records by the Status Quo"

!Feliz cumpleanos!

Tom Waits - Old '55

Popped in my favorite Frank Black mix CD today and I guess I'm not the only one who's been listening to the rotund bard lately... FB & the Catholics - I've Seen Your Picture "I went a waaaaaays on the road that I was on"

Haha, that song is classic. Camper's cover of Pictures of Matchstick Men is one of my favorite covers ever. A while ago I considered starting a thread about favorite cover tunes, because I'm fascinated by different versions of the same song. Also, people could get informed if one of their favorite bands got covered by somebody else's favorite band in another genre - that sort of thing. But we have a pretty lively music discussion here anyway and I wouldn't want to dilute the current music & lyrics threads.

R.E.M. - Crush with Eyeliner More ridiculous Michael Stipe lyrics.... "She's a sad tomato." I mean, come on. Song rocks though.

Wow.... Chevy Chase had joke parties? I didn't think he had any friends.

It was a mistake picking her, precisely because she lacked the qualifications. But that lack of qualifications (and through that, confidence) might have led to her toeing the line drawn by greater judges - which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned, but the conservative base wants someone who has the cojones to break legal precedent. Now that's something that even the most conservative appointees have yet to do. Once you're on the Supreme Court, you don't have to worry about re-election, or riling up the base. All you gotta do is uphold the Constitution - and it doesn't really matter what the other branches want you to do. Checks and balances, baby. Nobody's gonna overturn Roe v. Wade. I also think it's a little funny that Stubborn George bowed so quickly to the will of "the people" in this instance. (When I say "the people" I essentially mean "his people" of course) Dance, puppet, dance.

What happened to "Stick to yer guns" Georgie? I guess it's okay to admit a mistake as long as your base says it's a mistake.

Ah, I remember those days of sweet anticipation. Waiting for the sequel to the greatest game of all time. Le sigh.

Here's a triple shot of awesome: Old 97s - Indefinitely Tom Waits - Old '55 Afghan Whigs - Faded

I was just listening to that album two days ago. It's one of my favorites of his, cause I just love that dirty, rootsy feel. In the morning I want my coffee, And in the evening I want my dope, And in the afternoons I'm drinking At the new house of the pope. Current listening: Van Morrison - Moonshine Whiskey

Steve Earle - Angry Young Man

I think I've already commented in one of these music threads about what a great song "Brothers in Arms" is.... and "Lover, You Should've Come Over" is the second-greatest thing Jeff Buckley ever did (next to his cover of "Hallelujah" which is vastly superior to both the Cohen original and the Rufus Wainwright cover IMHO). "Frank Sinatra" by Cake was the song that pried me from the pop station the rest of the junion high listened to - well that and "Burden in My Hand" by Soundgarden. I have collected the entire Cake catalog, something I have done with only a few bands. Heh, I don't even have the complete works of Soundgarden (missing the Screaming Life/FOPP E.P.) and they may be my favorite band. Thank you for admiring my avatar, Mr. Schmarth - The Stranger has resided below my name since August 2004. "that's a mighty fine sasparilla."

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. It's simple, and it sets the hook. The intro sentence to the first book of Stephen King's recently completed Dark Tower saga. I remember reading about King reminiscing about writing that book: "That sentence was clean. The rest of it might have been puff and blow, but that, that was clean."

I listened to Cake's Motorcade of Generosity album twice yesterday. I like it much more than their recent effort, Pressure Chief. They are just starting to get their sound together and you can tell they're just loving it. Especially "Jolene."