Today's Tune Tag is wearing corduroy bell bottoms with platform shoes! You got it: We're inhabiting the '70s! Oops, we do have one song from 1968! Hop in...we got ourselves a convoy!🚚
I love how unpredictable Tune Tag is. With the Kiss and Ramones connections to Dust, I thought for sure we were going to end up with a fistful of New York oriented tracks. Instead we spent a bunch of time on the farm! Thanks again for inviting me back, Brad - it was a blast!!
"Green acres is the place for me, farm livin' is the life for me;
Land spreadin' out so far and wide; keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside!"
Yes, Matt, The Tag goes where it wants to go! You're right....that's the beauty and unpredictability of it all! You know you're welcome anytime! Mark your calendar for the first part of '26, and all ya gotta do is DM me your first song!😁👍
Loved this one! I always appreciate Matt’s wide ranging musical tastes, and I learned that Sandy Pearlman is the one to give BOC’s Buck Dharma his name! I feel like I should have known that.
Plus, like Matt, most of Brad’s song choices were by artists and bands I’d never heard of. So much learning before 9am!
Woah, you had me with Dust as their two albums are superb slabs of early 70s heavy rock/proto-metal (both albums used to be found for maybe $5, but clean originals go for good money these days). But then you throw in Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck! Fantastic cut from out of left field from an impossibly rare and hard to find album (both of them!) by one of the great, long lost Canadian bands (there were many, but they were too often overlooked by the US Hippie bands that dominated the scene and radio.
Dang, dood....you knew from Mother Tuckers?!? I'd never heard of them (lack of American access, I'd reckon!). It was all I could do, Michael, to ingest all I did from AMERICAN artists (and a dab of UK ones!)....my knowledge, granted, is rather dismal when it comes to recorded output north o' the border!
I think we can say Dust deserves far more ink than they've gotten as being in the forefront of that hard rock/metal lane....One only has to be out-sold and out-concert-ed by the likes of Sabbath, Deep Purple, et al to be swept under the historic rug of rock! Shame....but, what a career for Marky! His pre-Ramones recording tenure is practically unknown!
Where were you on the Bennett boys' quirky Quacky Duck & His Barnyard Friends?
I am sad to say that the Quacky Duck escaped my radar! 😆
When I got really serious about collecting records (around 16), my initial focus was on all things hippie and psychedelic, and it led me to overlooked gems like Mother Tuckers. But there were many, MANY more wonderful bands/albums to discover north (and south) of the US and around the world (not just in the UK/Europe or Australia/NZ either!). Africa and Turkey had incredible scenes (but so did SE Asia)!
And thanks for including that Ronnie Spector cover. I'm going to be writing a post about her soon and it was so great to see her still bringing it and looking great at age 74.
Thanks, Ellen! Matt's an impressive Tune Tag-ger! Ronnie? She was sumthin'! I'll be anxious to see your new article on her! Feel free to holler if you'd like a few words about her from my little corner of the 'Stack!
Guys, this was AWESOME!!! Fantastic, funtastic, and may I say, ducktastic! 🤣 Matt's choices were so carefully thought out, and Brad's eternal arsenal of obscure song references, his vast pool of knowledge, and his entertaining reservoir of dad jokes never fail to amaze me!
I didn't know these tracks, except my dad is a big Jethro fan and I know he had/has that album. The track sounded familiar so I must have heard it in the background a million times while growing up. Loved the classic Jethro "celtic" feel. Also this psychedelic country song, Barnyard Song, by the Quacky Duck and co, is fantastic!
A pleasure to see you guys collaborate again, as I admire you both so much, and very excited to be featuring Matt in my Vital Records series this Sunday! (Thanks for the tag and the announcement, by the way 🤗).
Thanks, Andy! Matt was a pleasure to work with! As he said, elsewhere here, it looked to be headed down a decidedly urban landscape, but, our musical turn seemed to favor the more rural backroads! Guess we favor tractors over taxicabs! Hay, that's not funny!
Oops...that triggers a Dad'n'kidhood memory: So, we're on a family vacation, driving to either Colorado or California (road trips we took during separate vacays), Dad driving, Mom in front, Clint (he was just 10 mos. older) and me in the back. It was around '68, which would put both of us at around 13 or so.
Driving past farm after farm, each with the obligatory barns, silos, and tractors, Dad calmly said, "Hay." Clint and I would, in unison, reply with an understandable...."what?" He'd repeat, just as calmly, "Hay." "What?!?" we'd answer a little more insistent.
"HAY!" a little louder now, adding a finger-point in one direction. "WHAT?!?" We're starting to get impatient, now. "HAAAAY!!!" Again with the finger-point. "WHAAAAAT!!??" "HAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!" "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT?!?!"
I wish I was there to see your reaction.😉You know how I am.😘
We actually do, perhaps not as much as in the Americas, but we do. Plus, hayfever is a common ailment here in spring (even if the main culprit is usually pollen).
That's hilarious! I love how that joke in written form lets the reader in on the joke from the outset, whereas verbally, the audience is more likely to fall into the trap. Hay, if that's not a versatile joke! 😂
The fine line, in comedy writing, between the spoken and the written language, Andy! That's the tough call for the comedy writer: If you're writing for a speaker (comedian, CEO opening a break-out seminar), that's one that's best to be cut.....I know.....ouch! But, gotta roll with the funny!
But, you know I love mixing Spanish and English......It's like adding a whole new dictionary to my vocabulary (not that I ever use but just a tiny portion of the dictionario de espanol)!😉
Yes indeed! English in particular lends itself so well to puns and word play. Spanish less so, but it's got some funny (or funny-sounding) words, so by mixing, you get the best of both worlds! 😅
Oh, I've got some favoritos, Andy! When one of my high school Spanish teachers told us the word for exercise (ejercicio), in my head, I'm going, "I'm sorry....WHAT?!? 'Eh-hair-see-see-oh?!? You've GOT to be kidding! Que lastima! Dios mio!"
What I've found, too, is that sometimes the Spanish we're taught here in the States, is different than the conversational Spanish "y'all" speak! Like, we were taught to say "What?" (as in, "what'd you say?") as "Como?", but Duke (and I've heard others, too) always said, "Que?". Como se dice?
And, there's one (at least) word that's spelled EXACTLY the same in Spanish (however differently pronounced) as in English, and of course, I can't remember what it is, but I bet you'll know it! I'll try to think of it!
Nice! Both "cómo?" and "qué?" work well in that situation. I guess "cómo?" is slightly more formal/polite, so it makes sense they would teach you that one first. I use them interchangeably, depending on the level of surprise/astonishment and how well I know the person!
There are a couple of words that are spelled the same in English and Spanish but pronounced differently. "Banana", "general", "balance", and "admirable" come to mind! "Central", too, and "color" (spelled the American way). Now I dare you to come up with a phrase that includes all those words! 😂
Huh, had no idea Johnny Thunders took his name from that Kinks song, but it makes sense. And I'm going to have to remember your duck chapstick joke for when I have to tune during a show 😂
🦆That's why you're my hero, Adam.....that kind of heroic bravery is laudable!🦆'Tis from Dad where I got my love of wordplay, and the malaprops of the English language (as a late-'80s pro youth minister at an L.A. county church, I taught my core group of 1/2-dozen high school lads about spoonerisms, which they loved, endlessly! I found a t-shirt in a catalog which I got for each of them one Christmas: "Dain Bramaged"!). Yes, Dad was "Dad-joking" long before that phrase became a thing....overused tired thing, but, a thing!
And, that Kinks album I had at the time ('68...I was 13), but, I had long forgotten the track listing, so "Johnny Thunder" was a surprise to me, too! I guess we should be glad that John Anthony Genzale wasn't unduly drawn to the band's later "Lola"!
That's it, David! The ole KS for the LS! Also not to be confused with the newer (or refurbished) Indian sex manual!😎👍Sorry....I've been cutting my caf with some decaf lately, and I'm a little ornery!😊
I love how unpredictable Tune Tag is. With the Kiss and Ramones connections to Dust, I thought for sure we were going to end up with a fistful of New York oriented tracks. Instead we spent a bunch of time on the farm! Thanks again for inviting me back, Brad - it was a blast!!
"Green acres is the place for me, farm livin' is the life for me;
Land spreadin' out so far and wide; keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside!"
Yes, Matt, The Tag goes where it wants to go! You're right....that's the beauty and unpredictability of it all! You know you're welcome anytime! Mark your calendar for the first part of '26, and all ya gotta do is DM me your first song!😁👍
Fresh Air! Times Square! Will do, Brad!
Loved this one! I always appreciate Matt’s wide ranging musical tastes, and I learned that Sandy Pearlman is the one to give BOC’s Buck Dharma his name! I feel like I should have known that.
Plus, like Matt, most of Brad’s song choices were by artists and bands I’d never heard of. So much learning before 9am!
Yup - Buck was the only band member who liked his assigned nickname and kept it!
Thanks, Steve! I'm just now really appreciating Matt's musical dexterity! I'm glad we're passing along some new tunes to ya!
Woah, you had me with Dust as their two albums are superb slabs of early 70s heavy rock/proto-metal (both albums used to be found for maybe $5, but clean originals go for good money these days). But then you throw in Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck! Fantastic cut from out of left field from an impossibly rare and hard to find album (both of them!) by one of the great, long lost Canadian bands (there were many, but they were too often overlooked by the US Hippie bands that dominated the scene and radio.
Well played both of you! 💯
Dang, dood....you knew from Mother Tuckers?!? I'd never heard of them (lack of American access, I'd reckon!). It was all I could do, Michael, to ingest all I did from AMERICAN artists (and a dab of UK ones!)....my knowledge, granted, is rather dismal when it comes to recorded output north o' the border!
I think we can say Dust deserves far more ink than they've gotten as being in the forefront of that hard rock/metal lane....One only has to be out-sold and out-concert-ed by the likes of Sabbath, Deep Purple, et al to be swept under the historic rug of rock! Shame....but, what a career for Marky! His pre-Ramones recording tenure is practically unknown!
Where were you on the Bennett boys' quirky Quacky Duck & His Barnyard Friends?
Thanks, Michael!
I am sad to say that the Quacky Duck escaped my radar! 😆
When I got really serious about collecting records (around 16), my initial focus was on all things hippie and psychedelic, and it led me to overlooked gems like Mother Tuckers. But there were many, MANY more wonderful bands/albums to discover north (and south) of the US and around the world (not just in the UK/Europe or Australia/NZ either!). Africa and Turkey had incredible scenes (but so did SE Asia)!
That's pretty dang impressive, Michael! That's musical detective-ry that's next level! Color me impressed!😎🔬🎵
Fun TT, guys!
And thanks for including that Ronnie Spector cover. I'm going to be writing a post about her soon and it was so great to see her still bringing it and looking great at age 74.
Thanks, Ellen! Matt's an impressive Tune Tag-ger! Ronnie? She was sumthin'! I'll be anxious to see your new article on her! Feel free to holler if you'd like a few words about her from my little corner of the 'Stack!
Thanks, Brad, for that kind offer.
Guys, this was AWESOME!!! Fantastic, funtastic, and may I say, ducktastic! 🤣 Matt's choices were so carefully thought out, and Brad's eternal arsenal of obscure song references, his vast pool of knowledge, and his entertaining reservoir of dad jokes never fail to amaze me!
I didn't know these tracks, except my dad is a big Jethro fan and I know he had/has that album. The track sounded familiar so I must have heard it in the background a million times while growing up. Loved the classic Jethro "celtic" feel. Also this psychedelic country song, Barnyard Song, by the Quacky Duck and co, is fantastic!
A pleasure to see you guys collaborate again, as I admire you both so much, and very excited to be featuring Matt in my Vital Records series this Sunday! (Thanks for the tag and the announcement, by the way 🤗).
Fantastic work!
Thanks so much for the kind words, Andy! I always learn so much from Brad. I appreciate you both!!
Likewise!!
Thanks, Andy! Matt was a pleasure to work with! As he said, elsewhere here, it looked to be headed down a decidedly urban landscape, but, our musical turn seemed to favor the more rural backroads! Guess we favor tractors over taxicabs! Hay, that's not funny!
Oops...that triggers a Dad'n'kidhood memory: So, we're on a family vacation, driving to either Colorado or California (road trips we took during separate vacays), Dad driving, Mom in front, Clint (he was just 10 mos. older) and me in the back. It was around '68, which would put both of us at around 13 or so.
Driving past farm after farm, each with the obligatory barns, silos, and tractors, Dad calmly said, "Hay." Clint and I would, in unison, reply with an understandable...."what?" He'd repeat, just as calmly, "Hay." "What?!?" we'd answer a little more insistent.
"HAY!" a little louder now, adding a finger-point in one direction. "WHAT?!?" We're starting to get impatient, now. "HAAAAY!!!" Again with the finger-point. "WHAAAAAT!!??" "HAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!" "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT?!?!"
I wish I was there to see your reaction.😉You know how I am.😘
They don’t have hay in Europe so Andy might not get this one..😎 Sadly no hay emojis to include.
I know.....I punched a hole in my laptop in consternation over the decided dearth of emojis!
No hay in Europe? Andy speaks Spanish, so maybe I should say...."Aye, no hay hay en europa, mi amigo!"
Good point.....So, Andy, substitute "dead grass recently mowed and tied in bundles" for "hay," and you'll be golden!😂
Hay caramba!
Gabba Gabba Hay!
No hay hay! Genial!!! 🤣🤣🤣 You really are the pun master!
We actually do, perhaps not as much as in the Americas, but we do. Plus, hayfever is a common ailment here in spring (even if the main culprit is usually pollen).
That's hilarious! I love how that joke in written form lets the reader in on the joke from the outset, whereas verbally, the audience is more likely to fall into the trap. Hay, if that's not a versatile joke! 😂
The fine line, in comedy writing, between the spoken and the written language, Andy! That's the tough call for the comedy writer: If you're writing for a speaker (comedian, CEO opening a break-out seminar), that's one that's best to be cut.....I know.....ouch! But, gotta roll with the funny!
But, you know I love mixing Spanish and English......It's like adding a whole new dictionary to my vocabulary (not that I ever use but just a tiny portion of the dictionario de espanol)!😉
Yes indeed! English in particular lends itself so well to puns and word play. Spanish less so, but it's got some funny (or funny-sounding) words, so by mixing, you get the best of both worlds! 😅
Oh, I've got some favoritos, Andy! When one of my high school Spanish teachers told us the word for exercise (ejercicio), in my head, I'm going, "I'm sorry....WHAT?!? 'Eh-hair-see-see-oh?!? You've GOT to be kidding! Que lastima! Dios mio!"
What I've found, too, is that sometimes the Spanish we're taught here in the States, is different than the conversational Spanish "y'all" speak! Like, we were taught to say "What?" (as in, "what'd you say?") as "Como?", but Duke (and I've heard others, too) always said, "Que?". Como se dice?
And, there's one (at least) word that's spelled EXACTLY the same in Spanish (however differently pronounced) as in English, and of course, I can't remember what it is, but I bet you'll know it! I'll try to think of it!
Nice! Both "cómo?" and "qué?" work well in that situation. I guess "cómo?" is slightly more formal/polite, so it makes sense they would teach you that one first. I use them interchangeably, depending on the level of surprise/astonishment and how well I know the person!
There are a couple of words that are spelled the same in English and Spanish but pronounced differently. "Banana", "general", "balance", and "admirable" come to mind! "Central", too, and "color" (spelled the American way). Now I dare you to come up with a phrase that includes all those words! 😂
Huh, had no idea Johnny Thunders took his name from that Kinks song, but it makes sense. And I'm going to have to remember your duck chapstick joke for when I have to tune during a show 😂
🦆That's why you're my hero, Adam.....that kind of heroic bravery is laudable!🦆'Tis from Dad where I got my love of wordplay, and the malaprops of the English language (as a late-'80s pro youth minister at an L.A. county church, I taught my core group of 1/2-dozen high school lads about spoonerisms, which they loved, endlessly! I found a t-shirt in a catalog which I got for each of them one Christmas: "Dain Bramaged"!). Yes, Dad was "Dad-joking" long before that phrase became a thing....overused tired thing, but, a thing!
And, that Kinks album I had at the time ('68...I was 13), but, I had long forgotten the track listing, so "Johnny Thunder" was a surprise to me, too! I guess we should be glad that John Anthony Genzale wasn't unduly drawn to the band's later "Lola"!
As always, thanks, Adam!😁👍🎵🎸
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Kama Sutra- the label the Lovin' Spoonful recorded for. Not to be confused with the ancient Indian sex manual...
That's it, David! The ole KS for the LS! Also not to be confused with the newer (or refurbished) Indian sex manual!😎👍Sorry....I've been cutting my caf with some decaf lately, and I'm a little ornery!😊
🤣 Lola (Thunders)