The day the music died.

[tacticalturnip]

This is one thread that's never good to see bumped.

 

[masseyrider]

Sedaka is gone.

 

[WinterDeere]

I suspect some younger readers might know the name, but have no idea just how many hits this guy wrote.

And although he didn't write it, I suspect his band's performance of the Lion Sleeps Tonight is the one that brought this one to American listeners:

 

[WinterDeere]

I had YouTube scrolling music videos in the background while working last night, and the R&R Hall of Fame performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" popped up on the list, with Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and an oddly-matched (for that group) Prince. I'd forgotten about that one, but there's a story behind it, for those who haven't heard it:

Rolling Stone magazine had released a list of "the top 100 guitarists of all time," and somehow left Prince off the list. I can't imagine it was intentional, love or hate his music, the guy had chops. But of course he sees it as a snub.

So he and the others (Petty, Lynn, Mann, Harrison, Winwood) agreed to let Prince thrash thru the whole second half of the song, as a sort of musical "oh yeah?" rebuttal to RSM's stupid list. I suspect it was all ad-lib, not written, but the dude lit the place up pretty good. Great "mic drop" ending, with him throwing his guitar in the air.

 

[Jstpssng]

I had YouTube scrolling music videos in the background while working last night, and the R&R Hall of Fame performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" popped up on the list, with Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and an oddly-matched (for that group) Prince. I'd forgotten about that one, but there's a story behind it, for those who haven't heard it:

Rolling Stone magazine had released a list of "the top 100 guitarists of all time," and somehow left Prince off the list. I can't imagine it was intentional, love or hate his music, the guy had chops. But of course he sees it as a snub.

So he and the others (Petty, Lynn, Mann, Harrison, Winwood) agreed to let Prince thrash thru the whole second half of the song, as a sort of musical "oh yeah?" rebuttal to RSM's stupid list. I suspect it was all ad-lib, not written, but the dude lit the place up pretty good. Great "mic drop" ending, with him throwing his guitar in the air.

There must have been some interesting conversations amongst them leading up to THIS!!!

 

[WinterDeere]

There must have been some interesting conversations amongst them leading up to THIS!!!

I suspect most conversations with Prince had to be interesting. He was an intense dude, seemed to be always "switched on". Probably hard to relax and chill with that personality in the room.

From the way they were all smiling and nodding at each other, it seems this must've been a seruptitious plan they'd made pre-show, but maybe without informing all the powers that be. Petty, Lynn, and Prince are about as different as you can be, for three rock musicians of the same age, but I'd guess there's some mutual respect among those three greats.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

The story I heard is that when Prince was asked to perform, he claimed he had never heard the song but he would give it a listen and see what he could do.

The whole group had a rehearsal before the show, but Prince didn't play, he let Mike Campbell, Tom Petty's guitarist, play the solo from the record note-for-note. So nobody on stage knew quite what was coming.

 

[WinterDeere]

So nobody on stage knew quite what was coming.

I could believe that it was ad lib, not rehersed. But I think they had to have been in on at least some plan to give Prince the space to solo over the group, in the last verse of the song. It might have been as simple as, "hey guys, I want to send a message to Rolling Stone, so give me some space to riff from the second guitar solo to the end of the song."

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Country Joe McDonald.

 

[Quaffer]

Country Joe McDonald.

Yikes.

 

[scootr]

SO sad. Rest in Peace Joe. I feel like a part me is dying.
What's that spell? What's that spell!

 

[QRTRHRS]

As I was reading over a good article on Country Joe's life, the sixties and all, I got to feeling old, really old.

Perhaps Joe and Janis will rekindle...

 

[WinterDeere]

As I was reading over a good article on Country Joe's life, the sixties and all, I got to feeling old, really old.

Perhaps Joe and Janis will rekindle...

Wouldn't that be pretty inappropriate, given his age?

 

[MossRoad]

Wouldn't that be pretty inappropriate, given his age?

Well that brings up some questions.... does one age in heaven, or do you remain in the same state as when you got there? If that's the case, it's full of old wrinkly people.

 

[masseyrider]

Wouldn't that be pretty inappropriate, given his age?

He did say "we're all going to die"
The perfect age gap.

 

[masseyrider]

Well that brings up some questions.... does one age in heaven, or do you remain in the same state as when you got there? If that's the case, it's full of old wrinkly people.

That's pretty unChristian of you to say.
I'm going as a Muslim or something for all those virgins.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Well that brings up some questions.... does one age in heaven, or do you remain in the same state as when you got there? If that's the case, it's full of old wrinkly people.

The "Riverworld" books by Philip Jose Farmer try to address the question of what a real heaven would look like. If they died before 25 they are reborn at the age they died at, and then grow to 25 and stop aging. Everyone else is reborn at age 25, with all of their physical infirmities cured.

 

[MossRoad]

The "Riverworld" books by Philip Jose Farmer try to address the question of what a real heaven would look like. If they died before 25 they are reborn at the age they died at, and then grow to 25 and stop aging. Everyone else is reborn at age 25, with all of their physical infirmities cured.

I peaked at 42. Would not want to be 25 again.

 

[Runner]

Well that brings up some questions.... does one age in heaven, or do you remain in the same state as when you got there? If that's the case, it's full of old wrinkly people.

All I know for sure is, all dogs (OK, cats too) go there.

 

[Jim Shooz]

for all those virgins.

How do you know that they are all female