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Post by wecantgetanybetter on Sept 15, 2009 22:16:38 GMT -5
Don't the Beatles crop up more than any other band in the Replacements catalog?
Heard "Oh Darling" the other day ... had forgotten exactly which song Mr. Whirly was stolen from.
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Post by GoddamnJob290 on Sept 15, 2009 22:49:09 GMT -5
"I've got blisters...I've got blisters on my balls."
I think the guitar solo in "Happy Town" copped a lick or two from "You're Gonna Lose That Girl."
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Post by curmudgeon on Sept 16, 2009 1:44:43 GMT -5
And then there is Paul's solo cover of Nowhere Man, the snippet of Hello Goodbye in 49:00 and a nice 'fuck you' revisit of Oh Darling at the end of 5:05  While the Beatles definitely pop up a lot cover-wise, I think the music itself is a lot more reminiscent of the Stones and Keith Richards specifically--although there is a lot of Bob Dylan evident as well. It's funny to think that besides the Kiss cover, the other covers they did were masked in title, lyrics or both (Like a Rolling Pin, Mr. Whirly). Oh, and while we're at it, I think the Song As far as I Know channels the Monkees beautiful--which shows another influence (his cover of Daydream Believer, and a Mike Nesmith song too although the name escapes me). I also think it's funny that he covered Wreckless Eric's I'd go the whole wide world, which was also covered by the Monkees on pool it. Alright, I'm going to stop before I give myself a headache! |
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Post by Numskll on Sept 16, 2009 10:35:33 GMT -5
Oh, and while we're at it, I think the Song As far as I Know channels the Monkees beautiful--which shows another influence (his cover of Daydream Believer, and a Mike Nesmith song too although the name escapes me). We're going to have to arm wrestle. AFAIK is more of a Big Star homage-- "I'm in love with a girl" The monkees and Big Star were both results of 'mericans dealing with the British invasion. |
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Post by h on Sept 16, 2009 11:25:12 GMT -5
Don't the Beatles crop up more than any other band in the Replacements catalog? Heard "Oh Darling" the other day ... had forgotten exactly which song Mr. Whirly was stolen from. Isn't the intro also copped from 'Strawberry Fields'? |
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Post by h on Sept 16, 2009 11:33:15 GMT -5
"I've got blisters...I've got blisters on my balls." That's funny! I never got that, I always heard 'I've got blisters on my palms'. |
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Post by curmudgeon on Sept 16, 2009 11:45:13 GMT -5
I definitely think there is a huge big star influence as well. While AFAIK lyrically resembles Big Star, to me at least the actual tempo and energy of the song reminds me a lot of the Monkees. But yeah, I definitely think it could go either way.
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Post by timtoast on Sept 16, 2009 19:51:23 GMT -5
"I've got blisters...I've got blisters on my balls." That's funny! I never got that, I always heard 'I've got blisters on my palms'. That's what I hear as well. |
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Post by Strange and Grandiose on Sept 17, 2009 11:52:09 GMT -5
That's funny! I never got that, I always heard 'I've got blisters on my palms'. That's what I hear as well. "Palms" seems more likely. |
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Post by tims on Sept 17, 2009 20:26:15 GMT -5
Let's not forget 'Let It Be.'
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Post by wiser's deluxe on Sept 17, 2009 22:10:54 GMT -5
You know what bugs me though is how The Beatles completely ignored The 'Mats. The bastards! ... ;D
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Post by ABoyNamedPosh on Sept 24, 2009 8:09:19 GMT -5
Let's not forget 'I Will Dare'/'I'm Only Sleeping'. The choruses are crazy similiar.
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Post by wecantgetanybetter on Sept 24, 2009 8:37:53 GMT -5
Let's not forget 'I Will Dare'/'I'm Only Sleeping'. The choruses are crazy similiar. Hearing another human say that is even better than hearing new PW songs. |
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