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Post by scottb on Apr 10, 2008 6:34:09 GMT -5
I rarely, if ever, hear "Favorite Thing" listed among the Mats best or most talked about songs. Granted, it tends to get lost among so many great songs on Let It Be, but the nod (at least in print) always goes to "I Will Dare", "Unsatisfied", "Answering Machine", and even "Androgynous" (rightfully so - all great songs). Maybe I just hear something others don't - but I absolutely love Favorite Thing...so much raw emotion, and to me, it is the one song that perfectly blends the rawness and power, and energy of their ealier work, combined with the "tenderness" and "ache" (as PW likes to say) of their later stuff and his solo efforts.
Any thoughts?
Agree/disagree?
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MacGyver
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Post by MacGyver on Apr 10, 2008 9:41:24 GMT -5
It's definitely one of my 'favourite things'.
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Post by SnowCover on Apr 10, 2008 14:38:32 GMT -5
If Only You Were Lonely! Easily my favorite early song lyrically.
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Post by ih8music on Apr 10, 2008 17:05:38 GMT -5
I like Favorite Thing a lot, but I personally wouldn't put it in the same class as the songs you mention. It's a good rocker that contributes to the overall smart-sloppy-stupid-sensitive feel of LIB that makes it such a classic... but IMO it's not one of the songs that defines the album.
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Post by justlikemartinsaid on Apr 10, 2008 21:03:07 GMT -5
Bob Mould's band SUGAR had a great song on their second album named "Favorite Thing". They are both good songs but sound nothing alike.
I've also always wanted to know who "Donna" is/was and if Paul is referring to her again in "Pool & Dive".
Personally I think "Nevermind" is the most underrated Mats tune.
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Post by lifeandlifeonly on Apr 11, 2008 12:19:52 GMT -5
I'm so glad someone else has a big appreciation for Favorite Thing. It comes close to being my favorite Mat's song all time. Dare I say, also my favorite song on Let it Be. The guitars and lyric/vocal delivery is incredible. There is a really good live version on...live at the Ritz I think? Paul improvises the first verse magically.
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Post by daddybrave on Apr 11, 2008 13:28:47 GMT -5
100% right.
The crazy yell at the beginning, the pell mell melody, the pace that almost falls apart...a perfect punk pop tune.
i also feel that 'we're comin' out' is sadly underdiscussed as a highlight. the finger snaps? the piano? in the midst of the hardcore onslaught? awesome.
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Post by Stegman on Apr 11, 2008 14:47:53 GMT -5
Totally agree. In fact, I think it might be my favorite song on LIB.
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Post by TomT on Apr 11, 2008 18:47:03 GMT -5
i also feel that 'we're comin' out' is sadly underdiscussed as a highlight. the finger snaps? the piano? in the midst of the hardcore onslaught? awesome. Yeah, I really liked this one a lot before I ever came around to liking Unsatisfied. I thought the finger snaps and piano was the coolest shit I ever heard. And NOBODY talks about this song. I have a lot of bootlegs and the only time they play it live is on the Lingerie, LA show in 1984. Favorite Thing is really great too. Lots of energy. Tommy Tonsils is ANOTHER overlooked jem in my book. |
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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on Apr 11, 2008 20:02:10 GMT -5
Favorite Thing is fantastic.
Take Me Down to the Hospital at the time was another favorite.
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Post by nyc1lkg on Apr 11, 2008 20:34:30 GMT -5
Fav Thing....love it!
Pay close attention from the 1:30 mark to about 1:34.
It's one of those perfect rock n roll moments.......it's sounds like the whole thing is about to fall apart, yet it doesn't. It's magic.
We're comin out sounds 100% better ir you hear it after Favorite Thing. Like PB&J. Gotta go together.
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Post by lifeandlifeonly on Apr 11, 2008 21:54:26 GMT -5
100% right. The crazy yell at the beginning, the pell mell melody, the pace that almost falls apart...a perfect punk pop tune. i also feel that 'we're comin' out' is sadly underdiscussed as a highlight. the finger snaps? the piano? in the midst of the hardcore onslaught? awesome. The snaps and piano bit kills me every time. Fuckin' love it. I think young punk kids of today need to listen to those two songs. Actually, they should just listen to the entire Mat's catalogue. |
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Post by paulie on Apr 12, 2008 7:18:00 GMT -5
nightclub jitters is another one
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Post by adamapple on Apr 12, 2008 13:51:27 GMT -5
they're blind
darlin' one
happy town
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Post by Lee on Apr 15, 2008 2:30:28 GMT -5
that break in the middle of "favorite thing":
"yr my favorite thing, BUT I'M NOTHIN'!!"
chills, son.
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Post by curmudgeon on Apr 15, 2008 13:47:54 GMT -5
It's a great song to listen to...once in awhile  |
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Post by Smorgasberg on Apr 15, 2008 17:04:11 GMT -5
Put me down as another big fan of "Favorite Thing."
To go in a wholly other direction for a minute, I was listening to the Rhino Best Of... today in the car, and it occurred to me that, while "Message to the Boys" might just be a tossed off ditty in the world of Westerberg, it also kicks the living s**t out of anything the Stones have recorded for the past twenty-five years. There is just no justice in the world of popular entertainment.
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Post by curmudgeon on Apr 15, 2008 17:28:36 GMT -5
I actually really liked Voodoo Lounge and I bought the single Streets of Love off of their newest album.
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Post by tommy-gun(s) on Apr 16, 2008 11:17:54 GMT -5
I would have placed Favorite Thing on the Best Of record in place of Answering Machine. It would have added a little more punch to the middle part of the album.
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Post by Lieworth T. Elling III on Apr 17, 2008 8:36:18 GMT -5
favorite thing has always been one of my fave things.
i covered it once with my band, and i think it was the most fun i ever had on stage.
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