My Life is Good

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My Life is Good (Live Acoustic ) by Randy Newman

Songs available for listening here


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Got this from an online friend of mine Kat. Can't even remember how I discovered her blog middle of last year but I was researching a post. I liked what I saw so I kept the blog in the bookmarks and I eventually linked her blog to my blogspot when it dawned on me I could do it for blogs I liked .

Anyway about this exercise, I had seen it a dozen times on multiply but because it was from my niece's classmates (grade school age) , I prejudged it and never even opened any of the posts. It took a blog entry from Kat for me to take it seriously. To all the kids in Multiply , sorry for my discrimination from a fossil like me. This was fun after all.
If it seems like a lot of these songs are from movies . I probably knew them before the movies came out. Goes to show you that quality knows no time or fad.

Don't forget to listen to the songs .



Instructions:
Put your player on shuffle and hit the 'Next' button to get your answer to every question. You must indicate the title and artist, no matter how far-fetched it sounds. Tag people who might be interested in doing this same thing. No cheating.


WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?- Never My Love- The Association.
My Tita Rose would be proud that this song leads it off. Nice gentle song with harmonies. If this makes a good answer to that question then tell me.


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?- Rollercoaster of Love- The Ohio Players . If the song sounds familiar , this is the original. Remade by Red Hot Chili Peppers and on the Beavis and Butthead Movie. As if this really was my purpose but the more I look at it, the more it seems to make sense.






WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?- Just Wanna Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb .
This sounds like the motto of every used car sales man turned politician. Of course y'all know what happened to Andy Gibb.




WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?- For What It's Worth- Buffalo Springfield. This is a nice sounding song then you realize it's about a protest . http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3035
Played in many movies: Forrest Gump, He's Got Game, Lord of War and a reinterpretation on the Muppet Show.




WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?- Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix . Now if a song about 5 alarm chili came up then this would be 100% true. I still have no idea what Jimi was singing about. Love the song. First heard it live . Not by Hendrix (even I am not that old) but by Stevie Ray Vaughan who opened for Men at Work (Cargo Tour 1983). You might remember the intro playing in the Segal Film Under Seige right when wacko Tommy Lee Jones decides to call Washington and let them know he has taken control of a battleship.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_Child_(Slight_Return)






WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?- Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa .

Maybe the weirdest song on this list and still very catchy. Does not answer the question since it's about a garage band and the cliches (humble beginnings, cheap equipment , complaining neighbors, dreams of stardom ) anyone with an alternate interpretation let me know.




WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?- Beware My Love - Paul McCartney and Wings (Live)


" No, no, no.
I must be wrong, baby, yeah.
But I don't believe that he's the one,
But if you insist,
I must be wrong, I must be wrong,
I have to leave,
And when I'm gone,
I'll leave my message in my song,
That's right.
Beware, my love,"

Up to you if that's my life story

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?- We're an American Band- Grand Funk Railroad

(See Joe's Garage)

Who didn't have that rock and roll dream? Everybody with big pants and backwards ball caps that's who.


WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?- The Kids Are Back- Twisted Sister.
No comment





WHAT SONG WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?- Foxey Lady- Jimi Hendrix .
The bride will love/ hate this. I know Garth lip synched to this in Wayne's World.




WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?- Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith .
Truly ironic. First noticed this in a video so long ago they were not even called videos. And yes he had big lips back then.




WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?- Do Wah Diddy- Manfred Mann .

Bill Murray/ Harold Ramis/ John Candy enuff sed.






WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?- Sign In Stranger- Steely Dan

I love all kinds of artists but if I had to narrow it down to two this is one of them. The odd part is all of Steely Dan's songs are all inside jokes so yeah it is the biggest secret. Listen to wicked piano playing here.





WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?- Sympathy for The Devil- Dave Matthews
I swear this is not rigged. Listen to this song with just one guitar playing.



WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?- Round and Round -Ratt

Again so true. Oh the mid 80's where every other artist was a quasi metal band from L.A.



HOW WILL YOU DIE?- Up Around the Bend- Credence Clearwater Revival

Jan & Dean reference anyone? Still a great song that will put a smile to your face.,


WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?Hocus Pocus - Focus
- its not everyday you get to hear a strung out flute player. Excellent yodelling and no lyrics . Take the plunge.




WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?- The Other Me- Joe Jackson
I truly love Joe Jackson, saw him twice in 1989 and 1991. This song was new in the latter concert and if I recall he introduced this song as what if you could be with two different people at the same time. If you know someone who has totally the wrong concept of commitment, let them hear this.




WHAT MAKES YOU CRY? The Dance - Garth Brooks
This is so true for the people in the article below. I remember reading this article when it came out but had never heard the song until about 8 years later. Read it to feel sad and to appreciate the ones you love who are gone and are still here.


http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138505/12/index.htm



WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST? Chuck E's in Love- Rikki Lee Jones

This is a great song and can also be seen as ironic in context of the question. Listen to the story.



IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? Green Onions - Booker T and MGs
I love this song and the band. It's also an instrumental. Although one of their hits was a song called Time is Tight.




WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?- Tell Me Something Good - Rufus and Chaka Khan

Excellent funk song. And she was so young when she did this.






WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? My Life is Good (Live Acoustic ) by Randy Newman

I told you earlier if I only had to narrow my favorites to two , well this is the other one. Again I will let you decide it's relevance and what a way to end the playlist. Thanks to all who have ever done this and please if you have send me yours. Thanks for reading and listening to mine.


Ed