CaledonianGonzo Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 9 minutes ago, mcshed said: He might not have the single name recognition of your Dollys, Lionels and Eltons but he's at least as big a deal as Jeff Lynne and Kenny Rodgers and certainly has more hits than ELO. A quick check of wikipedia shows 4 UK top 10 singles for CCR vs. 15 for ELO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Who's john fogerty? Tell me some songs i might know. I've no idea who he is but in my head i'm getting the words 'workmanlike blues rock' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, Mardy said: Who's john fogerty? He's a flannel shirt salesman https://www.johnfogertymerchandise.com/blue-red-flannel-shirt.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 That shirt is definitely workmanlike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, Mardy said: Who's john fogerty? Tell me some songs i might know. I've no idea who he is but in my head i'm getting the words 'workmanlike blues rock' Track list from Ultimate CCR: Disc: 1 Proud Mary Born On The Bayou Bad Moon Rising Good Golly Miss Molly Up Around The Bend Suzie Q Fortunate Son Midnight Special Who'll Stop The Rain Run Through The Jungle Hey Tonight Wrote A Song For Everyone Sweet Hitch-Hiker Before You Accuse Me Commotion My Baby Left Me Bootleg Pagan Baby (Wish I Could) Hideaway Cotton Fields Disc: 2 Travelin Band Don't Look Now Down On The Corner It Came Out Of The Sky Lookin' Out My Back Door Born To Move Green River I Put A Spell On You Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Molina Long As I Can See The Light Hello Mary Lou Tombstone Shadow Lodi Walking On The Water The Night Time Is The Right Time Someday Never Comes Porterville Lookin' For A Reason I Heard It Through The Grapevine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: He's a flannel shirt salesman https://www.johnfogertymerchandise.com/blue-red-flannel-shirt.html Hehe, and pajama bottoms too. Real passion killers. https://www.johnfogertymerchandise.com/pajama-pants.html just read his wikipedia page. Nothing i recognise, aside from the Quo cover, i'm aftraid. It's the sort of thing i've no idea about, cos my folks didn't play it as i was growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 'Proud Mary' currently playing in Mardy Towers. Not sure i've ever heard it before, although my young Russian wife is all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 You've never seen An American Werewolf in London? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Mardy said: 'Proud Mary' currently playing in Mardy Towers. Not sure i've ever heard it before, although my young Russian wife is all over it. Bang on Ike and Tina's version next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Just now, Mardy said: 'Proud Mary' currently playing in Mardy Towers. Not sure i've ever heard it before, although my young Russian wife is all over it. Was by Lisa Simpson originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said: You've never seen An American Werewolf in London? nah, don't really do films Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 I realise i'm coming across as a right contrary c**t here, and I really don't mean to. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 There's no doubt that its mainstream AOR radio rock, but like almost any genre when it's done well it's really, really good. There's nothing glamorous about him, but he's one of the great American rock'n'roll songwriters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mardy Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 aha! Bad Moon Rising. I know this. Tune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeble Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Fortunate son is 'the' anti war anthem, if ever a song fitted the Glastonbury demographic, this is it. and Rocking all over the world needs no introduction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nduja Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 I wouldn't hold out too much hope for the tapedeck, or the Creedence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Fogerty would be in my absolutely dream lineup, so count me in for this. Doubt it will happen but I would be there with bells on if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcshed Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said: A quick check of wikipedia shows 4 UK top 10 singles for CCR vs. 15 for ELO. That's not really the best indicator of which are more well known now. I certainly feel like I hear a lot more Creedence than ELO. It's standard pub jukebox fair, easy listening enough for Radio 2 and credible enough for 6 Music, it's a rare month goes by without stumbling across something. Whereas Mr Blue Sky aside how often to you hear ELO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 29 minutes ago, mcshed said: That's not really the best indicator of which are more well known now. I certainly feel like I hear a lot more Creedence than ELO. It's standard pub jukebox fair, easy listening enough for Radio 2 and credible enough for 6 Music, it's a rare month goes by without stumbling across something. Whereas Mr Blue Sky aside how often to you hear ELO? Don't Bring Me Down, Evil Woman, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Livin' Thing - heard all those on the wireless/in film or television in the last year or so (granted, films don't necessarily have to be this last year). Add to that tracks such as All Over The World, Shine a Little Love and even the recent tracks like When I Was a Boy. They all get a lot of Radio 2 action - and that's really the sort of station that plays right into the Legend Slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeye Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 I was initially excited at the prospect of ELO last year, but by the time June came along I'd changed my mind; their R2 gig in Hyde Park just didn't seem to connect. Lionel in 2015 on the other hand was magnificent; everything a legends slot should be. A huge crowd singing along, with the performer truly getting it; magic. Incidently, whilst ELO were playing we were up at The Park watching Nathaniel Radcliffe & Co; fantastic afternoon. Great burger on completion from the burger vendor LHS of Park stage (can't remember their name); didn't touch the sides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 47 minutes ago, mcshed said: That's not really the best indicator of which are more well known now. I certainly feel like I hear a lot more Creedence than ELO. It's standard pub jukebox fair, easy listening enough for Radio 2 and credible enough for 6 Music, it's a rare month goes by without stumbling across something. Whereas Mr Blue Sky aside how often to you hear ELO? Yeah, I'm not saying a lot of CCR's songs aren't standards. It's the lack of star power that would make it a disappointing booking. It's the one featured highlight of any festival that's not just anout the music. Making it purely about the songs would be to rob it of a lot of what makes it special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Slightly alarmed by the amount of radio 2 listeners around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Surely what's needed for the Oldies Slot is someone who can put on a great performance of a strong back catalogue. That's what Fogerty did before and could do again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 It's not all that is needed, no. Otherwise last year wouldn't have been considered a bit of an anticlimax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said: Slightly alarmed by the amount of radio 2 listeners around here. Quite. Strictly a doctors waiting room station for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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