We continue our series Rockollections Goes To The Movies with that most American of Movies...The Western.
Actually, for many years now I have been making a list of tunes for at minimum a three-part series, The Wild West!
It's just a matter of time until I get around to…
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Added by Mike Pell on June 2, 2011 at 2:03am —
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Rockollection Goes To The Movies, this time with heaping portions of Hot Buttered Popcorn for everyone.
Just tell your local theater I sent you, lol!
I wonder why Movies and Popcorn go together so well?
Having established way…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 31, 2011 at 1:16am —
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Continuing with our featured artist, Wilson Pickett, I was surprised to find out quite a few things about his life while researching him, like his relationship with his mother.
And especially the trouble he seemed to get into in his later years.
Aren't you supposed to do that when in your younger age?…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 26, 2011 at 3:34am —
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This week's featured artist is Wilson Pickett
Pickett did a good deal to establish the sound of Southern soul with his early hits, which were often written and recorded with the cream of the session musicians in Memphis and Muscle Shoals.
Before establishing himself…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 24, 2011 at 5:00am —
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It is time to wrap up our Salute To Mothers.
This final chapter will have a song my buddy Mike and I always laugh along with to begin, followed by an early R&B song from before there was Rock & Roll, but whose sound clearly forecasts what was to come.
After…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 18, 2011 at 11:11pm —
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Opening the 3rd week of the Salute To Mothers, there are some who may think the series is too long- maybe feel ALL my series are too long.
I will address that, and how as these Theme shows progress I think of more songs.
And hey, watch it- this is about MOM after…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 17, 2011 at 3:07am —
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After playing songs about Good Mothers last chapter, I promised you Bad Mothers.
And this is a Salute, lol?
Yes, Good, Bad, it takes all kinds.
I'll start with the most notorious Bad Mother I could think of- and this Mom is…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 12, 2011 at 2:04am —
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Mothers Day was just a few days ago, so I'll continue with our Salute To Mothers.
After all, they work all year round, so why only honor them for a meager one day?
We'll open this chapter with the Rolling Stones.
How many…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 10, 2011 at 3:22am —
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I'll open this chapter for Mothers with two interpretations of the same song.
As I was discussing recently with my friend RJ, there are songs that are covered by artists and Pop-musiced-up to the point where the meaning intended by the writer is…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 5, 2011 at 1:43am —
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As you should know, this Sunday is Mothers Day.
So what is called for is a Rockollections Salute To Mothers, Mamas, Moms & Mas.
After a previously unreleased opening rocker, we will get into it with a first set that is intended to touch your loving heart for…
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Added by Mike Pell on May 3, 2011 at 5:07am —
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Chugging along with Rockollections Goes To The Movies, I'll open with a song that was written and recorded by Paul McCartney, and rejected by the producers of a 1978 Movie.
The song turned up 12 years later as a B-side- McCartney, like me, wastes nothing, lol!
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Added by Mike Pell on April 28, 2011 at 1:28am —
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Let's go back to the comfort of the Movies.
Without a computer during my maddening travails in getting it tuned up, I watched a good number of them.
Hey, That's Why God Made The Movies!…
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Added by Mike Pell on April 26, 2011 at 1:01am —
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The long length of The Beatles' Abbey Road album left little time to really get deep into it on a slightly less than hour show.
So it was decided we would do TWO shows, as the importance of the Beatles and the album, when originally released and still today, was of such a magnitude it would be…
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Added by Mike Pell on April 22, 2011 at 1:37am —
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I am back and so is my computer (more on that later), and we will finally listen to Side Two.
The long length of The Beatles' Abbey Road album left little time to really get deep into it on a slightly less than hour show.
So it was decided we would do TWO shows, as…
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Added by Mike Pell on April 20, 2011 at 2:11pm —
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Here is the finale of our look at Money and the Financial Crisis.So I thought we would take a musical look at some of those who TAKE our money, and give little, if anything, in return.That includes Unions, Gold diggers (not being sexist, they can be of either gender), and the biggest offender of all…the Government.What do they care? It’s… Continue
Added by Mike Pell on April 15, 2011 at 3:09pm —
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This is the next-to-last chapter, and opens with a song I am sure at least a few people have been wondering when I was going to play!After that, one of the numbers I thought of during the layoff- another variation on that old Barrett Strong tune.I won’t say who does it, but I will tell you that the group’s name sounds like something I would see during my worst hangovers,… Continue
Added by Mike Pell on April 15, 2011 at 1:51am —
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I am dedicating almost this entire episode to Gold.It seems that when people lose confidence in their paper currency they turn to it.While I can understand that, the problem with buying Gold is that it does nothing to help the economy, except for the seller.People hoard it, an unproductive asset- while even leaving your cash in the bank… Continue
Added by Mike Pell on April 13, 2011 at 2:06am —
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Back on the Money & Financial Crisis case.Since I last put out an episode, the Dow Jones dipped 1,000 points in about 20 minutes one day, Greece had to be bailed out (a freakin’ COUNTRY!), Spain’s rating has been downgraded, Ireland is in serious trouble, oil keeps spilling into the Gulf while BP & the Government, aka Dumb & Dumber, stand around with their thumbs up…well maybe their thumbs would be of better use… Continue
Added by Mike Pell on April 13, 2011 at 1:56am —
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THIS IS THE SERIES THAT GOT ME IN TROUBLE!
My computer is still out there in Lost Staplesland, and I will have more to say about that.
Just so you don't forget me, and coming off last night's avoiding a government shutdown BECAUSE of what I considered a Financial Crisis and still do, here is a series I did last…
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Added by Mike Pell on April 10, 2011 at 6:36pm —
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THIS IS THE SERIES THAT GOT ME IN TROUBLE!
My computer is still out there in Lost Staplesland, and I will have more to say about that.
Just so you don't… Continue
Added by Mike Pell on April 9, 2011 at 11:07pm —
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