ROCKOLLECTIONS: JOHN AND MARY PT.1

[Mike Pell]

Here's the first chapter of what will be two weeks of simple fun.

I will return to the Angels for one more concluding show, but this caught my eye.

It was Celebrate Your Name Week, a holiday established in 1997 by American Onomatology hobbyist Jerry Hill.

Hill prescribed the first full week in March as a week for everyone worldwide to embrace and celebrate his or her name.

It's also a week for appreciating names in general, and to have fun getting to know more about names.

There are seven components that comprise the Week: Name Tag Day, Namesake Day, Name Fun Facts Day, Unique Names Day, Learn What Your Name Means Day, Middle Name Pride Day, and Genealogy Day.

Yes, it's a WORLD GONE MAD, LOL!

In this 21st Century, the most common names for boy and girl babies are Jacob and either Sophia or Emily (depending upon the source).

But if you combine the 20th and 21st Century, the Most Popular Names are mercifully still John and Mary!

So there's the premise for this short Series, Songs For John And Mary.

I'll start with John- no Male Chauvinist, just doing it Alphabetically...right, hehehehehe?

 

Here are the links to my selected John songs, with Mary coming next time, at Mike Pell Rockollections:
 

At Podomatic:

 

http://radiopell.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-10T18_10_17-07_00

 

At Soundcloud:

 

http://soundcloud.com/radiopell/01-john-mary-2013

 

Mike

 

[Mike Pell]

Jon,

Yes my friend, he re-recorded it, lol!

Now calm down, they do sound similar but I chose to be different.

And what's with the "thee"?

Bible reading and smoking "stuff" too, lol?

Hahahahahahaha...the Robert Palmer song gives you an odd feeling.

No, I don't see any rhymes in your Warren Zevon sentences.

I am thinking about watching that Cowsills thing, sounds like you recommend it.

But you are nuts, hahahahahaha, "I'm gonna get me some. DADDY ISSUES!"

Hahahahahahaha!

Alright, about the Sabbath song- you obviously feel strongly about it and know it well.

So if I don't play it, you play it in your MIND!

And I am only half-kidding about that.

Isn't it better and more interesting if I play stuff you aren't that familiar with?

You could just play Johnny Blade yourself anytime you want, right?

You know what would be cool though?
If I could wander through your collection and do a show that way.

Be very interesting to hear how I would present YOUR music, but with MY spin on it!
Of course, your collection isn't complete because...well...you know, lol!

Thanks for the listen and the writing, being a good sport and making me genuinely laugh,

Mike

[Mike Pell]

Scott,

I expected that "what week is it anyway" question from Jon, not you!
You should be ashamed, lol!
Like I said it was a last second decision, and I made no secret that I was late.

I am not crazy about Robert Palmer either, but there are a few songs I do like and will use if the need arises.

Plus I have a grudge against him and his fans for almost ruining a Kinks performance for me and a girl one time- where HE was the headliner and NOT my Kinks!

So your Golden Pell goes to Warren Zevon, an excellent choice.

I wonder how many people picked up on my playing his song, and then Uncle John's being the Band he struck up?

Sneaky, yes?

Funny, but I never gave The Ballad of John and Yoko a thought.

Nor the others I'm sad to say, lol!

Hope I don't disappoint you as the Series goes on.

Thanks for the listen and the writing, hang in there with me,

Mike

[Mike Pell]

RJ,

Thanks, it wasn't that hard to throw together.

Giving the Golden Pell to the SHOW?

See, maybe I work too hard on the others, lol!

But you might have chosen Robert Palmer, and I have to remember to send it.

Give me a holler if I forget.

I think I would have given it to the Grateful Dead for their raucous rendition of Chuck's song.

It would definitely have been more challenging if I had limited myself to songs about John only, but probably not as much fun for me- and certainly more time consuming.

As it happened, this was a last second idea to break from the seriousness of the Angel episodes.

The name John most definitely does NOT have to be in the title, and I am planning a section on that very thing.

I have already done the 2nd half of the show and it was not necessary for any derivatives of Mary, but for next week I have already dug out a few in case they are needed.

And good thinking on that by the way!

No Elton John, that one is too obvious.

I wanna make you go "Oh DAMN...YEAH, there's a JOHN in there", LOL!

Thanks for the listen and the writing, and the Golden Pell to the SHOW- you are the MAN!
Mike

[Jon]

He re-recorded it, didn't he? And it sounds the same. Compare them, I dare thee!

[Jon]

Huh? You saying it's not from the MAW debut? Unless he did a remake that sounds exactly like the MAW song, I'm sticking with my story.

Johnny Blade!!!!!!!

John Stephenson Barleycorn!

Nice show. For some reason I've been smoking a lot of "stuff" and you played two songs from The Grateful Dead. Interesting.

That Robert Palmer song is another one that makes me feel weird for some reason. Just gives me an odd feeling.

Warren Zevon is the epitome of cool. Totally 100% cool. Can't go wrong with ANY Zevon (does that rhyme?)

Nice show, would be better with those two "John" songs though. Especially JOHNNY BLADE!

One a sidenote, I watched a doc on the Cowsills these weekend. Very interesting stuff. Daddy was a nut job from what I saw. Complete nutjob! But their music was actually pretty good for a bunch of clean cut youth. I'm gonna get me some. DADDY ISSUES!

[Scott]

What week is it anyway?

 

I love "Bad Case of Loving You" by Robert Palmer, as far as I know it the one and only tune I know of his as a solo artist, this one sounds cool but I'm not sure its interesting enough to seek more of his work.  Its a little too "A-Ha" for me...

 

My Golden Pell goes to Warren Zevon.  By dar the best tune played in this set!

 

Here's two of my favorite Johnny song titles...

• Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed - Thin Lizzy
• Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Tears for Fears

 

The one I'm surprised didn't make your Johnny list was "The Ballad of John and Yoko"

[RJhog (Admin)]

That's a really good show Mike.  I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.  So I'm gonna give the Golden Pell to the show, not just an individual song (I guess that's against the rules since I've heard a couple of the songs, but like you, I says forget the rules).  However, if I were gonna give a GP to a song, it would be the opener by Robert Palmer.  That's a killer song.  I think I might need some of his back catalog.

You know, this would have been more challenging for you if you had limited yourself to songs about John only, no Johnnies.  But since you did it this way, I'm immediately thinking Empty Garden by Elton John.  Or does the name have to be in the title?  You could also play a Bon Jovi song, that would make Jon and Scott very happy.

Now, my next question is when you do Mary (), will you use name derivatives there too?  I'm thinking Maryanne....

[Mike Pell]

Jon me lad...very very close but no cigar...I got tricks up my sleeve, lol!

[Jon]

Umm....Mike?

That's a Men At Work song. I'm sure that Colin wrote it but it's from their first album.