Comments on: I Blame My Bloody Mother http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1190 Matthew Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:00:50 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1190 I must confess you are absolutely spot on - I have no idea about anything Los Lobos have done other than La Bamba. That one song was my only ever contact with their music and I have not gone back to dig any further. Duly chastened by all you lot then I will promise to behave myself and explore further. I must confess you are absolutely spot on – I have no idea about anything Los Lobos have done other than La Bamba. That one song was my only ever contact with their music and I have not gone back to dig any further. Duly chastened by all you lot then I will promise to behave myself and explore further.

]]> By: C http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1201 C Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:20:16 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1201 Oy vey. I can't believe you mentioned the tremendously talented Los Lobos -- have you heard anything other than 'La Bamba?' -- in the same breath as that oxygen thief Rick Astley and screeching Michael Bolton. Los Lobos toured with Dylan; Rick Astley was mocked in song by Mojo Nixon; Michael Bolton did a duet with that fraud Kenny G. Yeah, those are similar. Toad, Toad, Toad -- is it lonely down there in the dark? Oy vey. I can’t believe you mentioned the tremendously talented Los Lobos — have you heard anything other than ‘La Bamba?’ — in the same breath as that oxygen thief Rick Astley and screeching Michael Bolton. Los Lobos toured with Dylan; Rick Astley was mocked in song by Mojo Nixon; Michael Bolton did a duet with that fraud Kenny G. Yeah, those are similar. Toad, Toad, Toad — is it lonely down there in the dark?

]]> By: muruch http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1202 muruch Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:52:04 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1202 This is the first time I've visited your blog. It's refreshing to see humour in music writing. Pop - particularly of the cheesy 80s variety - is nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone needs some ear candy sometimes. :) This is the first time I’ve visited your blog. It’s refreshing to see humour in music writing. Pop – particularly of the cheesy 80s variety – is nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone needs some ear candy sometimes. :)

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1192 Matthew Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:48:17 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1192 Look, you bloody lot, I'm not denying that the woman can sing. I am talking about the 80s material with all that went with it. Ed absolutely nailed it when he mentioned the melodramatic synths. That sort of pompous, overblown melodrama infests virtually all 80s music. Even songs which are at their heart really rather good, like Private Dancer, can't shake it. And the 'moody, big-haired, gazing sadly out a rainy window' sax. Gah! I find myself imagining The Detroit Cobras covering Tina now. That might be quite good actually! J - Tom also loved Chuck E Weiss, whose music I really don't like that much at all. Look, you bloody lot, I’m not denying that the woman can sing.

I am talking about the 80s material with all that went with it. Ed absolutely nailed it when he mentioned the melodramatic synths. That sort of pompous, overblown melodrama infests virtually all 80s music. Even songs which are at their heart really rather good, like Private Dancer, can’t shake it. And the ‘moody, big-haired, gazing sadly out a rainy window’ sax. Gah!

I find myself imagining The Detroit Cobras covering Tina now. That might be quite good actually!

J – Tom also loved Chuck E Weiss, whose music I really don’t like that much at all.

]]> By: China http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1193 China Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:32:39 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1193 Oh goodness, you should hear Ike and Tina's version of "All I Could Do Was Cry" - that woman could SING! My first concert was Blink 182, though I think seeing Bryan Adams even as an opener makes you a winner there... Oh goodness, you should hear Ike and Tina’s version of “All I Could Do Was Cry” – that woman could SING!

My first concert was Blink 182, though I think seeing Bryan Adams even as an opener makes you a winner there…

]]> By: mjrc http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1194 mjrc Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:28:39 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1194 omg, you have no idea how it warms my heart to see that j from heart on a stick is reading the toad! my two favorite wickedly funny writers in all of blogland have found each other. you probably think i'm insane, but it really does please me immensely. : ) omg, you have no idea how it warms my heart to see that j from heart on a stick is reading the toad! my two favorite wickedly funny writers in all of blogland have found each other. you probably think i’m insane, but it really does please me immensely. : )

]]> By: wendy http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1195 wendy Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:10:52 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1195 At least your mom didn't love Tony Orlando & Dawn. At least your mom didn’t love Tony Orlando & Dawn.

]]> By: J http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1191 J Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:24:02 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1191 You do know that Los Lobos and Tom Waits are fans of each other and have worked with each other, right? You do know that Los Lobos and Tom Waits are fans of each other and have worked with each other, right?

]]> By: Jamie http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1197 Jamie Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:10:42 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1197 Hey, Tina Turner is nothing to ashamed of - OK, her later stuff is not so good, but in the 60's she was an absolute god. Much as i dislike Ike, Check out some of their performances on youtube - they are incredible Hey, Tina Turner is nothing to ashamed of – OK, her later stuff is not so good, but in the 60′s she was an absolute god. Much as i dislike Ike, Check out some of their performances on youtube – they are incredible

]]> By: Philly http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1196 Philly Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:04:47 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/2007/09/02/i-blame-my-bloody-mother/#comment-1196 Ah the memories. my mum was the same , every time we'd get in the car in the tina turner tape would go. Ah the memories. my mum was the same , every time we’d get in the car in the tina turner tape would go.

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