tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post8381924248927330575..comments2023-11-15T02:18:34.344-08:00Comments on DiscConnected: IT REACHED OUT AND GRABBED ME (BOTB)DiscConnectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-71662608333317250022016-08-07T07:55:23.727-07:002016-08-07T07:55:23.727-07:00I did add your link to my own post, but it's p...I did add your link to my own post, but it's probably too late for this time. You'll get a better turnout for the next one. Some people participate sporadically and I've missed a few as well. I don't think anyone minds.Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-41648395019853961782016-08-06T22:25:29.064-07:002016-08-06T22:25:29.064-07:00Welcome back! Sugar Ray gets my voteWelcome back! Sugar Ray gets my voteMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000518512016364412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-63789391489233917582016-08-05T09:12:25.352-07:002016-08-05T09:12:25.352-07:00Thanks, Debbie-I'm not sure I'll make ever...Thanks, Debbie-I'm not sure I'll make every installment depending on how crazed work is and whether I have any fresh ideas, but I do have one for the 15th.<br /><br />I figured McKelle would win, but without the broader BOTB audience (my fault for sneaking this post in) it is looking like a shut-out!DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-63479409079192465372016-08-05T08:53:48.923-07:002016-08-05T08:53:48.923-07:00Welcome back to BOTB! I missed your last one, but ...Welcome back to BOTB! I missed your last one, but will check it out after this. Robin McKelle's version gives this song a completely different flavour. Please give my vote to her.Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-80399513976992980842016-08-03T21:14:13.692-07:002016-08-03T21:14:13.692-07:00Well at any rate, you're to blame for the mone...Well at any rate, you're to blame for the money I have spent on Jazz CD's.<br /><br />When I heard McKelle's version, I could not place it at first-and had the same reaction as you.<br /><br />I looked for another cover in lieu of Sugar Ray's but no luck. After hearing the song on the McKelle album, I was determined to use it here....so since I figured I wouldn't attract some of the more mainstream BOTB-ers, I anticipated a shut out.<br /><br />I have a BOTB post for the 15th as well-not sure how often I'll post-but if the ideas keep coming....DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-20248585780168910202016-08-03T20:55:52.644-07:002016-08-03T20:55:52.644-07:00Well, consarn it all to hell, LC, why didn't y...Well, consarn it all to hell, LC, why didn't you tell me you were going to play BOTB this time? I would have added a link to your blog at my BOTB page. (I'll do it now, but it's probably too late to generate much, if any, traffic. But, it's worth a try.)<br /><br /><i>>>... "Jazz, jazz, jazz, fuck rock, liberals suck, star trek fans are wussies, Springsteen fans are commies, jazz, jazz, jazz"</i><br /><br />That's NOT what I said and YOU KNOW IT! I said: "Rock sucks, fuck Liberals!" Man, if you're gonna quote me, get it right!!<br /><br />I was all prepared to say that I still kinda-sorta like a few of Steve Miller's songs, but not many. And 'ABRACADABRA' has ALWAYS been the one Steve Miller song that I simply couldn't stand to listen to. (And that's still true.) I was all prepared to say I was voting for the lesser of two evils here, but...<br /><br />But then I heard ROBIN's take on it. HOKEY-SMOKE! That was friggin' GREAT! Goes to show that in the right hands, even a crappy song can be molded into a true gem. I loved it! It even had a little scatting in there, and some Duke Ellington piano licks.<br /><br />I gotta check her out at Spotify. I dug her voice and the entire arrangement!<br /><br />And yeah, Sugar Ray was so almost note-for-note identical to the (crappy) Steve Miller (Disco-ish abomination) that you might as well have made it Robin Versus Steve.<br /><br />Thanks for turning me onto a new Jazz artist who's damn good (if this track is any indication).<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-27142619902683807092016-08-01T17:02:11.262-07:002016-08-01T17:02:11.262-07:00Hard to argue with either of your takes...Hard to argue with either of your takes...DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-77734502572742171972016-08-01T17:00:44.249-07:002016-08-01T17:00:44.249-07:00Considering I do not expect many of the usual BOTB...Considering I do not expect many of the usual BOTB voters to drop by, this will probably be a shutout-maybe I should have pit McKelle against the original.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-33809750409901870542016-08-01T16:43:25.456-07:002016-08-01T16:43:25.456-07:00By "maintaining the pop-rock integrity of the...By "maintaining the pop-rock integrity of the song", I take it Lee means "added nothing at all to it". Vote for the jazz version, surprisingly to me.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587309093892894426.post-1785899775185582522016-08-01T05:47:34.609-07:002016-08-01T05:47:34.609-07:00Sugar Ray maintains the pop rock integrity of this...Sugar Ray maintains the pop rock integrity of this song, but Robin McKelle & band perform the song as though this was the way it was meant to be do. My vote goes to Robin.<br /><br />Good to see you back with a BOTB post. This was a good one.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com