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    What are you listening to? The world really needs to know. #5

    [This video is unavailable.] Really enjoy Fireball. My old 'head' uncle used to play this incessantly while driving with a can of beer parked between his legs as he ferried a bunch of 8 year olds to the local arcades and lakes. Reminded me of this song, which was playing when I lost my...
  2. Joe Batters

    What are you listening to? The world really needs to know. #5

    Underrated band for sure. A bit schmaltzy, but a pretty decent song.
  3. Joe Batters

    What are you listening to? The world really needs to know. #5

    Title is referencing a Mexican fighter from the 80's. He goes on to sing about many other prizefighters. I posted the electric version. The acoustic version is pretty great as well if anyone was interested in looking for it.
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    What are you listening to? The world really needs to know. #5

    My early thirty Pennsylvanian ass can really relate to this early 70's Soul singer singing about the flood of cheap, available Heroin that flooded major cities in the late 60's. ;)
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    I'm amazed you can find anything around here

    I hope I didn't step into anything. I know this is a tight knit group. I was just asking.
  6. Joe Batters

    what? you're kidding, right? no? jesus.

    Dang! I just posted a video by The National in the "What are you listening to" thread. Didn't realize they covered Clampdown. Just checked it out. It's not very good. But they do a pretty good cover of Springsteen's My Father's House and Velvet Underground's What goes on.
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    What are you listening to? The world really needs to know. #5

    Saw these guys last night at the Barclay center in Brooklyn. Full house. Very good band. Really worked it for a solid decade before getting this great opportunity to play some big venues.
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