Monday's Music Moves Me: Songs about Neighbors and Sons

 It's another Monday's Music Moves Me and today's theme is songs about Neighbors and Sons.  Let's go ahead and get straight to the music!

We'll start with a neat video of Mister Rogers aging as he sings "Won't you be my Neighbor"

We go from the music of your childhood to one of the World's Greatest Rock and Roll Bands, Ladies and Gentleman the Rolling Stones...

Cat Stevens "Father and Son"

"Son of a Son of a Sailor" Jimmy Buffett

Sheryl Crow "There Goes the Neighborhood"

CCR "Fortunate Son"

Dusty Springfield "Son of a Preacher Man"

Hope that got you moving! I will see you soon!

Battle of the Bands:Sheryl won The First Cut

Sheryl Crow won my Battle of the Bands contest 3 to 1 over P.P. Arnold. Why did I pick P.P Arnold as a contestant? Well she has done backing vocals for Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel,  The Small Faces, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash to name a few. She also had a solo career. During her solo career she was the first to record a song by Cat Stevens called "The First Cut is the Deepest." So Sheryl Crow beat one of the First Cuts.


                                                    "My Favorite Mistake"

"Still the Good Ol' Days" with Joe Walsh

"All I Wanna Do"

I will be back with a new Battle in a few days!

Battle of the Bands: The First Cut is The Deepest in a Sort of Cat Fight

Kicking off the Battle of the Bands for July with a song written by Cat Stevens called "The First Cut is The Deepest."  Sometimes when two woman fight it is called a cat fight. Well How about P.P. Arnold duking it out with Sheryl Crow? Plus the song was written by a guy named Cat.

Cat Stevens "The First Cut is the Deepest"

Alright the voting will be for the contenders. Tell me which one you liked best in the comments.

Contender One: P.P. Arnold

Contender Two: Sheryl Crow

Enjoy!

Battle of the Bands Number 11: Happy Xmas The War is Over !

Welcome to my Battle of the Bands number 11! This month I will be trying to keep it with a Holiday theme for the entire month.

Listen to the song clips in the blog post. In the comment section vote for the one you like the best. Feel free to explain why you voted the way you did. The battles take place on the first and 15th and winners will be announced on the 7th and 21st. I will normally post the winner in the comments. Of course have fun and enjoy!

If you are still looking for more musical fun after you vote, you can check out these sites for more battles:

Far Away Series

Your Daily Dose

DiscConnected

Tossing It Out

STMcC Presents "Battle of the Bands"

A Writer's Life in Progress

Curious as a Cathy

The Creative Outlet of StratPlayer

The Sound of One Hand Typing

Alex J. Cavanaugh

Original Song: John Lennon's Happy Xmas (The War is Over)

Christmas is just around the corner so this song is quite timely. Last time I used a legend in Chuck Berry and this time I picked another legend John Lennon.


Challenger One: The Corrs

Challenger Two: Sheryl Crow

I have seen both of The Corrs and Sheryl Crow open up for the Rolling Stones. Just a connection between the artists.

Vote in the comments! Happy Holidays! Next Battle of the Bands next year!

R.I.P Jesse Winchester

Bill Flanagan might have said it best about Jesse Winchester in the linear notes of the 2011 tribute album "I don't know anyone who dislikes Jesse Winchester's music. It seems to me there are only those who love it and those who have never heard it."

I sadly fell into the camp of not knowing him. I had the heard his name. More than likely I had heard his songs covered by the likes of Jimmy Buffett, Elvis Costello, Reba McEntire and more.

above he is with Jimmy Buffett below he is with Elvis Costello, Neko Case, ..

I found out about his death through Bonnie Raitt posting this video...

He is a talent that will be greatly missed. Perhaps his songs will be past on to future generations and he will leave behind a musical legacy.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2014

Back for another round of who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2014.

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel is officially a two-timer! A two time member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that is. The first time around he was inducted as a member of Genesis, this time around he is being honored for his solo work.I agree with his selection. He had a big hit with Sledgehammer and a lot of his songs got a tremendous amount of airplay.

"Solsbury Hill"

Cat Stevens

It is a "Wild World" out there and Cat Stevens deserves this honor just ask Mr. Big. But Mr. Big wasn't the only superstar to have a hit due to a song Cat Stevens wrote, Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow will tell you "The First Cut is the Deepest."

Hall and Oates

I remember liking them as a young kid. Somewhere down the line it became not as cool. But I like what I have seen Daryl Hall do recently with his live from his house show or what not.In truth they were very talented.

"Private Eyes"

Linda Ronstadt

A good call she belongs here. You might be "No Good" but she is. 11 Grammy good.

There you have it, and next year maybe..