*** music trivia ***

[dfs]

Do you guys have a favorite Chicago song ? It's almost impossible to name a favorite when there is such an extensive discography. There are many favorites but I always really liked "Old Days."

Saturday in the Park.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Saturday in the Park.

Heard that one while in Walmart the other day. It was the only good thing that happened while in Walmart. Such a great song.

[Roy Tucker]

I love me some Fleetwood Mac but I'm convinced that Stevie Nicks was a goat in a previous life.

167. About Ms. Nicks. On the day of her wedding to Kim Anderson in 1983, the couple were driving to Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara when Prince's song, "Little Red Corvette" came on the car radio. Stevie started humming along to the song(like a goat, no doubt), especially inspired by Prince's lush synthesizers in the song. She retrieved a tape recorder and later that night, in the couple's honeymoon suite , recorded a demo of a song inspired while humming along, earlier in the day to Prince's "Little Red Corvette." Stevie later called him and told him the story of the song's creation.

One night about a week later , Prince came down to the studio and played synthesizers during the recording of the song. Though he wasn't credited for his work on the song, his Purple Majesty received 50% of the publishing royalties on the song. According to Stevie, when Prince finished doing his thing, "he just got up and left as if the whole thing happened in a dream."

Synth player Dave Bluefield , who said he programmed the song's rhythm on a drum machine and played the main chords on his synthesizer, claims Prince did the "8th note upbeats" in the upper octaves during the main chorus. The artist formerly known as Purple Crazy had a different story. Prince said, "When I got there, her and Jimmy Iovine couldn't figure out how to work the drum machine...because people were using live drums at that point...so I went down there and programmed it for them and pretty much played most of the song there in about twenty or thirty minutes"

Regardless of how much or how little Prince contributed to the song, he received half of the publishing royalties and it was his classic , "Little Red Corvette ," that served as the inspiration for the song. This song was Nicks' third highest-charting solo single(#5) on the Billboard Hot 100 , behind "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"(#3) and "Talk to Me"(#4).


Can you name the song that served that was birthed on Stevie Nicks wedding day in 1983 as she was humming along in the car to Prince's "Little Red Corvette."

I could never make this sh#t up...could I?


Can you name the song?

Better yet, give me your best goat impression while singing this song.

I don’t know the answer to this. But it made start thinking.

I did see Fleetwood Mac a couple times. The first was during my time at Ohio State like early 70’s. It was the Bob Welch and some other guy I can’t remember version of the band. I had bought “Bare Trees” out of the cutout bin for $.99 but mildly liked it. They played at Mershon Auditorium but I don’t remember much of the show. As usual, I was under the influence of multiple legal and illegal substances. The second was a big Fleetwood Mac show at Riverfront Coliseum with Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer like 1976? I was there to see Beck because “Blow by Blow” had been recently released and I *really* liked it. Beck played first and had a great set. Fleetwood Mac was the headliner and it was the Buckingham/Nicks version. I had their first album but hadn’t become a big fan yet. I think that show got me hooked.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I don’t know the answer to this. But it made start thinking.

I did see Fleetwood Mac a couple times. The first was during my time at Ohio State like early 70’s. It was the Bob Welch and some other guy I can’t remember version of the band. I had bought “Bare Trees” out of the cutout bin for $.99 but mildly liked it. They played at Mershon Auditorium but I don’t remember much of the show. As usual, I was under the influence of multiple legal and illegal substances. The second was a big Fleetwood Mac show at Riverfront Coliseum with Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer like 1976? I was there to see Beck because “Blow by Blow” had been recently released and I *really* liked it. Beck played first and had a great set. Fleetwood Mac was the headliner and it was the Buckingham/Nicks version. I had their first album but hadn’t become a big fan yet. I think that show got me hooked.

I've been a big fan of Fleetwood Mac for a long time. I had the "Bare Trees" album, as well. Christine McVie's "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" is simply splendid. She was SO good! RIP She was truly the glue in that band. Such a smooth, warm voice. I really love Buckingham, too. He's such an underrated guitarist and a terrific showman. When I went to my first FM show I was expecting Stevie Nicks to be the one who grabbed the most attention. I was wrong. Buckingham was the show stopper! Absolutely stole the show with his playing, singing, and showmanship. I can see why Nicks was so jealous of him. He was better than her by a lot.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I've been a big fan of Fleetwood Mac for a long time. I had the "Bare Trees" album, as well. Christine McVie's "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" is simply splendid. She was SO good! RIP She was truly the glue in that band. Such a smooth, warm voice. I really love Buckingham, too. He's such an underrated guitarist and a terrific showman. When I went to my first FM show I was expecting Stevie Nicks to be the one who grabbed the most attention. I was wrong. Buckingham was the show stopper! Absolutely stole the show with his playing, singing, and showmanship. I can see why Nicks was so jealous of him. He was better than her by a lot.

[texasdave]

It all makes sense now. This is the only Stevie Nicks song that I even mildly liked. It had to have Prints fingerprints all over it. The video should be put in a 1980s time capsule as it captures exactly how I remember that decade.



Bob Welch wrote several fine tunes for Fleetwood Mac (Hypnotized is a true gem). But to me, FM ceased to exist once Peter Green was out of the group.

Mid-70s puff rock or this:

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Do you all prefer Peter G. or Lindsey B. ?

[Mitri]

I love Bare Trees, one of my favorite Mac attacks.

re: texasdave: The Green era was great (as were many of his solo records) but all eras FM are fantastic, even the Spencer/Kirwan years. Tusk is their masterpiece.

that video of PG is sick.

[texasdave]

I'd choose the Peter Greene version, acknowledging that Lindsay Buckingham was a wonderful guitarist.

Here is another version that rocks pretty well. I bought this album on a whim because I had been out drinking and stopped at a record store while buzzed. BWB - Buying while buzzed. Anyhow, I am a Houston Rockets fan and the album was by the Rockets so it seemed preordained in a way. Turned out to be a fairly decent record. Serendipity.

[Revering4Blue]

159. What did Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet, and Foghat all have in common?

They are all recording artists who hit their peak in the 70s Seriously, I have no idea.


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[Ky Fried Redleg]

I love Bare Trees, one of my favorite Mac attacks.

re: texasdave: The Green era was great (as were many of his solo records) but all eras FM are fantastic, even the Spencer/Kirwan years. Tusk is their masterpiece.

that video of PG is sick.

Tusk is one of my favorite albums EVER. And to think, some were disappointed that it wasn't another Rumours. As much as I love Rumours, I love Tusk even more. 20 songs and most all of them very good. I really liked the direction Buckingham took this album. I think it's his masterpiece.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

159. What did Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet, and Foghat all have in common?

Bryan Bassett is the guitarist who played in all three bands: Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet, and Foghat. He is best known for playing the iconic guitar riff (you remember the one) on Wild Cherry’s 1976 hit "Play That Funky Music," later joining Molly Hatchet in the 1990s, and becoming a long-time member of Foghat starting in 1999.
Here's the man with that opening riff:

[Roy Tucker]

I didn’t like “Tusk” because it had the song “Sara” on it which was Mrs Tucker’s #1 name. The first few times I listened to that side of the LP, I heard it and went “nope, no, hell no”. It fell out of my album rotation pretty quick.

(Coda… Mrs Tucker #1’s sister contacted me recently and said that Sarah has Alzheimer’s now and asked if it was ok for Sarah to write me. One flaw I have is I’m a nice guy so I said sure. Evidently earlier memories stick the longest and she’s started calling her husband Bruce (which is my name). So we text now and she comments on my Facebook page often. Life sure can turn out funny sometimes).

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I always liked how enthusiastic the guys in Wild Cherry were when playing that song. They seemed to be having a blast and it really translated to the audience, who really got into that song. Just a great old song. And those boys in the band could flat play those instruments. Super talented. The band was from Steubenville , Ohio. Anyone ever been to Steubenville?

[texasdave]

I always liked how enthusiastic the guys in Wild Cherry were when playing that song. They seemed to be having a blast and it really translated to the audience, who really got into that song. Just a great old song. And those boys in the band could flat play those instruments. Super talented. The band was from Steubenville , Ohio. Anyone ever been to Steubenville?

Here's a strong selling point, for every 100 females age 18 and over there are 86.8 males age 18 and over. If you're a guy, you gotta like those odds.