Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 - Song selection picks
thoughts are with Huey Lewis - cancelled all future tour dates due to hearing issues
Place listening - Amarillo, TX / Nudgee Australia / Sao Paulo Brasil / Petaling Jaya Malaysia
Nations of Hungary and Jamaica checked in this week as well.
What songs will 2018 Rock Hall of Fame inductees play during the ceremony - and who is the best person/ artist to induct them???
likely 3 or 4 songs make the televised ceremony on HBO
Bon Jovi: Inductor (Emilio Estevez of Young Guns 2 fame), one of the captain’s from Deadliest Catch (theme song is Dead of Alive), Bill Belicheck? Bruce Springsteen (especially if Richie Sambora skips the ceremony, cuz Springsteen will play with them)
"Livin’ on a Prayer" 100% lock // "It’s my Life" aka Prayer part two // “Dead or Alive” // “Who says you can’t go home” (I’d rather hear Blaze of Glory, Bad Medicine, or You give love a bad name). Dark Horse is “Bed of Roses” — Please to play “I’ll be there for you” and don’t play “Have a Nice Day”. If they want to play New England Patriots TD song “this is our house” i will allow it.
The Cars: Inductor - please don’t be Steven Tyler or Marky Mark. Dark Horse Inductor — Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I think the LCD Sound System Guy, James Murphy will induct them. more on that at the end of my take.
Just What I Needed
My Best Friend’s Girl
Good Times Roll
You’re all I’ve got tonight
Moving in Stereo — the Phoebe Cates pool scene song from Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Shake it Up
Magic
Drive
Let’s Go
The Song “Blue Tip” off of Move like This album is basically the LCD Soundsystem Starter kit song - it’s good
The Moody Blues - again no clue who will induct them
Tuesday Afternoon
Nights in White Satin
I’m just a Singer (in a Rock N Roll Band)
Your Wildest Dreams - their 80’s hit
Question
“I know you’re out there somewhere” - their other 80’ hit has a slim shot
“The Voice” has a shot
"The Story in your eyes" is a decent jam- good riff, great harmonies
“english Sunset” is pretty interesting and decent too
Dire Straits: These dudes are the kings of the 7 minute slow song - almost narrows their choices down to like 5 of their songs.
I have No clue on who will induct them
Sultans of Swing
Money for Nothing
Romeo and Juliet
So Far Away
Walk of Life
They have a song entitled “Calling Elvis” which is kind of cool, but again 6:33 long and never heard it until my research for this podcast
Hot Take — i don’t think Dire Straits should get in. This is why LL Cool J was a better choice. If you won’t perform and you’re still alive - that’s messed up
Nina Simone - if Lauryn Hill is in singing shape — she better be involved in this tribute — Since Nina is no longer with us, this has a chance to be a fantastic medley of singer songstress all-stars
Alicia Keys will likely be involved // honestly Adele might be a great fit here
"Feeling Good" is a no-brainer - such a Classic jam - great horns — great song
“Sinnerman” 10:22 live version from NYC in 1965 is still very well known
“Baltimore” — super funky song — i think it’s a potential song they’d play
"I wish i Knew how it would feel to be free"
She has a song called “Mississippi Goddamn” — i think it will resonate with the times
“to be young, gifted and black” - so many of her songs are incredibly appropriate for our time and space here in 2018
“I put a Spell on you” - strong candidate
Nina does a nice over of “Here comes the sun” by the Beatles
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - they better get Eddie Van Halen to induct her - cuz this lady did things with the guitar that were so ahead of her time, it’s not even funny
“That’s all” - her guitar work os like Early Johnny B Goode
“Sit Down” - catchy pop song - great acoustic guitar work
“Shout, Sister, Shout!” - also catchy, got some sass to it
“Nobody’s fault but mine” - Did Led Zeppelin cover this?!?!?!?! - they did but modified lyrics. Written in 1927 by Blind Willie Johnson
“Jericho” - great 2 min diddy