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Posted on 9/30/24 at 12:49 am to Big Scrub TX
kris kristofferson and sinead oconnor
don’t let the bastards get you down
RIP
don’t let the bastards get you down
RIP
Posted on 9/30/24 at 5:58 am to cgrand
quote:
sinead oconnor
Crazy lady was ahead of her time when it came to condemning the Catholic church
Posted on 9/30/24 at 9:20 am to Kafka
quote:
The GOAT
quote:
at what?
Read the lyrics to: To Beat the Devil, Duvalier's Dream, The Law Is for Protection of the People, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Best of All Possible Worlds
Then you will understand "at what".
Posted on 9/30/24 at 9:29 am to King of New Orleans
Growing up, my father had an 8 track of Kris Kristofferson's Greatest Hits, and we listened to it every time we would make the 12 hour drive to my grandparent's house in Florida. He was a masterful songwriter, and was one of my all-time favorites.
My father has dementia now, and at least once per week I go visit him in the assisted living facility. When I go, sit with him and play guitar...and will always make sure to play "The Other Side of Nowhere" and "Best of All Possible Worlds" for him. Watching someone who can't remember what has happened 3 minutes ago sing along to every word of these songs is transformational, and I'm grateful for what Kris Kristofferson put out there that I now get to share with my father.
My father has dementia now, and at least once per week I go visit him in the assisted living facility. When I go, sit with him and play guitar...and will always make sure to play "The Other Side of Nowhere" and "Best of All Possible Worlds" for him. Watching someone who can't remember what has happened 3 minutes ago sing along to every word of these songs is transformational, and I'm grateful for what Kris Kristofferson put out there that I now get to share with my father.
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:55 am to King of New Orleans
Never cared much for his music or voice.
However, RIP
However, RIP
Posted on 9/30/24 at 3:29 pm to King of New Orleans
So many amazing songs that the average person has never heard.
Never Gonna be the Same Again
Billy Dee
Breakdown (A Long Way from Home)
Best of All Possible Worlds
From the Bottom to the Bottle
The Taker
Living Legend
Kiss the World Goodbye
Other Side of Nowhere
Duvalier’s Dream
And a lot more…
Every single year I’ve had Spotify, Kris has been my top artist listened to. (Jim Croce is number two). I am in the top .01% of his listeners.
So he’s the GOAT to my personal music taste at the least. His lyrics are meaningful. And he could write the hell out of a super sad serious song or a goofy play on words.
If there is one person outside of a family member who has made the most impact on my life, it is Kris Kristofferson. His songs have brought me so much joy and made me think about life in ways I never otherwise would have.
My dad used to listen to his cd on roadtrips and I thought it was lame old person music as a kid until it hit me differently at about age 16.
The man was a genius. He had a lot of flaws. He wasn’t a great singer although his album versions were much better than his live performances. I completely disagreed with his politics. But his words have moved me in a way no other person on Earth has.
Never Gonna be the Same Again
Billy Dee
Breakdown (A Long Way from Home)
Best of All Possible Worlds
From the Bottom to the Bottle
The Taker
Living Legend
Kiss the World Goodbye
Other Side of Nowhere
Duvalier’s Dream
And a lot more…
Every single year I’ve had Spotify, Kris has been my top artist listened to. (Jim Croce is number two). I am in the top .01% of his listeners.
So he’s the GOAT to my personal music taste at the least. His lyrics are meaningful. And he could write the hell out of a super sad serious song or a goofy play on words.
If there is one person outside of a family member who has made the most impact on my life, it is Kris Kristofferson. His songs have brought me so much joy and made me think about life in ways I never otherwise would have.
My dad used to listen to his cd on roadtrips and I thought it was lame old person music as a kid until it hit me differently at about age 16.
The man was a genius. He had a lot of flaws. He wasn’t a great singer although his album versions were much better than his live performances. I completely disagreed with his politics. But his words have moved me in a way no other person on Earth has.
This post was edited on 9/30/24 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 9/30/24 at 3:33 pm to madmaxvol
Wow we have very similar stories
Posted on 9/30/24 at 3:49 pm to Kafka
The most cultured music fan on this board shitting on Kris Kristofferson wasn’t on my bingo card
Posted on 9/30/24 at 4:16 pm to TheWalrus
quote:frickING SAVED IN CASE OF MOTHER frickING EDIT
The most cultured music fan on this board
quote:Do you consider KK 2B tGOAT?
shitting on Kris Kristofferson
I don't. Nor John Sebastian, or Pete Townshend, or Ian Hunter, or Graham Parker, or Jeff Tweedy... Did I just shite on them?
Shitting on that many people - I musta had Mexican for lunch...
Posted on 9/30/24 at 4:57 pm to TheWalrus
quote:
Wow we have very similar stories
The last concert I went to with my dad was Kris Kristofferson in 2006. His music shaped not only my childhood, but my adult life as well.
Personally (slightly modified):
Cause I think what he's done
Is well worth doin'
And he was doin' it the
Best way that he can
Oh you're the only one
That you are screwin'
When you put down what
You don't understand
I ain't sayin' that he was
The first or the last
But if you don't like Kris Kristofferson
You can kiss my arse
Posted on 9/30/24 at 7:15 pm to madmaxvol
I went in 2017 in Tunica with my father who has since passed away. Started thinking about him today.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 7:37 am to TheWalrus
Not to derail this thread away from Kristofferson, but in reading up on one of his former wives I was floored to see this...
"Layla"
(Rita) Coolidge also did not receive songwriting credits for the coda of the 1971 single "Layla" by Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos. In 2016, Coolidge stated that she recorded a demo with her boyfriend, the band's drummer Jim Gordon, before they went to England to record with Clapton. Once they met with Clapton, Coolidge played the piece she composed for him and she gave him a cassette. Clapton, impressed by the piece, used it as part of the song in the ending section which she found out by hearing the song over a PA system a year later. She tried to contact Clapton, but was told by his manager Robert Stigwood, "What are you gonna do? You're a girl. You don't have money to fight this. Let it go." She has not heard from Clapton himself but believes he is aware of the situation.
"Layla"
(Rita) Coolidge also did not receive songwriting credits for the coda of the 1971 single "Layla" by Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos. In 2016, Coolidge stated that she recorded a demo with her boyfriend, the band's drummer Jim Gordon, before they went to England to record with Clapton. Once they met with Clapton, Coolidge played the piece she composed for him and she gave him a cassette. Clapton, impressed by the piece, used it as part of the song in the ending section which she found out by hearing the song over a PA system a year later. She tried to contact Clapton, but was told by his manager Robert Stigwood, "What are you gonna do? You're a girl. You don't have money to fight this. Let it go." She has not heard from Clapton himself but believes he is aware of the situation.
This post was edited on 10/1/24 at 7:38 am
Posted on 10/1/24 at 9:18 am to Mizz-SEC
And yet more evidence Clapton was always a POS is revealed. lol
I also recognize the name Robert Stigwood, which I remember seeing as producer for the movies of Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, and Evita. Holy shite, that guy had his finger in many more entertainment pies:
LINK
I also recognize the name Robert Stigwood, which I remember seeing as producer for the movies of Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, and Evita. Holy shite, that guy had his finger in many more entertainment pies:
LINK
Posted on 10/1/24 at 9:43 am to cuddlefish
I don't think Clapton's a POS. It's more than likely a mix up.
I believe Delaney and Bonnie also previously claimed they had their hand in on that song also. I also remember JJ Cale saying that the rythym portion of Layla was pinched from one of his songs.
It's all heresay anyway.
I believe Delaney and Bonnie also previously claimed they had their hand in on that song also. I also remember JJ Cale saying that the rythym portion of Layla was pinched from one of his songs.
It's all heresay anyway.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 1:36 pm to cuddlefish
quote:
I also recognize the name Robert Stigwood, which I remember seeing as producer for the movies of Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, and Evita. Holy shite, that guy had his finger in many more entertainment pies:
I remember him in connection with the Bee Gees and RSO (Robert Stigwood Organization) Records.
I didn't realize he was a POS either. The coda to Layla is a huge part of the song and maybe the most memorable.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 2:06 pm to Mizz-SEC
quote:
I didn't realize he was a POS either.
This is just one more reason to add to a long list. Google /reasons clapton is a douchebag/ for more.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 2:13 pm to Mizz-SEC
quote:Was NOT aware of this situation.
"Layla"
(Rita) Coolidge also did not receive songwriting credits for the coda of the 1971 single "Layla" by Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos. In 2016, Coolidge stated that she recorded a demo with her boyfriend, the band's drummer Jim Gordon, before they went to England to record with Clapton. Once they met with Clapton, Coolidge played the piece she composed for him and she gave him a cassette. Clapton, impressed by the piece, used it as part of the song in the ending section which she found out by hearing the song over a PA system a year later. She tried to contact Clapton, but was told by his manager Robert Stigwood, "What are you gonna do? You're a girl. You don't have money to fight this. Let it go." She has not heard from Clapton himself but believes he is aware of the situation.
Stigwood was in The Beatles mix too.
Posted on 10/1/24 at 5:37 pm to cuddlefish
Clapton got so pissed his wife met him at the airport in his new Ferrari to surprise him, he said he'd have to sell it because she drove it before he did.
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