tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post6668320972903845013..comments2024-01-05T10:46:06.674-06:00Comments on Scott D. Parker: Writer: Favorite Songs of the 2000sScott D. Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-82818714188240701522010-01-05T15:21:11.499-06:002010-01-05T15:21:11.499-06:00Excellent selections, Scott! I agree about Yellow...Excellent selections, Scott! I agree about <i>Yellow</i>, it's probably still my favorite Coldplay song (although <i>The Scientist</i> is another fave).<br /><br />Interesting Lamm/Chicago choices too. <i>Come to Me, Do</i> should have been a single instead of <i>Feel</i>. Heck that or any of the Champlin tunes on the tail end of XXX would have been better singles than <i>Feel</i>.<br /><br />Oh and much like you, I really love <i>The Middle</i> as well. One of the most fun pop songs, not just of the past 10, but I'd argue the past 15 or 20 years.<br /><br /><i>Hey Ya!</i> I liked the first few times I heard it, but I think it was overplayed to the point it became stale. I once even heard an acoustic cover of it on the radio that left me scratching my head in confusion wondering "WHY?!"Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-19456628989644613712010-01-05T09:06:59.190-06:002010-01-05T09:06:59.190-06:00Chris - Yeah, guess I forgot an adjective. I'v...Chris - Yeah, guess I forgot an adjective. I've liked pretty much everything Coldplay has released except for X&Y.<br /><br />Clare2e - Those three you mention get me grinning after two notes and I'm be-bopping for the rest of the song.<br /><br />Patti - "City Noir" was my first taste of Adams. It's an intriguing piece and one I want to hear again. I have a conductor friend and he recommended Adams's Violin Concerto and a few other concert pieces. I'm working my way through them now. I'll report later.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-13310606903062139802010-01-05T06:12:27.828-06:002010-01-05T06:12:27.828-06:00I am trying to understand John Adams just now. So ...I am trying to understand John Adams just now. So far, I can't find the key.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-85932960855112998892010-01-04T21:47:14.448-06:002010-01-04T21:47:14.448-06:00You picked some toe-tappers for sure, Scott. Som...You picked some toe-tappers for sure, Scott. Some of them became the national audio wallpaper for a season or two. I'm especially thinking of Crazy or Hey Ya or The Middle. But ya know, when they come on...I'm tapping and shaking all over again!<br /><br />Nefarious!Clare2ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105229820107294986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-81228631993855450612010-01-02T09:09:20.622-06:002010-01-02T09:09:20.622-06:00"Yellow" was the first song you ever hea..."Yellow" was the first song you ever heard? (LOL)<br /><br />I do like that song. There's a part at the end where they do something kind of rare for a pop song—a chord substitution. Well, kind of. It's where the drums drop out and he's singing "Look at the stars/Look how they shine for you," and on "you" they play an F sharp minor chord instead in F sharp major. Not a really advanced substitution or anything, but I always notice it. Thought you might find that interesting. (:Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284832038989114035noreply@blogger.com