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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2008 14:24:58 GMT -5
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Post by FormerHoya on Apr 11, 2008 15:30:06 GMT -5
They played it at the Tombs last Friday night. Everyone was singing and dancing along....besides me and another girl who was at Raleigh. We basically just stood there wanting to die. Sweet Caroline is a fun song to sing along with while drunk, and I can't see how anyone who wasn't at the game would even know that Davidson has somehow "adopted" it. The strangest things get people's noses out of whack. I'm a Bulls fan (not so much of this bunch of crybaby quitters, but...) but because the "Bad Boys" Pistons used to play "Benny and the Jets," am I supposed to not love me some Elton John? Hell no. Yeah, I just publicly declared a love of Elton John? Wanna fight about it?
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Post by strummer8526 on Apr 11, 2008 15:42:42 GMT -5
It'll always be the Red Sox song. Davidson is just a lazy thief. "Always" dating all the way back to 2002. Ugh. And now Neil Diamond is playing Fenway in August. I will rank the acts that have played Fenway (taking into account their age at the time they played there): 1. Bruce and the E St Band 2. Rolling Stones (Big drop) 3. The Police (Big drop) 4. Dave Matthews (huge drop) 5. Jimmy Buffett 6. Smashmouth 7. The Cowsills (finally) 8. Neil Diamond And all of the above quotes come from the SNL Storyteller's sketch Gary (John Goodman): Leave me out of this one man Neil (Ferrell): I will leave you IN! Smashmouth is really the meat and potatoes of that list.
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Post by Boz on Apr 11, 2008 16:18:02 GMT -5
Question: When should the meteor strike and lay waste to Fenway Park and all who dwell within -- during the August 2008 Neil Diamond concert, or during the July 2008 Bon Jovi concert?
Answer: The galaxy is a big place. Can't we round up two meteors?
Yes, Fenway Park has invited not one, but two God-awful overrated artists from New Jersey, of all places (the first being Bruce, not Mr. Diamond, of course).
Meanwhile Frank Black and Kim Deal (and maybe even Evan Dando) are extending their middle fingers as high as they can.
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Post by Jack on Apr 11, 2008 16:35:15 GMT -5
Gawd. Somehow I missed the Bon Jovi news. And to be fair, I also should have included the Dropkick Murphy's in my prior list (so long as I am including Smashmouth's appearance as part of the 1999 All Star game fesitiviites and the Cowsills cringe-inducing performance of Hair in 2004). Not sure where they fit- maybe third. There have also been several much smaller Boston bands the past few years as part of Theo Epstein/Peter Gammons Hot Stove Cool Music collaboration. I can't name them all, but rest assured none of them suck as much as Neil Diamond.
As for the Pixies or the Lemonheads- I am certain Theo would rather host them, but he is probably still holding out for Pearl Jam. None of that makes it ok to blaspheme the Boss, though.
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 11, 2008 16:45:31 GMT -5
It is truly the offseason when a thread like this gets so much play.
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Post by moe09 on Apr 11, 2008 17:02:50 GMT -5
Indeed.
I'm going with three meteors. Two for the concerts and then one big enough that it is able to wipe out New Jersey. But let's not touch Bruce, alright?
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Post by Boz on Apr 11, 2008 18:59:34 GMT -5
Fair enough (and true enough).
I will maintain my personal opinion that Bruce Springsteen is ridiculously overrated. However, mentioning him in the same sentence as Bon Jovi is not fair and somewhat blasphemous.
Still doesn't excuse Theo importing over-the-hill artists from Jersey (or England for that matter -- Sorry, Sting, I love The Police, but over the hill is pretty accurate; and we all know about the Stones).
But I didn't know about him and Peter Gammons also supporting local music. That's pretty cool and makes it a little better. (I seem to remember Gammons as a pretty big Letters To Cleo fan.)
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Post by jgalt on Apr 11, 2008 19:10:44 GMT -5
No matter how much you think the Boss is overrated, his really rating is still infinitely higher than any one else out there, period. Saw him when he was at the phone booth this year and it was the greatest show id ever seen and probably will be the greatest i ever see, unless i see him again.
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Post by vcjack on Apr 11, 2008 19:21:36 GMT -5
Like others who were at Raleigh, my opinion of the song is altered (but so is my opinion of Everybody's Everything after hearing the UMBC band do a cool version of it)
However, my experiance in Norfolk four months earlier has left me and those with me scarred for life (even though it was a win)
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Post by Frank Black on Apr 11, 2008 20:34:47 GMT -5
Question: When should the meteor strike and lay waste to Fenway Park and all who dwell within -- during the August 2008 Neil Diamond concert, or during the July 2008 Bon Jovi concert? Answer: The galaxy is a big place. Can't we round up two meteors? Yes, Fenway Park has invited not one, but two God-awful overrated artists from New Jersey, of all places (the first being Bruce, not Mr. Diamond, of course). Meanwhile Frank Black and Kim Deal (and maybe even Evan Dando) are extending their middle fingers as high as they can. Three cheers for Frank obviously. I say this as an ardent Yankee fan, but it is worth noting that while they play 'Baba O'Reilly' and "Won't Get Fooled Again" at Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox theme song is "Sweet Caroline." If I were a Red Sox fan, I'd be pretty humiliated.
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 11, 2008 22:48:10 GMT -5
Not true, FB. The Red Sox theme is actually Dirty Water. Sweet Caroline is played to get the pink hats involved in the game.
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Post by Jack on Apr 12, 2008 0:50:15 GMT -5
Not true, FB. The Red Sox theme is actually Dirty Water. Sweet Caroline is played to get the pink hats involved in the game. Right. The Yankee equivalent of Sweet Caroline is Cotton Eyed Joe. Do you really want to get into that Editeding match? And Boz, Kay Hanley (formerly of Letters to Cleo) is a perennial performer at Hot Stove, Cool Music. Gammons and Epstein get rock music. Tom Werner (part-owner, former tv producer with credits including The Cosby Show and Roseanne) does not get rock music, but he usually does get how to make a buck off entertainment. I just think (and hope) that the Neil Diamond show was a spectacular misfire. Bon Jovi, on the other hand, will sell out, no question.
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Post by moe09 on Apr 12, 2008 8:23:30 GMT -5
Stones are the greatest show out there, and will be until they're in wheelchairs.
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Post by Boz on Apr 12, 2008 10:14:44 GMT -5
Right. The Yankee equivalent of Sweet Caroline is Cotton Eyed Joe. Do you really want to get into that Editeding match? Don't forget the grounds crew performing YMCA. Even though they don't do it anymore, every Yankee fan should hang his head in shame forever for that atrocity.
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Post by TigerHoya on Apr 14, 2008 0:59:24 GMT -5
Like others who were at Raleigh, my opinion of the song is altered (but so is my opinion of Everybody's Everything after hearing the UMBC band do a cool version of it) However, my experiance in Norfolk four months earlier has left me and those with me scarred for life (even though it was a win) Funniest article I read all year talked about how UMBC had the best band and dance team in the America East and how maybe this year they'd be around after the first day of the AEC tourney so more people could see/hear them.
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Post by FewFAC on Apr 15, 2008 22:23:20 GMT -5
Obviously, I have some opinion regarding the song in question, as it has been my signature for longer than basketball season now. Of course, I've been cringing to it for a long time too, which is why it seemed so appropriate for an internet fan board supporting paranoia. Personally, I don't understand why "Brown Eyed Girl" didn't get the play of Sweet Caroline, but I suppose there are plenty of songs that can be plugged in to that equation.
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