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cretinbob

2011-12-06 09:35:41 PM

www.harduphungoverandthebastardlandlord.com

RIP Dobie Gray

FirstNationalBastard

2011-12-06 09:36:25 PM

cretinbob: [www.harduphungoverandthebastardlandlord.com image 453x453]
RIP Dobie Gray

That pic makes me want to Cry Like A Man.

mikemoto

2011-12-06 10:00:53 PM

I guess he drifted away...

/Good night, music man.

Eddie Adams from Torrance

2011-12-06 10:22:17 PM

RIP Erin Gray

Temescal

2011-12-06 10:35:09 PM

RIP Dobby

stoli n coke

2011-12-06 10:37:20 PM

Back in my overnight DJ days, I used to close out every single show with "Drift Away."

This really sucks. RIP.

3825968

2011-12-06 10:39:21 PM

RIP Dobie Gillis

SockMonkeyHolocaust

2011-12-06 10:40:42 PM

"It's been a long time, and a lot has happened since I last wrote to you: "

Certainly for you it has.

Jim_Tressel's_O-Face

2011-12-06 10:42:27 PM

Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul. Godspeed, Dobie.

Makeshift Masturbatorium

2011-12-06 10:46:36 PM

Thanks for "Drift Away," Dobie. And curses on you for ruining it, Uncle Kracker.

FirstNationalBastard

2011-12-06 10:52:17 PM

He wasn't quite a one hit wonder, since he had "The In Crowd" a few years before Drift Away, but damn, was Drift Away a hell of a song to be remembered for.

steamingpile

2011-12-06 10:54:21 PM

Remember when black music had actual instruments used to compose the songs?

I miss the days when every black man could play bass.

Tanukis_Parachute

2011-12-06 11:03:33 PM

When I'm feeling blue, the guitar's coming thru to soothe me.

RIP you house elf you.

Nina_Hartley's_Ass

2011-12-06 11:11:47 PM

RIP Dobie Gray

Staffist

2011-12-06 11:16:45 PM

Day after day I'll still be all confused.

timharrod

2011-12-06 11:18:39 PM

RIP DOPEY GAY

mr lawson

2011-12-06 11:26:36 PM

Makeshift Masturbatorium: And curses on you for ruining it, Uncle Kracker.

Ruined it?!?!?
That was a damn fine cover.

Nina_Hartley's_Ass

2011-12-06 11:27:58 PM

CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 5/12/73

40: LET'S PRETEND - RASPBERRIES
39: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - ALICE COOPER
38: BLUE SUEDE SHOES - JOHNNY RIVERS
37: TEDDY BEAR SONG - BARBARA FAIRCHILD
36: I CAN UNDERSTAND IT - THE NEW BIRTH
35: SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT - JOHN & ERNEST
34: RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME - DR. JOHN
33: AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) - FOUR TOPS
32: ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - FIRST CHOICE
31: "CHERRY CHERRY" from Hot August Night - NEIL DIAMOND
30: LEAVING ME - THE INDEPENDENTS
29: IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME - LOBO
28: I'M DOING FINE NOW - NEW YORK CITY
27: PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND - CLINT HOLMES
26: STEAMROLLER BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY
25: MASTERPIECE - THE TEMPTATIONS
24: I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - BARRY WHITE
23: PEACEFUL - HELEN REDDY
22: THINKING OF YOU - LOGGINS & MESSINA
21: THE RIGHT THING TO DO - CARLY SIMON
20: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - LOU REED
19: FUNKY WORM - OHIO PLAYERS
18: OUT OF THE QUESTION - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN
17: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS
16: SING - CARPENTERS
15: DAISY A DAY - JUD STRUNK
14: PILLOW TALK - SYLVIA
13: MY LOVE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
12: WILDFLOWER - SKYLARK
11: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN
10: THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND
9: DANIEL - ELTON JOHN
8: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - VICKI LAWRENCE
7: FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP
6: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL
5: DRIFT AWAY - DOBIE GRAY
4: THE CISCO KID - WAR
3: LITTLE WILLIE - THE SWEET
2: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER
1: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - DAWN featuring TONY ORLANDO

FirstNationalBastard

2011-12-06 11:30:54 PM

mr lawson: Makeshift Masturbatorium: And curses on you for ruining it, Uncle Kracker.

Ruined it?!?!?
That was a damn fine cover.

No, this is a damn fine cover...

That Uncle Kracker version of Drift Away was an abortion.

steamingpile

2011-12-06 11:35:45 PM

mr lawson: Makeshift Masturbatorium: And curses on you for ruining it, Uncle Kracker.

Ruined it?!?!?
That was a damn fine cover.

This is ruining it.

yellowcat

2011-12-06 11:47:58 PM

Nina_Hartley's_Ass: CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 5/12/73

40: LET'S PRETEND - RASPBERRIES
39: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - ALICE COOPER
38: BLUE SUEDE SHOES - JOHNNY RIVERS
37: TEDDY BEAR SONG - BARBARA FAIRCHILD
36: I CAN UNDERSTAND IT - THE NEW BIRTH
35: SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT - JOHN & ERNEST
34: RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME - DR. JOHN
33: AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) - FOUR TOPS
32: ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - FIRST CHOICE
31: "CHERRY CHERRY" from Hot August Night - NEIL DIAMOND
30: LEAVING ME - THE INDEPENDENTS
29: IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME - LOBO
28: I'M DOING FINE NOW - NEW YORK CITY
27: PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND - CLINT HOLMES
26: STEAMROLLER BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY
25: MASTERPIECE - THE TEMPTATIONS
24: I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - BARRY WHITE
23: PEACEFUL - HELEN REDDY
22: THINKING OF YOU - LOGGINS & MESSINA
21: THE RIGHT THING TO DO - CARLY SIMON
20: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - LOU REED
19: FUNKY WORM - OHIO PLAYERS
18: OUT OF THE QUESTION - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN
17: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS
16: SING - CARPENTERS
15: DAISY A DAY - JUD STRUNK
14: PILLOW TALK - SYLVIA
13: MY LOVE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
12: WILDFLOWER - SKYLARK
11: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN
10: THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND
9: DANIEL - ELTON JOHN
8: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - VICKI LAWRENCE
7: FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP
6: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL
5: DRIFT AWAY - DOBIE GRAY
4: THE CISCO KID - WAR
3: LITTLE WILLIE - THE SWEET
2: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER
1: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - DAWN featuring TONY ORLANDO

OMG, I know every one of these, except the Donny Osmond song.

It is an interesting mix, except the Donny Osmond song.

Truman Burbank

2011-12-07 12:14:22 AM

Makeshift Masturbatorium: Thanks for "Drift Away," Dobie. And curses on you for ruining it, Uncle Kracker.

FirstNationalBastard:That Uncle Kracker version of Drift Away was an abortion.

You do know that Dobie Gray sang on that version as well, right?

abiigdog

2011-12-07 12:17:19 AM

Uncle Kracker version was good AND he showed the respect to Dobie by having him sing with him, an abortion it was not.

lopheaded

2011-12-07 12:27:20 AM

timharrod: [i46.photobucket.com image 200x200]
RIP DOPEY GAY

I lol'd

FirstNationalBastard

2011-12-07 12:36:56 AM

Truman Burbank: Makeshift Masturbatorium: Thanks for "Drift Away," Dobie. And curses on you for ruining it, Uncle Kracker.

FirstNationalBastard:That Uncle Kracker version of Drift Away was an abortion.

You do know that Dobie Gray sang on that version as well, right?

Can't blame a man for needing a payday.

Makeshift Masturbatorium

2011-12-07 12:42:45 AM

Truman Burbank: You do know that Dobie Gray sang on that version as well, right?

If you have half a gallon of ice cream and half a gallon of shiat and you mix them together, you have a gallon of shiat.

misterblaine63

2011-12-07 01:07:44 AM

He's with the real in crowd now.

misterblaine63

2011-12-07 01:42:10 AM

Gough

2011-12-07 01:51:56 AM

misterblaine63: Nina_Hartley's_Ass: CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 5/12/73

40: LET'S PRETEND - RASPBERRIES
39: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - ALICE COOPER
38: BLUE SUEDE SHOES - JOHNNY RIVERS
37: TEDDY BEAR SONG - BARBARA FAIRCHILD
36: I CAN UNDERSTAND IT - THE NEW BIRTH
35: SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT - JOHN & ERNEST
34: RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME - DR. JOHN
33: AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) - FOUR TOPS
32: ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - FIRST CHOICE
31: "CHERRY CHERRY" from Hot August Night - NEIL DIAMOND
30: LEAVING ME - THE INDEPENDENTS
29: IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME - LOBO
28: I'M DOING FINE NOW - NEW YORK CITY
27: PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND - CLINT HOLMES
26: STEAMROLLER BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY
25: MASTERPIECE - THE TEMPTATIONS
24: I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - BARRY WHITE
23: PEACEFUL - HELEN REDDY
22: THINKING OF YOU - LOGGINS & MESSINA
21: THE RIGHT THING TO DO - CARLY SIMON
20: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - LOU REED
19: FUNKY WORM - OHIO PLAYERS
18: OUT OF THE QUESTION - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN
17: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS
16: SING - CARPENTERS
15: DAISY A DAY - JUD STRUNK
14: PILLOW TALK - SYLVIA
13: MY LOVE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
12: WILDFLOWER - SKYLARK
11: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN
10: THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND
9: DANIEL - ELTON JOHN
8: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - VICKI LAWRENCE
7: FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP
6: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL
5: DRIFT AWAY - DOBIE GRAY
4: THE CISCO KID - WAR
3: LITTLE WILLIE - THE SWEET
2: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER
1: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - DAWN featuring TONY ORLANDO

Man, that is some truly terrible music.

I'd been feeling bad that I didn't recognize the name, then I saw the above Top 40 list. It was at the beginning of a 6-year stretch when I was forcibly removed from popular culture: no radio, no TV. Prison? Worse, grad school.

OTOH, it doesn't look as if I missed much.

VvonderJesus

2011-12-07 04:07:40 AM

RIP DOBBY

geom_00

2011-12-07 04:11:43 AM

RIP Dobie.

/Drift away and get lost in the Rock n Roll

DrBenway

2011-12-07 04:35:19 AM

For one reason or another, I missed his version of "The In Crowd" for quite a while. First heard the Ramsey Lewis instrumental, then was very familiar with Bryan Ferry's cover of the song (still my favorite version). "Drift Away" on the other hand, I always associated with Dobie Gray. As chestnuts from that era go, you could do a lot worse, I reckon.

Bad week so far... first Hubert Sumlin, now DG.

James Scameron

2011-12-07 05:43:37 AM

let me be the first
(and last)
to say

WHO?
(cares)

/in before the lock
//zzzzzzzz

OtherLittleGuy

2011-12-07 06:44:20 AM

3825968: [upload.wikimedia.org image 200x200]
RIP Dobie Gillis

OKay, we're done.

/first person I thought of

Shirley Ujest

2011-12-07 06:52:27 AM

I had no idea of the name of the person that sang this song. It's been a part of my life since forever.

I don't mind the Uncle Kracker version.

RIP Mr. Singing House Elf dude.

hubcity

2011-12-07 08:03:48 AM

misterblaine63: Man, that is some truly terrible music.

Really?

39: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - ALICE COOPER
34: RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME - DR. JOHN
33: AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) - FOUR TOPS
20: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - LOU REED
17: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS
11: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN
7: FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP
6: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL
4: THE CISCO KID - WAR
3: LITTLE WILLIE - THE SWEET

That, right there, is a mixtape. (Okay, maybe we can leave out Hocus Pocus...)

John Buck 41

2011-12-07 09:19:14 AM

This sucks. Epic song from my youth.

PseUdononymous Savagery

2011-12-07 09:25:26 AM

"Dobby is ... happy ... to be with his friend ... Harry ... Potter..."

SnakeMan

2011-12-07 09:46:40 AM

Looks like the boys finally freed his soul after all.

xenomorpheus

2011-12-07 11:18:47 AM

Dobie Gray?

I love how he didn't age at all but his picture did

oh wait....

awesomologist

2011-12-07 11:56:16 AM

RIP Gandalf the Grey

I Mash Grains

2011-12-07 02:29:28 PM

RIP Erin Grey:

3.bp.blogspot.com

DrBenway

2011-12-07 03:14:52 PM

James Scameron: let me be the first
(and last)
to say

WHO?
(cares)

/in before the lock
//zzzzzzzz

Aw, bless your heart.

cretinbob

2011-12-07 04:37:57 PM

Nina_Hartley's_Ass: CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 5/12/73

40: LET'S PRETEND - RASPBERRIES
39: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - ALICE COOPER
38: BLUE SUEDE SHOES - JOHNNY RIVERS
37: TEDDY BEAR SONG - BARBARA FAIRCHILD
36: I CAN UNDERSTAND IT - THE NEW BIRTH
35: SUPER FLY MEETS SHAFT - JOHN & ERNEST
34: RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME - DR. JOHN
33: AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) - FOUR TOPS
32: ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS - FIRST CHOICE
31: "CHERRY CHERRY" from Hot August Night - NEIL DIAMOND
30: LEAVING ME - THE INDEPENDENTS
29: IT SURE TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME - LOBO
28: I'M DOING FINE NOW - NEW YORK CITY
27: PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND - CLINT HOLMES
26: STEAMROLLER BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY
25: MASTERPIECE - THE TEMPTATIONS
24: I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY - BARRY WHITE
23: PEACEFUL - HELEN REDDY
22: THINKING OF YOU - LOGGINS & MESSINA
21: THE RIGHT THING TO DO - CARLY SIMON
20: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - LOU REED
19: FUNKY WORM - OHIO PLAYERS
18: OUT OF THE QUESTION - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN
17: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS
16: SING - CARPENTERS
15: DAISY A DAY - JUD STRUNK
14: PILLOW TALK - SYLVIA
13: MY LOVE - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
12: WILDFLOWER - SKYLARK
11: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN
10: THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND
9: DANIEL - ELTON JOHN
8: THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA - VICKI LAWRENCE
7: FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP
6: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL
5: DRIFT AWAY - DOBIE GRAY
4: THE CISCO KID - WAR
3: LITTLE WILLIE - THE SWEET
2: YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER
1: TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - DAWN featuring TONY ORLANDO

Well, I have my playlist for the night....minus Tony Orlando and Dawn.....maybe.
But seriously, look at the diversity of music styles on that list. Now Top 40 has to be a specific thing.

Lorelle

2011-12-07 06:13:32 PM

:(

Drift Away is one of my favorite songs from way back when.

misterblaine63: Nina_Hartley's_Ass: CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 5/12/73

Man, that is some truly terrible music.

Nah, there's lotsa good stuff on that list.

Compared to today's music, the crappy stuff from 1973 sounds wonderful.

Even Playground In My Mind (AAACK) sounds better than anything by Justin Beaver.

ParadisePornoTheater

2011-12-07 06:57:20 PM

Will always love Drift Away. RIP, bro.

/will also always love Little Willy
//nyah nyah

douchebag/hater

2011-12-07 07:48:11 PM

Back when FM radio actually exposed people to music they might not normally hear one local free-form stationed played this: Link (new window)

Yeah, now it sounds a little schmaltzy now but back then it became a favorite for a long, long time.

Thudfark

2011-12-07 08:07:43 PM

Lorelle: :(

Drift Away is one of my favorite songs from way back when.

misterblaine63: Nina_Hartley's_Ass: CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 5/12/73

Man, that is some truly terrible music.

Nah, there's lotsa good stuff on that list.

Compared to today's music, the crappy stuff from 1973 sounds wonderful.

Even Playground In My Mind (AAACK) sounds better than anything by Justin Beaver.

The sound of a dentist's drill hitting your spinal column after a quick detour through your frontal lobe and eyeball sounds better than anything the Beav will ever do.

Peaceboy

2011-12-07 08:58:18 PM

cretinbob: Well, I have my playlist for the night....minus Tony Orlando and Dawn.....maybe.
But seriously, look at the diversity of music styles on that list. Now Top 40 has to be a specific thing.

I remember almost all those songs, liked about 3/4 of them, and you can still hear about 1/2 of them on oldies or classic rock stations. How many songs in today's Top 40 will they be saying that about, 40 years from now?

"The In Crowd" - one of the few songs that was a big hit as both an instrumental and vocal version. Also thinking of "Grazing in the Grass" (Hugh Masekela/Friends of Distinction) and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Cannonball Adderley/Buckinghams). There's probably a handful more.

"Drift Away" came out around the time my dad got a car with FM stereo, and we started listening to Top 40 stations on FM instead of AM. It sounded really great coming out of the speakers behind my head in the back seat.

nucular bum

2011-12-08 04:42:49 AM

hubcity: misterblaine63: Man, that is some truly terrible music.

Really?

39: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY - ALICE COOPER
34: RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME - DR. JOHN
33: AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) - FOUR TOPS
20: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - LOU REED
17: HOCUS POCUS - FOCUS
11: REELING IN THE YEARS - STEELY DAN
7: FRANKENSTEIN - EDGAR WINTER GROUP
6: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL
4: THE CISCO KID - WAR
3: LITTLE WILLIE - THE SWEET

That, right there, is a mixtape. (Okay, maybe we can leave out Hocus Pocus...)

I'd throw in WILDFLOWER - SKYLARK for good measure. Perhaps the funkiest pre-hip-hop track to ever come out of the Great White North.

/rip dobie gray
//not too many folks can write such an indelible tune as you did

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