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Opening tune is from Space Hog's 1995 album.
Enjoy!
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-10 08:51 PM | Reply
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hangin' On - Ed Sullivan Show January 14, 1968
#2 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2026-07-10 09:31 PM | Reply
Love & Rockets - Haunted When the Minutes Drag (1986) www.youtube.com
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-10 09:56 PM | Reply
@#3
Back in the day, I went to the local YMCA for exercise. The exercise area was an area off the pool area.
Between sets I used to wander out to the pool area and talk with the lifeguard on duty.
One thing I noticed, as we were talking, he always had his eyes focused upon the people in the pool. He did not look at me. I admired him for that.
At one point, he showed me the clipboard that the lifeguards used while on duty.
Written by a lifeguard on that clipboard was the quoted song title, "Haunted When The Minutes Drag."
The song has stuck in my mind since then ...
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-10 10:11 PM | Reply
@#4
Along those lines...
Blotto - I Wanna Be A Lifeguard (1980) www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com
... Selling shoes Another loser working in a shopping mall 9 to 5 A slave driver telling me "Get on the ball!" A crowded store I kneel before them Misery beyond compare Sweaty socks A lady boxer What's she got against fresh air? I want an ocean and some sunscreen lotion Take me to the beach with a thousand pretty girls in reach CHORUS I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (help, help, help, help) I, I, I wanna guard your life ...
CHORUS I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (help, help, help, help) I, I, I wanna guard your life ...
#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-10 10:39 PM | Reply
On My Own B. W. Stevenson
www.youtube.com
Texas Morning B. W. Stevenson
#6 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-10 10:47 PM | Reply
OK, not posting a tune in this comment, but saying something that may be apropos ...
I notice that for some of the songs that i upload to my youtube account, there are copyright restrictions.
Not a surprise. When the restriction is severe, I just delete the uploaded video and move on. Youtube seems to be happy with that approach.
But then, occasionally, I'll upload a song and see a moderated copyright notice. It has always stated that the music video I just uploaded is not viewable in Belarus or Russia, and asks if I am OK with that.
I say "yes."
But curious that there are music publishing companies "out there" who do not want their music heard in Russia or Belarus.
If I were more curious about it, I'd dig in and see who they are, but not tonight ...
#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-10 11:37 PM | Reply
Songs you will never hear on commercial radio ...
Exude - Boys Just Want to Have Sex (1984) (extended version) www.youtube.com
Yeah, I first heard that tune on the local college station.
It's a great parody of the Cyndi Lauper song.
#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-11 12:22 AM | Reply
Good stuff ...
The Lone Bellow - Live In The Gallery (Full Performance) (2026) www.youtube.com
#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-11 12:37 AM | Reply
OK, this one is NSFW ...
LUCILLE BOGAN - Shave 'Em Dry (1935) www.youtube.com
#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-11 01:04 AM | Reply
Butterbeans and Susie -I Wanna Hot Dog For My Roll www.youtube.com
Bessie Smith - Need a Little Sugar In My Bowl www.youtube.com
Sam the Hot Dog Man - Lil Johnson www.youtube.com
#11 | Posted by morris at 2026-07-11 01:57 AM | Reply
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats - I Want a Bowlegged Woman www.youtube.com
1947 Julia Lee - King Size Papa (#1 R&B hit) www.youtube.com
Dinah Washington - Big Long Slidin' Thing www.youtube.com
The Toppers - (I Love to Play Your Piano) Let Me Bang Your Box www.youtube.com
#12 | Posted by morris at 2026-07-11 02:11 AM | Reply
Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker - Think Twice Version X www.youtube.com
#13 | Posted by morris at 2026-07-11 02:22 AM | Reply
This tune just popped up on a playlist here ...
Brian Brain - Fun With Music (1985) www.youtube.com
(wow, lyrics seem to be scarce. Who wudda thunk?)
#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-11 02:25 AM | Reply
Industry - State Of The Nation (1983) www.youtube.com
... [Verse 1] I see them marching off to war They're looking so heroic I'm told they won't be gone for long But that's a lie and they know it Ten thousand gone they won't return Never to be seen again Strategic games is all we learn in the end But they say [Chorus] Don't you worry about the situation A message from the telephone They out there fighting for the state of the nation I'm waiting a chance to come home They always have to fight the alienation And realize I'm fighting alone [Verse 2] When nightmares memories fades to dust We'll get back on our feet again This war has nothing to do with us But somehow we're still involved in it ...
[Chorus] Don't you worry about the situation A message from the telephone They out there fighting for the state of the nation I'm waiting a chance to come home They always have to fight the alienation And realize I'm fighting alone
[Verse 2] When nightmares memories fades to dust We'll get back on our feet again This war has nothing to do with us But somehow we're still involved in it ...
A four-decade-old tune that seems apropos of late?
#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-11 02:39 AM | Reply
Earl Vince And The Valiants - Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite www.youtube.com
#16 | Posted by morris at 2026-07-11 02:57 AM | Reply
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