An Official BM Song?

Mad Mikey · Post by **Mad Mikey** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:30 pm

I am not sure if BM has an official song or music. I have a suggestion for one if one does not already exist. I am going to get a lot of flak for this suggestion, I know. I accept that. I welcome that. I'm getting a boner just thinking of it. The song I think fits BM well is unfortunately a commercial song by a commercial band that many of you may not even know of. Aside from that, they are a bay area band that were at the forefront of the 60's scene, including that whole summer of love thingy. With the death of the 60's came the death of their artistic side and they went mainstream. I'm talking about the Jefferson Airplane/Starship. In 1982 they released the unremarkable album Winds Of Change. The title track's lyrics seem to me to fit very nicely with the Burning Man event itself. I am including the lyrics here. If you are unfamiliar with the song and would like to DL it, I recommend trying Limewire online. I also think it would be cool if someone (I'm too dumb to know how to) could take the intro music (the mystical sounding part) and extend it for 3 minutes or 3 hours and play that all day and night at BM. Here are the lyrics (copied off a Word doc, so I hope it works):

[color=darkred]"WINDS OF CHANGE" by THE JEFFERSON STARSHIP[/color]

[color=darkblue]Walk softly through the desert sands
Careful where you tread
Underfoot are the visions lost
Sleeping not yet dead

Hang on - Winds starting to howl
Hang on - The beast is on the prowl
Hang on - Can you hear the strange cry
Winds of change are blowing by

Mountains crumble and cities fall
Don't come to an end
Just lie scattered on the desert floor
Waiting for the wind

Chorus

You got your life planned carefully
But you left out one detail
The hidden hand deals just one round
And the winds of change prevail

Chorus

Walk softly through the desert sand
Old dreams lead the way
Nothing new in the sands of time
Just changes every day

Hang on - It's starting again
Hang on - There's no shelter from the wind
Hang on - Like a fire from the sky
Winds of change are blowing by[/color]

I am a writer by nature, so I write too much, I know. Hi, everybody. Cheers. Mike

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:58 pm

Well OK it talks about wind a lot... but I think it sucks and has nothing to do with Burning Man!

I vote for "C is for Cookie" by Cookie Monster!

Bambi of Finland · Post by **Bambi of Finland** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:02 pm

I thought the "Hokey Pokey" was the sanctioned dance and music for the event. You can't change it now. Come on, the "Hokey Pokey" is what its all about.

**burn** · Post by **burn** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:06 pm

I vote Dr Demento's "Fuck You, I'm Drunk"

Mad Mikey · Post by **Mad Mikey** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:22 pm

Oh Well is a song by Fleetwood Mac. I suppose you all hate them also. Why the hell did my post include that innards shit instead of colorize the font? Ugh!!! Makes me look like a doofus. Oh wait, I am a doofus. Anyhoo, I see there must not be a thread for an official song yet. What have I started? And this is like only my first hour as a participant here. Of course Winds Of Change sucks. It's a commercial song. If a song gets airplay on commercial radio it automatically sucks. The thing is, no commercial radio station would touch that song now with a 10-foot... so that sorta makes the song cool in a perverse way. 'Sides, regardless of the song's intent, it DOES fit the theme of the event. That's all I was considering. I had no idea you people were so fucking opinionated. Oh wait, yes I did. And I love you for it.

Mad Mikey · Post by **Mad Mikey** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:26 pm

I'm writing this then shutting off Hal for the night. I was told I had to include a subject to add a post/reply. So I did. In my last reply I began by saying Oh Well is by FM because "Oh Well" was my subject line. Now I see no subject line mentioned with my reply & it makes the first sentence of my reply seem totally lame. Shit, fuck, damn. Being new sucks.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:36 pm

Mad Mikey wrote: If a song gets airplay on commercial radio it automatically sucks.

Well that's a big stanky load of doo-doo with green steam rising from it. You're more opinionated about this than we are!
And on top of that, YOUR opinion is WRONG!
And I don't get how that song fits the theme of the event.

C is for Cookie fits quite well, as does the Hokey Pokey!

Mad Mikey · Post by **Mad Mikey** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:03 pm

I lied. I didn't turn Hal off. I'm addicted to Hal. I need help. Anyone got a blunt they wanna smoke w/me? I'm fresh outta blunt 2nite.

Aye, aye, Capt, indeed I am opinionated, but that's just my opinion...and yours apparently. You seem to be a big fan of commercial radio, so sorry if I offended you. I haven't listened to radio other than jazz in some time, so maybe commercial radio has become really excellent recently. My bad.

The Hokey Pokey & Fuck You, I'm Drunk probably represent BM perfectly, but lyrically I have thought Winds Of Change fit the theme. Maybe saying it fits the theme was the wrong wording. The song speaks of desert, wind and fire from the sky. Hmmm, does that sound familiar? But thank you for the flak. I'm as hard as a rock now.

thirt33n · Post by **thirt33n** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:37 am

pppssssss!

"Eye of the Tiger"......duh?

Post by **AntiM** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:24 am

Get Drunk with Dignity

"If a bar has human ears nailed to the wall, don't pass out there ..."

I'll have to dig and see if I can find all the lyrics.

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:47 am

I've got a great remix of Disco Inferno....

sneaker pimps - no place like home

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:02 am

"ring of fire", of course....

[youtube][/youtube]

Mad Mikey · Post by **Mad Mikey** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:21 pm

Johnny rocks! The man in black earned his stripes (or feathers) like few in celebrity circles do. His final CD was pretty good. "When The man Comes Around" was very good, though, he sings about a father hen in it.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:11 pm

There is a song called "Burner Girl" or something like that, recent.

I vote for Bunny Hop as the official song.

I love Fleetwood Mac, but I like the early Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.
My Heart Beat Like a Hammer has some great slide guitar on it.
Green replaced Clapton in Mayall's Bluesbreakers before forming Fleetwood Mac.
Great fucking blues!

The best version of Moneymaker anyone has done

Poor audio, My Heart Beat Like a Hammer

http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/penguin/peter.htm

Mad Mikey · Post by **Mad Mikey** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:08 am

Um, in that case, how 'bout "Burning For You" by Soft White Underbelly?

capjbadger · Post by **capjbadger** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:14 am

Mad Mikey wrote:Um, in that case, how 'bout "Burning For You" by Soft White Underbelly?

Don't you mean Blue Oyster Cult?

Badger

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:18 am

I FOUND IT THE PERFECT SONG ........

WAIT WAIT WAIT

WILD NIGHTs JOHn Cougar (okay I have been drinking red wine)

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:45 am

Not a bad choice, Barbie.
I always heard the Van Morrison version though.
I went to a Melloncamp concert once.
Seemed to be quite a few women there.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:59 am

yeah, whats up with that?

having met him once at a photo shoot where i had made the furniture, i found him to be a short, pretentious, plastic surgefied little fuckwad.

yet the girls go crazy over him....

go figure.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:53 am

Somebody on the crew offered us tickets and no one else would take them, so I went.
He actually does a pretty good show.
Better live than recorded.

Not terribly unpleasant being surrounded by women either.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:55 am

Not terribly unpleasant being surrounded by women either.

this is the reason i never miss a Neil Diamond show.

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:52 pm

I met John Cougar- after a show in Las Vegas Tiger Jam; Tiger Woods puts it on every year. that year Match Box 20 was opening - at the Top of Mandalay Bay Hotel in a private club.

I had gone by myself ( last minute deal didn't have a ticket) and as I was walking out of the bathroom - My X boyfriend (of 5years) was standing there and said are you going to show - I have an extra ticket - sooooooo
I ended up sitting with him, his friend and his friends girlfriend....
when Match box 20 sang- hows it gonnna when I don't know you -
It was so surreal sitting there with my X.

Anyway I got really really really depressed and really realy really drunk... Went up to the private club and walked right up to John Cougar and his HOTTIE wife, and his guitar player and asked " why don't you guys play Ani't even done with the night " the guitar player spoke up and told me "because we HATE that song" soooo I Love a tall smart mouth musian when I'm drunk and depressed - sooo we drank way way way to much gambled and went back to his Hotel Room...

Okay I know Slutty move... I don't remember his name-
but The NExt time 2years later- I saw them in concert in Seattle they played - ain't even done with the night -

Confessions of a las vegas slut... lol

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:57 pm

if i were a female i would be a las vegas slut too.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:06 pm

In my line of work I've met several famous musicians, in situations that have nothing to do with music, and Kenny G stands out as the biggest little fucking prick of all.
Steve Miller might have been the nicest.
Kenneth Gorelick.... "Kenny G"... absolute dick.

Mad Mikey · Post by **Mad Mikey** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:57 pm

Nothing new is directed at me here, but what the hey.

John Cougar still has a couple of my fave songs - Cherry Bomb, & Rain On The Scarecrow.

That's cool to have his guitarist. Since I was a kid I thought Barbie was a slut. I think it was the tits. All slut.

I don't like him artistically, but if I could I'd spend the night in Justin Timberlake's hotel room. Oh yeah.

Steve Miller is way cool. Maybe "Livin' In The USA" can be the Burn theme song. Oh wait, I was thinking "The Love Shack" by The B-52s would make a good theme song since you all seem to only have partying on your minds and have basically poo-pooed my original idea of Winds Of Change. Or, when I get to BRC next year I can build a love shack. Hmmm, that little light bulb may have legs. The shack can resemble the Bev Hillbillies' shack. I'm liking this more and more as it sinks in. And the only thing in it can be a porta-potty. My own private Idaho. Soundin' better by the minute.

Has anyone ever erected a full-scale windmill at BRC that can generate power to run things? Seems like a good way to go.

Oh, and if I can't dance am I still allowed to there. I really can't. I have 3 left feet. Seems like a good place to make a total ass out of one's self.

"How'z It Gonna Be" is such a good song. I love when it changes up. I really love the line, "I wanna taste the salt of your skin". That is a very romantic line. OK, it's a good line when I'm horny.

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:34 pm

Yes there were 3 windmills a couple years ago- I don't know if they were used for a power source....

Speaking of songs- I was on the playa when they were putting together the windmills and the guy couldn't quite reach to put up the last blade...

Soooooo they called over an art car to use to stand on -they got the windmill together -
then the art car played the Gorillizas - Feel Good Song it was the first time I heard it and It WAS Perfect- (as is everything on the playa)

It starts windmill windmill

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:39 pm

In my line of work I also have met many famous people-

The most polite were Stevie Ray Vaughn and Sam Kinsen

The most fricking rude was Paulie SHore ohhh and Billy Squire...

thirt33n · Post by **thirt33n** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:04 am

capjbadger wrote:
Mad Mikey wrote:Um, in that case, how 'bout "Burning For You" by Soft White Underbelly?
Don't you mean Blue Oyster Cult?

Badger

...well, technically yes but they were "Soft White Underbelly" before B.O.C. and I'm suprised to hear that name.

Nice work Mikey. B.O.C. had 2 producers. One was my Pop. When he met them, they were "Soft White Underbelly".

true dat

p.s. Barbie? Is six feet tall? cuz I gots a smart mouth.

capjbadger · Post by **capjbadger** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:35 am

thirt33n wrote:
capjbadger wrote:
Mad Mikey wrote:Um, in that case, how 'bout "Burning For You" by Soft White Underbelly?
Don't you mean Blue Oyster Cult?

Badger
...well, technically yes but they were "Soft White Underbelly" before B.O.C. and I'm suprised to hear that name.

Yes, I'm aware that they were SWU at one point, but they had been BOC for 10 years when "Burning For You" was put out, thus it was done by BOC, not SWU.

Badger

thirt33n · Post by **thirt33n** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:48 am

badger-

Muhammad Ali is still Cassius Clay.

"thus" it was done by blah blah blah

capjbadger "never wrong"

any more B.O.C. trivia answers? come on now.

back on topic then.....how 'bout.

bruce springsteen/the pointer sisters "fire"

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