tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post114296511806668892..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: On MusicBrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143524480358812552006-03-28T00:41:00.000-05:002006-03-28T00:41:00.000-05:00OK, psychotoddler, I like your theory better than ...OK, psychotoddler, I like your theory better than my theory. What year was the SWAT theme recorded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143491869094864672006-03-27T15:37:00.000-05:002006-03-27T15:37:00.000-05:00Nah, it's just because of the horns.99% of Jewish ...Nah, it's just because of the horns.<BR/><BR/>99% of Jewish Music is plagiarized from "Theme from S.W.A.T."PsychoToddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874353280798371891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143396174673200712006-03-26T13:02:00.000-05:002006-03-26T13:02:00.000-05:00Introducing, for the first time, the chosson and k...Introducing, for the first time, the chosson and kallah, Mr & Mrs Plagerized Tunes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143393839547558982006-03-26T12:23:00.000-05:002006-03-26T12:23:00.000-05:00Wow! I never heard that particular Billy Joel tun...Wow! I never heard that particular Billy Joel tune, but you're 100% correct. The intro to that sounds like any frum record!<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143387498333450202006-03-26T10:38:00.000-05:002006-03-26T10:38:00.000-05:00Hey, I put it here:http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/~dfass...Hey, I put it here:<BR/>http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/~dfass/HalfaMileAway.mp3<BR/>I'll leave it there for a few days. Give a listen. It would make a good Asher Boro, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143214478505312622006-03-24T10:34:00.000-05:002006-03-24T10:34:00.000-05:00Well, Amazon has a short clip, but it leaves out t...Well, Amazon has a short clip, but it leaves out the seminal opening. I'll see what I can find...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143210894788850092006-03-24T09:34:00.000-05:002006-03-24T09:34:00.000-05:00I haven't heard that one before, and I am a big Bi...I haven't heard that one before, and I am a big Billy Joel fan. Is it possible to post a (legal!) link?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143183421864304892006-03-24T01:57:00.000-05:002006-03-24T01:57:00.000-05:00My pet theory: 90% of frummie Jewish music can be...My pet theory: 90% of frummie Jewish music can be traced back to Billy Joel's "Half A Mile Away" (52nd Street). Listen to the intro of that song, and then tell me that's not where frummie music comes from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143153121019195862006-03-23T17:32:00.000-05:002006-03-23T17:32:00.000-05:00Duke Ellington: “There are two kinds of music. Go...Duke Ellington: “There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.”<BR/><BR/>I wonder if he meant "Jewish music" was "the other kind."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143145789934193482006-03-23T15:29:00.000-05:002006-03-23T15:29:00.000-05:00Don't forget "Hoidu L'ashem Ki Tov, Ki leoilan Cha...Don't forget "Hoidu L'ashem Ki Tov, Ki leoilan Chasdo" to the tune of J. Geils Band's "Angel is a Centerfold" !Nice Jewish Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143569412761938449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143135770820042642006-03-23T12:42:00.000-05:002006-03-23T12:42:00.000-05:00I really doubt he pays anyone royalties. Shlock R...I really doubt he pays anyone royalties. Shlock Rock pays no royalties. <BR/><BR/>My Band recorded a song called "Don't Talk Loshon Hora" that has the tune from "I'll talk to you later" and we would credit the Tubes for it...if we had an album or liner notes.<BR/><BR/>BTW this whole "metamtem es ha leyv" is such utter crap that I can't believe people still say it. <BR/><BR/>All forms of Jewish music are similar to some type of secular music, whether it's gypsy music or opera or country or eastern european tavern music.<BR/><BR/>You mean to tell me that there is some magical combination of notes that will suddenly corrupt the listeners heart, whereas if I change a note or two, it can be kosher??PsychoToddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874353280798371891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143059561441815492006-03-22T15:32:00.000-05:002006-03-22T15:32:00.000-05:00I know for a fact he credits it. I've seen the li...I know for a fact he credits it. I've seen the liner notes. I can only assume that someone as savvy as he is in the music biz is paying the royalties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143042205944490242006-03-22T10:43:00.000-05:002006-03-22T10:43:00.000-05:00"Yossi Piamenta took the song "Down Under" by Men ..."Yossi Piamenta took the song "Down Under" by Men at Work and turned it into "Asher bara" but he credits them in the liner notes and presumably pays royalties. "<BR/><BR/>I don't know if this is true, but if it is, kol hakavod. This is the point. It's OK, even artistic, to borrow. You just need to credit.and so it shall be...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14938399154970068213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143039414401079092006-03-22T09:56:00.000-05:002006-03-22T09:56:00.000-05:00Yossi Piamenta took the song "Down Under" by Men a...Yossi Piamenta took the song "Down Under" by Men at Work and turned it into "Asher bara" but he credits them in the liner notes and presumably pays royalties. <BR/><BR/>That video was horrific. Truly scary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1143030537735330642006-03-22T07:28:00.000-05:002006-03-22T07:28:00.000-05:00I didn't realize that one until we saw "Joseph" wh...I didn't realize that one until we saw "Joseph" when I was a kid. Great song...Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1142996206908290302006-03-21T21:56:00.000-05:002006-03-21T21:56:00.000-05:00"I'm sorry, I should have been clearer. What I mea..."I'm sorry, I should have been clearer. What I meant was "which MBD song?"<BR/><BR/>Some yiddish tripe that i can't understand. I just call it "The song MBD ripped off from Andrew Lloyd Weber."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1142987205077028732006-03-21T19:26:00.000-05:002006-03-21T19:26:00.000-05:00I taught some yeshiva bochurs at somone else's Sha...I taught some yeshiva bochurs at somone else's Shabbos meal a few months ago to sing Deror Yiqra’ to "The Rose" by Bette Midler. I hope they don't mind ;-) (and don't realize).Steg (dos iz nit der šteg)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07694556690190505030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1142987151002114672006-03-21T19:25:00.000-05:002006-03-21T19:25:00.000-05:00Close Every Door is a beautiful song... and surpri...Close Every Door is a beautiful song... and <A HREF="http://boroparkpyro.blogspot.com/2005/12/who-knew-tim-rice-was-so-zionistic.html" REL="nofollow">surprisingly Zionistic</A>!Steg (dos iz nit der šteg)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07694556690190505030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1142984551397948592006-03-21T18:42:00.000-05:002006-03-21T18:42:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, I should have been clearer. What I mea...I'm sorry, I should have been clearer. What I meant was "which MBD song?"<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1142970385274616442006-03-21T14:46:00.000-05:002006-03-21T14:46:00.000-05:00Close Every DoorClose Every DoorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1142968944403415982006-03-21T14:22:00.000-05:002006-03-21T14:22:00.000-05:00Which song is that? I'm fairly familiar with J&TA...Which song is that? I'm fairly familiar with J&TATD.<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-1142968794857893752006-03-21T14:19:00.000-05:002006-03-21T14:19:00.000-05:00one of MBD's most haunting nigunim is a yiddish so...one of MBD's most haunting nigunim is a yiddish song thatis actually from josef and The Amazing Technocolr dreamcoat.<BR/><BR/>The song soulds like it was made to be sung in yiddish and unless you know the tune, you'd never know. I'm waiting for him to admit that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com