Comments on: The Seventh Day of Mellowmas: Carrack Carols! http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/ The Music That Taste Forgot Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:57:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: The Sixteenth Day of Mellowmas: The Gaga Mellowmas Failure | Popdose http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-49821 The Sixteenth Day of Mellowmas: The Gaga Mellowmas Failure | Popdose Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:31:52 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-49821 [...] Yeah, absolutely. And she can write a solid hook, too. So Lady Gaga is this year’s Paul Carrack, [...] […] Yeah, absolutely. And she can write a solid hook, too. So Lady Gaga is this year’s Paul Carrack, […]

]]> By: The Thirteenth Day of Mellowmas: Mellowmas with Babyface | Popdose http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-49812 The Thirteenth Day of Mellowmas: Mellowmas with Babyface | Popdose Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:32:23 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-49812 [...] I had high hopes. I recall back when we listened to Paul Carrack’s “Rudolph” and how surprised we were. In a good [...] […] I had high hopes. I recall back when we listened to Paul Carrack’s “Rudolph” and how surprised we were. In a good […]

]]> By: The Twelfth Day of Mellowmas: O'Jaysmas | Popdose http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-49809 The Twelfth Day of Mellowmas: O'Jaysmas | Popdose Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:31:27 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-49809 [...] Yes, and remember how we expected Paul Carrack’s Christmas song to [...] […] Yes, and remember how we expected Paul Carrack’s Christmas song to […]

]]> By: The Seventeeth Day of Mellowmas: Mellowmas Goes South | Popdose http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-46688 The Seventeeth Day of Mellowmas: Mellowmas Goes South | Popdose Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:47:30 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-46688 [...] Jason: This feels…not right, somehow. Not right for Mellowmas. This is kind of like when we covered Paul Carrack last year. We expected awful, and we got…not-awful. [...] […] Jason: This feels…not right, somehow. Not right for Mellowmas. This is kind of like when we covered Paul Carrack last year. We expected awful, and we got…not-awful. […]

]]> By: Old Davy http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26827 Old Davy Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:03:54 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26827 Jason and Jeff, our Mellowmas leaders You've only offered crap to all your blog readers From Hippos and Pendergrass to a song by Pyle The tracks have all been disgusting and vile But lo and behold, what is this that I hear? Some soulful samba to make listeners cheer It took you a week, but day seven's track Is a not-half-bad song from ex-Ace man Carrack After six days of crud I almost began weeping But now you give us a song that's worth keeping Up until now, Mellowmas was sure stinkin' Just please please please, NO Mandy Patinkin Jason and Jeff, our Mellowmas leaders
You’ve only offered crap to all your blog readers
From Hippos and Pendergrass to a song by Pyle
The tracks have all been disgusting and vile

But lo and behold, what is this that I hear?
Some soulful samba to make listeners cheer
It took you a week, but day seven’s track
Is a not-half-bad song from ex-Ace man Carrack

After six days of crud I almost began weeping
But now you give us a song that’s worth keeping
Up until now, Mellowmas was sure stinkin’
Just please please please, NO Mandy Patinkin

]]> By: Dw. Dunphy http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26803 Dw. Dunphy Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:35:21 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26803 As far as Christmas songs that cannot be redeemed by anyone, I'm casting my lot with "Sleigh Ride". Comfy, cozy, my hair bum. As far as Christmas songs that cannot be redeemed by anyone, I’m casting my lot with “Sleigh Ride”. Comfy, cozy, my hair bum.

]]> By: Eric Lund http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26794 Eric Lund Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:31:12 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26794 <i>It seemed perfectly bad. Paul Carrack…Rudolph…what could go right?</i> Of all the Christmas songs I love to hate, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is the one I love to hate the most. Back when I was in high school I was in the marching band, and we had to play a particularly atrocious arrangement of this song, repeatedly, as an alleged benefit for kids in a hospital. That's what pushed me from "yeah, whatever" to "God, I hate this song." In the hands of most artists, this song blows. Gene Autry (who did the original recording) was a good enough performer to get away with it. Willie Nelson did a not-awful cover of this song. I don't know if Bruce Springsteen ever did this song (I have heard his live version of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"), but he could probably get away with it. Paul Carrack is definitely not in the same league as the three I've just mentioned. Amazingly, he pulled it off, with the help of a brilliantly done big band arrangement. Whoever did the arrangement earned every penny he was paid, and then some. It seemed perfectly bad. Paul Carrack…Rudolph…what could go right?

Of all the Christmas songs I love to hate, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is the one I love to hate the most. Back when I was in high school I was in the marching band, and we had to play a particularly atrocious arrangement of this song, repeatedly, as an alleged benefit for kids in a hospital. That’s what pushed me from “yeah, whatever” to “God, I hate this song.”

In the hands of most artists, this song blows. Gene Autry (who did the original recording) was a good enough performer to get away with it. Willie Nelson did a not-awful cover of this song. I don’t know if Bruce Springsteen ever did this song (I have heard his live version of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”), but he could probably get away with it.

Paul Carrack is definitely not in the same league as the three I’ve just mentioned. Amazingly, he pulled it off, with the help of a brilliantly done big band arrangement. Whoever did the arrangement earned every penny he was paid, and then some.

]]> By: Dw. Dunphy http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26792 Dw. Dunphy Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:21:49 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26792 Thank you, Jason & Jeff. You saved my sanity for one day of Mellomas. I assume this happened by accident though. Thank you, Jason & Jeff. You saved my sanity for one day of Mellomas. I assume this happened by accident though.

]]> By: Terje http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26784 Terje Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:52:28 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26784 I'm sad to say that my 2 year old started dancing around and laughing when I played the hippo song. I’m sad to say that my 2 year old started dancing around and laughing when I played the hippo song.

]]> By: Jason http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26783 Jason Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:07:34 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/07/the-seventh-day-of-mellowmas-carrack-carols/#comment-26783 Wow. And that was the good track! Maybe each day, you could play the featured song for him and we could get his opinion? Wow. And that was the good track! Maybe each day, you could play the featured song for him and we could get his opinion?

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