tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22345387.post2382450621694962760..comments2023-12-30T11:04:22.503-05:00Comments on Art Decade: Emmetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09887578369365842959noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22345387.post-85121169965186289272009-11-25T08:20:37.938-05:002009-11-25T08:20:37.938-05:00Hey ib. I did not know the Tony Wilson connection....Hey ib. I did not know the Tony Wilson connection. Very cool.Big Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230624409088813216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22345387.post-36639181956675074952009-11-25T08:11:39.590-05:002009-11-25T08:11:39.590-05:00I confess I hadn't previously noticed the simi...I confess I hadn't previously noticed the similarity between this an "The Boys Are Back In Town" until you mentioned it, Big B. Or with "Reelin' In The Years".<br /><br />This was a very fine release, the title of which was purloined by Tony Wilson for his Granada show.<br /><br />"We got 50,000 Watts... In a big acoustic tower..."ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22345387.post-90023089903476265122009-11-24T13:35:04.336-05:002009-11-24T13:35:04.336-05:00Paolo, thanks for the comment. I believe you are o...Paolo, thanks for the comment. I believe you are on to something since "Reelin' In the Years" is from '72. Now imagine a triple-shot of all 3 songs together:<br /><br />"The weekend at the college, didn't turn out like you planned...They were askin' if you were around, How you was where you could be found...and so it goes"Big Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230624409088813216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22345387.post-4707439324976303982009-11-24T12:18:33.234-05:002009-11-24T12:18:33.234-05:00I think both this and that particular Thin Lizzy s...I think both this and that particular Thin Lizzy song (you <i>were</i> thinking of Thin Lizzy, weren't you?) <b>may</b> 'share' a melodic similarity with the Steely Dan track 'Reelin' In the Years', but I wouldn't swear to it in the presence of Messrs Lowe and Lynott's publishers' lawyers.Paolo Meccanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618681346632090097noreply@blogger.com