[philmont] Packing in Music

Thomas,

The music at Philmont is a significant part of the experience.
I didn't follow some of the music references in the thread,
which limited its value to me, but many of the songs at Philmont
have an interesting history and it's helpful to konw a bit
about them.

I encourage you to stay on the list and share your Philmont
stories about your scout and adult experiences at Philmont.
These stories are a valuable part of this list, as they provide
background and ideas for having a great trek experience in
the future.

Best wishes,

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
(Philmont 1965; 1978)

On 5/25/07, Thomas De Primo <tcdii@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please delete me from the listing. has someone who was
> there as a scout and several times as an adult.. I
> have finally reached my "Dr." Bob limit.
>
> Tom
> --- "Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the background - good stuff. I think I
> > heard part of the
> > unplugged series bit on REM here from Weasel on 94.7
> > (used to be an
> > HFS-er); an amazing guy who seemingly knows every
> > bit of R&R trivia from
> > the dawn of the age.
> >
> > Yes, I've seen this site before. I agree it's
> > closer than most, but I
> > think you'll agree it ain't quite right even so.
> > It's silly if the band
> > has the correct lyrics and just won't provide them.
> > Makes me suspect
> > (as I implied) that the actual is so far removed
> > from the song that it
> > would be beyond embarrassing.
> >
> > Unfortunately I don't think I'll ever be good enough
> > to try Radio Free
> > Europe at the Ponil Cantina. And with my thanks to
> > those who have
> > tolerated my wanderings thus far, back to All Things
> > Philmont (and off
> > to the salt mines for moi....)
> >
> > - Dr. Bob
> >
> >
> > Dave Haynie wrote:
> > > On Wed, 23 May:28:51 -0400, "Dr. Bob
> > Klein" <drbob@troop111.org> jammed all night, and by
> > sunrise was heard saying:
> > >
> > >
> > >>A more recent version of same is Radio Free Europe
> > by R.E.M. - a great
> > >>rockin' tune. The lyrics of which have been a
> > source of argument and
> > >>controversy since it came out. The lead singer
> > (and the band) have
> > >>steadfastly refused to clarify what they're
> > singing.
> > >
> > >
> > > I play a number of R.E.M. songs. Michael Stipe is
> > the lead singer; all
> > > their early stuff had his vocals mixed way down in
> > the mix, like "just
> > > another instrument", rather than on top, the usual
> > way in popular music.
> > > There's lots of debate, but they supposedly have a
> > private server with
> > > all the lyrics on it. This came out during some
> > interviews over their
> > > MTV Unplugged sessions... MTV had requested "It's
> > the End of the World
> > > as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)", and Michael
> > didn't remember all the
> > > worlds (understandably)... but they were able to
> > get them. More recent
> > > CDs actually do include lyrics sheets, but the
> > vocals are much higher in
> > > the mix these days, too.
> > >
> > >
> > >>Having listened to
> > >>it many times, I am quite sure they were
> > absolutely trashed out of their
> > >>minds, and have no earthly idea what they were
> > trying to say for some of
> > >>the verses and choruses.
> > >
> > >
> > > This one seems pretty accurate to me:
> > >
> >
> http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/getsome.org/guitar/olga/chordpro/r/REM/RadioFreeEurope.chopro
> > >
> > >
> > >>But in this case, slurring the lyrics into
> > >>incomprehensibility actually worked.
> > >
> > >
> > > I think R.E.M. cultivated that for awhile... they
> > didn't publish any
> > > early lyrics in those days (this was college music
> > for me), and on some
> > > of the songs, they would change words around, or
> > even in one case, they
> > > had two entirely different songs with the same
> > music (you have to get
> > > some of the early rarities recordings to hear the
> > full extent of this).
> > > Just having fun with it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Fri May 25 16:27:18 2007