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how come that one Gregory brother reminds me of a sister :p
Joel's "Uptown Girl" is about his ex-wife Christie Brinkley… Jeez…
Very nice harmony guys
Billy Joel wrote Uptown Girl for Elle McPherson really discounts everything else about this video.
For shame!
Original writer for You Are My Sunshine wants royalties https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMF2luS3rKU
Why do they have a filter that makes it look much more dreary then it normally does… The. It does??? Ok, it does not look dreary normally, but in this vid it does…..u know why it means?
It's nice to see Austin Powers is enjoying a career in music these days.
That is not what a busy signal sounds like, at least where I live.
Is it just me or does this look green screened?
They look like creepy president candidate children
The Neil diamond fact is false http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/20/showbiz/music/neil-diamond-sweet-caroline/
Why are they called the Gregory BROTHERS when there's a sister aswell?! ?
Plagiarism again: http://thechive.com/2016/04/15/a-few-surprising-stories-behind-famous-songs-15-photos/
The song American Woman was originally an improvisation by Burton Cummings and The Guess Who at a curling rink. Cummings was late so the band was jamming on stage to quiet down the increasingly impatient crowd. Burton then jumped on stage and improvised lyrics to the band's improvised music.
billy joel song uptown girl was written about his wife (now former) christie brinkley,he refuses to play the song live since the divorce.
The dude with the glasses has a very soothing type of voice. Probably why he sings well. 🙂
"Satisfaction" was also written after the Stones got booed off the stage during their first ever show in the US, at Georgia Southern University. Everyone there at the time was into country, and that's still largely true, unfortunately.
songwriting tips please
wow this one is a bit bland
Am I the only one who won't watch an episode if it's not hosted by John Green?
Don't invite them back to host. ever.
If that a Capella busy tone was how phones actually sounded, I doubt I'd hang up.
Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song about a ore hauler that sank.
Singing they're great, but the narrative work isn't clear. They kind of mumble.
You mention Layla, but you don't mention Wonderful Tonight. Both written by Eric Clapton for Pattie Boyd. George Harrison also wrote I Need You and Something about her. That woman was a muse!!!
You forgot about "Why Don't We Do It In the Road"
Some corrections:
The R.E.M. song inspired by the Dan Rather incident transposed the original quote. The assailants actually asked Rather “Kenneth, what is the frequency?” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather#.22Kenneth.2C_what_is_the_frequency.3F.22
The actual title of the Rolling Stones song mentioned is “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”
(It’s a big no-no to put quotes around something if it is not properly quoted.)
The image of Eric Clapton dropped into the screen during the “Layla” (#18) description is misleading; it’s reversed, showing Clapton playing guitar as a lefty but he is a right-handed guitar player.
What a waste of what could have been something good. I just want to know about the song's origin, and not have to watch these idiots.