Share an obscure song from a hugely famous band/musician

[GarnetPild]

I'll start with two of my favorite Rolling Stones songs. You probably won't hear them on the radio, because they're too busy blasting Start Me Up or Brown Sugar for the 50th time this week.

 

[skoerner]

Described as the "ultimate B side". Rain was the B side of the 45 that had Paperback Writer as the single. Great tune.

 

[shiv]

I’m not sure how obscure this song is considered, but maybe my favorite song from Nirvana and doesn’t get the same recognition as many others. The second verse is a lyrical masterpiece.

 

[Zach10]

 

[skoerner]

In Utero was a great album and I love that cut.

 

[GarnetPild]

Described as the "ultimate B side". Rain was the B side of the 45 that had Paperback Writer as the single. Great tune.

I think Rain is the better song.

 

[shiv]

In Utero was a great album and I love that cut.

Yeah I edited my post to add some context, but i feel like that song is greatly under appreciated in their catalog

 

[skoerner]

I think Rain is the better song.

By a mile...

 

[shiv]

This song was just revealed to me in the past week, but I can’t stop jamming to it:

 

[Belezabro]

Janes Addiction:

My Cat’s Name is Maceo or simply is a Jane’s Addiction song that was originally supposed to appear on the album Nothing’s Shocking. Originally titled just Maceo or Macio, it was felt the song sounded too “pop-ish” and did not fit the mood on the rest of the album.

Perry’s cat Maceo was named after Maceo Parker, a jazz horn player who used to play with James Brown. In 1997, Maceo Parker would lend his musical skills to update the demo version of this song found on the Kettle Whistle album.

 

[shiv]

 

[Cletusnow]

 

[The_Goose]

 

[GarnetPild]

This song was just revealed to me in the past week, but I can’t stop jamming to it:

Decent tune! Had not heard that one, though been on quite a Steely Dan kick lately. Have had this one stuck in my head, seems like forever-

 

[Wait What]

Brand new one from Sir Paul. Kinda catchy iyam.

 

[skoerner]

This one could be considered obscure for the uninitiated. SRV had some success with this tune as a cover but Jimi wrote it and it kicks ass.

 

[Rva]

 

[hmt5000]

Prince 'Never Take the Place of Your Man'.

Its hard to find a live version video of it on YT as it gets pulled down often.

 

[GarnetPild]

This one could be considered obscure for the uninitiated. SRV had some success with this tune as a cover but Jimi wrote it and it kicks ass.

Great song. Great album too. Castles Made of Sand and Bold as Love are 2 others off that album that I love...probably a fan of Jimi's blues stuff the most though...but then I am a huge blues fan.

*Would insert youtube videos of Red House and Once I Had a Woman, if youtube had them.

 

[Cletusnow]

 

[skoerner]

Maybe Sir Elton's best tune in my mind and I don't believe it was ever released as a single. It's off of Tumbleweed Connection from 1970. Early Elton is fantastic.



Currently spinning...

 

[skoerner]

Great song. Great album too. Castles Made of Sand and Bold as Love are 2 others off that album that I love...probably a fan of Jimi's blues stuff the most though...but then I am a huge blues fan.

*Would insert youtube videos of Red House and Once I Had a Woman, if youtube had them.

I celebrate his entire catalog. I own all three studio albums on vinyl and a bunch of post death compilations. If you're a Jimi blues man then I already know you've heard or own Radio One. If you haven't then you have some homework. It's as good as any of his three studio albums, IMHO.

 

[GarnetPild]

Maybe Sir Elton's best tune in my mind and I don't believe it was ever released as a single. It's off of Tumbleweed Connection from 1970. Early Elton is fantastic.



Currently spinning...

Crazy how sometimes such great music is just never put out. Two of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs, both of which would probably be popular on the radio, were not released until years after Bonham died and they broke up.

 

[skoerner]

First album. 1978. Atomic Punk. If you're a VH fan from the radio singles only then this one may have gotten past you. Crank it!

 

[Cletusnow]

 

[ttyh]

 

[ttyh]

 

[WestcampTX]

Personal Favorite

 

[Rva]

 

[Cletusnow]

 

[WestcampTX]

If you count “Wave on Wave” as hugely famous, then I have to submit this entire album.



IMO Pat had far superior music on his earlier albums, but the sound wasn’t quite Nashville enough to make it big.

 

[Rva]

Great, now I have to dive into music I haven’t listened to in 25 years. Here comes George’s Bar by Pat Green.

 

[WestcampTX]

Great, now I have to dive into music I haven’t listened to in 25 years. Here comes George’s Bar by Pat Green.

After you finish with Pat, don’t forget to give Mark David Manders some love.

 

[Rva]

After you finish with Pat, don’t forget to give Mark David Manders some love.

Jesus, is it 1998 again?

 

[Rva]

Just played Robert Earl Keen going down in style.

 

[WestcampTX]

Just played Robert Earl Keen going down in style.

Bluegrass Widow. The hands down.

 

[Rva]

Bluegrass Widow. The hands down.

Let me stop “No kind of dancer” and switch to that!

 

[tgsio]

Everybody knows Harry Chapin for one song.



The thing is..he was brilliant and wrote beautiful songs. Here's 2 of them. (I love Harry Chapin)

First one is incredibly relevant today:





Okay, one more.

 

[WestcampTX]

Let me stop “No kind of dancer” and switch to that!

Or “Front Porch Song”. Damn REK has so many greats.

 

[GarnetPild]

Or “Front Porch Song”. Damn REK has so many greats.

Also has the GOAT Christmas song imo.