Comments on: Late Nite FDL: Valerie http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:18:17 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: JoyB http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656853 JoyB Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:02:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656853 <p>I was thinking that, too. What, about Amy, is different or better than the women she sounds like? Nevertheless, I’m liking her lyrics. And, I think it’s ok that black people influence white people here. Interracial marriages have skyrocketed. Maybe we’re becoming, all of us, more of a culture together? The downside is that Amy gets the money somebody else didn’t. That seems to have happened with blues and jazz, too. But I think I see the greatest black artists allowing the influence in turn that whites have on the musical forms they adopt from the African American community. If the races kind of call and respond to each other (and I’m still sorry about the money thing), it’s better than not. I get the beef Sid has, though. It was my first thought.</p> I was thinking that, too. What, about Amy, is different or better than the women she sounds like? Nevertheless, I’m liking her lyrics. And, I think it’s ok that black people influence white people here. Interracial marriages have skyrocketed. Maybe we’re becoming, all of us, more of a culture together? The downside is that Amy gets the money somebody else didn’t. That seems to have happened with blues and jazz, too. But I think I see the greatest black artists allowing the influence in turn that whites have on the musical forms they adopt from the African American community. If the races kind of call and respond to each other (and I’m still sorry about the money thing), it’s better than not. I get the beef Sid has, though. It was my first thought.

]]> By: Sid http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656319 Sid Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:09:18 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656319 <p>Yay! another white girl trying to be black. The REAL black girl singers (who don’t get noticed) always really love that. Her back up singers have better chops. Why aren’t they out front… Oh that’s right, they’re black.</p> Yay! another white girl trying to be black. The REAL black girl singers (who don’t get noticed) always really love that. Her back up singers have better chops. Why aren’t they out front… Oh that’s right, they’re black.

]]> By: Jimmy Higgins http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656239 Jimmy Higgins Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:07:59 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656239 <p>Hey, a great new song. A couple months ago I did a piece at the Fire on the Mountain blog entitled “Top Girls’/Women’s Names For Pop Songs” and discovered an anomaly which this tune continues!</p> <blockquote><p>Valerie. Oddly, all five of these have just the name as title and I’ve got as many more, but only a couple where the “Valerie” is part of a longer title.</p> <p>Valerie–The Zutons<br /> Valerie–The Monkees<br /> Valerie–Ghost Of The Robot<br /> Valerie–Ronnie & The Hi-Lites<br /> Valerie–Richard Thompson & Ry Cooder</p></blockquote> Hey, a great new song. A couple months ago I did a piece at the Fire on the Mountain blog entitled “Top Girls’/Women’s Names For Pop Songs” and discovered an anomaly which this tune continues!

Valerie. Oddly, all five of these have just the name as title and I’ve got as many more, but only a couple where the “Valerie” is part of a longer title.

Valerie–The Zutons
Valerie–The Monkees
Valerie–Ghost Of The Robot
Valerie–Ronnie & The Hi-Lites
Valerie–Richard Thompson & Ry Cooder

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656142 cinnamonape Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:58:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656142 <p><a href="#comment-655741"><em>Ed*ard Teller @<br /> 196 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-655707"><em>katymine @<br /> 164 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>ET - does Wasilla have a do not discharge fire arms within city limits law?</p></blockquote> <p>duh. It is enforced randomly. But most municipalities have these laws, and I’ve never heard of an honor salute being illegal. Anywhere.</p></blockquote> <p>What about starter’s pistols at the local high school track meet?</p> Ed*ard Teller @
196

katymine @
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ET – does Wasilla have a do not discharge fire arms within city limits law?

duh. It is enforced randomly. But most municipalities have these laws, and I’ve never heard of an honor salute being illegal. Anywhere.

What about starter’s pistols at the local high school track meet?

]]> By: fahrender http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656096 fahrender Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:56:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656096 <p><a href="#comment-655509"><em>LoudounLib @<br /> 11 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>I want to be Amy Winehouse when I grow up.</p> <p>(minus the substance abuse issue, though)</p></blockquote> <p>that’s a can of worms that, most likely, can not be untangled …….</p> LoudounLib @
11

I want to be Amy Winehouse when I grow up.

(minus the substance abuse issue, though)

that’s a can of worms that, most likely, can not be untangled …….

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656008 CTuttle Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:05:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656008 <p><a href="#comment-656003"><em>Suzanne @ 308</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>CT, yes but the margin busting happens MUCH more frequently when one does that. In addition, it may trigger a length of comment filter that could land you in moderation</p> <p>Use with care and only when needed.</p></blockquote> <p>Roger, that Madame!!!</p> Suzanne @ 308

CT, yes but the margin busting happens MUCH more frequently when one does that. In addition, it may trigger a length of comment filter that could land you in moderation

Use with care and only when needed.

Roger, that Madame!!!

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656003 Suzanne Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:01:42 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-656003 <p>CT, yes but the margin busting happens MUCH more frequently when one does that. In addition, it may trigger a length of comment filter that could land you in moderation</p> <p>Use with care and only when needed.</p> CT, yes but the margin busting happens MUCH more frequently when one does that. In addition, it may trigger a length of comment filter that could land you in moderation

Use with care and only when needed.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-655992 CTuttle Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:56:36 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-655992 <p>Npb, pardon this luddite, but wow, you can double quote? I love FDL!!!</p> Npb, pardon this luddite, but wow, you can double quote? I love FDL!!!

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-655985 CTuttle Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:54:04 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-655985 <p>Oops, my bad!!! npb, sorry!!</p> Oops, my bad!!! npb, sorry!!

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-655980 CTuttle Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:50:09 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/04/27/late-nite-fdl-valerie/#comment-655980 <p>Uh-oh, npb, usually it’s me busting margins!!! I concur!!!</p> Uh-oh, npb, usually it’s me busting margins!!! I concur!!!

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