Both Boz and Rita Coolidge's versions of "We're All Alone" were part of my DNA before I even knew about the song; it's a Muzak perennial.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 April 2012 01:27 (eleven years ago) link
that and "Look What You've Done To Me."
It's hard to vote for something NOT off Silk Degrees, let alone choosing between any of the Silk Degrees songs here. Would love to vote for "I'll Be Long Gone"
― windjammer voyage (blank), Sunday, 22 April 2012 01:34 (eleven years ago) link
I went for "what can I say". Classic opening track, love how Boz wails way out on the 2nd chorus, love the pause after the snare hit before the chorus, love the warmth of the "what an I sayyy" vocals, just love boz's vocals all over it.
― windjammer voyage (blank), Sunday, 22 April 2012 01:40 (eleven years ago) link
Or, rather, how the snare punctuates the verse/chrous transition without overdoing it.
― windjammer voyage (blank), Sunday, 22 April 2012 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
It will probably have to be Lowdown, but I'm going to try to make a point of listening to this whole collection before voting. I'm not all that familiar with him--I only just heard Silk Degrees all the way through for the first time since I was a pre-teen. He's an excellent example of the phenomenon of "I didn't know that was by. . ."
― _Rudipherous_, Sunday, 22 April 2012 01:59 (eleven years ago) link
We're All Alone. (And I think I remember Lido Shuffle edging slightly past Lowdown in terms of ILM luv)
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 22 April 2012 01:59 (eleven years ago) link
"Dinah Flo" is a pretty good Van Morrison ripoff.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 April 2012 02:16 (eleven years ago) link
Miss seeing "Georgia" on the list. But, in the end, Lido Shuffle is undeniable.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 22 April 2012 03:37 (eleven years ago) link
Not going "Lowdown" but do love
Got to have a Jones for this Jones for thatThis running with the Joneses boyJust ain't where it's atYou gonna come back aroundTo the sad, sad truth, the dirty lowdown
― caro's johnson (Eazy), Sunday, 22 April 2012 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
I wonder what Boz would sound like singin' with the Dan
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:10 (eleven years ago) link
I'm sure he's fit right in!
― Moodles, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:43 (eleven years ago) link
It feels like a kind of predictable choice, but I gotta go with Lido Shuffle
― Moodles, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:45 (eleven years ago) link
I'm really hoping I get a chance to sing it at karaoke some day
― Moodles, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:47 (eleven years ago) link
C or D: "Lido Shuffle"
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:30 (eleven years ago) link
I have done it at karaoke and it's fun! You have to be game for riding out the long solo but the highs are worth it. The one time I did it the karaoke guy was like, omg, THAT song! after I got done, clearly having been totally mystified when he'd entered in my request.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:31 (eleven years ago) link
I prefer the Coolidge version of "We're All Alone" (it sounds like it was written for her voice specifically and no other), so probably gotta go with "Lowdown." Although I remember a time when I was about 10 where "Lido Shuffle" was so ubiquitous it's kind of hard NOT to click that button."
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Sunday, 22 April 2012 11:59 (eleven years ago) link
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/kingkonggodzilla/P1000306.jpg
― fruitsbs (beachville), Sunday, 22 April 2012 12:31 (eleven years ago) link
can't really make it out there, but Boz Scaggs and Pat Travers rule. Cheap Trick and Disco suck. Star Trek the Motion Picture.
― fruitsbs (beachville), Sunday, 22 April 2012 12:33 (eleven years ago) link
Silk Degrees is grat but I voted Jojo
― gospodin simmel, Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:25 (eleven years ago) link
my man
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:27 (eleven years ago) link
JoJo was almost my choice, but I burned out on it recently--I hate that feeling when you play a favorite too many times!
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 22 April 2012 23:21 (eleven years ago) link
harbor lights
― ciderpress, Monday, 23 April 2012 13:09 (eleven years ago) link
Apologies to Silk Degrees fans: while it's marvelous I'm more enamored with Middle Man, the closest that Scaggs came to appropriating New Wave (as performed by Toto).
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 April 2012 13:33 (eleven years ago) link
love "Lido Shuffle," but "We're All Alone."
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Monday, 23 April 2012 23:29 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
remains popular in Japan
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 28 April 2012 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
And Lowdown it is. There is no song here that's far superior.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 28 April 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 29 April 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Yup. Lido was the favorite over on the main thread. Good order.
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 29 April 2012 00:05 (eleven years ago) link
Nice!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 29 April 2012 04:02 (eleven years ago) link
there's songs with zero votes that'd be the best songs in many many other artist's catalogues. viva boz
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 29 April 2012 17:36 (eleven years ago) link
starting with these:
Breakdown Dead Ahead (Scaggs, Foster) 0You Make It So Hard (To Say No) (Scaggs) 0
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 29 April 2012 17:38 (eleven years ago) link
and "What Can I Say" and "It's Over"
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 29 April 2012 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
the drumming on "It's Over" is so sick & the opening with backing vocals up front trick (Boz loves this one) works so beautifully
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 29 April 2012 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
listening to side 2 of Silk Degrees at 5 a.m where I'm at in the dark alone in a hotel...this album isn't just top 5 for me, it's top 3. So so so so so so good.
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 29 April 2012 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
I love pocarro's drums on "love me tomorrow"; dude has the magic touch.
― windjammer voyage (blank), Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
my god
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayZ0gq7_Oak
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 May 2019 01:48 (four years ago) link
If he posts a video playing along to “Loan Me a Dime” then I’ll be impressed.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 May 2019 01:54 (four years ago) link
I wonder what Boz would sound like singin' with the Dan― Iago Galdston, Saturday, April 21, 2012 11:10 PM (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, April 21, 2012 11:10 PM (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
There has to be someone out there who read this and thought, "I don't know - Boz with England Dan and John Ford Coley?"
(However, if you were seeking a lead-in to "Lido Shuffle" on your tastefully-curated Yacht Rock playlist, you can't go wrong with either "Peg" or "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight".)
― Prefecture, Thursday, 16 May 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
The Dukes of September tour featuring Boz, Donald Fagan, and Michael McDonald basically answered this, right?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 16 May 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
Read that as 'The Dukes of Stratosfear tour featuring Boz, Donald Fagan, and Michael McDonald'.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Thursday, 16 May 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
That would've been even cooler
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 16 May 2019 21:50 (four years ago) link