Is there a good breakdown anywhere of who wrote what in FoW? I can only find "written by" credits that attribute all songs to both.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:34 (four years ago) link
I said a few posts ago, there did used to be one on an old FoW message board, but I think it has long gone. Someone on a Facebook group may have it, though.
That debut album was just perfect, really. Head and shoulders above so much of the other major label alt power pop of the era. Although not quite on the same level, Utopia Parkway was an excellent follow-up. They lost me for a bit by Sky Full Of Holes brought it back, for me anyway. Now to finally investigate Ivy.
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:36 (four years ago) link
*but. tired emotional etc
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:37 (four years ago) link
One thing I remember is that Traffic & Weather is mainly Adam songs, while it is back to being more balanced on the last album
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:48 (four years ago) link
The first three albums are some of my favorites of all time.
― skip, Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:51 (four years ago) link
That's mentioned on the Wiki page; Chris was struggling with alcoholism at the time. But still no song breakdown.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:56 (four years ago) link
It took his passing for me to realise that so many songs I've loved from TV and film were written by him.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend definitely has some classics, and also shout out to Way Back Into Love from Music and Lyrics.
― triggercut, Thursday, 2 April 2020 01:12 (four years ago) link
Goddamn you coronavirus. Why didn’t you take a politician instead?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 2 April 2020 01:44 (four years ago) link
I interviewed the two of them a number of times, and ran into them very often in the late 90s/ early 00s in NYC;… they did not say so specifically when I talked to them, but it is clear to me that the more humorously inclined tunes were his and the more heart on sleeve offerings were Chris's… I think they had a VERY bad breakup, as the final record which I've never heard was allegedly tortuous to produce…
― veronica moser, Thursday, 2 April 2020 01:45 (four years ago) link
I think the more overtly character-based songs are nearly always Adam's.
Chris tweeted about Adam's condition just yesterday. I hope they were able to patch things up in recent times.
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 2 April 2020 01:49 (four years ago) link
Also somehow missed that Schlesinger co-composed the score to Damsels In Distress!
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 2 April 2020 01:54 (four years ago) link
Sky Full Of Holes is their third best album for me, easily. Was so pleased with it when it was released. Revisiting all of these is going to be strange.
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 2 April 2020 01:58 (four years ago) link
Gonna assume "Haley's Waitress" is an Adam tune. Always loved how the lovely vocal bridge only shows up once.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:28 (four years ago) link
Anyone else like Ivy? I love the first two records and EP.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:31 (four years ago) link
me!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:36 (four years ago) link
List I have kept of who wrote what.
92 Subaru Adam SchlesingerA Dip In The Ocean Chris CollingwoodA Fine Day for a Parade Chris CollingwoodA Road Song Adam SchlesingerAcela Adam SchlesingerAction Hero Adam SchlesingerAll Kinds of Time Adam SchlesingerAmity Gardens Chris CollingwoodBaby One More Time Max MartinBarbara H. Chris CollingwoodBetter Things Ray DaviesBought for a Song Chris CollingwoodBright Future in Sales Adam SchlesingerBus Stop Graham GouldmanCan't Get It Out of My Head Jeff LynneCemetary Guns Chris CollingwoodChanukah Under the Stars Adam SchelsingerCold Comfort Flowers Chris CollingwoodCry One Tear Chris CollingwoodDenise Adam SchlesingerEverything's Ruined Adam SchlesingerFire In The Canyon Chris CollingwoodFire Island Adam SchlesingerFirelight Waltz Chris CollingwoodGo, Hippie Chris CollingwoodHackensack Adam SchlesingerHalley's Waitress Adam SchlesingerHat and Feet Adam SchlesingerHate To See You Like This Adam SchlesingerHelp! John Lennon/Paul McCartneyHey Julie Adam SchlesingerHotel Majestic Chris CollingwoodHung Up on You Chris CollingwoodI-95 Adam SchlesingerI Know You Well Chris CollingwoodI'll Do the Driving Chris CollingwoodI Want an Alien for Christmas Adam SchlesingerI Want You Around Chris CollingwoodImperia Chris CollingwoodIt Must be Summer Adam SchlesingerI've Got a Flair Adam SchlesingerJanice's Party Chris CollingwoodJoe Rey Chris CollingwoodKid Gloves Chris CollingwoodKillermont Street Roddy FrameLaser Show Adam SchlesingerLeave the Biker Chris CollingwoodLittle Red Light Adam SchlesingerLost in Space Adam SchlesingerMaureen Adam SchlesingerMexican Wine Adam SchlesingerMichael and Heather At The Baggage Claim Adam SchlesingerNew Routine Adam SchlesingerNightlight Adam SchlesingerPeace and Love Adam SchlesingerPlaces Chris CollingwoodPlanet Of Weed Adam SchlesingerPlease Don't Rock Me Tonight Chris CollingwoodProm Theme Adam SchlesingerRadiation Vibe Chris CollingwoodRadio Bar Adam SchlesingerRed Dragon Tattoo Chris CollingwoodRevolving Dora Adam SchlesingerRichie and Reuben Adam SchlesingerSeatbacks and Traytables Chris CollingwoodSense Into You Adam SchlesingerShe's Got a Problem Adam SchlesingerSick Day Adam Schlesinger/Chris CollingwoodSink to the Bottom Adam SchlesingerSmall Favors Chris CollingwoodSomeone To Love Adam SchlesingerSomeone's Gonna Break Your Heart Chris CollingwoodSong Of The Passaic W: John Alleyne Macnab M: Adam SchlesingerStacy's Mom Adam SchlesingerStrapped For Cash Adam SchlesingerSupercollider Chris CollingwoodSurvival Car Chris CollingwoodThe Girl I Can't Forget Adam SchlesingerThe Man in the Santa Suit Chris CollingwoodThe Senator's Daughter Adam SchlesingerThe Story In Your Eyes Justin HaywardThe Summer Place Adam SchlesingerThe Valley of Malls Chris CollingwoodThese Days Jackson BrowneThis Better Be Good Adam SchlesingerToday's Teardrops Gene Pitney/Aaron SchroederTraffic and Weather Adam SchlesingerTrains and Boats and Planes Burt Bacharach/Hal DavidTroubled Times Chris CollingwoodUtopia Parkway Adam SchlesingerValley Winter Song Chris CollingwoodWorkingman's Hands Chris CollingwoodYolanda Hayes Adam SchlesingerYou Curse at Girls Adam Schlesinger
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:40 (four years ago) link
(From a Facebook fan group)
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:41 (four years ago) link
What a body of work for both of them though. What a loss.
― silby, Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:42 (four years ago) link
Their Baby One More Time is something else
― silby, Thursday, 2 April 2020 02:43 (four years ago) link
what a terrible loss. writing a song that makes "that thing you do" work as a movie is a significant achievement on top of everything else he did as a working musician.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:16 (four years ago) link
May his memory be a blessing.
― silby, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:24 (four years ago) link
his marriage to his ex-wife was covered in Vows, what a time capsule https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/14/style/vows-katherine-michel-adam-schlesinger.html
― silby, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:29 (four years ago) link
Nice that maybe my absolute fave ("sick day") is one of the few co-writes.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:48 (four years ago) link
Most of those not too surprising except Collingwood doing Hung Up on You and A Fine Day for a Parade.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:54 (four years ago) link
Over here IVY
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 2 April 2020 08:18 (four years ago) link
RIP. The sound of my tweens.
― coco vide (pomenitul), Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:39 AM (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Fuck, this very much. RIP.
― Hey, let me drunkenly animate yr boats in about 25 to 60 days! (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 2 April 2020 09:09 (four years ago) link
Haven't posted in a minute but ilx was the first place I wanted to come when I heard. This is heartbreaking. RIP
― sktsh, Thursday, 2 April 2020 10:53 (four years ago) link
Good reminder of how crazy prolific here was here:
https://music.avclub.com/adam-schlesinger-and-fountains-of-wayne-were-so-much-mo-1842627923
And how he basically had multiple shots at going for the EGOT.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 April 2020 13:48 (four years ago) link
it is so so dumb that "TTYD" lost Best Original Song
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 13:55 (four years ago) link
Funny bit in what I just posted:
“I was up against Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren. You know, all my peers, basically,” Schlesinger said in that 2001 interview of losing the 1997 Oscar to Lloyd Webber for Evita’s “You Must Love Me.” “It was funny, because Diane Warren was sitting right in front of me, and she writes these really sappy love ballads, but her personality does not fit her music. When he won, she was like, ‘That piece of shit won?’”
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 April 2020 14:05 (four years ago) link
Nice post by Sarah Silverman, apparently they were very close and working on a musical together
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ewvzUAfyf/?igshid=1ntfv4wnvihdj
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 2 April 2020 14:08 (four years ago) link
This morning I was watching this video of Adam and Mike Viola performing "That Thing You Do" and felt myself close to tears. I just can't believe this.
― Bougy! Bougie! Bougé! (Eliza D.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 14:32 (four years ago) link
Considering he's one degree away from Superdrag and Nicki Minaj, I suspect "six degrees of Adam Schlesinger" would shame Kevin Bacon.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 April 2020 14:53 (four years ago) link
If you are interested, Maron moved his 2012 talk with Adam out from behind the paywall. It's actually a pretty good talk.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 April 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
i'm listening to it, it's very nice. what a balanced sounding, kind fellow he seems. his persona is slightly less gruff than i'd guessed at. i had no basis for my guess, just like...pictures i guess? i just learned brian young was in the posies for a while. i was surprised, and i also learned now he's drumming for jesus and mary chain.
the quick ween commentary was a minor but wild side note to me.
― blather rinse repeat 2020 (Hunt3r), Thursday, 2 April 2020 17:05 (four years ago) link
Sad he lost the Oscar and Golden Globe to that incredibly dull song from Evita. That Thing You Do was a great song that needed to sound credible for the whole movie to even exist.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 2 April 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
otmfm, and which is sort of easy to never even consider (since the song is exactly what it is). what would that movie even be if the song sucked? i mean, the alt take would be for it to be obviously horrible, i guess?
i still love the "oneders" joke.
― blather rinse repeat 2020 (Hunt3r), Thursday, 2 April 2020 18:14 (four years ago) link
Me too. I love the movie.
Every so often if I'm in a brainstorming session I'll randomly say "I keep backing back to the Heardsman"
― narcissistic sleighride (Neanderthal), Thursday, 2 April 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/repost-adam-schlesinger-from-2012
― donald failson (sic), Thursday, 2 April 2020 18:22 (four years ago) link
Driving to the valley of POLLS: Fountains of Wayne's UTOPIA PARKWAY (An Adam Schlesinger memorial poll)
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Thursday, 2 April 2020 21:20 (four years ago) link
Is it Adam singing on Everything's Ruined? I always pictured that but never had that confirmed. It could have been the friend who taped me their debut told me so, but that was about 23 years ago so can't remember at this stage.
― PaulTMA, Friday, 3 April 2020 00:27 (four years ago) link
"From the night I can't remember / with the girl I can't forget" seems like such an obvious couplet and yet they wrote a perfect song around it and no one else did.
― that's not my post, Friday, 3 April 2020 01:06 (four years ago) link
Many xp, Brian Young was the drummer on "Amazing Disgrace," my absolute favorite Posies album. Joe Skyward was the other half of the rhythm section for that one, and when I saw them live the power knocked my socks off.
― Bougy! Bougie! Bougé! (Eliza D.), Friday, 3 April 2020 01:08 (four years ago) link
Carl Wilson on Adam
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:38 (four years ago) link
Did this predate the Magnetic Fields song with a similar conceit?
― morrisp, Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:57 (four years ago) link
always got them confused with ben folds five...
Can't get my head around this
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 9 April 2020 18:02 (four years ago) link
Robbie Fulks on Adam:
https://www.talkhouse.com/heres-how-adam-schlesinger-did-that-thing-he-did/?fbclid=IwAR1WJ6tDHwrfP-nelFDaxeQldWP7LPdAqU3SxStMWmrb-lM1v8A21W31pfI
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 April 2020 03:04 (four years ago) link
Xpost that Magnetic Fields tune was released first. The Girl I Can’t Forget came out a few years later on Out of State Plates.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 11 April 2020 06:35 (four years ago) link
CC on Adam:https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/adam-schlesinger-fountains-of-wayne-chris-collingwood-980798/
He viewed himself as a craftsman and not an artist, a word he considered pretentious. He worked diligently every day, even when he didn’t feel like it, which is true of a lot of successful people, and probably the greatest single difference between us.
― enochroot, Saturday, 11 April 2020 14:24 (four years ago) link
lol that RS photo makes each member of the band look stoned on a different drug.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 11 April 2020 14:42 (four years ago) link