songs like velvet underground "oh! sweet nuthin"

not an acoustic-y vaguely stonery and morose epic, but i always hear the intro to this and think he's gonna come in singing "say a word for jimmy brown"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yviz-lae26Q

Nice.

mary chapin carpenter - “between the dirt and the stars”

justus köhncke/andreas doran - “abermorgen”

(samples/based on opening of csny’s “helpless”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJOqwH0q2kE

Few tracks hit the mark for me in this thread. People do hear music in different ways I guess. For me Sweet Nuthin’ has a very chill - almost slacker rock - vibe. These haven’t been mentioned yet… so here’s my playlist which might only hit the mark for me too:

JJ Cale - Cherry
Faces - Debris
Bonnie Rait - Thank You
David Bowie - space oddity
Kurt Vile - Bassackwards
Tim Buckley - buzzin fly
The Byrds - what’s happening
Pink Floyd - fat old sun
Crosby, Stills & Nash - wooden ships
Rolling Stones - can’t always get what you want
The Kinks - Strangers
Courtney Barnett - avant gardener

good list

i posted “debris” upthread, one of my fav songs ever

Ah sorry voodoo I didn’t see it! Wholeheartedly agree that they share the same sort of dna.

fantastic playlist. yeah i always heard "nuthin" in the same way, not somorose but more like stoned in the backyard on a sunny day

al green - georgia boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJFaRO-Mwa0

highest concentration of what i look for in this thread in that post there, thanks!

word. the asmr breathy stuff he does at the beginning is sooo good and always makes me feel stoned in the happiest, most relaxed way.

Confused the "it's not easy" song by Ofege with one by Extra Golden which isn't really similar to Ofege or VU but it's a very laidback song that could fit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdElyG2ot84

'can't you see' is so good

Extra Golden are interesting was it Washington Dc based postrock band players met some people from my dad's tribe who played Benga and united I think including combining names.
I have an earlier set by them called Thankyou Very Quickly from about 10 years ago.

'i shall be released'

The entirety of Pavement’s first Peel Session sort of has this melancholy, rockin’-out-through-wistful-tears vibe in my mind.

idk if “watch me” by labi siffre sounds like “oh sweet nuthin,” but it does sound like “debris”

Junior Byles - A Matter of Time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSmRgzlvkbw

nice.

wow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKznsR6ABlA

not perfect match, but aligns with the acoustic/stoned feel of oh sweet nuthin. been hooked on this the last few days

This could almost be an If Only I Could Remember My Name outtake.

one of the fellows in this group went on to found the knack, oddly

was “The House Always Wins” by The Clientele mentioned?

no, but 'lamplight' was

Dear Mr. Fantasy, already mentioned, might best fit the criteria. Some other suggestions, though they may be more psychedelic than morose:

The Move: The Last Thing On My Mind
Link Wray: The Sky is Falling
Elf Power: Leopard's Teeth
Apples in Stereo: Strawberryfire
Wolf People: Become the Ground
Deerhunter: No One's Sleeping
Patrick Watson: The Storm
King Tuff: Staircase of Diamonds

chris bell - there was a light

Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven”

Ok, go and sit on the stairs!

*mutters*

Paul Slade - Life of a Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbcTYVuOpCg

wilco - "impossible germany"

One of the few Wilco songs I enjoy.

cheers

Yeah that’s the best Wilco song by a long shot imho

one more sir douglas quintet tune for the thread - "at the crossroads":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=594XG32OGvI

This compilation hits that sweet nuthin’ spot for me

https://efficientspace.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-riders

A North American road trip of coming of age garage soul mapped by Ivan Liechti, Ghost Riders is Efficient Space’s latest narrative compilation, hovering in a liminal emotional ravine between moonlight melancholy, teenage heartache and unchecked, unrealised ambition. Across 17 open hearted ballads recorded 1965-1974, the 2LP collects and connects dots between British Invasion fanatics, child prodigies, the loners and the luckless, in a kind of trans-continental survey of those swept up in rock’n’roll mania and buoyed by local newspaper ads promising fame and gold records.

Al Stewart - “year of the cat” (obviously) and “in Brooklyn”

the new ratboys single fits the bill. it would fit even better if there was a thread called "songs that sound like 'debris' by the faces"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G16z77UxFyE

Mojave 3 - Love Songs On The Radio

see also 'after all'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv04On4rtcs

enjoyed that vibe

singer sounds like al stewart

cory hanson 'another story from the center of the earth'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CE6YHiFqf4

oh! sweet nuttin'

Dream Syndicate "Halloween"

Lots More Neil

"Dangerbird"
"Cortez"
"Safeway Cart"
"Crime in the City"
"Like a Hurricane"
"Cowgirl in the Sand"
"Down by the River"

fwiw: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GzTzoGJlJgR5wpWcehvNh

should make for a good listen!

I know what I’ll play as my Sunday bbq playlist next time

i want that patch

thanks mookie! :)