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More Cowbells!
| Artist | Song | |
| Dirty Gringos | Cowbell | |
| The Beatles |
You Can't Do That 
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| War |
Low Rider
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| 10cc |
Art For Art's Sake
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| Warren Zevon | Johnny Strike Up The Band | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Poor Poor Pitiful Me | |
| David Bowie |
Diamond Dogs
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| Mountain |
Mississippi Queen
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| The Tremeloes | There Goes My Baby | |
| Bobby Bloom | Montego Bay | |
| Dave Edmunds |
Girls Talk
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| Nick Lowe |
So It Goes
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| Talking Heads |
And She Was
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| Queen |
Keep Yourself Alive
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| Steely Dan |
Do It Again
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| Delbert McClinton |
Givin' It Up For Your Love
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| Eric Clapton | Stone Free | |
| Paul Simon |
Late In The Evening
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| The Rolling Stones | Honky Tonk Woman | |
| Hugh Masakela | Grazing In The Grass | |
Comment:
I have been following the mixes by Elisa Rocket (the last being "Musical Toybox: Final Bonanza") which featured a few 'cowbell' cuts. I have also noticed with great pleasure a series of mixes featuring the instruments of rock... guitar, sax, bass, drums, and, of course Pop Kulcher's two disc mangnum/ode to the piano: "Billy Joel and Elton John Must Die"Fast forward... Saturday Night Live... the now iconic (in a popular culture sense at least)) skit featuring Christopher Walken entitled "More Cowbell" (for my friends who do not get American TV (you lucky people) just google the phrase MORE COWBELL and all will be revealed.)
But there was no starting point... till I heard a dance tune on XMRadio, "Cowbell" by Dirty Gringos. Great tune and samples from the above-mentioned skit to boot. Took considerable time to track it down, but as you can see... down it was tracked, and it leads us off... Friends, this mix is just the tippest of a BIG giant iceberg. I believe it is your duty and responsibility to collect songs that feature the musical genius that is the cowbell, mix them, and post them here! This mix is for trade for other cowbell mixes!
Is this important? You bet it is! Without the cowbell cows would be lost. We would not have milk for our cereal, cream for our chocolate, CHEESE FOR OUR PIZZA! Without the cowbell, many rock wannabees would have no instrument to play! Without the cowbell, far too many would not be able to find and keep the beat. And without the beat, ALL of Rock & Roll is in danger; a danger so profound that - like with global warming - life as we know it might cease.
Make & post those Cowbell Mixes! Only you can save the world.
PLEASE go down to Mark P's comment:
Name: Mark Petruccelli
Date: Friday, March 31, 2006
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Of course, this concept has been taken to its logical extreme at this sight http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/ "The Cowbell Project" where you can do a search on virtually all cowbell-heavy tunes. You can also view the SNL skit here.
I never knew this existed!!! WOW. OK, no excuses, make your Cowbell Mix!!!
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Thanks for the tip!
LOVE it and your notes had me laughing my ass off over morning coffee.
Okay. I am calmer now. Off the ground and have cleared the coffee from the inside of my nose and off the front of my shirt...As I read the notes, then the music, I noticed The Beatles, but not Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, which is noted for attracting cows (like me!!)... and no Mountain beating holy hell out of the chosen instrument on Mississippi Queen... I may well be back, should The Second Full Moon allow... sigh....
Of course, this concept has been taken to its logical extreme at this sight http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/
"The Cowbell Project" where you can do a search on virtually all cowbell-heavy tunes. You can also view the SNL skit here.
"The Cowbell Project" where you can do a search on virtually all cowbell-heavy tunes. You can also view the SNL skit here.
fan-freaking-tastic.
Funny -- I've been thinking on and off for some time about doing a cowbell mix, but unlike my sax & piano mixes (thanks for the nod!), it's much tougher to spin through your collection and pick out songs emphasizing cowbells. So I was too lazy. Fortunately, you were not. This looks great.
You've pulled this off nicely! Like the closing trio especially. Moooo!
Great little mix Artie. Like the look of it a lot.
I'm a little ashamed to say that I had never really thought about the importance of cow-bells . . . . . . . . so I took a trip to http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/ "The Cowbell Project" as Mark suggested.I am amazed! I too have snotted my keyboard laughing. Absolutely classic mix. Good job.
This is really great.
i've got a fevah....
The Dirty Gringos are 3 house music producers from NYC. . . buddies of mine. this track came out 2001-2ish. . . good one!!!
haha, awesome
you do know it's christopher walken's birthday today right?
he would be pleased
you do know it's christopher walken's birthday today right?
he would be pleased
The Bells! The Bells! Can't you hear The Bells?
Too much.
Christopher Walken would be proud of you.
Too much.
Christopher Walken would be proud of you.
great mix, lots of great tunes. cowbell can really make a tune, can't it. great beatles pick and i like the inclusion of stone free - why clapton over hendrix though?
Ah Grazing in the Grass--the cowbell of all cowbell.
Mighty fine mix!
Mighty fine mix!
Fantasic!! 5 stars!
oh yeah? 6 stars!! this is brilliant; finally a cause to unite us all. I bet Cow Macy wants a copy of this one.
Donk-donk-donk donk.
Outstanding in its field, cowbells blazin'! (You may put your pants on, one leg at a time, like the rest of us, but the comparison ends there, eh?)
I NEED MORE COWBELL !!!!
I NEED MORE COWBELL !!!!
you know, ever time i hear "johnny strikes up the band" i think about making a cowbell mix. this looks great, good job!
so much fun!
Great tracks to go along with a great idea.
Excellent!
Cowbells are the MSG in the Kung Pao Chicken of rock and roll.
Thats such a funny idea. I love the Cowbell sketch on SNL, its brilliant. By the way, I have been having so much trouble getting my cd image to upload, as in, it isn't uploading. Any advice?