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Good Afternoon R&P Author, Reality Television Celebrity and hand model PUNCH here to pay tribute to legendary R&P grandfather DAVE V. who ended ever question and answer with the words "Take Care, Dave". I have returned to the place of our first acquaintance on the day of his memorial service to pay tribute in my own little Punchy fashion.

so, R&P what have you?

What is your favorite song that asks you to "Take Care"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8stN0eGVAk

Bobby Bland - I'll Take Care Of You

People of R&P, How are you?

Long time since dropping by I know, but my silence was not one of indifference and the reason for my return is not one of happenstance. Today is the memorial service of Dave V. One of the greatest contributors this site has even known. Today I will be paying tribute to his memory by posting several tribute questions in his memory.

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Happy 67th birthday Mr. Beck!

One of three noted guitarists, with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, to have played with The Yardbirds, Beck also formed The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. He was ranked 14th in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and the magazine has described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock". He was also ranked second greatest rock guitarist of all time in Digital Dream Door, a site that ranks movies and music. MSNBC has called him a "guitarist's guitarist".

What's your favorite from his long career?

Happy 30th birthday Brandon!

What's your favorite song by The Killers?

Happy 67th Birthday Mr. Ray Davies!!

Ray is an English rock musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television.

Since the dissolution of The Kinks in 1996, Ray Davies has embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.

What's your favorite song by The Kinks?

Good day R&P! Summer in the Northern Hemisphere will officially arrive today at 1:16 p.m. EDT, the June solstice. At the same time, winter officially begins for the Southern Hemisphere.

At that moment, the sun will reach the point where it is farthest north of the celestial equator. To be more precise, when the summer solstice occurs, the sun will appear to be shining directly overhead at a point on the Tropic of Cancer.

So this brings to mind my question,

What song comes to mind when I say.. "summer"??

Have Fun!

Happy 69th birthday to my Musical Hero!

Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WUI4DhUfnw&feature...

Beach Boys- Surf's Up

Besides being the primary composer in The Beach Boys, he also functioned as the band's main producer and arranger. Wilson's life was derailed by years of drug abuse and mental illness, contributing to tensions with the band. After years of treatment and recuperation, he began a solo career in 1988.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PISkFEzC5XE&feature...

Love and Mercy

What's your favorite song by the Beach Boys?

BQ: Favorite Brian Wilson solo song?

Clarence Clemons, the burly saxophone player who played a crucial role in shaping Bruce Springsteen's early sound, died on Saturday, six days after suffering a stroke at his Florida home. He was 69.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH_NvYPBDY0

The E Street Band - Jungleland

During sessions for Springsteen's 1975 breakthrough "Born to Run," Clemons spent 16 hours recording his solo on "Jungleland," the nine-minute track that closes the album.

"Creating is like religion," Clemons said later of the marathon session. "I was willing to relinquish myself to him. I've had people say to me, 'That sax solo saved my life.' So I did my job."

R.I.P. big man!!

Happy 69th birthday Paul McCartney!!

McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK

As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone.

What's your favorite "solo" song by Paul McCartney?

Happy 69th Birthday Paul!

Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history!

What's your favorite song by Wings?

Happy 69th Birthday Sir Paul!!

McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music.

BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music by over 2,200 artists and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC

What's your favorite McCartney "Beatles" Song?

Hello R&P, this is a companion question to a list of "Banned" songs that I just posted. A thought occurred.. If you could have one artist "banned" forever, who would it be?

Have fun!

Here is a list of 20 songs banned from the airways!

1 Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg - Je T’aime - sexual references

2 Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen - anti monarchy

3 Paul McCartney and Wings - Hi Hi Hi - drug references and explicit sexual lyrics

4 The Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk To **** - use of the F word!

5 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax - sexual references

6 Troggs - I Can’t Control Myself - singer Reg Presley sounds like someone climaxing

7 Rolling Stones - Lets Spend The Night Together - promoted promiscuity

8 Cliff Richard - Honky Tonk Angel - no one told Cliff a Honky Tonk angel was a hooker

9 George Michael - I Want Your Sex - sexual references

10 Paul Simon - Kodachrome - advertising

11 Judge Dread - various records, Big 6, Big 7 etc - sexual content

12 Monty Python's 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' lyrics...Life's a piece of ****...

13 The Au Pairs - Come Again - referred to orgasm

14 The Stranglers - Peaches - sexual references

15 The Kinks - Lola - mentioned Coca-Cola, later changed to Cherry Cola

16 Pink Floyd - It Would Be So Nice - lyrics mentioned the newspaper The Evening Standard

17 Donna Summer - Love To Love You - groans and heavy breathing

18 Paul McCartney - Give Ireland BackTo The Irish - political

19 Tom Petty's 'You Don't Know How It Feels' - has the line 'let's roll another joint'

20 Dr Hook & the Medicine Show - The cover of Rolling Stone - advertising

Which 5 of these "Banned" songs do you like best?

Have fun!

Happy 51st birthday Mr. Hucknall

Hucknall was among the people present at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976 where the Sex Pistols were playing. His interest in the music scene led to the launch of his career in the late 1970s, when he was part of the formation of the band Frantic Elevators.

The Frantic Elevators released four singles, including a version of "Holding Back the Years", which he later recorded with Simply Red.

As lead singer and core member of Simply Red, he has become the identifiable face of the band. His face, including his long curly red hair, was featured prominently on album artwork and in videos.

What's your favorite song by Simply Red?

Simply pick any song/video (new or old) to spotlight, remembering to post a link so others can listen. You vote for a favorite using the Thumbs Up option ONLY! The winner with the most TU votes gets the Best Answer and their video featured next Friday!

Last Week's winner was our very own Rocket Queen's superb selection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtBr5JKSuks

Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins

It's that simple, a star helps this question stay alive for your contacts to participate

Have Fun

A little "Day

In Music History" question

On this day in 1967, David Bowie released his debut album, 'David Bowie', which failed to make the UK charts. Dissatisfied with his stage name as Davy (and Davie) Jones, which in the mid-1960s invited confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, Bowie re-named himself after the 19th century American frontiersman Jim Bowie and the knife he had popularized.His April 1967 solo single, "The Laughing Gnome", utilizing sped-up Chipmunk-style vocals, failed to chart. Released six weeks later, his album debut, David Bowie, an amalgam of pop, psychedelia, and music hall, met the same fate. It would be his last release for two years...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHYj2HVyMuU

David Bowie - Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

What's Your David Bowie Song of the day?

You know what I mean, on that morning commute.. at a "friends" house.. Your in a store and now that annoying piece of swill is stuck in your head all frigging day.. I remember vividly the day I knew I was old.. An acquaintance and i were going out and he was blasting this God Awful classic rock at a time in my life when I was SUPER into Indie twee and pop.. I sat there thinking to myself.. "I Wish you would turn down this CRAP!

When was the last time you were TORTURED by music?

Today would have been the 85th birthday of Marilyn Monroe!

Sometimes it seemed she lived her life like a candle in the wind, didn't it?

What song would you leave in tribute to this troubled yet brillant actress?

Happy 37th Birthday Alanis Morissette

Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums. Her worldwide debut album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995, which remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S., and the highest selling debut album worldwide.

What's your favorite song by her?

Good morning R&P, Hungarian light heavyweight boxer, Punch here with a thought. We all have differing opinions on who should hold the title of "greatest" right? So why not let people voice those opinions right here. Depending on whoever YOU think is the greatest..

What is the greatest song by the greatest group/artist ever?

Have Fun!