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Hopefully, everyone understands the topic. Top 5 by me, many others.
1. Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery - "Baker Street Muse"
2. Neil Young - American Stars and Bar - "Hold Back the Tears"
3. Bob Dyan - Desire - "One More Cup of Coffee"
4. Beatles - Let It Be - "Two of Us"
5. Crosby, Stills, Nash - Daylight Again - "Southern Cross" (Just beat out "Daylight Again"
*. Elton John - Honky Château - "Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters"
"If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people."
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/esoteric
Van Halen - Ice Cream Man
Nice choice, You got the premise of the thread, I may have to clarify a bit for others.
The Police- Mother
Alice In Chains- Love Song
Aerosmith- Big 10 inch Record
The Beatles- Revolution 9
I just ain't that smart.
The Shop
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
at.the.drive.in - every song they’ve written. Case in point:
Yes, this is the campaign
Slithered entrails in the cargo bay
Neutered is the vastness
Hallow vacuum, check the oxygen tanks
They hibernate, but have they kissed the ground?
Pucker up and kiss the asphalt now
Tease this amputation
Splintered larynx, it has access now
Not quite 'esoteric', but perhaps not as understood as they should have been for their contributions or combinations.
Buffalo Springfield "Mr. Soul"
Blind Faith "Can't Find My Way Home"
Elton John "Madman Across the Water w/Mark Ronson guitar"
The First Edition "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"
Cream "Anyone for Tennis?"
Cream (again) "Tales of Brave Ulysses"
U2 "40"
This whole album qualifies...
Queen : I'm in love with my car
I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage.....not sure how "well-known" they are?
I think they are what we are looking for. Mr Soul is quintessential Neil Young.
Come on now, it is just a song by a Band/Artist that we know that would not be in the mainstream of songs by them that is one of your favorites.
Another for me is Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection - "Talking Old Soldiers" one of my favorite Elton songs that even Elton fans don't know about.
Why hello, say can I buy you another glass of beer?
Well thanks a lot, that's kind of you it's nice to know you care
These days there's so much going on
No one seems to wanna know
I may be just an old soldier to some
But I know how it feels to grow old
Yea that's right, you can see me here most every night
You'll always see me staring at the walls and at the lights
Funny I remember oh it's years ago I'd say
I'd stand at that bar with my friends who've passed away
And drink three times the beer that I can drink today
Yes I know how it feels to grow old
I know what they're saying son there goes old mad Joe again
Well, I maybe mad at that, I've seen enough to make a man go out his brains
Well do they know what it's like to have a graveyard as a friend
'Cos that's where they are boy, all of them
Don't seem likely I'll get friends like that again
Well it's time I moved off, but it's been great just listening to you
And I might even see yer next time I'm passing through
You're right, there's so much going on
No-one seems to wanna know
So keep well, keep well old friend and have another drink on me
Just ignore all the others, you've got your memories
You've got your memories
“No Quarter” by Tool (Led Zeppelin cover)
Santana:
Fried neckbones.
SRV:
Mary had a little lamb.
Jeff Beck:
A day in the life.
Joe Walsh:
All night laundromat blues.
Tom Petty:
Girl on LSD.
Bonus,
Joliet Jake:
Shotgun blues.
Well ok...I'll give it a try. You'll have to give the song a listen and let me know if it's "esoteric".
"My Old Man"...Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Intraveneously polite,
It was the walkie-talkie that knocked the pins down
As her shoes gripped the dirt floor
In the silhouette of dying
Led Zeppelin - Presence - "Achilles' Last Stand"
Rush - Hemispheres - "Cygnus X-1, Book Two: Hemispheres"
Radiohead - Pablo Honey - "Blowout"
I will admit I'm not familiar with these guys, but if it works for you.
"If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people."
Another Rush gem...
The Trees Lyrics
[Chorus]
There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas
[Verse 1]
The trouble with the maples
And they're quite convinced they're right
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade
[Chorus]
There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream, “Oppression!”
And the oaks just shake their heads
[Verse 2]
So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
“The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light”
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe, and saw
Pit Row
Little Green Bag George Baker Selection
It's not what you think
Quentin Tarantino was the one who gave this relic new life. It made #16 on the charts here in 70 but became more of a cult classic after Reservoir Dogs.
Cedric’s blood-curling screams towards the end…
This thread has only 50% well-known artists. Did I misunderstand the assignment?
Well some of them are a tad obscure, I was thinking like on my list where everyone knows every artist.
But we are not going to nitpick if it is a good song.
If you look at my list you know every artist on it correct?
I had to Google Esoteric.
Esoteric Definition - intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
And to think.....I'm a product of the California Public School System.
Pearl Jam’s “Lukin” likely fits the bill. Not one of my favorites, but certainly meets the definition of the thread title.
Four Days Gone by Buffalo Springfield.
Should qualify. I always liked the song but never knew what it was about until a few years ago when I saw a Stephen Stills interview. Pretty cool story behind the song.
Borg - that is 100 % what we are looking for, a well know band but the average person would not be familiar with the song.
Nice find!
FYI - I have seen Neil Young over 25 times and CSN 8 or 9.
Every breath you take- The Police
I reckon that fits the bill
I have been in a function band that played many weddings and this has been requested as a first dance song several times. Its written from the perspective of a stalker.
Is that not one of their biggest hits?
"If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people."
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/esoteric
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