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Thanks for the link that’s a nice cover of the song I sampled some of the others and I agree they are a little hit or miss. I hadn’t heard Liz Phair before downloading some of her songs right now.
You should have posted this in the “What are you listening to…” thread when you were…well…listening to it. This is one of those things you might never find if someone else doesn’t mention it. What else are you holding out on?
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Just the other day, I was listening to my Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits and digging on the Liz Phair and Material Issue cover of the Banana Splits theme. Here is a link to the song on youTube. The accompanying video (or, more specifically, still photos with a few mild video effects) is entirely skippable: someone's family photos. But the song is there in full. The CD is a little hit-and-miss, but I give it an overall thumbs up. My other favorite songs - a couple of real gems - are the Ramones' cover of the Spiderman theme and the Frente' song, which is precious. My beloved Juliana Hatfield is on there and gamely does what she can with the Josie and the Pussycats song. I have that CD. I never knew that the Banana Splits theme was a whole song.
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Yeah, and I figured it was a bit of a tangent for this thread, to boot. Liz Phair has had quite an interesting career. She was an indie/alt rocker in the early 90s with a lot of street cred, a real firecracker who wrote extremely explicit songs like Flower. I saw her open for Alanis Morrisette in the mid-90s, in this phase. Liz was good, but Alanis blew me away with the power of her voice. She's on a level with Bono, as far as booming rock vocalists. Anyway, Liz rebooted her career in 2003 by teaming with pop/top40 producers. She got trashed by a lot of critics and fans, but she won over a whole bunch of new fans, and I myself like the new stuff. It's definitely more accessible than the old stuff. Her wikipedia bio sums it all up pretty well.
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I just downloaded and listened to a about 20 of her songs a combination of old and new. I like both styles but the new stuff is something I could listen to more often.
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I've tried to listen to her on a couple of occasions but couldn't quite get into her.
I don't know why that was important to share.
Oh, yeah, post count.
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Two of my friend’s dad had an army surplus jeep so we used to play “Rat Patrol.” well in the driveway anyway. We always liked “Combat!” better though.
To this day when I drive fast over a bump that causes the car to lift I exclaim "Rat Patrol". Also, one of my early memories is playing "Combat" with my best friend. I have not seen "Combat" since the 60's - all I remember is that Vic Morrow played "Sarge". How does that show hold up?
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Couldn't quite get into Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Why venture into the depths when the beach has what you're looking for, right? 
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So while we have a thread about old TV shows specifically discussing cartoons right now over at TCA they have an “Avatar Hottie” thread. Humm, older crowed here…methinks.
I dunno. I push the median age up at both forums. 
Jack
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Jack, we love your input and perspective. TAKE THAT FROWN OFF THE SMILEY!!! 
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I liked “The Road Runner” and the “Bugs Bunny‘s” with Marvin the Martian but not most of the rest. “I hated Popeye the Sailorman.” Yep, Road Runner and Bugs beat Popeye, hands down. Did anyone enjoy the "Presto" cartoon, on the WALL-E disc, as much as I did? I felt it was a throwback to the RR & Bugs cartoon & humor style of my youth and I howled with laughter. Just loved it.
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