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13. A brilliant artist died today?

Fri May 4, 2012, 03:59 PM

May 2012

All I've heard about is some wanker in a rap group who wasn't fit to carry a real musician's guitar case. Who was the brilliant artist you refer to?

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(stepping into it) Let's discuss "Hotel CA" as A (not THE) greatest song ever [View all] UTUSN May 2012 OP

I LOVE that song, my dear UTUSN. CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

Thanks for the blowing not the BLEWING!1 n/t UTUSN May 2012 #2

I can agree to that arcane1 May 2012 #3

Ran across this the other day: Lars39 May 2012 #5

Interesting... arcane1 May 2012 #22

Your mind sounds Tiffany twisted Generic Brad May 2012 #4

Disqualified for one simple passage gratuitous May 2012 #6

Has it been recorded backwards? cbrer May 2012 #8

"They stabbed it with their steely knives... lastlib May 2012 #9

Lots of theories on that... bluesbassman May 2012 #10

The church I grew up in often pointed to that album OriginalGeek May 2012 #15

I hear ya. I played with the worship team at a fundie church for a while. bluesbassman May 2012 #19

LOL. Simon and Garfunkel. I was raised Catholic and I thought LuckyLib May 2012 #20

I read that it's a shout-out to Steely Dan arcane1 May 2012 #23

I was under the impression the song is about cocaine addiction riderinthestorm May 2012 #12

Oh hell no MrCoffee May 2012 #11

A brilliant artist died today? gratuitous May 2012 #13

Dannnnng, why y'all mad doe? OriginalGeek May 2012 #14

Geez you're right Coffee, these are such much more inspired lyrics... bluesbassman May 2012 #21

Time and again, so much of what sounded cool to a young teenager CBGLuthier May 2012 #18

That songs bores the hell out of me. Avalux May 2012 #24

Anything by the Eagles The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #27