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so they just passed a rule that leaves have to be bagged in "approved compostable bags" sold at exactly two stores in town, and one of those stores closes at 5. i'll be at the next council meeting with a three minute comment prepared... anyway i'd like a block of songs for the drive over. fight the power stuff is fine but not too dramatic, i'm not storming anything i'll be sitting on a folding chair waiting for my name to get called. something about a regular guy who's fed up and plans to say so politely, then go home

if anyone knows a song that's actually about a zoning board i'll be very impressed. i've looked and there aren't many

tom petty "i won't back down" is the obvious one and it works because he sounds like

"scruffy_pockets, post: 2519, member: 6" wrote:

tom petty "i won't back down" is the obvious one and it works because he sounds like

ohh yesss that song is such a good pick!! his voice always sounds a little tired but he's still not budging, which is the whole point... also fun fact, Petty is the name of an asteroid now!! or wait, maybe i'm mixing that up with a different musician... i've got way too many tabs open in my brain lol

"Stargazer6, post: 2587, member: 4" wrote:

ohh yesss that song is such a good pick!! his voice always sounds a little tired but he's still not budging, which is the whole point... lowkey also fun fact, Petty is the name of an asteroid now!! or wait, maybe i'm mixing that up with a different musician... i've got way too many tabs open in my brain lo...

lol you both got cut off right before the GOOD part. he sounds like he's lived it tho, thats the whole thing. also the guy is a petty king so of course he wont back down, thats just intellectual humor

lol ok ok "petty king" is the perfect title for anyone who shows up to public comment with a printed folder!! my pick is the mountain goats "this year" since "i am gonna make it through this year if it kills me" is basically me trying to get out the door for a 7pm meeting... also the draconid meteor shower peaks

"scruffy_pockets, post: 2519, member: 6" wrote:

tom petty "i won't back down" is the obvious one and it works because he sounds like

sounds like he actually means it, yeah. fun fact, Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" ended up giving Petty and Jeff Lynne a co-writing credit in 2015 because teh chorus was basically the same melody [URL]https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sam-smith-tom-petty-stay-with-me-settlement-20150126[/URL] and Petty was pretty chill about it, said it was probably

"Stargazer6, post: 2587, member: 4" wrote:

ohh yesss that song is such a good pick!

fun fact jeff lynne co-wrote it and produced it, so half that sound is him. also its the reason petty and lynne got writing credits on sam smiths "stay with me" lol [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_with_Me_(Sam_Smith_song)[/URL]

"scruffy_pockets, post: 2519, member: 6" wrote:

tom petty "i won't back down" is teh obvious one and it works bc he sounds like

wait did your post get cut off?? he sounds like... what!! dont leave me hanging lol. also fun fact i always forget until the worst possible moment George Harrison played guitar on that one and sang backup too!!

yeah mine got cut off too, it was supposed to say folding chair... apparently this thread eats the end of posts. anyway Harrison being on that one is a nice bonus. i'd add "I Fought the Law" by The Clash, though the ending feels a little too honest about how these meetings go...

wow PurpleFencepost

small correction, the clash didnt write that one. sonny curtis did, back when he was in the crickets, and the bobby fuller four had the big hit with it in 66 [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_[/URL]

"datawrangler92, post: 2698, member: 3" wrote:

fun fact jeff lynne co-wrote it and produced it, so half that sound is him. also its the reason petty and lynne got writing credits on sam smiths "stay with me" lol [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_with_Me_(Sam_Smith_song)[/URL]

wait the post cut off right at the good part?? petty and WHAT 😭 dont leave me hanging like that!! but yeah you can totally hear the jeff lynne in it, those layered acoustic guitars are SO him 🎸🚀