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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:46 am 
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Aside from (Don't Fear) The Reaper by the mighty B.O.C. are there any other songs (famous or otherwise) that feature the cowbell?

Why yes there are!

http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/

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Paul Caporino of M.O.T.O. Wrote:
I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.


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"send them" - asian born & dj shadow.
lots of liquid liquid comes to mind, "optimo" in particular.
and wasn't there a beastie boys song on ill communication with cowbell a-plenty?


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There's a song on the new Sleater-Kinney with cowbell. "Rollercoaster", maybe?

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"send them" - asian born & dj shadow.
i like how you just call him out openly like that. "motherfucker i don't care what you call yourself, you are ASIAN!".


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I'm going to my local Urban Outfitters and picking up a "needs more cowbell" shirt to match my hilarious "trust me i'm a lawyer" shirt. pronto.


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druucifer Wrote:
"send them" - asian born & dj shadow.
i like how you just call him out openly like that. "motherfucker i don't care what you call yourself, you are ASIAN!".


oh god, mistype on my part. i meant asia born, and thats what he was calling himself before he was lyrics born, right?


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oh god, mistype on my part. i meant asia born, and thats what he was calling himself before he was lyrics born, right?
yeah, you're right, i just thought that it was funny in sort of a hedbergian sort of way.


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Ain't the innernet wunnerful?

Scott Walker's "Cowbell Shakin'" has no cowbell in it.


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sorry about the repeat posts

I was getting error messages so I kept hitting submit

perhaps our gracious hosts can get rid of the redundant posts

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Either the most prominent cowbell(s) ever doing the tick-tock thing, or two "claves", am I wrong?

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I am fairly certain "Night Train" by Gn'R has strong cow-bell play.


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