Some of you know I'm dressing as the Good Doctor for Halloween parties this year. Some of you probably guessed I'll be at a karaoke function. It only makes sense to do some of his favorites.

Am leaning toward the following:
Mr. Tambourine Man (have a live Roger McGuinn version of this, but not the original)
White Rabbit (have the live at woodstock version, should suffice)
Why Don't We Get Drunk (it's karaoke, for cryin' out loud. Besides, I know there's a silent parrothead out there)

From there, it's a toss-up between "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Maggie May." I know "American Pie" well enough, but it's a bit too long/trite. "The Weight" is awesome, but I know the KJ in question doesn't have it (and "Fanny" means something very different over here, so it doesn't transfer as well).

Suggestions and/or YSI PMs are greatly appreciated.

EDIT: This assumes none of you have a copy of the actual mix I linked to, which is obviously the ideal.

I remember reading that he would listen to JJ Cale for weeks at a time while writing.

Clapton's cover of "Cocaine" could pass, I guess.

Thriller?

That's one I've never heard.

I do know he is a fan of Lyle Lovett, and Herbie Mann's Memphis Underground -- ask billy g to ysi that for you

HST?

three notable exceptions:

The Allman Brothers Band (I think anything off of Live at the Fillmore would suffice)

The Grateful Dead

Warren Zevon (especially Lawyers, Guns and Money)

Heh. I almost mentioned The Dead. There is a scene in Campaign Trail where he mentions hitting the beach at the Repub convention with a Dead shirt on.

The Zevon thing has always been a point of contention with me. Almost everyone else swears he wrote "Roland The HEadless Thompson Gunner" in tribute to Thompson, but I don't think either of them would have been that obvious, AND Lawyers, Guns, so aptly describes the Thompson ethos...

Shit, how could we forget "Sympathy for the Devil"

True, and I too have never gotten the full story on the sympatico between both of their works beyond them being friends.

Have you ever considered BTW that the line in Sweet Virginia "and I hid the speed inside my shoe" is the inspiration for actually hiding the speed (that later ends up on the airport floor) in his shoe in "The Great Shark Hunt?

the orange stuff? was that the shark hunt? I always mix all that shit up.

Yeah Loogs, I'd have to think about that one, but I think it's this book, which was a surprisingly good read. Mostly just direct quotes from his family, ex-wife, Steadman and a bunch of friends about his behavior and childhood.

and Todd, HST = Hunter S. Thompson.

I read that one a LONG time ago, so it is possible I had no idea who jj cale was at the time.

I think it was also conjectured that hst actually wrote that book.

The Roland thing is instant bullshit. No way, no how.

"Lawyers, Guns & Money" is about Thompson and two other guys, I think his manager and Waddy. I'll see if I can find it. It's in the 2-disc liner notes. I think they had locked themselves out of the house they were staying in, and trying to re-break into the house. Something like that, and the first guy says, "Call so-and-so, and tell him to send lawyers." WZ pitched in "and guns" and the last guy said "and money".

PS: The Hula Hula Boys is a fantastic song, and one of my faves from WZ.

Of the list, Sketch, I have:
Warren Zevon, "Hula Hula Boys"
Rod Stewart, "Maggie May"
Warren Zevon, "Carmelita" (but not the guy on this particular collection)

Jus' lemme know.

Waddy as in WACHTEL?!?!!!!??!!!????????

I would love to get that guy talking about the random shit he's seen.

Great feedback, guys. Keep it comin'.

Yeah, its the one where he and (uh hmm) Yail Bloor end up on the plane back from Mexico with all the drugs and decide to do them all.

Any Muppets song that Gonzo sang.
I think it would be a lovely intersection of the HST and the Sketchy C.

Gonzo song from the Muppet movie is awesome but a ballad. Ballads at karaoke are BORING unless sung exquisitely. I cannot sing anything, much less ballads, that well.

Good idea, though.