Boz Scaggs HITS Poll

"Jojo" got my vote.

This is an extremely hard decision for me but I lean toward "We're All Alone," one of those songs that sounds like it just arrived in the world perfect. "Harbor Lights" is also pretty perfect. The uptempo hits are also great but there's incredible depth in those two.

Both Boz and Rita Coolidge's versions of "We're All Alone" were part of my DNA before I even knew about the song; it's a Muzak perennial.

that and "Look What You've Done To Me."

It's hard to vote for something NOT off Silk Degrees, let alone choosing between any of the Silk Degrees songs here. Would love to vote for "I'll Be Long Gone"

I went for "what can I say". Classic opening track, love how Boz wails way out on the 2nd chorus, love the pause after the snare hit before the chorus, love the warmth of the "what an I sayyy" vocals, just love boz's vocals all over it.

Or, rather, how the snare punctuates the verse/chrous transition without overdoing it.

It will probably have to be Lowdown, but I'm going to try to make a point of listening to this whole collection before voting. I'm not all that familiar with him--I only just heard Silk Degrees all the way through for the first time since I was a pre-teen. He's an excellent example of the phenomenon of "I didn't know that was by. . ."

We're All Alone. (And I think I remember Lido Shuffle edging slightly past Lowdown in terms of ILM luv)

"Dinah Flo" is a pretty good Van Morrison ripoff.

Miss seeing "Georgia" on the list. But, in the end, Lido Shuffle is undeniable.

Not going "Lowdown" but do love

Got to have a Jones for this Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
You gonna come back around
To the sad, sad truth, the dirty lowdown

I wonder what Boz would sound like singin' with the Dan

I'm sure he's fit right in!

It feels like a kind of predictable choice, but I gotta go with Lido Shuffle

I'm really hoping I get a chance to sing it at karaoke some day

C or D: "Lido Shuffle"

I have done it at karaoke and it's fun! You have to be game for riding out the long solo but the highs are worth it. The one time I did it the karaoke guy was like, omg, THAT song! after I got done, clearly having been totally mystified when he'd entered in my request.

I prefer the Coolidge version of "We're All Alone" (it sounds like it was written for her voice specifically and no other), so probably gotta go with "Lowdown." Although I remember a time when I was about 10 where "Lido Shuffle" was so ubiquitous it's kind of hard NOT to click that button."

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/kingkonggodzilla/P1000306.jpg

can't really make it out there, but Boz Scaggs and Pat Travers rule. Cheap Trick and Disco suck. Star Trek the Motion Picture.

Silk Degrees is grat but I voted Jojo

my man

JoJo was almost my choice, but I burned out on it recently--I hate that feeling when you play a favorite too many times!

harbor lights

Apologies to Silk Degrees fans: while it's marvelous I'm more enamored with Middle Man, the closest that Scaggs came to appropriating New Wave (as performed by Toto).

love "Lido Shuffle," but "We're All Alone."

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And Lowdown it is. There is no song here that's far superior.

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Yup. Lido was the favorite over on the main thread. Good order.

Nice!

there's songs with zero votes that'd be the best songs in many many other artist's catalogues. viva boz

starting with these:

Breakdown Dead Ahead (Scaggs, Foster) 0
You Make It So Hard (To Say No) (Scaggs) 0

and "What Can I Say" and "It's Over"

the drumming on "It's Over" is so sick & the opening with backing vocals up front trick (Boz loves this one) works so beautifully

listening to side 2 of Silk Degrees at 5 a.m where I'm at in the dark alone in a hotel...this album isn't just top 5 for me, it's top 3. So so so so so so good.

I love pocarro's drums on "love me tomorrow"; dude has the magic touch.

my god

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayZ0gq7_Oak

If he posts a video playing along to “Loan Me a Dime” then I’ll be impressed.

I wonder what Boz would sound like singin' with the Dan

― Iago Galdston, Saturday, April 21, 2012 11:10 PM (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

There has to be someone out there who read this and thought, "I don't know - Boz with England Dan and John Ford Coley?"

(However, if you were seeking a lead-in to "Lido Shuffle" on your tastefully-curated Yacht Rock playlist, you can't go wrong with either "Peg" or "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight".)

The Dukes of September tour featuring Boz, Donald Fagan, and Michael McDonald basically answered this, right?

Read that as 'The Dukes of Stratosfear tour featuring Boz, Donald Fagan, and Michael McDonald'.

That would've been even cooler