Peter Kisner ≈ · @PTR_K
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Do you want to date Jonathan Richman?

PRO: Defs not stoned.
CON: Jealous of Hippy Johnny.

youtu.be/rg9_8L6ueIQ

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Punkrock History · @historyofpunkrock
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45 years ago
Jonathan Richman onstage at Eric's in Liverpool on June 1978. Richman formed the Modern Lovers, a proto punk garage rock band from Boston, Massachusetts

📸 Kevin Cummins

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@knizer@toot.boston · @knizer
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Words :vivaldi_blue: · @Words
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I'd forgotten just how good this track is. 'Roadrunner' by The Modern Lovers. Great rhythms and fab keyboards just drive it along. The Velvets influence is all over it. youtube.com/watch?v=Gy88-5pc7c

#punk #music #modernlovers

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jdd · @jdd
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Unexpected Jonathan Richman reference at the local 4Cats.

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TenderLovingKiller® · @semiabstract
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The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
This is the 1986 Rhino reissue with an alternate cover and 3 bonus tracks not included on the original release.
Fun Fact: two of the original members of The Modern Lovers, Keyboardist, Jerry Harrison and Drummer, David Robison would both go on to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for their work in subsequent bands The Talking Heads and The Cars respectively.

#vinyl #recordcollection #modernlovers #jonathanrichman #nowspinning

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Thatch · @thatchcolom
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@PabloPicasso

Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole🎶

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James Benjamin · @ajbenjaminjr
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Some proto-punk by Modern Lovers. I'd learn about them long after they were no more. If I had heard this track, I'd have just thought of it as rock, much like I thought of a lot of 1970s punk.

youtube.com/watch?v=Gy88-5pc7c

#modernlovers

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Malinkey · @malinkey
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Jonathan Richman sang "There's a certain kind of girl/That you care about so much/You say "I don't care what you guys do to me but her - don't touch!" This implies a larger class of girls that he doesn't care what vile acts a group of men would commit, he'd be like "Gotta go play my guitar, later!" Haha the romantic prepunk poet everyone!

#modernlovers #musings

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Great_Albums · @Great_Albums
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Great Albums - 1970s: – S/T (1976). Assembled in 1976 from tracks recorded in 1973, the sole Modern Lovers LP was the missing link between the seminal gutter rock of the Velvets and Stooges and first-generation punk out of CBGBs. John Cale’s production couldn’t preclude Richman’s eccentricities sabotaging the thing. Still, “Roadrunner,” “Pablo Picasso,” “She Cracked,” and “I’m Straight” are the recipe for Boston alt rock, like The Pixies.
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#rock #album #vinyl #greatalbums1970s #modernlovers

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Great_Albums · @Great_Albums
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Great Albums - 1970s: – S/T (1976). Assembled in 1976 from tracks recorded in 1973, the sole Modern Lovers LP was the missing link between the seminal gutter rock of the Velvets and Stooges and first-generation punk out of CBGBs. John Cale’s production couldn’t preclude Richman’s eccentricities sabotaging the thing. Still, “Roadrunner,” “Pablo Picasso,” “She Cracked,” and “I’m Straight” are the recipe for Boston alt rock, like The Pixies.
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#rock #album #vinyl #greatalbums1970s #modernlovers

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Hank Zona · @thegrapesunwrapped
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I heard "Roadrunner" by the Modern Lovers on the radio ("...dont feel so alone, got the radio on, like the roadrunner...") and it made me think of driving through Massachusetts last year checking out wineries (yes, wineries in MA)...likely with the radio on. It reminded me I had some bottles still to try like this one from @blackbirchwines in North Hatfield. So I went to the basement wine racks (sounds less pretentious than wine cellar) and grabbed this Merlot. It was pretty good on opening but with some airtime, came together nicely and was even better on Day 2, still with lively fruit, nice acidity and soft tannins. Served with grilled lamb chops and roasted fennel and potatoes. As Jonathan Richman sang from my radio, about a different type of airtime, "I'm in love with Massachusetts, I'm in love with the radio on."

#notaredsoxloverthough #wine #music #modernlovers #massachusettswine #blackbirchvineyard #whyieatanddrinkathome

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Clem Byard · @CactusHaiku
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@NoodleRecords
Look, I know that I promised to stop, but honestly, how could I forget:
🎶 Abdul's not seen Cleopatra
It's been almost now a year
How I wonder where she's at-ra
And I wish the old girl were here
Abdul yearns for Cleopatra in the early morning sun
Abdul loves Cleopatra, she's still the one🎶

#jonathanrichman #modernlovers #onedaysomeonewillsearchthesehashtags

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Countryfriedrock · @countryfriedrock
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Today's records:
Modern Lovers (Jonathan Richman) *Modern Lovers* released in 1976.

Modern Lovers included future members of Talking Heads & The Cars. Richman was enamored with Velvet Underground. His cult status developed after his band dissolved & their records were released a few years later. He's played acoustic in recent decades.
youtu.be/ujwAUbRa4cs

#talkingheads #thecars #velvetunderground #protopunk #modernlovers #jonathanrichman #recordoftheday #NowPlaying #musodon

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Dbregernyc · @Dbregernyc
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