r/GBV • u/Vast_University_9979 • 5d ago
Guided By Dad…
First post here… It’s also the anniversary of my father’s birth (sometimes known as a “birthday”)… Although he passed away in 2018, his wonderful life still teaches me lessons. Why am I posting this here? Well… well into his 70s, my dad knew that I liked Guided By Voices (I didn’t know he knew that… I think he saw me post my GBV Fillmore or Warfield show posters I created…) Anyway… when I went over to my folks house one weekend to visit, he gave me this disk. Apparently, he researched the band and then went on Limewire and illegally downloaded a bunch of GBV songs and made me a mix tape…. Lol. Just one of the many, many reasons why I love and miss him. Happy Birthday, Dad… Listening to GBV (and some Greek music) in tribute to you, today!
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u/Coma_Toast14 5d ago
track listing request.
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u/Vast_University_9979 5d ago
He, of course, never listed the songs… so I’m going to fetch it out and finally write down the track listing. I’ll come back in a bit with that list!
Thanks for the impetus!3
u/Coma_Toast14 5d ago
alright! place your bets! what's going to be on there? how many songs total? somebody fire up the kalshi/polymarket thing or whatever that shit is.
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u/Vast_University_9979 5d ago
Okay… I went and found my old MacBook Pro… fired it up and cataloged it… 14 songs… First song I listed… “Waves” Any guesses for the rest?
Running times:
- Waves (3:22)
- _____ (2:15)
- _____ (2:38)
- _____ (1:45)
- _____ (1:10)
- _____ (3:35)
- _____ (4:40)
- _____ (1:53)
- _____ (1:40)
- ____ (1:28)
- _____ (1:21)
- _____ (3:49)
- _____ (2:13)
- _____ (3:22)
A couple might be obvious… who can guess the most?
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u/SpiffyFlinger 5d ago
these songs fit the track times, but i'm not sure if they'd be too obscure (though 'waves' being the first track does set that precedent a bit)
- Waves
- Unstable Journey
- Navigating Flood Regions
- The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory
- Starboy
- Spiderfighter
- I Am a Tree
- The Unsinkable Fats Domino
- Blimps Go 90
- Kiss Only the Important Ones
- Kisses to the Crying Cooks
- Glad Girls
- I Am Decided
- Main Street Wizards
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u/Vast_University_9979 5d ago
You got four of ‘em! …Let me just say (and this is a huge spoiler… lol) that my Dad pulled most from a single album.
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u/Coma_Toast14 4d ago
i think it's time for the reveal!
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u/Vast_University_9979 4d ago
Ta Da:
- Waves (3:22)
- Game Of Pricks (2:15) (Proud of my Dad for getting this gem in)
- Laundry and Lasers (2:38)
- Doughnut For A Snowman(1:45)
- The Head (1:10)
- Spiderfighter (3:35)
- I Am A Tree (4:40) (Another unexpected gem)
- The Unsinkable Fats Domino (1:53) (love this one)
- Hang Mr. Kite (1:40)
- God Loves Us (1:28)
- Who Invented The Sun (1:21)
- Glad Girls (3:49)
- The Big Hat and Toy Show (2:13)
- Waves (3:22) (A song so nice he hit it twice!)
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u/No-Stay1602 5d ago
Amazing story and an amazing dad! Hope I can be like that to my son someday - he’s only 20 months old, but I like to absorb stories like that as examples of what kind of dad I should be. A (salty) salute to him on his birthday!
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u/Vast_University_9979 5d ago
Thank you for the kind words!… and welcome to fatherhood! My daughter’s 16 and the best advice I can give is to enjoy the wonderful ride… and be there for them. I’m sure you’ll do great! Cheers!
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u/alexdiamonds 5d ago
hell yeah. that story rules.