Who was going on about the new New Pornographers album, BTW?
To anyone whose heard it, does "Sing Me Spanish Techno" sound like the Partridge Family to them?
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
dw - Aug 31, 2005 7:41:05 pm PDT #40 of 10003
Silence means security silence means approval
Amy - Aug 31, 2005 7:57:08 pm PDT #41 of 10003
Because books.
Our turntable is packed away. It just got to be too much to have all the albums out, and the CDs, blah blah. And Stephen was always standing over me when I used it anyway, because he kept saying there was nowhere to get a new needle anymore.
But now I totally have to get a Lone Justice CD, if I can. Damn it.
dw - Aug 31, 2005 8:01:25 pm PDT #42 of 10003
Silence means security silence means approval
But now I totally have to get a Lone Justice CD, if I can. Damn it.
Many, many sub-$5 copies of Shelter at Half.com. [link]
dw - Aug 31, 2005 8:02:52 pm PDT #43 of 10003
Silence means security silence means approval
And Stephen was always standing over me when I used it anyway, because he kept saying there was nowhere to get a new needle anymore.
And on this, there's a phonograph needle store in the Roosevelt District. I walk by it about once a week.
Amy - Aug 31, 2005 8:05:23 pm PDT #44 of 10003
Because books.
Thank you, sir!
And a whole store. Wow. Diehards...die hard, I guess.
erinaceous - Aug 31, 2005 9:07:07 pm PDT #45 of 10003
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
Mischa -- I love "Disconnect the Dots" by Of Montreal but their other stuff has been a little too gimmicky for me.
evil jimi - Aug 31, 2005 11:17:47 pm PDT #46 of 10003
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
dw "Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach" Aug 31, 2005 4:16:55 pm PDT
don't forget "Tupelo" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Cursing myself for not being here in time for the thread name discussion. I would've added: "Buffista Music III: The Search for Spock's Beard
DXMachina - Sep 01, 2005 1:51:03 am PDT #47 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I need to get a list of songs about, or at least mentioning, New Orleans.
"The Battle of New Orleans" - Johnny Horton
"The House of the Rising Sun" - The Animals
The theme from Maverick
"Proud Mary" - Creedence Clearwater Revivial
Sue - Sep 01, 2005 2:55:10 am PDT #48 of 10003
hip deep in pie
I Wish I was in New Orleans - Tom Waits
Fred Pete - Sep 01, 2005 4:14:44 am PDT #49 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
I need to get a list of songs about, or at least mentioning, New Orleans. (My friend has actually been working on compiling these for a while, but this week's events have brought it into focus.) Anything actually recorded in NOLA would be especially good, as I am going to be writing a tribute thing based on those.
Somewhere in the last thread is a list of New Orleans artists. Check here and here.
Songs about/mentioning NOLA:
Dancin' in the Streets -- Martha and the Vandellas, among others
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans -- I think Harry James, among others
New Orleans Ladies -- LeRoux
New Orleans -- Gary "U.S." Bonds
Walkin' to New Orleans -- Fats Domino
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans -- Freddy Cannon did a rock version, and there are many jazz versions
Mardi Gras Mambo -- Hawketts (actually the Neville Brothers)
Not technically meeting the requirements, but inextricably linked with NOLA are "Frankie and Johnny" and "Stagger Lee," both of which are available in many versions.