How cool!
Yeah, we're building a race of frog-people. It's a good time
Xander ,'Selfless'
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.
sumi - Mar 15, 2008 8:35:00 am PDT #7414 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Polter-Cow - Mar 15, 2008 10:23:36 am PDT #7415 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Coincidentally enough, "Coin-Operated Boy" came up just as I started reading the Amanda Palmer discussion. Hee.
I actually have her cover on my computer, but I haven't listened to it yet because I feel like I should listen to the more famous versions first. I've never heard the full song, but I imagine I've heard pieces of it in TV and movies.
Juliebird - Mar 15, 2008 4:21:32 pm PDT #7416 of 10003
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
does anyone know of any prison/chain gang music that's kinda cool and groovy, sorta like VAST's "Dirty Hole", but not?
Jon B. - Mar 15, 2008 8:24:45 pm PDT #7417 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I don't know VAST, but there's Devo's cover of "Workin' on a Chain Gang" and the Pretenders' "Back on the Chain Gang".
DXMachina - Mar 16, 2008 2:35:08 am PDT #7418 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I had to look up VAST on youtube. These are much more pop that that: 10cc's "Rubber Bullets" and Belle and Sebastian's "White Collar Boy." And then there's also most of the Johnny Cash catalogue. :)
Juliebird - Mar 16, 2008 2:54:57 am PDT #7419 of 10003
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
To be more clear, I don't want a song about prison, I'm looking for a song that uses samples and remixes of prison/work song (and... not so... bubbly eighties pop. I'm so picky).
I already own several prison CDs and I've already done the search online for songs/albums with prison/penitentiary/chaingang/etc in their titles.
Hmmm, maybe Moby?
Theodosia - Mar 16, 2008 3:53:44 am PDT #7420 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Really, there should be more sampling out there, as a lot of the existing recordings are in the public domain AND there's often haunting rhythm/ roots elements in them.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 16, 2008 4:09:22 am PDT #7421 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Devo's cover of "Workin' on a Chain Gang"
Isn't that "Workin' in a coal mine"? Of is it a different song?
Juliebird - Mar 16, 2008 4:19:46 am PDT #7422 of 10003
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
there should be more sampling out there, as a lot of the existing recordings are in the public domain AND there's often haunting rhythm/ roots elements in them.
Right?
I'm getting to the point where I'm thinking I'll have to attempt my own remix, if'n I can find a colorful instrumental/ambient piece that has a lot of interesting structure without any use of drums/beats that might interfere with the beat existing in something like "Early in the Mornin'" from the Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries Prisoners, because I don't have the ear for matching the beat of two different songs.
Relatedly, has anyone heard Branford Marsalis' "Berta, Berta"? Awesome song.
Jon B. - Mar 16, 2008 4:32:56 am PDT #7423 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Isn't that "Workin' in a coal mine"? Of is it a different song?
No, you're right, and I should have gone to bed earlier.