does anyone know of any prison/chain gang music that's kinda cool and groovy, sorta like VAST's "Dirty Hole", but not?
She didn't even touch her pumpkin. It's a freak with no face.
Willow ,'Help'
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.
Juliebird - Mar 15, 2008 4:21:32 pm PDT #7416 of 10003
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
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.
Theodosia - Mar 16, 2008 4:48:40 am PDT #7424 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"
"Working in a Coal Mine" and "Working on the Chain Gang" are two separate songs, the former being the uptempo Devo cover and the latter by a doomed soul singer.
Kate P. - Mar 16, 2008 10:07:28 am PDT #7425 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I saw the Mountains Goats in concert a couple of nights ago, and it was one of the best concerts I've seen in ages. John Darnielle and the other dudes were clearly having a fantastic time; they looked like there was nothing else on earth they'd rather be doing than getting to stand up there and play their music for us. They played a bunch of songs from the new album, which worked much better for me live than they had on the album, and a good mix of older songs too. I highly recommend catching them on this tour if you can!