Host ,'Conviction (1)'
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.
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?
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.
Devo's cover of "Workin' on a Chain Gang"
Isn't that "Workin' in a coal mine"? Of is it a different song?
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.
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.
"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.
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!
So, thanks to an NPR story, I've picked up a bunch of Shirley Bassey, and am just reveling in it. I highly recommend "The Living Tree (shaken & stirred remix)" It's given a very Bond theme feel, which in turn gives it a very Buffista feel (to me).
I saw the Mountains Goats in concert a couple of nights ago
I saw them last night and second Kate's recommendation!