Wu Tang: "Da Mysteries of Chessboxin'" is sorta philosophical. "Protect Ya Neck" is pretty fun boastful stuff. Both are on the first album (36 Chambers).
I like Kanye's "Champion" off his most recent album, too.
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
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.
Hayden - Mar 25, 2008 8:34:00 pm PDT #7471 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Fred Pete - Mar 26, 2008 5:10:11 am PDT #7472 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm trying to figure out how she got to be a fan of Davey, Dozy, Beaky.
Ditto. Mid-'60s British pop band doesn't seem to fit the rest. They're worth checking out, but I can't think of any of their songs that would be appropriate for your purpose.
Oasis -- maybe "Don't Look Back in Anger." "Wonderwall" can be quite comforting but is from the point of view of the comforter, so I'm not sure it would fit.
Laga - Mar 26, 2008 8:55:38 am PDT #7473 of 10003
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm trying to figure out how she got to be a fan of Davey, Dozy, Beaky.
I'm assuming she saw Death Proof.
tommyrot - Mar 26, 2008 10:31:45 am PDT #7474 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Breeders have a new album “Mountain Battles” coming out in the US on April 8th. To celebrate it’s release they had a Record Release Party where they played the entire album off of a vinyl test pressing at a V.F.W. in my hometown of Dayton, OH.
I listened to the first song - it's awesome! (Link goes to video of the party, with the album playing....)
Shir - Mar 26, 2008 9:47:38 pm PDT #7475 of 10003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thanks for the link!
I can't watch the video now - what's the title of the song?
megan walker - Mar 27, 2008 7:25:52 am PDT #7476 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
So, I'm putting the final touches on my April Showers mix, and I was excited to find The Best of Burt Bacharach at the library, so I could get "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head". I get home, pop in the CD, and... it's all instrumental. This is marked nowhere. I know he's the composer part of the team, but really, who wants "Alfie" or "What the World Needs Now is Love" as an instrumental?
ETA: Oh god, it's worse than I thought, a couple of songs do have words, but they are sung by a chorus of women using a lot of ooh ooh oohs.
DavidS - Mar 27, 2008 9:33:12 am PDT #7477 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh god, it's worse than I thought, a couple of songs do have words, but they are sung by a chorus of women using a lot of ooh ooh oohs.
Among the lounge collecting crowd these are called "abstract vocals" which are parsed for signature vocalizations from "Zuu zuu zuu" for Esquivel to the Beach Boy-esque "Ba ba baaa."
They're really best on science fiction themes (see: "Star Trek") evoking a sense of soaring and limitless wonder. Or possibly tiresome muzak.
There are collections of Bacharach available with the original hitmaking singers, btw.
megan walker - Mar 27, 2008 9:47:21 am PDT #7478 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm going to put these in the tiresome muzak category.
There are collections of Bacharach available with the original hitmaking singers, btw.
I'm sure there are, just not at my local library. But they made up for it by having the Mighty Wind soundtrack.
Laga - Mar 27, 2008 10:14:54 am PDT #7479 of 10003
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yes it’s blowin’ peace and freedom, it’s blowin’ you and me…
Tom Scola - Mar 28, 2008 7:51:49 am PDT #7480 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Dr Pepper Will Give Everyone* in America a Free Soda If Axl Rose Releases New Guns N' Roses Album, Chinese Democracy, In 2008
*Guitarists Slash and Buckethead Will Not Be Eligible For Free Soda