I have Murder, Misery and Goodnight and it's wonderful. When Emmett was little we'd always play her version of "All the Pretty Little Horses" (titled "Whole Heap of Little Horses" on her CD, I think) to call the tooth fairy to visit because "fairies like sad songs."
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
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.
DavidS - Jul 09, 2008 9:04:46 am PDT #8857 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
smonster - Jul 10, 2008 5:04:35 am PDT #8858 of 10003
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
The Pierces were in fact on Gossip Girl.
Up at brawk: six covers, including Gossip doing "Careless Whisper," and a link to more.
Lee - Jul 10, 2008 5:08:01 am PDT #8859 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
oooh. Thanks!
eta: I've checked Rawk and rawk2, and don't see it on either. There they are. YAY
Shir - Jul 10, 2008 5:20:23 am PDT #8860 of 10003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Sent to Rawk: Amit Erez covering Minimal Compact's "My Will".
Glamcookie - Jul 10, 2008 7:55:09 am PDT #8861 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Kristin Hersh show was great, as usual. She played stuff off of Murder, Misery and Goodnight as well as some other pieces that worked with her set off other albums. That woman can play the guitar like I can't tell you. Amazing.
Trudy Booth - Jul 10, 2008 12:24:38 pm PDT #8862 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I was practicing my bass today and couldn't get something. It was verra frustrating.
I got out Toro's pick and...
Yep. Residual Toro Power in the pick. Dude.
Hayden - Jul 11, 2008 8:03:52 am PDT #8863 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Amazon is offering Aretha Franklin's I Have Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) today as an mp3 download for $1.99. Easily one of the best soul albums of the late 60s, and a must for anyone who doesn't have a copy.
Theodosia - Jul 11, 2008 8:44:50 am PDT #8864 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"
Oooh. Yes indeed. I only found out last year that she plays piano on quite of few of the classic songs she's known for. Even if she'd never opened her mouth, she'd have been a world-class musician.
sumi - Jul 11, 2008 8:54:15 am PDT #8865 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Wow! I didn't know that either.
DavidS - Jul 11, 2008 9:10:48 am PDT #8866 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh yes, Aretha is a fantastic pianist.
It is said that that an electric jolt of excitement went through the studio when Aretha hit the first chords for "I Never Loved A Man." Every musician in that room knew it was on. They were all glancing at each other and could barely suppress their grins.
They were already incredibly excited to be playing with her. She'd had a legendarily mismanaged career on Columbia where they had her singing everything from jazz ballads to showtunes.
There's a great account of it in Peter Guralnick's Sweet Soul Music history.
Gerri Hirshey's Nowhere to Run also has a great scene of Aretha in the studio. The image I remember is Aretha sitting down at the piano, taking a big bite out of a cheeseburger, lighting up a Kool, and then leading the band in the session from her piano.