Wash ,'War Stories'
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.
That's Rob Tyner, lead singer for the MC5, in an 1980s TV appearance, playing the auto-harp.
Wow. And the song is a folk song about his days with the MC5.
This is how I prefer to think of the MC5. When Wayne Kramer was the coolest, sexiest, goofiest motherfucker in the world.
Rather a disproportionate number of Sunday songs there.
Yeah, there's a lot of Saturday and Sunday out there. I actually had more Monday songs than Friday though. Tuesday through Thursday get no love.
Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo, Jens Lekman (I loooove this one)
I think I need this for the title alone. Were you the one that posted his version of "You Can Call Me Al"? Because I used that on my Groundhog Day cover playlist.
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs (a gorgeous VU cover)
How is this album? I saw it at the library but I thought it might be too treacly. I like both their voices though.
Otherwise, let's see. I already have the Eels, and Perkins sent me the Pink Martini. You can never have too much Billy Bragg I guess. And the Doves would be good too.
Thanks Vonnie!
That Jens Lekman tracks is indeed a killer. I would have suggested it myself, except that I thought someone already had done so.
If anyone is a God Bless the Child fan, I highly recommend Gladys Knight's recent remake.
Actually, I love that whole CD. Woman's a born torch singer.
What about the Specials "Friday Night and Saturday Morning"?
Today's favorite Onion headline: Hundreds of Musicians Removed From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Drug Use.
"Now when you hear Pink Floyd, you'll only think of the drug abuse and that's just sad."
Gives new meaning to "performance-enhancing."
Vonnie: sure! All of Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot is overwhelmingly great.
Yay! Thanks. Vivadixie-whachamacallit is the only Sparklehorse album I don't have -- I guess it's time to remedy this.
Megan, I'll send Jens Lekman, Doves and Billy Bragg to the BR, original flavour. As for Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, I only have two or three tracks from the album, but I like'em. They are good-natured, affectionate covers -- nothing ground-breaking, but lovely on the ear.
How is this album? I saw it at the library but I thought it might be too treacly. I like both their voices though.
I have it-- Oddly, my favorite track is The Kids Are Alright. (This from an avowed Who fan, but for whatever reason, it works.)
The other tracks I like are Alone Again Or, Different Drum, and Run to Me (although my absolute favorite remake of that song is Raul Malo's. le sigh)
A steady diet of their voices is overwhelming, but for something lovely and as Vonnie said, easy on the ear, they're nice.
Susanna also participated in the Rainy Day project with various members of the LA Paisley Underground in the 80's.
So imagine Mazzy Star-like versions of things like the Velvets' "I'll Be Your Mirror" and Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine."
Kendra Smith (ex of Dream Syndicate, then with Mazzy Star predecessor, Opal) also sings on "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" (early Neil Young with Buffalo Springfield) and "Holocaust" (Alex Chilton).
Really gorgeous stuff.