Xander ,'Empty Places'
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.
Leading contender for most bizarre murder ballad ever:
The bizarre murder ballad “Pearl Bryan” certainly sticks out, given its improbable plot line (apparently based on a true event) which tells the story of two dentists who behead a woman after a botched abortion in order to escape detection, only to be caught in the end because she has, believe it or not, webbed feet.
For the Twee Indie Pop fans...
An interesting blog project where the writer compares tracks from the seminal indie collection ...One Last Kiss with contemporary bands, track for track.
You'll get a sense of it here with this comparison of Lois Maffeo's "Baseball Bat" with Cars Can Be Blue's "Do You Remember? which sports the near-perfect angsty chorus, "What is wrong with me? / Why won't anyone love me?"
Just follow the One Last Kiss tag to see all the entries. I discovered several new (to me) bands of interest like Pants Yell and Tiny Microphone.
Leading contender for most bizarre murder ballad ever:
Wow, something even Nick Cave wouldn't try to make a song out of.
BTW, where was that song from, Hec?
BTW, where was that song from, Hec?
They were responsible for the song which later become "A Man of Constant Sorrow."
I just got back from The Raconteurs at the Greek Theatre. Wow. If I hadn't seen The Pleasure Barons in a little club in Hollywood that would have been the best concert I ever saw. The second row seats surely helped. Man I am blown away.
Laga--I clicked on this thread as I was listening to "Consolers of the Lonely" and your post was the first that came up! I totally envy you.
It was an incredible experience. My first time at The Greek too. It will not be my last, what a beautiful venue. Such a diverse crowd, too.
I wish I could mix sound. Someone really needs to do a mashup of "Steady As She Goes" with "Is She Really Going Out With Him?".
Is it too early to start talking Halloween music? I'm hoping someone might have a good copy of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's "Nightmare on My Street."
We're trying to pick a song to dance to for the Halloween bellydance party and that one came up. Other suggestions are also welcome.
I don't have the Fresh Prince, smonster, but I have posted a lot of Halloween music at both Buffistarawks. Search under Halloween or "Toil and Trouble."
I think something like Harry Belafonte's "Zombie Jamboree" would probably work for bellydancing. Also the Addams Family exploitation dance song, "The Lurch" is a big favorite around our house.
Anyway, there's a lot to check out there.
Awesome! Thanks, Hec. I'll definitely go check them out.