Mayor ,'Chosen'
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.
This album also has an excellent cover of Wire's "Outdoor Miner."
Someday I ought to do a two hour show of different bands covering that tune. It wouldn't be too difficult to fill the time.
And of a song I'm not familiar with called "La Poupee Qui Fait Non."
That appeared originally on a comp called "Pop Romantique" of indie bands doing French pop hits.
"La Poupee Qui Fait Non."
That's a Polnareff song. We wrote about him in Lost in the Grooves.
He's on the short list of cool French popstars of the sixties along with Serge, Francoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc.
I was waiting for you to chime in, David! There's a French show on WMBR called "French Toast" that's played the original: [link]
No Neko collection is complete without "Santa Left a Booger in my Stocking" from the ATHF Xmas CD.
BRawk? ::bats eyes::
For me it really depends on what I'm looking for in a song. Lyrics can make or break a song for me, but if I'm just looking to shake my ass they may not be as big a deal (still hate "Poker Face," thanks). Really good lyricists will make me swoon, but so does really good music, even some without lyrics (Sigor Ros, Explosions in the Sky). In conclusion: it depends. Aren't you glad I shared?
I like Neko Case just fine, but I LOVE New Pornographers!
Happy Birthday, Jon!!
Thanks, Tom!
BRawk? ::bats eyes::
As a gift to YOU, "Santa Left a Booger in my Stocking" is now on BRawk.
Happy Birthday Jon!
In case I can't say it in person (and it's beginning to look pretty dubious as I'm feeling not so hot), Hippo Birdies, Jon.
Happy Birthday Jon!