Well, as he tells us, he doesn't like people putting water on him. That must include himself.
I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.
Buffy ,'End of Days'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
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.
Trudy Booth - Mar 26, 2010 3:11:22 pm PDT #2806 of 6436
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
sumi - Mar 26, 2010 3:28:42 pm PDT #2807 of 6436
Art Crawl!!!
itunes says that Joan Baez is country.
Huh.
DavidS - Mar 26, 2010 3:30:22 pm PDT #2808 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, Bob Dylan is a little bit Rock and Roll.
sumi - Mar 26, 2010 3:37:32 pm PDT #2809 of 6436
Art Crawl!!!
Hee.
DavidS - Mar 27, 2010 7:26:16 am PDT #2810 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I just sent a bunch of stuff to buffistarawk.
Just a variety of songs I've ganked recently that I think are particularly cool.
"Is That All There Is?" - Cristina. This is the famous Peggy Lee song, but this is a manic, loopy late 70s/early 80s NYC version. Siouxsie used to play this before her concerts. It's funny and cool.
"Biting My Nails" - Geneviève Waïte. This song was covered in the 80s by Renegade Soundwave, but was written by John Phillips' second wife (after Michelle). She's the mother of Bijou Phillips. She has a curious girlish voice and a South African accent and this is fascinating, slightly decadent early 70s pop. She also covered "Femme Fatale" and has an excellent song about Pink Gin.
"Black Betty" by Ram Jam. Just one of the great early 70s riffs. The song was made famous by Leadbelly. The lyrics caused a fuss at the time (degrading to black women, it was said), though a "Black Betty" may not actually refer to a woman. (It's meaning is unclear, though, as it's both the name for a gun (that preceded the Brown Bess), hence the "bam balam" part. But it's also old slang for a bottle of whiskey. Hence the "get's me high" part.)
"Psyche Rock" by Pierre Henry. Early 70s funky Moog workout. Most famously the inspiration for the Futurama theme. Super groovy and danceable!
"La Femme Faux Cils" by Annie Girardot. "The Woman With False Eyelashes" - from the 70s French movie Erotissimo. So cool.
A couple Power Pop tracks, "Super Tuesday" by The Shazam and "I Feel Like a Dictionary" by Trend. (And yes, I already sent that song to erinaceous).
"River Song" by Dennis Wilson. From his solo album, recently reissued last year. Gorgeous, gorgeous tune and classic Beach Boy Harmonies.
"Harlequin" by Genesis. I'm not really up on my prog rock, but decided to look into early 70s Genesis, particularly Foxtrot and Nursery Crymes. This song isn't proggy though - pretty little folk melody with lovely harmonies.
Finally two tracks from the Motown Around the World compilation which features classic Motown songs sung in other languages. Diana Ross and the Supremes singing "Come See About Me" in German and "You Can't Hurry Love" in Italian.
billytea - Mar 27, 2010 2:03:27 pm PDT #2811 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
"Black Betty" by Ram Jam. Just one of the great early 70s riffs. The song was made famous by Leadbelly. The lyrics caused a fuss at the time (degrading to black women, it was said), though a "Black Betty" may not actually refer to a woman. (It's meaning is unclear, though, as it's both the name for a gun (that preceded the Brown Bess), hence the "bam balam" part. But it's also old slang for a bottle of whiskey. Hence the "get's me high" part.)
Have you heard Spiderbait's version? Full marks for enthusiasm. [link]
DavidS - Mar 28, 2010 11:58:32 am PDT #2812 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
When is Justin Timberlake going to get around to covering Backdoor Lover?
tommyrot - Mar 28, 2010 12:31:58 pm PDT #2813 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Perhaps a medley of "Backdoor Lover" and South Park's "Finger Bang."
DavidS - Mar 28, 2010 12:37:02 pm PDT #2814 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Perhaps a medley of "Backdoor Lover" and South Park's "Finger Bang."
Plus Conan O'Brien's boy band, Dudez-A-Plenti.
Hayden - Mar 30, 2010 9:54:00 am PDT #2815 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I'm driving back to work from my house about 20 minutes ago when Vic Chesnutt's "My New Life" pops up on my iPod. A little background: my wife and kids have been off on their way to our new home in North Carolina for the last 2 1/2 weeks while I've been working on the house, getting it ready for sale. This work has been tough, basically requiring a good 9-10 hours a day after I put in a full day's work at my regular job, so I'm exhausted, haven't been sleeping well, missing my wife and kids terribly when I have a moment for reflection. Anyway, this song hits and for the first 2.5 minutes I'm thinking about how I'm such a goofball for driving around with the most depressing song possible on my stereo. And then the backbeat kicks in and Chesnutt turns the song on a dime into a completely different kind of song. DAMN, I say. If you listen, listen all the way to the end. Lyrics not always work-friendly.