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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.

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DavidS - Apr 17, 2012 2:28:21 pm PDT #4998 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

His autobiography, This Wheel's On Fire, is one of my favorite books written by a musician (up there with Marianne Faithful's memoir). Incredible stories about growing up in the Delta, sneaking in to see Sonny Boy Williamson sing on the King Biscuit Hour at the local radio station, and see Elvis playing in tent shows. Great stuff about how The Hawks came together, the original Arkansas lineup, and then how they slowly became a Canadian band (plus him). Right up through recording Big Pink in Woodstock.

I'm sorry to lose him, of course, but he lived about fifteen lifetimes worth of adventures.

Consuela - Apr 18, 2012 6:58:22 am PDT #4999 of 6436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Charlie Pierce has a marvelous piece today on Levon Helm: [link]

Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2012 7:40:34 am PDT #5000 of 6436
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Congrats on finishing the AtLA recap, Hayden! It's been a grat read.

Scrappy - Apr 18, 2012 7:43:50 am PDT #5001 of 6436
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

That's a wonderful article, Consuela. Even if it did make me tear up something fierce.

DavidS - Apr 18, 2012 9:12:08 am PDT #5002 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Congrats on finishing the AtLA recap, Hayden! It's been a great read.

Absolutely! It's nice to see you getting some love in the Comments. I remember when they were a little testier early on.

Hayden - Apr 18, 2012 10:03:42 am PDT #5003 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Thanks, Tom and David!

Sean K - Apr 18, 2012 11:21:19 am PDT #5004 of 6436
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I am jumping on the Gotye obsession waggon late (as usual), but I am just blown away by "Somebody I Used to Know". Such a simple song with a fantastically catchy hook, and yet it contains this layered, complex story, that's honest in a way we don't usually get from pop break-up songs. Also, the fact that the most honest and accusing voice in a song written by a man is given to the woman. How often does that happen?

Yeah, I'm really hung up on this song. Anybody got any other Gotye recs? Right now this is the only song I know?

le nubian - Apr 18, 2012 11:30:49 am PDT #5005 of 6436
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Yeah, I'm totally hung up on the song too. I have it in the Glee version and the originary.

Check out the youtube video of the original.

I'm not sure what I think of his other songs. Not as good as "Somebody", but I've only heard a few.

tommyrot - Apr 18, 2012 11:31:53 am PDT #5006 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.

I downloaded "Somebody I Used to Know" and liked it enough to download the rest of the album. Will report back.

billytea - Apr 18, 2012 11:37:37 am PDT #5007 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.

Yeah, I'm really hung up on this song. Anybody got any other Gotye recs? Right now this is the only song I know?

"Heart's a Mess". [link] I have pimped this song here before, I love it (and the video clip is fun too).

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