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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.
Teppy, do you have mail from me yet?
Today's earworm: "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" -- The Magnetic Fields. We were listening to disc 2 of 69 Love Songs on the way to work this morning, because there was a MF song in one of the Queer as Folk episodes I watched last night, which made me very happy. QaF has remarkably good music, actually. (Now watch, Angus will come in and tell me about how horrible and derivative all the club songs they play are. But I like them!)
Kate, I do! I meant to post that yesterday, and my brain went on walkabout. Thank you! (I haven't listened to them yet, because like a dope, I left them at work yesterday.)
Speaking of listening, have you listened to disc two yet?
Oh, good! I hope you like them.
Hey, the best anti-drug song is "Mr. T's Commandment." Believe it!
Hey, the best anti-drug song is "Mr. T's Commandment." Believe it!
I pity the fool that doesn't.
Speaking of listening, have you listened to disc two yet?
Yes! And I like it as much as disc one! (Don't ask me for specific titles, because the disc and liner notes are at home, and I can't call anything up, other than the Spider-Man theme, which, of course, I love.)
Sweet! I'm glad it met with your approval. Happy birthday!
woo hoo! for Jack Johnson
Speaking of which... John McLaughlin is acting head of the CIA. Okay, it's not that John McLaughlin. Nor is it the loud pundit. WROONNNNGG!!!! (The great Robert Smigel was the writer of the McLaughlin Group skits.)
Recently bought the Roger Kellaway Cello Concerto. I heard about it and him on Soundcheck and then saw it in the bargain bin the following day. Prior to the interview I had never heard the name, but I had heard one of his pieces -- repeatedly: he wrote the closing music for "All in the Family".
Keep an eye out for the PBS American Masters Hank Williams profile. I've listened to a lot of country music the past two or three years, but I don't usually break out my LPs so Hank's been neglected. It only took a few minutes to remind me that, with all due respect to Willie, Johnny, Dolly, Merle, Jimmie Rodgers, George Jones, fill-in-you-favorite-here, Hank is the art form's apex. One amazing song after another, most written by him. Great live footage. I was shocked at how strong his voice was on the love recordings. My father is a huge Hank Williams fan -- he can tell you where he was when he heard that Hank died -- and would love this special; unfortunately Dad's stone deaf at this point. But all of you should watch it.
erinaceous, keep an eye out for an email I (in my uncleike guise) sent you.
Yeah, I saw that Hank Williams show, and was singing him for a week afterward. Amazing. And what a life, huh?