I didn't realize that Back In Denim song was rare, or I could have sent it to you! Herself gave it to me. I love it, of course.
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
erinaceous - Jul 20, 2005 9:02:53 am PDT #9424 of 10003
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
Betsy HP - Jul 20, 2005 9:05:22 am PDT #9425 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
I bought Dr. John's Gumbo and am enjoying it immensely; my favorite so far is "Staggerlee". I'll probably buy the Rhino records anthology next; thank you all.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Jul 20, 2005 9:23:41 am PDT #9426 of 10003
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
My lastest fixation is with the song "Casimir Pulaski Day."
Yes, this. I picked "Casimir Pulaski Day" up at Glorious Noise and I might buy the album on the strength of it. The directness of the lyrics, especially the opening lines, with the lulling way they're sung is really affecting.
Also, I did some good today and bought tickets for the Posies.
Steph L. - Jul 20, 2005 9:29:31 am PDT #9427 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Hec, do you want the Voltaire "Brains!" song?
DavidS - Jul 20, 2005 9:36:38 am PDT #9428 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I didn't realize that Back In Denim song was rare
Thing is, Mojo just highlighted in a recent issue while at the same time Go Kart Mozart (his new group) has a new record out. Hence the scramble by record collector scum to go back and find it. It's OOP, so it's more of a sudden increase in demand.
I bought Dr. John's Gumbo and am enjoying it immensely; my favorite so far is "Staggerlee". I'll probably buy the Rhino records anthology next; thank you all. Also, I think you would really love his video for "Where The Wild Roses Grow."
Excellent! I'll have to show you the Nick Cave video for "Staggerlee" sometime as it's scandalous but very entertaining. I am deeply in love with him for wearing a pink Take That t-shirt in that vid. (Take That being the Brit equivalent of N'Sync.)
Hec, do you want the Voltaire "Brains!" song?
Thank you, ma'am but Jilli posted it up at buffistarawk with some other Voltaire songs (which you should get). I think I'll probably go ahead and buy one of his CDs as I'm liking his stuff.
Glamcookie - Jul 20, 2005 9:45:32 am PDT #9429 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Nick Cave video for "Staggerlee"
LOVE IT
DavidS - Jul 20, 2005 9:46:34 am PDT #9430 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
LOVE IT
I laughed out loud when he got to that very particularly rude line which is from one of the song's many very rude iterations.
Jon B. - Jul 20, 2005 9:49:29 am PDT #9431 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
my favorite so far is "Staggerlee".
There was a guy with a blog earlier this year who posted like 50 different versions of that song.
Looks like the links no longer work.
Glamcookie - Jul 20, 2005 9:52:55 am PDT #9432 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Nick Cave is hot. Gay!Nick Cave is hotter. Yum!
joe boucher - Jul 20, 2005 9:53:59 am PDT #9433 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
I bought Dr. John's Gumbo and am enjoying it immensely; my favorite so far is "Staggerlee".
I recommend picking up a copy of Greil Marcus's Mystery Train (most libraries have a copy.) The section on Sly Stone is titled "The Myth of Staggerlee". Marcus discusses various versions of the song and different versions of the source of the legend, as well as the character's life as an archetype running through music, literature, and film. I don't know if he ever updated it after the advent of the hip hop era. Here's a website with an exhaustive study of Mr. Stack. My other big brain fart the other day was going on about "Wrong 'Em Boyo" & not mentioning that it's a reggae version of Stagger Lee, New Orleans music being a huge influence on Jamaican music. I think Lloyd Price's version went to #1, which is a rarity for New Orleans hits. (Offhand, "Mother-in-Law" and "Lady Marmalade" are the only others I can think of.)