Joey Heatherton: God Only Knows from The Joey Heatherton Album (MGM/Hip-O Select 1972) Joey Heatherton: It's Not Easy from The Joey Heatherton Album (MGM/Hip-O Select 1972) Because this summers unbearably hot (ain't that the inconvenient truth) and since I tend to wilt like a pussy whenever the thermometer jumps past 80 I've decided to throw up a series of songs that are almost guaranteed to help you beat the heat, just don't quote me on that. The first part of the series will [...]
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Dreaming from The Best of OMD (A&M 1988) Just a quick announcement that I'm back and I plan on posting on a regular basis (knock on wood). I'll make this post short and sweet and include this track from an album that I've been listening to on a regular basis. Besides having the most preposterously pretentious name in recording history Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark also had some nice radio friendly singles, and though I don't own a single album of theirs I admit [...]
Image courtesy of Maopost.com Rudy Ray Moore: Dirty Dozen (Two by Four from Watts) from House Party: The Dirty Dozens (Cherry Red Records 1971) Cash Money & Marvelous: A Real Mutha For Ya from Where's The Party At? (Sleeping Bag 1988) Manfred Hubler and Siegfried Schwab: Droge CX 9 from Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadellic Dance Party (Motel 1995) As was mentioned in my prior post, because of some technical difficulties I don't have access [...]
Click the image to see him not dance for everybody, only the sexy people Lyn Collins: We Want To Parrty, Parrty, Parrty Parts 1&2 from James Brown's Original Funky Divas (Polydor 1975: cd released by Polygram 1998) Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five: The Birthday Party from Adventures on the Wheels of Steel (Sugarhill 1981: cd released by Sugarhill 1999) New Buffalo: No Party from The Last Beautiful Day (Arts & Crafts 2005) [...]
Solomon Linda (l) Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds: Mbube from Mbube Roots: Zulu Choral Music from South Africa, 1930's-1960's (Rounder 1976) The Weavers: Wimoweh from Wasn't That A Time (Vanguard 1993) The Tokens: The Lion Sleeps Tonight from The Tokens (Victor 1961) A grave musical injustice was recently rectified. In 1939 South African musician Solomon Linda recorded, according to journalist and author Rian Malan "the most famous melody [...]
Nat "King" Cole: You're Looking At Me from After Midnight: The Complete Session (Capitol 1956) Nat "King" Cole: L.O.V.E. (Japanese Version) from L.O.V.E. Single I know some of you spent your Friday celebrating St. Patty's day while some of you took the Friday as a day of abstaining from meat , and if you were one of those who recognized and wnated to partake in both events luck was with you . But for those who wanted to celebrate [...]
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: Big Boss Main Theme from The Big Boss / Fist of Fury (Soundtracks from the Motion Pictures) (Bungalow Records 2005) Lalo Schifrin: Sampans from: Enter The Dragon OST (Warner Bros. 1973) John Barry: Main Title/Set Fight With Chuck Norris from: Game Of Death OST (Victor Music 1979) John Barry: Will This Be The Song I'll Be Singing Tomorrow from: Game Of Death OST (Victor Music 1979) [...]
Key Kool & Rhettmatic: E=Mc5 (Bust Da Scientifical) ft. Vooodu!, LMNO, Meen Green & Ras Kass from Kozmonautz (Up Above 1995) Voodu: Pay The Price from The Next Chapter: Strictly Underground (Immortal/Epic 1995) LPSD: Real Raps from Armory Massive Mix CD (Armory 2005) It's been a while since I last posted and even longer since I last posted some Hip-Hop so I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone. I first started this post with the intention [...]
Photo courtesy of Soulful Detroit The Supremes: I Am Woman (Live) from Where Did Our Love Go (40th Anniversary Edition) (Hip-O Select/Motown 2004) The Supremes: People (Live) from Where Did Our Love Go (40th Anniversary Edition) (Hip-O Select/Motown 2004) The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go (Live) from Where Did Our Love Go (40th Anniversary Edition) (Hip-O Select/Motown 2004) Believe it or not, the success of The Supremes was [...]
Frank Sinatra: The Christmas Waltz from A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (Capitol 1957) Since it's Christmas (actually the 24th as I write this) I suppose i should be joining the mass of audiobloggers who have posted the obligatory Christmas song. I could probably post something obscure or non-traditional but the reality of it is is that I hate most mainstream Christmas music and I rarely ever go out of my way to track down or listen to the non-traditional stuff, but there are some songs that I [...]
Richard Pryor: Black & White Women from Bicentennial Nigger (Warner Brothers 1976) Richard Pryor: Chinese Food from Wanted: Richard Pryor (Warner Brothers 1979) Richard Pryor died at the age of 65. CNN.com has written a nice piece on his death, complete with links to some video pieces. The clips I've provided may not be his best work but they are indicative of his comedic genius.
A little bit soul?!? Reuben Howell: Funny How Time Slips Away from Country Got Soul (Casual 2003) Dan Penn: If Love Was Money from Country Got Soul (Casual 2003) Bobby Hatfield: The Feeling is Right from Country Got Soul (Casual 2003) Delaney & Bonnie: We Can Love from Country Got Soul (Casual 2003) I have a friend who if you didn't know him, would [...]
It makes an ass out of U and Me Seona Dancing: More To Lose from More To Lose 7" Seona Dancing: More To Lose (War Of The Indies Remix) from More To Lose 12" Seona Dancing: Tell Her (Extended Remix) from Bitter Heart 12" If you're smart like me you know that the best that television had to offer in the way of comedy writing came and went in a scant 12 episodes and a [...]
Funkadelic: Back In Our Minds from Maggot Brain (Westbound 1971) For those who don't know or who might have forgotten, PBS is going to spotlight Parliament/Funkadelic as part of their Independent Lens series. For more information about the Parliament episode, including whether or not it's going to be playing in your area, click here for information. If it's not playing in your area (the website checks the proceeding two weeks of the upcoming schedule) don't worry because your local PBS may have scheduled it to [...]
The Pharcyde: Y (Be Like That) (Jaydee Remix) from Drop 12-inch (Delicious Vinyl 1995) The Pharcyde: She Said (Mike Caren Remix) from She Said 12-inch (Delicious Vinyl 1996) The Pharcyde's first album was a subtly misleading venture. The freeform production and songs like Ya Mama provided an air of quirkiness and levity (and not to mention the freeform, anatomically correct roller coaster cover) but that album can be thought of as more like the class clown who avoids getting his ass [...]
Not an audio post per se, but it does have to do with audio and mp3's. For my fellow bloggers out there who would like to get there hands on an iPod nano , jump on over to The Unofficial Apple Weblog for a chance to win one. They're giving away a white one to one lucky and creative blogger. They look really nice (the nano and the site) and it requires very little from you so feel free to give it a try.
Sam Cooke: If I Had a Hammer from Sam Cooke at the Copa (ABCKO 1964) Sam Cooke: This Little Light of Mine from Sam Cooke at the Copa (ABCKO 1964) Sam Cooke: Tennessee Waltz from Sam Cooke at the Copa (ABCKO 1964) Sam Cooke at the Copa is a significant album, not for the performance per se (it's nowhere near as intense as his Harlem Square Club performance), but because it is one of the few live [...]
Marvin Gaye: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) from Marvin Gaye at the Copa (Hip-O Select 2005) Marvin Gaye: Georgia Rose from Marvin Gaye at the Copa (Hip-O Select 2005) Marvin Gaye: Strangers In The Night from Marvin Gaye at the Copa (Hip-O Select 2005) Marvin Gaye: Laia Ladaia (Reza) from Marvin Gaye at the Copa (Hip-O Select 2005) Marvin Gaye was never your traditional R&B singer. [...]
Wailing Souls: Fire House Rock from Fire House Rock (Shanachie 1980) Scientist: The Mummy's Shroud from Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires (Greensleeves 1981) As the number of days to September 22 (the official start of Fall for 2005) draws nearer my dislike for the summer season lessens and my mood mellows just a bit and ironically I find myself listening more and more to music and songs that bring to mind the apex of the summer season. [...]
Out in the streets, they call it murder! Damian "Jr Gong" Marley: Welcome to Jamrock from Welcome To Jamrock single (Up Above 2005) John Holt: I'd Love You to Want Me from 1000 Volts of Holt (Trojan 1973) reissued as 1000 Volts of Holt (Trojan 2002) As August comes to a close and the season of sticky skin, clingy shirts and rampant underarm stank leaves us for the short days and orange tinted evenings of fall I thought what [...]
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[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
Big Boi & Theophilus London (feat. TRE LUCE) - 'She Said OK'
