tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63902034193564512742024-02-06T21:02:39.429-08:00Song of the DayIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-14151764359855818072010-06-03T07:41:00.000-07:002010-06-03T07:47:14.206-07:00Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k5z7R-5Znoc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k5z7R-5Znoc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />A cover apparently. But this is much better.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-64558622886676508352010-06-02T07:36:00.000-07:002010-06-02T07:39:26.336-07:00LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kH8_bWOUcwc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kH8_bWOUcwc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />"Drunk Boys, They steal, they steal from the cupboards." True words those. Got a good bounce to it, this. Invigorating!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-63325801009934608302010-05-13T06:04:00.000-07:002010-05-13T06:07:25.535-07:00Bootsy Collins and the Cinncinnati Bengals - Fear Da Tiger<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Vby2hKBkkk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Vby2hKBkkk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Bootsy Collins, a bunch of American football players and a man dressed as a tiger. The song performed by a sports team gets a bad rep, but you can't really go wrong with a line up like that.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-79318060232188383602010-04-07T06:26:00.000-07:002010-04-07T06:29:42.762-07:00The Charlatans - A Man Needs To Be Told<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6-0QQ41_BNs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6-0QQ41_BNs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />A few few years ago, I was working in a factory where the speakers where tuned to a fairly dreadful radio station. This track was high up ion the playlist for a long time though and it always brought a smile to my face as I pushed a useless broom around. Great falsetto and Piano hook.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-5836047848068393902010-04-06T08:52:00.000-07:002010-04-06T08:54:42.087-07:00Booze Party - Three Aces and a Joker<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AVVLCboTjOw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AVVLCboTjOw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">First you fill it up, then then you drink it down.<br />Again you fill it up, Again you drink it down.</span><br />First rate Rockabilly wisdom there.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-45622449147697558762010-04-05T00:48:00.000-07:002010-04-05T05:09:55.612-07:00Finley Quaye - Love Gets Sweeter Every Day.<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSutf6XSfA4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSutf6XSfA4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Not the nicest of chaps Finley Quaye, but he made one rather nice album and this is a lovely cut from it. Great example of how a simple chorus can be very effective.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-33059533296199670482010-04-04T06:46:00.000-07:002010-04-05T05:09:25.634-07:00The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e6QnK0yql8s&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e6QnK0yql8s&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Sometimes it's good to be obvious. Listening to this again one is reminded what a bowfin singer Ian Brown can be and what a bloody tremendous drummer Reni is.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-38573350191380336482010-04-03T06:34:00.000-07:002010-04-03T06:34:00.525-07:00Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gw6dPKorOBs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gw6dPKorOBs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Dark and terrible folk music from the west country. Lakeman plays a right menacing fiddle. The roots of folk music are pretty grim generally and it's good when today's folkettes acknowledge that.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-5668530691472308452010-04-02T04:15:00.000-07:002010-04-02T04:16:43.812-07:00Freelance Hellraiser - A Stroke of Genius<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ShPPbT3svAw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ShPPbT3svAw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Mash up magic.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-20489084300612644402010-04-01T08:21:00.000-07:002010-04-01T08:23:14.015-07:00Air - All I Need<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YkgfmWfJ11s&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YkgfmWfJ11s&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Always my favourite track off Moon safari. And I count that album as a classic, one of the best of the past twenty years. Could could be made by Frenchman and is uniquely suited to lazy afternoons in the sun.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-78975391956553897432010-03-31T08:45:00.000-07:002010-03-31T08:46:19.051-07:00Nerina Pallot - Patience<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aIv00dqXsww&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aIv00dqXsww&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Always had a soft point for this one.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-60510030599130492382010-03-30T07:53:00.000-07:002010-03-30T07:56:26.454-07:00Moby - Extreme Ways<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pOuPqeHXMzQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pOuPqeHXMzQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Remember when Moby was a relevant part of the culture? I do. God I'm old. Anyway I've retained a soft spot for the tiny balding electro tinkerman and this song in particular. Not just because of it's role as a recurring motif in the excellent Bourne movies either.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-75585362470365582472010-03-29T07:51:00.000-07:002010-03-30T07:56:53.612-07:00Har Mar Superstar - Tall Boy<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LdyLRBK2ucQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LdyLRBK2ucQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Of Har Mar Superstar didn't look like Ron Jeremy would he get any media attention at all? Is it just his oddity that has granted him a career? Perhaps but this is still quite good and the video has Maebe Bluth in it.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-12965232402906513632010-03-28T07:49:00.000-07:002010-03-30T07:56:41.470-07:00Bon Iver - Skinny Love<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JfAS6nwYc9g&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JfAS6nwYc9g&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Another one that's grown on me. Rubbish beard though.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-62754600211994987442010-03-27T07:47:00.000-07:002010-03-30T07:49:50.619-07:00Macy Skipper - Bop Pills<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mQQm_LlUV7I&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mQQm_LlUV7I&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Stop drop and roll kids. Stop drop and roll.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-90656441755752683162010-03-26T07:16:00.000-07:002010-03-26T07:19:33.906-07:00Credance Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EbI0cMyyw_M&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EbI0cMyyw_M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Not one key change in this whole song. Interesting.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-5928597726711678882010-03-25T09:01:00.000-07:002010-03-25T09:03:36.356-07:00The Byrds - Jesus Is Just Alright With Me<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RsmHg6xXdnM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RsmHg6xXdnM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Psychedelic Jesus is my favorite Jesus.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-41824282983943591552010-03-24T09:12:00.000-07:002010-03-30T07:58:33.282-07:00LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JyX7dHmaRlA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JyX7dHmaRlA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Don't call it a come back.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-88170964981813125762010-03-23T09:29:00.000-07:002010-03-23T09:30:32.161-07:00Fruit Bats - When U Love Somebody<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FZJJiW1z3QY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FZJJiW1z3QY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />What I like about this is, it's simple. Yet there seems to be more to it each time I listen.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-78797135247319242102010-03-22T09:29:00.000-07:002010-03-22T09:29:00.097-07:00Starship - We Built This City<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nsdj9NRzqC4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nsdj9NRzqC4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />Fuck you.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-62217986718052503832010-03-21T09:24:00.000-07:002010-03-21T09:24:00.277-07:00Belly - Gepetto<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fO8vkoJ5YrU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fO8vkoJ5YrU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Great performance.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-44751583616171598782010-03-20T09:21:00.000-07:002010-03-20T09:21:00.325-07:00ABBA - The Name of the Game<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G-weY3qUVEc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G-weY3qUVEc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Creepy intro, haunting vocal. Doesn't go where you'd expect. Chorus is a bit cheesy but the rest makes up for it.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-70979024590452677812010-03-19T09:19:00.000-07:002010-03-19T09:19:00.401-07:00The Riptides - Machine Gun<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o5jT7otez50&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o5jT7otez50&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Pounding instrumental excellence.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-50862239143855480902010-03-18T09:16:00.000-07:002010-03-18T09:16:00.264-07:00Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes and Choclate Milk<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i6N0sNMKFO4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i6N0sNMKFO4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />His best song.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390203419356451274.post-11276255450082213792010-03-17T09:14:00.000-07:002010-03-17T09:14:00.441-07:00AC/DC - I Feel Safe In New York City<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BAhco3Cbjb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BAhco3Cbjb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />An allmighty Rock powerhouse of a track. I remember the first time I heard it, at a friends house 5 in the morning, the sun coming up and drunk out of mind. Good times.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844672552162032561noreply@blogger.com0