Making Halloween a lot more palatable this year with an hour of savory spell-binding videos. . .
"I can't stand it cause you put me down.
I put a spell on you..because you're mine.."
I Put A Spell On You
Annie
Jay
Nina
Creedence
David
Bette
Van
Joe
Eric
Joss
Animals
Jay Live
"I would rather be anyplace else than here. . ."
From a Closet in Norway
"Since the world is round now, why can't we have everything?"
Seven Cookers sound like a full jazz dance orchestra. Delicious.
Double or Nothing
An oldie:
"Come with me my friends to where the fun begins for a little while."
Like There's No Tomorrow
Shame. No video yet. That's okay - start chewing on this hot tamale, baby
"Mister, can you hear my children cry?"
Gold Digger
No video yet, so enjoy the oldie:
2 CDs - 54 dance tunes from the 60's for less than $9. No way to lose when purchasing this set. Except a few pounds. The film itself was okay, but ultimately irrelevant; the soundtrack is simply outstanding. Melanie is missing from the soundtrack, but I think it was used in the movie largely as a joke on what was playing on the radio at the time compared to all the great music that wasn't being played. No different than 2014, right?
Northern Soul: The Film Soundtrack
"sons are gone to face the foe where the blundering cannons roar"
Lovely On the Water
No videos yet of the new version of this old tune. In the meantime enjoy the music of the moon. . .
"I need a place to go. Further and further on down the road. I need to find my way."
I Want To Drive My Car
"I'm no different than anyone else. . ." I'm Glad I Found You
"I get up in the morning, hear the work bell warning, shuffle to my 9 to 5
I come home in the evening I get that feeling - Lord, I start to come alive"
Rise Up Singing
James Brown visits Stanley & pops him one in the virgil! Good fun!
Pop Virgil
Retuning to the jazz root dances with savvy guests from the symphony.
Last Train to Sanity
The movie was over. Right at that moment I thought "that was a waste of 90 minutes" this song started playing. Made the entire movie disappear from my head and a new movie start - worth twice the price of admission. Velvet joy.
"The way you ride those waves makes me want to follow you blind."
Lay Your Head Down
Rethinking songs which predicted the 21st century through 21st century ears.
Rumble
Lennon reinventions worth digging into - live!
"Il est enfin que s'envole notre destin"
Diaspora
"Vous êtes tous invités"
Saya
No new videos, so here's a free ticket to a classic show:
"I know every song you lead me to is gonna be my friend."
Melody Road
"It's your time for making it happen!
. . .Get out your bed!"
First Time
"You showed what a little bit of love could do.
You opened my eyes and a light came through."
Something Blue
An album of ancient tunes presented with a Minnie attitude.
From the park I hear rhythms
Marley's hot on the box
Tonight there will be a party
On the corner at the end of the block
When you're moving in the positive
Your destination is the brightest star
Stevie feelin' as pretty as Minnie:
"With the affable patience of the ruling class. . ."
Everybody Sometimes
Pure happy pop =:-)
Never Gonna Let You Down
"Everywhere I go I see a trail of broken hearts."
Land Called Far Away
"There's a constant fire inside of her. . ."
She Knows Me
"I ain't to proud to say You've Been A Friend To Me"
Good Saturday night instrumental dance groove. Not available as single :( Jump The Trane'
No new videos yet. Here's a 14 year old show to fill the Saturday night blues dance hour.
I decided what the heck, I'll post a quick reply to the list & ask he place the podcast feed on Stitcher so I could listen without having to go through he iTunes hassle. Amazingly the response was close to immediate and Stitcher took awhile to sync everything, but I got to hear the interview this morning.
So, why tell you? Well, I know most of the folks that leaf through this blog are also musicians looking for a place to get some publicity. If you ever find yourself in need for marketing expertise, I know for a fact that John went the extra mile in order for one of his many readers to be able to have access in the way I wanted. That is dedication to the highest degree - caring about one in the midst of many.
John's website is Music Marketing Manifesto/. The specific article that started this diatribe is Here’s How You Release The Number #1 Blues Album In America.
"I don't know where the days have gone, but I know where I belong..."
Home
"Honesty changes all completely. Tread carefully. . ."
Sing Along
Also on the album worth hearing over and over:
Rudderless playing Over Your Shoulder, Beautiful Mess, Stay with You, Real Friends, & Wheels On The Bus.
Ben Kweller & Selena Gomez singing Hold On
Ben Limpic singing A*Hole
To many tasty treats on here to separate the wheat from the chaff. Buy the whole CD and enjoy a full seven course meal with specially selected wine to add depth to each flavorful bite!
"Ride out with your soul and your spirit
take a chance and get near it
everybody needs a dream."
Ride Out
"He smiled at her and she broke the rules."
Adam & Eve
"I'd give my life to lay my head tonight on our bed of California stars."
California Stars
"If you listen past bravado, if you listen past the whine...
everyone's so busy the truth gets left behind."
Listen
"I can lose my car keys, mislay my hat
I can leave my cell phone in the laundry mat
But I never forget to boogie
Say that again well I lost the thread
I can't believe it but what I think you said was
You said your sorry, you said we're through
You said I'm good for nothing
But honey that's what I do
But I never forget to boogie
It's uppermost in my mind"
A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
No more concerts this time around, but lots of cool videos on youtube to keep us company.
"When I was a kid everything I did was trying to be free...
Now I'm a long way gone down this wild road I'm on"
The Long Way Around
"There can be freedom only when nobody owns it
I'm going to say that again
Because I know you know it
There can be freedom only when nobody owns it"
(Written by Carlos Varela, translation by Jackson Browne)
Walls And Doors
"The city waking up off in the distance
They're all working on some other existence
But you don't quite seem to care
It's like you know they're not going anywhere"
"You wait for the tears to fall but they won't
You think you should know what to say but you don't"
Here
Carlos Varela plays after Jackson translates the poem:
"I've got a one way ticket and I won't be back."
Big Black Train
"I've been all around this big ol' world."
Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
Instrumental gourmet bbq vegetable
Shuckin’ The Corn
"He blows in on the wind from a world away. . ."
Fate Full of Shadow
No new videos. Chew on this oldie:
"play it safe, keep your head in the dirt"
War Is Peace
"I saw a scene of a man in a photograph
of a past that I did not like"
Shameless
"You're freezing my lips with your voodoo magic kisses"
Cold Cold Heart
"My mind is all a mess. It's anybody's guess what the future holds for me."
Confusion Blues
while waiting for new videos, enjoy this show:
"Happiness is a lie you know, the calm before the storm. . ." Love Ain't A Love Song
"Show me the money, show me the blood. . ."
Felony Glamour
"Anyone can toss a coin, anyone can take a chance. . ."
Tell Me Anything (Turn to Gold)
fill KEXP performance:
It would not be off the mark to suggest this one could be re-entitled The Byrds of St. Marks...
"Silently she walks among her dying midnight roses."
The Birds Of St. Marks
The Leaving Winslow tune is a nice way to encircle "Take It Easy" 40 years later. . .
"I got a PhD in Sun and Wind and Rain"...
"I keep on hearing 'bout the disappearing ozone layer
I keep on hearing 'bout the disappearing Greenland Shelf
I keep hearing all about the disappearing middle class
I figure I'll be doing some disappearing myself"
Leaving Winslow
"I need protection from the enemy of love."
Protection
"Thank you for giving me a place to close my eyes."
Stowaway in Your Heart
"I still can make you feel like a man."
See See See See
"just glad it wasn't me that said all those things. . ."
Careless Words
"I always thought that love must surely be something clearly seen in black and white."
Love More Or Less
Classic tune visited with wisdom
I Get Along Without You Very Well
