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HJ:
I'm going to hijack this thread a little to announce...
WGOM SUMMER MIX 2016!
Over the next couple weeks we'll take submissions. Rules are pretty simple:
- Nominate up to 3 songs in a Spoiler.
- Nominate songs that fall under the category of "Summer" (you can take that as subjectively as you'd like)
- Like the All-Star game, everyone gets at least one song. Your first nominated song is (most likely) juiced in to be picked.
- The same song nominated by multiple people will also most likely be automatically included.
- Whatever other rules I make up along the way.
I'm shooting to have this done by the solstice, so let's get those picks in!
1. Nasim June – O.A.R.
2. Superstar – Lauryn Hill
3. My Heart – K’s Choice
4. Moonchild – Chris Cornell*
5. This Masquerade – The Carpenters
6. The Burial Song (Outro) – Busta Rhymes
7. Fell In Love With A Girl – The White Stripes
8. Where The Boat Leaves From – Zac Brown Band
9. Dear Rosemary – Foo Fighters
10. That's What My Heart Needs – Otis Redding
B1. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues – Emmylou Harris
*I’ve always appreciated Chris’s voice, but his rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” is heartbreaking. It should be noted, this was recorded in Sept. 2015, not done as a hasty homage in response to the Purple One’s passing … makes it more endearing somehow.
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1. Massive Attack “Light My Fire (Live)”* Protection
2. Johnny Cash “I've Been Everywhere”* Unchained
3. Colin Stetson “All the Days I've Missed You (In Love and In Justice I)” New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
4. Peter Gabriel feat. Laurie Anderson “This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)” So
5. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You (Hex Hector Club Mix)”* It's Not Right But It's Okay
6. Ha Ha Tonka “World Climbing” Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South
7. Cat Stevens “Tuesday's Dead”* Teaser And the Firecat
8. Lloyd Charmers “Darker than Blue”* Darker than Blue: Soul from Jammdown 1973-1980
a. Willow Flycatcher (Eastern subspecies) “'Writ-tu' calls, 'Whup' calls, and trill calls” (Cornell Master Set)
9. Orbital “Know Where to Run” The Middle of Nowhere
b. Magnolia Warbler “Male chip calls” (Cornell Master Set)
c. Say's Phoebe “Song” (Cornell Essential Set)
T. Julian Baker “Something” Sprained Ankle
B. Robbie Robertson & the Red Road Ensemble “Ghost Dance” Music for 'The Native Americans'
*Notes:
1. The Doors cover
2. Lucky Starr cover (Hank Snow version)
5. Dolly Parton cover
7. I remember the first time I heard this song. "What's my sex?" sounded so titillatingly taboo. Then George Michael came out with the scandalous lead single from his debut solo album a month or two later, and, well, it didn't measure up to that.
8. Curtis Mayfield cover
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It's Julien. (I have to look it up every single time I spell her name.)
I do know that. Must have mis-typed.
My 2016 Summer List:
Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
Can't Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Kick Drum Heart - The Avett Brothers
Kiss - Prince
You Are The Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Rooted
Million Pieces - Newsboys
Get Outta Town! - Lucky Soul
Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
Change Your Mind - Sister Hazel
Heaven - Mason Jennings
Sloop John B. - Beach Boys
Clap Shake Jump - Behavior
Would That Not Be Nice - The Divine Fits
The Wire - Haim
Handsome - The Vaccines
I Need Never Get Old - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
I Bid You Goodnight - Aaron Neville
Tubthumping - They Might Be Giants
NOTES:
- "Kingsized" by Dressy Bessy and "Shake It Out" by Florence + The Machine were the last two cuts.
- I am making a version for my sister who is moving to Baltimore that replaces the first song with "Good Morning Baltimore."
- A large number of these songs are tributes to my recently deceased nephew, who used music to connect with the world. Lots of them are just songs he liked (like "Only The Good Die Young"), and not message songs. Some... are message songs. That new Mason Jennings one is a huge emotional punch, but it's perfect too.
- I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this mix, since I knew it was going to have lots of tributes and message songs. I try to avoid that, and just go for fun, sing-along stuff. I didn't get the sing-along part as much this year, but I have really been enjoying the mix. It hit the sweet spot that I needed it to. I also wasn't sure how others would feel about it, but so far my wife and kids have absolutely loved it, which is always nice.
Some new songs we may try sing at the nursing home tomorrow:
Beatles "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
Simon & Garfunkel "I am a Rock"
Simon & Garfunkel "Homeward Bound"
Beatles "Something"
Sam Cooke "Cupid"
As mentioned in the (hijacked) body of the post, get your Summer Mix picks in!
The important things.
geez, even MORE than Sweden??
Pondering my music collection, this is unsurprising. I'd guess it's the Finnish folk metal scene that's taken off this century.
I may have to share this with my in-laws on The Range. Finns, the lot of 'em.
The Isle of Man is really slacking. (As far as western Europe goes.)
1. “Seamstress” Dessa A Badly Broken Code
2. “Learn to Say No” Lydia Loveless Indestructible Machine
3. “Ola Kala” I’m From Barcelona Let Me Introduce My Friends
4. “Cocktails and Ruby Slippers” Katzenjammer A Kiss Before You Go
5. “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home” Patsy Cline The Ultimate Collection
6. “Chris Issak” Lydia Loveless Somewhere Else
7. “Homeward Bound” Simon & Garfunkel The Concert in Central Park (Live)
8. “The Man I Knew” Dessa Parts of Speech
9. “Door” Mitski LUSH
T. “Fight Song” Bad Bad Hats Psychic Reader
01. “End” – Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE
02. “Missing One” – Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Lie Down In The Light
03. “Rooftops” – Kye Kye – Young Love
04. “You Fell Apart” – Ex Hex – Rips
05. “The Dolphins” – Fred Neil – Fred Neil
06. “The India Song” – Big Star – #1 Record
07. “All Is Forgiven” – Jellyfish – Spilt Milk
08. “Avery Island, April 1st” – Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island
09. “Watch The Dog That Bring The Bone” – Sandy Gaye – Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels
10. “White Rune” – Iceage – New Brigade
1. Heroes -- David Bowie -- Heroes
2. Last Time In Love -- Sloan -- Never Hear The End Of It
3. Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take) -- Miles Davis -- Kind Of Blue
4. What Do I Want? -- Husker Dü -- Everything Falls Apart And More
5. Stop Breathing -- Pavement -- Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
6. Sweet Leaf -- Black Sabbath -- Black Sabbath Greatest Hits
7. Only Ghost in Town -- Guided By Voices -- Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War
8. Last Year -- Best Coast -- The Only Place
9. Grand Ole Opry Song -- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- Will The Circle Be Unbroken
10. Heartbreaker -- Led Zeppelin -- Led Zeppelin II
B1. Pocahontas -- Johnny Cash -- Unearthed II: Trouble In Mind
B2. Hey Darling -- Sleater-Kinney -- No Cities To Love
* D-Minor - Mewithoutyou - Pale Horses
* Jambi - Tool - 10,000 Days
* Last Words - Hospitality - Trouble
* Hitch - Speedy Ortiz - Major Arcana
* Kicking a Can of Worms - METZ - II
* Intolerance - Tool - Undertow
* Runout - Helen Money - Arriving Angels
* Burnout - Green Day - Dookie
* Forgiven/Forgotten - Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witnesses
* Boyfriend - Screaming Females - Live at The Hideout
Summer list:
Let's Go Crazy -- Prince
Heroes -- David Bowie
Ace of Spades -- Moterhead
No Merle?
I thought I got just three plus 2016 has been so awful, where do you stop?
Uh . . .
"Brothers in Arms" - Dire Straits
"Roxanne" - The Police
"The Jack" - AC/DC
"Dont Be Cruel" - Cheap Trick
"Candy-O" - The Cars
"The Passenger" - Iggy Pop
"Im the Man Who Loves You" - Wilco
"Dead Flowers" - Rolling Stones
"1999" - Prince
"Lisztomania" - Phoenix