Friday Music Day

FMD 2-22-2019: Cabin Freaking Fever

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I don't remember if we've done this topic before, but we're all stuck inside, the snow is piling up, and if cabin fever hasn't set in, you're a yeti, or one of the citizens living in CA. Or possibly both, I guess. What do we really know about BS?

I digress. Because that's what happens when you have cabin fever. Your mind starts going in strange new directions, most of which aren't productive.

Anyway, let's talk cabin fever music. And I'm not thinking about remedies - we're not looking for the music that warms you up. Let's go the other way. What are the songs that play with sanity? That feel just a little off, or make you feel just a little off. That try to touch on something just a bit outside...

And drop your 10's, or, if you're a yeti, talk about whatever you want.

15 thoughts on “FMD 2-22-2019: Cabin Freaking Fever”

  1. Get a Leg Up - John Mellencamp
    I'll Be Alright With You - Journey
    The Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide - The Kings
    Come Together - Aerosmith
    The Beast in Me - Nick Lowe

    I Didnt Mean to Turn You On - Robert Palmer
    Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
    Someday, Someway - Marshall Crenshaw
    There She Goes - The La's
    Tearing Us Apart - Eric Clapton w/ Tina Turner

  2. 01. "One, Two, Three, Baby" – O. P. Nayyar – Kismat
    02. "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" – Willie Nelson – Always On My Mind
    03. "Lost" – Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE
    04. "Silver Sings" – Caitlin Rose – The Stand-In
    05. "Witchypoo" – Heartless Bastards – The Mountain
    06. "Stagger Lee" – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Murder Ballads
    07. "Dance, Motherfucker, Dance!" – Violent Femmes – Add It Up (1981-1993)
    08 "Mr. Wrong" – Cracker – Cracker
    09. "Go All Night (Let It Burn, prod. Morri$)" – Kelela – Cut 4 Me
    10. "Tokyo" – Thundercat – Drunk

  3. 1. Let It Be Me--The Everly Brothers
    2. Oh, Very Young--Cat Stevens
    3. You Make Me Feel Brand New--The Stylistics
    4. Make Me Lose Control--Eric Carmen
    5. Watching the River Run--Loggins and Messina
    6. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue--Crystal Gayle
    7. Mandolin Rain--Bruce Hornsby and the Range
    8. The Logical Song--Supertramp
    9. Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler
    10. Today's the Day--America

  4. 1. I Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore - The Young Rascals
    2. Till Your Well Runs Dry - Peter Tosh
    3. She Bangs the Drums - The Stone Roses
    4. Start Me Up - Toots & The Maytals
    5. Vanishing Girl - The Dukes of Stratosphere
    6. It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
    7. Going Mobile - The Who
    8. Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite
    9. Look What You Done For Me - The Rev. Al Green
    10. Big Shot - The Beat

  6. I left my iPod at home today. So I've been streaming directly from artists.
    Here's what:
    main pop girl 2019 by Default Genders. (link)
    Everywhere at the end of time by the Caretaker (link)
    The Death of Rave by V/VM (link)
    VOL4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR by HEALTH (link)

    I've got both of the last two going at the same time right now... it works well. But I think the V/VM could go under a lot of things.

  7. I think The Caretaker has a real vision and purpose to his music, but I just don't find it compelling.

    I loved Leyland Kirby's triple album under his own name (Sadly, The Future Is No Longer What It Was). It was such melancholic ambience with beautiful longing, but as The Caretaker, I think he focused so much on memory and nostalgia that I no longer find it interesting.

    2. I remember listening to V/VM back in the late 90s, downloading MP3s directly from pirate sites that also hosted all the Richard D. James discography one could not find stateside (at least not for reasonable amounts).
      He (though I thought it was they) did some weird bootleg remixes, like "Lady in Red" and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax". Maybe some early mashups, too.

      I don't think I have the time to listen to the Caretaker's albums to appreciate their slow decay.
      Almost think it might be good music for an installation piece.

      1. Same problem with the original The Rave of Death project: about 24 hours of music. But what I listened to is a reduced collection... 40 minutes of highlights, I guess.

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