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David Gray – One with the Birds

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The original is one of my favorite Bonnie "Prince" Billy songs. Start 49 seconds in to avoid a few f-bombs in his banter.
Sounds like he bowdlerized these lyrics:
"Looks like Like so many seagulls / Like so many hawks
Like so many thrushes / And so many cocks
Well a swallow will tell you ..."
Replacing "cocks" with "storks". Which is a bummer, because that's highlight of Oldham's songwriting right there.
And if your stage banter is in cursive, why bother cleaning up the lyrics?

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Fontella Bass – Rescue Me

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Live, 1988 or 1989, on the Jools-hosted program "Night Music". This episode, #116, also had Carlos Santana, Lyle Lovett, and others.
I really know Ms. Bass more from her late-career work with The Cinematic Orchestra than her earlier career, although I was definitely familiar with this song.

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Mavis Staples – Love and Trust (Live in London, July 2018)

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From her album Live in London, recorded on her 79th birthday and the day before.
This was her first of two albums released this year, of seven released this decade. Making this her most prolific decade for solo albums.
1960s: 1
1970s: 2 + 1 soundtrack album
1980s: 1
1990s: 3
2000s: 2 + 1 live album
2010s: 6 + 1 live album
Of course, she had a day job with the Staple Singers into the 1990s.

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Martha Wash – It’s Raining Men

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As best I can tell, this song hasn't ever been played 'round these parts, and it feels like an appropriate way to close out my guest DJ week.

https://youtu.be/WwKieXbYei4?t=5

In all seriousness, thanks to everyone for voting and commenting and just generally making this week far more fun than I ever expected. 😘

Book pairing: Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons

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