Random 10 for Aug. 28, 2008
1. Lou Reed, “Satellite of Love”
2. John Lee Hooker, “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”
Born and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi (the true birthplace of the blues), John Lee Hooker offered a sound and vocal style as primitive as it was unequivocally powerful. My all-time favorite bluesman, no question.
3. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, “In a Sentimental Mood”
4. The Cranberries, “Ode to My Family”
5. The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”
There is something magical and timeless about this sparkling 1963 single, written and produced by Phil Spector long before the world knew him as the gun-crazed lunatic he apparently had been the entire time.
6. The Police, “Spirits in the Material World”
7. The Cars, “Heartbeat City”
8. Eric Clapton, “Border Song”
9. Gary Jules, “Mad World”
I love the Tears for Fears original, but there is no denying the emotional resonance of this funereal, stripped-down version. Six hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds …
10. Pearl Django, “Mulholland Bounce”
– Chase
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1. Emmylou Harris, “Wheels Of Love” (it’s tunes like this that make me think that you can’t possibly clump all country in the same bin, george)
2. Rickie Lee Jones, “Coolsville”
3. Rush, “Anthem”
4. Tony Bennett, “We’ll Be Together Again”
5. The Beach Boys, “Cool, Cool Water”
6. Aphex Twin, “Blue Calx”
7. Bjork, “Come To Me”
8. Blondie, “Picture This”
9. David Bowie, “Subterraneans”
10. Spaghetti Head, “Funky Axe”