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Ain't got the Mojo
I love Mojo magazine, but I do not subscribe to it and I never read it. Why? Because I lack the time to listen to the music I already know to buy. Why pay $150/year to be frustrated?
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Chick-a-boom, chick-a-boom
The Temptations work out on "I Can't Get Next to You". This one also impresses.
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Recent iTunes purchases
* "All Alone" by Julie London * "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop * "You, Me and the Bourgeoisie" by The Submarines * "Dry the Rain" by The Beta Band * "Hi Hi Hi" by Paul McCartney & Wings
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Jerry Reed, 1937-2008
Jerry Reed, best known for his role as Snowman in "Smokey and the Bandit," died yesterday. "Smokey and the Bandit" is a great and timeless comedy. It's still hilarious after 30 years, in large part because of Reed's good ol' boy
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Hello, Goodbye
I was sitting in the Green Dragon yesterday afternoon (with a book, in the corner, with the lights down low) when the Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye" starting playing, and I couldn't help stopping to listen to it. What a great little piece of fluff that song
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The DC5 has landed
The entire Dave Clark Five catalog has been out of print for more than a decade (it appears that Dave Clark just likes it like that), but one of their greatest hits albums is now available on iTunes. In case Clark changes his mind again, I have taken the precaution
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Five at random
All available from iTunes: 1. "Waters of March" by Cassandra Wilson 2. "Mout me fut grief" by Ensemble Anonymous & Claude Bernatchez 3. "Far Away, By My Side" by Peter Bjorn and John 4. "Torture" by King Khan and the Shrines 5.
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Steely Dan and steel clippers
I was up early both days this weekend to weed the backyard before the sun cleared the neighbor's trees (9am, more or less). Too hot this weekend to weed in the sun. I time my weeding by using the Steely Dan albums on my iPod. A short weeding
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That's bitsy. BITSY.
While I'm on the subject of mishearing things (see post below)... Nina Simone's Little Girl Blue album has been slowly growing on me, and you should give it a try yourself. However, her enunciation on "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands&
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"The Girl from Ipanema"
A charming video of the Getz/Gilberto version of "The Girl from Ipanema".
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Today's iTunes purchase
* The Best of the Columbia Years, 1943-1952 by Frank Sinatra (97 songs for $9.99! I just wish it included the infamous "Mama Will Bark"...)
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Now on iTunes...
The song that this blog is named after, "Superficial Cat" by Edwyn Collins, is now available on iTunes.