Music

I hate well crafted pop music, it won’t get out of my head.  But they say misery loves company, so for the rest of you . . .

A modern take on Tom Lehrer’s hit:

Since, I’ve no longer got a seperate Tom Waits blog, I guess I can post stuff here. NPR’s All Songs Considered has published a recording of the Atlanta show available for a free download. You can grab the whole thing here (130MB, MP3).

An idea way ahead of its time . . .

I don’t know, but I can’t get this song out of my head.

The Be Good Tanyas: The Littlest Birds

Finally answering the question, “How many Internet/You Tube jokes can be crammed into one music video.”:

I was amazed to find out that after a decade, Apocalyptica is still rocking as hard as ever:

He’s pulling our legs again . . . Tom Waits hasn’t had fun in years:

Moody TOM WAITS admits the last time he had “fun” was 40 years ago - at a JAMES BROWN concert.

The gravel-voiced American singer prefers to occupy his life with educational activities rather than indulging in childish behaviour - but he did allow his standards to slip on one occasion.

Waits says, “I don’t have fun. Actually, I had fun once. In 1962. I drank a whole bottle of Robitussin cough medicine and went in the back of a 1961 powder-blue Lincoln Continental to a James Brown concert with some Mexican friends of mine. I haven’t had fun since. It’s not a word I like.

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Well, it seems to be a bad week for the death of great men. The legendary Ray Charles has passed away at the age of 73.

[Listening to: Rush Limbaugh 3 - Premiere Radio Networks - (13:31)]
Mini Cooper Status: Scheduled for Production

Elvin Ray Jones, best know for his work in the John Coltrane quartet died today. He also played in Charlie Mingus’ band.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Jazz drumming legend Jones dies