Archive for November 2007

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Waaaaaaay Back Yonder Funk (My Feets Was Tired Anyhow)

Great, great, great. Who says there’s no such thing as time travel? This funk is from 37 years ago.
Funkadelic - Music For My Mother from Funkadelic (insound / amazon / itunes)
Mandatory Christmas Content: This Appeal We Feel Is Real
Sammy Davis Jr. - Christmas Time All Over The World

All Around This Old Jailhouse Is Hainted, Good People

Time to pay homage to one of the true greats of folk. Once you’ve heard Dock Boggs, you never forget. He recorded many versions of this song, but I believe this one is the earliest (1927).
Dock Boggs - Country Blues from Country Blues: The Complete Early Recordings 1927-1929 (out of print on CD, but [...]

Don’t Talk To Me

I don’t know what I was going to post originally, but this is what was in my brain this morning as I awoke. I think this was the first Nick Cave-related record I ever bought — the beginning of a long, beautiful relationship. Kicking Against The Pricks is all cover songs, and although [...]