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Today’s Vegetable:
Everybody Needs To Have Somebody, Even If It’s Only Me

June 9, 2010

World’s greatest lullaby? Harry Nilsson – Swee’Pea’s Lullaby from the Popeye Demos … and here’s Robin Williams doing it in the movie (which I don’t have to tell you is the best work he’s ever done):

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We’re History Baby — Read It In A Book

June 8, 2009

Blues rarely came in the Chicago style during my childhood, so my first exposure to Koko Taylor was in Wild At Heart, David Lynch’s film of what the inside of my head looked like when I was 20. Her scene and this song (written by Lynch with Angelo Badalamenti) were the first things I thought [...]

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With Select-O-Speed Doin’ All The Controllin’

October 1, 2008

Ever since I discovered an album of safe-driving songs in my high-school library, I’ve had a thing for instructional and industrial (as in Dow, not Test Dept) music. Honest Abe Records put out a superfoxy collection of industry-al tunes called Product Music — it’s hard to find on CD, but good ol’ Listener Jim posted [...]

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He’s An Accordion

July 8, 2008

I’m putting Wednesday’s post up a little early. How can you go wrong with a script by Jules Feiffer, direction by Robert Altman, and (most importantly) songs by super undoubtedly 100% genius Harry (I love you!) Nilsson? Well, a lot of people would say you could go wrong by having them do a Popeye movie. [...]

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I’ll Be Your Venus On A Chocolate Clam Shell, Rising On A Sea Of Marshmallow Foam

February 21, 2008

Today’s Vegetable is brought to you by the shuffle function on my ipod. It brings this song to me a lot, and I’m always very happy when that happens. One of the greatest film musicals ever. Please see it if you haven’t. John Cameron Mitchell – Sugar Daddy from the soundtrack to the movie Hedwig [...]

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Good Grief

December 14, 2007

Just close your eyes and listen to this until the start of the 2012 season, and it should be all over by then. This is a Vince Guaraldi time of year, but instead of a Christmas track, here’s something from the first Peanuts album Guaraldi did. It was written for a documentary about Peanuts in [...]

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Las Vegas Twopeat Vacation Spectacular!

November 8, 2007

I’m going to Vegas to see my parents renew their wedding vows. You should come! They’ll like you. They made me the music lover I am today, so cheers to them. I’m back Tuesday. I may be away, but I’ll be thinking of you. Gram Parsons – Ooh Las Vegas from Grievous Angel And as [...]

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Baby, You’re A Genius When It Comes To Cooking Up Some Chili Sauce

October 12, 2007

I don’t think I ever heard this until just recently, and that’s an insane shame. It’s from Viva Las Vegas, but the number was cut from the film. Maybe because it was way too saucy. Elvis Presley & Ann-Margret – You’re The Boss available on The Very Best Of Ann-Margret, Viva Las Vegas/Roustabout, or the [...]

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Nuf Said

July 30, 2007

Elvis Presley – Sand Castles Elvis Presley – Queenie Wahine’s Papaya from Paradise Hawaiian Style

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Suddenly The Wheels Are In Motion

June 19, 2007

Read this article about Xanadu being staged on Broadway. Doesn’t explain why I’ve had this song in my head for 5 months. Electric Light Orchestra – I’m Alive from Xanadu

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