It's Thursday.... let's have a shuffle...
“Stand by Me” by Spyder Turner from
I don’t know how I’ve lived these *mumble, mumble* years without
having experienced this version of Stand by Me.
But a big thanks to Popa's Tunes via the latest (I think) Feel Bad for You
mixtape.
Spyder Turner not only delivers a soulful version of the
song made famous by Ben E. King, but he also delivers a spot on homage to a
veritable who’s who of 20th Century Soul Music.
“A New Black (Live
and Unplugged)” by Moon Taxi from Acoustic on West 56th/ originally from
Mountains Beaches Cities
Nashville’s Moon Taxi have certainly done well for
themselves. The original version of this
song was featured in a prominent car commercial. This a pretty cool unplugged version of the
song.
“The Apple Blossom Rag” by Josh Ritter from The Beast in its Tracks
A few months back, I was driving home late at night and I
was listening to Public Radio. I heard
this show called Wits with guests Josh
Ritter and Margaret Cho. There were
several funny moments including skit where
early period Michael Stipe was a police detective. Oh and Josh Ritter closed the show with a
version of the Talking Heads’ song Psycho Killer. Anyway, this is Josh Ritter doing what Josh
Ritter does really, really well.
“I Shot President McKinley (and I’m gonna do it again and
again and again)” by Out of System Transfer from Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen:
Section 5/ Same Rat, Different Hat
Oh man, what a fun song, and I instantly need to know more
about this band. What I know is that
they recorded at Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen (who by the way met their Indiegogo
goal! and can hopefully get up and making more great music at their new space). I just really love this song. Right now, it
stands as the funniest song I know about a Presidential assassination.
“Almost Home” by Moby (feat. Damien Jurado) from Innocents
Okay. I can’t really
say that I am a huge Moby fan. For one
thing, I used to always get him mixed up with Seal. Don’t ask how I did that, I am weird that
way. Anyway, on his latest (I think) release he teams up with (among
others) Damien Jurado (who is one of my favorites). The result is this lovely and moving
song. As a video extra, the playlist
below features a cover of this song by Nashville band Humming House. *Additional trivia: Moby was not on How I Met
Your Mother, but he was on The Mindy Project.
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