Thursday Music: the National: Conversation 16

Thursday Music: A G is Gone

Nostalgia is nostalgic…  Say what you want about disco, the Bee Gees or any of that, but this song has a bass line that just won’t quit…  Now there’s only one G left.  I haz a sad.

Thursday Music: Foo Fighters: All My Life

My favorite tune from my son’s current favorite band!

Thursday Music: June 6th???

I hope not, but it could get ugly.  Especially if Kathy Nickolaus “finds” a bunch of uncounted ballots in open bags… in the trunk of her car… again…

or, if you prefer

Thursday Music: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers!

Moanin’ (live 1958):

Thursday Music: “Sprung From Cages on Highway 9″

Continuing my fascination with odd covers… Try this one out.  Frankie Goes to Hollywood does Born to Run

Thursday Music: …Chasing the Moonlight…

My old college roommate (Hi Tom!) used to say that the two things Neil Young can’t do is sing or play guitar, but other than that, he’s great!  I tended to disagree with him on that point.  And my friend Tim says “Neil spits a lot when he sings!  It’s like a Gallagher show.”

Me?  I [...]

Thursday Music: Rolling Stones Jumping Jack Flash

One of my favorite songs in my youth…and as some of the guys in one of my former bands will attest, I used the riff from this to warm up before rehearsals until they couldn’t stand it anymore:

Thursday Music: Counting the Cars on the New Jersey Turnpike…

Rarely is a cover version of a song better than the original.  Even rarer, a live cover version!  Here is one of those very rare exceptions.

Here’s the original Simon & Garfunkel version.  You be the judge!

Thursday Music: Killing Joke – Kings & Queens

Well take it easy While the world goes crazy As it’s just another day And we’ve all been through the mangle And our pockets are empty But we’ll live like kings and queens Hear the choirs of noise sing Take a load off my mind soothe me Live like kings and queens Well easy [...]