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- “The Payback” – James Brown
Friday, funky funky Friday. Jumping back to 1974 this post, for two live takes from The Godfather himself, James Brown. “I don’t know karate/but I know ka-razy” has been stuck in my head for most of my life. Words to live by, heh.
First up, from the preshow concert at the Ali/Foreman Rumble In The Jungle fight [...]
- “The Crablouse” – Lords of Acid
Heh. I was looking for a video for Lords of Acid’s Doggie Tom, a fine, wholesome song about the special bond between a woman and her dog (I believe it was the theme song for last year’s Religious Right American Pet Enthusiast Youth Association national jamboree – unfortunate acronym, that) but alas, no luck.
What I [...]
- “Season of the Witch” – Donovan
Very witchy weather out here in Oregon, lately. Crowds of jagged clouds all fighting each other for dominance, drifting this way and that, each pack of ‘em jealously seething in their own layer of sky, grey upon grey upon grey.
At least, that’s how it’s been looking on my morning commute. Like descending into Mordor (where [...]
- “Watermelon Man” – Mongo Santamaría
Guess I’m still in something of an Afro-Cuban-Latin kinda groove. Due to the usual late-for-work time constraints, let’s start shoveling content from Watermelon Man’s wiki, hey? I’ve really got to get started on this stuff earlier in the morning…
[Herbie] Hancock filled in for pianist Chick Corea in Mongo Santamaría’s band one weekend at a nightclub in The Bronx when Corea gave notice [...]
- “Fried Neckbones and Some Home Fries” – Willie Bobo
Random groove today… spooky and brooding, here’s a song for a grey morning.
Was going to do a somewhat ambitious theme this week, showcasing Portland (Oregon) musicians, but that’s been put off for a bit, as I’d like to do them all justice by putting down on phosphors a little more than just the quickie blurbs [...]
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