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Do the Shuffle

Posted at 12:10 PM on December 21, 2007 by Tony Lopez (1 Comments)

Let's see what The Shuffler came up with this week.



"One More Time," Daft Punk
It seems like the right way to look forward to the weekend! The French duo enlist the aid of soul singer Romanthony on this track from 2001’s Discovery. The album is also incorporated into an anime film called Interstella 5555. Daft Punk’s live show would certainly make George Clinton proud.

“Country Boy,” Johnny Cash
A song about the good life: you know, hunting and fishing. But, I’m a city boy. What do I know? I just love how this song rollicks. I can get to that! Here's Johnny and Willy doing the song together. On a side note, Snoop Dogg wants to cover a Cash tune. He apparently feels some kind of “gangsta” kinship with The Man in Black. It makes a certain kind of sense. But what song? I could see him do an urban take on “The Ballad of Boot Hill.”

The way these next three songs work together is one of those amazing random moments.

“Sudden Stars,” Stereolab
Stereolab are one of my favorite headphone bands. They have just been so consistently good over the years.

“Walk Away Renee,” The Left Banke
This is one of the great songs of unrequited love. The Left Banke were an American pop quintet from the late 60’s known for its orchestral sensibility. This was their most popular song. You can trace a line from the Left Banke to an artist like Jens Lekman.

“Moral Kiosk,” R.E.M.
R.E.M. released a live album in October and are working on a new record, reportedly to be released next spring. On top of that, rumors had been swirling recently that Bill Berry was going to rejoin the band and tour with them in 2008. Alas, it is not to be. But we still have vintage R.E.M. to look back on. The quality of the video isn’t very good, but it reminds you that seeing them in a club beat seeing them in an arena.

Comments (1)

Well, the old MP3 Player kicked it so the Mrs. got me an iPod Nano for Xmas... haven't had time to add too much to it, but went on a spree on iTunes and added some CD's before the computer conked out..

Here's what we have on the limited Shuffle....

Nirvana - All Apologies (Live)
I never really liked Nirvana in the day, but darnit I love this song...especially this version from the MTV Unplugged sessions.

The Hidden Cameras - Lollipop
From the AWOO CD. not my favorite song of theirs, but I enjoy the Phil Spectoresque big sound and counting how many instruments they're using.

The Fratellis - Everybody Knows
again, not my favorite song of theirs, but I do love the Fratellis and their brand of music hall/glam rock.

Belly - Feed The Tree
yeah, it was a staple of the 90's Alt/Rock radio stations, but I still love this song. At my old job, I had the pleasure to speak with the guy who played the "old man" in the music video. He said they were "good kids".

Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
After all the reunion Hoopla, I had to get the Mothership CD and re-discover The Zep. This one brings me back to my high school days with my friends and our little garage band. This was a staple song to jam to... until we discovered Rush...

Posted by Frick | December 27, 2007 12:06 PM

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