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Posted at 12:01 PM on February 22, 2008 by Tony Lopez (2 Comments)

It burns, it burns!

“Go Fun Burn Man,” Mission of Burma
A two-minute adrenaline boost!

“Take Me Home,” Brother Ali
Brother Ali, like all great MC’s, is able to take the boasting and braggadocio of rap and make it appealing. He has supreme confidence but he displays it in a way that doesn’t turn off the audience. And the video is cool, too.

“Hours,” TV On the Radio
I’m waiting for any news of a new TV On the Radio album. Two years ago, when Return to Cookie Mountain came out, I felt like that album put the band at the head of the indie rock table. And I said so at the time. Their ability to span genres was unparalleled, in my opinion. I’m not ready to back off from that viewpoint, but if they don’t put something out soon, I may have to reevaluate.

“Keep It Hot for Daddy,” Soul Position
What a killer track this is! Love and hip-hop are often seen as diametric opposites. This is about as “sensitive” as you’re gonna hear an MC get. Blueprint’s vocal delivery is fantastic and RJD2’s beats and samples are as funky as ever.

“Nabori,” Cheo Feliciano
One of the great Puerto Rican singers. My dad was a huge fan of Cheo’s sweet voice, which was a constant presence in our house when I was a kid. Larry Harlow, who was born Ira Kahn and played a huge role in introducing salsa and boogaloo to a wider audience in the 60’s and 70’s, plays piano on this song from 1973.

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I submitted something on Friday, but it doesn’t seem to have taken.. Sooo.. let’s spin again.

Had to re-load The Pod over the weekend so there are some new contenders.

Straight shuffle – 5 in a row:

U2 – The Refugee
From “War”. I always loved the percussion in this song.

Tom Jones (w/ The Art of Noise) – Kiss
The song that helped revitalize his career and definitely earned Prince some extra song publishing royalties.

Isaac Hayes – Good Love
From the South Park movie soundtrack. I loved Isaac as Chef! This wasn’t in the film but is a great funk/soul song.

Yello – Smile On You
Primarily known for the ‘80’s semi-hit “Oh Yeah…..” I always loved these guys. Great sense of humor in their songs and interesting synth programming. This is from one of my fave Yello albums, “You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess” which also contains the songs “Swing” and “The Great Mission”. TGM contains my favorite line, “In the jungles near Manaus, full of Pee-rahn-Yas.”

The Rolling Stones – She’s A Rainbow
From “Their Satanic Majesties Request”, the sad “Sgt. Pepper” attempt by the Stones. However, this is one of my all time fave-rave Stones songs. With string arrangements by some guy, John Paul Satre or something. Apparently he went on to be in some big rock and roll band.… Fred Hepplin, or something like that.

Posted by Frick | February 25, 2008 10:52 AM

Frick, I got worried! ;)
Ahh, yes Fred Hepplin. The rock and roll landscape would be so different today if it weren't for them!

That's a great Isaac Hayes/Chef song, although it still can't beat "Chocolate Salty Balls."

Posted by Tony Lopez | February 25, 2008 6:34 PM

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