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ROCK Sex: 'Charlie Don't Surf': APOCALYPSE NOW> The Clash> Tears For Fears
"APOCALYPSE NOW" (1979) is Francis Ford Coppola's epic meditation on the insanity of the Vietnam War.He particularly skewers military imperialism in a sequence where U.S. soldiers seize a beach just...
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ROCK Sex: 'Uh Huh Her': P.J. Harvey> Uh Huh Her
"Uh Huh Her" is a 2004 album by P.J. HARVEY.It inspired the band name for the duo of Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey.UH HUH HER -"Not a Love Song" (2008)(This is not a Public Image Ltd. song.>.)
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ROCK SEX: 'The World Keeps Going Round': Cheap Trick> R.E.M.
Here's CHEAP TRICK in 1979...CHEAP TRICK -"Way of the World" (1979)...and here's an R.E.M. song written in 1980.R.E.M. -"All the Right Friends" (2001)
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ROCK Sex: 'A Spooky Little Girl Like You': Classics IV + Francoise Hardy =...
One cool thing...CLASSICS IV -"Spooky" (1968)...plus another cool thing...FRANCOISE HARDY -"Le Temps des Souvenirs" (1965)...equals a new cool thing!BARRY ADAMSON -"Something Wicked This Way Comes" (2006)
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ROCK Sex: 'Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying': Ray Charles> Gerry And The...
Two variations on good advice.Here's RAY CHARLES, singing a song written by Joe Greene.RAY CHARLES -"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" (1959)And here's GERRY MARSDEN writing and singing his own...
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LADIES FIRST: 'Mind Your Own Business': Delta 5> Chicks On Speed> Pigface
LADIES FIRST respects the classics that 'she did first'.Straight out of Leeds, with Funk-influenced PostPunk like their compatriots GANG OF FOUR, here is DELTA 5.DELTA 5 -"Mind Your Own Business"...
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JAZZ Sex: 'How High the Moon': Les & Mary> Sarah> Bird> Miles> Trane
"HOW HIGH THE MOON" came from a Broadway revue called "Two For the Show" (1940) and quickly became a standard.One of the greatest versions was by LES PAUL and MARY FORD. The sonic wizards multi-tracked...
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ROCK Sex: 'Amen Break': How 6 Seconds From 1969 Propels All Modern Music
The WinstonsRefine the past to redefine the future. This is the catalyst for culture and creativity. Nate Harrison breaks it all down in his video thesis."I find this quite interesting. Hundreds of...
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ROCK SEX: 'Too Many People!': The Hollies> The Leaves> McCartney> Pet Shop Boys
Same title, different songs!British Invasion!THE HOLLIES -"Too Many People" (1965)(There's also a Manfred Mann song somewhere.)Garage Rock!THE LEAVES -"Too Many People" (1965)Garage Rock!LITTLE JOHN...
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LADIES FIRST: 'Kultes Klares Wasser': Malaria!> Chicks On Speed
LADIES FIRST celebrates classics that 'she did first'.The great original...MALARIA! -"Kaltes Klares Wasser (Cold Clear Water)" (1982)...and the great cover...CHICKS ON SPEED -"Kaltes Klares Wasser" (2001)
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ROCK Sex: 'Love Is the Drug': Roxy Music> Chic> Grace Jones> Duran Duran
in the mid-70's, ROXY MUSIC began intersecting their Art Rock with Funk, through Bryan Ferry's love of Soul music.The quintessential "Love Is the Drug" was the game-changer.ROXY MUSIC -"Love Is the...
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ROCK Sex: 'Early In the Morning': Louis Jordan> Elmore James> Emitt Rhodes>...
Well, if you've gotta face the new day, you might as well sing!Here's varied songs with the same theme.Blues lament by the great SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON.SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON -"Early In the Morning"...
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ROCK Sex: 'The Dreams that You Dare to Dream': The Wizard of Oz> ELO
"Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue..."In "THE WIZARD OF OZ" (1939), the Wicked Witch of the West gets a shock when she goes for the ruby slippers.Jeff Lynne made a concept album with the...
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ROCK Sex: 'You Are So Beautiful': Billy Preston> Dennis Wilson> Joe Cocker
BILLY PRESTON is known as 'the fifth Beatle' and 'the sixth Stone', but who knew he was an adjunct Beach Boy?In 1974, Billy jammed with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson at a party, and their ad-lib became the...
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ROCK Sex: 'I Got to Keep On Walkin'!': Wilson Pickett> Edwin Starr> The Three...
How one great riff leaves footprints through many great tracks!In this more obscure song, WILSON PICKETT paves a rough trail with the funky riff on the verses, but wanders away on the chorus.WILSON...
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20 Most Badass JAMES BOND Women!
Most of those Top Bond Girls lists focus on them as great tail.Sod the sexism. This is about the women of BOND who are badass!At his least, James Bond is the 1955 Hefner male fantasy with nips and...
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Rock Sex: 'THANKFUL AND THOUGHTFUL'! -A Thanksgiving playlist
Let's appreciate the good that we have! Here's a playlist giving thanks: Beat, Soul, Rock, Funk, Reggae, HiHop, Folk, and more!(MixPod is down; will post a replacement)
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ROCK Sex: Sly Stone> Prince, with Music Player
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE -"Anthology" LP (1981)PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION -"Mountains" 45rpm (1986)JESSE JOHNSON and SLY STONE -"Crazay" 12" (1986)Sly and The Family Stone, 1969.Prince and The...
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ROCK Art: MAGRITTE = The Beatles> Jeff Beck> THE EXORCIST> Jackson Browne>...
Rene Magritte, "The Son of Man" (1964)The Beatles, "Abbey Road" album label, 1969Rene Magritte, "Golconde" (1953)The Beatles, "Yellow Submarine" film, 1968Rene Magritte, "The Listening Room"...
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ROCK Sex: All my Music Players are down
ANNOUNCEMENTMany of my posts had Music Players with relevant playlists. As you can see above, the website MIXPOD has gone under, and all of these players are now offline.In the near future I will be...
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