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Paul Simon took six months to write the lyrics, which are about man's lack of communication with his fellow man. - bit.ly
Miya Folick has covered Death Cab for Cutie’s 2005 classic “I Will Follow You Into the Dark.” It’s on the soundtrack to Hulu’s new series Looking for Alaska.
Miya Folick plays Seattle's Shadowbox Sodo on Wednesday, Nov 6th! - miyafolick.com
Miya Folick plays Seattle's Shadowbox Sodo on Wednesday, Nov 6th! - miyafolick.com
Ben Gibbard discussed the song's meaning during an interview with NME:
"Death is an ever-present fear. If not a fear, then an impending reality in our lives. We like to think that when people leave this life, we will see them again someday. Writing a love song that deals specifically with the inevitable death of one's partner and that you will follow that person into whatever the afterlife is or is not, that's something that people can relate to."
"Trouble" by Throwing Muses's Kristin Hersh is a cover of Cat Stevens's "Trouble".
"Trouble
Oh trouble set me free
I have seen your face
And it's too much too much for me..."
Polly Jean Harvey covers Nick Cave's 1994 song “Red Right Hand” for the theme music for Peaky Blinders, the great Netflix/BBC show about a British crime family. This version was recorded with the help of U2 producer Flood. - bit.ly
The title of this song comes from John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, in which it refers to the vengeful hand of God.- bit.ly
“Dummy was my all-time favorite make-out record in high school and is in my permanent top ten, period...That Beth Gibbons slid that feminist anthem into my teenage brain — that song completely rewired me.” stated The Mynabirds singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn. - bit.ly
The song is about a woman who is frustrated by love and ready to give up on her relationship. The lines, "Give me a reason to be a woman, it's all I want to be is all woman," are a plea to the man, asking that he treat her with equality and respect, especially in the bedroom. - bit.ly
Video of The Sundays's a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses - www.youtube.com
In December of 1969, right after the song was recorded, Keith Richards said, "I wrote this song because I was doing good at home with my old lady, and I wrote it like a love song. I just had this, Wild horses couldn’t drag me away, and I gave it to Mick, and Marianne (Faithfull) just ran off with this guy and he changed it all around but it’s still beautiful." - bit.ly
DJ Troy Nelson and Morning Show producer Owen Murphy spoke to Lucy about this amazing cover for our new Saturday program Sound and Vision. soundcloud.com
The meaning of this song became a pervasive urban myth. The story, which is not true, is that Collins watched as a man who raped his wife drowned. Another version has Collins writing this about about a man who watched another drown, and singing it to him at a concert. Yet another variation claims that when Collins was a young boy, he witnessed a man drowning someone but was too far away to help. Later, he hired a private detective to find the man, sent him a free ticket to his concert, and premiered the song that night with the spotlight on the man the whole time. This is all not true. The truth? Collins said the song has nothing to do without someone drowning and that it is mainly based on the anger he felt when he was going through a bitter divorce with his first wife Andrea Bertorelli, whom he found out was cheating on him with their interior decorator. - bit.ly
"The Promise" was originally released in 1988 by the British new wave group When In Rome.
When in Rome are English synth-pop/new wave group, best known for their 1988 single "The Promise", which was their only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Here's the official video: bit.ly
Hot Chip cover Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. classic "Dancing in the Dark" and segues into LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends", and here's the video: www.youtube.com
This was the last song written for the Born In The U.S.A., which Springsteen wrote after his manager, Jon Landau, demanded a hit single for the album. Springsteen wrote this about his difficulty writing a hit single and his frustration trying to write songs that will please people.This won Springsteen his first Grammy. In 1985, it got the award for Best Male Vocal. - bit.ly
Riddled with nostalgia, this song finds LCD mainman James Murphy recalling his crazy younger years, which were filled with excitement and bad decisions. But in middle age, priorities change and friendships fade, leaving him to wonder where is friends are tonight. He was 37 when the song was released. The line, "We set controls for the heart of the sun," is a reference to the 1968 Pink Floyd song "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun." - bit.ly
From the third live album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was recorded over a three-day span at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, New York, during their American Dream Tour. The session featured a twelve-song setlist that included covers of songs by Heaven 17, Chic, and this one by The Human League.
"Seconds" is a serious, sombre mood piece on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, and its impact on the wider world. In the song, the narrator condemns JFK's killer, singing, "It took seconds of your time to take his life." - bit.ly
One of the first songs Joy Division released. It was released in 1978 by the band's own label Enigma, shortly after changing their name from Warsaw.
Video of Joy Division's "Dead Souls" from the Ian Curtis biopic "Control" - www.youtube.com
Trent Reznor was flattered but when he first heard this cover by Johnny Cash, Reznor said, "Hearing it was like someone kissing your girlfriend. It felt invasive" - bit.ly
"Hurt" performed live during the Self Destruct tour in 1995 - www.youtube.com
Shawn Smith "Purple Rain" Prince Tribute LIVE - www.youtube.com
Prince initially asked Stevie Nicks to write lyrics for ‘Purple Rain’. “It was so overwhelming, that 10-minute track… I listened to it and I just got scared,” she said. “I called him back and said, ‘I can’t do it. I wish I could. It’s too much for me.” And so Prince went his own way and ‘Purple Rain’ was born. - bit.ly
Before Pearl Jam, there was Mother Love Bone. Future Pearl Jam members Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) were founders of this Seattle-based band fronted by flamboyant singer Andrew Wood.
Nirvana covering Lead Belly! - vimeo.com
Back before either was a household name, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan were working on music together. The first song the band recorded was “Where Did you Sleep Last Night” with Lanegan on lead vocals. - bit.ly
Huddie Ledbetter, better known to the world as “Lead Belly,” survived a life that included brutalizing poverty and long stretches in prison to become an emblematic folk singer and musician, who was known for his prowess on the twelve-string guitar. - bit.ly
"Black Betty" is credited to Lead Belly as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him.
Bam-ba-lam.
Bam-ba-lam.
The origin and meaning of the lyrics are subject to debate. Historically the "Black Betty" of the title may refer to the nickname given to a number of objects: a musket, a bottle of whiskey, a whip, or a penitentiary transfer wagon.
Brittany Howard covers "Revolution" live!!!
She performs November 18th at The Moore Theatre and on KEXP earlier that day.
She performs November 18th at The Moore Theatre and on KEXP earlier that day.
The lyrics are from the perspective of a woman who is aware of her boyfriend’s infidelity, and in turn, cheats on him in an effort to appease her need for affection.
Official music video for Faith No More cover of the Commodores's "Easy" - www.youtube.com
This clip of the Commodores singing "Easy" comes from a full concert recorded in 1978. - www.youtube.com
From Angelique Kidjo's reinvention of the Talking Heads' iconic album - www.youtube.com
This song deals with the futility of not being happy with the things you have. David Byrne's choreography in the video was done by Toni Basil ("Mickey") - www.youtube.com
Cover of the Talking Heads’ Speaking In Tongues track!
Naked Giants play Freakout Festival on November 17th - www.nakedgiants.com
Naked Giants play Freakout Festival on November 17th - www.nakedgiants.com
When Talking Heads frontman David Byrne started dating costume designer Adelle Lutz in 1982, the new relationship inspired Byrne to write his first love song. - bit.ly
Bob Dylan said, “I liked Jimi Hendrix’s record of this and ever since he died I’ve been doing it that way… Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it’s a tribute to him in some kind of way" - bit.ly
This is about changing established society, starting in the middle of a conversation between two people (the Joker and the Thief). In addition to Hendrix, this song has also been covered by Lenny Kravitz, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, U2, Eric Clapton, The Grateful Dead and Neil Young. - bit.ly
"White Rabbit" by My Morning Jacket is a cover of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"
"Remember what the dormouse said / Feed your head, feed your head..."
"Remember what the dormouse said / Feed your head, feed your head..."
Happy 80th birthday to Grace Slick!!!
Here's a video of Grace Slick singing White Rabbit with Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock (Aug. 17 1969): www.youtube.com
Here's a video of Grace Slick singing White Rabbit with Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock (Aug. 17 1969): www.youtube.com
Pulp released "Different Class" on this day in 195, 24 years ago. Later, William Shatner covered it!!!