Day 314 – Gustav Holst – The Planets Op.32 Mars, the Bringer of War

2009 June 27
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Gustav Holst - The Planets Op.32

A clasical tune for the Mars/Alien theme week.

YouTube: The Planets Op.32 Mars: the Bringer of War, live recording 2007

Day 313 – Michael Jackson – Beat It

2009 June 26
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Michael Jackson - Thriller

Michael Jackson died. I wonder what I listened first: Beat It with guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen or something by Van Halen self. I guess Jackson was first.

YouTube: Beat It, videoclip

Day 312 – Frank Zappa – Inca Roads

2009 June 25
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Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - One Size Fits All

Day 4 of the Mars/Alien theme week brings this Erich von Däniken inspired Frank Zappa song, with George Duke on vocals.

YouTube: Inca Roads, television special 1974

Day 311- Big Ed Sullivan – Stranded In Vegas

2009 June 24
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Popa Chubby presents New York City Blues

Modern day blues (from 1999) about alien abductions for the Mars/Alien theme week.

Nothing on the YouTube.

Day 310 – Ayreon – My House On Mars

2009 June 23
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Ayreon - Universal Migrator

This Mars/Alien theme will be a small theme since I already did “Girl from Mars” by Ash and “Life from Mars?” by David Bowie. This Ayreon track has Johan Edlund from Tiamat on vocals.

YouTube: My House on Mars, videoclip(?)

Day 309 – Steve Vai – Little green men

2009 June 22
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Steve Vai - Flex-Able

Let’s do a minitheme once again. Songs about Mars and aliens. Kicking off with Steve Vai.

YouTube: Little green men, original recording with sleeve

Day 308 – The Police – Walking in Your Footsteps

2009 June 20
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The Police - Synchronicity

Made a photo of my own footprints on the beach today, and had to think of this song.

YouTube: Walking in Your Footsteps, live 1983

Day 307 – Bob Dylan – Take Me As I am (Or Let Me GO)

2009 June 19
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Bob Dylan - Self Portrait

This song is originaly written by Boudleaux Bryant somewhere in the fifties, and covered by many, including Bob Dylan on his album Self Portrait. But those lyrics are still so true:

Why must you always try to make me over ?
Take me as I am or let me go

YouTube: Take Me As I am (Or Let Me GO), Wynn Stewart version

Day 306 – Toto – 99

2009 June 18
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Toto - Hydra

Listening to Toto these days, love the funky feel in this song. Never knew it was written as a tribute to George Lucas’ film THX 1138.

YouTube: 99, videoclip

Day 305 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Sweetheart Come

2009 June 17
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part

Misheard lyrics: Sweet Dot Com instead of Sweetheart Come.

Nothing on the YouTube.