Day 118 - Bob Dylan and The Band - I’m Not There
I’m finaly going to watch the I’m Not There Bob Dylan biopic. I love the soundtrack, hope the movie is just as good as that.
YouTube: I’m Not There, original recording with photo’s and video fragments
Day 105 - The Beatles - When I’m Sixty-Four
Day 5 of the “Songs that suck” theme week.
A song by one of the most overrated bands in the world, from one of the most overrated albums in the world. When I’m Sixty-Four. From Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. By The Beatles. The whole album sucks, but this song realy sucks. It’s all happy and lovely and sweet. It’s so Paul McCartney. It’s so boring.
YouTube: When I’m Sixty-Four sing-a-long (with lyrics in comic sans, that realy sucks!)
Day 98 - Neil Diamond - Solitary Man
Chris Isaak did a cover, Johnny Cash did a cover and HIM did a cover. I like the Cash cover as the best of these three. But nothing is better then the original version by Neil Diamond, two-and-a-half minute of heartbreak and self-affirmation.
Day 93 - Moondog - Lament I, Bird’s Lament
I love the music that My Morning Jacket is using as intro music for their Evil Urges tour so I used google to find out what it is. The answer: Moondog with Lament I, Bird’s Lament.
Moondog is a self taught composer, who was born as Louis Thomas Hardin. He became blind at the age of 16. He lived in New York till 1974 as street musician and poet. In 1974 he moved to Germany which was, as he believed, the holy land with the holy river (the rhine). An amazing life, and amazing music.
YouTube: Lament I, Bird’s Lament, original recording with some photo
Day 85 - Lesley Gore - It’s My Party
Girlpop from 1963, and still an enjoyable song. Lesley Gore was 16 years old when she recorded this song, which was produced by Quincy Jones. In 2005 Lesley Gore recorded a come back album and she still performs live.
Day 65 - The Beatles- Hey Jude
I’ve never had anything up with The Beatles but doing a 10k without The Beatles is impossible.
I’m reading Stephen Kings Dark Tower novels this year, just finished Wizard and Glass, now reading Wolves of the Calla. Hey Jude is a song that can be heard in almost every saloon in mid-world, although the lyrics are slightly different.
YouTube: Hey Jude, promotional film (as it was called back then)
Day 62 - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - Constipation Blues
Ladies and gentlemen, most people record songs about love,
heartbreak, loneliness, being broke… Nobody’s actually went out and
recorded a song about real pain. The band and I have just returned
from the General Hospital where we caught a man in the right position.
We name this song: “Constipation blues”.
What a way to introduce a song! And what a wonderfull lyrics. This is a fine, slow, bluessong.
YouTube: Constipation Blues, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Serge Gainsbourg
Day 42 - Jimi Hendrix - Electric Church Red House
Just a piece of Jimi Hendrix playing the blues. I’m in a Jimi moode these days.
Day 20 - Bob Dylan - Masters of War
Day two of the Bob Dylan week.
I’m not a great fan of the early Bob Dylan. Songs like Blowin’ In The Wind or The Times They Are A-Changin’ are so much played and covered that they became some sort of cliché. But there are some strong songs from this early years that still have meaning these days. Masters of War for example. Look at those lyrics:
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I’m young
You might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know
Though I’m younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
It’s only a few years ago that singing this song draw the attention of the secret service. Maybe this post will do to.
YouTube: Masters of War, original recording with LP sleeve
YouTube: Masters of War, live 1978
YouTube: Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready covering Masters of War live during the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary
About this/me
About this:
Inspired by Tuuur, who was inspired by Glenn Case, I will be posting some song of the day posts over here. This blog is written in (poor) English, but since I’m from the Netherlands there will be some Dutch songs and/or lyrics passing by.
About me:
I live in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, a short train ride from Amsterdam. I like open source software, open-minded people and bars open all night.
