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I Love That Song: 'Well, You Needn't'
"Well, You Needn't"Frank Morgan(1987, from Bebop Lives!)This snaky rendition of the Monk standard is actually from a live show in 2006, the year before...Read More Published 10/10/2011 at 11:29 PM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: 'Rum and Coca Cola'
"Rum and Coca Cola"Lord Invader(1943)Like most people who know this song, or most Americans anyway, I first heard the Andrews Sisters version. They had...Read More Published 08/29/2011 at 12:41 AM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: 'Cadillac on 22s'
"Cadillac on 22s"David Banner(2003, from Mississippi: The Album)This laid-back jam, with its rolling acoustic guitar sample (courtesy of the Jacksons' "Destiny"), stood out on...Read More Published 07/27/2011 at 12:27 AM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: "Love Trinity"
"Love Trinity"Life Without Buildings(2001, from Love Trinity EP)The Scottish art-rock band Life Without Buildings hung around just long enough to release one album--Any Other...Read More Published 07/05/2011 at 10:18 PM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide"
"This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide"The Kings(1980, from The Kings Are Here)In honor of Canada Day (don't tell me you didn't know it's Canada...Read More Published 07/01/2011 at 10:57 AM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: "Wanna Get With You"
"Wanna Get With You"Guy(1990, from The Future)Twenty years on, after R&B has been reinvented a few more times, it's easy to forget the influence...Read More Published 06/16/2011 at 12:08 AM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: "Shouting in a Bucket Blues"
Kevin Ayers"Shouting in a Bucket Blues"(from Bananamour, 1973)It took about 20 seconds for me to know that I liked this song. First, there's the great...Read More Published 06/01/2011 at 9:51 AM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: 'Try Again'
"Try Again"Aaliyah(2000, from the soundtrack to Romeo Must Die)Everybody has a favorite Aaliyah-Timbaland single. Or, at least, everybody should. And while I won't argue...Read More Published 05/30/2011 at 11:37 PM 0 comments -
I Love That Song: 'Johnny and Mary'
"Johnny and Mary"Robert Palmer(1980, from Clues)The chameleon-like Robert Palmer went through so many musical guises, from the Crescent City boogie of his first album...Read More Published 05/22/2011 at 10:11 PM 0 comments
10-Minute Obsession: Archives
We traverse the pop-culture universe to catalog points of interest, from fleeting whimsies to long-term obsessions.
