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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Green: Bowling Green

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The Everly Brothers: Bowling Green [ purchase ] Neko Case: Bowling Green [ purchase ] A quick post here at the buzzer to pay tribute to Orl...
Friday, March 20, 2009

Green: Green Lights

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NRBQ: Green Lights [ purchase ] It's a little dated, production-wise, but everything I love about NRBQ is here: the no-frills bluecolla...

Green: Mixed Greens

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Simon and Garfunkle : The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine [ purchase ] Simon and Garfunkle are known for some wonderful songs, with poetic...

Green: Green, Green Rocky Road

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Dave Van Ronk : Green, Green Rocky Road [ purchase ] Dave Van Ronk had a voice like gravel. It’s not the sort of voice you would seek out. B...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Green: On the Greener Side

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Michelle Shocked: On the Greener Side [ purchase ] I am a long-time fan of Michelle Shocked , starting with her *album*, The Texas Campfir...

Green: Down by the Greenwood Side

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Kerfuffle : Down by the Greenwood Side [ purchase from Amazon UK, not available on the US site. Pricing in pounds sterling ] Down by the Gre...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Green: Elder Green Is Gone

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Rory Block: Elder Green is Gone [ purchase ] If it wasn't for pure fidelity, subtle production dynamics, and that high, clear voice, it...

Green: Bein' Green

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Tony Bennett and Kermit the Frog: Bein' Green [ purchase ] From Al.com: This felt-covered creation of Jim Henson coined the phrase, ...

Green: Green Apples

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Chantal Kreviazuk: Green Apples [ Purchase ] This is one of my favorite love songs. Chantal is a Canadian singer-songwriter and this is fro...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Green: Green

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Edie Brickell: Green [ purchase ] This song by Edie Brickell , formerly with New Bohemians (remember Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars?) an...

Green: Jack-in-the-Green

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Jethro Tull : Jack-in-the-Green [ purchase ] Green. As in Irish, of course. But also as in the first tender shoots of spring. The calendar s...
Monday, March 16, 2009

Green: Dunlavin Green

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Karan Casey: Dunlavin Green [ purchase ] A traditional Irish song in the hands of a fine Celtic folk singer. Karan Casey's performanc...

Green: Cramps edition

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The Cramps : Green Fuz [ purchase ] The Cramps : Green Door [ purchase ] In tribute to the late great Cramps vocalist Lux Interior (´46-´09)...

Green: Sea Green, See Blue

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Jaymay: Sea Green, See Blue [ Purchase ] The green and blue of Miles Davis got me thinking of a more recent green and blue. Jaymay is a con...

Green: Blue in Green

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Miles Davis : Blue in Green [ purchase ] Miles Davis was a musical genius. I do not use the term lightly. But Miles had the ability to hear ...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Green: Green Onions

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Booker T. & the MG's : Green Onions [ purchase ] Because it has placed prominently in soundtracks from American Graffiti to Quadrop...

Green: Green Cheese

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Merle Travis: Green Cheese [ purchase ] In this charming little ditty, country music's greatest guitar player, Merle Travis , ponders a...

Green: Big Green Country

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Neil Young: Big Green Country [purchase] Let's get this week going with a little shot in the arm. Remember when Neil Young and the guy...
Saturday, March 14, 2009

Drinkin' Songs: Last Call Edition

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It's been a crazy week (what else is new?!?)... and I seem to have run out of time - figured I'd just set up a round of drinks on th...

Drinkin' Songs: Blood, Sex, and Booze

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Green Day: Blood, Sex and Booze [ purchase ] This well-crafted, no-longer-adolescent ditty was released in 2000, in the dead zone between th...
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