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Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Bard: When That I Was & A Little Tiny Boy

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Elvis Costello/John Harle : When That I was & A Tiny Little Boy [ purchase (full album on vinyl?) ] Elvis Costello has on more ...

The Bard: Ophelia

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  Natalie Merchant: Ophelia [ purchase ] Struggling to avoid the all too tempting lure of Romeo, and mindful also of a paucity ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Bard : Under The Greenwood Tree

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[Purchase] In the Spring of 1967 Sir Laurence Olivier met with Donovan who was then at the height of his sunshine superman stardom. Ol...

The Bard: Summer, Summer

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  Two Gentlemen of Verona : Summer Summer [ purchase ] I am not a musical theater lover, but in my family, I am outnumbered 3-1. Both ...
Monday, March 25, 2013

The Bard: Stuck Inside of Mobile

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  Owen Scott: Stuck Inside of Mobile [ purchaseDylan version ] Having moved to a bi-weekly theme format, this means we have the ...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

The Bard: Romeo Had Juliette

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Lou Reed : Romeo Had Juliette [ purchase ] My guess is that there are more songs that reference “Romeo and Juliet” than any other Shak...

The Bard: The Cinema Show

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    Genesis: The Cinema Show [ purchase @ Amazon  ] In case the powers that be conspire to block your access to the mp3 above, try...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Beware: Warning

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Green Day : Warning [ purchase ] Having a Broadway musical based on your songs is not generally a sign of “indie cred.” Green Day has...

Beware: Candyman

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Grateful Dead: Candyman ( music only ) Grateful Dead: Candyman ( interview ) Candyman: purchase link @ amazon Searching through ...
Friday, March 8, 2013

The March: The Pikeman’s (or Halting) March

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Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band : The Pikeman’s March [ purchase ] With St. Patty’s Day just around the corner, it seems appropriate to o...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

The March: The Liberty Bell March

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[ purchase the complete Monty Python ] I presume to consider myself to be a pretty funny person, and I like to believe that other peop...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The March: The March

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[ purchase Live at the Wetlands ] No, that isn’t a typo—The title of the song is the theme for the week. One of the most noticeable thin...
Sunday, March 3, 2013

The March: Hello I Love You

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Eric Escxis via Sound Cloud: HelloI Love You [ Purchase the Doors original ]    John Densmore's drumming with the Doors never left...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

The Oscars: Paul Newman - Plastic Jesus

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Paul Newman: Plastic Jesus [via YouTube] How about a transition from “Songs about Actors” to our next theme? Here, we have an acto...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The Oscars: Searching For Sugar Man

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[ purchase the Soundtrack ] The winner for Best Documentary Feature at Sunday’s intermittently entertaining, but generally overstuffed...
Monday, February 25, 2013

The Oscars: James Dean

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The Eagles : James Dean [ purchase ] Where were you on August 14, 1974 when Asylum Records released The Eagles’ “On the Bord...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Oscars: Winona

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Matthew Sweet : Winona [ purchase ] Choosing a Matthew Sweet song would make it seem like I was heading back into the land of power po...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Oscars: Candle in the Wind

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Randy Reer/Drakytown: Candle in the Wind [ download free from SoundCloud] You have to dig beyond the first few pages of Google li...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Presidents, Rulers and Leaders: Get Outta Here Hitler

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Cinemechanica : Get Outta Here Hitler  [ purchase ] The theme isn’t limited to presidents, so I figured, what better time to post thi...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Presidents, Rulers & Leaders: Her Majesty

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  Jon Albrink : Her Majesty [ Purchase ] The Beatles Complete on Ukulele project, spearheaded by Roger Greenawalt, aimed to offer u...
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