Spacemen 3 - Ode to Street Hassle

In which our three spacemen heroes meditate on walking with Jesus.



It is a clamorous holiday; this is a hidden calm song, based on the recurring theme from the epic Street Hassle. Get away from your people for a minute and pull yourself together.

John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat - Burning Hell

Yeah, so I decided to go negative for this Christmas, like Steve Schmidt would've. Rejected songs-of-the-day: "Jesus Christ" by Woody Guthrie (too depressing), "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Odetta (too terrifying), "Christmas" by Beat Happening (too weird), and "Lost in the Stars" by Kurt Weill (all of the above). What we are left with is this blues-drone track from an early 70s collaboration between legendary John Lee Hooker and unlegendary Woodstock-appearing bluesy Canned Heat.


This song is really good, I think, and somewhat fitting. Comes with that *not for Aaron tag, being blues, but I still find Hooker's take here surprising given the religious nature of the genre.

I doubt you all are believers, anyway.

Lord Buckley - The Nazz

On this very special Christmas edition of Oscars Wild Years, I present Lord Buckley's interpretation of the story of Christ. It's not a song so much as a monologue, but it's worth a listen. Last time the imeem embed broke Craig's Internets, so let me know if you encounter a similar problem. Thanks to Daniel for sharing his space today, and merry Christmas to you all.

The Nazz - Lord Buckley