Wanda Jackson - Funnel of Love/ Candy Man/ Hard-Headed Woman

The lady-Elvis.



Also 'Candy Man' (associated with Roy Orbison), but it's a really bad recording or transfer or whatever.



While we're here, Hard-Headed Woman (associated with Elvis).

Marvin Gaye - Here My Dear / I Met A Little Girl

So ... that happened.

Beyond the legitimately awful album art, I'd often heard this was a bit of an underrated classic. I never got around to listening to it until I bought it on vinyl this past weekend. And it's awesome.

Some background: The album is the story of Gaye's divorce from his first wife, Anna Gordy. Perhaps hilariously, it was written to fulfill his divorce settlement -- he had agreed to pay a portion of the royalties from his next album as alimony. Definitely hilariously, the album tanked. I don't post this on the occasion of a breakup, but I can think of one or two for which this would have been apropos.

Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

Help! Jigga's taking over my bl IT'S THE ANTHEM GET YOUR DAMN HANDS UP

Digable Planets- 9th Wonder (Blackitolism)

I don't know. There's a track called "May 4th Movement" on the album, if that's a tie in. I wasn't going to post "Ohio"...um, yea. Here you go.

Jay-Z - Brooklyn Go Hard

This song track anthem! is catchy, commericial, stupid, and silly. We have been obsessed with it for days.

Camille Saint-Saens, Carnival of Animals

Here's a fun piece by Saint-Saens, another one meant for children. This movement is meant to represent the beautiful and graceful swimming of a swan.



This will be my final post on the blog. It's been fun.

Wilco - Wilco the Song

I'd forgotten about this - they were on Colbert not too long before the election and played this song. It's the first track from their upcoming album, and they even changed some of the lyrics around for him.

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