Music Diary, Vol. -84
For the rationale behind this mad effort, explanations here . The full series of Music Diary posts are here . The full playlist is above, also here . Week of May 23-29, 2022 LYRICS: Velvet Underground, "I'll Be Your Mirror" SONG: Not enough people are tuned into the oddball power-pop confections of Delaware’s own The Spinto Band. If you’re among the uninitiated, this bittersweet exercise in tension and release is a great intro. LYRICS: The Roches, "Mr. Sellack" SONG: Krzysztof Komeda’s lullaby from Rosemary’s Baby sounds skin-crawling only because of how it’s scored: Mia Farrow’s “la la la,” a spidery harpsichord, etc. This rendition by the great Texas polka band Brave Combo makes it sound like a lost Eastern European classic. LYRICS: Bob Dylan, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" SONG: Rufus Wainwright wrote this in protest of George W. Bush and his wars of choice. I played it at my church the Sunday after George Floyd was murdered. No one son...
