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Music Diary, Vol. -18

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 Sept. 4-10, 2023 Lyrics: White Stripes, "I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)" Song:  The best Slovak swing tune I know , and now you know it too. You’re welcome. Album:  Another Rockaway records find: this vintage “world music” collection , which ranges from Malta to Mississippi, Finland to Peru. Many gems on here, but my fave track is by the Aegean Islands’ Anna & Amalia Hatzidakis. Lyrics: Rob Kendt, "Inspections" Song:  Sometimes it’s just one note in a song that snags you. I love everything about this Gillian Welch/David Rawlings classic , but it’s the blue note, a C-natural over the D chord, on the second “died” (first at :18), that gets me every time. Album:  I’ve never seen any of the Bollywood films Vijaya Anand scored, but this dizzying, endlessly entertaining collection of highligh

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