Music Diary, Vol. -80
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 June 27-July 3, 2022
LYRICS: Radiohead, "You and Whose Army"
SONG: This snappy cover of a Fats Waller tune about a Southerner freaked out by the North was my happy introduction to the tripartite genius of the Boswell Sisters.
SONG: This snappy cover of a Fats Waller tune about a Southerner freaked out by the North was my happy introduction to the tripartite genius of the Boswell Sisters.
LYRICS: Warren Zevon, "Mr. Bad Example"
SONG: In a catalog not short on badass accordion-driven rockers, this 25-year-old Julieta Venegas bop, with its “Sympathy for the Devil” bongos and headlong, incantatory vocals, still stands out. It is the sound of determination, close to a battle cry.
SONG: In a catalog not short on badass accordion-driven rockers, this 25-year-old Julieta Venegas bop, with its “Sympathy for the Devil” bongos and headlong, incantatory vocals, still stands out. It is the sound of determination, close to a battle cry.
LYRICS: Janelle Monáe, "Cold War"
SONG: Among the countless great songs about missing a loved one, few are sweeter and sadder than this sidelong waltz by Hem. Can a heart be torn out gently? Seems so.
SONG: Among the countless great songs about missing a loved one, few are sweeter and sadder than this sidelong waltz by Hem. Can a heart be torn out gently? Seems so.
LYRICS: Lucy Dacus, "Thumbs"
SONG: This vintage Judy Garland cut is notable only for the kind of big band exotica arrangement I more associate with Peggy Lee but also for the very satisfying rhyme scheme of the Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane original, which I guess you might call ABab?
SONG: This vintage Judy Garland cut is notable only for the kind of big band exotica arrangement I more associate with Peggy Lee but also for the very satisfying rhyme scheme of the Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane original, which I guess you might call ABab?
LYRICS: Johnny Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Strayhorn), "Lush Life"
SONG: Worlds collide as Yes covers Bernstein & Sondheim. I like to imagine a whole record of this, perhaps a double album called Tales From Choreographic Notions.
SONG: Worlds collide as Yes covers Bernstein & Sondheim. I like to imagine a whole record of this, perhaps a double album called Tales From Choreographic Notions.
LYRICS: Drive-By Truckers, "The Wig He Made Her Wear"
SONG: Dream logic is a tricky thing to capture in song. This swirling 1988 Throwing Muses classic does it with a jagged piano part, a rocking but off-kilter meter, and odd lyrics sung with crusty abandon by Kristin Hersh. It’s a spooky, seductive ride.
SONG: Dream logic is a tricky thing to capture in song. This swirling 1988 Throwing Muses classic does it with a jagged piano part, a rocking but off-kilter meter, and odd lyrics sung with crusty abandon by Kristin Hersh. It’s a spooky, seductive ride.
LYRICS: Leonard Cohen, "Anthem"
SONG: High strings, a chiming guitar, a bird-like voice—this infinitely sad yet strangely uplifting Innocence Mission tune is the sound of wanting to fly while feeling the pangs of the earthbound. A spiritual, in other words.
SONG: High strings, a chiming guitar, a bird-like voice—this infinitely sad yet strangely uplifting Innocence Mission tune is the sound of wanting to fly while feeling the pangs of the earthbound. A spiritual, in other words.
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