Jethro Tull’s 1977 album Songs from the Wood remains one of my alltime favorite albums, weaving a rich tapestry of paganesque folk imagery amidst lively musical accompaniment. Where I live, here in South Florida, there’s no sense of seasonality, no winters, no real sense of an Old World or the passage of time. This album…
This has got to be one of the most surreal Christmas songs of all time. The improbable pairing of famed golden-oldie crooner Bing Crosby and in-the-prime-of-his-Berlin-period David Bowie is just enough to make head scratches, but to put them together in a video that is just replete with 70s network television contrived cheesiness (“Hi, I’m…
The harmonies on this one get me every time. Monkees Riu Chiu Lyrics Riu riu chiu, la guarda ribera; Dios guardo el lobo de nuestra cordera, Dios guardo el lobo de nuestra cordera. El lobo rabioso la quiso morder, Mas Dios poderoso la supo defender; Quisola hazer que no pudiese pecar, Ni aun original esta…
Boots is a big fan of this one. I really dig it too. Can you just TELL it was produced by Jeff Lynne? I picture a bunch of long fluffy beards, leather vests, and indoor shades going on here. EVERYONE’S a Wilbury! (I want a Rickenbacker too…)
I remember this one from the early days of MTV. It’s always stuck with me throughout the years: its earnestness, mostly, but especially its driving musicality. It builds into such a rich, epic crescendo, even if it’s a slightly haunting one. Everything is packaged, compartmentalized, and sold right back at you, until you’re left with…