Being sick, I have had 1994 on the brain. Why 1994?
I have no idea. I’m sick.
The two songs that have been stuck are pretty much on opposite ends of the same radio station’s playlist (I mean, seriously, they’re both rock songs, right? It’s not like Phillip Glass vs. Slayer or something like that) but, between coughs, I’ve been thinking about them both a lot. I like to think that if you’re intimitely familiar with the one, the other will be a pleasant surprise but they’re not *THAT* obscure (well, the Rusted Root song might be). I’m not willing to go back to 1994, but it was a very, very good year and the music was *AWESOME*.
The first song is “Love Spreads” by The Stone Roses. Those first 20 seconds are some of the sexiest strutting slide moves I’ve heard. The rest of the song is almost a letdown (almost) from the perfection of those first 20 seconds.
(If you don’t want to be distracted by the singer, you should check this out. Dang, he slows it down just a hair and perfectly captures the walk.)
As I mentioned, the second song is by Rusted Root (you probably remember their song “Send me on my way” from a half dozen movie trailers/commercials). Their song Beautiful People never got much airplay and, as such, is one of those songs that you hear when you buy the album and wonder “why did they release *THAT* song when they could have released *THIS* one???”
Alas. Anyway, here it is. Hope you like it.
So… what are you listening to?
The entire album “Second Coming” by the Stone Roses is worth a listen.
Right now? The Nano has Michael Jackson singing in my ears. Curiously, listening to Michael Jackson always makes me want to listen to Weird Al.
Saves the Day, At Your Funeral. Haven’t listened to them for a few years and I am feeling nostalgic.
Right now I am listening to Etta James. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSj-KEWw6A0&feature=player_embedded
And thinking how that song completely embodies your favorite place, for completely different reasons than you would sing about it:)