It is an Underworld kind of morning here. 1993’s Dark & Long from 1993’s Dubnobasswithmyheadman fits the moment perfect. Note: This should not be confused with Underworld’s more famous Dark & Long (Dark Train) which was a key needle drop in “Trainspotting” as Renton is having his horrible detox nightmare while coming off heroin. An…
Category: Favorite Singles
🖸 Favorite Nala Songs 🖸
I soooo love Herbie Flowers’ bass on Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side”. I myself have taken many a walk on the wild side in my younger days and while I would love to think the wild side would still be walkable, I think I know better. It is dangerous for The Olds to…
🖸 Favorite Nala Songs 🖸
Wow! I mean, Chicago off of Sufjan Stevens’ amazing 2005 album Illinois is already an amazing track but this demo version? I’m not worthy man! Not worthy! There are just some demos of songs that for me, kinda have a superior rawness and immediacy that the final studio produced version just loses a bit of…
🖸 Favorite Nala Songs 🖸
Coldplay gets a lot of flak. But I like a lot of them. They were accused of stealing some of this from a band named Creaky Boards. Then guitarist Joe Satriani sued them for copyright infringement on this. Then Cat Stevens said it was similar to one of his songs. Then some music professor said…
“I’m listening to the music with no fear…”
I am assuming that the 2006 Teddybears’ song “Punkrocker” with Iggy Pop on vocals has got be seein a resurgence this week because of a certain movie that released. It has been one of my favorite songs from the past 20 years or so. Was not expecting to see it in the film, let alone…
🖸 Favorite Nala Songs 🖸
The Pixie’s Here Comes Your Man off off 1989’s Doolittle is a perfect song for that year. Utterly unlike all of the other music being released that year. You can almost hear The Supremes’ singing this back in their glory days. Or so many other bands.
🖸 Favorite Nala Songs 🖸
One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands The Shins; as well as an amazing animated music video. 2012’s full Port of Morrow may need a revisit this week.
🖸 Favorite Nala Songs 🖸
You have to admit it… Barry Manilow’s Copacabana (At the Copa) (Long Version) is a damn great song. A banger so to speak. I am shocked nobody did an EDM cover in the 90’s. Give it a play. I dare you!
🖸 Favorite Nala Songs 🖸
I love The Postal Service’s cover of John Lennon’s Grow Old With Me.
🎧 Sufjan Stevens’ 2006 Austin City Limits “Casimir Pulaski Day” 🎧
Tied for my #1 Sufjan Stevens’ song, this is an interesting old live performance with massive supporting instrumentation. The studio track has a bit more intimacy this lacks.