Last musak post of the year.

[hackthis_archive]

You would not believe how hopped up on drugs I am now. Wow. I had really hoped to write a little holiday story for you lot, but I think my ability to write has decided to take the rest of the year off since it's earned itself a holiday, so you know, even more music.


Apollo 440 'Don't Fear the Reaper' -- Apollo 440 are club music. Not overpowering grime, nor hideously tedious techno, just really cool club music. This cover of the song by Blue Oyster Cult is just very fucking cool.

Bono feat. Jools Holland 'If You Wear the Velvet Dress (live)' – A couple of points about this song a) I love Jools Holland b) I love Later with Jools Holland c) This song is creepy as hell, and I mean creepy in that quasi-stalkery, 'Every Breath You Take' type way. D) That doesn't stop it from being stupidly hot.

Eels 'Novocaine for the Soul' – For everyone who is about to endure more family togetherness than you think your liver can take.

The Fugees 'No Woman, No Cry' -- You have to have balls the size of melons to cover Bob Marley, and many many years ago, The Fugees were indeed that big and that good. I love this cover, which is really saying something, because the original is nothing to sneeze at itself.

Gil Scott-Heron 'The Revolution Will Not be Televised' – For everyone who thought that Nike came up with this tag first, allow me to show you where it really came from. Gil Scott-Heron was part of a movement in the late 60s/early 70s by American black musicians to come up with politically significant music and performance art that reflected the changing times in their community (i.e. civil rights). Heron, along with contemporaries The Last Poets, worked in an effort to capture the tumultuousness of the time period, hence The Revolution Will Not be Televised.

Gorillaz 'Dirty Harry' -- I love Gorillaz. I love the concept. I love Murdoch and Russell and Noodle, and every guest star that steps up on this album. On this song, I just love the children singing> ETA: Thank adrasteia!

Jet 'Back Door Santa' – The title alone is absolutely priceless, but I love this song because I really really like Jet. They're dirty, ornery, and Australian, and they rock out hard. If that's not enough for you, again, I can only point you to the song title.

Pink Martini 'Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler' -- I do not want to work. I just want to sit around all day at this fabulous café in Montmartre and drink cappuccino, and read Moliere, and smoke. That's pretty much how this song translates. Except without the Moliere. What can I say, I love French music.

Regina Spektor 'Us' -- They made a statue of us, And it put it on a mountain top/ Now tourists come and stare at us/ Blow bubbles with their gum/ Take photographs for fun, for fun

Comments

[amberlynne.livejournal.com]

'Novocaine for the Soul'

Love that damn song right there.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Me too!

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

A friend sent me Back Door Santa on a holiday mix (which rocks, actually, if you like I'll send you a copy), and everytime I hear the title I just get wrong, wrong wrong thoughts in my head. If Santa does that I don't want to know!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I know! When I saw the title I was like, dude, they are not really singing about that, are they?

[soul_cake_duck]

The Gorillaz link doesnt work.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I tried to fix it, but to no avail :(

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

It's there now, just on a different programme!

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Not to be repetitive or anything, but *love* Novocaine for the Soul and OMG, Back Door Santa!!!! *snickers*

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Oh lord, totally forgot to say thank you! Where was I drug up, honestly?!

[dopplegl.livejournal.com]

You know, I have a cover of 'No Woman No Cry' sung in Japanese by the Nenes. It was actually my first encounter with the song in any form. It's very good.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Do you mean to tell me you've never heard the original version?

[issyadore.livejournal.com]

French! *takes and thanks and then craves a cigarette even though I don't smoke anymore, I don't*

P.S. Hopped up on drugs is the best time to smoke, too.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

LOL. Enabler!

[beuchat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the music! I've been greedy and took each and everyone except for Gorillaz (because I have them already).

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy them!

[kiki-miserychic.livejournal.com]

Gorillaz 'Dirty Harry' doesn't seem to be working.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Yeah, I tried to fix it, but no luck.

[veryshortlist.livejournal.com]

I've taken Us, and The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Such a cool song. How did you find it/how come it's on this list/why do you like this song?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I've rewritten this comment like five times, but the short version is that Gil Scott-Heron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil-Scott_Heron) was part of a movement in the late 60s/early 70s by American black musicians to come up with politically significant music and performance art. Heron, along with contemporaries The Last Poets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Poets), worked in an effort to capture the tumultuousness of the time period, hence The Revolution Will Not be Televised (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution_Will_Not_Be_Televised).

[minitrog.livejournal.com]

Gratzi mon petit! I used to have TRWNBT - yonks back - excellent!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Retro, babydoll!

[rozza.livejournal.com]

Dude, here's the Gorillaz song.

http://rapidshare.de/files/9662623/05_dirty_harry.mp3.html

YSI is the Internet Explorer of file sharing websites. Everyone uses it but it's a pain in the ass that doesn't always work.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I feel lots of love now, I gotta say. *squeezes*

[canicula12.livejournal.com]

Took the Reaper cover, thanks so much!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[lyra-wing.livejournal.com]

I love Pink Martini! It's so refreshing to see that someone else knows about them. They're so multicultural. :) Have you heard "Hang On Little Tomato"? It's in English and it's so cute.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Pink Martini are fabulously feel-good music.

[cyanei.livejournal.com]

Dude, this is awesome. *takes everything* One note- you have a typo on 'Travailler'. I was confused for a moment.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Whoops! *corrects typo*

[starryniteynite.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the music! I've snurched a copy of all of them...Velvet Dress is sooo creepy, but sooo good!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I couldn't believe how creepy it was!

[raucousraven.livejournal.com]

Regina Spektor is teh awesome. Thank you for the gifties!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome!

[paige-eliz.livejournal.com]

It's been ages since I heard that cover by the Fugees. Recently, I've been enjoying another version of 'No Woman' by a guy named Matt Anderson. (YSI here (http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=04FJXFN77UEBP2BDKDVS42PJ17)) And another bonus Matt song for you - 'I Play the Fool for You' (http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=01PXAQ8OQP49101WPZ4QUSR1BF). Might be a bluesy for you, but I promise it's good.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the new music!

[folk.livejournal.com]

Did you know that the Fugees have reformed and were playing London last month? I went to see them with my wee cousin and they were absolutely fucking amazing. It was like being back in the 90s, only with a different cultural rhetoric. (Dear God. I am so pretentious. I just used "cultural rhetoric" when talking about a hiphop band.) Google tells me they were in Bratislava (...) yesterday, so they may be around if you fancy seeing them live -- which I would highly recommend.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

The Fugees are the soundtrack to an entire era of my life, and I'd heard they were back together, and I'd also heard the new single, but it just didn't feel the same. I still love them though. :)

[quiet-rebel.livejournal.com]

Ohhh...I love the Apollo 404 cover! Thanks!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Et voila! (http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0JJUEDGJVNSS60UVPDOF5SD8YC)