Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait (demo)”
…from the sessions for Tim (Sire, 1985). This kick-ass version still features Bob Stinson on guitar. The song was later re-recorded without Bob, more gently, with horns and strings, for Pleased to Meet Me (1987). How I wish all the … Continue reading
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I know I’m living in the past.
But sometimes the past is just so excellent. KMD, “Who Me?” from Mr. Hood (Elektra, 1991)
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Doin’ Our Thing
Booker T. & the M.G.’s, “Never My Love,” from Doin’ Our Thing (Stax/Atlantic, 1968) The Association song gets Memphisized.
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Kui Lee, “I’ll Remember You”
Kui Lee, “I’ll Remember You,” from The Extraordinary Kui Lee (Columbia, 1966) This later became a hit for Elvis as well as “Ambassador of Aloha” Don Ho (whose over-the-top version starts playing, whether you like it or not, if you … Continue reading
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Talk Talk, “I Believe in You” (1988)
Ian put me on to this. Remember that night last December when there was a lunar eclipse at 3:30 a.m. and people went out to the park and up to the rooftops to see the moon turn orange and then, … Continue reading
The Breeders, “Safari” (1992)
When Tanya Donelly was still in the band. Oh, time. Time time time time time…
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Richard Ashcroft, “Paradise”
Richard Ashcroft, “Paradise,” from Human Conditions (Hut, 2002) I was looking for an excuse to put up a Richard Ashcroft song, not that I really needed one, but it turns out his birthday isn’t anytime soon. (It’s actually September 11, … Continue reading
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The Perfectionists: A Play in One Act
I “wrote” this on the subway sometime in the winter of 1996-1997, then decided three years later to include it in my MFA thesis as one of 35 short stories/miniatures. Although the thesis was generally well received, this one part … Continue reading
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Greg Jennings crosses the plane.
Congratulations to the Pack: They did it for Madden.
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The Pretenders, “2000 Miles” (live)
From Live at the Isle of View (1995). (Update: Damn. WEA pulled the link down.) This version was performed twelve years after the lovely song first appeared on Learning to Crawl, and yes, everybody’s sitting down in a very intimate, … Continue reading
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