tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340963782011-08-29T21:48:43.595-04:00A song a day, from my subconscious to you.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979120339015481433noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34096378.post-39636002776367579892007-04-01T21:32:00.000-04:002007-04-01T21:36:35.189-04:00

And that ain't no joke. We were going to move for real, but now we're not, so I'm doing a virtual move. Psalm a Day will be canned in favor of my new Mog (that's a music blog) located at http://www.mog.com/meSteveSorry Clarence, I don't know how to add a contributor, but you should start a Mog as well.See you there.

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"Procession" by New OrderLyricsListen fo' FreeMy first post since October. Left for dead, but the blog survives - neglected, but breathing. Anyway, I like the idea of a hit and run post AND I got out of work early.The path goes like this - reading The Onion, flip to the AV Club, pull up an article on "Songs About Years", read the entry about "1963" by New Order, launch the Yahoo! Music Jukebox

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"Poncho and Lefty", by Willie Nelson and Merle HaggardiTunesLyricsCuriously enough, I just couldn't get this song outta my head this morning. A definite blast from the past, and it reminds me of living in Texas when I was in gradeschool. My father was the GM of a country music radio station at the time. And while I can't recall my father ever actually being interested in music that much, I do

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"Mass Destruction" by FaithlessiTunesVideoLyricsWith the release of the the Iraq Study Group's report about how badly the current administration is fucking up in Iraq, I thought it was appropriate to dig up this cool Faithless tune. Especially the lyrics of the chorus, which sum up the last 6 years kinda nicely: Whether long range weapon or suicide bomberWicked mind is a weapon of mass

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"The Comeback" by Shout Out LoudsYahoo! MusiciTunesLyricsSo, this is kind of a bittersweet one. Was listening to Howl Howl Gaff Gaff by Sweden's Shout Out Louds, who my brother turned me onto recently. "The Comeback" is a great pop song with retro-60s stylings, with gems like:and the past three weeks were the saddest weeksand the words you said oh, made me weaki'm out of my mindi'm about to crack

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"Jumping Someone Else's Train" by The CureYahoo Music EngineRhapsodyLyrics007Guitar PowerTabI've known this song for literally 24 years, and I still like it enough to have it creep into my consciousness from time to time. The lyrics aren't terribly profound - telling someone (probably an ex) that they're unoriginal, a scenester, a follower, etc., but it's a pretty good phrase for the trendy

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[taps mike] Is this thing on?Well, since Stephen left the keys in the ignition, I might as well go for a joyride. When the cat's away, and all that."Shake That Ass" by The LovemakersRealPlayerVideoEver since I heard this Oakland 4-piece, I've been evangelically trying to spread their word. Fits with the theme of this site. I've seen them live 3 times -- at Slim's, The Bottom of the Hill, and

Clarence Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10970133335611491935noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34096378.post-1161114925645222842006-10-17T15:42:00.000-04:002006-12-08T13:35:06.376-05:00

"Boyz In The Hood" by Dynamite HackiTunesLyricsCrap, I'm on a roll. I couldn't resist this one, since it came up on my ShuffleLog last night while I was running in Central Park.Usually, when I'm running, I dig the more upbeat songs to keep my mind off of the fact that, inexplicably, I'm voluntarily running in Central Park. But the notion of two white guys -- who sound like they should be doing

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"New Moon On Monday" by Duran DuraniTunesLyricsFreakDamn, it's been a month since I contributed. A thousand pardons, perhaps I've been pre-occupied with this bit of business.But I'm back, with a doozy. No idea how this one popped up. Last week, I had "Just a Thought" by Gnarls Barkley going through my head, which includes the disturbing lines "And I've tried / Everything but suicide / But it's

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"Flying" by Chris IsaakYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyLyricsFreakIf fIREHOSE is the band I think I might have become, Chris Isaak is the guy I've never been and will never be. But that doesn't mean I don't like any of his music. In fact, I like about 15% of it, and this song just got stuck in my head. It's a pretty little ditty about a short affair in Paris. We can all identify with the main

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"Funky Liza" by New Orleans NightcrawlersYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyWell this is just a four star song by a four star band on a four star album (all from a four star city). Funky, funky, fun, swinging, get up and move kind of music. The kind of music that makes it look to the outsider that I may suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome (but it's just the rhythm).Apparently the song is based on an old

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"Down With The Bass" by fIREHOSEYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyVideoThat's down with the bass, as in "I'm down with the bass, yo", not as in "the musical revolutionaries chanted repeatedly 'down with the bass, down with the bass'". And it's bass guitar, not bass the fish, in which case the counter example might have been "the trout revolutionaries chanted repeatedly 'down with the bass, down with

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979120339015481433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34096378.post-1160227598332972392006-10-07T09:26:00.000-04:002006-10-07T09:31:55.090-04:00

Shane MacGowan... unconsciously brilliant. You can intelligently debate any topic from theology, history, literature and philosphy... though only while you're out of your skull on booze.Take this quiz!

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"Sunnyside of the Street" by The PoguesYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyLyrics FreakI've been meaning to write this post for at least a week. Every time we get in the car young Walker pipes up from his car seat in the back and says "Sunnyside of the Street daddy!, I want to hear Sunnyside of the Street". I usually don't mind. The CD is always in the car, the Pogues are great, and this seems like

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"Story of My Life" by Social DistortionYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyLyrics FreakI didn't like Social Distortion in the 80's and 90's. They seemed boring - all their songs sounded alike. But recently, I've taken a real shine to their stuff, especially the eponymous album and it's finest track, "Story of My Life". It's everything that used to bug me about Social Distortion, slow pace,

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"Texan Book of the Dead" by ClutchYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyLyricsFreakWeird song,unequivocally hard rock, Maryland band (Germantown), I like it.

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"Shadrach" by The Beastie BoysLyricsYahoo! MusicHad to get this one out there, and it's damned late, since this is from Sunday for Pete's sake.But since I was headed to the Atlantic Antic in Brooklyn for the first time on Sunday, it's no surprise that "Shadrach" was going through my head all day. Specifically:"So I'm out pickin pockets at the atlantic anticAnd nobody wants to hear you cause your

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Bo's Veranda by MorphineYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyThis is just a wonderful instrumental number with a bit of melancholy. Looks like I took the weekend off for no reason in particular. Life's hard?Please note that another member has been added to the team, and made his first post. Clarence, also known as John, was part of my first computer / music project back in the late '90s. Alas, that one

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Thanks for letting me barge in, Stephen. Never thought I'd go this deep in the well for my first post here, but nothing like a mid-90s atmospheric to start a rainy day..."500" by LushLyricsFreakAmazon Sample ClipThis is actually from yesterday, when I was walking my dogs in Central Park at 7am in the rain. Usually, mid-90s shoe-gazing chanteuse artists don't spring into my consciousness these

Clarence Rosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10970133335611491935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34096378.post-1158329211098698222006-09-15T09:56:00.000-04:002006-09-25T09:24:40.236-04:00

"Fire on the Mountain" by The Grateful DeadInternet ArchiveLyricsFreakEasily my favorite song by the Dead. It's one of those songs that gets under my skin and just won't get out unless I moooooooooooove a little bit. I also hope the Internet Archive link get's you to exploring. The website has a plethora of free live music, and a bunch of other stuff that I haven't been curious enough to

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What I Got (Reprise) by SublimeYahoo Music EngineRhapsodyLyrics FreakI prefer the reprise version because of the acoustic guitar jam that follows the line "I can play the guitar like a motherfucking riot". Which is, by the by, a hell of a line.To tell the truth it was Santeria that was running through my head when I woke up Thursday, but I'd rather share the other.

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"Jennifer's Body" by HoleYahoo Music Jukebox RhapsodyLyricsFreakI've been getting soft in my old age - not that the tracks listed so far have been watered down, but nothing particularly controversial. So, today, a little Hole, because Courtney Love is nothing if not controversial. It doesn't hurt that this is a great song on a great album. By the way, DON'T READ THE LYRICS. I wish I hadn't.

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You might notice that there is a new contributor listed in the margin - Bayson22. That's the alias for my good friend from work Arnold Sanchez. He and I toss tracks back and forth and don't always agree, so it seemed like it would be fun to have him add an occasional contribution from his warped mind. I'll be sure to light up the comments with serious flames if he tries to push any hair metal

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"See See Rider" by Lightnin' HopkinsYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyI was trying to learn to play this song last night, so it's natural enough that it was running through my head this morning. Tons of versions of this old classic exist, even different spellings of the title: C.C. Rider, CC Rider, and See See Rider. If you've got Rhapsody or Yahoo Music, listen to the versions by Lightnin, then

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"Flying Saucer" by United Future OrganizationYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyThis morning was a long time ago, and I don't know if there was a song in my head then, so I'm picking one now. Repo Man, the movie, has been in my mind this week, but you can't find the soundtrack on the web and the only version in the house is on cassette tape. That leads us to "Flying Saucer", which popped up on my

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"Pressing My Way" by Robert Randolph & The Family BandYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyInspirational and catchy. And, if your name is Daniel (but pronounced Danielle) and you sing like that, you oughtta be a girl. The "Live at the Wetlands" album has been in heavy rotation for about a year for me. I even paid so I could burn the CD and listen in the car, which is an honor previously bestowed upon

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"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" by The Rolling StonesYahoo Music JukeboxLyrics FreakThis one start out slow, but by fourth minute or so you realize you're into something special. Billy Preston and Billy Keyes on the organ and sax add to a whole funky flair, and the long guitar solo by Mick Taylor (not Keith) really just rocks. Take a listen to the lyrics before the jam starts.

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"Chant a Psalm" by Steel PulseYahoo Music JukeboxRhapsodyObvious, sure, but a really neat song and one of Steel Pulse's most popular. They were the second reggae band everyone discovered, and did a good job being original. Saw them live once, at The Bayou in D.C. (before they tore it down) - which follows another theme from my week.

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I started my last blog with an entry titled "Genesis" so... it's also in keeping with the religious tone. The idea is that a psalm is a "sacred song", but I'd say that most songs are sacred, so most are psalms. They aren't all sacred to me, but under the right circumstances any song could be sacred to any person - if it gets you closer to God.Now, the disclaimer is that I'm not a Christian,

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