CD's that came in Friday, Classical on the radio


Some replacement copies: Fear of Music, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Gorillaz, Endless Numbered Days; soundtracks: In Good Company, Dick (replacement), Saturday Night Fever; staff requests: Banned in D.C., Redlight, Specials (actually a replacement). I'm only interested in some of what came in.

The Talking Heads CD's are old faves. I've noticed that it's the melodies that I pay attention to more. The lyrics come later. My favorite tracks on Fear of Music: Mind, Air, Heaven. On More Songs: Thank You, The Good Thing, Warning Sign, The Girls, The Big Country.

The Gorillaz CD we had for a few years already. It got nabbed, so I reordered it, seeing that a new Gorillaz CD was imminent, and I had just downloaded their new single, Feel Good, Inc., with the free download scratch card I received from the Tiger release party. The kids like it. On the Gorillaz album, I've been listening to 5/4 a lot.

Iron & Wine's album and their song at the end of In Good Company are mellow and good. The Trapeze Swinger is the name of the song from the movie. I don't think it's available elsewhere.

Dick is a good soundtrack for memory lane. I love Redbone's song, and George McCrae's Rock Your Baby reminds me of going down to Myrtle Beach for vacation with the family. The power of AM radio. I remember trying to get that track a few years back and it was hard to get, i.e., it wasn't on many compilations.

The Specials CD is another memory generator. My friend, Bart, and I borrowed my brother's car when I was fifteen to purchase the album, along with Madness' first album. At the Great Lakes Mall, drinking Little Kings on the way. Crazy teenagers.

I have the alarm clock set to a classical music station. I set it a few minutes before 6 a.m., so I can hear a little music, then hear the DJ give the name of the piece and the composer. I usually stink on the Chopin and Schubert. I've got Dvorak and Smetana down cold! Yesterday morning I recognized the melody, but didn't know the name or composer. It turned out it was from the Pirates of Penzance. I was surprised that I knew it, and where I'd heard it before. If someone asked me about Gilbert & Sullivan, all I could mention would be the "modern major general" bit. So I'm guessing that I know it from the Simpsons' Cape Fear parody in which Sideshow Bob serenades Bart?

Posted: Wed - June 8, 2005 at 10:42 AM      

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