As @LinerNotes pointed out, today is the 30th anniversary of U2's third album, War. Take a few minutes to enjoy the closing song from the album, performed live at Red Rocks Amphitheater. If you've been to one of the band's concerts, this will undoubtedly present a familiar scene... and you might even find yourself singing along with the crowd. How long?
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
WORLDWIDE WEDNESDAY: Karl Jenkins, "Benedictus" (from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace)
Ladies and Gentlemen, today we introduce an unprecedented move at Tuna Day. For the indefinite future, I will now be handing over the reins to a guest DJ every Wednesday. Mr. Peter Jordan, longtime follower, has now been given carte blanche. I'll let him explain...
Our station manager had a moment of weakness and has decided to let me have a little fun on Wednesdays. Right now it's just a probationary period, so let him know up or down.
'Worldwide Wednesday' will try to toss out tunes that have some (very tenuous) connection to current events. If all goes well, we should be incorporated into seventh grade social studies curricula nationwide.
Pope Benny has but two days remaining of infallibility (or does he get to keep that?), so he's our first subject.
At first I thought Johnny Paycheck's 'Take This Job and Shove It.' But, no, how about the Von Trapp family with their very best 'So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu?' It's multi-lingual, trans-border, inter-generational, and it has memories of autocratic Germans!
In the end, we're going somewhat classy. 'Benedictus' from Jenkins' The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. (A little longer than most videos, and probably the last time I'll post anything classical or ecclesiastical.)
Monday, February 25, 2013
Rodriguez, "I Wonder"
Congratulations to Sixto Rodriguez and Searching for Sugar Man for a big win last night at the Oscars. Well deserved!
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
HTRMOS: Karen O, "Strange Love" (from Frankenweenie)
The obvious predecessor for Karen O's song comes from Mickey & Sylvia's "Love is Strange"...
...but I also picked up some cribbing from the space-age harmonizing of Dallas' own Steve Miller. You be the judge:
Friday, February 15, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Pixies, "Hey" (Live)
No idea how this doesn't even have 4,000 hits on YouTube. A great laid-back groove of the classic, performed live in Holland. I especially love Joey Santiago's sauntering guitar solo starting at the 1:30 mark. Enjoy!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
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