Big River – Johnny Cash
from Johnny Cash at San Quentin
Middle Cyclone – Neko
Case from Middle Cyclone
If only for “Can't
scrape together quite enough to ride the bus to the outskirts of the
fact that I need love”
Theme de Yoyo – Art
Ensemble of Chicago from Les Stances a Sophie
From their French
sojourn, the first recording, I believe, with Don Moye. [Well, no it isn't. But they did meet Don in France] Someone named
Noreen Beasley claims on the internet to have written
the lyrics, but I wouldn't protest too loudly. I was of course sold
by the form of 8 measures of funky soul / 4 measures of free jazz /
return to four measures of funky soul.
Levi Stubbs' Tears – Billy Bragg heard on This is the Modern
World with Trouble on WFMU
I misheard the line as “she got herself a mobile
phone so
at least she could get some enjoyment out of being alone” before
going “hey isn't this song from 25 years ago?” (ah, yes 1986 says
Mr. Google) Watching people on the bus, and Louis CK on my brain
apparently. Oh but, “When the world falls apart, some things stay
in place” Amazing song, and a sad song. “One dark night he came
home from the sea and put a hole in her body where no hole should be”
“They stitched her back together but they left her heart in pieces
on the floor”. Levi's not alone in his tears. Trouble speaks of how
Billy always has the politics, but here shows he has the storytelling
chops as well. I concur completely, but note the details of how our
girl was “married before she was even entitled to vote” to a
bloke “the sort that war always takes away”.
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