Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Nemesis, Shriekback -- Still love this one after all these years. "You know, evil is an inexact science." Someday I'll figure out a vid to go with this song...
I adore this song. I used to sing it to Dread Beastie cat all the time. ("Big black nemisis ...")
Wicked and Weird, Buck 65 -- My thanks to Heuradys for this one, which has been playing in the back of my mind this week or so....
Saturday Night in the City of the Dead, UltraVox -- back from when they were still fun. Yes, they were, I was surprised as anyone to find it out....
No Such Thing, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers -- my thanks to SA -- I feel morally certain that you could make an awesomely funny Supernatural vid with this one.
Mr. Ghost is Going to Town, The Five Jones Boys - My thanks to Hecubus for this vocal gem, which is as cute and wiggly as a basket of skeleton puppies.
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror -- You know, the show may be funny, but this is a damn good little pastiche of spooky horror music. As with the incidental music for the classic Warner Brothers cartoons, the soundtrack has a wonderful depth to it.
Rockin' Bones, Ronnie Dawkins. I don't know much about Dawkins, aside from him sounding about 14 on this song... but what a song it is. "Now when I die don't you bury me at all/Just put my bones up on the wall...."
... And the comprehensive Zip file for the people like me who are too impatient to DL each song individually.
Hey! My friend Mark is the bassist for the Shack Shakers! He's a blast.
Oh, Liese, no way! I've seen the Shack Shakers play, and he's very amusing to watch in the show, as all the beer is being flung, he just sort of sways, a cigarette dangling from his mouth. That's crazy that you know him!
Theo, I agree with you, that would make for a hilarious SPN vid.
Cool beans -- I'm impressed with the Shaker's playing, I truly am!
Yeah, he's amazing on stage. He's really charismatic. And he can play.
I wrote a drabble about him some years back; I spent a long time thinking he was an asshole, and then realized that I actually liked him quite a lot and I should admit that we were friends. He's a great guy.
He's also an excellent producer.
And our final set, which of course has to be... DEATH ::insert sinister chords::
(All links are from YouSendIt, let me know if there's a problem.)
Touch of Evil, Man or Astro-Man -- from the Shots in the Dark compilation, which is all Henry Mancini covers.
Cemetary (acoustic), The Headstones. I couldn't resist another Hugh Dillon composition (of course) and this once again shows off a fine dark side.
Carnival of Souls, Combustible Edison -- a touch of whimsy, a touch of grue, an instrumental confection.
We Both Go Down Together, The Decemberists -- "Here we stand on the cliffs of Dover..." Sounds like a death pact to me.
Boom Boom Ba, Metisse. Technically, there's nothing particularly "deathly" about this song (although, who knows what the lyrics mean) but it's from the Dead like Me soundtrack (much thanks to TheAmusedOne!) so it fits.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark, Death Cab for Cutie. And another cheery song just keeps those hits coming!
Don't Fear the Reaper, The Beautiful South -- possibly the most lyrical and beautiful cover of this song, ever.
And finally, if you don't want to be clicking and clicking and clicking, here's a comprehensive zip file of the set: Death.zip. And may Death be your Santa Claus.
UltraVox -- back from when they were still fun. Yes, they were, I was surprised as anyone to find it out....
Anything from the John Foxx era is well worth checking out and holds up marvelously.
I loved the Midge Ure version of the band a lot in high school, but it's now in pure guilty pleasure territory along with most of the prog rock I was into at the time.
eMusic is raising their prices: [link]
From Tom's link:
Current subscribers and those who sign up in the next few weeks will continue to receive the old rate for as long as their account is kept in good standing.
That is awesome. I do the thing where I pay in one lump sum every year (I think it was around $240.00) and get 90 downloads per month. I practically feel like I am stealing... such a good deal.
SA - I LOVED M.Ward live - especially his guitar-god encores (he did three in Chicago). Hope you have fun.