Nice, David.
(psst -- I think you skipped the Jon Stewart)
Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today.
'Not Fade Away'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
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.
Jon B. - Dec 21, 2006 5:17:01 pm PST #4657 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
DavidS - Dec 21, 2006 5:52:47 pm PST #4658 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(psst -- I think you skipped the Jon Stewart)
You're right! And it's pretty funny too. Also the Merry Old Philosoher.
Hold on...
...and they're up.
So quick rundown. The funny ones are all funny. Tenacious D rocks like a mofo. So does the Skeletons track. Soul Christmas is a modern classic. So is And To All A Good Night. That's not Tom Waits and Peter Murphy on This Holiday Season but it is very funny and obviously done by people familiar with both of them. That is Duchovny and GA on the X-Files thingy. Saddest Day of the Year is gorgeous and melancholy - also a new classic. Last Day of the Year is one of my favorite gospel Chrismas songs.
X-mas in Tatooine is very catchy. That's a great version of Christmastime is Here by Combustible Edison - and I think they were one of the first people to cover it, though now it's fairly common.
Oh yeah, the Snoop Dogg is super gangsta nast and funky and great. "Clint Frostwood" is mix of the Gorillaz song "Clint Eastwood" with "Frosty the Snowman." Count Floyd is of course Joe Flaherty from Second City TV.
Theodosia - Dec 22, 2006 1:32:10 am PST #4659 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
You have a Combustible Edison song I haven't heard?
Talk about your Christmas presents.
Jon B. - Dec 22, 2006 3:23:13 am PST #4660 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Combustible also does a great version of Sleigh Ride.
Jon B. - Dec 22, 2006 3:32:31 am PST #4661 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
And now it's on Buffistarawk!
Tom Scola - Dec 22, 2006 3:50:51 am PST #4662 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Your show is kicking ass this week, Jon.
Volans - Dec 22, 2006 4:24:57 am PST #4663 of 10003
move out and draw fire
Mmmm, I just tuned into WOXY and it's playing "Give the Jew Girl Toys." This is a good thing.
Jon B. - Dec 22, 2006 4:31:56 am PST #4664 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Thanks Tom!
Raq -- There's a great mashup of that song with Trio's "Da da da" available here: [link]
DavidS - Dec 22, 2006 7:13:57 am PST #4665 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
There's a BBC documentary on "Fairytale of New York":
The Story of Fairytale of New York
8pm, BBC3
While the fight to bring those responsible for Kirsty MacColl's untimely death continues (see www.justiceforkirsty.org), her collaboration with the Pogues is the subject of this fine documentary. The Christmas song for people who don't like Christmas songs, Fairytale of New York may now suffer from over-play but it's still a cracker, one replete with the bitterness of soured love and curdled affection. Which, when you think about it, is what Christmas is all about. Plus, it's the only context in which shouting "cheap lousy faggot" at one's beloved is acceptable. Christina Rossetti and Cliff Richard, take a seat.
shrift - Dec 22, 2006 8:08:59 am PST #4666 of 10003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
What songs give you an unadulterated happy? I'm cranky and trying to be less so, and I think it might be fun to put together a WOO! playlist sometime in the future.