Saturday, October 31, 2009

Scary Saturday: I Walk On Guilded Splinters - Dr. John

For this Halloween Saturday night, there can only be one tune, this deep voodoo dirge; and I present it in its brilliant, originally recorded version, although there is an amateur video of Dr. John doing it live on YouTube. Trust me, though, just click this link for the song, and close your eyes....

Dr. John - I Walk On Gilded Splinters .mp3
Found at bee mp3 search engine

Listen for one of the most memorable and wise opening couplets in all lyrics:
Some people think they jive me
But I know they must be crazy

Friday, October 30, 2009

FGF: Loup Garou Bal Goula - Willy de Ville

For the Friday the day before Halloween, I figured I would do best if I just let the cauldron bubble enough. Loup Garou is Cajun French for werewolf. I thought Mink DeVille was pretty cool back when.

Friday, October 23, 2009

FGF: O.V. Wright - Memphis Soul Singer


I don't do too many aggregator posts, but I'm making an exception for this awesome posted article that embeds most of O.V. Wright's important recordings. Go there and click on the first play arrow, and you'll get the whole program. If you want even to pretend to know about Memphis soul music, you need to know about O.V. Wright. Here's the link.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

FGF: The Girl From Ipanema

An antidote to poltical cynicism the day after we elected a new Mayor of Memphis:



One of the greatest hits that ever will be.

Monday, October 05, 2009