Hard Core Troubadour- Steve Earle
Bus Stop- Tin Machine
Working At the Factory- The Kinks
Julie Don't Live Here- Electric Light Orchestra
Canto de Dor- Os Tincoas
Might As Well Get Juiced- Rolling Stones
That's Life- Frank Sinatra
Hard Core Troubadour- Steve Earle
("Wherefore art thou Romeo, you sonovabitch?" One of my fave Steve lines.)
Bus Stop- Tin Machine
(You either love it or hate it, though actually, I'm not sure anyone really "loves" it like I do. From Tin Machine's debut, here's "Bus Stop," NOT the country version.)
Working At the Factory- the Kinks
(hpunch suggested I give "Think Visual" another go, as my one star rating seemed a bit harsh. He was right. There are at least five great Ray tunes on that album. Here's one of them.)
Julie Don't Live Here- Electric Light Orchestra
(Saw an article last week claming ELO fans think "Time" is their lost masterpiece. I am here to say, it's not. But I did discover this song when revisiting, a b-side and bonus track that is damn good.)
Canto de Dor- Os Tincoas
(I want to thank pmac for Os Tincoas. They only recorded three proper albums in their prime, and then one posthumous release years later. Every one a winner.)
Might As Well Get Juiced- Rolling Stones
(Mick, Keith and The Dust Brothers. Not a great song, per se, but a great record, I think.)
That's Life- Frank Sinatra
("I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
A pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing
Each time I find myself layin'
Flat on my face
I just pick myself up and get
Back in the race"--sorta)
6 comments:
So glad you liked the Os Tincoas lps. Rumor has it that the Stones are coming to Seville in May, at a stadium that is less than 2 miles from us. Debating as to whether we will try to get tickets. Heart says yes, brain says what a drag it is getting old.
The beginning of "Bus Stop" sounds like the beginning of PITC's "Why Do You Lie?"
"sorta" -- ha!
I'd completely forgotten how cool that Stones track is. Thanks!!!!
I'ma guess you've run the Stones and the Tin Machine song before, since I have them and neither artist in their later years is much in my sights. And the Kinks song I remember (and now have, via your set here) from what must be the radio since late-model Kinks, like late-model Bowie and Stones, never got my full attention. But that Os Tincoas song, now THAT was new and compelling to me. Thanks for this!
C in California
love hardcore troubadour. train a comin' may be my favorite album but i really enjoyed everything he did from the mid 90's into the 00's. i would see him every time he came to town back then but i haven't paid much attention since. this song really brings back memories.
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