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"LET'S GO, SANTA IS HERE"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"IN MY HEART THERE'S A GARDEN"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"GIVE A GUY A MINUTE"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"YOU LOVABLE IMP"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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"GOING THRU THIS WORLD OF SORROW"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"LET ME HOLD YOU"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"LONESOME GIRL"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"BLONDIE"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"PATIENCE"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"LOVE UNFURLED"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"A BIT OF SKY"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"JUST 'CAUSE YOU'RE YOU"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"PRECIOUS LOVED ONE"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"I WISH I NEVER HAD KNOWN LOVE"
by Robert Ravis
(From "New Favorites of Robert Ravis"
by Robert Ravis)
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February 2007 | ||
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"ABCS"
by Lou Rawls
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Lou Rawls sings about the alphabet from the grand old days of children's TV. | November 2007 | |
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"CHA CHA HEELS"
by Razormaid
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Razormaid remixes Eartha Kitt's "Cha Cha Heels". | June 2005 | |
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"SMOKE A BLUNT"
by RBL Posse
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A hip hop tribute to the glories of hemp. | April 2006 | |
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"RONALD REAGAN GETS PUNCHED IN THE FACE"
by Ronald Reagan & John Cassavetes
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In 1964 Ronald Reagan, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickenson, and John Cassavetes stared in the Don Siegel film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers" According to the Criterion site it was a serious casting coup not lost on anyone: "Ronald Reagan, in his final screen appearance and his first-ever role as a bad guy... turns out to be the most believable of heavies: there’s nothing flamboyant or demonic about him, just a drab, businesslike demeanor and an absolute coldness in the gaze" The scene seems simple: Reagan's Jack Browning wants Cassavetes' Johnny North to keep his mind on driving for the heist and not on his girl (Dickenson's Sheila Farr) Browning slaps Farr and North punches Browning. But none of those fake names matter anymore - In a strange way this clip ends up capturing an epic showdown between the forces of creativity and artistic expression and the forces of evil - and for a brief second the bad guy ends up with his face bloodied! |
June 2006 | |
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"SPEECH MENTIONING ALIENS"
by Ronald Reagan
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He mentioned aliens in a speech. He was the President of the United States. Really. | September 2005 | |
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"I WAS A TEENAGE FUCKUP"
by Really Red
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Edited for the radio courtesy of WFMU. | July 2006 | |
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"CECIL, THE UNWANTED FRENCHFRY"
by The Real Don Steele
(From "When DJs Sing"
by Various Artists)
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LA's Real Done Steele tells the story of a lovable spud named Cecil who dreams of becoming a delicious frenchfry. When he finally does, he laments that the rest of his fry buddies are bought by a customer, and Cecil is left alone. | May 2007 | |
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"WHITE GLOVES"
by Real Fish
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If only all muzak were half this intelligent. More MP3's and info about this Japanese band available here. | June 2005 | |
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"BATHTIME IN CLERKENWELL"
by The Real Tuesday Weld
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From the soundtrack to the book I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan. Great soundtrack, as is this cool black and white animated video of the song (wmv video file), by Alex Budovsky, which apparently won the best animated short award at Sundance last year. | October 2005 | |
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"NEW YORK, NEW YORK"
by Nilda Reaxch and Jose Adames
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Castanets, eyeshadow that just won't quit, red lady-talons, white-blond hair to match that snappy blazer... and she's just the backup coo-er. Check out this decidedly smiley public access karaoke version of "New York, New York," featuring the talents of Nilda Reaxch and Jose Adames | July 2006 | |
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"RESPIRATOR FOR DARTH VADER"
by The Rebel Force Band
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This mediocre bar band somehow manages to transform themselves into something else, something, dare I say, otherworldly... | May 2007 | |
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"LIMELIGHT"
by Tom Recchion
(From "Film Noir American Style"
by Various Artists)
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"THE REDCOATS"
by The Redcoats
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Rockin' 50s band from Rochester, NY as collected on long-forgotten vinyl singles as well as some live recordings that haven't been heard since the day they were committed to tape. Their lead singer was Steve Alaimo who later embarked on a solo career that scored him a couple hits and regular spot on "Where the Action Is" with Paul Revere and the Raiders. He later moved into production work. | October 2007 | |
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"SHOULD I CARE"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"BLUE FIRE"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"SHE'S MY BABY"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"BLUE SKIES"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"TEARDROPS IN MY EYES (LIVE)"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"LAWDY MISS CLAWDY (LIVE)"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"TEQUILA (LIVE)"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"HOME BY ELEVEN"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"BIG NAME BUTTON (LIVE)"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"JELLY"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"LET'S HAVE A PARTY"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"HAYRIDE"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"BIRD DOG"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"LONESOME ROAD"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"HONKY TONK"
by The Redcoats
(From "The Redcoats"
by The Redcoats)
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October 2007 | ||
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"GAMES"
by Redeye
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From Bill Zurat's 2005 Marathon compilation "Copycats, Imitators, and Soundalikes". | September 2006 | |
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"HOW TO ROLL A BLUNT"
by Redman
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A hip hop tribute to the glories of hemp. | April 2006 | |
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"NATURE BOY"
by Don Reed & His Orchestra featuring The Voice Of Love
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Strange rendition of "Nature Boy," featuring The Voice Of Love, a sort of Bas Sheva / Yma Sumac style vocal. These Don Reed mp3s were transferred from a mint-condition 45 which means that the distortion is inherent in the pressing. | May 2007 | |
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"THE LONELY KING OF ROCK N' ROLL"
by Don Reed & His Orchestra
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A more pedestrian collaboration with eden ahbez, who probably scratched it out in 2 minutes in order to get the publishing credit on the throw-away B-side. | May 2007 | |
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"THE KIDS"
by Lou Reed
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From his 1973 Berlin record. The little kids who can be heard wailing were the young children of producer Bob Ezrin, who were crying because their Dad had told them that their mother had just been killed in a horrible accident. Their mother was fine - the track needed some crying, so Producer Ezrin produced some. The crying starts at the 5:17 mark. | September 2006 | |
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"INTERVIEW SIDE 1"
by Lou Reed
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In those pre-Clear Channel days of lore, many radio interviews were generically pre-recorded. A label sent stations "Interview Albums" with scripts for the DJs to use, and an album's worth of answers from the rock star in question. Here are the MP3s of the Interview Record that RCA put out for Lou Reed's The Blue Mask album, the script of which is available here | November 2006 | |
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"REGAN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST SOCIALIZED MEDICINE"
by Ronald Regan
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In 1961 The American Medical Association hired the Gipper for a viral marketing campaign dubbed I kid you not, 'Operation Coffeecup.' Doing his part to scuttle the arrival of Medicare Reagan lays down an 11 minute rap explaining how Socialized Medicine can only lead to an America where men are not free. This record was then mailed out to the 'ladies auxiliary' (doctors wives) of the AMA in each county. Was it this little record that kept Medicare from being signed into law until July 1965? Is this why we still don't have Universal Health Care? | June 2007 | |
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"AGUAS DE MARCO"
by Elis Regina
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Elis sings "Waters of March" (11 meg, Quicktime file), written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. She gets comically exasperated towards the end of the song and starts cracking up, but it seems so genuine that it it's hard to believe this was simply part of her act. Not sure who she is playing with here, but if you already love her voice, you'll love her even more when you see her sing. | February 2006 | |
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"WEINER BLUT"
by Regina Music Box
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The Regina Music Boxes played interchangeable musical discs, not cylinders. Here's a version of Johann Strauss' Vienna Blood. From David Suisman's 2002 Marathon premium "Machines vs. Music". | September 2005 | |
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"LES REINES PROCHAINES"
by Les Reines Prochaines
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Les Reines Prochaines are an all-women multilingual feminist band from Switzerland. Founded in 1987 by Teresa Alonso, Regina Florida Schmid, and Muda Mathis, The Future Queens started out only with a synthesizer and their voices. Over the years they have added more instruments, and apart from music and performance the members have been very active in other forms of art as well. One of the reasons for their low profile in the USA might be that they have never performed here. Their only North American tour to this date, in 2005, consisted exclusively of Canadian gigs. | September 2006 | |
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"WICKED GAME"
by Les Reines Prochaines
(From "Les Reines Prochaines"
by Les Reines Prochaines)
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Nice cover version of the Chris Isaak song, starts out relatively normal, adds great background screaming in the second half. | September 2006 | |
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"EVENING"
by Les Reines Prochaines
(From "Les Reines Prochaines"
by Les Reines Prochaines)
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Sparse cover version of As Tears Go By by the Stones, from the album Lob Ehre Ruhm Dank. | September 2006 | |
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"I WANNA BE A BUTCH"
by Les Reines Prochaines
(From "Les Reines Prochaines"
by Les Reines Prochaines)
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Features the great lines (in German) "Even Dvorak started as a butcher" and "I am so looking forward to my first sheep". | September 2006 | |
