The song that brought Swing music to the mainstream:
The song that brought Swing music to the mainstream:
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“It doesn’t matter what the problem is, the solution is always for us to give the government more money and power, while we eat less meat.”
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A few years back we saw Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in concert with the Atlanta orchestra at a large outdoor venue. The orchestra played an opening set before BBVD came on and it was awesome. When the drums sounded the opening of "Sing Sing Sing" all of a sudden a really big swing dance flash mob got up and danced the whole number. I loathe the whole flash mob thing but that was actually pretty cool.Originally Posted by Drang
And BBVD was really really good.
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And a shout-out for some rocker/ska/early reggae... like "1952 Vincent Black Lightning", it's an outlaw/highwayman tune that speaks to the heart of a lot of people.
3 versions of the classic "Johnny Too Bad"
The original, from The Slickers, 1966/72 from the "The Harder They Come" soundtrack
Taj Mahal cover, 1974. Harder reggae, though he is from Massachusetts (a musician friend went to high school & had a crush on his kid sister- she was as charming and pretty as Taj is handsome and talented)
And a version from Steve Earle with US band the V-Roys from 1999
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Lex, that version by The Slickers brings me back to the 70's. Was one of my all-time favorite cuts from that great album...and resonates deeply with me still.
"You're gonna run to the rock for rescue...there will be no rock!"
In the same vein, I can't think of that song without these:
There's nothing civil about this war.
Some Flamenco:
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Flamenco dancing:
This is from a movie called Vengo about Gypsies. A somewhat more lightearted Flamenco:
Nice WB...and a little hypnotic Malian magic with a touch of Cooder:
There's nothing civil about this war.
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Recovering Gun Store Commando. My Blog: The Clue Meter
“It doesn’t matter what the problem is, the solution is always for us to give the government more money and power, while we eat less meat.”
Glenn Reynolds
Summertime, with some skat. The beauty of this song is there's a million covers. Another of my favorites is by Sam Cooke. It still cracks me up that I hate musicals and dig this song.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CDLDl0_pt_k
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One of my favorite renditions...
Last edited by blues; 05-18-2017 at 08:08 PM.
There's nothing civil about this war.
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