#johnny cash and willie nelson are just peak

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Blue Skies (1978) - Willie Nelson

Genre: country pop, standards

Peak position on US Billboard Hot 100: n/a (but 1 on US Hot Country Songs)

This is outlaw country icon Willie Nelson's country version of the standard "Blue Skies", from his warm, beautiful, amazing (all the good words) cover album Stardust. I really could pick any song from this album, but this is the one that I think is my favourite.

You have covers that are lazy rip-offs, a sign of a lack of new ideas. You have covers that are aiming to completely transform the original song and place it in an entirely new context. And then you have my favourite kind, covers that are made with a huge amount of love for the original material, that allow the strength of the original to shine through while also making it their own. Fellow country icon Johnny Cash was very good at this in his later career, and Willie Nelson does it impeccably on this song, and the whole album. He sings this song with so much care, and so gently that you could initially think he wasn't trying, but he has such a lovely soothing voice that he doesn't have to exert himself for it to sound rich and full. I really believe he loved these songs - listening to this song especially is like having a parent sing one of their favourite songs to you as a child. It gives me those strange contrasting feelings of comfort, and sad wistfulness for when it really was just all "blue skies smiling at me".

The instrumentation is also excellent - it is so tranquil with those super soft strings in the background and that little acoustic guitar solo. There is a melancholia to it though that I've hinted towards a little, with that mournful harmonica that hangs over the song, and the introduction of the piano during the climax feeling more forboding than joyful, a storm threatening the titular blue skies. But that is what showcases how well written these standards are - it is up to the performer and then the listener to decide what emotions and interpretations to take from it, and the lyrics tend to allow for any of them. Here I feel the contrasting emotions present is an example of how, when we feel one extreme of an emotion, we are also likely to experience the opposite extreme - in this song, happiness and sadness. I'm sure a psychologist could explain why that is, but it is that unusual element of the human experience that this song conjures up for me.

I love how much music can add to lyrics like these, which simply don't work on their own. Often those that we call "lyricists" - Willie Nelson included I suppose - write lyrics that can and maybe should be viewed independently to fully appreciate them. But maybe the best reflection of what makes music so effective is when the lyrics need the music to be appreciated, making the performer a poet too. On this song, despite not having written a word of it, Willie Nelson still manages to add so much meaning.

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Easily some of the best things I've gotten from exes/past relationships in general has been new music. Some of my favorite songs and genres I either got directly from someone I was dating, or found it because I'd listen to their playlists and then get recommended similar music. It used to make me sad, listening to old songs that reminded me of someone I was so close to, but I've since started to remember what drew me to the song in the first place. It was never necessarily because it was something I'd have listened to on my own in that stage of life, but because shared music is incredibly intimate. Listening to another person's music is like taking a little peak into what makes them click.

My first big crush in middle school listened to Owl City adamantly. One of my first CDs was Owl City because of him. I'd never listen to it now, but every time I hear one of those songs I smile a little and think about him.

For a while during my sophomore year I dated this guy who was a little bit blue-collar. To this day he's one of the sweetest, most pure-hearted people I've ever met. He listened to country music, not the twangy pop style kind that's out now, but old stuff: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, some Buck Owens. I've always been pretty hard-set in that I'll listen to just about everything except for country and rap-pop. But I'd listen to his country songs in his truck, or he'd play sometime on his guitar - once he did this solo in a talent show, and looked me right in the eyes the whole time - and it made sense to me. I don't remember the song, but I remember watching him watching me in that audience and knowing the soul behind that soft, hard-worn style.

"Fly Me to the Moon" by Sinatra was my song with the first boy who assaulted me. It was a trigger for over a year after we broke up. He joined my choir that year, and we'd always sing that song during Valentine's day for quips and gigs we did around town. I hated hearing him behind me, listening to a song that I thought meant love but suddenly meant fear. After going through therapy that stopped, and I started to love the song again, for what it was. I still hate what it's linked to, but it's simple, and melodic, and romantic. More recently I dated a boy who loved Sinatra, and all the old classic stars. I met him through a different choir, and I remember maybe a month in sending him a video of me singing jazz improv on "Fly Me." We had one of those shared playlists for a while too, where we added music we thought the other would like, and then listened to it all in one. We never found a duet to sing together, but once I snuck out to his family's cabin with him and we sat in an upstairs bedroom, summer light dulling the colors in the room, watching him play the guitar and smiling at me while singing "Just the Two of Us" by Bill Whithers. I still dance when it comes on.

Another boy I liked listened to a lot of the 2000s indie rock pop, the stuff that feels like a boy band too edgy to be a boy band sang it, with the kinds of songs you'd expect to hear in the opening credits of a rebellious teen movie from the same era. I'm talking "No Good Nina," and "She's So Mean," stuff by Toploader and Electric Guest and Train. There was a lot of soft pop too, some Tai Verdes before he got swept into the charts, and Glass Animals, and a troubling amount of fun. Most of it's feel-good music, stuff to boost my serotonin in that teenage dirtbag, summer loving kinda way. Some of it's sad. A lot of it is good.

Even old friendships have given me so much music. My best friend in middle school and early high school introduced me to the quirky and slightly derranged world of electro pop. My favorites were The Scary Jokes; the first song I heard was "Icicles" and it make me want to off someone in a manicly bright, Harley Quinn kind of way. One of my best friends as of late has introduced me to a lot of queer music, and nourished a taste for Girl in Red, Cavetown, King Princess, and my favorite, Mother Mother. I wish I could listen to Mother Mother for the first time, I wish I could listen to "Ghosting" all over again just so I could get floored by the transitions and the pacing.

I hooked up with a guy I met on a dating app a couple times who had quite possibly the best sex playlist I could have dreamed of. Pheobie Bridgers, Frank Ocean, a little Rex Orange County when appropriate. We don't talk anymore, but that playlist is still in my "recently played" section. I want to make my own chill, soft, musical sex playlist, and I want it to be a lot like his.

The person I'm with now has maybe the closest in music tastes to my own I've ever seen in a person, besides my mother. He's shared me a flip-side to indie folk, stomp and holler, bedroom pop. A lot of it's the same. It's a little moodier, feels like a wet autumn, like a walk through a deciduous forest after the rain, with the sun doing that thing it does where it'll beam straight through the cookie cutter holes leaves make in the foliage sky. It feels like dew, a little shy. Sometimes when we're lying together, or once where we slow danced into the silence and wind, he'll whistle or hum, lightly under his breath. Usually I don't know the song, and sometimes I'll ask. Both our birthdays are in October; he's just four days my senior. He'll leave soon, that's inevitable. But I know once he's gone in the way that he will be, I'll still have his music.

It's like I've stolen little pieces from these people, from these lovers and friends. It's not like jewelry or dried flowers or drawings you get, which were just bought or created specifically for me, and were meant for that relationship. Music is a part of you, fluid as you move through time, but defining in the way it wraps around a person's figure. I've taken little pieces of who they were and pulled it, like threads, into a little weave of my own. And I know some of them have taken songs from me too. I wonder if they make them sad still, or if they remember why we sang them together on late night drives, at school dances, waiting between classes, and sitting on blankets under wide open skies. Part of me hopes it's both. But I don't think wishing that melancholy takes away anything from the sweet nostalgia that all these songs seem to bring.

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📜Today I Music History 📜(RHC)

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What Happened Today In Music:

June 22nd

1956 - Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley started a three-day run playing 10 shows at the Paramount Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The stage manager was told; “Pull all white lights. Presley works all in color, Presley act has no encore. When he leaves the stage, immediately close curtains.”

1963 - Stevie Wonder

13-year old Stevie Wonder first entered the US singles chart as Little Stevie Wonder with ‘Fingertips Parts One and Two.’ 'Fingertips’ which featured a young Marvin Gaye on drums was the first live, non-studio recording to reach No.1 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States since Johnny Standley’s 1952 comic monologue 'It’s in the Book’.

1964 - The Beatles

The Beatles played their first ever show in New Zealand at Wellington Town Hall. The local Chief Constable refused a police escort for The Beatles leaving just two policemen to control over 5,000 fans.

1968 - Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'This Guys In Love With You’. His first No.1 plus first No.1 for the A&M label and the writer’s Bacharach and David’s first chart topper. A No.3 hit in the UK.

1968 - Rod Stewart

The Jeff Beck group featuring Rod Stewart made their US debut at the Fillmore East, New York.

1968 - Otis Redding

The Otis Redding album Dock Of The Bay went to No.1 in the UK. The posthumously released album, and his sixth studio album contained a number of singles and B-sides dating back to 1965 and one of his best known songs, the posthumous hit (Sittin’ On The Dock) Of The Bay.

1969 - Judy Garland

American singer, actress, Judy Garland, died of a barbiturate overdose aged 47, she was found on the floor of her rented Chelsea home, in London, UK. Made more than two dozen films, played Dorothy in the 1939 film 'Wizard Of Oz’, sang 'Over The Rainbow’ in the film, (voted the 'Song Of The Century’ in a 2001 poll published in America). 1961 US No.1 comeback album 'Judy At Carnegie Hall’.

1970 - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin appeared at Laugardalsholl Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland on the group’s one and only visit to Iceland. It is suggested that Robert Plant was inspired to write the lyrics to 'Immigrant Song’ during this trip.“

1971 - David Bowie

The second Glastonbury Festival in England took place. Held over 5 days to coincide with the summer solstice, (the weather was, for a British 'summer’ very good). Acts who appeared included: Melanie, Quintessence, David Bowie, The Edgar Broughton Band, Pink Fairies, Terry Reid - with David Lyndley and Linda Lewis, Gong, Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, Brinsley Schwarz, Fairport Convention, Family and Traffic. Over 7,000 fans attended the event.

1971 - Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell released her fourth studio album Blue. The album is now generally regarded by music critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. In July 2017, Blue was chosen by NPR as the greatest album of all time made by a woman.

1980 - Don McLean

Don McLean had his second UK No.1 single with the Roy Orbison song 'Crying’. The song had been a No.2 US hit for Orbison in July 1961. In 1987, Orbison re-recorded the song as a duet with k.d. lang as part of the soundtrack for the motion picture, Hiding Out. Their collaboration won the Grammy Award.

1981 - Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering John Lennon in 1980. He was later sentenced to 20 years to life.

1985 - Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heaven’, his first No.1 single, it made No.35 in the UK. The song had been featured in the film 'Night In Heaven’.

1988 - Jesse Ed Davis

American session guitarist Jesse Ed Davis died of a heroin overdose after collapsing in a laundry room in Venice, California, aged 43. Worked with Conway Twitty, The Monkees, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Harry Nilsson and Taj Mahal.

1990 - Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder and David Lindley, The Cure, Happy Mondays, Sinead O’Connor, Deacon Blue, De La Soul, Adamski, Blue Aeroplanes, Julian Cope, Del Amitri, Jesus Jones, James and The Pale Saints all appeared on the first day of this years Glastonbury Festival. A three day ticket cost £38.

1992 - Kurt Cobain

Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain was rushed to hospital after a gig in Belfast, Northern Ireland suffering from acute stomach pains brought on by ulcers.

1992 - MC Hammer

Three members of M.C. Hammer’s tour crew were wounded in a drive in shooting incident, three days later Joseph Mack, a dancer in Hammer’s entourage was shot on stage during a concert in Nevada.

1996 - Arthur Ross

The brother of singer Diana Ross, Arthur Ross and his wife were murdered by suffocation in the basement of their rented Detroit home. The badly decomposed bodies were discovered after neighbors complained of a foul odor coming from the house. Two men were later charged with murder and robbery. Arthur Ross had written songs for Marvin Gaye, The Miracles and Madonna.

2002 - The Edge

U2 guitarist 'The Edge’ married his girlfriend of ten years Morleigh Steinberg in Eze in the south of France. The couple first met when she was a belly dancer on the bands Zoo TV tour. Guest’s included Bono, Eurythmics Dave Stewart and Lenny Kravitz.

2003 - Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken, runner-up in the 2003 US American Idol went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'This Is The Night.’ Luther Vandross was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Dance With My Father’.

2008 - Coldplay

Coldplay went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Viva La Vida’, their first UK No.1. History was made by this single, as it had no physical CD-single release in the UK, being available by internet download only. The song won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2009.

2011 - Bono

It was reported in the Irish press that Bono’s wandering peahen was causing havoc for some south Dublin residents. The peahen the less spectacular-coloured female partner to a male peacock had arrived in the Ard Mhuire housing estate in Killiney near to where the singer lived. One newspaper ran the headline: "Bono’s cock drives me nuts”. Local woman Susan McKeon said she first noticed the bird at night. “It had a tiny head and a huge body. It was actually quite ugly but I don’t think it’s fully grown.”

2012 - Isle of Wight Festival

MP Andrew Turner called for a review of procedures after thousands of rock fans were delayed for hours heading to the Isle of Wight Festival. After heavy rain cars were unable to park on waterlogged fields - leading to gridlock as about 55,000 people headed to the site. Some fans were stuck in traffic for up to 16 hours on the way to the festival. Elbow, Lana Del Rey, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam all appeared at this year’s festival.

2013 - Robin Thicke

'Blurred Lines’ by Robin Thicke started a 13 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart. Featuring American rapper T.I. and American singer and producer Pharrell Williams, the video was made in two versions; the first video features models Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi M'Bengue, and Elle Evans being topless, the second features them covered. The topless version of the video was removed from YouTube for violating the site’s terms of service regarding nudity, though it was later restored, but flagged as inappropriate. 'Blurred Lines" peaked at No.1 in 14 countries.

2015 - P Diddy

P Diddy was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon in Los Angeles. The alleged incident occurred on the University of California campus where his son was on the football team. The weapon in question was a kettlebell, which is used for weight training. Diddy - whose real name is Sean Combs - was released on $160,000 (£101,000) bail.

2016 - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant told a court hearing the 'Stairway To Heaven’ copyright dispute that he had a dim memory of the time the song was written. Plant also said he could not remember meeting the band Spirit, who claimed the band stole their guitar riff for Stairway to Heaven in the 1970s. “I don’t have a recollection of almost anyone I’ve hung out with,” Plant said, causing roars of laughter in the court. The case was brought on behalf of Spirit’s late guitarist, Randy Wolfe. His estate claimed the opening riff of the 1968 song Taurus is fundamentally the same as the iconic opening bars of Stairway to Heaven.

2019 - Elton John

Sir Elton John was awarded France’s highest civilian award, the Legion d'Honneur. The British musician was presented with the award by President Emmanuel Macron during a ceremony at the Élysée Palace. President Macron’s office praised Sir Elton as a “melodic genius” and as one of the first gay artists to give a voice to the LGBT community.

2019 - Jerry Carrigan

American drummer and record producer Jerry Carrigan died age 75. He first achieved widespread recognition by being part of the first wave of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later as a first-call session musician in Nashville for over three decades. He recorded with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Kenny Rogers Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Stevens and Dolly Parton.

Born Today In Music

June 22nd

1936 - Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson, musician, actor, and writer, known for such hits as 'Me and Bobby McGee’, 'For the Good Times’, 'Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’, and 'Help Me Make It Through the Night’. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

1944 - Peter Asher

Peter Asher, Peter &Gordon, who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'World Without Love’, written by Lennon & McCartney. Asher was a producer and Head of Apple Records in late 60s and went on to become James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt’s manager.

1947 - Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan, from the The Turtles who had the US 1967 No.1 single 'Happy Together’ and the 1967 hit 'She’d Rather Be with Me’. He later worked with Frank Zappa, alongside his friend and partner Mark Volman who used the stage names of Flo & Eddie.

1948 - Todd Rundgren

American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer Todd Rundgren. Member of Nazz and Utopia. Had the solo 1972 US No.16 & 1973 UK No.36 single 'I Saw The Light’. Rundgren engineered / produced many notable albums for other acts, including The Band’s Stage Fright (1970), Badfinger’s Straight Up (1971), Grand Funk Railroad’s We’re an American Band (1973), the New York Dolls’s New York Dolls (1973), Hall & Oates’s War Babies (1974), Bat Out Of Hell’s Bat Out of Hell (1977).

1949 - Alan Osmond

Alan Osmond from American family group The Osmonds. They had the 1971 US No.1 single 'One Bad Apple’, the 1974 hit 'Crazy Horses’ and the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Love Me For A Reason’. They had their own 1972–1973 Saturday morning cartoon series, The Osmonds, on ABC-TV. The Osmonds have sold over 75 million records world wide.

1949 - Larry Junstrom

Larry Junstrom, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and longstanding bassist with the band .38 Special. Junstrom played bass with Lynyrd Skynyrd from its formation in 1964 until he was replaced by Leon Wilkeson in 1971. He then joined .38 Special in 1976 with Donnie Van Zant, the younger brother of the Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant. He died on 6 October 2019 at the age of 70.

1953 - Cyndi Lauper

American singer, songwriter Cyndi Lauper, who had the 1984 US No.1 single 'Time After Time’, and the UK & US No.2 single 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun’, (first recorded in 1979 by American musician Robert Hazard). The song received Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

1956 - Derek Forbes

Derek Forbes, bassist with Scottish rock band, Simple Minds, who had the 1985 US No.1 single 'Don’t You, Forget About Me’, and the 1989 UK No.1 single 'Belfast Child’, plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles.

1956 - Green Gartside

Green Gartside, singer, songwriter from British band Scritti Politti, who had the 1984 UK No.10 single 'Wood Beez, Pray Like Aretha Franklin’, and the hit 'The Word Girl’, as well as a US Top 20 hit 'Perfect Way’.

1957 - Gary Beers

Gary Beers, bassist from Australian rock band INXS, who had the 1988 UK No.2 & US No.1 single 'Need You Tonight’. Their 1987 album Kick has sold over 10m copies in the US alone and features four Top 10 singles; 'Need You Tonight,’ 'Devil Inside’, 'New Sensation,’ and 'Never Tear Us Apart.’ INXS has sold over 55 million records worldwide.

1959 - Alan Anton

Alan Anton, bassist with Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band, Cowboy Junkies.

1961 - Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville, UK singer, who with Bronski Beat had the 1984 UK No.3 single 'Smalltown Boy’. With British pop duo The Communards had the 1986 UK No.1 single with a cover version of the Thelma Houston hit 'Don’t Leave Me This Way’.

1962 - Ruby Turner

British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, Ruby Turner, who scored the 1987 UK hit single 'I’d Rather Go Blind’. As a session backing vocalist, she has worked with Bryan Ferry, UB40, Steel Pulse, Steve Winwood, Jools Holland and Mick Jagger.

1964 - Bobby Gillespie

Bobby Gillespie, guitar, vocals, from Scottish rock band Primal Scream who had the 1994 UK No.7 single 'Rocks’ and the 1991 UK No.8 album Screamadelica.

1964 - Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards, vocals with English group Jesus Jones who had the 1990 US No.2 hit with 'Right Here Right Now’ and the 1991 UK No.7 single 'International Bright Young Thing’.

1965 - Tom Cunningham

Tom Cunningham, drummer with Scottish band Wet Wet Wet who formed in 1982. They are best known for their 1994 cover of The Troggs’ 1960s hit 'Love Is All Around’, which spent 15 weeks at No.1 on the UK charts.

1970 - Steven Page

Steven Page, guitar, vocals, with Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies who scored the 1998 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'One Week’. The group has sold over 15 million records including albums and singles, and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March of 2018.

1976 - Sally Polihronas

Sally Polihronas, Australian singer from Bardot, winners of the Australian Popstars reality show, who had the 2000 Australian No.1 single ‘Poison’, and 2000 Australian No.1 self-titled album.

1981 - Chris Urbanowicz

Chris Urbanowicz, guitarist, with English rock band The Editors, who had the 2007 UK No.1 album An End Has a Start and earned the band a Brit Awards nomination for best British Band.

[alystayr]

Playlist musicale 2020 (1/2)

Liste des chansons (playlist 2020 - part. 1)

Mise à jour : 30 juin 2020

playlist 2020 (part.2), playlist 2020 (part. 1)

playlist 2019 (part.2), playlist 2019 (part. 1)

playlist 2018 (part. 2), playlist 2018 (part. 1)

playlist 2017 (part. 2), playlist 2017 (part. 1)

playlist 2016 (part. 2), playlist 2016 (part. 1)

playlist 2015

0-9 #

2Pac (Feat. Talent) - Changes (1998)

A

AC/DC - Who Made Who (1986)

Jeanne Added - Before The Sun (2018)

Aerosmith -  Janie's Got A Gun (1989)

The Afghan Whigs - Debonair (1993)

Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots (2014)

Alice In Chains - Would? (1992)

Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) (2004)

Archive - Bullets (2009)

Arno - Putain Putain (1983)

Asaf Avidan - Lost Horse (2020)

B

the B52’s - Rock Lobster (1979)

Axel Bauer - Eteins La Lumière (1990)

Bauhaus - She's In Parties (1983)

The Beach Boys - Darlin’ (1967)

Beck - Wow (2016)

Bénabar - Dis-lui oui (2003)

Louis Bertignac - C'est fini (2018)

Björk - Oceania (2004)

Neal Black & The Healers - Before daylight (2014)

The Black Crowes - Remedy (1992)

The Black Keys - Psychotic Girl (2008)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Let the Day Begin (2013)

blink-182 - First Date (2001)

Blur - Out Of Time (2003)

David Bowie - Modern Love (1983)

Georges Brassens - La non-demande en mariage (1966)

The Breeders - Glorious (1990)

James Brown - Living in America (from Rocky IV) (1986)

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (1985)

The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (1965)

C

Cage The Elephant (Feat. Iggy Pop) - Broken Boy (2019)

Cake - Commissioning a Symphony in C (2001)

J.J. Cale - After Midnight (1972)

Cali - Elle M'a Dit (2003)

Johnny Cash (cover Merle Travis) - Sixteen Tons (1987)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008)

Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind (1960)

Cigarettes After Sex - You're All I Want (2020)

CocoRosie - Restless (2020)

Leonard Cohen - Happens to the Heart (2019)

Coolio (feat. L.V.) - Gangsta's Paradise (from Dangerous Minds) (1995)

The Coral - The Operator (2005)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1970)

The Crimea - Opposite Ends (2005)

Christine and the Queens - La vita nuova (2020)

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Long Time Gone (1969)

D

Death In Vegas - Hands Around My Throat (2002)

Deftones - Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away) (1997)

Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (1987)

dEUS - Roses (1996)

Dirty Pretty Things - Gin and Milk (2006)

Dope Lemon - Hey You (2019)

Baxter Dury - Slumlord (2019)

Jacques Dutronc - L'opportuniste (1969)

Bob Dylan - False Prophet (2020)

E

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (1984)

Eels - Blinking Lights (For Me) (2005)

Billie Eilish - No Time To Die (2020)

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (1977)

Eminem - Darkness (2020)

Eurythmics - Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (1984)

F

Faith No More - Falling to Pieces (1989)

Mylène Farmer - Ainsi Soit Je (1988)

Feu! Chatterton - La Malinche (2015)

Izo FitzRoy - Red Line (2020)

Foals - Neptune (2019)

G

Peter Gabriel - Red Rain (1986)

Serge Gainsbourg - Elisa (1969)

Liam Gallagher - Once (2019)

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. (2005)

Grand Corps Malade - Je Viens De Là (2008)

La Grande Sophie - Une vie (2019)

Green Day - Father of All... (2020)

H

Johnny Hallyday (cover The Animals) - Le Pénitencier (1964)

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (1970)

Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (1984)

Heartless Bastards - Hold Your Head High (2009)

Hole - Malibu (1998)

How to Destroy Angels - The Space in Between (2010)

I

IAM (feat. Kalash) - Eldorado (2019)

Idir - A vava inouva (1976)

Interpol - Everything Is Wrong (2014)

Izïa - Trop vite (2019)

J

Jack The Ripper - I was born a cancer (2005)

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (1985)

Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee (1971)

Joy Division - Decades (1980)

K

Gene Kelly  - Singing In The Rain (1952)

The Kills - Tape Song (2008)

B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel (1956)

Eric Kinny (Feat. Danica Dora)  - Last Goodbye (2019)

L

Mark Lanegan - Bleed All Over (2020)

Led Zeppelin - The Ocean (1973)

Life - Bum Hour (2019)

Limp Bizkit - Nookie (1999)

Little Richard  Long Tall Sally (1955)

Lofofora - Les Gens (1999)

Emily Loizeau - Coconut Madam (2009)

Clara Luciani - La grenade (2018)

M

Stephen Malkmus - Shadowbanned (2020)

Manu - Entre deux eaux (2019)

Mesparrow - The Symphony (2013)

Metallica - Sad But True (1991)

Pat Metheny (cover The Beatles) - And I Love Her (2011/1964)

Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)

Moloko - The Time Is Now (2000)

Barry Moore - The Tide (2019)

Morcheeba - Part of the Process (1998)

Ennio Morricone -  Et pour quelques dollars de plus (1965)

Morrissey - The Truth About Ruth (2020)

Alison Mosshart - Rise (2020)

Jean-Louis Murat - Si je m'attendais / Troie (2020)

Muse - Time Is Running Out (2003)

N

Yael Naim - Daddy (2020)

Willie Nelson - On The Road Again (1980)

Nine Inch Nails - Every Day is Exactly the Same (2005)

Noir Désir - Joey Part I (1989)

Nothing But Thieves - Forever & Ever More (2018)

Natalia Nykiel - Volcano (2019)

O

Agnes Obel - The Curse (2013)

Ozzy Osbourne (Feat. Elton John) - Ordinary Man (2020)

P

Paz - Ta peau (2020)

Pearl Jam - Dance Of The Clairvoyants (2020)

Pierre Perret - Lily (1977)

Lucky Peterson (cover Prince) - Purple Rain (1997)

Tom Petty - Runnin’ Down A Dream (1989)

Pink Floyd - Young Lust (1979)

Pixies - Catfish Kate (2019)

Pomme - Je sais pas danser (2019)

Iggy Pop - Loves Missing (2019)

Popa Chubby - Life Is a Beatdown (2004)

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Eddy de Pretto - Kid (2018)

Puscifer - The Green Valley (2011)

Q

Queen - The Show Must Go On (1991)

R

R.E.M. - Man On The Moon (1992)

Radiohead - House of Cards (2007)

Rage Against The Machine - Testify (1999)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh) (2006)

Lou Reed - Vicious (1972)

Catherine Ringer & Iggy Pop (cover Screamin' Jay Hawkins) - I Put A Spell On You (2018/1956)

Rival Sons - Jordan (2012)

The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash (1968)

S

Saez - J'accuse (2010)

Santana (cover Tito Puente) - Oye Como Va (1956/1970)

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Happy House (1980)

Slipknot - Psychosocial (2008)

The Smashing Pumpkins - Rhinoceros (1991)

Patti Smith - Because the Night (1978)

The Smiths - Stretch out and Wait (1986)

Soan - Emily (2009)

MC Solaar - Nouveau Western (1994)

Alain Souchon - C'est déjà ça (1993)

Soundgarden - Outshined (1991)

Spoon - Can I Sit Next To You (2017)

Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia (from Philadelphia) (1993)

Steelers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (from Reservoir Dogs) (1992)

Sting - Fragile (1987)

Joss Stone - Right To Be Wrong (2004)

The Stranglers - Skin Deep (1984)

The Strokes - At The Door (2020)

System Of A Down - Forest (2001)

T

Tame Impala - Breathe Deeper (2020)

Têtes Raides - Le phare (1992)

Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine - La fille du coupeur de joints (2015/1978)

Tool - Vicarious (2006)

Tricky -  Nothing’s Changed (2013)

The Twilight Singers - On The Corner (2011)

Twin Peaks - Making Breakfast (2014)

U

U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1987)

V

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Crossfire (1989)

W

Tom Waits - Gun Street Girl (1985)

Muddy Waters - Rolling Stone (Catfish Blues) (1950)

Roger Waters (cover Pïnk Floyd) - Mother (1979/2020)

Weezer - Hero (2020)

Erika Wennerstrom - Extraordinary Love (2018)

Jack White - Lazaretto (2014)

Emily Jane White - Washed Away (2019)

The White Stripes - The Denial Twist (2005)

Woodkid - Goliath (2020)

X

Y

Neil Young - Down by the River (1969)

Z

Hans Zimmer - S.T.A.Y. (Interstellar theme song) (2014)

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[jonfarreporter]

The resilience of a Country Singer at the County Fair

Riding Golden Gate Transit along 101 as summer unfolds, at a bus stop the poster displays the attractions and guest appearances at the upcoming Marin County Fair. This reporter spotted on that bus shelter sign a face and a name I had not heard about or seen in years – Dwight Yoakam.

“Dwight Yoakam,” what’s a major County Music star doing at a county fair, out here in Marin California?” I mused.

Then my writer’s imagination took off, wondering how many a major singer, rock band or celebrity returned to the places they started from, early in their careers? 

That in and of itself could be the material for a country music song, could it not?

Then my thoughts turned to stars like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette and so on. They all made the rounds of performing here and there and at a county fair. And, each of them could write and sing a soul-revealing song right from the heart; which could capture the attention of any audience, especially those of the work-a-day, ordinary people at a county fair.

And, then it got me in my thoughts to realizing that no matter how major a star might become or be at any given time, their popularity and “star-power” is not guaranteed. The old saying, “be kind to people on the way up, because you will probably meet them again on the way down,” or something like that came to mind. Besides, how many truly great stars had a roller coaster of a career ride?

As the heat of the summer increased that afternoon as I was riding Golden Gate Transit, I was eager to get home. My musings trailed off as I stepped off the bus.

Surprisingly, maybe even Serendipitously, Perhaps? When I grabbed a Pacific Sun newspaper on my next ride on Golden Gate Transit the following week, there it was, a feature article about singer Dwight Yoakim.

This peaked and tweaked my curiosity. I was surprised to read that Yoakam’s career has never been in a slump. If anything it has continued, amid the ever-changing taste in music and culture.

Described as someone who upheld “rough-hewn authentic country,” in his music, the article noted that Yoakam has achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim.

When he arrived in Nashville more than 30 years ago, the trend was a more Rock and Roll influenced Country Music. Frustrated with Nashville at that time back in the 1980’s, he took off for Los Angeles. Yoakam’s commitment and determination to his style of country/blue grass worked out, because the emerging “rock-a-billy” and “punk” music scenes in LA helped his music.

I was surprised that the Kentucky-born, multi-gold, triple-platinum record singer was raised in Ohio and made his way westward, first before going to Nashville. He financed his debut record himself and continues to blaze a trail all his own.

It takes a lot of courage, determination as well as talent to persevere as Yoakam has. Along with his music recording and performing career, Yoakam is an accomplished actor. Starting with acting in productions in high school his venture in theater, movies and television over the past two decades have proven to be just as successful as his music career.

In 2016, he appeared in AmazonPrime’s original series “Goliath,” a legal drama with  Billy Bob Thorton as the lead.

Spotlighting the Bakersfield sound of which Yoakam has become associated with, he launched a new channel on SiriusXM, last year called “Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat.” This was initially based upon a song written by Homer Joy and performed by Buck Owens.

Yoakam formed an affinity with Bakersfield after Owens and Yoakam performed a duet version of the song. It became a hit in 1988, Yoakam’s first big hit song; and since that time, it has struck a chord with Yoakam and audiences.

Yoakam’s connection to California through Country Music is strong, his most recent album, “Swimming Pool’s and Movie Stars” is taken right from the theme song of the classic TV sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies.” 

As is explained on his web site.

And, this album (released in 2016) really is that hybrid expression of a journey — and it’s the American journey. It’s the Dust Bowl ‘30s era blowing colloquial music out to California with all the Okie/Arkie/Texan migrants. Folks from Kansas and Nebraska and the plains all ended up out here and brought with ‘em their cultural elements. Without that, you don’t have Buck Owens out here, and you don’t have Merle Haggard, perhaps, in the way that we knew him.” And without them, you certainly don’t have the man many of us consider the reigning king of California country, Dwight Yoakam.

Now, I understand, why he is appearing at the Marin County Fair – country music is for everyone, even in sophisticated and upscale Marin. 

The Marin County Fair begins July 3 and continues through Independence Day until July 7. Golden Gate Transit, route 35 goes right to the Fairgrounds in San Rafael. Check GGT for details. For more information about the Marin County Fair visit the web site.

And, to learn more about the multi-talented Dwight Yoakam, visit his web site.

-thoughts and musings by journalist, Jonathan Farrell

#Marin County #Marin County Fair #Summer #dwight yoakam #Swimming pools #Movie stars #Country Western Music #Blue grass #bakersfield #california

[thisaintascenereviews]

Album Review by Bradley Christensen Merle Haggard – The Best Of The Capitol Years Record Label: Capitol Release Date: April 8 2016

Country music is a genre that’s rather misunderstood, because I see a lot of people that just don’t like it. Part of wonders if that’s their own taste, since it’s fine to like or dislike whatever the heck you want, or if it’s what people tell them, because country is a genre that’s “cool” to dislike. In a sense, though, I kind of understand it, since country has kind of taken a nosedive in quality. It depends on what you’re looking for in terms of the style of the genre, but also what you’re looking to get out of it. If you’re looking to get your mind blown by how impressive these artists / albums are, musically speaking, you won’t get that. Hell, you’ll be disappointed if you’re looking for lyrics that tell an eloquent, interesting, or detailed story, especially within modern country. Country music was born from the idea of storytelling, so you’re more apt to get this from older artists, not necessarily newer ones, since they have to appeal to the mainstream as well. You can tell stories in small doses, though, and some artists are great at doing that. If you want a good example of an older artist that falls into the country vein, but they’re considered one of the greats, well, look no further than Merle Haggard. Haggard is one of the greats, and he was often considered to be an outlaw country singer. These singers talked about running from the law, drinking, smoking, and all of that stuff. They were badass, for the lack of a better word, and that included Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr, and a lot of stuff like that. I’ve never really listened to Haggard’s stuff, but he passed away a bit over a year ago (when I’m writing this, anyway). It’s kind of sad, because he still had a lot of life in him. He was only 79-years-old, but it’s high time that I check out some of his stuff. I managed to find one that was merely a compilation from his years at Captiol Records, those being his early years, so I thought I’d listen to that. I’ve spent a handful of days with this record, and I’m feeling a few different ways about it.

One part of me really likes it, because it’s something new for me. I don’t listen to this kind of stuff, and I haven’t listened to a lot of older country music, but it’s kind of neat to listen to this record and artist. Haggard’s got a great voice throughout this LP, despite being more on the country and rougher edges, which the genre is known for, so he’s not a super impressive vocalist, but he does have emotional range. I really feel for the guy in a lot of these songs, such as “Branded Man,” “Mama Tried,” or “Workin’ Man Blues.” Country music is known for its depressing lyrics, and you need that emotional range to pull off these songs, but Haggard does. This is something new, though, and I really enjoy that about this LP. On another hand, however, I don’t really care for some songs here, because this thing is awfully repetitive. At around 51 minutes, too, it’s a bit of a slow burn. There are a bunch of songs that I really like, but all of these songs sound pretty similar, so it’s a bit exhausting by the end. Not to mention, well, I don’t really care for some of the lyrics, either. Two of Haggard’s biggest singles from the late 60s and early 70s, “Okie From Muskogee,” and “The Fightin’ Side Of Me” are one this album, and I don’t know if these songs are awful or they’re brilliant. These songs are both about how the right-wing / conservative side of the United States, and they’re so over the top, silly, and stupid, I’m almost wanting to believe that they’re brilliant satires, but at the same time, they could be played straight. In that case, they’re pretty bad, but what’s interesting about these songs is that in doing some research for this review, I found out that Haggard actually has come to change his opinions and thoughts for plenty of stuff over the years. In a 2003 interview, he talked about how he was really dumb back then, and he doesn’t feel the same way he does now, and at the time, he wanted to release a song that was about a white man dating a black woman, but his label told him not to do it, as that would cause his popularity to completely die.

In the end, though, I’m not sure how I feel about this record. I like a lot of songs here, and Haggard’s got a great voice, but at the same time, a lot of the songs sound repetitive, I don’t care for a lot of the lyrics, and it’s just nothing outright amazing or mindblowing. It’s kind of interesting that Haggard has changed his mind on certain ideas and opinions expressed within these songs, and truth be told, Haggard sounds best on the “sadder” songs, but I do like a few of the happier tracks here, too. It’s when Haggard talks about the typical “outlaw” topics, as well as relationships, that he’s at his strongest, but his voice is very rough around the edges, and I don’t care for these types of vocalists as much as vocalists with a lot of range and power. That’s just my preference, personally, but I do acknowledge that he’s got a lot of talent and range (even though it’s more emotional range, which is better than none whatsoever). If you’re looking to get into old school country music, you can’t go wrong with Merle Haggard, because he’s one of the guys that helped to pioneer outlaw country. He’s right there with Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr, and Willie Nelson, three albums that I’ve got albums from (well, I have a very early album from Jennings, which features his first two singles that he ever recorded with Buddy Holly), so if you want to get into old school country, or outlaw country, Haggard’s an artist worth checking out. I can’t say that I’m super in love with this LP, mind you, but this is a solid compilation. That’s the most important thing about a greatest hits album, or any kind of compilation, and this one isn’t necessarily a greatest hits, because it’s about his years at Capitol, but it features a lot of his early stuff, as well as his peak years, so you can’t go wrong with his compilation. If anything, too, it’s good that I have this, because it’s good to have albums from the “greats” in plenty of genres. Sure, I might not love it, but it’s still worth having in my collection, and I feel like if you’re hugely into music, and you want to dive into country, especially older country, you can’t go wrong with some Haggard.

#merle haggard #the fightin' side of me #okie from muskogee #country #rock #country rock #outlaw country #johnny cash #the man in black #country music