Just like Jeebus on the cross

This is a compilation I cooked up (pun intended) almost two weeks ago as a sort of companion piece to this one but I never got around to posting it for some peculiar reason.

But better late than never.

(zip) Metal Bastard's Jesus Songs (58 mb)

1. Songs of Soil - Jesus (2000)
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Jesus of the moon (2008)
3. ZZ Top - Jesus just left Chicago (1973)
4. Temple of the Dog - Wooden Jesus (1991)
5. Johan Johansson & The Best Fucking Band - Please don't you shoot at Jesus (1997)
6. Scott H. Biram - Only Jesus (2006)
7. Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys - They ain't making jews like Jesus anymore (1992)
8. Damn Seagulls - Jesus stole my baby (2005)
9. John Stewart - Friend of Jesus (1970)
10. Ryan Adams - Picture of Jesus on the dashboard (1996)
11. Nirvana - Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam (1993)
12. Wilco - Jesus, etc (2002)
13. U2 - Jesus Christ (1988)
14. Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus (2002)
15. A Camp - Stronger than Jesus (2009)

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Yeah we're like playing the same song and stuff, y'know? (Part 8)

Wikipedia tells us that Summertime is "the name of an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess". And who am I to argue?

The idea for this post came about last week after Star Maker Machine, a blog which I'm proud to be a participant of, did a Summertime theme. This song was the obvious choice so it didn't take long for someone to beat me to the punch.

So I'm posting them here instead. The song has been recorded by countless artists, and these are some of my favorites. These include South African prog rockers Abstract Truth, the Scientology propaganda jazz funk band The Apollo Stars (yes, a Scientology propaganda jazz funk band), British prog folk hippies Oberon, and two versions sung by Janis Joplin. One solo and one from her stint with Big Brother & The Holding Company.

One of the very best though is the amazing Artie Shaw version. I'm not sure when it was recorded, but I'm told it was either 1941 or 1945. Enlighten me.

(mp3) Artie Shaw - Summertime
Available on Blues In The Night (compilation, 1991)

(mp3) Big Brother & The Holding Company - Summertime
Available on Cheap Thrills (1968)

(mp3) Abstract Truth - Summertime
Available on Totum (1971)

(mp3) Oberon - Summertime
Available on A Midsummer's Night Dream (1971)

(mp3) Janis Joplin - Summertime
Available on Pearl (1971)

(mp3) The Apollo Stars - Summertime
Available on The Power Of Source (1974)

(mp3) Mickey Newbury - Summertime
Available on The Triad Demos (1991)

(mp3) Scarlett Johansson - Summertime
Available on Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars (compilation, 2006)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #40

(mp3) Christian Falk feat. Robyn - C.C.C.
Available on People Say (2006)

(mp3) Andre Williams - Bacon fat
Recorded in 1956. Available on Mr. Rhythm (compilation, 1996)

(mp3) Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) (August Session)
Available on Funeral (limited edition, 2005)

(mp3) Robin Pecknold - Katie Cruel
Live @ Neumo's, Seattle (2009)

(mp3) Lady Gaga - Dance in the dark
Available on The Fame Monster (2009)

Up on magic mountain

Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is the practice of consciousness manipulation and/or autosuggestion to achieve a desired result, usually by techniques described in various conceptual systems. The practice is often influenced by ideas of religion, mysticism, occultism, science, and psychology.

(zip) Metal Bastard's Magic Songs (68 mb)

1. Badly Drawn Boy - Magic in the air (2000)
2. The Beatles - Magical mystery tour (1967)
3. The Lovin' Spoonful - Do you believe in magic? (1965)
4. Lou Christie - She sold me magic (1969)
5. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Magic of love (1968)
6. She & Him - Magic trick (2007)
7. The Soundtrack of Our Loves - Magic muslims (1996)
8. Oasis - Magic pie (1997)
9. Nazz - Magic me (1968)
10. Santana - Black magic woman (1970)
11. Kula Shaker - Magic theatre (1996)
12. Meat Puppets - Magic toy missing (1983)
13. Jeff Buckley - Three is a magic number (1995)
14. Timothy Cushing - Magic lantern (2009)
15. Ride - Magical spring (1995)

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Yeah we're like playing the same song and stuff, y'know? (Part 7)

Someone do me a favor and ban vuvuzelas. Forever.

Someone please make it legal to shoot anyone carrying a vuvuzela on sight. Doesn't matter if they're playing it or not, simply carrying a vuvuzela on your person should result in death.

Thank you.

Culture my ass.

(mp3) Leadbelly - Black girl
Available on Absolutely The Best (compilation, 2000)

(mp3) Mark Lanegan - Where did you sleep last night
Available on The Winding Sheet (1990)

(mp3) Nirvana - Where did you sleep last night
Available on MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)

Actor/singer/whatever

(mp3) Jack Black - Kong
As heard in King Kong (2005)

(mp3) Renee Zellweger & Ewan McGregor - Here's to love
As heard in Down With Love (2003)

(mp3) Maggie Gyllenhaal - How lucky am I
As heard in Happy Endings (2005)

(mp3) Samuel L. Jackson - Black snake moan
As heard in Black Snake Moan (2006)

(mp3) Scarlett Johansson - Last goodbye (Jeff Buckley cover)
As heard in He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Silver&Crimson Vol. 32

André Wickström. Johan och Lennart tar ut André långt ut i skärgården till Huvudskär och bjuder på klassisk Mannerheim snaps och rådjursinnerfilé. André lär ut en snabb, finsk snapsknacking och hjälper Lennart med Facebook.

(zip) Silver&Crimson Vol. 32 (36 mb)

Songs (with the word "milk" in the title) That Get My Juices Flowing #39

(mp3) Garbage - Milk
Available on S/t (1995)

(mp3) Massive Attack - Black milk
Available on Mezzanine (1998)

(mp3) Kings Of Leon - Milk
Available on Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004)

(mp3) Procol Harum - The milk of human kindness
Available on A Salty Dog (1969)

(mp3) Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe as milk
Available on Safe As Milk (reissue, 1999)

That's why the lady is a tramp

Songs that almost made it onto this mix:

Ella Fitzgerald - Lady be good
Outkast - Behold a lady
Lyrics Born - Lady don't take no
Happy Mondays - Fat lady wrestlers
Scott Walker - The lady came from Baltimore
Michael Jackson - The lady of my life
Pete Doherty - Lady don't fall backwards

In case you were wondering.

(zip) Metal Bastard's Lady Songs (58 min, 74 mb)

1. Pentagram - Lazylady (1972)
2. The Beatles - Lady Madonna (1968)
3. Queen - Sweet lady (1975)
4. Jimi Hendrix - Foxy lady (1967)
5. Lush - Ladykillers (1996)
6. Stone Temple Pilots - Lady picture show (1996)
7. Bob Dylan - Lay lady lay (1969)
8. Roxy Music - Ladytron (1972)
9. Richard Hawley - Lady's bridge (2007)
10. Elton John - Sweet painted lady (1973)
11. The Devin Townsend Project - Lady Helen (2009)
12. Michael Chapman - Soulfull lady (1970)
13. David Bowie - Lady Stardust (1972)
14. The Black Crowes - Lady of Avenue A (2009)
15. Regina Spektor - Lady (2006)

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