Friday, June 14th
another take
Amy Winehouse (1983-2011), “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” (D. Hathaway), live, France, 2007
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Category: rock/pop
2019
Monday, June 10th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Bob Dylan, “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” (B. Dylan), live, 1975 (Martin Scorsese, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, 6/12/19)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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And were You lost, I would be –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 706 (Franklin)
2019
Saturday, May 25th
basement jukebox
Larry Williams (1935-1980), “Short Fat Fannie” (L. Williams), 1957
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Another take.
Levon Helm (1940-2012), live (TV show), 1993
2019
Friday, May 24th
basement jukebox
Herbie Duncan with Red Wells and his Caravans from St. Louis, “Hot Lips Baby” (H. Duncan), 1958
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I believe in the soul; so far
It hasn’t made much difference.—Charles Simic (1938-), from “The Old World”
2019
Friday, May 10th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Joy Division, “Disorder,” 1972 (Trainspotting, 1996)
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The Poets light but Lamps –
Themselves – go out –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 930 (Franklin)
2019
Thursday, May 9th
reimagining
Christopher Trapani (1980-), Visions and Revisions (2013); JACK Quartet, 2018
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Bob Dylan, “Visions of Johanna” (B. Dylan), 1966
2019
Saturday, May 4th
what’s new
Nilüfer Yanya, “Baby Blu,” 4/11/19
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Columbus Park, Chicago (goslings huddled behind the mother)
2019
Saturday, April 6th
another take
Here’s the original.
The Jaynetts, “Sally, Go ‘Round the Roses” (L. Stevens & Z. Sanders, or A. Spector), 1963 (Billboard Hot 100, #2)
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as if it just spotted
a star
the pheasant cries—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
2019
Friday, April 5th
voices I miss
Tim Buckley (1947-1975), “Sally, Go ‘Round the Roses” (Z. Sanders & L. Stevens, or A. Spector; T. Buckley), live, c. 1973
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We dream – it is good we are dreaming –
It would hurt us – were we awake –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from #584 (Franklin)
2019
Saturday, March 30th
off the hook
The Armed, “Witness” (The Armed), 2018 (Only Love)
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What I was thinking was get my own shoes off and a quick wash and into bed. Tomorrow is a brand-new day. Except literally it was not. It was the exact same day as here and now. It was Friday morning and would be Friday dinnertime when I arose Sir Frederick, arise ye and walk the plank ere doom befall ye.
Man, what a life.
—James Kelman (1946-), “talking about my wife” (If it is your life)
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