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YouTube video by Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (Official Audio)

A Song A Day #218 Led Zeppelin: When The Levee Breaks. I was reading a post on the Dangerous Minds blog that made a passing reference to When the Levee Breaks and realized I hadn’t listened to it in FAR too long. John Bonham’s drums are thunderous…

#ASongADay #LedZeppelin #WhenTheLeveeBreaks

YouTube video by Moraito Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose - Teddy Pendergrass' Live '79

Song A Day #217 Teddy Pendergrass: Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose. one of my very favorite live YT clips. Teddy Pendergrass letting it all hang out…

#ASongADay #TeddyPendergrass #GetUpGetDownGetFunkyGetLoose #PhiladelphiaSound

YouTube video by Just A Account Mannish Boy - The Band w/ Muddy Waters - The Last Waltz

A Song A Day #216 Muddy Waters (with The Band): Mannish Boy. it’s been too long since I’ve seen #TheLastWaltz. this is one of my favorite segments from the film. I’m pretty sure the B&W portions were edited out of the final cut.

#ASongADay #MuddyWaters #TheBand #MannishBoy #MartinScorsese

YouTube video by Barry White - Topic Playing Your Game, Baby

A Song A Day #215 Barry White: Playing Your Game, Baby. this one gets my heading nodding every time. not that there’s any particular song I identify it with, but I’m sure I recognized this beat long before I knew the source…

#ASongADay #BarryWhite #PlayingYourGameBaby #Sample

YouTube video by EFAB Sound Tom Tom Club - Spooks (1981)

A Song A Day #214 Tom Tom Club: Spooks. being a big fan of Talking Heads, I was also a fan of Tom Tom Club (@chrisfrantz.bsky.social‬). still this quirky little gem of a B-Side slipped below my personal musical radar until about 15 to 20 years ago…

#ASongADay #TomTomClub #Spooks #80s #NewWave

YouTube video by VinylRip Disco-Funk Hot Chocolate - Don't Turn It Off

Hot Chocolate’s original version was a B-Side to their single, Mindless Boogie: (2/2)

#HotChocolate #MindlessBoogie

YouTube video by 40 Thieves - Topic Don't Turn It Off (feat. Qzen) (Greg Wilson Edit)

A Song A Day #212 40 Thieves: Don't Turn It Off (feat. Qzen) (Greg Wilson Edit) I had never heard Hot Chocolate’s original before I got captured by this cover version. now I Love both. each one has a sexy funky vibe… (1/2)

#ASongADay #40Thieves #DontTurnItOff #GregWilson

22 (not counting airports of drive-thrus) and lived in 4 (counting Tempe as Phoenix).

YouTube video by Nonesuch Records Laurie Anderson - Sharkey's Day (Official Music Video)

A Song A Day #211 Laurie Anderson: Sharkey's Day. the lead track to Mr Heartbreak, my most listened to Laurie Anderson album. around this time, I saw a great show by Anderson at the Beacon Theater (NYC). she wore a white suit similar to the one in the video…

#ASongADay #LaurieAnderson #SharkeysDay

I don't remember if mine had Sitting in the Park on the b-side (or a-side as the case may be). I ended up buying One More Time: The Chess Years a number of years later and that's when I familiarized myself with Sitting in the Park among others.

YouTube video by Billy Stewart - Topic Summertime (Long Version)

A Song A Day #210 Billy Stewart: Summertime. I discovered my favorite version of this #Gershwin classic on a 7” single I bought in a record store in the East Bay, somewhere north of Berkeley. the opening blew me away then and still does…

#ASongADay #BillyStewart #Summertime #ChessRecords

Age verification? I saw R.E.M. live at a college gym in Maine.

YouTube video by Ian Dury & The Blockheads Ian Dury and The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 (Official HD Video)

A Song A Day #209 Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Reasons to be Cheerful, Pt. 3. Ian Dury is one of those artists I feel might have fallen through the pop culture cracks. hard for me to imagine a 20-year old stumbling upon him and his oeuvre…

#ASongADay #IanDury #ReasonsToBeCheerful

YouTube video by Aaron Neville - Topic Hercules

A Song A Day #208 Aaron Neville: Hercules. I love this song. it feels like it’s forever been a part of my musical diet, yet I doubt no more than 25 years or so. the bassline, the drums, the piano, the voice - it all feels so perfect to me…

#ASongADay #AaronNeville #Hercules #NewOrleans

Rotation Sound System Presents Everything You’re About To Hear Is True Vol 1 / Leng Records The Rotation Annual Garden Party has become a real event. Something that folks in the know plan for and look forward to. An intimate, boutique festival, it was founded by 2 friends, Dean Meredith a…

the source of my discovery: (2/2)

YouTube video by LengRecords Moondata - Let the Moonshine In (Dub Version)

A Song A Day #207 Moondata: Let The Moonshine In (Dub). yet another fabulous #80s tune I was oblivious of (until this am). it’s featured on a brand new Leng Records compilation, Everything You’re About to Hear is True… (1/2)

#ASongADay #Moondata #LetTheMoonshineInDub #SynthPop #Balearic

YouTube video by Chuck Mangione - Topic Land Of Make Believe

A Song A Day #206 Chuck Mangione: Land of Make Believe. Chuck Mangione left us yesterday. a David Mancuso #LoftClassic to honor his life and his passing. he was a favorite of my parents.

#ASongADay #ChuckMangione #LandOfMakeBelieve #RIPChuckMangione #DavidMancuso

digging it

YouTube video by Teena Marie - Topic I'm A Sucker For Your Love

A Song A Day #205 Teena Marie: I'm A Sucker For Your Love. this funky little disco number gave me plenty of pleasure this am. it’s been years since I last heard it and I have not spent nearly enough quality time with it.

#ASongADay #TeenaMarie #ImASuckerForYourLove #RickJames #Motown

YouTube video by Black Sabbath - Topic Planet Caravan (2012 - Remaster)

A Song A Day #203 Black Sabbath: Planet Caravan. I’ve never been much of a Black Sabbath fan. this is my personal fave but I wasn’t turned onto it until decades after the fact…

#ASongADay #BlackSabbath #PlanetCaravan #HeavyMetal #OzzyOsbourne #RIPOzzy

Bookmarks – Chris Glass

source: chrisglass.com/links/

Yes, I Texted the Number on the Sign A conversation with Landon, the roof-cleaner and sign-painter behind Portland’s most charming DIY advertisements.

a bit of a timeline cleanse:

[h/t: @chrisglass.bsky.social]

YouTube video by Timmy Thomas And Betty Wright - Topic Why Can't We Live Together

A Song A Day #202 Timmy Thomas: Why Can’t We Live Together. simple and brilliant — organ, early drum machine, and vocals delivering a powerful message…

#ASongADay #TimmyThomas #WhyCantWeLiveTogether #DrumMachine

kinda fascinated by odd little differences in record releases in different countries.

YouTube video by The Buggles - Topic Island

A Song A Day #200 The Buggles: Island. I didn’t discover this chilled #Balearic b-side gem until several decades after the fact. I doubt the 70s and 80s will ever run dry of undiscovered gems like this for me.

#ASongADay #TheBuggles #Island #SynthPop #80s

YouTube video by Harvey Mason - Topic Groovin' You (12" Version)

Song A Day #199 Harvey Mason: Groovin' You. Grade A Disco Funk.

#ASongADay #HarveyMason #GroovinYou

YouTube video by New Order New Order - Confusion (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]

A Song A Day #198 New Order: Confusion. I saw them at the #ParadiseGarage on their trip to NYC when they recorded their #Electro classic. I was a white boy from the suburbs who knew nothing about #LarryLevan or the PG.

#ASongADay #NewOrder #Confusion #ArthurBaker #JellyBeanBenitez #FunHouse

YouTube video by Agustín Casas Solaro Joy Division - She's Lost Control (Live At Something Else Show) [Remastered] [HD]

A Song A Day #197 Joy Division: She’s Lost Control. I was a bit obsessed with Joy Division for a short while during college. they certainly still do it for me.

#ASongADay #JoyDivision #ShesLostControl #PostPunk

wow! that's so good!

YouTube video by Liquid Liquid - Topic Optimo

A Song A Day #196 Liquid Liquid: Optimo. on the same EP as the legendary Cavern which was nicked for White Lines. I tend to listen to Optimo more often these days. I was lucky enough to see Liquid Liquid at Irving Plaza back in the early #80s.

#ASongADay #LiquidLiquid #Optimo #99Records #PunkFunk