Johnny Cash - Hurt
(May 05, 2013 - 17:44) | VERY smooth transition from Rodrigo y Gabriela, it was like the song just continued right into this.
Love this song, brings lots of memories, not happy ones but still ....
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Jimi Hendrix - Pali Gap
(May 05, 2013 - 17:22) | jocelynsart wrote: have never heard this Hendrix song, like it!
My thoughts exactly! Very nice -- to state it in an understated manner.
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Artie Shaw - Mysterioso
(May 05, 2013 - 16:31) | Ahhh! I'm so glad you played this, haven't heard it in ages.
Another fabulous clarinetist is Pete Fountain. I grew up listening to him thanks to my dad's eclectic music collection. Great stuff.
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Coldplay - Daylight
(Apr 27, 2013 - 21:57) | fredriley wrote:Nice summation  . I have a moderate liking for Coldplay and have a couple of their albums (bought from charity shops - I wouldn't pay full whack for them) and they are easy on the ear but to these lugholes they're a bit...cold. Unemotional. The sort of music you'd hear played in lobbies of corporate buildings. Suit music. Musically accomplished and decent songwriters, for sure, but just detached and uninspiring. 5 from the unmoved Nottingham jury.
I can understand and agree with some of what you're saying here, fredriley from Nottingham, except for Viva la Vida, which works ever-so-well as a concept album and contains one of the most excellent intros (Life in Technicolor) and songs about living multiple lives (Viva la Vida). In my humble opinion, nearly every song on that album is top-notch.
(I do like quite a few other Coldplay songs, although nothing from Mylo Xyloto.)
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Efterklang - Hollow Mountain
(Apr 27, 2013 - 21:46) | dewinter wrote: I've been listening to this album non-stop for the last week or so...it's amazing. My brother shared this link about how they recorded sounds for the album at an abandoned mining town at the top of the world:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/03/04/173274068/how-one-band-turned-a-ghost-town-into-a-giant-recording-studio
Bill gave some interesting bits of this story after the song played. Fascinating. Thanks for the link!
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Efterklang - Hollow Mountain
(Apr 27, 2013 - 21:45) | jagdriver wrote: Cool stuff! This is why I stay tuned here.
Yes! RP has introduced me to many new songs and artists and I'm very glad for it.
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The Walkabouts - The Dustlands
(Apr 26, 2013 - 10:58) | I just noticed (and used) the nifty "Lyrics:" option and I'm so glad it's there! For sure I would not have figured out what he was saying without that assistance.
Oh, and the song is quite likeable.
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Crosby Stills & Nash - Long Time Gone
(Apr 21, 2013 - 19:53) | sharkartist wrote: I'll never forget the haunting feeling that came over me and sent chills up my spine the first time I heard this song when it came out. Still evokes that distant emotional sensation to this day.
Yes, I think that, too. 
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Lyle Lovett - Friend Of The Devil
(Apr 21, 2013 - 19:12) | heatherchickenlady wrote: Mr Lovett almost makes the Dead listenable. Here's to Lyle lovett.
Ha! That's exactly what I was thinking. Thank you! 
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Mason Williams - Classical Gas
(Apr 21, 2013 - 18:57) | ferwoman wrote: When I saw this on the Smothers Brothers Show in the early 70's, I was mesmerized by the combination of sounds and sights (each painting from the Louvre flashed by during the song's playing, some of it quite fast). When it finished, all I could say was, "Wow! I want to see that again!" So much fun.
kurtster wrote:I was just thinking the same thing and wanted to post the same thought.  But it was the late 60's, not the 70's.
kurster, you are RIGHT AS RAIN! It was late 60's.
I just looked at a playlist of episodes and was amazed at the stars they had on that show.
From Wikipedia (and confirmed on http://smothersbrothers.com/episodes.htm):
George Harrison,
Joan Baez,
Buffalo Springfield,
Cass Elliot,
Harry Belafonte,
Cream,
Donovan,
The Doors,
Janis Ian,
Yank Barry,
Jefferson Airplane,
Peter, Paul and Mary,
Spanky and Our Gang,
Steppenwolf,
The Who,
Simon and Garfunkel,
Ray Charles,
The Hello People and even
Pete Seeger were showcased during the latter years of the show despite the advertiser-sensitive nature of their music.
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John Klemmer - Touch
(Mar 18, 2013 - 22:45) | Just caught some of this; reminiscent of Traffic. Like it at first listen.
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Madrugada - Majesty (Live)
(Mar 17, 2013 - 15:54) | oldsaxon wrote: One of those rare recordings where it surpasses the album cut so clearly it becomes the defining version.
Yes, agreed! The guitar work and vocals are perfect for each other.
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Blind Boys of Alabama - Amazing Grace
(Mar 17, 2013 - 14:27) | This was my grandmother's favorite song. My brother played acoustic guitar and sang this at her memorial service. It was a moving tribute to a wonderful and funny woman. So, contrary to your views, I love this song. Liked it even while she was alive. 
YourNameHere wrote:I don't care if they sing it to Helter Skelter. I hate this song. 
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Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice
(Mar 15, 2013 - 12:54) | This came up on the PSD button. I was intrigued to hear it because I just read the excellent biography "Days That I'll Remember" (highly recommended).
Anyway, I was really pleasantly surprised to hear this, and think it's excellent — there are some times when I won't want to hear it, but today it was very well received!
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Mason Williams - Classical Gas
(Mar 04, 2013 - 16:43) | When I saw this on the Smothers Brothers Show in the early 70's, I was mesmerized by the combination of sounds and sights (each painting from the Louvre flashed by during the song's playing, some of it quite fast). When it finished, all I could say was, "Wow! I want to see that again!" So much fun.
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Joan Osborne - Man in The Long Black Coat
(Feb 15, 2013 - 12:49) | Carl wrote: I like this song and this version OK but Bob's original is one of his songs that I really like.
Agreed. I think she does a good job on this. But truly, Bob's original is AWESOME and also the crickets!!!
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thenewno2 - Hanging On
(Feb 14, 2013 - 19:24) | I'm so glad you posted these! It really helps. 
Baby_M wrote:Here's my best guess as to the lyrics:
I'm snowed in and my battery's dead
Flight's delayed and my friends were late
Then you forgot to wind your watch
Don't forget to watch out when you wind me up
It just wouldn't start, I couldn't even love
The handle stuck, I just gave up
I got left behind, I thought that you were right
Such a mean device how could you spin me all those lies?
And I'm hanging on 'cause I wanna
And the feeling's gone but I gotta
And I'm hanging on 'cause I wanna
And the feeling's gone but I gotta
Iron heart, and my broken arm
The train derailed, I'm feeling failed
We ran away until we reached the States
The night became a darker shade of purple gray
Bush fire in my phone lines
A no-man's land, wasted space and then
The lights went out and the voices shouted
Black bagged me then they dragged you screaming out the door
And I'm hanging on 'cause I wanna
And the feeling's gone but I gotta
And I'm hanging on 'cause I wanna
And the feeling's gone but I gotta
'Cause I wanna
But I gotta
'Cause I wanna
But I gotta
Machine guns. Afghanistan,
Microwaves, and pepper spray,
Poison darts, and throwing stars
Strike my heart and leave me lying in the gutter
'Cause I wanna
But I gotta
'Cause I wanna
But I gotta
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Simon & Garfunkel - 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night
(Oct 20, 2012 - 13:06) | Wow. It's been years since I heard this. Still extremely powerful.
Thanks for having it in the rotation, Bill. I happened upon it with the Play Something Different button — good choice for me.
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Paul Simon - Was A Sunny Day
(Jul 11, 2012 - 22:20) | haljordan wrote: There are a lot of gems on this album.
Agreed! Excellent illustration of his many talents and influences.
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Snow Patrol - Lifeboats
(Jun 01, 2012 - 11:45) | Likey, like!
Thought it was Beck at first listen. Very good, enjoyable, fun to hear!
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Peter Gabriel - Feeling Begins
(Apr 29, 2012 - 13:42) | Misterfixit wrote: Listening to this whilst reading "King, of the Khyber Rifles" by Talbot Mundy.
Appropriate. Mood-setting.
Haven't read the tome, but the title alone sounds perfect for this music. Cool! 
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Fever Ray - Mercy Street
(Apr 29, 2012 - 13:38) | romeotuma wrote:
Ahhhh! Run for the hills!
Oh, seriously, get over it. It's not the original (which I do prefer) but it's not Satanic. It's not my preference but I wouldn't damn it, it's just different. And on some days, in some mindsets, it's pretty darn good.
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K-Os - Crabbuckit
(Apr 13, 2012 - 20:51) | Cynaera wrote:Fingersnaps - and every time I hear this, I start craving seafood. And that makes me wish I was back in Oregon, where the seafood is so fresh it almost crawls off the plate. Plus, this song just makes me wanna dance like a spaz. 
I completely agree with everything you just said! 
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Air - Alone In Kyoto
(Apr 13, 2012 - 19:39) | expatlar wrote: Stop making me log in just to say "Thanks for playing that."
LOL - just stay logged in, it's faster that way!
Like this one, never heard it before but it works for me.
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Los Twangers - Back To Sonora
(Apr 13, 2012 - 18:08) | Blastcat900 wrote: OHHH no. I don't wanna be the first to comment on this song. There's too much pressure on me to say something interesting or smart or even relevant. But I couldn't resist being first at SOMETHING> even if this song reminds me of Area 51.. no that's not a band reference, its the place where they have the aliens.
It's true... it has that "alien" feel. I really like it.
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The Republic Tigers - Golden Sand
(Apr 13, 2012 - 17:42) | coloradojohn wrote: and scrape some of the paint that hides the crimes... of the silent kinds...
I am STILL pulling yet unexploded word-bombs from the incredible barrage of this song! and LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT...
Thanks, RP!
You are so right! Agreed!
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Dire Straits - Expresso Love
(Apr 13, 2012 - 17:39) | bev wrote:Toying with a "10" rating here. May be slightly due to sentimental adoration for this album and song. The relentless upbeat tempo. Knopfler sounds so "into it"! And of course...The guitar. The guitar. The guitar. I'll leave it at "9" for now. But...wow. This song makes me so damned happy!! 
Understood, and I second that opinion!
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Gomez - Shot Shot
(Apr 13, 2012 - 17:35) | madebytim wrote: a sax can destroy everything
And in this case, it can create everything, so very well.
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Luna - California (All the Way)
(Apr 13, 2012 - 17:24) | WayUpNorth wrote:Judging by the comments, this song must be like an alarm clock for trolls! 
LOL - you're right! The song's not that bad.
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Sophie Zelmani - Going Home
(Apr 13, 2012 - 17:19) | jhorton wrote: I liked this one better when Bob Marley did it.
No Woman No Cry.
.boober wrote:
Good call
First thing I heard also.
Ha! You're right, that's what I first thought it was going to be. Still I like the sound of it and think it's worth keeping in the lineup. 
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Beck - Stormbringer
(Apr 13, 2012 - 17:13) | Every time I hear this it makes me pay attention; I like it more and more at each listening, too!
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Cascadeur - Into The Wild
(Apr 13, 2012 - 17:12) | This followed "Senor" by Paris Combo and was a great seque. First time hearing it, for me, and I liked it upon first listen!
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Allman Brothers - Jessica
(Apr 11, 2012 - 16:37) | MsJudi wrote:Way to jam it out on a Saturday morning! 
And a Wednesday afternoon! 
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Led Zeppelin - In The Light
(Apr 11, 2012 - 16:12) | westslope wrote: Great follow up to Loreena McKennit!
Yes! And once again played, well-sequenced after The Mummers Dance. It even makes a sentence of sorts: The Mummers Dance — In The Light. Great visual.
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Leonard Cohen - Who By Fire (live)
(Feb 16, 2012 - 19:33) | MarkCareerCycles wrote: One of the great things about this song is its link to the Jewish holy day of yom kippur. In fact, he's taken the lyrics directly from the prayer about coming year, and the unknowable ways people may perish. Dark thoughts for sure, but focuses the mind on who you want to be, what you want to do, in the year ahead, as you too might perish in this unpredictable world. When the prayer comes around, I sing along to Leonard Cohen in my head.
Never knew that. Like the song even more now! Thanks for the clue!
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Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus
(Feb 16, 2012 - 18:16) | I thought this was starting out being "Little Drop of Poison" — haven't heard it before. Like it on first listen!
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Thievery Corporation - Forgotten People
(Feb 16, 2012 - 16:42) | HazzeSwede wrote: Had this one as high as an 8,now I can't stand it. Some sounds just doesn't last..
You mean like Pachelbel's Canon in D major?
 I don't agree with your statement in this case.
I actually like this song (and the aforementioned Canon).
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Bob Marley - Lively Up Yourself
(Feb 14, 2012 - 02:08) | The opening notes had me thinking someone had uploaded Tommy Bolin. Not that I didn't like what it was, but wow I think some Post Toastee would also be mighty tasty!
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A Fine Frenzy - Come On, Come Out
(Feb 14, 2012 - 01:15) | I like Alison, and have known her a long time. I think she's developed a fine style and I enjoy her Tweets on Twitter, too! 
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Coldplay - Us Against the World
(Feb 14, 2012 - 01:12) | Okay, I have to say I REALLY LIKED "Viva la Vida" so much! Then when this new album came out I was seriously underwhelmed.
But this song (my first listen tonight) sounds like it could bring me back to listening carefully to the whole album.
(I know I keep saying "album" but it's just the word I was brought up with and like it better than CD or disc or whatever else I could be calling "collections of songs on one medium.")
So, Bill, thanks for playing more than just one or two songs from this collection. Now I'll need to research the lyrics and listen some more.
Oh, and I see A Fine Frenzy has just come on, hooray!
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The Lively Ones - Surf Rider
(Feb 14, 2012 - 00:46) | Ah, that was soooooooo pleasant and enjoyable! Thank you, Bill, for some music from my (our?) younger years! 
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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Zorba The Greek
(Feb 13, 2012 - 21:40) | michaelgmitchell wrote: Not ashamed to say I wore this album OUT as a 12-13-year-old. Bizarre. My folks' collections. I turned out okay, by the way. Says me.
I'm sure you did. I did the same.
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John Hiatt - Adios to California
(Feb 13, 2012 - 19:38) | Love this song, I recognize most of the references in it — which adds some nice personal depth to my enjoyment.
Currently it is raining in Pasadena, BTW.
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The Beatles - Across The Universe
(Feb 13, 2012 - 16:44) | rabbi_phil wrote:.. johnjconn wrote:What does "Ji carova day-va" (or how ever you spell it) mean? it's Jai Guru Deva Om. loosely translates to praise goddess teacher. om is just tuning into the vibration of the universe. (i would like to say that i just casually happened to know this......but that would be a complete lie... ommmmmmmm.)
LOL - I never knew that! And I'm LMAO because I always "hear"
Chai Karoova De Vera - which is gibberish, but almost seems to mean something in one of several languages.
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Afro Celt Sound System - Release
(Feb 13, 2012 - 11:38) | ScottN wrote: Sinead adds to this fine song.
Exactly! I was just noticing that when I saw your comment. Perfectly nuanced.
Just bumped up my rating. Really hits my mood today.
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Eels - All The Beautiful Things
(Feb 13, 2012 - 03:49) | gypsyman wrote:
I have come to appreciate a lot of things, including Eels.
I just don't think jellied eels will ever be on the list.
Have you ever caught one? I did, and it was trying to get away so badly it wrapped itself around my fishing pole and pulled so hard it popped the hook through its own head, leaving a huge gaping hole, becoming an immediately dead eel.
I have to admire your storytelling ability! Although the visual was unwanted, your prose conveyed it compellingly. I don't think I want to try fishing for eels, ever, after reading that! EEW!
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Joe Bonamassa - Slow Train
(Feb 12, 2012 - 17:27) | chris_the_man wrote:Hearing this at work at night.great song !.......BTW,i drive freight trains for a living :)
Best comment I've read.
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Cat Stevens - On The Road To Find Out
(Feb 10, 2012 - 20:50) | Bill G. just introduced this song as "by the artist formerly known as Yusuf Islam" and I thought, "am I missing something?" So I went to check it out, and I guess Bill is just having a yank on my chain right now. 
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Caro Emerald - That Man
(Feb 10, 2012 - 16:56) | jitterjames wrote:there just aren't enough dancing bananas in the whole interweb to express how this song makes me feel!
Exactly! What a fun, toe-tappin' song!
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Camouflage - The Great Commandment
(Feb 10, 2012 - 16:14) | Relayer wrote: I had to google search this band to see if it was some sort of Depeche mode side project (like Arcadia was to Duran Duran). Apparently not, but darn they sound just like DM. Seriously.
Ha! You're right! And Bill G. just commented the same on the radio. Good for spotting that.
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Leahy - B Minor
(Feb 08, 2012 - 11:02) | Wow! Excellent! Thanks for playing this, Bill. I like it!!!!
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Gogol Bordello - Tribal Connection
(Feb 05, 2012 - 17:23) | LOL - never heard this before. Don't think I could hear it a lot of times in a row, but once off it is fun to hear. Can't rate it yet, but maybe next time (in a few months or longer, I hope).
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Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
(Feb 05, 2012 - 14:33) | gypsyman wrote: The Kinks meet Run DMC performing U2
LOL - perfectly stated!
Edit: and I really like this song, and the changes within it.
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Mazzy Star - Be My Angel
(Feb 02, 2012 - 22:56) | Cynaera wrote: I wish she'd at least have TRIED to hit the notes in this song - she's singing so flat that my ears are cringing. Not one of Mazzy Star's better efforts, IMO. No rating, because who knows? Maybe the song will hit me right one day and I'll be platinumhappy.
Ha ha ha! I understand. Apparently it hits me just right tonight; I rate it an 8 and I seem to like it right now.
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The Waterboys - The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Live)
(Feb 02, 2012 - 21:35) | Maybe it's just that the playlist is all super-great right now, but this is at least an 8 from me tonight!
(But it does remind me of "the frog on the log in the bog" which makes me LOL to remember!) It's folksy, that's for sure.
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Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows
(Feb 02, 2012 - 11:37) | Seriously I thought this was "Little Drop of Poison" when I first heard it today. I can't believe I rated it a 1 earlier, my how tastes change in a short time. Now I'll bump it up to at least a 4. May change again later.
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Erik Satie - Gnossienne No1
(Jan 30, 2012 - 22:30) | Cynaera wrote:I absolutely love this. The next song is playing, but I'm still hearing this one.
Well stated! I was looking at the comments, read yours, and realized I am doing the same thing right now!
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Ray LaMontagne - Empty
(Jan 29, 2012 - 17:31) | whomhow wrote: this song becomes better and better every time I hear it ;)
Ditto!!!
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Gillian Welch - The Way It Goes
(Jan 22, 2012 - 06:26) | mike_chouinard wrote:Nice back to back to back from Patty Griffin, Kathleen Edwards and Gillian Welch.
Agreed! The blend works very well.
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Patty Griffin - You'll Remember
(Jan 22, 2012 - 06:20) | Sloggydog wrote:Was thinking I didn't like this until I realised I had a website playing a second track over the top of it.
Hee hee! That WOULD change the acoustics a bit!
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Ben Harper - Burn to Shine
(Jan 22, 2012 - 05:52) | unclehud wrote:Billy Jack?!?! Now that was a while ago ...
LOL- YES. I guess it was! Doesn't seem that long ago subjectively, but I suppose it was.
I was going to post now, after hearing this for the second time, that the beginning reminded me of ZZ Top.
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Little Barrie - Love You
(Jan 17, 2012 - 22:26) | Nice positioning with "Sing, Sing, Sing" since it shows the drumbeat similarity.
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The Black Keys - Gold On the Ceiling
(Jan 06, 2012 - 22:43) | First listen, it's a solid 7 right out of the box. So far every tune you've played from this album has been GOOD; I think this is one to buy now!
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George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
(Dec 29, 2011 - 20:27) | wlpendley wrote:Love, love George. But if you're going to announce the plagiarism lawsuit was a "bum rap" you should follow this song with the 1963 hit by The Chiffons, "He's So Fine". Let the listeners decide how similar the two songs really are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%27s_So_Fine :-)
Agreed! When I compared the two I was able to make up my own mind.
Love this song!!!
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Martyn Bennett - Move
(Dec 26, 2011 - 14:56) | Ha! I like the dissonance of it. Thanks, Bill, I hadn't heard this one before!
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Martyn Bennett - Move
(Dec 26, 2011 - 14:56) | Ha! I like the dissonance of it. Thanks, Bill, I hadn't heard this one before!
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Ben Harper - Burn to Shine
(Dec 13, 2011 - 12:59) | Never heard this before somehow, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the album cover! Reminds me of Billy Jack for some reason ....
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Radiohead - Lotus Flower
(Nov 14, 2011 - 21:04) | Every time I hear this I like it more. I keep bumping up the rating, too.
8 -> 9 this time.
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Paul Simon - The Afterlife
(Nov 13, 2011 - 20:36) | Finally heard all the lyrics tonight - hilarious riff on this subject! Love it, Paul's got the perfect sardonic touch.
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Johnny Cash - Hurt
(Nov 09, 2011 - 10:48) | Have to stop whatever I'm doing and listen, every time I hear this. Such a moving rendition of an excruciating communication.
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John Hiatt - Walk On (live)
(Oct 23, 2011 - 18:22) | I couldn't tell when one live song ended and this began! Excellent DJ'ing.
Like the song, too.
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The Byrds - My Back Pages
(Oct 21, 2011 - 14:11) | kingart wrote: Brilliant Byrds, by way of Bob. One of the touchstone songs of the 60s.
Excuse me, but wouldn't that be "Brilliant Bob, by way of The Byrds"? - just sayin' ...
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Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
(Oct 21, 2011 - 13:45) | Albert1967 wrote: Cash for me . . .
Me, too. I heard Johnny sing it first, and that's the one I favor.
But the Depeche Mode version is good.
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Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
(Oct 13, 2011 - 17:03) | westslope wrote: One of the best covers ever.
Yes!
I heard this one first, thought it was Jimmi's song, and only decades later did I realize Bob had written it.
This version/cover/rendition is "out the roof" good.
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Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1
(Oct 09, 2011 - 13:40) | mapman wrote:If you like this hunt down "Sketches Of Satie" by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.
I'll have to check that out! I also like Hackett's work (with or without the rest of the Genesis crew).
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Pink Floyd - Echoes (remix)
(Oct 06, 2011 - 20:57) | Andrew Lloyd Weber listened to this? Sounded just like Phantom of the Opera for a minute there.
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Asaf Avidan - Painting On The Past
(Oct 06, 2011 - 19:18) | OMG I heard that immediately today and when I went to comment about it I found this one already posted.
bbrally wrote:Everytime this song plays, I spend the next few hours trying to get the Bee Gees Stayin Alive out of my head.
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Ben l'Oncle Soul - Seven Nation Army
(Sep 24, 2011 - 11:45) | toomanyollys wrote:Perhaps the extra piece of toast n' marmalade I've had this morning is making me crazy, but 8 > 9!
Agreed! I just did the same. I really like this version and it's improving with more airplay.
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Joseph Arthur - In The Sun
(Sep 16, 2011 - 08:16) | drife wrote:Sorry, like the cover by Coldplay and Stipe better.
Oh, yes! Love that version!
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Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
(Sep 02, 2011 - 19:37) | Ha ha ha !!! The comments are so extreme!
That being said, I really enjoyed hearing this one today, and lots of it. I remember listening to Jethro Tull in the downstairs room of our house as a teen, with the speakers turned WAY up, and being transported by the music and lyrics. Wow, what fun to hear again.
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Woven Hand - Swedish Purse
(Sep 01, 2011 - 14:09) | sbegf wrote:Do I hear a bit of the Doors? Not sure it is enough to make me like this all that much...
Hmm... Somewhat, yes. Also reminds me of Peter Gabriel (voice, especially).
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Santana - Jingo
(Aug 29, 2011 - 16:51) | sandyclaws wrote: After reading all the negative comments on this song below, I have to wonder if it's a cultural thing. Perhaps those of us who have Latin American or African roots appreciate Santana's music more because it stems from our own ancestral rhythmic and musical "roots"?
Perhaps. Although I can't claim any of the ancestry you mention and I like most of what Santana has performed. 
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Sinead O'Connor - Chiquitita
(Aug 20, 2011 - 09:12) | She does a great job with this song, and I am not a huge fan of the original. (But I did enjoy Mamma Mia!)
Second, does anyone else notice the resemblance to "Seven Spanish Lovers"? That's the song I thought was playing when this began. Never noticed that before.
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Shivaree - Goodnight Moon (Live at KCRW)
(Jul 25, 2011 - 08:31) | newwavegurly wrote:There's just something... alluring about this song. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I enjoy it whenever Bill plays it.
Agreed! Love the sound!
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Bob Dylan - Just Like a Woman
(Jul 23, 2011 - 08:32) | pk53 wrote:Nice batch of Dylan songs by Van Morrison, Sinead Lohan and Dylan himself. Thanks.
Agreed! Excellent choices.
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The Black Keys - I'm Not The One
(Jul 21, 2011 - 12:23) | I'm surprised that the several songs I've heard from this album (all on RP, to be sure) have been "keepers" as far as I'm concerned. Surprised because I didn't know this was a group I'd bother to investigate. Having heard several of the songs, this is an album I consider buying - and through the RP affiliate link, of course! 
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Dengue Fever - Durian Dowry
(Jun 29, 2011 - 17:41) | I don't know that I'll ever buy this album, but I do appreciate the change of pace when this (or any other DF tracks from this album) comes up on the playlist rotation.
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Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
(Jun 25, 2011 - 13:35) | Kathlou wrote: Such a beautiful song, Paul Simon is in my 'greatest songwriters of all time' list. The best version of this though is their Live in Central Park concert, unbelievable.
Agreed! The live version sounds like they're playing it for the first time publicly. At first you can hear the audience thinking, "What the ... ?" but at the end they are on their feet with a huge ovation. It is a transforming performance!
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Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street
(Jun 23, 2011 - 16:59) | For me, the melody is haunting and wistful and sad and hopeful all at the same time.
A combination rarely achieved, and much appreciated.
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Dengue Fever - Durian Dowry
(Jun 10, 2011 - 12:44) | First time hearing this. Not sure I could rate it yet, but I must say it was an interesting listening experience. 
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