The Galaxy Playlist

September 3, 2007

Dedicated to a Naughty, Naughty Boy......

I normally don't make big political statements on the show, wanting instead to have the focus primarily on the music. But the whole Larry Craig situation has had me laughing all week, and since I have a few songs that are appropriate for the situation, I thought I'd dedicate a set to him......

Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).

For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic , an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.

Composer Performer Title Genre Label Notes
The Smiths
Reel Around The Fountain
Rock, Indie
Rough Trade, 1984
 
Is It Really So Strange
Sire, 1986
 
Handsome Devil
Rough Trade, 1984
 
What Difference Does It Make?
 
W. A. Mozart
Babetter Hierholzer
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major
Classical, Classical era, music for solo piano
Marus, 1988
Possibly the most famous of Mozart's solo piano works, the melody of the first movement is particularly well known. Mozart added the piece to his catalogue on 6/26/1788, but it was not actually published until 1805, after his death. The sonata is sometimes referred to by the nickname Sonaa facille, or Sonata semplice, and Mozart referred to it as being "for beginners".
Hazel Dickens
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum
Scars From An Old Love
Bluegrass, Contemporary
HighTone, 2004
Hazel Dickens is one of my favorite bluegrass writers and singers, and this is truly a beautifully written song, given a sensitive rendition by Lewis and Rozum
Claire Lynch
Sweetheart, Darlin' of Mine
Rounder, 1997
 
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Memories that Bless and Burn
Rounder, 1999
 
Ira and Charlie Louvin
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Travel, Travel On
Rounder, 1981
 
Hazel Dickens
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum
My Heart's Own Love
HighTone, 2004
 
Husker Du
Something I Learned Today
Rock, Hardcore, Indie
SST, 1984
 
The Sugarcubes
Deus
Rock, Indie, Icelandic
Elektra, 1988
 
The Minutemen
Political Song for Michael Jackson To Sing
Rock, Indie, Hardcore
SST, 1989
 
Lennon/McCartney
Die Toten Hosen
I Feel Fine
Rock, Punk, German
Virgin, 1989
Top German punk/metal band from the '80s. They're still playing - I saw video of them from last year.
Die Toten Hosen
Hofgarten
Verschwende Deine Zeit
Jesus and Mary Chain
You Trip Me Up
Rock, Indie, "Shoegazer"
Reprise/Warner Bros., 1985
 
Living Colour
Cult of Personality
Rock, Metal
CBS, 1988
 
Soundgarden
Jesus Christ Pose
Rock, Metal, "Grunge"
A&M, 1991
 
Rusty Cage
 
4th of July
A&M, 1994
 
Like Suicide
 
Handsome
Lead Bellied
Rock, Art/Hardcore
Sony, 1977
 
Bad Brains
Supertouch
Hardcore
Caroline, 1983
 
F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers)
 

 

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