'Sorrow'

David Bowie. I haven't played him around here much lately:

More blogging tonight.

'Rolling in the Deep' Tops U.S. Singles Chart

Perhaps I should lighten it up a bit. Enjoy Adele, "Rolling in the Deep":

There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch, and it's bringing me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your sheet bare
See how I'll leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do

There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch
And it's bringing me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling
We could have had it all
Rolling in the deep
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand
(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) ...

RELATED: "Adele replaces Katy Perry atop U.S. singles chart," and "Adele wows Washington, D.C. with an unpolished but Streisand-ian performance."

BONUS: "Who Sings ‘Rolling in the Deep’ Best?

AND THANKS: To Pundit & Pundette for the sidebar link yesterday.

I Was Born in a Cross-Fire Hurricane...

I don't care about the politics. How'd you like to sit down the Mick and Keith for a couple of beers, and maybe sing a song two, drunk and loud? Beautiful stuff, and double clips for you, years apart. I'll be on afternoon drive time until later ...

And If You Let Me Cool You One Time...

Well, Bartender Cabbie and Lonely Conservative enjoyed the music yesterday, and since 100.3 The Sound's been jamming it, what the heck? Here's some Van Halen, "Ice Cream Man":

Both Ends Burning ... 'Till the End...

I'm taking a break from union blogging for a bit. Here's conservative rocker Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, "Both Ends Burning":

Please don't ever let me down
'Cause you know I'm not so sure
Do I have the speed to carry on
Burn you out of my mind, I know
You're a flame that never fades
Jungle red's a deadly shade
Both ends burning, will the fires keep
Somewhere deep in my soul tonight
Both ends burning
Burning
Burn ...

The fires raging in my soul tonight
Oh will it never end?
Put your foot around the bend
Drive me crazy to an early grave
Tell me what is there to save tonight
Both ends burning
Burning
Burn
Keep on burning till the end, until the end
Keep on burning till the end, the very end ...

Drive Time Tuesday

From yesterday, November 30th.

The playlist from The Sound L.A. in the morning. I fired up the car just as the first chords of "White Wedding started jamming. Enjoyed ELP as well:

07:08am Black Water by Doobie Brothers

07:04am Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream

06:59am Magic Man by Heart

06:50am From The Beginning by Emerson Lake & Palmer

06:46am Walk This Way by Aerosmith

06:44am Paperback Writer by Beatles (remastered)

06:35am Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

06:30am Come Sail Away by Styx

06:23am Just A Song Before I Go by Crosby, Stills, And Nash

06:19am White Wedding by Billy Idol

Cool Jerk

From The Go-Go's:

Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk

Well I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
Well this cat that you're talkin' about
Has nothing, nothing on me
'Cuz I know I'm the heppest cat
The heppest cat that ever could be

Back online later tonight.

But Uh-Oh, Honey, Lay Off of Them Shoes...

I used to listen to all the great original rockabilly artists. Carl Perkins made the first recording of "Blue Suede Shoes," which was later covered by Elvis Presley. Here's Perkins on Perry Como's in 1956. Another era, for sure. Go, cat, Go:

Dancing

Theo loves this:

Hearts Are Broken, Everyday...

Linkmaster Smith posted a DOUBLE-BONANZA RULE 5 EXTRAVAGANZA over the holiday weekend. See, "Rule 5 Sunday Part 1," and "Rule 5 Sunday Part 2: Holiday Extra!" The latter is enhanced with some Jewel loveliness. My first baby boy used to play this song over and over on our cheap Sony CD player back in the day. The strumming guitar is kinda like a lullaby, so it makes sense that a 1 year-old would get hooked. I just think Jewel's a down-home kinda woman. Enjoy:

Oh, Give Me the Beat, Boys, and Free My Soul...

I've been inadvertently neglecting my good friend Anton over at PA Pundits International. He's got a great background piece on Dobie Gray, who I used to enjoy way back in about 5th grade. Here's "Drift Away" for some very late night soft jams:

You Gotta Slow Down (Slow Down) ... Sweet Talking Woman...

Takin' a break from anti-jihad blogging. Overnight. Enjoy ELO:

Where did you go

I was searching (searching) on a one-way street
I was hoping (hoping)
for a chance to meet
I was waiting for the operator
on the line
(She's gone so long)
What can I do?
(Where could she be?)
no no no
don't know what I'm gonna do
I gotta get back to you.

CHORUS
You gotta slow down (slow down)
sweet talking woman (slow down)
You got me running (run run)
You got me searching
Hold on (hold on)
sweet talking lover (hold on)
It's so sad
if that's the way it's over

I was (walking) many days go by
I was thinking (thinking) about the lonely nights
Communication breakdown all around
(She's gone so long) What can I do?
(Where could she be now?) no no no don't know what I'm gonna do
I gotta get back to you.

REPEAT CHORUS

I've been living (living) on a dead-end street
I've been asking (asking)
everybody I meet
Insufficient data coming through
(She's gone so long) What can I do?
(Where could she be?) no no no don't know what I'm gonna do
I gotta get back to you.

REPEAT CHORUS

Gonna Ride Me a South-Bound...

Enjoy a bit of Marshall Tucker Band:

Colour My World

Listened to it this morning on The Sound LA. I'd forgotten about it, but according to Wikipedia, "'Colour My World' became a popular 'slow-dance' song at high school proms and university dances during the 1970s." Yep. That pretty much nails it:

As time goes on,
I realize
Just what you mean
To me
And now,
Now that you're near,
Promise your love
That I've waited to share
And dreams
Of our moments together
Color my world with hope of loving you

I Don't Mind You Comin' Here...

Total high school flashback, The Cars, "Just What I Needed." At Wikipedia here. Enjoy:

See also, Theo Spark, "Bedtime Totty ...", and Washington Rebel, "Tuesday Whip."

Oh, Let the Sun Beat Down Upon My Face, Stars Fill My Dreams...

I've been meaning to post on Led Zeppelin since early February, when AOSHQ wrote about Jimmy Page, where he confesses, speaking of the documentary "It Might Get Loud", "This movie really made me want to listen to Zeppelin again...."

I actually used to listen to Led Zeppelin a lot, because I was in high school during the late-1970s, when the band was perhaps at their peak, and their music was inextricably bound with the culture of the day. Still, I hadn't yet become the music bibliophile that I was to became, and Zeppelin's discography remains to this day somewhat amorphous to my rock-and-roll sensibilities. In any case, last week while driving to work, 100.3 The Sound played the entire Side 2 of Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. So, please enjoy the last song there, "Kashmir":

As always, check out Theo Spark's, "Bedtime Totty ..." Plus, from Anton at PA Pundits International, "Sunday Music – Nessun Dorma."

BONUS DIVERSION: Sir Smitty, "Democracy as an Obstruction to Swift Action is a Valid Point."

RELATED: It turns out that "Kashmir" is on John King's playlist.

You Strip Away the Ugliness That Surrounds Me...

I can't leave the ugliness of the ANSWER-bashers at top, so until later, please enjoy Sarah McLachlan, "Sweet Surrender":

Also, check out At the Point of a Gun, "One Fine Afternoon In The White House," and St. Blogustine, "Tipping Point: Righteous Indignation Becomes Rage Against The Machine."

Many Questions Like Children Often Do...

Been pretty intense around here this last week. How about some music, eh? Please enjoy Dishwalla's, "Counting Blue Cars" (both commercial video and live performance, as per reader requests):

As always, more hot neocon commentary and analysis tomorrow. Meanwhile, check Theo Spark's and my good friend Anton's, "Sunday Music – One Day I’ll Fly Away."

Plus, I wonder if Stogie's a Dishwalla fan?

Your Love Has Set My Soul on Fire...

I'll tell ya, Pat Benetar looks like a "Heartbreaker" in this clip. The record was released when I was a senior in high school, but this woman can get the jams on! From 2001:

That's Neil "Spyder" Giraldo on guitar. Neil and Pat were married in 1982.

Anton's evening rock is live, "Sunday Music – Live And Let Die." And for variety, check AOSHQ, who like some hard rockin' from time to time as well.

Side Trivia: From Wikipedia, "Benatar was the first female artist featured on MTV, and her music video, You Better Run, is the second video aired by the network following its debut with The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star".

Paul McCartney Sells Out Hollywood Bowl in Record Time!

My good friend Anton thanked me for my post on "Let it Be." And I thought about it: We all have unique relationships to music. Anton has a collection of over 500 vinyl LPs, and he was able to record them all to tape and then to digital, thus preserving the newness and quality of his record albums. Recall that Anton does the Sunday Night Music Club over at PA Pundits International, and I check over there for inspiration from time to time.

The funny thing is, at the bottom of my post on "Let it Be" I noted that, "Maybe I'll catch Paul McCartney in concert before he retires!" That was Saturday night and I hadn't yet heard about McCartney's new concert tour. A second show was added for a historic Hollywood Bowl performance, but tickets sold out in minutes. I checked the Twitter stream for McCartney and there was some grumbling about it.

Don't know when I'll get to see him in concert, given the incredible demand. But it'd be hard to think of rock history coming more alive that a McCartney event. I'll keep trying. In the meantime, enjoy "Silly Love Songs." It turns out that McCartney was taking a lot of heat in the '70s for his pop-music turn, and he recorded "Silly Love Songs" in response, as a smackdown on his critics. The song went Number One at Billboard UK, etc. My favorite section is the vocal arrangement at the end of the number, especially in the studio version:

I love you
I love you
I love you

(BGV# 1 I can't explain the feeling's plain to me, say can't you see?)
I love you
(BGV#1 Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can't you see)
I love you
(BGV#1 I can't explain the feeling's plain to me, say can't you see?)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you
(BGV#1 Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can't you see)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you
(BGV#1 I can't explain the feeling's plain to me, say can't you see?)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you
(BGV#1 Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can't you see)
(BGV#2 How can I tell you about my loved one?)

You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs.
But I look around me and I see it isn't so. Oh, no
Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs.
And what's wrong with that?

Plus, check out the photo-stream from McCartney and other at last year at Coachella, "Coachella Music Festival 2009 - Day One in Photos."

More later ...