Also here: The Kinks' wry "Alcohol", a cover of The Kinks' "Well Respected Man" by Josh Rouse, a snippet of Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" by The Chosen Few, Louis Armstrong's delightful "Hello Dolly!", the effervescent "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police, The Association's lush "Never My Love", The Eurythmics' haunting "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)", MF Doom Alias Viktor Vaughn with the swirling "Fall Back/ Titty Fat", Depeche Mode's beautifully ominous "Enjoy The Silence", and Ghostface Killah's stunning and hypnotic "Mighty Healthy".
Same title/different song: "Old Man", the banjo-inflected ballad by Neil Young and the "Theme From Sanford & Son"-sampling Masta Killa rap with cameos from Ol' Dirty Bastard and RZA.
The sweet duet "What You Gave Me" by Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye is followed by an inspired cover of Marvin's hot "Heard It Through The Grapevine" by The Slits.
There are a lot of Kinks songs and covers on this mix. In addition to the ones mentioned above: the witty "Sunny Afternoon" and the frantic "Holiday In Waikiki", as well as a hushed cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Elliot Smith.
Rounding it out are the percussive "Do It Again" by Steely Dan, the sweetly domestic "For You" by Big Star and the quietly determined "Maybe After He's Gone" by The Zombies.
All of those sound pretty great right about now.
