Other stuff: the menacing "Who Shot Ya?" by The Notorious B.I.G., the chaotic "Ka Diwana" by Togetha Brotha SoundSystem, Curtis Mayfield's reflective "Back To The World", George Harrison's epic "Wah-Wah", Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' sly "Jammin' Me", Yo La Tengo's crunchy Fleetwood Mac cover "Dreams", Pablo Cruise's mellow "Whatcha Gonna Do?", Marvin Gaye's laid-back instrumental "Strange Love (Feel All My Love Inside)", Tammi Terrell's sweet "Sinner's Devotion", Fleetwood Mac's tender "Landslide", Marelene Dietrich's sexy "You've Got That Look", the languid Rolling Stones cover "Dead Flowers" by The Cowboy Junkies, The Psychedelic Furs' atmospheric "Ghost In You", Coleman Hawkins' haunting "Love Song From 'Apache'", Bob Dylan & The Band's witty "I Am A Teenage Prayer", the rustic "Peg And Awl" by The Carolina Tar Heels, Nirvana's Leadbelly interpolation "They Hung Him On A Cross", and MF Doom alter ego King Geedorah with the spooky "Monster Zero".
There seems to be a subtle Easter theme to this mix.
They are all great songs to me, yet oddly it's the Pablo Cruise one that's most closely tied to any specific memory. It reminds me of AM radio as a kid around the time of my parents' divorce. The lyrics are about a break-up, yet the weird disco stylings of the music make it an improbably upbeat song.
