Tuesday, December 15, 2009

12-04-08: If You Don't Like Things You Leave

Lou Reed has admitted in that writing "I Found A Reason" for The Velvet Underground he borrowed the harmony from "Chanson d'Amour" by Art and Dotty Todd. Both of those songs are on this mix from last year as well as a cover of the former song by Cat Power. Additionally from Cat Power on here, her collaboration with Sigmatropic called "Haiku Ten".

Two other songs repeat across the mix: the standard "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Sonny Rollins as well as Charlie Parker and Bob Wills' "Bubble In My Beer", also here in a cover by Willie Nelson.

The rest: the witty "Lovely Rita" by The Beatles, vintage adult movie music from Rita called "Love", J Dilla's snippet "Oh Oh", Simon & Garfunkel's gentle "A Most Peculiar Man", the Semitic-themed "Matzoh Balls" by Slim Gaillard and His Flat Footed Floogie Boys, Princess Superstar's odd collaboration with Kool Keith called "Keith 'N Me", the suggestive "Human Fly" by The Cramps, EPMD's assertive "It's My Thing", R.D. Burman's Bollywood confection "Music", Run-D.M.C.'s defiant "It's Not Funny", an alternate take of "Mr. Chatterbox (a.k.a. Mr. Talkative)" by Bob Marley & The Wailers, the mellow "Leavin' You Alone" by Wee, an alternate version of the pleading "All The Way Around" by Marvin Gaye and Bon Iver's tender "Skinny Love".

I Found A Reason The Velvet Underground