Thursday, January 27, 2011

01-27-11: No Kiddin', I'm Ready To Fight

This week's mix features two songs in triplicate: Danny O'Keefe's moody 70s hit "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" with covers by Waylon Jennings and Elvis Presley as well as three covers of The Smiths' "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" by The Thrills, Grant-Lee Phillips and Low. Additionally, there are two versions of Cat Power's "Metal Heart" as well as two versions of Jay-Z's "Encore": one a cappella and the other Dangermouse's Grey Album mash-up of Jay-Z with The Beatles.

The rest: the swinging "Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin, Solomon Burke's determined "Home In Your Heart", the ferocious "Boom Boom, Out Goes The Light" by Little Walter And His Jukes, the catchy "Past In Present" by Feist, the 12" mix of Chic's infectious disco anthem "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)", Kwest Tha Mad Ladd's densely produced "What's The Reaction", the rhythmic "Guns Of Brixton" by The Clash, Don Covay's soul singer homage "Temptation Was Too Strong", a demo version of The Who's "The Kids Are Alright" by Pete Townshend, a cover of New Order's "Ceremony" by Radiohead, a funereal vocal demo of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence", Lou Rawls' version of Leon Russell's "A Song For You" and Dean Martin's jaunty and definitive version of the standard "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You".

Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin