Thursday, September 22, 2011

09-22-11: You Be Confused, And Disobeying Planet Rules

"Body And Soul" was written in 1930 and soon became a jazz standard. This week's mix features versions by Billie Holiday, Sun Ra and Dexter Gordon.

Norah Jones' "How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?" features lyrics from a never-performed Hank Williams song with a new musical arrangement.

The rest: an extended a cappella version of "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" by Ol' Dirty Bastard, the spooky "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan", a live performance of "You're A Big Girl Now" by Bob Dylan with The Rolling Thunder Revue, R.E.M.'s "Country Feedback" performed live with Neil Young, the philosophic "Tell Me" by Tom Waits, the cocky "Mr. Carter" by Lil Wayne with Jay-Z, the surreal "Blue Flowers Revisited" by Dr. Octagon, Scott Walker's odd "30 Century Man", an acoustic version of "Beast Of Burden" by The Rolling Stones, a cover of The Rolling Stones' "I Got The Blues" by Aloe Blacc & Joel Van Dijk and Al Green's gentle "Dream".

Shimmy Shimmy Ya (extended a cappella) Ol' Dirty Bastard