08-23-12: State Of Emergency Is Where I Want To Be

"Misty Blue" was a country & western song written in 1966 by Bob Montgomery for Brenda Lee to record. After Lee turned it down, Wilma Burgess recorded it instead. Itw as subsequently recorded by many other artists, but it was Dorothy Moore's 1975 version that has made it an R&B standard.  This week's mix features the Moore and Burgess versions as well as versions  Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James shortly before her recent death and Mary J. Blige performing live.

"That Is All" is the final track of George Harrison's 1973 album Living In The Material World. This week includes a cover by Andy Williams as well s two versions by Harry Nilsson to accompany the original.

A couple other songs repeat across the mix.  "Two versions of Hank Williams' "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul" to go with a cover by Solomon Burke, and the album and "strings & vocals" version of Bjork's "Joga".

The rest: Common's philosophic "Book Of Life", Goodie Mob's harmonica-accented "Sesame Street", the cocky "Clique" by Kanye West with Jay-Z and Big Sean, the early Replacements song "Shiftless When Idle", Porter Wagoner's determined "I'll Go Down Swining", Ray Barretto's version of the jazz standard "Summertime", Michael White's blissful "The Blessing Song".

Joga                                                                               Bjork
Book Of Life                                                                 Common
Misty Blue                                                                     Dorothy Moore
That Is All                                                                      George Harrison
Wealth Won't Save Your Soul (Montgomery Demo)    Hank Williams
Misty Blue                                                                  Wilma Burgess
Sesame Street                                                              Goodie Mob
That Is All                                                                   Harry Nilsson 
Misty Blue (live)                                                            Mary J. Blige
Clique                                                          Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean
Wealth Won't Save Your Soul                                      Hank Williams
Shiftless When Idle                                                      The Replacements
I'll Go Down Swinging                                                  Porter Wagoner
Misty Blue                                                                      Etta James
Wealth Won't Save YOur Soul                                    Solomon Burke
That Is All                                                                    Andy Williams
Summertime                                                                Ray Barretto
Misty Blue                                                                      Ella Fitzgerald 
The Blessing Song                                                      Michael White
That Is All (Reprise)                                                  Harry Nilsson
Joga (Strings & Vocals)                                          Bjork