12-13-12: I Got To Take My Time And Control My Mind

"Fire And Rain" was a single released by James Taylor in 1970 and soon became a singer-songwriter standard. Previous mixes have featured covers by Bobby Womack and Cher. This week features the original with covers by Sammi Smith and The Isley Brothers.

"Joshua Gone Barbados" is a frolk song by Eric Von Schmidt. This week features versions by Bob Dylan & The Band, Tom Rush and Johnny Cash.

"Those Were The Days" was a worldwide hit for Mary Hopkins in 1968 and was produced by Paul McCartney. This week features a version by Dexter Gordon as well as the original.

Ol' Dirty Bastard is featured in three songs this week: his soundtrack song "Ol' Dirty's Back", as part of Wu-Tang associate Mathematics' ""Break That" and as the posthumous subject of Wu-Tang Clan's "Life Changes".

The rest: O.V. Wright's anguished ""Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)", Francoise Hardy's acoustic guitar-driven "Qui Peut Dire?", Dean Martin's winsome "LOve Is The Same (All Over The World)", Isaac Hayes' sensuous "A Few More Kisses To Go", the Nile Rodgers-produced "I'll Change My Game", Blur's spacey "Strange News From Another Star" and the moody "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed.

Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)                  O.V. Wright
Ol' Dirty's Back                                                  Ol' Dirty Bastard
Fire And Rain                                                     The Isley Brothers
Joshua Gone Barbados                                       Bob Dylan & The Band
Qui Peut Dire?                                                    Francois Hardy
Love Is The Same (All Around The World)      Dean Martin
Those Were The Days                                       Mary Hopkin
Fire And Rain                                                    James Taylor
Joshua Gone Barbados                                      Tom Rush
A Few More Kisses To Go                               Isaac Hayes 
Break That         Mathematics ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard, Masta Killa & U-God
I'll Change My Game                                       Fonzi Thornton
Life Changes                                                   The Wu-Tang Clan
Fire And Rain                                                 Sammi Smith
Joshua Gone Barbados                                    Johnny Cash
Strange News From Another Star                    Blur
Walk On The Wild Side                                  Lou Reed
Those Were The Days                                    Dexter Gordon