05-02-13: Between Your Head And My Mind

"Listen, The Snow Is Falling" is a Yoko Ono song from 1969, credited to both Yoko and John Lennon, originally appearing on their "Wedding Album" and also a couple years later as the B-side to "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". It was produced, with remarkable restraint, by Phil Spector. This mix features that song with covers by Swedish band Labasheeda and Galaxie 500, with a rare lead vocal from bassist Naomi Yang.

"The Star Of A Story" first appeared on the 1978 Heatwave album Central Heating. Both this version and a subsequent version a couple years later by George Benson were produced by Quincy Jones. This mix adds a recent live version by D'Angelo And The Vanguard to those two.

The rest: an longer and unedited version of the Allen Ginsberg collaboration "Ghetto Defendant" by The Clash, the Clash-sampling "Police On My Back" by Lethal Bizzle, Bruce Springsteen's 60s-styled "Out In The Street", Rick Ross' cocky "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" featuring Styles P, a cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up" by The Jam, the instrumental soundtrack groove "'T" Plays It Cool" by Marvin Gaye, the funky "93 'Til Infinity" by Souls Of Mischief, Vic Chestnut's atmospheric "Very Friendly Lightouse", L.V. Jones & His Virginia Singing Class with the hopeful "Will My Mother Know Me There?", Don McLean's wistful Van Gogh ode "Vincent", the sweet "Pot Of Gold" by El Count Executives and the soulful "No Man Is An Island" by The Van Dykes.

Listen, The Snow Is Falling                             Yoko Ono
The Star Of A Story                                          Heatwave
Ghetto Defendant (unedited ver)                      The Clash
Police On My Back                                           Lethal Bizzle
Out In The Street                                               Bruce Springsteen
B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)                           Rick Ross ft. Styles P
Move On Up                                                      The Jam
"T" Plays It Cool                                                Marvin Gaye
93 'Til Infinity                                                    Souls Of Mischief
The Star Of A Story                                           George Benson
Listen, The Snow Is Falling                               Galaxie 500
Very Friendly Lighthouse                                  Vic Chestnut
Will My Mother Know Me There?       L.V. Jones & His Virginia Singing Class
Vincent                                                               Don McLean
Listen, The Snow Is Falling                               Labasheeda
Pot Of Gold                                                        El Count Executives
The Story Of A Story (live)            D'Angelo And The Vanguard
No Man Is An Island                                          The Van Dykes