02-13-14: You Make The Knife Feel Good

"(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" was written by the famed team of Bacharach and David and first released as a single by Lou Johnson in 1964. A previous mix included Sandie Shaw's version. This mix features renditions by Jose Feliciano, Naked Eyes and Peggy Lee as well as Johnson's version.

"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" is a standard written by Ace Adams and Lionel Hampton. This mix features versions recorded decades apart by Jimmy Scott as well as versions by Michael Jackson and Pat Hunt.

"MVP (Buckwild remix ver #1)" was recorded by Big L under his first stage name L Corleone.

"Say Man, Back Again" by Bo Diddley is a sequel to his "Say Man" in which he and his maracas player Jerome Green trade good-natured insults.

The rest: the mellow "Flying High" by The Blackbyrds, William Onyeabor's spacey "Atomic Bomb", the Malcolm X-sampling "Life" by Kool Keith with Sadat X, Foster Sylvers' kiddie soul nugget "Big Things Come In Small Packages", Gladys Kinight & The Pips' 80s album track "When You're Far Away", Jane Child's 1990 hit "Don't Wanna Fall In Love", Steady B's early golden age rap "Bring The Beat Back", El Count Executives' wistful "Nothing Comes To A Dreamer (But A Dream", Frank Sinatra's morose "Monday Morning Quarterback" and Bobbie Blake's oddly cheerful "I Like Yellow Things".

Space Intro/ Fly Like An Eagle                                  The Steve Miller Band
Flying High                                                                The Blackbyrds
(There's) Always Something To Remind Me             Jose Felicano
Everybody's Somebody's Fool  (early ver)                     Little Jimmy Scott
Atomic Bomb                                                              William Onyeabor
Life                                                                              Kool Keith ft. Sadat X
Say Man, Back Again                                                Bo Diddley
MVP (Buckwild remix ver #1)                                  Big L
Everybody's Somebody's Fool                                   Pat Hunt
(There's) Always Something To Remind Me             Lou Johnson
Big Things Come In Small Packages                          Foster Sylvers
Everybody's Somebody's Fool                                    Michael Jackson
Always Something To Remind Me                             Naked Eyes
When You're Far Away                                              Gladys Knight & The Pips
Don't Wana Fall In Love                                             Jane Child
Bring The Beat Back                                                   Steady B
Nothing Comes To A Sleeper (But A Dream)             El Count Executives
Monday Morning Quarterback                                    Frank Sinatra
Everybody's Somebody's Fool  (later ver)                   Jimmy Scott
(There's) Always Something To Remind Me              Peggy Lee
I Like Yellow Things                                                  Bobbi Blake
                                  

02-06-14: So Low My Halo Stay Way Low, It Feels Like It's Bent

"Everything Under The Sun" was recorded by The Ronettes with Phil Spector producing but was never released until years later, after they disbanded. This mix features this would-be single along with covers The Walker Brothers and Jackie DeShannon.

"Keep A Knockin' An You Can't Get In" was first recorded by "Boodle-It" Wiggins in 1928 but was revived enough over the years, across various genres under slightly different titles, enough to become something of a standard. This mix features the first of his two versions, as well as a Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys' 1938 version and perhaps the most famous version by Little Richard from 1958.  Led Zeppelin's "Rock And Roll", also here, from their untitled 4th album from 1971 lifts the same opening drum beat.

One other song repeats this week: two love versions of the Sammy Cahn composition "I Refuse To Rock And Roll", one by Marlene Dietrich at The Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas in 1955 and another By Julie Wilson at The St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan in 1958.

The rest: the guitar crunch of "I'm Rowed Out" by mid-6os British band The Eyes, the 1908 origin story recording "Parson Spencer's Discourse On Adam And Eve" by Len Spencer, Larry Williams & Johnny 'Guitar' Watson's folksy "Nobody", the Bollywood-sample heavy "Main Title" by Madlib, the menacing "Rivers Of Blood" by The Wu-Tang Clan with Kool G Rap, the eerie "The Order Of Death" by Public Limited Ltd., Dexter Wansel's mellow "The Sweetest Pain" featuring Terri Wells on vocals, Stevie Wonder's bubbly "Part-Time Lover" Wilson Pickett's anguished cover of Bill Withers' "Hope She'll be Happier With Him", Andre 3000's clever "Solo (Reprise)" from Frank Ocean's album Blonde, Wynonna Carr's pleading "Please Mr. Jailer", the swinging "Nightcrawler" by Czarface with Method Man, Georgia Carr's tender "Softly" and the end title "Wonkavator" to the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

I Refuse To Rock And Roll                                         Marlene Dietrich
Keep A Knockin'                                                         Little Richard
Rock And Roll                                                             Led Zeppelin
I'm Rowed Out                                                            The Eyes
Everything Under The Sun                                          The Walker Brothers
Parson Spencer's Discourse On Adam And Eve          Len Spencer
Keep A Knockin' An You Can't Get In                        "Boodle-It" Wiggins
Nobody                                Larry Williams & Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
Main Title                                                                  Madlib
Rivers Of Blood                                         Wu Tang Clan ft. Kool G Rap
The Order Of Death                                          Public Image Ltd.
The Sweetest Pain                         Dexter Wansel ft. Terri Wells
Part-Time Lover                                               Stevie Wonder
Keep Knockin' (But You Can't Come In)        Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Everything Under The Sun                              Jackie DeShannon
I Hope She'll Be Happier With Him                Wilson Pickett
Solo (Reprise)                                                  Frank Ocean ft. Andre 3000
Please Mr. Jailer                                               Wynonna Carr
Nightcrawler                                                    Czarface ft. Method Man
I Refuse To Rock And Roll                             Julie Wilson
Everything Under The Sun                             The Ronettes
Softly                                                               Georgia Carr
Wonkavator/End Title (Pure Imagination)       Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley