6/1: Wiggle It by (had to look this up) 2 in a room. Thankfully segued to It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones.
This was one of those mornings where I wake up scratching my head and wondering where the fuck that came from. K-tel, or someone, needs to put together a compilation of one hit wonders with anatomical themes. Or even just an album devoted to ass songs. The ass album. Where is the Harry Smith of ass songs? He's out there somewhere. You know he is.
6/2: Don't touch me tomato by George Symonette (the video I've linked to is a tacky homemade effort that plays on "tomato," & may be NSFW. I use it because it has the audio of the entire song)
This was on a Calypso sampler I got from the public library. It was a surprisingly good disc. This is a fun song. I've always meant to delve more into the history of Calypso but have yet to get around to it.
6/4: How do you like me now? by Toby Keith
The folks in my favorite bar like much of the good music that I play on the jukebox. They also like Toby Keith. Having heard more of it than I ever thought I would I must grudgingly admit that he is a serviceable contemporary country star. He is capable of crafting a good hook ( I believe he actually writes much of his own material--a rarity in Nashville these days) and his voice is tolerable. He is too willing to pander to the lowest common denominator (hence his popularity) but there are worse things to be encountered in the jukebox.6/5: Scythian Empires by Andrew Bird
This is one of my favorite songs of the last two or three years. Like much of Bird's stuff it features impeccable craftsmanship, a sticky melody and an intellectual opacity that is dreamlike, or, dreamy if you prefer.6/6: Take the place by The Rent Boys
The Rent Boys were an Atlanta band that I never did get to see live. It's a shame.
6/9: Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
One of those songs I don't hear too often but I always enjoy when I do.
6/16: King of the Road by Roger Miller
I know I heard this song as a child, but my first real memory of it came much later. On a warm summer evening my Ma and a few of her condo cronies were out in their courtyard drinking beer and soaking their feet in a tub and singing this song. But they couldn't remember all the words. So someone went inside and found them on the internet and they were able to sing the whole song. Through rigorous empirical testing I have since confirmed that this song is indeed a great drunken sing-a-long. I have also learned to appreciate Roger Miller as more than a novelty.6/17: The Body of an American by The Pogues
Such a good song and tells a great story. I remember how surprised I was to hear it used on The Wire during the barroom Irish wake. It was used so well in that scene, and sounded so good, that I wondered why I didn't listen to it more over the years. Maybe because it was on an E.P. (Poguetry in Motion if I recall) rather than one of the classic L.P.s. But it's become a staple for me since. After all, I'm a free-born man of the USA.6/19: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright covered by Waylon Jennings
This is young Waylon and he does a really good job with this tune. I'd never heard his version before but it popped up on Pandora and I liked it enough to buy it. Need to check out more of his older stuff like this, the pre-Outlaw years. I dig his voice.
