2018.05.01
- All This Money (Injury Reserve) This month's sole 5-star, saw on an Apple Ad - very confusing video 'til I realized that, uh, it's not the original artists lip synching in the video.
- Pynk (feat. Grimes) (Janelle Monáe) Sexy and sweetly gentle.
- Solidarity Forever (Pete Seeger) Some people in my band find war songs problematic, so I like this one that's lefty friendly but grabs the melodya and harmony. Why should the devil have all the good tunes?
- Lazy Sunday (feat. Chris Parnell) (The Lonely Island) Oldie, but you know, it has a really good sound.
- Be Water My Friend (Melodysheep) Used in background at "Liquidity, Inc" at the ICA- I like Bruce Lee's philosophy.
- Runaway (feat. Pusha T) (Kanye West) Aw jeez Kanye.
- Freaky Friday (feat. Chris Brown) (Lil Dicky) The excuse for a bunch of white college lacrosse players to shout the N word is not a good look, and the song is not unproblematic, but I love how this song has artists trying to catch each other's cadence.
- The Titanic (Pete Seeger) Not quite the lyrics I grew up with, but nice to hear.
- Signifying Monkey, No. 2 (Bruce Jackson) Not a song... kinda the roots I hear Mohammed Ali drawing from...
- September (Earth, Wind & Fire) Taylor Swift's cover reminded me that I didn't have the original...
- I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) When Taylor Swift covered "September", they said the complainers probably thought Whitney Houston originated this song. I've been on a very low key Dolly Parton kick lately.
- Melissa (The Allman Brothers Band) I wrote "Sweet Melissa" when I meant "Sweetie Melissa", and she wondered if it was this song...
- Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose (James Brown) Who doesn't love James Brown...
- Tic Tac (feat. Lambo) (UNIIQU3) Goofy club stuff. My Booty so Fresh, they call me Tic Tac!
- Peace Like a River (Paul Simon) Mention as a member of the 4 AM collection/
- Get Up, Stand Up (Bob Marley & The Wailers) School of Honk is starting up this song, so I wanted to know it better.
- Give It Up (Youngr x Endor) (Youngr & Endor) Nice R+B clubby stuff.
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