Because today’s Sunday. Because it was a totally left-field cover for Faith No More, probably the biggest alternative rock band around when they released it (the Red Hot Chili Peppers of their day, even though the Chilis were around at…
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Tune Of The Day: Faith No More – Easy (Commodores Cover)
Tagged with: 70s, 90s, Commodores, cover version, Faith No More, Lionel Richie, rock, soul
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Posted in Music
#shfl11: Brass Construction – Happy People
Well, #shfl11 finally seems to be doing what I’d hoped it would: introducing me to music I have never encountered before, despite it being on my iPod. Today, Happy People by Brass Construction, which is certainly the worst band name…
Tagged with: #shfl11, 70s, Brass Construction, disco, Earth Wind & Fire, funk, Kool & The Gang, remix, samples, soul, The Gap Band
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Posted in Music
The Faces – Stay With Me
Before he became a boring plastic Scot with painful pretensions of being a hoarse Sinatra, Rod Stewart was a fu*king star. With The Faces he produced some of the greatest British R&B/pub rock of the 60s or 70s. And Stay…
Queen – We Are The Champions
Queen were many things, but subtle wasn’t one of them – especially on We Are The Champions… I can’t say that I’ve ever been a huge fan of Queen or their lead singer Freddie Mercury. But Mike was, and especially…
Leroy Hutson – Lucky Fellow (As Played by Gilles Peterson & Zero 7)
Lucky Fellow is by Leroy Hutson, a favourite of those who know about jazz, funk & soul, having featured on compilations by Gilles Peterson & Zero 7. I first discovered Leroy Hutson via the Zero 7 Another Late Night compilation…
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