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“Looks Like Fun!”

February 22, 2012 in Photos, Songs | No comments

This jacket was so popular when we posted it on Facebook, I thought people would like to hear a track – It’s far less offensive than the World’s Greatest Obscene Phone Calls from last week, but more offensive than Marmaduke.  The best laughs come from innuendos like in the track below (usually ending with similar punch lines).

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(“Indoor Sport” by Cliff Ferré)

And he musta been really tough

February 21, 2012 in Songs | No comments

Y’ever wonder if Slim from “Don’t Mess with Jim” and the jealous husband from “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” were the same guy.

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(“Don’t Mess with Jim”)

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(“Bad Bad Leroy Brown”)

A visit to the zoo!

February 20, 2012 in Playlists, Songs | No comments

Guaranteed to be the most fun you’ve ever had!

Let’s start here at the aquarium. Here, look at those funny frogs…

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(“Underwater” by the Frogmen)

There are so many fish to watch in the aquarium…

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(“The Enchanted Sea” by Martin Denny)

The next stop on our visit is the petting zoo. One of my favorite animals here is the rabbit…

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(“Mr. Rabbit” by Pete Seeger)

What a charming little fellow. Another fun animal to visit at the petting zoo is the goat. We can buy some treats to feed to him…

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(“The Goat” by Freddie and the Kinfolk)

Boy, that goat is full of energy! See you later goat, we’ve run out of morsels to feed you. Not far from the horse is the wood where the moose live.

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(“I’m Proud to be a Moose” by Dave Van Ronk)

Let’s look through the paddock fence and watch the horses run…

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(“The Gallop” by the Chevelles)

It’s such a long walk past the horses, who could be all the way back here? Oh, yes, it’s the lonely bull…

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(“The Lonely Bull” by the Ventures)

Let’s walk back a ways and visit the monkey house…

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(“Ape Call” by Nervous Norvus)

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(“Monkey See, Monkey Do” by Cliff Crofford)

This zoo is so special that it has animals you cannot see anywhere else. Here, for instance, is a panther of a different color altogether and the sabertooth tiger, an animal you may have thought was long ago extinct…

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(“The Pink Panther Theme” by Oranj Symphonette)

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(“Sabertooth Tiger” by Breathe Owl Breathe)

Dreams almost come true

February 19, 2012 in Photos, Songs | No comments

Last fall we listened to some tracks from an album of Aaron Copland’s compositions for piano, and I remarked that I would like to hear the pianist, Michigan-native James Tocco, perform transcriptions of Copland’s ballets (the album included a piece titled “Four Episodes from Rodeo“).

While one can certainly find piano transcriptions of Appalachian Spring and Billy the Kid, the quality of their interpretations are dubious – evident by the fact they have not been recorded by recital pianists of note. In fact, good recordings of Copland’s work as performed on piano are few and far between – so there was little hope I’d find one of James Tocco playing a ballet or anything else.

But it turns out that Leonard Bernstein ones wrote a piano transcription of Copland’s symphonic suite El Salón México. James Tocco performed it at the end of an album of Bernstein’s works for piano.

El Salón México is not my favorite piece by Aaron Copland (although I must be missing something – it was also transcribed for piano by Arturo Toscanini), but it is an excellent demonstration of the composer’s ability to adapt folk melodies into a seamless program. El Salón México is also the first in a series of works that would distinguish Copland and also ensure his ongoing success and artistic freedom.

Tocco’s performance is light-hearted and celebratory, with an occasional darkness that is perhaps drawn from his experience performing Bernstein’s maudlin “Anniversaries”. At times it really captures the liveliness of Copland’s suite and the feeling of a saloon.

So while it’s not a recording of the pianist performing one of the composer’s famous ballets, it is awfully close:

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Steel Guitar

February 17, 2012 in Photos, Songs | No comments

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(“Terra Nova” by Red Rhodes)

A sweet pedal steel album with a funny cover, and a song for our little girl Nova – A gift from Jake Hyer.

The Ballad of Spiro Agnew

February 16, 2012 in Fuck this Guy, Songs | No comments

Yesterday’s post took a remark by our 39th Vice President, Spiro Agnew, out of context for a humorous purpose.  I regret denigrating the Vice Presidency and Mr. Agnew’s memory for a cheap laugh, and I hope that his family will accept my apologies.  To make amends I have found a song called “The Ballad of Spiro Agnew” by folk singer Tom Paxton which will surely present the immense scale of this great man’s contribution to our nation:

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Laura’s 30th Birthday Show

February 12, 2012 in Events, Songs | 4 comments

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(“Happy Birthday to Me” by Cracker)

Laura’s turning 30 on Wednesday, and since she hates to be the center of attention we thought it would be best to gather everyone together at the Turf Club where her some of her favorite bands could sing for her.  And why not invite everyone?  So Wednesday night you can hear music by Tyler Haag, National Bird, Is/Is and Buffalo Moon.  Birthday or not this is a great lineup of local artists and everyone at Hymie’s is excited, especially since it will be at our favorite bar in the Twin Cities!

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(“A Very Unhappy Birthday” by Oscar the Grouch)

Cracker’s “Happy Birthday to Me” and Oscar the Grouch’s song are a couple of my favorite birthday numbers – I was a little disappointed that Wizards Are Real is on a brief hiatus right now (and congratulations to Melanie and Brian, anyway) because they promised the creepiest version of “Happy Birthday” ever.  I believe they could deliver on that promise.

As it is I’m certain you can expect new songs from Annandale Cardinals frontman Tyler Haag, who just recorded his first solo project, and Is/Is, whose long anticipated debut album will be out in April.  Buffalo Moon and National Bird are favorite live bands of Laura’s, and between sets I will spin some of her favorite songs.

Yes, Birthday Bear will be at this show.

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(“Three” by Tyler Haag)

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(“Don’t Beat Yourself Up” by National Bird)

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(“Blackest Beat” by Is/Is)

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(“Amores Peros” by Buffalo Moon)

Laura, showing off her Breathe Owl Breathe cape.

Laura’s birthday show with Tyler Haag, National Bird, Is/Is and Buffalo Moon is Wednesday February 15th – $6 cover, doors at 9pm.  Lonesome DJ Dave will be spinning her favorite songs between sets.  You can find directions to the Turf Club right here.  You can find out about each of the bands by clicking on their names here:  Tyler Haag, National Bird, Buffalo Moon and Is/Is.

“Taco Tuesdays”? Why not tacos every day?

February 10, 2012 in Songs | No comments

I was slinging records at St. Paul’s Amsterdam Bar until closing time last night (in fact, heartbreak songs just get better as closing time creeps up closer) – I’m up early today hauling a collection of 3500 LPs back to the loading dock.  Great stuff – classic rock and R n’ B.  I promise I won’t keep even one, and there’s only a couple special request hold for regulars, so there’s going to be a lot of new stuff in the shop this weekend and ongoing.

But it’s all a lot of work – so today’s post is just a few songs by local folks I have been listening to lately.

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(“Okay 1″ by Dan Mariska)

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(“Roundabouts” by Jake Manders)

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(“Minnesota Girls” by Communist Daughter)

 

Another Heartbreak

February 8, 2012 in Events, Songs | 1 comment

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(“When Will I Be Loved?” by Linda Ronstadt)

Tonight is another Theme Time night at the Amsterdam Bar in St. Paul.  The Cactus Blossoms, The Lonesome Polecats of Pocahontas County and Jennifer Markey and the Tennessee Snowpants will all be singing old time country tunes about heartbreak (is there a better kind?).  Three of our favorite acts – all part of last fall’s Schlitz Kickin’ Country series here at Hymie’s!

I will be spinning songs between sets – Maybe Linda Ronstadt’s “When Will I Be Loved?” or maybe the Everly Brothers’ original.  I haven’t decided.  I’ll definitely bring The Smoking Popes Get Fired and my favorite Roy Clark 45.

Justin and Jake from Pocahontas County do a great job putting together a full program each month for Theme Time, so you can count on a great evening’s entertainment with no cover!  Only down side is you can’t order a Pabst at the Amsterdam…don’t ask me why.

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(“Let’s Hear it for Love” by the Smoking Popes)

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(“Thank God and Greyhound” by Roy Clark)

 

Tribute to Buddy Holly #4

February 7, 2012 in Playlists, Songs | No comments

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(Newscast, February 3, 1959 on KGLO Radio, Mason City, IA)

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(Interview with Alan Freed, recorded October 4, 1959 by WNEW TV, New York)

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(three promotional spots for KYSD radio by Buddy Holly)

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(demo recording by Buddy Holly)

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