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Shel Silverstein/Dr. Hook - I Got Stoned and I missed it

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

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R.E.M.- Orange Crush

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Bob Marley - Easy Skanking

'cause I've been reminiscing...and I was talking to the SO last night about smoking pot and how much I missed it...he's never smoked it before...he gets curious every time I talk about it...oh, I'm such a bad influence, heh, heh, hehhhh...of course, I have no connections whatsoever anymore...

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

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Upsetters -Keep on Skanking

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

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I literally can't get enough of this song....

Buddy Holly - Rave On

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

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The Jam - Start!

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

snowy

Klaus Nomi--You Don't Own Me

Priceless.

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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

roachboy

art ensemble of chicago: nice guys.

the art ensemble kinda does a ska tune. it's so nice.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

sapiens

I find Bon Iver to be very relaxing. The track is "re: Stacks" from his album, For Emma, Forever Ago.

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George Thorogood - BAD TO THE BBBB

Memories.

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Harry Nilsson - Remember

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Culture Club - Love is Love

a rare Culture Club track... from the movie Electric Dreams

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

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brad paisley - online

pull up a chair and take a listen to some country music...

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

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brad paisley - alcohol

I think my favorite line is "helping white people to dance"

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She Ain't Rose - Leon Redbone....I was hoping to find his version of Sheik of Araby....

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

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Peter Gabriel - I Have the Touch.

roachboy

nass el ghiwane---can't remember the track title.

these gentlemen are fantastic--a kind of moroccan supergroup which comes out of gnawa style, often with lyrics that are politically supercharged.

enjoy.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

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whoa..thanks.

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Iron & Wine - White Tooth Man

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

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Average White Band Jackson 5 Mashup with some hip hop rap from someone in the middle....

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

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Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

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Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro

Ferron - Indian dreams..

Gypsy Kings- Baila Me

When in doubt...dance!

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a pair from Bo Diddley RIP

Bo Diddley - Hey! Bo Diddley
Who Do You Love?

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

sapiens

A song from De La Soul's album, Buhloone Mindstate: I am I be

roachboy

i trawled about for a lovely dj premier beat for a little while.
jeru's "come clean" is still one of my favorites.

o wait---i just remembered another one or two.

maybe maybe...

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

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Eurythmics - Missionary Man

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Harry Nilsson - The Most Beautiful World in the World

One of my bardo buds.

roachboy

so first wire's immortal single drill, in honor of the crew of fucktards outside my window jackhammering at 8:15 in the fucking morning.

and then, because good news arrived, another immortal single, this from the silver apples (circa 1966), i dont care what the people say.

which curiously sums up america too.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

sapiens

Merchandise - a song from Fugazi's album: Repeater. I've always liked that album.

roachboy

model 500: night drive through babylon

i've been on an old detroit techno binge lately.
now you can make your own.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

Glory's Sun

well I was gonna post Dave Tweedie w/ Oona Garthwaite -Haunting Me but the only place I can find it is on Myspace.

So I put Chris Garneau-- Baby's Romance...

sort of in a weird different music vibe lately.

roachboy

mc solaar: nouveau western

i love the gainsbourg sample. i dont know why.

junior murvin: police and thieves

because it could be about anywhere. and it's a fantastic song.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

Baraka_Guru

Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown"

This is rhyming rhythmic candy.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

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Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa

The mix on this version is ....lacking...
but I think the vision and passion still speaks..

oh god how I would love to tweak it though.

this is closer..

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Cecilia Bartoli - Ave Maria

There are other selections I would of chose if they were available.

Some mornings I wake up and the soundtrack to my life needs opera
for a few whiles.

roachboy

pere ubu: caligari's mirror

because it's a woozy hot afternoon by the seaside and this is a woozy hot afternoon by the seaside kinda song, in the way that only people in cleveland can muster.

and because it's incomprehensible to me that pere ubu has faded away so from the collective ucs.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

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Fabulous Poodles - Bionic man

Early 80's poppish......Great live concert.

I was surprised to see even one selection here, not even close to their best,
but hey.


pere ubu......will never fade.

My haystack needle cells just experienced a cortisol surge.

roachboy

arthur russell: this is how we walk on the moon.

arthur was the great cellist of the disco period: a collection of his stuff came out a few months ago. fine fine materials. this is a nice little tune.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

roachboy

an anonymous choir singing "l'internationale" is in my world an expression of a strange optimism.

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

Glory's Sun

RATM-- Fuck The Police

just 'cuz I want to pretend I'm part of something bigger