southern comfort - take one fear at a time

hard to find info about this group, other than they were active from 1970-1972... can't find anything physical, but their album is on spotify!

fleetwood mac - dreams (take 2) (1976)

this is a more stripped-down version of "dreams," as nicks and buckingham worked together to flesh out what would eventually become the wall of sound that this song eventually became. the final cut is perfect in what it evokes: "crystal visions" and dreams; life advice from your inner voices; baptismals into new chapters of your life. this take is rather nice on its own terms, though: the beautiful simplicity of stevie nicks' voice dancing across the thin layer of bass and guitar underneath. it's clear that she put a lot of thought into her phrasing and voice here. you can feel the impact of every line...

leo sayer - you make me feel like dancing (1977)

whigfield - saturday night! (1994)

"Sannie Carlson (best known as Whigfield) is the name of a lady with Danish origins who decided to make a mark in the history of pop-dance music by selling millions worldwide. In 1994 she gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records with the song "Saturday Night" as the first artist to go straight to number one in the UK singles chart with a debut single."

love this description -- ascribes incredible foresight to whigfield! she just decided to make a mark in the history of pop-dance music -- and she went out and did it!

toni basil

today is my birthday!

it is my duty every september 22nd to share the joys of toni basil, fellow 9/22-born woman and a true creative force!

thief on the loose:

nobody:

shoppin from a to z:

the chiffons - sweet talkin guy (1966)

boy oh boy did this bring me back!!! WHAT A TUNE!

what a good arrangement! CHECK OUT THAT BRIDGE! and that clarinet solo!

and the deconstructed verses!!!

what a tune, folks, what a tune!

diet cig - sleep talk (2015)

brand new stuff!! heard it on a local college radio station (88.9 kxlu), on a sweet lil show called "sweaty palms" that runs every wednesday afternoon. listening to that show in particular really brings me back to my own days on college radio, and all the friends that i made there -- many of whom are still my friends today! one of whom is my dude! the dude that i live with and married!!

delta 5 - mind your own business (1979)