Here's The New Plan, Stan

Finally, I'll upload a new song, and it is one in a genre I haven't really brought up on here before. It is due to a recent death of a musician, who happened to be part of a very popular band.

As you probably know already, earlier in the month, LeRoi Moore, the saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, passed away due to complications of an ATV accident. Back in the day, I knew (and I still know a handful of them) people who were big fans of this jam band (even though the DMB doesn't like this term) and other similar bands such as Phish and Rusted Root.

Instead of one of their album tracks, here is a bootleg from one of their concerts (or at least that's how it was identified on the file-sharing system I got it from! I know it's not Dave who does the lead vocal but it certainly *does* sound like them). I have zero clue where and when it was recorded, but it is a cover of a popular 70's tune. It is Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. By the way, to mention some trivia, I once had a history teacher who was a childhood friend of Simon. True story. Anyway, while I think that DMB covers are either really cool or really crappy, this one is thankfully the former rather than the latter.

Dave Matthews Band-50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (8.06 MB, 192 Kbits/second)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/12/28/1667157/Dave%20Matthews%20Band-50%20Ways%20To%20Leave%20Your%20Lover.MP3

I'll be back on late Friday night the 5th. Have a good Labor Day weekend.

The Worst Song Of 2008

Instead of the usual upload, I will spend this time telling everyone what I believe the worst song of 2008 is; if I find one that's even worse that's come out this year, I'll be stunned.

Awhile back, on a messageboard one of my enemies, David Tuthill (don't ask for the full story behind that; I don't want to be up all night typing out the explanation!) proclaimed in a random post that he was going to see a group called Flobots. I had no clue who in the hell they were. I looked it up and saw that they were yet another rap/rock collective (sigh…), but I didn't go and hear any of their songs.

A little later I was up late at night, unable to get back to sleep. I was flipping through the channels and ended up on the travesty of a station known as MTV (or as I call them, RTV, as in Reality Television) and a video was just starting. I heard an AWFUL vocal talking about using handlebars… I was like, WTF is this shit? I couldn't even listen to the rest of the song! I did know from the beginning that the song was called Handlebars and it's by Flobots, off of their Fight With Tools album. It figures that a tool like David would enjoy them!

A little later I heard the full song… yep, the worst song of 2008, with no question! That is including the bits of the awful Disney Channel crap from Hannah Montana and their ilk, I Kissed A Girl, along with the other crap my earbuds have been tortured with. Hell, it's even worse than that one Heidi Montag tune! When you can't even be better than that, folks…

I mentioned in a wrestling review that Flobots was a travesty to the music business. Of course, Tuthill responded, and only said that I was wrong. Great job defending them, fatty! Another person told me that they were "great" and that they have "an amazing conscious style" and "a great political agenda". Pardon me for the foul language, but who gives a FUCK if they have "a conscious style" or are a "political" group. Most of the times, with modern groups I want politics not to be in their music at all! Just look at all the garbage that took place during the 2004 elections, which of course did nothing for John Kerry in the end. Don't talk about things you have little understanding over, then do so by repeating the same idealistic non-realistic claptrap, you pompous douchebags! Obviously, from listening to Handlebars and some of their other tunes, they easily fall into the "pompous douchebag" category. They're like D-rate Linkin Park ripoffs, and I don't really care for Linkin Park most of the time.

I don’t want to download the song and then upload it on here, so I'll instead give the song the treatment it deserves, which is me linking you to the official YouTube video listing of the music video to the song. Here it is.

I'll be back late Friday night the 29th, this time with an upload.

Check Back Here Friday Night

This time it was Tropical Storm Fay that screwed up this blog's schedule. I was going to go to a Rays game against the Angels earlier on in the week but the storm coming through at that time meant that I had to wait until Wednesday to attend it; it was a fun game, even though the Rays lost.

Anyway, I'll be back Friday night and on here I will unveil what I think is the worst song of 2008; if I find any tune worse than this the rest of the year, I'll be shocked. I mean, I think it's even worse than what I believe (I can't remember for certain, but I doubt I said that any tune was worse than it during the time period) is the worst song of 2007, which is Cupid's Chokehold, where you had the sampled chorus of the song having nothing to do with the rest of the song! Yes, it's even worse than that.

On the mashup blog, it will be business as usual there.

RIP Isaac Hayes

By now I’m sure all of you know that a few days ago, the legendary R&B artist/producer/actor Isaac Hayes passed away. It was just announced that it was due to a stroke. I was certainly surprised to hear of this news, as he was a bad mother… well, you know the rest.

He at least led quite the life; while you wish he didn't become a Scientologist, otherwise I can't think of too many criticisms that you can lobby against him.

I will link to two songs of his. I'll be using files that were uploaded by others; hey, it's easier that way!

The first song is by far his best-known song. Yes, it's Theme from Shaft, the main song from the film (and soundtrack) of the same name. The reason why I'd post it is that when you hear it on the radio, more often than not it's the single version rather than the album version, which is a full minute longer. Hell, one time I was listening to a radio station in the middle of nowhere, Florida, and they actually edited out the "he's a bad mother…" part! I couldn't believe it. You don't have to worry about that with this file I found.

Isaac Hayes-Theme from Shaft (4.2 MB, 128Kbits/second)

http://tonymitchelli.free.fr/mp3/Isaac_Hayes_Shaft.mp3

The second song is an example of what was a familiar theme on his albums, which was a lengthy song that featured much orchestration. It's from his Hot Buttered Soul album and it's known as Walk On By; it's a cover of a song from the prolific Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

You can look at this blog for a high-quality version of the 12 minute song, and also some words from someone who knew Isaac personally and realized that he apparently was in bad health for awhile now.

I'll be back a week from tonight with a new song. On my mashups blog, I will post a tune that uses Theme From Shaft.

The Feeling, Feeling

Here is yet another deal where I tie in this blog with my mashups blog… or at least that was the plan. Problem is, I can't find that mashup CD which I have the mashup located on! Oh drat, right? Once I do find it I will post it on the appropriate page. It's from Go Home Productions and it combines a song from her to the music of a Thin Lizzy song! Instead I'll post another tune on that page in a bit.

Tonight, I will post a song from a dance singer; the tune reminds me of the summer of 2001; oh were those good days…

Ultra Nate (yes, that's apparently her birth name) is a dance music singer who has been around for almost 20 years now. That's a long time in the music biz. I'll admit that I did not hear her until I heard one of her tunes on the Dekalb (Illinois) radio station WDEK. Now, back when I started listening to that station in the late 90's up to 2002, it was pretty awesome. It was originally a top 40 station, but they also played a nice variety of stuff that you wouldn't expect. No kidding, for a while there, in the late evening every Sunday, they played episodes of the Dr. Demento Show! If you don't know, the strangest songs ever recorded were played on there; oh was it ever great. I got a lot of laughs from that show.

In 2001 the station became one which played dance music, a rarity at the time. I also enjoyed that, as it was after I spend time in college that I enjoyed that genre. It was from during that time that I heard the Ultra Nate tune (Get It Up) The Feeling, a nice bit of dance-pop. I enjoyed it then and I still enjoy it now. Hopefully you feel the same way.

In 2002 the station became one that played Spanish music, much to my disappointment. It now plays what is commonly known as the "variety" format, otherwise known as Jack, Bob, or other similar names. However, at night they still play dance tunes, which actually reminds me that back in the late 90's, there was a time where WDEK played dance songs every Friday night. Yep, pretty rad. I wish there was a station quite like that in Florida, but alas there isn't.

Anyway, (Get It Up) The Feeling, from her Stranger Than Fiction album.

Ultra Nate-(Get It Up) The Feeling (5 MB, 192Kbits/second)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/12/28/1667157/Ultra%20Nate%20-%20Get%20It%20Up%20%28The%20Feeling%29.MP3

I'll be back on Wednesday the 13th, probably in the evening.

Damn You, Busy Weekend

Unfortunately the past few days have been busier than expected, so it won't be until Tuesday evening that I upload something new. I can at least tell you that on Saturday I got a new LG Chocolate cell phone (with the V-Cast) and the Song ID feature actually works, as fantastical as it may sound. I have zero clue how it does work, but I can tell you, the son of a bitch DOES work!