Tuesday, November 10, 2009
“How many mics do we rip on the daily
Say, me say many money say me say many many many”
Either the weirdest or greatest hip-hop song of all time. This one’s a throwback to my blur of a summer: cottage air and freshly cracked Canadian beer. What’s that sound in the beginning? Whales? And does the [...]
Saturday, October 10, 2009
“I come up hard, baby | But now I’m cool
I didn’t make it, sugar | Playin’ by the rules”
So I stopped “playin’ by the rules” and forgot to post for a couple of days. That’s right, I’m a rebel. Sadly, being a rebel in blogdom doesn’t really fly.
I will always pale in comparison to the badassity of [...]
Thursday, September 24, 2009
“Set me free, why don’tcha babe? | Get out of my life, why don’tcha babe?
‘Cause you don’t really love me | You just keep me hangin’ on”
Originally a number-one hit by the Supremes, “You Keep Me Hanging On” has been through countless adaptations over the decades. Listen to the tune: is it just me, or does [...]
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
“I was born in Lil’ Rock | Had a childhood sweetheart | We were always hand in hand
I was hightop shoes and shirt tails | Suzy was in pig tails | I know I loved her even then”
Can’t help but consider the line from a blind man’s perspective. If it weren’t for Jamerson’s mind-bending [...]
