John Carpenter's The Thing: The Musical

More at the YouTube.

Alex Chilton: I Will Always Love You

Live On WLYX Memphis 1975. Just the song. No video. Just a picture.

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Seven Views Of Jerusalem

The Teardrop Explodes - "Seven Views Of Jerusalem" on Old Grey Whistle Test in 1982:

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Scratchy

Travis Wammack about Scratchy:


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We Will Rock You

Queen's tidious chant turned into a glorious experience impirial style of epic proportions by Kabuki-za orchestra. Be sure to also enjoy "Smoke On the Water" by the same magnificent "band". (via VideoSift)

Video added by momentlar

I Love Europe

The Swedish semifinals for the song contest Melodifestivalen - which will determine which song we will send to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade - started yesterday.
And I just have 3 words to say: I LOVE EUROPE

This song and performance is like a mix of traditional swedish dansband; Heino; a really cheap cabaret number; a Bavarian Oktoberfest (Hello!l .. Heino again ... d'oh!) and Lucky Luke.
The result is fantastic.

Added by 2008Norway

"I'm walking down the street, my feet feel like dancing - I Love Europe"

Note: I have created a facebook group to support "I Love Europe" and Christer Sjögren. It is open for users in the Sweden network. Group name is (of course) I Love Europe.
Notera: Jag har alltså startat en facebook-grupp för att visa mitt stöd för Christer och "I Love Europe". Denna grupp heter kort och gott: I Love Europe.
Välkommen med support och känsloyttringar.
Eurovision - här kommer Christer!

I wanna wear Ron Ashetons Loafers

Hyper Plastic (MySpace) is a Swedish one man act with a nice lo-fi electronica beat and an excellent eye for the important things in life we usually pay no or a minimum of attention to.
Like a song about "40 year old daddies on lawnmovers" with witty (but also with an all over scary based-on-a-true-story feeling to it) and intelligent lyrics:

"They haven't got laid in seven years
Mortage payments to their ears
And it will never matter how much they pay
They're the Myth of Sisyphus reduced to a cliché

The house is nice and the kids are sweet
But now it's time to hit the street for...

The 40 year old daddies on lawnmowers
Bound to break down later or sooner
40 year old daddies on lawnmowers
Bound to break away later or sooner
On their lawnmowers
...
...
..."


Another great song is about "Ron Ashetons loafers" (you know the ones he wore on the Funhouse gatefold sleeve.)
Yeah, pretty hip shoes. Pretty hip song.
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The track is taken from coming EP spring -08 on Novotone records. Watch out!

In the meantime enjoy these and more tracks over at Hyper Plastic's MySpace page.

Lamptown River

I got an email some days ago with 2 new songs from my friend Mats Larsson (MySpace page where you can listen some more).
He's a nice guy with a serious gift for soulful songwriting.
Once he was in the short-lived wild and crazy act named Punk Anderson with people from Apa State Mental, wich I wrote about earlier.

But that was a long time ago.

Listen to "Lamptown River". Just do it. You want regret it. Have a glass of Cognac. Sip it along with the music. Mmmm! Ahh!
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And then let's take a group bow for true talent.

You Broke My Heart In 17 Places

blowupdoll gives us Tracey Ullman doing "You Broke My Heart In 17 Places". Life could be worse.

Somebody Else Was Suckin' My D**k Last Night

NSFW, but hey! Rock'n'roll shouldn't be safe for work. So. Let's rock.

The Cowboy Song

HTMPL Prod. ordered me to listen to "The Cowboy Song" by P.I.L..
Can somebody help me?

Thanks in advance.

/Z aka mrdantefontana

"Love Will Tear Us Apart"

"Love Will Tear Us Apart", 34 versions at a best truth.

Brigitte Bardot - Faite pour dormir - Harley Davidson

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Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider Complete 1973-1983 Series at X-Y-Z-Cosmonaut's CosmoBlog.

Romance

Tiny Tim & Miss Vicky 's marriage was broadcasted live on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show in 1969.

Read more about their romance and marriage by clicking the pic.

This clip is from from 2 years later. Romance and falsettos still in full bloom.
From The Ed Sullivan Show 1971
Tiny Tim & Miss Vicky-"Why"

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Loretta Lynn, "Rated X"

Listen at ANABlog.

The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins -The Lost Footage

Another great discovery by Maiden Wine, The Ultimate Leonard Nimoy Music Site:

"Just about everybody who's anybody on the Internet has seen Leonard Nimoy's music video, The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins [Note: See for yourself here]. However, little has ever been established about when, where, and why it was made. In a Maiden Wine exclusive, we have found answers and more. And the Earth-shattering news is: the video that we all know and love is an edited, abbreviated version of the original video! After decades on the shelf, the world can now enjoy the full version of this legendary production, with an introduction to the song, complete instrumental break, and the ending in its entirety. ..."

Rick Nelson (and beach chick) & Nimoy, relaxing

The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins - The Lost Footage (incl. lyrics and chords)

Songs as collages

"People Are Strange" by Dylan Hunt.
Click collage for better view at Scrapiteria.

New theme at Scrapiteria (the greatest Collage Collaboration blog on the net).
Entries so far:
- "Walk This Way"
- "Song Of The Alien Corn"
- "Hold on, hold on"
- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Preachin' the Swedish raggarkultur

Added by ninjawarrior2000

"De e gött å supa pöjka, de e allom välbekant.
För så gjorde far å farfar, å då gör vi likadant.
För vi e så snälla gossar, å vi lyder mor å far.
De e gött å supa pöjka, å va full i flera dar

De e gött å supa pöjka, detta e ju livets ord.
Vi ska sprida vårat budskap, över hela våran jord.
Vi ska reta Karin Söder, tills hon ramlar ihop å dör.
De e gött å supa pöjka, såsom alkisarna gör.

Gå å köp en 75:a, på systemet varje dag.
För då tjänar staten pengar, å de e ju jättebra.
Dåså kan man bygga sjukhus, för ett par miljoner spänn,
där vi kan få vård när vi har, blivit fyllon var å en

De e gött å supa pöjka, för man blir så stor å stark.
Å man får så fin gemenskap, på nån bänk i någon park.
När man sålt sin bil å villa, gör man som man vill precis,
å man sover gott på marken tills det kommer en polis.

De e gött å supa pöjka, så att vi blir alkisar.
Våra präster blir så glada, när dom har begravningar.
Det blir extra bra betalning, vid en mässa för ett lik.
De e gött å supa pöjka, å av de blir prästen rik "

Note: Learn this song and sing it at a Friday night dressed for "hålligång" surrounded by other drunks at a bar or at the countryside surrounded by cows or big handpainted american cars for best experience. Drink a lot of Explorer, Renat or if you are a feeling a little sophisticated Absolut Vodka can be an alternative. Drink, sing, drink, sing, pick a fight, drink, have sex out in the open. Puke. Pass out.
Dang! You are a Swedish raggare. Congrats.

I don't think the 75:a is available anymore here in Sweden. It's only a 70:a. What a shame.

More clips with the Swedish raggar icon Eddie Meduza here.

Michele & Tina - Fight For Your Right

Phoney Fresh tells us about "Superstar Recording Studios": "... these booths at amusement parks like Six Flags and Cedar Point where you can sing along to your favorite songs karaoke style and get a souvenir cassette to take home. I don't know If they still have these or not. ...."

This is Michele & Tina nailing Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" in the cutest way.