Let's get Under the Covers

They found me! Someone must’ve blown my cover…

So, we hear cover songs all the time, on the radio, the internet, or on some weird Jimmy Fallon TV special.

Depending on when you were born, or how much music you dig into, you may or may not know a cover when you hear one. 

Then again sometimes the covers are better than the original. Think Twist and Shout, or Nothing Compares 2 U, or The Soft Cell version of Tainted Love.  All great cover songs that blew the originals into obscurity.

Of course none of this is what I came to you for today.

No, today, I want to discuss cover songs, that we knew were cover songs, and they held their own and had their own recognition almost equal to the original. 

So, let’s do this.

Smooth Criminal – Alien Ant Farm

So the original video was one of the best parts of Moonwalker.  If you don’t know about Moonwalker, then….  

I don’t really know.

Seriously though, check it out.

So, with that in mind, I don’t need to tell you how big of a star Michael Jackson was.  And obviously his song about CPR classes was just as great as any of his other songs.

Now fast forward to 2001, a time when the diehards still loved Michael, but most of the world only cared about his bizarreness.

So Alien Ant Farm comes around and records their version of the song, and uses it as their major label debut single, and the world went nuts for it.  They made a video that encompassed many of Jackson’s videos into 1.

It’s probably the only AAF song that you know.  That’s ok. That’s the point really.  But they did have other songs and other cool videos.

But this is what they are most remembered for.

The Sound of Silence - Disturbed

So, Simon and Garfunkel did it first in 1964.  And it was huge for 4 years; it is in the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress. 

Hell, 45 years later Simon and Garfunkel could still perform the heck out of it.

Then in late 2015, Disturbed released it and it slowly caught fire, becoming Disturbed’s highest charting Hot 100 song ever.  It was a worldwide hit and a platinum record. (Which are a bit harder to come by these days)

Paul Simon and David Draiman of Disturbed shared this exchange:

Simon sent lead vocalist David Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of the rendition on late-night talk show Conan. Simon wrote: “Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I’d seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks.” Draiman responded, “Mr. Simon, I am honored beyond words. We only hoped to pay homage and honor to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Your compliment means the world to me/ us and we are eternally grateful.”

So without further ado, here is that aforementioned Conan appearance.

Wild Thing – Sam Kinison

Ok, so I am bending the rules a bit on this one.

Many people have covered this; in fact, The Troggs version is not even the original one.

But it is the most famous version.  So it wins that round

Sam Kinison recorded the song in 1988 and made a video for it.  The video itself was an MTV hit.  That is why I am including it.

The video features Rodney Dangerfield and the writhing of Jessica Hahn, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Billy Idol, Tommy Lee, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi, Slash and several members of Ratt.

Also, he covered Elvis:

I Fought the Law – The Clash

Another story where the famous version by The Bobby Fuller Four was a cover of an earlier recorded version by Sonny Curtis.

The 1965 Bobby Fuller version is revered as one of the greatest songs of its era.

Six months later Bobby Fuller died. Some say suicide others say murder. Maybe that’s what happens when you fight the law.

Too Soon?

Thirteen years later (1978) The Clash put their own New Wave Punk spin on the song and had their own hit, and to my knowledge, that is the version most people know. However the song has been covered like a hundred more times.

Johnny Cash- Hurt

The original Nine Inch Nails song was nominated for a Grammy

But fuck that version

Johnny Cash’s version actually won a Grammy

What more do I need to say?

1989 – Ryan Adams

Ok, how do I pull this off?

Do you know how incredible this is?

Taylor Swift released her album 1989 in 2014, confusing, I know.

But then in late 2015 Ryan Adams released a full cover album of Taylor Swift’s 1989.

Further weirdness is that Ryan cites the Swift version as being his coping mechanism that got him through the end of his marriage with Mandy Moore. 

Wait, What?

Yes, it’s true.

Adams version debuted at number 7 while at the exact same time, Swift’s was at number 8 granted Swift’s was a year old but still…

So as much as I would love to give you the whole thing, there isn’t really time for that. The album is like an hour.

So here are 2 versions of Blank Space.

Live and Let Die – Guns N Roses

Originally the song was done by Paul McCartney’s group Wings.  It was the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name.

It was a worldwide success, I mean, there haven’t been too many Bond themes that weren’t hits

Plus this was only 3 years after The Beatles. So Macca was still fresh.

So in 1991 GNR decided to take a chance on the song and it did just as well, and some might say it is the more popular version, but those people also think The Stones were better than The Beatles, and those people are wrong. 

So that is where I will wrap it up. 

Did I miss anything? 

What are your favorites?

I’m so bad at goodbyes.

Seriously? You don't know...........

So,the other day I tried to introduce you to a few of the up and coming musicians that I feel you should know.

Today, I am going the opposite route,  I am digging deep into the vaults to highlight some musicians that I feel you might have missed, or, that don’t get enough attention. 

Maybe you know some of them, maybe you don’t , maybe your friends don’t and if your friends don’t … Nevermind, wrong song.

So here we go, get with the flow.

Joe Jackson

This is as good a place to start as any.  I think you’ve probably heard one or two of his songs.

At the very least you know this one:

But including this, he had a total of 6 songs on the US Hot 100 chart. And 11 in the UK.

So, by looking at the video of him, you can probably tell why he got swallowed up by the MTV scene, he was one of the mass casualties of video killing the radio star.  He’s not the best looking, but he is an incredible musician.

3 albums in the top 20 in the US with a total of 10 albums on the US album 100 charts, is hardly a shabby career.

Ok, so his best work was from 1979 to 1984, but he is still in my top 5 favorite artist lists. Yeah, I realize I was 2, but that’s none of your fucking business.

So Joe Jackson, went to the Royal Academy of Music  and then formed The Joe Jackson Band. 

So his early albums are new wave and British punk in the vein of Elvis Costello or The Police. His later work became more of a jazz fusion type of thing, and it’s all good. 

Some of his songs sound emo:

And some of his songs sound like this:

But his best charting song of all time sounds like this:

But my favorite Joe Jackson song sounds like this:

That’s it for Joe Jackson.

***So I just came to the realization that what I write may be of little importance, and giving you as many examples as I can is the only way to let you in on all this great stuff, so expect less writing and more music.***

The Oak Ridge Boys

Ok so they are actually really well known, but not by my generation or the one coming up after us. So they deserve some recognition.

And, yes, they are a country group, steeped in the tradition of barbershop quartets. They started out singing gospel and transformed into a great pop/ country group.  But does that mean you should just write them off?   Hell No, they have a lot to offer.

I’ve seen them in concert twice, and it’s a fucking riot.

Yeah I know that they sang at The RNC in 2012, but that was Romney’s year, and well, so what, people make mistakes. They love God and republicans, just like Tom Brady.

Ok, that was a bad example.

Hey check it, they were on The Dukes of Hazzard, does that make it better?

So here’s a direct lift from Wikipedia to explain the band members:  “The lineup which produced their most world-famous and most well-known country and crossover consists of Duane Allen (lead), Joe Bonsall (tenor), William Lee Golden (baritone), and Richard Sterban (bass). Aside from an eight-year gap (1987–95) when Golden left the group and was replaced, this lineup has been together since 1973 and continues to tour and record.”

So check this out, here they are singing one of their seventeen number 1 country songs.  Listen to Richard Sterban’s deep voice.  I don’t know what it’s like to get moist panties, but hearing Sterban hit those low notes is probably about as close as I can get.

Oh and the guy with the long hair and beard is William Golden, the guy on the far left is Joe Bonsall, and of course the other guy who starts the song is Duane Allen.

Here they are at the Grand Ole Opry, singing their highest charting song of all time. Not only was it number 1 on the country charts, it reached number 5 on the US singles chart. Richard Sterban’s hair got a bit longer but they can still sing,

Here’s my personal favorite song of theirs,  pay no attention to the video, even though it’s funny. I chose this video because it had the best sound quality and you can hear the pops and hisses which mean it was transferred from vinyl.  And that’s a raw sound that I love.

Here’s the last one for today, a bit more of a rocker.  Again Sterban’s voice, I need a cold shower,

Laid Back

This came as a recommendation from my cousin Brendan, and I have always taken some of my music cues from him.  Once on our way to a camping trip he questioned my knowledge of The Beatles White Album. (at the time I didn’t know anything about it.)

But anyways moving on.

Here’s the one song you might already know.

So, Laid Back is a couple of guys from Denmark, who just do it all together. They have this sort of synth-pop new wave sound, maybe that’s a good way to describe them. 

I have 2 other Laid Back songs on my hard drive.

Cocaine Cool:

Which by the way, this will wreak havoc on your neighborhood if you are blasting through subs.

And, Sunshine Reggae

That’s as much as I can introduce you to. Because frankly that’s as much as I know.  But that doesn’t mean you have to end the journey there, keep looking.

Steve Winwood

Just the other day I was putting a ton of Steve Winwood onto my phone. I thought to myself, Dear God, I’ve begun my transformation into an old man. 

So Steve Winwood has been in some great bands, The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith, with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker.

I don’t have time to introduce you to all those groups. So go back and check them out. Seriously, do it, or I will kill a lobster.

So Steve Winwood’s solo career had its highest moments from 1977 to 1987.

But Damn was it good.

It started with While You See a Chance

And then continued with  Valerie:

Then erupted with Higher Love

Then it started to wind down with Back in the High Life Again

Then it picked back up with The Finer Things

And then he got funky with Roll With It

And then  it started to dwindle, sure he had success with Don’t You Know what the Night Can Do and Holding On, but they didn’t have the staying power of the previous hits.

But like I said, these are just the hits, I’m putting your toe in the water, but it’s up to you to dive into the deep end.

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass started out in Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes.  And, while I didn’t introduce you to Steve Winwood’s group work, Harold Melvin and the Blue notes are also often overlooked.

Soul, It’s deep fucking soul, (not literally, we’ll get to that later)

I Miss You

If You Don’t Me By Now  (which you should know by now)

And the original version of Don’t Leave Me This Way

Then Teddy split from the group and found solo success.

Close The Door  This is what made him a Sex God. Seriously, listen to the whole song, and you may be half clothed by the end.

And if that didn’t do it.. here’s the literal deep fucking soul I was talking about earlier

Turn Off The Lights

Still need more?   Here’s Love TKO

There’s a lot more worth listening to, but I want you to take the time and find them. 

Teddy’s career was taken from him too soon. He was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.    Not to be insensitive  or crass, but how do you sing about sex when you can’t feel your tool?  So sadly he sort of fell into obscurity, but It’s almost Valentine’s day, and It’s Black History Month, never a more perfect time to get you some Teddy.

Roger Whitaker

If you are scratching your head, then  I’ve done my job.

Check out the crowd reaction as he sings his biggest hit. They’re clearly not having any fun

Seriously, that was his only charting song in the US  and those people look like they were forced to watch him. And they are afraid of the camera.

Ok, so yeah this is the old school hippie folk side of me coming out, but seriously, don’t just pass it over.

 Try This.  Durham Town

Ok so maybe this isn’t the best way to follow up Teddy Pendergrass, and maybe this is boring to you, but like I always say, get your own damn blog, this is mine.

Roger Whitaker was from Kenya and moved to the UK to get famous He was born in 1936 and from 1968 until now he has looked like he was 65.  So at least his age has caught up to him.

He was the first person to ever record Wind Beneath My Wings

Here’s my favorite Roger Whitaker song

Dirty Old Town

Ok, so he isn’t cool, but he has a great voice.  Give him that credit at least. 

If you have to get high to enjoy it, do that, just give him a chance. 

Violent Femmes

This may be all you know of the Violent Femmes

There’s so much more. 

Hell their debut album combined so many great hits.

Here’s my favorite Femmes song ,

So basically, the meat and potatoes of their career was from 1983 to 1991 and the really good stuff is all in the 80s. 

They’re a Wisconsin band so, I mean I assume they are bigger in Wisconsin. In fact we should change our State slogan to “Wisconsin: Cheese Curds, Old Fashioneds and the Femmes”

I love that there is so much great live footage of them.

They have so many great songs and you really need to just check it out, Hell Gnarls Barkley covered them

That’s it for now. 

 7 musicians that have since gone away that deserve a resurgence  pass it on to your friends, come on, make a mix cd of pirated songs.  I dare you. 

Cause seriously, that’s how you can move music. Pass it out to everyone like a cheap music whore.  (I think that was the working name of Napster)

Ok. Take it easy. 

8 Artists You Should Know

So. I want to keep this as un-hipster as possible. Really, it is the opposite, but someone telling you about obscure music has a hipster-esque feeling to it.

So yeah I reached out to my friends, and I had a few of my own.  I just figure music still can have that word of mouth feel to it. 

The days of trading mixtapes or reading about bands, or bands being at in store junkets is a bygone era.

Music is digital now, not only does everyone have a smartphone that can pull up videos of anything, anywhere; we’ve also got iPod or any other device.

Hell, you might even be reading this on a phone.

So anyways, it’s time to highlight some people you may not know about.

X Ambassadors

Saw these guys last year, and at the time, I had only heard their song Renegades. It was on a commercial for a Jeep Renegade.

Well needless to say they are an awesome band, and they put on a great show.  They have an energy that is all their own.  Is their sound original? Maybe not. But I can’t think of anything to compare it to. Maybe Lenny Kravitz, but a lot better, and not just a Hendrix ripoff.

So these dudes are from New York and have been together now for 8 years. They’ve released a few EPs, but didn’t release a full length album until June of 2015.  And quite frankly, it was worth the wait. 20 tracks of music. Full songs intertwined with well-placed interludes, it is definitely great.

The band is led by Sam Harris who is a multi-instrumental specialist. 

Rounding out the rest of the band is Casey Harris on keys, also the blind brother of Sam Harris, but god damn he gets down.  Noah Feldshuh plays lead guitar, and Adam Levin finalizes the group on drums. 

So they had a great 2015/2016 opening for Imagine Dragons, Weezer, and Panic! At the Disco.  But look for them to start headlining their own shows soon.

Here’s a look into their live experience:

Jungle

Renegades

Sturgill Simpson

If you tuned into Saturday Night Live this week, and found yourself saying, “who the fuck is Sturgill Simpson”  Don’t worry. I did too, and so many people have been asking that for a while.

In fact Simpson even sells a shirt reflecting that.

So after the SNL gig, I started looking into Simpson, who is now my latest musical obsession. 

Dude is awesome. 

Now I am not a huge fan of country music, but Simpson sort of blends some soul and rock into it.  His voice is versatile as is his repertoire of songs. 

His backing band members are no slouches either. And there are so many of them. His horn section swells to upwards of 6 members on certain songs.

And the guy on the keys.  Fucking righteous

So Sturgill Simpson, was in the navy, and then moved around a bit and started a bluegrass band in 2004. Then they broke up and he managed a railroad yard.

He went solo in 2013 and released  a few  albums, started appearing on tv.

In 2016 he released his third album “A Sailor’s Guide to the Earth” on Atlantic Records, and his success is starting to happen as the album is not only nominated for Best Country Album but also Album of the Year at the upcoming Grammys.

Ok, check it for yourself.

Call To Arms  This was the final number on SNL. If that doesn’t get you hooked, I don’t know.

You Can Have The Crown / Some Days  This is a smaller band live at some brewery

In Bloom   That’s right he covered Nirvana, and truthfully I like it. A lot.

The Bigger Empty

So it’s no secret that I love the Smoking Popes, well this takes their drummer and puts him center stage with a guitar and a mic.

How can I explain this to you.  It’s great shit.  Ok how about this, I am literally going to copy and paste the about section from their facebook page. Ok?   Well deal with it.

Punk rockers that got old and slowed down a little bit.

So yeah, that’s their about, hears their biography straight off their facebook page

The Bigger Empty is a rock band from Westmont,IL. Its members include: Mike Felumlee (drummer of The Smoking Popes and Alkaline Trio) on guitar/vocals, Amanda Sena on keys and vocals, and Jim Steinkraus, Reuben Baird, and Kevin Baschen from the Chicago band Sketch Middle. This group has been playing together for several years as Mike’s solo act. During rehearsals for their upcoming album, the guys discovered they were sounding more like a band than a solo project, and so The Bigger Empty was born.

With a shared passion for straightforward, hard hitting pop-rock, The Bigger Empty are diving into the recording of their debut full-length album. The album is currently being tracked at Reuben’s studio Chicago Sound Lab with Reuben manning the console. The guys are very excited to share their musical vision with the world. Rock music just as it should be: pure, simple, and catchy

So, yeah, it’s just poppy music, a touch of punk/indie But honestly they are worth your time.

Thread

Better than Drowning

The XX

Believe it or not, my almost 12 year old son is the one who made me take a second look at The XX

I saw them earlier on SNL and that’s where he found them. Somehow he took a liking to them. I’m still a little perplexed by the bands lineup/grouping.

They were once a 4 piece, but have narrowed it down to 3

So, they’ve got Oliver Sim on Bass and Vocals, Romy Madley Croft on guitar and vocals, and then they’ve got a guy making beats and mixing things up named Jamie Smith.

That’s it, and maybe my age is showing, but a band without a drummer confuses me.  But it clearly works. And the electronic aspect of it, means that the percussion can be produced in a way not possible with an actual drummer.

So like I said they were a 4 piece in 2006 but by the end of 2009 the band made the decision to axe the second guitarist.

So these cats are British and are  big over there

 Well, here, they were just on Jimmy Fallon

Lips

Islands

Vince Staples

So, my main man Tate Nuggs told me to check this dude out. I did, and I liked it.

I don’t give Hip Hop enough credit on this blog, I think I need to change that. 

So Vince Staples is from Long Beach, where lots of great music has come from.

He started out being featured on some OddFuture tracks.  Then he started putting out mixtapes of his own and was signed by Def Jam records.

He made his major label album debut in 2015 entitled Summertime ‘06  with 3 singles off it received many 4 and 5 star reviews and ranked in the top ten of the year by various websites and publications.

2016 brought us Prima Donna a 7 song EP that was again, critically on fire.

Blue Suede

Norf Norf

War Ready

All Them Witches

This is another band that came from a recommendation  and I am glad that I got it. I don’t know much about them, and was unable to find a whole lot out, but I like what I have heard. 

They are a rock band from Nashville, and they sound like they were plucked from a killer acid trip and just started rocking.

They’ve put out 5 albums, 3 studio and 2 live, and they are planning their next album for February of this year.

So, check em out and pay attention for their next album.

The Marriage of Coyote Woman

When God Comes Back LIVE

Under Pressure – Yes that Under Pressure.  It’s worth your time. I promise

Tori Kelly

So, here’s the thing, she is not necessarily overlooked, some of her videos have been viewed over 30 million times, but she came as a recommendation from my lady friend Denee. Truthfully though, I had never heard of her before.  

So if you haven’t heard of her, here you go.

So I like what I did stop to listen to.

So here’s a quick brief history.

She tried out for American Idol in 2010 but did not make their top 24.

She then started releasing her own music, self produced and self released.  That got her noticed and she signed to Capitol Records. 

In June of 2015 she put out her first full length album that went to number 2 on the album  charts she was nominated for various best new artist awards, and even won a few.

So that’s where we are today.

Nobody Love

Should’ve Been Us

Hollow

Desaparecidos

So, you might have heard the name Conor Oberst before.  Maybe you like his other band Bright Eyes.

Maybe you like the supergroup Monsters of Folk.

So Desaparecidos is new to me too. It was recommended to me by a friend of mine named Pete. I may have heard them when they released their first album in 2002. But as I recalled to Pete, there was a lot of Emo/Post-core music saturating life in the early 2000s. 

So anyways, What you’ve got is an awesome band who took a 13 year break between albums and picked up right where they left off.

Kind of.  I mean they got more educated, but realistically the politics were there, I mean they sort of fall into that whole DC scene, without being from DC

Ok, well, let’s have a listen, and this will be a bit different.

Read Music/ Speak Spanish -   Yep, the whole album from 2002

And then of course.

Payola  - Yep a whole playlist of their 2015 album.

So that’s it 8 artists that deserve your time. They are making names for themselves, you can like them before they are cool

But really, what do you think, did you know them, all of them? Any of them? Did I miss anyone?

I will do this again, and I am also going to do a deeper classic version of this later too.

     -peace

Fun Christmas songs.

Christmastime is here, so it’s time for some Christmas songs.

These are some of the fun ones, I might do more traditional ones later, but these are the ones you seldom get to hear. 

I won’t do much of a commentary, because I just want to give you the shock value. It’s more comedic that way.

By the way most of these aren’t real child friendly, or work friendly. And definitely don’t share them with your mother or your mother-in-law.

Holy Shit It’s Christmas

So this is a great tune.  Red Peters is just an older guy who puts out comedy albums.

He also once farted on President Obama.

So here he is with his friends the singing hamsters.

The hamsters are like a dirty version of the Chipmunks. 

They change the words in the song to have a little fun. 

Well, here listen. 

Be Clause I got High

So, in all reality, Afroman actually has his own Christmas album.

This is not from it,

This is Bob Rivers, who like Red Peters is just a radio guy that also writes parodies. 

This one is straight up, and it’s not bad.  If you remember the original, this is pretty straight forward with just different lyrics.

Ding, Fries are Done

So this is an older one, but once it’s in your head, you can’t forget it. 

So if you really love Carol of the Bells, truly think if you want to push play or not.

Family Guy did a version of this once too.  Look for it on your own time.

Run Run Rudolph

Of Course you know this.  It’s a Chuck Berry tune.

But this isn’t Chuck Berry.

Nor is it Kelly Clarkson.

In 2008 a bunch of great musicians got together to record Christmas Tunes for an Album called “We Wish You a Metal Christmas. 

You owe it to yourself to look it up on YouTube, There’s some good stuff there, Ronny James Dio, Tommy Shaw etc.

So this is Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and, Lemmy, who needs no introduction.

O Holy Night

So, this is my favorite Jesus Christmas song.

Obviously, not this version.  This is just for fun.

Oh, what do I mean by Jesus Christmas song?

I look at it, basically there are 2 types of serious Christmas songs, those that have a religious tone, and those that don’t. 

So this is a silly version of a religious song.  It’s not meant to be offensive.  Plus if you really listen to it, it represents the view that kids don’t really comprehend the whole religious thing.

What sticks out is the background music and singers, they are doing an incredible version of the song, like seriously, put them behind Whitney Houston and you’ve created a Christmas miracle.

Walking in my Winter Underwear

So this is Stan Boreson on the Lawrence Welk Show.

It’s just some fun stuff.

Clearly it’s older than me.

 It’s in Black and white for Christ’s sake.

I Farted on Santa's Lap (Now Christmas is Gonna Stink for Me)

So this is The Little Stinkers, a great group of kids.

I know nothing more about them.  I tried to dig up some info, but was unsuccessful.

Then again, I didn’t try too hard.

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy

So clearly this isn’t the original, and it’s not really silly until the end.

But the guys involved make it funny from the get go.

So, just watch the whole thing and enjoy it. 

Rusty Chevrolet

So this is Da Yoopers.

A fun group of guys from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 

So here is a new take on Jingle bells that you may have never heard.

Even though they are from Michigan, I think most Wisconsinites can relate. 

But people from Ohio hate this song.

WHAM! - LAST CHRISTMAS VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL)

I had to do it.  This is Jon Sudano, and if you haven’t seen any of his videos, you need to go back and watch them all. 

What seems like a cruel joke is a gift of true talent.

To have a song playing and then to sing another song, it messes up your mind, trust me I tried.

He plays guitar and in this video he shows that he really can sing. I’ve been speculating that that was the case all along, but now the secrets out.  You hear it at the beginning of the song and a bit at the end. 

Ok, so if you don’t like vulgarity, then this is the end of the post for you today.  Thank you for reading, and If I don’t see you, Happy Holidays.

******Seriously, if you go beyond this point, and get offended it’s your own fault.******

This is the stuff you want to keep away from your mom, your grandma or your 8 year old. 

So, I’m not explaining the rest of these, I am just leaving them here for you to discover, the titles explain them pretty well.

Christmas Tree

Personally I think this is decent, but my wife thinks it belongs down at the bottom, and doesn’t want her mother to hear it.

I obliged, but only because the couch is uncomfortable.

It’s just Lady Gaga

Fist Me This Christmas

Afroman Is Coming To Town

I told you he had a Christmas Album.  It’s as good as it is offensive.

Grandma Got Molested At The Airport

Well, the title says it all.

 Well, that's it for today folks, I hope you had fun, 

I hope you were happy for a while. 

 Don't let the Holidays get you down, just come back and listen again.  

 Like I said, I am going to try to write a serious version, but who knows.  

So have a good Holidays if I don't see you. 

Feliz Navidad.

10/9/40-12/8/80

December 8^th

If I had to sum it up, I’d say John Lennon’s death is a big part of my life. But I wasn’t even born yet.  

 It’s honestly hard for me to think about. I hate violence and guns and all that crap. 

I can’t think of anything else to say, and I don’t really want to. today is not about me or my opinions.  

So This is an image of John Lennon signing a copy of his album for Mark David Chapman

This is Mark David Chapman

John Lennon once said:

“I don't intend to be a performing flea any more. I was the dreamweaver, but although I'll be around I don't intend to be running at 20,000 miles an hour trying to prove myself. I don't want to die at 40."

This is why Mark David Chapman’s picture is a mugshot

This is how it was felt.

Here’s a few things you may have not seen.

This is from the Rolling Stones Rock n Roll Circus.  Which was an epic event all on its own.  The fact that John was there rocking and singing Beatles tunes is just, I mean, the man wasn’t big on doing concerts. 

So there’s some cool stuff out there that John did with Chuck Berry on the Mike Douglas show in 1972

Here’s that moment recreated with Julian Lennon

Julian paid tribute to his father many times.  Here he is again

John had another son too, you know.   He played his dad’s songs too

It’s amazing how both the boys sound a bit like their father but are able to do it in their own way.

John’s emotion just fucking bowls you over in this one.

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I leave you here….

Sorry that’s all I’ve got.  Maybe you can add to it. What did I miss?

Wait…

Here’s a jab at Paul.

 Now I’m done.