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Dear Prudence

Erik Rubright — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:38:22 +0000

I haven't been able to get this song out of my noggin today. I actually remember it playing in a most bizarre dream I had last night. The dream involved tornadoes. I've been having a lot of dreams with tornadoes as of late. I'm not sure what that's about.

Anyway. Back to the song.

While I now know this song was originally written by the Beatles, I will forever think of this song as a Siouxsie and the Banshees song. Because her/their version is so much better.

(YouTube link if you do not see the above embedded video .)

And how did I forget that Robert Smith of The Cure was at one time a member of the band?

Until next time...

Cup of Brown Joy

Erik Rubright — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:58:04 +0000

I present Professor Elemental's "Cup of Brown Joy". An English chap singing/rapping about tea.

Trust me, it's worth it. Totally.

(YouTube link)

I'm totally intrigued.

Hat tip to Gavin!

Until next time...

Optimus Prime really was a jerk

Erik Rubright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:21:38 +0000

I remember wanting a friend like this when I was a kid. Actually, I still would like a friend like this. He just needs to be less of a dick though, like Cliffjumper.

YouTube link

I have no idea who James Struthers, the singer of this song, is. But I seriously want the Optimus costume.

Stick around to the end of the video. I laughed.

Found on neatorama.

Until next time...

Tubthumping in Istanbul

Erik Rubright — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:53:08 +0000

They Might Be Giants have re-covered their cover of The Four Lads "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" from 1953. This is their "original" 1990 cover of it, in case you have no idea what it sounded like.

And here is their electronic-a re-cover-cover.

I've loved TMBG since I was a teenager. I bought their second album Lincoln in 1989 or 1990. And aside from their newest compilation album, I think I have their entire discography now with the exception of one of two of the children's albums they have done.

So I was wandering down Reminiscing Road looking at some of their old videos, which led me to find this gem of AWESOMENESS: TMBG covering Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping"! This so easily could have been a TMBG song. The awesomeness starts at 1:15 or so.

Love. Love. Love.

Hat tip to Joe. My. God..

Until next time...

Ragtime

Erik Rubright — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:22:02 +0000

Thanks to a post over on Geeks Are Sexy, I was made aware of this piece of AWESOME: The Animaniacs Theme, done in Ragtime.

Stick around in the video for his second attempt at playing the song. Even MORE AWESOME.

I've always had a bizarre thing for ragtime. I don't know why. But I have very early memories of liking Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer". And always being drawn to the ragtime pianist at Disney World who was also over by Casey's Corner at the end of Main Street, USA.

Anyway.

I'm not really sure where I was going with that. But you just got a little more insight about me.

Until next time...