Certain Songs

* Tom Waits - 'San Diego Serenade' MP3

When I was 17, my usual work day consisted of asking the question "paper or plastic" to whoever I was bagging groceries for at the local supermarket. As for Sarah Jarosz, at 17 she was writing and recording an incredible debut album. Obviously the coolest 17yr old around, as the Decemberists and Tom Waits covers on her debut album. 'Song Up In Her Head' display.

But it's the original tunes that will win you over and make you forget your are listening to such a young woman. She writes and sings with a wisdom and confidence way beyond her years. It's really a gorgeous bluegrass album...been listening to it all morning, and I think I will just keep it in for a bit. A star is born.

Here is the aforementioned Waits cover...enjoy.


* 'Come On Up To The House' MP3

Only 4 days left until the big day! Life sort of got in they way yesterday, so I am doubling up this morning...here a couple of 'protest' songs that prove you don't have to be loud to be effective.

Laura Cantrell - 'Love Vigilantes' MP3

Tom Waits - 'The Day After Tomorrow' MP3

Grandaughter Looking For A Lady For My Grandfather.. - m4w

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Reply to: pers-846911214@craigslist.org ^[?]
Date: 2008-09-19, 11:14AM EDT


I'm posting this add hoping to find a woman over 30 that would be willing to pick my grandfather up and take him for a walk in the park or to a movie. I would be willing to pay you. He's 84. He's a nice guy. He just needs a friend to do something with. If your interested contact Sophia. Thanks.

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I think there is a term for what she is looking for - prostitute.

(I know, I know...she is doing a really sweet thing...I am just jaded beyond rehabilitation)


Tom Waits - 'Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis' MP3

One awesome title, two awesome songs.

Tom Waits - 'Bad Liver And A Broken Heart(In Lowell)' MP3

Hayes Carll - 'Bad Liver And A Broken Heart' MP3

Jean-Michel Basquiat grieves for Andy Warhol.

As a desheveled, strung out Basquiat watches old home movies of Warhol, the music of Tom Waits in this scene says more than any dialouge ever could.

Tom Waits - 'Tom Traubert's Blues' MP3

Now this is a near perfect 'Americana/alt-country' album! Mr Carll sounds to me like Bobby Bare,Jr and Steve Earle with just the right amount of the Rolling Stones mixed in. Great songs about shadowy characters set in dive bars...perfect.

Here is his brilliant cover of Tom Waits' 'I Don't Wanna Grow Up' and the equally wonderful 'She Left Me For Jesus'

'I Don't Wanna Grow Up' MP3

'She Left Me For Jesus' MP3

Pearl Jam. I remember being a young man, absolutely obsessed with all things Pearl Jam. I can remember spending HOURS in our one cool record shop in Columbus,OH - Singing Dog Records - scouring the import section, looking for anything new from Eddie and company. I am embarrassed to say how many insanely overpriced, poor quality bootlegs I bought in those days. Cheaply made albums that were recorded by some drunk guy in the 300th row at some Pearl Jam show somewhere...discs that were no doubt pressed in some guys basement in Europe, then shipped to the US to be sold to stupid kids like me.

One of the millions of reasons I still love Pearl Jam is for the fiercely fan friendly approach to the music business. I was SO thrilled when the band starting offering soundboard recordings of EVERY show they played, double discs that were sold for an oh so reasonable price of lik3 $11.99. I bought a ridiculous amount of those too, but didn't go totally broke doing so. I think I have seen 10 or 11 PJ shows, and it is so great to have recordings of most of those shows...they make a wonderful audio time capsule.

Enough waxing nostalgic, here are four of my favorite PJ covers...some Radiohead, Tom Waits,Cat Stevens, and Tom Petty.

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Steve Earle is one of my all time favorite songer/songwriters. And lucky for us, he produces as much quality as he does quantity.

Here is a Tom Waits cover that is the last track on his beautiful new album, 'Washington Square Serenade'