Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

RCA 447-0838 ('70s reissue of #74-0161, 1968)

Song certainly needs no introduction. I have been on a Nilsson kick lately, having seen the recent documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?.

Bo Diddley - Bo Meets The Monster

Chess EP 5125, 1958

Boooo!

Fats Domino - I'm Ready

Imperial 5585, 1959

Piano Oriented Rock - whatever happened to that. So many fifties rockers pounded the keys, then it seems like that all stopped with the British Invasion.

For years I only knew this tune from The Band's cover off Moondog Matinee, until I found this 45 at a yard sale. Obviously they didn't do it justice. I love the abrupt change back to the root at the end of the "Talkin' on the phone..." part - a neat little detail The Band didn't bother with. Lazy fuckers.

Oran "Juice" Jones - The Rain

"I gave you things you couldn't even pronounce"



Def Jam 38-06209, 1986


Classic '80s R&B hit. Love the "Later That Night" monologue at the end.

It's all about the clothes.