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Great Jukebox Themed Country MP3s

@ WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Go the there to download:
George Kent - Hello, I'm A Jukebox
Ginny Millay - Jukebox On The Moon
Kitty Wells - My Big Truck Drivin' Man
Onie Wheeler - Jump Right Out Of This Jukebox
Hardrock Gunter - Jukebox Help Me Find My Baby
Carl Perkins - Let The Jukebox Keep Playing
Johnny Paycheck - Jukebox Charlie   
Charlie Walker - Gonna Buy Me A Jukebox
Porter Wagoner - Turn The Jukebox Up Louder
Hank Williams Jr. - Stoned At The Jukebox
Charlie Feathers - It's Just That Song
Posted by Debbie Daughtry on August 23, 2008 at 09:13 PM in Debbie's Posts

Video: Humble Pie - "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake"

Humble Pie - "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake".mov (Quicktime)
Humble Pie - "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake".m4v (iTunes)

From the Wikipedia: "The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" was a single released in 1969 by English rock outfit Humble Pie, who were one of the first so-called supergroups of the 1960s to mid 1970s. Although released in a number of European countries (e.g. West Germany, Holland), it did not go on worldwide general release and is not included on the official list of Immediate Records single releases.

Humble Pie's first live performance of this song was during their appearance at the beginning of the Bilzen Festival in Belgium on August 29, 1969, notably with Jerry Shirley not on drums but on electric piano. The song set included their version of Ray Charles "Hallelujah I Love Her So" and Dr. John's "I Walk On Gilded Splinters". The support act was the then unheralded heavy metal band Deep Purple.^[1] 

The R&B B-side, "Cold Lady" was written by drummer Jerry Shirley. He plays the Wurlitzer piano, while Peter Frampton plays the drums.^[2]

"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" was released on Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate Records label.

Video: 1960's "Hydrox" Cookies TV Commercial

"Hydrox" Cookies TV Commercial.mov (Quicktime)
"Hydrox" Cookies TV Commercial.m4v (iTunes)

McCain "Get Out Of Gaffe Free Card"

Unfortunately for McSame it isn't working like it's supposed to lately.

UPDATE: Reader "Coach" is disappointed in me.

"You are a very little man for targeting McCain's POW torture. I am sure to some, abusing veterans is funny, but it really transcends what modern politics should be. Color me disappointed in you. I know you lay awake at nights worrying about that part but sometimes you just need to be called out"

To which I replied: "I'm not making fun of his being a POW - I applaud his valiant service . I'm making fun of the fact that he thinks that it is an excuse for any and everything. And that he is shamelessly using it, while pretending that he doesn't like to talk about it. It's all he talks about and it's his excuse for everything. That's what I meant. Spike" 

Wire’s “Outdoor Miner” on Ukulele

via Rumproast's Kevin K who says "I love Wire, I love ukulele masters Gus & Finn, I really love the album Chairs Missing (which has been on heavy rotation since I “rediscovered” it a few months ago), I love this song, and I really love Gus & Finn’s version of it.  Yes, that’s a whole lotta love."

I think it's one of the greatest pop songs of all time and this version is good and amusing.

Video: Marianne Faithfull "As Tears Go By" on "Shindig"

God she's gorgeous. From Episode Number: 23   
First Aired: February 10, 1965
Marianne Faithfull - "As Tears Go By" on "Shindig".mov (Quicktime)
Marianne Faithfull - "As Tears Go By" on "Shindig".m4v (iTunes)

Approval Ratings: The Public v. McCain

I approve this message. Via Talking Points Memo.

Ephemera: Wacky Packages

Some nice Wacky Packages scans from Poletti's Photostream

Video: Twinkle & The Who on "Shindig"

Twinkle - "Boy of My Dreams" and The Who - "My Generation plus a Noxema promo from "Shindig" Episode #84, the Final Thursday show: First aired: 1/6/1966, Production Code: 2-SHIN-66
Twinkle and The Who on "Shindig".mov (Quicktime)
Twinkle and The Who on "Shindig".m4v (iTunes)

Video: World's Famous Supreme Team "Hey DJ"

Sometime shortly after I moved to New York City in Sept. of 1982 I happened across a radio show on WHBI 105.9 by "The World's Famous Supreme Team". It was this great little home made show where these two guys, "See Divine The Mastermind" and "Just Allah the Superstar" (members of the The Nation of Gods and Earths, commonly known as the Five-Percent Nation or the Five-Percent Nation of Islam), would sing their own songs ("Allah and Justice", "The Jamaican Song") over the instrumental sides of records, mix break beats, do dedications, play around with a drum machine, and do little skits to teach the kids not to eat pork (and much more.). I liked it so much that for a while I had to set my alarm so I could wake up in time to tape it at 4 AM.

I was pretty surprised one night when they announced they had a special guest who had discovered them and brought them to England: Malcolm McLaren. They collaborated with McLaren on some songs of his "Duck Rock" hip-hop project (that's them rapping on "Buffalo Gals") and then they released this record, which I think may have been their first and last. It was a hit in the UK I think, and a very big club record in NYC, although I don't think it was even released in the States.

I still have a bunch of cassettes of Supreme Team Shows that I hope to digitize and post here (or somewhere) at some point. (Thanks to Matthew Starensier who posted this video on Facebook and jogged my memory).

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Laura Cantrell’s "Let Us Now Praise Famous Women"

Laura Cantrell’s "Let Us Now Praise Famous Women" @ Boogie Woogie Flu

"Folks, if you know me, you’ve heard this rant before. There is one fact that bothers me to death - the dearth of female artists in the Country Music Hall of Fame."

Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Special sponsored by the Singer Sewing Machine Company

Here's Part 1 of the first Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass special, sponsored by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, originally aired on April 24, 1967 on CBS.

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Special.mov
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Special.m4v

"Shindig" Opening Medley Feat. Glen Campbell, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Bobby Sherman, The Blossoms and Bill Medley

"Shindig" Intro January 27 1965.mov
"Shindig" Intro January 27 1965.m4v

Originally aired: January 27, 1965 on ABC
Opening medley (song excerpts):
1. Glen Campbell – "Dixieland Rock"
2. Little Anthony and the Imperials – "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"
3. Bobby Sherman – "New Orleans"
4. Serendipity Singers - "Battle of New Orleans"
5. The Blossoms and Bill Medley – "Muskrat Ramble"
6. Little Anthony and the Imperials – "Dixieland Rock" (end of medley, Shindig logo)

Commercial: NuSoft Fabric Softener (voiceover: "Wash that goes in like a lion, comes out like a lamb")

Roku: $100 Gadget for Watching Netflix Movies on Your TV

Mark at Boing-Boing wrote this up a few weeks back and I just got mine yesterday.

What an awesome little box.

It streams content from Netflix's "Watch Instantly" selections (which unfortunately is only a fraction of their hard DVD selection, but growing all the time.) You can watch unlimited video with any "unlimited" Netflix account. So you can get the 1 at-a-time (Unlimited) account for $8.99 and watch as much streaming video as you want, beside your 1 disc at a time. The image is great on my system, near dvd quality, if not full on. It's wireless and took minutes to set up. Link.