Wes C. Attle
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Day 6: Funeral
Bruce Hornsby And The Range - Scenes From The Southside
Song: “The Show Goes On”
Bruce Hornsby And The Range - Scenes From The Southside
Song: “The Show Goes On”
December Vinyl Spins Challenge
- Thread starter Joe Mac
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Yer Ol' Uncle D
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Day 7: Hospitals
Interpret this one as you will.
Well, I went to the doctor
I said, "I'm feeling kind of rough"
"Let me break it to you, son
Your shit's fucked up"
I said, "My shit's fucked up?
Well, I don't see how."
He said, "The shit that used to work
It won't work now"
Warren Zevon - Life'll Kill Ya
Interpret this one as you will.
Well, I went to the doctor
I said, "I'm feeling kind of rough"
"Let me break it to you, son
Your shit's fucked up"
I said, "My shit's fucked up?
Well, I don't see how."
He said, "The shit that used to work
It won't work now"
Warren Zevon - Life'll Kill Ya
Yer Ol' Uncle D
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Day 8: Family
Play one for your fam.
I can't think of a record more perfect than this - a song cycle about the ups and downs, the ins and outs, and, ultimately, the unconditional, healing love shared within a family...
John Hiatt - Bring the Family
Play one for your fam.
I can't think of a record more perfect than this - a song cycle about the ups and downs, the ins and outs, and, ultimately, the unconditional, healing love shared within a family...
John Hiatt - Bring the Family
Nee Lewman
बैस्टर्ड
Day 8
Cochemea - All My Relations
Cochemea - All My Relations
imtheocean
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gafacaode
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Day 7: Hospitals
I woke up last and thought I was going to die
Sick
I woke up last and thought I was going to die
Ooh, sick
The doctor came a-runnin' and my family stood by
Well, sick
He left three Bop pills for ten, two and four
He left three Bop pills for ten, two and four
Oh man, when they hit me, I landed in the middle of the floor
Oh, sick
And I bopped and rocked and rolled
Like I never did before
And I bopped and rocked and rolled
On every inch of that floor
Yeah, B-O-P, bop
Well, P-I-L-L-S, Bop pills
The Cramps - Stay Sick!
I woke up last and thought I was going to die
Sick
I woke up last and thought I was going to die
Ooh, sick
The doctor came a-runnin' and my family stood by
Well, sick
He left three Bop pills for ten, two and four
He left three Bop pills for ten, two and four
Oh man, when they hit me, I landed in the middle of the floor
Oh, sick
And I bopped and rocked and rolled
Like I never did before
And I bopped and rocked and rolled
On every inch of that floor
Yeah, B-O-P, bop
Well, P-I-L-L-S, Bop pills
The Cramps - Stay Sick!
LeSamourai
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Day 5: Dads
Today is my Dad's birthday. Play an album for your old fella.
Calexico - El Mirador
Tucson is where I went to high school and the last place I lived at home. Listening to Calexico always makes me think of those years, and by extension my dad and family.
Today is my Dad's birthday. Play an album for your old fella.
Calexico - El Mirador
Tucson is where I went to high school and the last place I lived at home. Listening to Calexico always makes me think of those years, and by extension my dad and family.
LeSamourai
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Day 6: Funeral
Play an album that contains a track you'd like to have played at your funeral.
The Notwist - Neon Golden
This one is surprisingly hard, because I just realized I've never thought about it. I was raised Mormon, and funerals are mostly somber affairs that are a lot like normal Sunday meetings- hymns and a few talks, with some food after. One of the deceased's favorite hymns might be a special musical number. I'm going to pick the track "Consequence" off this album.
(In the same vein, my wife and I don't have a song from our wedding because the whole dancing together thing just isn't part of how Mormon weddings tend to go.)
Play an album that contains a track you'd like to have played at your funeral.
The Notwist - Neon Golden
This one is surprisingly hard, because I just realized I've never thought about it. I was raised Mormon, and funerals are mostly somber affairs that are a lot like normal Sunday meetings- hymns and a few talks, with some food after. One of the deceased's favorite hymns might be a special musical number. I'm going to pick the track "Consequence" off this album.
(In the same vein, my wife and I don't have a song from our wedding because the whole dancing together thing just isn't part of how Mormon weddings tend to go.)
Yer Ol' Uncle D
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Day 9: Gifts
December is the month of giving, share a record you love to gift to people.
Shameless opportunity to plug Vinyl Me, D. I really, really, really like to give away free records to all you fine folks. Like, 126 free records so far. Come join in the fun by liking the first post on the thread linked below...
As for today's prompt, I have to go with the record I chose for my first stab at N&G AotM...
This was a total lightning in a bottle moment I'll never be able to replicate - I turned folks here on to a spectacular record by a band that was pretty unknown.
I've probably gifted 25 copies of this record. The best part - they were purchased directly from the artist.
December is the month of giving, share a record you love to gift to people.
Shameless opportunity to plug Vinyl Me, D. I really, really, really like to give away free records to all you fine folks. Like, 126 free records so far. Come join in the fun by liking the first post on the thread linked below...
As for today's prompt, I have to go with the record I chose for my first stab at N&G AotM...
15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) - Jimmy Bell's Still In Town
Complete write up coming soon. Please refer to my post on page 12 in the meantime where you can buy this record directly from the artist..
www.needlesandgrooves.com
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Here we go - N&G AoTM - AARP style.
Think of this month as your weird uncle trapping you in a...
Complete write up coming soon. Please refer to my post on page 12 in the meantime where you can buy this record directly from the artist..
Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 15 - September 2020 /// 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band) 'Jimmy Bell's Still In Town' - Win A Prize Box!
Domestic US is 3 International is 10 Streamed it and really liked it so.... I placed an order but wasn't charged for shipping, just the 25 for the album. I sent an email to get some clarification.
www.needlesandgrooves.com
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Here we go - N&G AoTM - AARP style.
Think of this month as your weird uncle trapping you in a...
This was a total lightning in a bottle moment I'll never be able to replicate - I turned folks here on to a spectacular record by a band that was pretty unknown.
I've probably gifted 25 copies of this record. The best part - they were purchased directly from the artist.
Joe Mac
Well-Known Member
Oh man are Mormons the opposite to us Irish Catholics. Funerals, particularly the bit after the mass and the burial are, unless it’s a tragedy, big parties where the person is remembered and people celebrate their life.
Weddings are weekend long sessions…
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LeSamourai
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I don't care what's playing on my funeral, as long as it goes something like this:
Can confirm. That’s something the Irish and Italians kept with them even when they immigrated to the US.
Okay now onto day 3, to wake me up this morning, I am listening to Asobi Seksu-Citrus.
Joe Mac
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Having been at a half Irish/Scottish and half Italian wedding in Sardinia just there I can also confirm that the the Italians were absolutely not prepared for the volume of alcohol consumed
They had a laugh though and the two wedding traditions did seem to mix ok!
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LeSamourai
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Having been at a half Irish/Scottish and half wedding in Sardinia just there I can also confirm that the the Italians were absolutely not prepared for the volume of alcohol consumed
They had a laugh though and the two wedding traditions did seem to mix ok!
The lack of alcohol (big no-no to Mormons) is part of it, but also the funeral service is almost always held in the church chapel, where non-church music or instruments like guitars are generally not allowed. Plus, since death is supposed to not be a big deal because it's all temporary until we see each other on the other side, nobody is supposed to be super sad, either. So just kinda stuck in the middle, not too sad and not too happy, with the focus as much on talking about the gospel as talking about the deceased.
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Joe Mac
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Oh yeah the funeral service is in a church here and big Catholic mass.
The way it works is the night before there is a wake at the funeral home or in the persons home. Basically they are laid out in state and the entire world comes to pay their respects to the family.
That night, or the following day, they have a removal where the body is moved to the church. Then there is the big huge mass that nearly always overspills the church. Then after that to the graveyard for the burial.
The tradition then is to invite the world and their dog to a meal at the local hotel or pub. That’s starts with chats over dinner about the person who has passed and devolves into a sing song and session and party in rememberance of the dead person.
It’s actually really warm and comforting and is as much about those left behind as the person gone. Having experienced both the English and Irish attitudes when my Mum passed the English stand off approach felt really cold and distant by comparison.
Irish weddings are another thing altogether, they’re legendary. If you know you know lol!
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imtheocean
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Day 9: Gifts
December is the month of giving, share a record you love to gift to people.
One of my favorite albums to gift / introduce folks too. Gorgeous instrumentation & harmonies.
Bonny Light Horseman ~ Bonny Light Horseman
December is the month of giving, share a record you love to gift to people.
One of my favorite albums to gift / introduce folks too. Gorgeous instrumentation & harmonies.
Bonny Light Horseman ~ Bonny Light Horseman
Matt M
Santa Extraordinaire
Day 6: Funeral
Play an album that contains a track you'd like to have played at your funeral.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Dragging my feet on this prompt as I couldn't really come up with the one, but there's a good chance it would be a Nick Cave song. Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow, God Is In The House, Oh My Lord, etc...
Play an album that contains a track you'd like to have played at your funeral.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Dragging my feet on this prompt as I couldn't really come up with the one, but there's a good chance it would be a Nick Cave song. Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow, God Is In The House, Oh My Lord, etc...