Life goes on, man! The July 2023 Challenge!

[Wes C. Attle]

10. “Do you have to use so many cuss words?”
Play some hip hop/ rap

M.I.A. - Piracy Funds Terrorism

 

[LeSamourai]

11. “He’s a good man… and thorough.”
Play an artist you have explored thoroughly

Elliott Smith - Figure 8

 

[Wes C. Attle]

11. “He’s a good man… and thorough.”
Play an artist you have explored thoroughly

Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain

 

[Piratenovelist]

9. Jazz Sunday ON A WEDNESDAY

Blanche Thomas Meets The LAST STRAWS In New Orleans

 

[LeSamourai]

12. Da Fino, Private Snoop: “I’m a brother shamus!”
The Dude: “Brother Seamus? Like an Irish monk?”
Play something you might have misheard the lyrics or that has some amusing word play.

MF DOOM - Mm.. Food?

Wordplay city up in here.

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

Da Fino, Private Snoop: “I’m a brother shamus!”
The Dude: “Brother Seamus? Like an Irish monk?”
Play something you might have misheard the lyrics or that has some amusing word play.

Paul Westerberg's lyrics were always (chef's kiss)...

The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest
And visit their graves on holidays at best
The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please
If it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand them


The Replacements - For Sale: Live At Maxwells 1986

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

13. “Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?”
Play something about work

Preach, Lou...



Lou Reed - Legendary Hearts

 

[Rip_City]

13. “Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?”
Play something about work

SZA - CTRL



"Broken Clocks" has a choice second verse:

Got a shift at 10 AM (Yeah) / Gotta dip at 10 PM (Nah) / Gotta get that cash
Won't get past a lunch break / I ain't had a smoke break / In about two days, don't break (Ugh)

 

[imtheocean]

13. “Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?”
Play something about work

I've been working from home for 10+ years. This song expresses everything I don't miss about going to an office.

Hold the drinks in the coaster, standing round in our shorts
Stand and talk to a boaster about professional sports.
Hanging round at poolside, talking shop with the boss
If you are a cool talker you'll get your messagе across.

Swinging deals and eating meals is all within thе norm
Put away the axes, and pay those taxes
Let's all get normal at the luau

Tiki torches at twilight, hula girls at the bar
All the guys from the office are throwing up in their cars

David Lindley & El Rayo~X ~ Very Greasy

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 13: “Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?”
Play something about work

Steely Dan - Can’t Buy A Thrill

Given his distain for The Eagles, I think The Dude would probably not be a big Dan fan. That being said I feel like The Coens might love Steely San given that many of the hard-lucked losers in their films could easily be characters in a Steely Dan song…Especially The Dude.

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 13: “Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?”

Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

14. "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you."
Play something that was a big swing, successful or not

A sprawling, ambitious masterpiece...

The Clash - Sandinista!

 

[Rip_City]

14. "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you."
Play something that was a big swing, successful or not

Angel Olsen - All Mirrors


She went synth. Added in some art pop as well. The instrumentals sound more larger-than-life compared to her previous efforts.
The risks worked out.

 

[imtheocean]

14. "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you."
Play something that was a big swing, successful or not

Big and sprawling. Lives up to its name.

Kamasi Washington ~ The Epic

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 14: "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you."
Play something that was a big swing, successful or not

Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves

I think MTV coined the term Hiphopera for their reimagining of Carmen starring Beyoncé in 2001 but this album preceded that movie by a few years and was a truly original concept. I think Prince Paul nails it.

 

[Wes C. Attle]

12. Play something you might have misheard the lyrics or that has some amusing word play

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River



There’s a bathroom on the right

 

[Turbo]

I'm baaaaaaaack!

8. “Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not ‘Mr. Lebowski.’ You’re Mr. Lebowski. I’m the Dude, so that’s what you call me. That or, uh, His Dudeness or, uh, Duder, or El Duderino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.”
Play something short, or long, if you are not into the whole, you know…

Ramones "Ramones" (1976 Sire; 2011 Rhino)
Clocks in at 29 minutes with 14 tracks.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

12. Play something you might have misheard the lyrics or that has some amusing word play

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River

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There’s a bathroom on the right

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 14: "Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you."

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard/A True Star



Definitely a risk compared to the more accessible “Something/Anything?” and, according to Todd, an album that alienated most of his fanbase.

 

[Turbo]

Jazz Sunday
You know the drill @Joe Mac !

Billie Holiday "Lady In Satin" (1958 Columbia; 2023 AP reissue)
You didn't think this was over yet, did you Joe? How are you doing, by the way?