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13 December 2006 @ 09:28 am
December's CD mixes of the month  
I did in fact make it out to the December convocation of the CD Mix of the Month Club, which was held at IBop Karaoke on 35th Street. A good time seemed to be had by all that made it, and I nurture secret hopes that Alan will post that video of me singing "Nasty" on YouTube.

Because I haven't made a meeting since September, I brought two offerings this time around: Strange Bedfellows, plus Songsmither Smackdown!! as a bonus mix. The former is a collection of collaborative tracks, with my personal favorite being the extended version of the Billy Joel track "Zanzibar" that includes a hell of a trumpet solo from Freddie Hubbard. The latter is a face-off between two artists that are better known for juvenile humor than for their songs in their catalogs that, as opposed to being direct parodies, are skillfully written and performed in the styles of other artists. (Some Rutles is thrown in for good measure.)



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Ken[info]steelbrassnwood on December 13th, 2006 03:08 pm (UTC)
Sorry I missed it. :(
William Shunn: Guitar Wars[info]shunn on December 13th, 2006 04:28 pm (UTC)
Sorry that circumstance conspired to keep you away! It was fun, and you were missed.

If I can remember the tunes Laura and I did...

  • "White Sport Coat" by Marty Robbins (B)
  • "The Boxer" (L/B)
  • "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors (B)
  • "Smells Like Nirvana" by "Weird Al" Yankovic (B)
  • "Add It Up" by The Violent Femmes (L)
  • "Shout at the Devil" by Mötley Crüe (B)
  • "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals (B)
  • "Nasty" by Janet Jackson (B)
Luke McGuff[info]holyoutlaw on December 13th, 2006 04:26 pm (UTC)
Julie really likes Weird Al. Sunday the tape in the car played "Trigger Happy," which is done in Beach Boy doo-wop style. It's been IN MI BRANE EVERY SINCE!!!11!1! And we only listened to it 1ce! AIyeeeEEEEEEEEEeee!
William Shunn: Strong Medicine[info]shunn on December 13th, 2006 04:30 pm (UTC)
"Trigger Happy"! I love that song! And I did his Nirvana parody at karaoke last night. Shredded my vocal cords, too. <coff coff>
(Anonymous) on December 13th, 2006 05:40 pm (UTC)
The gargle solo has been known to make women weep and men swoon.
Luke McGuff[info]holyoutlaw on December 13th, 2006 05:42 pm (UTC)
ooopsla
The anonymous comment about the gargle solo was me.
William Shunn: Rich Uncle Pennybags Can't Handle It![info]shunn on December 13th, 2006 06:12 pm (UTC)
Re: ooopsla
Ha ha ha ha. I did the gargle solo (it actually said "gargle" on the karaoke screen), but I must not have done it right because no man swooned.
I did in fact make it out to the December convocation of the CD Mix of the Month Club, which was held at IBop Karaoke on 35th Street. A good time seemed to be had by all that made it, and I nurture secret hopes that Alan will post that video of me singing "Nasty" on YouTube.

Because I haven't made a meeting since September, I brought two offerings this time around: Strange Bedfellows, plus Songsmither Smackdown!! as a bonus mix. The former is a collection of collaborative tracks, with my personal favorite being the extended version of the Billy Joel track "Zanzibar" that includes a hell of a trumpet solo from Freddie Hubbard. The latter is a face-off between two artists that are better known for juvenile humor than for their songs in their catalogs that, as opposed to being direct parodies, are skillfully written and performed in the styles of other artists. (Some Rutles is thrown in for good measure.)



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