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Song of the week

by DougJ|  November 26, 20111:13 pm| 24 Comments

This post is in: Music, Readership Capture

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That “Bloodrock” song from a few weeks ago now goes through my head every time I’m on a plane that’s flying low…spooky.

Here’s this week’s Song of the Week, from Can’t Explain…

Big Star, “Jesus Christ” (1974)
It’s that time of year again, and for the next several weeks I plan to wage make peace in the war on Christmas by featuring seasonal songs. As always, you are invited you to share better songs, similar songs, or anything you’ve a mind to in the comments. I know this first one is not particularly Christmassy, but they will mostly get sweeter from here on out, I promise. And besides, what else can you call a song that repeatedly goes to the line “Jesus Christ was born today / Jesus Christ was born”? It comes from my favorite album by Big Star, Third (also known as Sister Lovers), which is an astonishing amount of heartache anyway. For some of us, it appears that’s what we’re looking for in the first place, and year round, whether we know it or not.

One more before the veins open: “Nightime”
More at Can’t Explain.

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  1. 1.

    Origuy

    November 26, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    Haven’t seen this posted here: Barack Obama, editor of the Harvard Law Review, in a 1991 Black History Moment on TBS.

  2. 2.

    Arm The Homeless

    November 26, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    Ain’t Nothing Like You from Blackroc makes me feel all warm and fuzzy with hope that modern music is not quite neutered…yet

  3. 3.

    Villago Delenda Est

    November 26, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    Just this. Enjoy!

  4. 4.

    Origuy

    November 26, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Required Canadian content: Snow by Loreena McKennett

  5. 5.

    Arm The Homeless

    November 26, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    “They say that you’re fast-shootin’ Papa, and when you want it, you take it just like an outlaw”

  6. 6.

    Lewis Thomason

    November 26, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Granmaw got run over by a rain deer.

    gives you that warm fuzzy feeling

  7. 7.

    Stephen1947

    November 26, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    This is by far the best Christmas song ever recorded, or that ever will be recorded.

  8. 8.

    Tom

    November 26, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    Love this song because you really don’t know if Chilton is being sincere or if that’s contempt dripping from his tongue (I tend to think the latter).

    “We’re gonna get born now…”

  9. 9.

    Yutsano

    November 26, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    Icelandic edition.

  10. 10.

    joeyess

    November 26, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Here’s my volley in the War on Christmas.

  11. 11.

    elmertfudd

    November 26, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Reindeer roasting on an open fire,
    Jackals nipping at your toes,
    Yuletide carolers being hung from a spire,
    And folks dressed up like commandoes…

  12. 12.

    Mnemosyne

    November 26, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    Two of my favorites, sweet and melancholy:

    Sweet: “The Christians and the Pagans” – Dar Williams

    Melancholy: “Sometimes You Have to Work On Christmas (Sometimes)” – Harvey Danger

  13. 13.

    MikeJ

    November 26, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    @Tom: My guess is both.

  14. 14.

    Villago Delenda Est

    November 26, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    @elmertfudd:

    He knows when you are sleeping.
    He knows when you’re on the can.
    He’ll hunt you down and blast your ass from here to Pakistan.
    You better not breathe, you better not move.
    You better off dead, I’m telling you dude,
    Santa Claus is gunning you down.

  15. 15.

    The Fat Kate Middleton

    November 26, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    South Park celebrates the holiday, with third grade teacher Mr. Garrison.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksOCE5S_Bec

  16. 16.

    Mnemosyne

    November 26, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Oh, and here’s my favorite Advent carol:

    “O Come O Come Emmanuel” – Sufjan Stevens

    Why, yes, I was raised Catholic, how could you tell?

  17. 17.

    jfxgillis

    November 26, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    Wow. Thanks for asking since because you asked I found this live version of PPM’s A Soalin’ from around 1962 or so.

  18. 18.

    Arm The Homeless

    November 26, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    Not much of a Christmas person, but Winter always seems relevant for this time of year.

  19. 19.

    Donut

    November 26, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    http://youtu.be/BQlyqQ5kpS8

    Rinse, repeat.

  20. 20.

    Yutsano

    November 26, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    @Origuy: In a similar vein (and also Canuckistani.)

  21. 21.

    Cat Lady

    November 26, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Love.him. Went to see him a couple of Octobers ago – drunk chick in front of me kept yelling for him to play That Was The Worst Christmas Ever. He played everything else I wanted to hear except for that. Also, how many people could make a heartbreakingly beautiful song about John Wayne Gacy?

  22. 22.

    tworivers

    November 26, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    @Stephen1947:

    That is a fantastic song, no question.

    Then of course there’s this chestnut from 1987 courtesy of Run DMC.

  23. 23.

    Paul

    November 26, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    Joyeux Noël gothique!

    https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#all/12d1b0d2f073a3d8

  24. 24.

    bonkers

    November 26, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    Hopefully Big Star fans here already know about this, and those that don’t git yer tushies over here now:

    http://omnivorerecordings.com/2011/11/omnivore-opens-webstore-with-exclusive-big-star-third-test-pressing-edition-on-clear-vinyl/

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