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Song of the week

by JPK|  June 16, 201211:51 pm| 16 Comments

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Belated, sorry all, will be back on a weekly basis. What’s been sounding good out there?

Michelle Shocked, “Anchorage” (1988)

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  1. 1.

    Marcellus Shale, Public Dick

    June 17, 2012 at 12:06 am

    anchorage theme circa 1989 fred astaire

    oddly prophetic

  2. 2.

    Esme's mom

    June 17, 2012 at 12:09 am

    Thank you! That was beautiful. Boogaloo Pow Wow here, don’t know how to embed.

  3. 3.

    Bago

    June 17, 2012 at 12:11 am

    This one is for abl, attempts to mail [email protected] are returning a 550 error, meaning that the server no likey this account.

  4. 4.

    Hungry Joe

    June 17, 2012 at 12:11 am

    How is it possible to listen to a song 800 times and still love it? Still not get tired of it? ” … my old friend.” Michelle Shocked. “Anchorage.” ***SIGH***

  5. 5.

    Violet

    June 17, 2012 at 12:41 am

    Oh, I love this song! I’ve got “Short, Sharp, Shocked” on a cassette tape in some box somewhere. Picked it up in a bargain bin and just fell in love with it. Especially this song.

  6. 6.

    arguingwithsignposts

    June 17, 2012 at 1:02 am

    Great song, also love the song she did with MDC on that album (which i can’t find on YouTube)

  7. 7.

    Omnes Omnibus

    June 17, 2012 at 1:09 am

    Long time since I last heard this. Thanks.

  8. 8.

    piratedan

    June 17, 2012 at 2:15 am

    going thru a kd phase lately, interspersed with a heavy dose of 60’s stuff

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pI_AgT7I1I

  9. 9.

    Raven

    June 17, 2012 at 5:13 am

    Since my grandfather was a coal miner her version of “The L&N Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore” is my second favorite behind this one.

    I was born and raised at the mouth of the Hazard Holler
    Where the coal cars rolled and rumbled past my door
    But now they stand in a rusty road of all empties
    Because the L & N don’t stop here anymore

  10. 10.

    burnspbesq

    June 17, 2012 at 5:31 am

    The new dB’s record (their first since 1986) is shockingly good.

  11. 11.

    Steeplejack

    June 17, 2012 at 5:57 am

    My favorite Michelle Shocked song is “Come a Long Way.”

  12. 12.

    Professor

    June 17, 2012 at 6:20 am

    @Bago: ABL is now at The Raw Story

  13. 13.

    bago

    June 17, 2012 at 8:03 am

    @Professor: Then the “Contact Me” links should be updated, no?

    Anyways, here’s some music.

    http://soundcloud.com/dubstep-4/temporal-fall-silently-ft

  14. 14.

    DFH no.6

    June 17, 2012 at 10:22 am

    @Steeplejack:

    Yes, my favorite song of hers, too.

    Loved it the very first time I heard it (over 20 years ago) and love it still.

    Sweet, wonderful artist.

    First heard her live at the long-defunct Rockin’ Horse Saloon in Scottsdale (also over 20 years ago) and several times since. In fact, she was just here (Phoenix) at The Rhythm Room a few weeks back.

    Always very engaging with the audience.

  15. 15.

    Hungry Joe

    June 17, 2012 at 10:58 am

    @Steeplejack: GREAT song. For me, it knocked Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” out of the top spot for L.A. songs. She’s done a couple of benefit shows for the progressive nonprofit my wife works for, so I got to meet her and talk to her for a few minutes. No big surprise: She’s nice, sincere, and intensely devoted to doing good.

  16. 16.

    moderateindy

    June 17, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Have this album on vinyl, one of many I am slowly converting to digital. This weeks choice for conversion is Scruffy the Cat, “Moons of Jupiter.”

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