Tag: Nina Simone
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RC 305: Black Beatles (Beatles #8)
Yesterday, no The Night Before, well actually 10 years ago almost to the Day (In The Life) we said Hello Goodbye to the 7th show, but it’s time to Get Back to Number Eight. Number Eight, Number Eight Days A Week! A bumper special – this time focusing not on mashups or remixes but covers…
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You use up everything you got trying to give everybody what they want
Never knew Nina Simone covered ‘Where Does The Time Go?’, heard this through the haunting Nils Frahm’s Late Night Tales, at last a mix that does express that 3am dark night of the soul hinted- but also love the classic preamble: “We are recording tonight and because we are recording we are trying to do…
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Four Women – for International Women’s Day
A belated entry – I heard Nina Simone on the radio for Women’s Day, Missippi Goddam the Carnegie version which I know word for word and sang along tears in my eyes. (Notable change: in the original the line ‘You’re gonna die like flies’ – one of the strongest expressions of righteous anger I’ve heard…
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RC 271: Pop Is Dead #6 – Dead Pod Stars
This will be my monument This will be a beacon when I’m gone… So that when the moment comes, I can say I did it all with love A bumper self-indulgent 10th anniversary show – 2 shows in one! If you listen at the 1:30 mark you’ll realise why it’s so long 😉 First half…
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RC 270: Pop Is Dead #5 – Moneygoround
Fifth instalment of the Pop Is Dead series, all about the dirty, dirty cash in the music industry, with occasional interruptions from Steve Albini and The Story of Pop. The finale will be next week. Get the money, Mr. Potato, Get the money, Pay the Eskimo… (163Mb, 2:02) Doxa Sinistra – Call Now! The Kinks…
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Know Your History part 3: Parkspliced Blur remix project
The final part of this journey down bootleg history lane is probably the biggest project, covering all tracks from Blur’s legendary Parklife album, A-sides and B-sides in 2 CD set to honour it’s 10 year anniversary of release. Conceived by McSleazy and helped out by RadioQuita then from Strangely Familiar and created as with London…