OTB Latenight – Metallica
VH1 ranks this as the 19th Greatest Song of the 90s: You probably don't want to know even half of the songs that rank ahead of it, but I've included one after the jump for your amusement.Posted in Outside The Beltway on October 3, 2008 22:15
OTB Latenight – Pink Floyd
Scores of classics to choose from, yet somehow this is the obvious right choice (well, this or "One of These Days"1): There was a brief time in the late '80s when I could play the opening on a guitar. That was, in fact, the peak of my accomplishments with that (or any other) instrument. 1 A word of advice, guys: Never, ever ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 16, 2008 22:01
OTB Latenight – Depeche Mode
Moving from the very contemporary to something a little more, well... one hates to use the word "classic" for the music one grew up with, but there you have it. I'm still hoping my fellows will join me in giving this Late Night OTB thing another go, but I'll keep at it by myself a while either way.Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 6, 2008 21:56
Late Night OTB – Jonathan Coulton
Here's some more holiday cheer with this fan-made video of the Christmas classic "Chiron Beta Prime" by Jonathan Coulton.Posted in Outside The Beltway on December 19, 2007 00:50
Late Night OTB – Straight No Chaser
Normally I don't care for the song "The 12 Days of Christmas", but this A Capella arrangement by the University of Indiana group Straight No Chaser is a particularly fun arrangement.Posted in Outside The Beltway on December 16, 2007 00:09
Late Night OTB – Lola
While "Meet Me In The Bathroom" by the Strokes might technically be more appropriate, the Kinks classic "Lola" is more my speed. Musically, I mean. Lyrics: I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola [LP version: Coca-Cola] See-oh-el-aye cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 28, 2007 20:30
Late Night OTB – Confederate Railroad
When you get past the mullets and the name, Danny Shirley and Confederate Railroad put out some quality songs across the spectrum of the country genre, from cutesy to honky tonk to some superb ballads. This, from their eponymous 1993 debut album, is one of the latter: I remember waking in the morning To the sound of the rooster's crow Mamma cooking ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 27, 2007 20:27
Late Night OTB – Old Dixie Down
Levon Helm and The Band perform "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" from "The Last Waltz" movie. A bonus gem from YouTube: John Denver performing the song from a 1973 episode of his television show: Once you get past the cornpone intro, it's a surprisingly good -- if less soulful -- version. There were numerous covers of ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 23, 2007 20:30
Late Night OTB – Tori Amos
I've always been a huge fan of Tori Amos's voice and piano playing. I'm not always a fan of her songwriting, but off the top of my head I can't think of a single cover she's ever done that I haven't enormously enjoyed. This cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" is a great case in point: Lyrics:Hey little ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 22, 2007 21:41
Late Night OTB – Muppet Edition
I've had this stuck in my head for three days since reading UGO's Top 5- TV Shows of All Time (it gets a shout out in #6, a show my family watched together every week), so I'm sharing it with all of you. I was 12 the last time I heard this duet. Brought back a lot of memories.Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 21, 2007 20:33
Late Night OTB – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Ever since a friend of mine put "Where the Wild Roses Grow" on a mix CD for me, I have been a huge fan of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The song here, "Breathless", is a nice little point of departure for them, though, in the sense that it is upbeat and happy sounding. However, no matter ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 20, 2007 20:30
Late Night OTB – Commodores
The first, and perhaps only, post-Lionel Richie Commodores hit. It was a good one: Background: "Nightshift" is a 1985 hit song by The Commodores. The song was a tribute to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, two famous R&B musicians who had died in 1984 . The song was featured on the album Nightshift. This song was the first hit attained by The ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 17, 2007 20:30
Late Night OTB – David Ball
In 1994, then-41-year-old David Ball became an overnight success (after a couple decades in the music business) with his debut album, "Thinkin' Problem." The title track was more clever and charted higher (#2 on the country charts, #40 pop) but this one was my favorite. Powered by AOL Video Lyrics: Artist/Band: Ball David Lyrics for Song: When The Thought Of You Catches ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 16, 2007 20:30
Late Night OTB – Eva Cassidy
Eva Cassidy has always been noted for her amazing singing voice, and that praise is certainly justified. Still, I think that the true measure of her talent is her arrangements of cover songs--she always managed to do a perfect arrangement, which I think equally showed off her amazing talent. Here's a great example of that in her cover ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 15, 2007 20:30
Late Night OTB – Overkill
Colin Haye performing an acoustic version of "Overkill" on "Scrubs." Here's a "Scrubs"-less version: And the original version, when Haye was fronting Men at Work back in 1983: If three versions of "Overkill" constitutes overkill, I apologize. Lyrics: Overkill - Men at Work I can't get to sleep I think about the implications Of diving in too deep And possibly the complications Especially at night I worry over situations I know will ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 14, 2007 21:07
