Songs You May Have Missed #397

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Heron: “Take Me Back Home” (1972)

Rustic English acid folk from the time when that country was getting in touch with its indigenous music with the help of Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings and the like. In the too-brief first incarnation of this band, they recorded in an open field due to an aversion to recording studios. The album cover photo depicts the house where the band and their families all stayed during the time of its recording. Idyllic.

Today Heron are a footnote. Their first two albums are rare, precious and beautiful.

See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/12/19/songs-you-may-have-missed-264/

Songs You May Have Missed #396

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The Kooks: “Junk of the Heart (Happy)” (2011)

The Kooks aren’t trying to shake up the world with their infectious, Kinks-inflected garage-y power pop. They just want to make you happy. I think they’ll probably do that about three minutes here.

See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/07/24/songs-you-may-have-missed-153/

On a Lighter Note…

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Jimmy Kimmel Tricked A Bunch Of People At Coachella Into Pretending They’ve Heard Of Bands That Don’t Exist

Rocket Man, as Interpreted by William Shatner and Parodied by Chris Elliott

Above: Hosting the 1978 Saturn Awards (Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror’s Academy Awards equivalent) Star Trek’s Captain Kirk performs Elton John’s “Rocket Man”, introduced by none other than the song’s co-writer Bernie Taupin (doing his best to look “truly proud”).

Below: Chris Elliott, in an appearance on Letterman, parodies not only the performance but Shatner’s perceived status in the 70’s as acting has-been. Elliott’s TV series Get a Life had recently been cancelled.

Stephen Colbert Takes Aim at ‘Accidental Racist’ With His Own Hilarious Parody

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(Reprinted from Yahoo Music)

While Brad Paisley’s duet with LL Cool J, “Accidental Racist,” has managed to spark some serious conversation about racism in America–the tune inadvertently has done a much better job of inspiring wisecracks.

The latest to hop on the “bag on Brad” train? Political satirist/comedian Stephen Colbert, who grilled the tune on his Colbert Report this week.

Calling Paisley’s song a case of “unifying suckage,” Colbert explained that he was inspired “to write my own awful song in the hopes of bridging another deep cultural rift in America…the gay marriage divide.”

He then donned a cowboy hat and announced his new composition: “Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe.” Halfway through the spoof, he was joined by actor Alan Cumming, who gamely took on the role of misunderstood gay man. Watch for yourself–but be warned, some of the lyrics are a little…colorful.

Watch video here:

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/heard/stephen-colbert-takes-aim-accidental-racist-own-hilarious-172630880.html#more-1256

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