December 23, 2005

it only comes out when the moon is on the run

I've been experiencing lots of cosmic music coincidences lately.

At the end of one of my closing shifts last week, the doughnut maker and I were bustling away to a random selection of my CD's.

While I was scrubbing out airpots the doughnuteer called out: "All Bowie tonight, eh?"

I didn't have any Bowie with me. "Eh?"

"This is a crazy tempo Bowie cover, and there was a Bowie cover on that Nirvana record, and a Bowie number on the mix before that."

So we started checking, and whaddya know, 4 out of 5 discs in that rotation included a Bowie cover.

This week, I unwittingly bought 3 records that include versions of 'Spanish Harlem'.

If only everyone in my life had a turntable. You'd all be getting a $.99 copy of Whipped Cream and Other Delights and an itching to dance like an ass.

Merry Christmas, Everyone.

Posted by Sonya at December 23, 2005 01:43 PM
Comments

I'm sorry, but the idea of getting a copy of Herb Alpert just strikes me as hillarious! I guess it comes down to the fact that this one one of about two pieces of vinyl my stepfather owned that I could actually stand to listen to as a teen-ager.

Posted by: COMTE at December 26, 2005 11:26 AM

i kind of want the spanish harlem covers instead. those sound nice.

Posted by: louella at December 28, 2005 11:35 AM

on a curiously related note, I recently realized I have four versions of "Starman." personally, the Mates of State version is best, though the Seu Jorge is pretty nice, albeit incomprehensible to me.

Posted by: jwilliam at January 5, 2006 10:45 AM