The 5th installment of the Fineman Mux. Enjoy!
This week's mix features 3 songs with female lead singers, this is notable because I used to hate female singers, but look at me now!! A reformed musical misogynist.
-This lead off track is the best song that Phoenix has made that isn't "Too Young", that song can never be topped but this comes close.
-Kylie Minogue, eat your heart out, says Sophie Ellis-Bextor with this wondiferous slice of Euro pop. Strictly 4 my niggaz (and by "niggaz" I mean female listeners).
-Ahhh sweet, sweet Down Bottom. This is one of my favorite beats ever, a Swizz Beatz classic originally gifted to Drag-On who was nice enough to let Juvenile in on the fun. Here, Royce da 5'9" murders the beat in a new way with lines like, "I'm in love with my pistol, but I love your bitch too, I just don't love mine". Hilarious. The Washington Wizards play an instrumental version of this beat after every home win, which is for the best since the original track's chorus goes "do yall fuck them til they cum? damn right we make them cum!".
-I dare you not to rock your head to the first 30 seconds of "Black Cat". I fucking dare you. Granted, the pizzicato violin breakdown section is a little harder to groove to, but just try.
-Da Art of Storytellin is probably my favorite Outkast song. Awesome beat, fantastic opening verse from Big Boi, but the real killer here is Andre. It must be really frustrating for Big Boi, I mean he is an amazing MC but looks like shit compared to Andre 3000 on most of their tracks. Andre's verse is one of the best I have ever heard, the way he rides the beat is transcendant and his lyrics are heartbreaking. I recently learned that this song exists in a different version in which there is a 3rd guest verse from Slick Rick, but I went with the Outkast only one for ya'll.
-This Supremes song is off their Sam Cooke tribute album "We Remember Sam Cooke", which was released shortly after Senor Cooke was sketchily shot to death back in December 1964. Sam Cooke's version is obviously better than this one being that Sam Cooke is the best soul singer ever, and Lou Rawls' uncredited response vocals in the chorus can't be matched. I tried to get this Supremes album but shit is out of print and woulda cost $90 on ebay in vinyl form, but thanks to my boy Frank and the power of internet piracy I proudly present to you this rarity.
-I am quite prone to using hyperbole when describing music that moves me, but I am gravely serious when I say that this Ted Leo song is one of the best indie rock songs ever. If you don't like part or all of this song we can't be friends and you are an asshole. I am sorry you had to find out this way.
-Regulate. The smoothest rap song of all time. How could it possibly be topped? By making a remix of the song with an even SMOOTHER beat is how! I didn't believe it could be done, I mean the original sampled Yacht Rock icon Michael McDonald for fuck's sake! The bass work on this superior remix is key.
-This Yes song from their debut is pretty good, nothing great I know, but for some reason the last 43 seconds really pump my nads. So fantastically chill is this outro, i wish it didnt fade out so soon.
-And finally, this live version of Everything Counts from the Pasadena Rose Bowl circa 1988, what with the acappella fan send off at the end, is the stuff all live albums should be made of.
Sorry so long. It just happened
adam
2 comments:
Wow, this Adam character has a great taste in music, and an awesome sense of style. I hope he gets fucked soon, for his sake.
nahh if he does, his muxes will get all corny and happy. Rivers Cuomo syndrome. NO THANKS!
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