“life on mars” – barbra streisand
In 1974, Barbra Streisand released a version of the song on her album ButterFly. In a 1976 Playboy interview, Bowie was asked what he thought of her cover: “Bloody awful. Sorry, Barb, but it was atrocious.”
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sister rosetta tharpe is love (the godmother of rock & roll american masters doc too)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973) was a groundbreaking gospel singer and musician, who paved the way for the popularity of rock ‘n’ roll and influenced Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, among many others.
Tharpe’s biographer, Gayle Wald, found some of the singer’s contemporaries who were willing to talk off the record about her bisexuality; one fellow musician claimed to have walked in on Tharpe and two other women in bed together during her “honeymoon tour” right after her third wedding in 1951.
“SISTER ROSETTA THARPE The Godmother of Rock & Roll” – Produced & Directed by Mick Csaky – International version – 52 mins/2013 from Directors Cut Films on Vimeo.
Wald writes, “The circulation of this and other lore indicated that the gospel world had its own legends of outlaw identities and behaviors: of sissy men and bulldagger women, of philandering evangelists and pilfering prophets, of hypocrites who boozed up backstage before singing in front of the curtain about the virtues of holy living. For homosexuals in her audiences, rumors about Rosetta’s sexuality might have been liberating, an invitation to look for tell-tale signs of affirmation of their own veiled existence.”
Source: Gayle F. Wald, Shout Sister Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-n-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Beacon Press, 2007.
-Cookie
After the war Decca paired her with Marie Knight, a sanctified shouter with a strong contralto and a more subdued style than Tharpe. In their hit, “Up Above My Head”, Knight provided the response to Tharpe in traditional call and response format, then took the role that would have been assigned to a bass in a male quartet after Tharpe’s solo. It has been reported that it was an “open secret”, in show business circles that Knight and Tharpe were lovers.
with Marie Knight
Frank Ocean in Band of Outsiders
Frank Ocean in Band of Outsiders.
Photographed by Scott Sternberg at the Los Angeles Times Building.
New images drop through Sunday.
the smiths: the pablo cuckoo tape (crazy face manchester 1983) via emily y.
Astonishing newly Unearthed, Very Rare Rehearsal Recording
{Awash with Unusual idiosyncrasies & early lyrics}
Recorded @ Crazy Face, 13~15 Chapel Walks, Manchester.
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You’ve Got Everything Now
Accept Yourself 04:26
What Difference Does It Make 08:46
Reel Around The Fountain 12:52
These Things Take Time 19:28
I Don’t Owe You Anything 22:37
Hand In Glove 28:06
Handsome Devil 31:04
Miserable Lie 34:11
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The origins of, ‘The Pablo Cuckoo Tape’ as told by the original ‘Source’ & ‘Up-loader’, ‘bellapintura’ c/o http://www.smithstorrents.co.uk/forum….
SISSYDUDE LOVES: “i’m not in love” – peggy lee (for jeffrey k)
the AWESOME original 10CC version below:
R.I.P. spect STOMPIN’ TOM CONNORS, bitches eh!
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Canadian country-folk legend Stompin’ Tom Connors, whose toe-tapping musical spirit and fierce patriotism established him as one of Canada’s strongest cultural icons, has died. He was 77. Connors passed away Wednesday from what a spokesman described as “natural causes.”
Brian Edwards said the musician, rarely seen without his signature black cowboy hat and stomping cowboy boots, knew his health was declining and had penned a message for his fans a few days before his death. In the message posted on his website, Connors says Canada kept him “inspired with it’s beauty, character, and spirit, driving me to keep marching on and devoted to sing about its people and places that make Canada the greatest country in the world.”
Connors is survived by his wife Lena, two sons, two daughters and several grandchildren. Dubbed Stompin’ Tom for his propensity to pound the floor with his left foot during performances, Connors garnered a devoted following through straight-ahead country-folk tunes that drew inspiration from his extensive travels and focused on the everyman.
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“lose the reason” – the primitives (Meh video. MOST IMPORTANTLY: GREAT POP TUNE! LOVE.)
Always, one of my fave pop bands… and they still got it… twenty years later. LOVE!
NME The Smiths – “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” (Song Series) with JOHNNY MARR
NME Godlike Genius 2013 Johnny Marr tells us how a new guitar helped him write the riff of The Smiths’ classic ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’. He plays the tune for the first time in 25 years.
SISSYDUDE LOVES: “valentine’s day” by klaus nomi
Track #2 from the album Za Bakdaz: The Unfinished Opera.
BIG FREEDIA & RUPAUL… (((PEANUT BUTTER)))!!!
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PEANUT BUTTER sees Ru tackle the New Orleans “Bounce” genre, a raunchy
break-neck pace of gritty hip-hop that is currently ringing through
the Big Easy, with Big Freedia being the Queen Diva of the genre.
Available on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/
the music of LAURICE! (via ms. erin)
70′s rock meets mainstream British pop in an explosive style fusion of pre-punk, glam, psychedelic and gay themed musical gems by controversial British rocker LAURICE. Recorded in the early to mid-70′s at various studios in London, UK, these tracks, many previously unreleased, demonstrate the versatility and originality of a singer-songwriter who challenged society’s rules.
British rock was always LAURICE’s roots. From the pre-punk underground classic hits “When Christine Comes Around”, “I’m Gonna Smash Your Face In” to the heavily impassioned openly gay anthem “He’s My Guy” and the highly sexualized gay lyrics of “Wild Sugar”, to the S&M master-slave darkside of “Born To Serve”.
LAURICE constantly challenged himself and his musical peers to explore out of the mainstream music box. His influences ranged from Lou Reed and Cream, to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and various 70′s British pop bands. Take a listen to this treasure trove of incredible tracks. LAURICE was a star, far ahead of his time, and suffered mightily for fighting the conventions of the day. BUY Best Of LAURICE HERE!
LAURICE photo flashbacks HERE!
SCOTT WALKER COVERS SCREAM & SHOUT BY WILL I AM FT. BRITNEY SPEARS (via Adam Buxton)
Adam Buxton: Bish Bosch era Scott has a go at the number 1 single by Will.i.am featuring Britney Spears
