What Are You Listening to Right Now?

[nana77]

An episode about Far East (for the) Film Festival, this song doesn't seems bad, althought I'm not sure how did them get having "yellow girl" on to lyrics, without being dispregiative or offensive.

Strangely, the song "Tokyo Nights" features a reggae beat halfway through.

maybe it's the "context", etc... to me it doesn't seems said on a very offensive way, but idk.

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[nana77]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Cat

I Am a Cat (Japanese: 吾輩は猫である, Hepburn: Wagahai wa Neko de Aru) is a satirical novel written in 1905–1906 by Natsume Sōseki about Japanese society during the Meiji period (1868–1912), particularly the uneasy mix of Western culture and Japanese traditions.

True. But these lyrics have absolutely 0% to do with the book. It's almost like they saw the title and then just made up this song to be cute.

[DNSB]

In memory of David Allen Coe, (September 6, 1939 – April 29, 2026). He wrote songs such as Take This Job and Shove It, Would You Lay With Me (in a Field of Stone) and You Never Even Called Me By My Name (written by David Allen Coe and John Prine).

[nana77]

Buddy miles?

Yes

Spoiler:

Seems impossible but I'd never had heard this version:

[nana77]

David Thomas Mason (10 May 1946 – 19 April 2026) was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic.

Some say Classics shouldn't be remixed. I say shut up and bob your head. Nice work.

I'm not gonna lie, I discovered this remix through porn, and damn, this song is awesome.

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[nana77]

This song prompted me to buy a bottle of whiskey and reread Blood Meridean. That was a fun evening.

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[nana77]

It's... moody. Like, you put it on and suddenly you're staring out a rainy window in Paris at 3am, even if you're in a crappy apartment in Ohio. First thing that hits you is his voice. Raspy, tired, but somehow full of life. Like he's seen too much but still wants to dance. And the lyrics? Wild. "J'cloue des clous sur des nuages" - I nail nails into clouds. What even is that? Sounds dumb but it's not. It's poetic in a weird, messy way.
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The production's got this Memphis vibe - recorded there, right? So there's horns, a bit of bluesy guitar, some country twang. Not stuff you hear every day in French chanson.
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Also, the whole album's very... serious. Like zero jokes. Fine, art's serious, but sometimes you want a breath. A smile. Just one. It's all smoke, shadows, and metaphors. Cool, but heavy after a while. What I love most is how it doesn't try to please. It's not trying to be radio-friendly. It's weird, it's French, it's sad, it's sexy, it's confusing. And that's why it sticks. You don't just listen - you experience it. Like a film noir with no plot. And get this - I've never even been to France. But after this album? I feel like I've wandered through Montmartre, had a bad wine, and regretted a love affair. That's power. Bashung's not singing to you. He's whispering in your ear when you can't sleep. Not perfect. But damn, it's real.

https://alain-bashunguo.bandcamp.com...osez-jos-phine

funny thing... music like this doesn't comfort you. it understands you. and sometimes, that hurts more.

[nana77]

When the Rolling Stones did their version of this song, it was in effect the first Jimi Hendrix cover.

Sorry this was a don convoy record featuring jimi the stones covered convoys tune since his name was on the record jimi was just doing session work

He didn't say it was LITERALLY the first Jimi Hendrix cover, he said IN EFFECT. There is a difference between the two.

Written by Arthur Lee of Love.

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[nana77]

[issybird]

The weather:



Lyrics by the incomparable P.G. Wodehouse.

[nana77]

@issybird: nice one!


Ps: The japanese version of "Bob Dylan Blues" has a chorus I don't see on other albums

Aldous the chameleon!

In here the chorus recalls of:

fantastic.
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breakaways )