He has a strange definition of “becoming”.

Have you had your Marker today?

Sade - When Am I Going To Make A Living - Platengala 1984 • TopPop YouTube video by TopPop

In honor of their announced induction into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, I’m gonna be spinning more Sade this week! Starting with this live clip that shows the boys can hold their own as backing vocalists. The always timely “When Am I Going to Make a Living” from 1984:

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April 8th again, huh?

Happy Rex Manning day, to those who observe.

The cover of the 2006 album Rabbit Fur Coat by Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, next to a running record player

Slept in, first spin of the day is coming with brunch coffee. The honeyed vocals and harmonizing here was a moment for me. It was the first time I remember feeling that a new recording sounded this much better in the grooves.

Rabbit Fur Coat, Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins (2006)
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If you see this, post a bassist that starts with P

The Rudiments - Wailing Paddle (horns version) YouTube video by Adam Cefai

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Day 3: A song with a strong backbeat

3rd wave Bay Area ska, from the finest.

Wailing Paddle, The Rudiments (1994)

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The cover of the 1960 album Infinity in Sound, by Mexican composer & bandleader Juan Esquivel & his Orchestra

Staring the day with Juan Esquivel and His Orchestra. One of the few LPs I keep around in stereo as well as mono. Today was rich low-end single-channel. Sounds great at 66!

Infinity in Sound, Esquivel and his Orchestra (1960)

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Veruca Salt - Seether (Official Music Video) YouTube video by VerucaSaltVEVO

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Day 2: A song with a strong downbeat

Seether, Veruca Salt (1994)

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I’m imagining Bob Euker on one shoulder, and whatever the Tampa equivalent is on the other

I tend to go with Zevon - Lawyers, Guns, and Money

Buckaroo Bonzai

Rilo Kiley - Pictures of Success (live) YouTube video by Andrew Brown

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Day 1: A song that changes tempo

Pictures of Success, Rilo Kiley

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The cover of the 1977 album Running on Empty by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne featuring a large drum set in front of a 2-lane highway passing between arid hills. It sits next to a running record player.

After 3 months of working on things that required headphones & audio scrutiny (not art related) all day, I finally get back to tasty tunes in the workspace. Today is started with a turn from the Pretender.

Running on Empty, Jackson Browne (1977)

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Sade - When Am I Going To Make A Living - Platengala 1984 • TopPop YouTube video by TopPop

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Day 23: A song about work

When Am I Going to Make a Living, Sade

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Gram Parsons With Emmylou Harris - $1000 Wedding YouTube video by Time Warp (Distorsion Temporelle)

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Day 22: A song about money

$1000 Wedding, Gram Parsons / Emmylou Harris

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John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane (Official Music Video) YouTube video by JohnMellencampVEVO

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Maybe not perfect, but it’s my go-to at karaoke

Day 23: A perfect song to sing along to

Jack & Diane, John (Cougar) Mellencamp

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The Happening YouTube video by Pixies - Topic

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Day 22: A song you’d choose as your life soundtrack

The Happening, Pixies

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Route (2015 Remaster) YouTube video by Son Volt - Topic

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Day 20: A song that shaped your music taste

Route, Son Volt

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The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl HD YouTube video by TimothyTim PSP

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Day 19: A song about someone you miss

Punk Rock Girl, Dead Milkmen

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Thanks!

West Palm Beach YouTube video by Bonnie Prince Billy - Topic

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Day 19: A song that feels warm

My grandma lived near the spot in this song, a few towns over. Twenty years gone now…

West Palm Beach, Palace

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I assume there aren’t exceptions for an MFA holder with lots of teaching experience (shoulda finished that PhD!). Too bad, I check a LOT of the boxes. If I’m wrong, maybe I’ll get my materials together…

Halsey - Graveyard YouTube video by HalseyVEVO

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Day 18: A song that is your guilty pleasure

I hadn’t seen the video until today, and now it’s more of a guilty pleasure. Not because of Sweeney, just because I’m a sucker for a good midway scene.

Graveyard, Halsey

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gordon lightfoot canadian railroad trilogy live in concert bbc 1972 YouTube video by tony blackhall

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Day 18: A song that feels cold

Maybe it’s the tremolo, but this reminds me of cold winds blowing across the plains.

Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Gordon Lightfoot

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I can 100% confirm the accuracy here - except it’s worse than 12 hour days.

I do go gig work for these joints when I need to get bills paid, and they push for 100 hr weeks.

Such a great album, that track is surely one of the (many) highlights.

I’ve only seen this building a few times, and not since 2007, an even in that fog I immediately knew what it was while scrolling past. Iconic, indeed.