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A bit of syntactic ambiguity there. I'm not asking for emotionally moving music (I wouldn't know a lot about that), but for music that helps make packing and moving easier. It won't be terrible this time: I'm fortunate enough that my future employer is paying for a moving company, including a packing service. So today I'll be just finishing up preparing my place for the movers tomorrow. You can bet that I'll be unplugging my stereo the last thing tonight. So I've got a full day of tunage ahead of me. Help me pick!
I'll be trying to force myself to start cleaning the fridge to the tune of J.J. Barnes's magnificent "Chains Of Love" which I encountered first in The Dirtbombs' cover version.
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One of the things I've lately been into is Syl Johnson's raw but soulful funk stuff that he cut for Twilight/Twinight Records in the late 60s before moving over to Hi Records for somewhat smoother output. "I Feel An Urge" should inspire you to get your weekend on. (Me, I'll continue sorting through my stuff as my last week in California begins.) And check out that hairdo . . . sweeeet!

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Here's something sweet for this Sunday morning: Al Green doing up "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. The original hit me with its infectious greatness when I was about 10. But Green transforms the song's teenage innocence and nostalgia into something sexy and funky. The horn lines and that swelling in the bridge are enough to make you want to stay under those covers...
[Just to point out the obvious: it would be a fair point to argue that this is more a new creation than a cover. The melody and chord progression are completely different from the original. EDIT : I was wrong about the chord progression being different, as Ivylander's comment gently points out. I really should know better than to use words like 'obvious'...]
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This is one of those foolproof tracks that works on any mixtape. He was born to sing that high note on "hand."
Though, to sound a pedantic note, his is pretty much the original chord progression - even in the bridge, which most bands get wrong....
Ah, you're right! Having just double-checked against the original, the basic chord progression is pretty much intact. So I'll take that hasty claim back. As "pedantic" is my middle name, I appreciate the correction!
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I find that stuff with a lot of energy helps with packing and cleaning.. The Ramones, The Damned, The Misfits, and of course... The Nuggets comps..
Good man.
I've got the new Secret Shine record on now, but I was definitely planning to spool some 60s garage and Misfits/Ramones/Dead Boys.
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