Both Sides Now

Press the “play” arrow above to listen to the record.Robert Goulet. Singing the Joni Mitchell classic. A favorite of the middle school chorus. Will Ferrell rose to fame playing Robert Goulet on Saturday Night Live.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Press the “play” arrow above to listen to the record.A Charlie Brown Christmas Original Cast Recording. It’s that time of year again so I’m pulling out some of my Christmas records. We all love this one. Note that Charlie Brown uses sarcastic humor when addressing Violet. Is Charlie Brown a hipster? 

I Want It Now

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Veruca Salt. The original Veruca Salt, not the Nina Gordon (nee:Shapiro) version. “Please daddy, buy one of those golden geese!”

Jump in the Line

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Happy birthday, Mariana! This song is for you. Oh, by the way, I’m moving right around the corner from you. There goes the neighborhood.

You may know this song from the movie “Beetlejuice”.

Cantigas de Capoeira

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Suassuna and Dirceu. From Brazil. This ones goes out to Mestre No from the Boca de Rio section of Salvador, Brazil. I spent a few weeks in Brazil and Mestre No hooked me up. I love the music of Capoeira. It’s got a the African call and response form which you also find in Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop.

Suassuna and Dirceu were really inventive and expiremental in their capoeira music, they use flute and guitar in some of their songs. This selection, however, is a medly of some of the most well-known capoeira songs. You play capoeira while musicians sing and play right in front of you. It’s a lot of fun. My favorite song? “A canoa virou marineiro mas no fundo do mar tem dinherio” – the sailor fell overboard but he found there was treasure at the bottom of the ocean. My canoe has tipped over but I’m still looking for my treasure.

Para Ti

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Mongo Santamaria. He practically invented Afro-Cubano Jazz. Imagine being at a party at a brownstone in Brooklyn in the late 60’s and hearing this song. The girl dancing with has high heels and a short skirt, the guy is wearing a shark skin suit and an extra thin tie. Perhaps you have been smoking a little grass, no? If I could get a girl in a dress to dance with me to this song, and really mean it, then my night would be complete, hell, my entire week would be complete. The feeling might even last until June.

At the end of the song Mongo says a few words to the crowd.