This To Shall Pass

RGM Version by the Band OK Go
(click the graphic for the video)

I don't usually do a lot of video links, but some exceptional ones have been coming my way of late. You may have already seen this one, since I am sure it will be going viral, if it hasn't already done so.

I have never heard of the band or this song, and I would have to admit that after watching this video, I beleive that this video will be remembered more for its visual impact than its music.

After watching it pretty closely, I can't find any obvious trickery or slight of hand in the one shot take of this video. If that is the case, then it probably ranks as one of the most awesome music videos of all time. The video speaks for itself..... Happy Hump Day

...and for the first time in several days...no booty references.

My-MP3 [Time Tunnel]

Artist: John (Johnnie)Williams
Album: Televisions Greatest hits Vol: 2
Song: The Time Tunnel
Released: 1966

One of the perks of having an AppleTV unit is being able to browse the old television shows that are available for download from iTunes. I ran across this little gem and downloaded the first episode to see if it was still as cool as I remembered back in 1966.

In essence, it is. While the show and the acting are way out dated, this was a real stretch for television. A massive government funded experiment for time travel that goes arye, episode after episode. I am sure many of the sets were recycled for "Vogage to the Bottom of the Sea" and other Irwin Allen classics.

The theme song is actually pretty far ahead of it's time, composed by what must have been a very young John Williams, before his "Jaws" and "Star Wars" fame.

Track List:
The Three Stooges
Merrie Melodies ("Merrily We Roll Along")
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Huckleberry Hound
Mighty Mouse Playhouse
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
The Pink Panther Show
The Road Runner Show
George of the Jungle
Jonny Quest
Spider-Man
Underdog
Looney Tunes ("The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down")
Peanuts ("Linus and Lucy")
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ("Won't You Be My Neighbor?")
The Odd Couple
The Courtship of Eddie's Father ("My Best Friend")
The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("Love Is All Around")
Gidget
That Girl
Bewitched
Love, American Style
The Honeymooners ("You're My Greatest Love")
I Married Joan
The Monkees
The Brady Bunch
The Partridge Family ("Come On Get Happy")
My Mother the Car
Car 54, Where Are You?
It's About Time
My Favorite Martian
Jeopardy! ("Think Music")
Hogan's Heroes
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Rat Patrol
12 O'Clock High
The Time Tunnel
Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea
Seahunt
Daktari
Tarzan
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Rawhide
Bat Masterson
Maverick
Wagon Train
Have Gun – Will Travel ("The Ballad of Paladin")
The Virginian
The Rebel
Peter Gunn
Route 66
I Spy
The Avengers
The Saint
Hawaiian Eye
The Green Hornet
The Outer Limits
Dark Shadows
Ben Casey
Medical Center
NBC Mystery Movie
ABC's Wide World of Sports
The Jackie Gleason Show ("Melancholy Serenade")
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Monty Python's Flying Circus

Lyrics:
None (instramental)

My - MP3 is an ongoing experiment into obscure music that you may not have heard before. Clicking on the song graphic will take you to the MP3 file of this song. Clicking the "My-MP3" title will take you to my music blog containing all the songs in the collection.

My - MP3 [Perry Como]

Perry Como / Ocean's Eleven (Soundtrack) / Pappa Loves Mombo


Don't write this song off just because of the artist. While Perry Como embodies the laidback smooth genre that fascinated our parents back in the 1950s and 60s, he is sort of considered old and stuffy by today's standards. However, I believe that behind his trademark sweater there was a real crazy person dying to cut loose. This song was probably considered pretty damn racy back in 1957. Listening to the lyrics today, I am amazed that this song hasn't been used on a Viagra commerical. This song is best known for being on the "Ocean's Eleven" soundtrack, which if you haven't heard it, is exceptional.


Ocean's Eleven Soundtrack
01. Theme For Young Lovers - Percy Faith & His Orchestra
02. Boobytrapping
03. Projects, The (Pjays) - Handsome Boy Modeling School/Trugov/Del
04. Plans, The
05. Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como
06. Ruben's In
07. Lyman Zerga
08. Caravan - Arthur Lyman
09. Gritty Shaker - David Holmes
10. Planting the Seed
11. Pickpockets
12. Little Less Conversation, A - Elvis Presley
13. Dream Dream Dream - Percy Faith & His Orchestra
14. Stealing the Pinch
15. Blues in the Night - Quincy Jones
16. Tess
17. Hookers
18. $160 Million Chinese Man
19. 69 Police - David Holmes
20. Clair de Lune - Philadelphia Orchestra
21. Theme For Young Lovers - Percy Faith & His Orchestra


Lyrics:
Papa loves mambo!
Mamma loves mambo!
Havin’ their fling again,
Younger than spring again,
Feelin’ that zing again, Wow!

My - MP3 is an ongoing experiment into obscure music that you may not have heard before. Clicking on the album will take you to the MP3 file of this song. Clicking the "My-MP3" title will take you to my music blog containing all the songs in the collection.

My - MP3 (The Police)

The Police / Outlandos d'Amour / Born In The 50s

Artist: The Police
Album: Outlandos d'Amour (Outlaws of Love)
Song: Born In The 50s
Released: 1979

Track List:
01. Next to You
02. So Lonely
03. Roxanne
04. Hole in My Life
05. Peanuts
06. Can't Stand Losing You
07. Truth Hits Everybody
08. Born in the 50's
09. Be My Girl - Sally
10. Masoko Tanga

I had this album in college and to the best of my recollection, this song was not on it. It was on the "b-side" of a 45rpm they released, which is where I first heard it. Regardless, it is not a well known Police song, which is a shame. It highlights the band in their early days, when they were a bit more edgy and angry. The song is aimed at all the baby-boomers and recounts how the images that we witnessed in the 1950s shaped our lives.

Lyric:
Would they drop the bomb on us
While we made love on the beach
We were the class they couldn't teach
'Cos we knew better

My - MP3 is an ongoing experiment into obscure music that you may not have heard before. Clicking on the album will take you to the MP3 file of this song. Clicking the "My-MP3" title will take you to my music blog containing all the songs in the collection.