It's been over a year since I did one of these things. In fact, it's been over a year since I've posted anything to the blog section or even checked it. Do people even look here anymore. I see a few recent posts in the blog section, but nothing frequent.

Anyway, I had a little time at work today while I was backing up the network, so I thought I'd do a bit of shuffling. So away we go:

"Blue Jay Way" - Beatles
I've always thought of this song as...

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I thought I would give an update of a few more Beatles references I came across in my Japanese musical travels. One of these simply slipped my mind during the last blog entry, while two other I just noticed.

It took me so long to find out, but I found out

The slip of my mind involved the producer Kameda Seiji I mentioned before. I distinctly remember coming across a video somewhere on the internet from a studio session for Shiina Ringo’s cover album “Utaite...

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I love Japanese popular music. I listen to it on a daily basis. But you know one thing I’ve found out? Many of the Japanese artists I listen to have taken inspiration from the band that I discovered as a young teen and which attached themselves so indelibly to my psyche. Yes, I speak of the band that brought me to this forum in the first place, the Beatles. On more than one occasion I can remember being amazed when I’ve come across a reference to the Beatles by a Japanese artist who I had grown...

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Part 5 time.

Wild World (live) by Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff is probably my favorite reggae artist. It’s mostly because he incorporates so many different styles into his version of reggae. That argument that all reggae songs sound alike that I often hear go right out the window with Jimmy Cliff. This is a nice smooth yet hopping version of Cat Steven’s song.

Sufferin’ In The Land by Jimmy Cliff
It’s Jimmy Cliff night! A classic tune by him. Traditional...

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I was going to do up a different type of blog entry tonight, but I had a very long and rather stressful week. The shuffling type of blog can actually be rather relaxing, so here it is. Instant therapy. (After the fact, I gathered some YouTube links for some of these. Just trying to spread the therapy.)

Get It – Paul McCartney (with Carl Perkins) on Tug Of War
Quirky songs have always appealed to me. If a song sounds like no other on a particular album, more often than...

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