DEWEY'S RECORD PARTY!

klondike · Post by **klondike** » June 10th, 2008, 6:12 pm

Dewey, Spinmaster General, My Friend;

Need your help to lift my sodden spirits; I've been trying to brighten up for 2 days, you know, push those clouds away from my heavy heart, and, on my own, am failing.
While focused on my last son getting hitched by Summer's End, and all my new grandkids poppin' up like pansies in an onion patch, I got word this Sunday past that my sister's 20-yr-old grandson had just died in a swimming accident.
His wake is tomorrow night, and my chest shudders, when I think of it.
My Dad always claimed there was no greater tragedy for any human being than to bury a child (as he himself had).
Now that I'm the patriarch of my own burgeoning clan, I could not agree with him more . . yet now, I must be the pillar of strength for my sister & my niece, who are enduring the unimagineable.
Dewey, didn't Seals & Croft have a tune about not passing this way again? Could you maybe run that one for this very old-feeling Sled Dog tonight?
Many thanks for your ear, mi hermano.

Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » June 10th, 2008, 6:37 pm

Howdy Klondike - Everyone here at the Record Party hopes that
this musical interlude will help bring you the peace of mind to heal
your achin' heart in this understandably impossible time. We'll all be
thinking of you tomorrow. And you know why? Cuz we love ya.
SEALS & CROFT "We May Never Pass This Way Again"
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Mr. Arkadin · Post by **Mr. Arkadin** » June 10th, 2008, 8:15 pm

Klondike, my condolences for your loss. As I've said before, it's not how long we live, but the quality of life we have that is important. My prayers and best wishes for your family. Here are a few tunes that have stood me in good stead:

Think of Laura
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In My Life
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Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate
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Silent Lucidity
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All Things Must Pass
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ChiO · Post by **ChiO** » June 10th, 2008, 9:20 pm

Our hearts and prayers are with you & your family, Klon.

CHARLES MINGUS “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”
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LUCINDA WILLIAMS “Sweet Old World”
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Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » June 10th, 2008, 10:33 pm

Here's one more for the long road, K-man...it's the soulful and
righteous MARIAH CAREY and her beautiful new song "Bye Bye"
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klondike · Post by **klondike** » June 11th, 2008, 7:42 am

How blessed I am to have my friends here at the Silver Screen Oasis.
How grateful I feel to have had a few quiet tears before my morning coffee.
In so many more ways than I'll ever find words to express, thank you all.
I'll be back next week, stronger & wiser.
Til then, drive it like ya stole it, and laugh like you're skippin' school!

Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » June 11th, 2008, 7:46 am

Good luck brother Klon. Here's a little BOB DYLAN music to send you
on your way...compliments of the Record Party!
“Blue Moon”
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“If Dogs Run Free”
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“You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go”
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MichiganJ · Post by **MichiganJ** » June 11th, 2008, 8:20 am

I recently lost a good friend and find myself returning to the words of Warren. Hope they help...

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Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » June 11th, 2008, 8:47 pm

Here's a little somethin' to carry you into your Wednesday
evening---here at the friendly neighborhood Record Party!
UNIT 4 + 2 “Concrete and Clay”
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VERDELLE SMITH “Tar and Cement”
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JONI MITCHELL “Big Yellow Taxi”
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JAMES TAYLOR “Carolina In My Mind”
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Mr. Arkadin · Post by **Mr. Arkadin** » June 11th, 2008, 9:43 pm

Ahoy Dewey! Since you mentioned Joni Mitchell, let's take a tour of my favorite of her records, For the Roses:

Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
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You Turn Me On I'm a Radio
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Blonde in the Bleachers
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Woman of the Heart and Mind
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Judgment of the Moon and Stars
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Metry_Road · Post by **Metry_Road** » June 11th, 2008, 11:10 pm

Dear Klondike. Sorry about your loss. I wish there was something I could do or say to help you the way your post has helped me. It has reminded me to thank God for my own wonderful children. God has been good to me, and I’m not sure I always deserved it.

I hope these three videos will help raise your spirits a little.

YouTube is a nostalgia goldmine. As we all know.

I hope you don’t mind me going off on a sidetrack.

There are some very gifted amateurs posting on YouTube. Here are some that I found completely by accident.

A stirring acapella arrangement of ‘Polly On The Shore’ by the Belgian group Speechless

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Keni Lee Burgess with a very nice version of ‘Plastic Jesus’ played on slide banjo (when was the last time you saw anyone play a slide banjo ?).

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And last but not least, the amazing 9 year old Sam Scott with a wonderful version of the old jazz standard ‘Exactly Like You’

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Regards

ChiO · Post by **ChiO** » June 12th, 2008, 5:47 am

After the Sturm und Drang in the Noir poll, we wanted to chill to
some ‘80s favorites.

SQUEEZE “Black Coffee in Bed”
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DAVID & DAVID “Welcome to the Boomtown”
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The DREAM ACADEMY “Life in a Northern Town”
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CROWDED HOUSE “Don’t Dream, It’s Over”
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Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » June 12th, 2008, 7:11 am

A big fat Thursday morning alarm clock blast from Dewey’s
big box of doo wop treasures to keep things honest at the
Record Party…
THE GUYTONES “Tell Me”
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THE STUDENTS “Every Day of the Week”
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THE MARCELS “Crazy Bells”
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THE CHANTERS “My My Darling”
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THE TEENCHORDS “Not Too Young To Fall in Love”
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THE KODAKS “My Baby and Me”
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jdb1 · Post by **jdb1** » June 12th, 2008, 8:35 am

Doo Wop. Some of my very earliest childhood memories of summer involve my being in my bed with the window open, and hearing the boys on the corner harmonizing. Bee-yootiful.

Manhattan Doo Wop
Frankie Lyman & the Teenagers: Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
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Bronx Doo Wop
Dion & the Belmonts: I Wonder Why
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Brooklyn Doo Wop
The Tokens: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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jdb1 · Post by **jdb1** » June 12th, 2008, 8:49 am

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is based on a song from South Africa known as "Mbube Wimoweh." The song was first recorded in SA in the 1940s. That recording was heard by folk singer Pete Seeger (whose family was involved in the preservation of international folk music). He performed it often in the 1940s and 50s with his folk group, The Weavers:

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Here is a more authentic version done by the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
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