Well, I was a little surprised that I didn't hear anyone shout out this request from the audience when I saw Wilco on Tuesday, but I know people had to be thinking about it.
Have you heard that Jeff Tweedy performed some Black Eyed Peas songs recently? And "Single Ladies."
Pretty F-N hilarious!
Also, check out the last video. I found it on Youtube and by the title information, I thought I had stumbled upon something that would be akin to the scenario in Tuesday's blog entry, where Tweedy berates an audience member.
Instead, he says something pretty beautiful and powerful, about why people should shut the F- up.
Hear Jeff Tweedy read "My Humps" on Youtube.
"I've Got A Feeling" on Youtube.
See "Rock That Body" on Youtube.
Hear him do Beyonce's "Single Ladies" on Youtube.
Tweedy mocks some talking audience members, on Youtube.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Mat Kearney "Hey Mama"
There's a line that some record promotion folks will use to prod me (or, in some cases, tease me).
They say: "Don't be afraid to play a Hit!"
It's kind of a funny situation to be in, but sometimes I'll turn down a song because it's too much of a "Hit."
Take this new Mat Kearney song. It's insanely catchy, well-crafted and fun.
But because of those seemingly positive attributes, it would sound pretty out of place on our station.
"Single Ladies" this song is not. But on a continuum, "Hey Mama" is too far down the line away from Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," and the earthy, singer-songwriter-strummer roots of the station.
People sometimes think if we don't play a certain song, or a certain artist, it's a judgment against that song/artist. We're somehow saying that they're not good enough.
And yeah, I suppose that's sometimes true.
But Mat Kearney is a talented songwriter, a legitimate artist. If he were making slightly different music, with a slightly different production spin, he'd sound great on our station.
Instead, he's going to have to suffer the cruel fate of having his song become a big, successful hit via the hundreds of radio stations across the country who make their home on a more populist place on the musical continuum.
See the video on Youtube.
Imagine what it might've sounded like with acoustic instrumentation.
See the video on Youtube.
They say: "Don't be afraid to play a Hit!"
It's kind of a funny situation to be in, but sometimes I'll turn down a song because it's too much of a "Hit."
Take this new Mat Kearney song. It's insanely catchy, well-crafted and fun.
But because of those seemingly positive attributes, it would sound pretty out of place on our station.
"Single Ladies" this song is not. But on a continuum, "Hey Mama" is too far down the line away from Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," and the earthy, singer-songwriter-strummer roots of the station.
People sometimes think if we don't play a certain song, or a certain artist, it's a judgment against that song/artist. We're somehow saying that they're not good enough.
And yeah, I suppose that's sometimes true.
But Mat Kearney is a talented songwriter, a legitimate artist. If he were making slightly different music, with a slightly different production spin, he'd sound great on our station.
Instead, he's going to have to suffer the cruel fate of having his song become a big, successful hit via the hundreds of radio stations across the country who make their home on a more populist place on the musical continuum.
See the video on Youtube.
Imagine what it might've sounded like with acoustic instrumentation.
See the video on Youtube.
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