monochrome

Where I’m At…

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Where I'm at ... and if I'm honest ... I've been here for awhile....
Vulnerable
JUST TIRED by Marco Mattei (featuring Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta) from the forthcoming album Age Of Fragility (released 5/16/25) 
JUST TIRED (lyrics)

My hopes can change from day to day
Nobody cares, not even me
I tried to walk
And maybe I’m tired
Maybe just tired

I look to see another me
Age is just a number, they say
It’s how you feel
And maybe I’m tired
Maybe just tired

Tired of people
Tired of deadlines
Tired of being concerned
Tired of suffering
Tired of thinking
Tired of the earth

I came to meet you, but you were not there
It quickly got dark under the rain
I tried to see through
But maybe I’m tired
Maybe just tired

under the covers #28

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From The Other Side Of Darkness
Okay today, "day after day", just today is about pure silliness.  Of course I'm talking about a lounge lizards cover of the Violent Femmes.  Yes, you read right.  LOL.     The year was 1983, punk was going strong, and the Violent Femmes burst onto the music scene.    A trio of raucous folk rockers with an attitude that could peel paint, playing at a speed that dared you to keep up.   An album cover that suggested, paradoxically, innocence and danger. 

Well I still enjoy this album.   more for the nostalgia of the times than anything else. I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone decided to shake it up, martini style.   And no one better to do it than Richard Cheese.   From his album (inspired by Guns and Roses Appetite for Destruction) named Apertif for Destruction.  LOL.   Enjoy both versions.

under the covers #23

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Neptunian Sacrifice

Can anyone beat Stevie Wonders delivery? Well probably not but Kurt Elling does a wonderful job on Golden Lady. Originally released in 1973 as part of the album INNERVISIONS, Golden Lady became one of Stevie’s (many) signature R&B/pop songs. The song, as recorded by Stevie Wonder, was heavily inspired by “Montuno” Cuban rhythms and syncopation (on the chorus).

Kurt Elling changes it up into more of a swing which is very cool. From his album THE GATE, Golden Lady was one of several pop and rock covers. Much smoother, very different, yet very cool.

under the covers #22

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Strange Birds
Another cover that made me fall in love with a music artist I'd not heard previously.  
The year is 1995.   I had been of Tom Waits for a couple of decades at this point.   I could never have imagined someone doing his music justice as a cover.    

Then along came Temptation by Holly Cole and her trio.  An entire album of Tom Waits songs.   In fact I'll have to post 2 videos from this album.  She manages to maintain all the dreamy quirkiness of Tom Waits with a silky smooth breathy voice that will take you to another dimension if you close your eyes and let her.  So enjoy this trip with a pair old back catalog classics.

under the covers #19

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A Drop In The Ocean
Probably one of the most popular songs by Metallica.    Covered by many many people and bands.   But few have taken this bold visceral vocal approach by Polish vocal group Tulia.    
Enjoy.