Sunday swing

This is most assuredly not me. One second I may be listening to Zuill Bailey, and the next Spike Jones. They Can Talk by Jimmy Craig.

I think most people know I’m not a music snob by any measure; my taste is very eclectic (but yeah, there’s some music I will just never get, like death metal). What is a guilty pleasure for some is likely just pure fun for me.

Exhibit 1: The Barenaked Ladies. I hadn’t listened for a while, and I forgot how much I love the humor in their music and the way they don’t take themselves too seriously. Maybe that makes them not cool, but I don’t care. I love “One Week,” so when I saw that PostModern Jukebox had done a 1940s-style jazz cover, I was stoked (I really love music that has a bit of a jazz feel to it, which Barenaked Ladies, Maroon 5, Nelly Furtado, etc., do). Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. And while you’re at it, take a gander at “Pinch Me,” another great BNL song.

When you write the way BNL writes songs, it tends to lend well to scatting.
There’s a bit late in the song that will make you say, “Oh, THAT’S why Brenda loves this song!” It’s not the only reason, but it helps.

8 thoughts on “Sunday swing”

  5. If you are a sideman/backup musician such as myself, being a music snob will interfere with your ability to work regularly as a musician. Sometimes you must take what you can get although what you are required to play is not something you like to play or listen to. However, I just spent two evenings at Mount Nebo State Park playing music that I both like to play and listen to for a special dance party sponsored by the Arkansas Country Dance Society. Are my fingers still hurting? YES. I can feel it as I type.

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