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Full playlist by Marc Vandevelde

16 January 2005 next playlist >>

:: Track 1

Frank Zappa: Po-Jama People (7 mins 39 secs)
Album: One Size Fits All
RYKO RCD 10521

:: Track 2

Tom Waits: Hoist that rag (3 mins) 
Album: Real Gone
Anti- 6678-2

:: Track 3

Gill Scott-Heron: Gun (4 mins)
Album: Reflections
Arista 254 094


BACKGROUND
My theme here is material comforts, although the choices are intended to introduce a heavy irony. FZ uses the metaphor of "Po-Jamas" in a humourous and musical critique of humdrum human existence (with a fab guitar solo), whilst TW questions the glory associated with the American flag in times of conflict. GSH provides an explanation of why gun ownership is so popular in the USA ("When other folks give up theirs I'll give up mine"), without justifying it.
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Martin Josse
Gill Scott-Heron the man!! What a performer! We can't produce this talent anymore its all covers!!! Enough said! Best Regards, The revolution will be not televised temporarily!!!
Wed Nov 30 22:15:11 2005

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