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Nancy Sinatra, You Only Live Twice, Mad Men Season Finale
Mad Men is a hell of a show. When it first premiered, I was intrigued because I loved the Sopranos, and knew that Matthew Weiner, one of that shows head writers, was behind its creation. At first I wasn’t hooked. I thought many of the characters were overly stylized and inauthentic. I also thought much…
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The Rolling Stones, Some Girls
Some Girls is one of the best Rolling Stones records. It’s sleazy, dirty, punky, and country. It came out in 1978, and has just been reissued it a nice little collectors package. You should get it; I know I will. To celebrate its corporate repackaging, I present to you a thoroughly scandalous fan made music…
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Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Gotta Serve Somebody vs. Serve Yourself
John Lennon was really offended by Bob Dylan’s latest single, “Gotta Serve Somebody.” Dylan recorded the song for his 1979 album Slow Train Coming. The album and the song was part of Bob’s short lived conversion to Christianity. In his diary, John wrote, “The backing was mediocre by Jerry Wexler, the singing was really pathetic,…