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07/15/2024 - Weak in Your Light - Episode 014 (Bonus: Archives are up to date!)

07/15/2024 - Weak in Your Light - Episode 014 (Bonus: Archives are up to date!)

Thank you for subscribing! I'm excited to share that our archive & website are completely up to date- visit the site to see all episodes in 2024 with recordings, show notes, and playlists! A huge thanks to my friend Drex Harris for volunteering to help me with editing to get up to speed. I was able to get a new recording setup going, so starting with this episode, recordings (and hopefully these posts) will be much faster to post, and most importantly, the audio is significantly better quality. Thanks for your support! Let's get on with it...

We started out with a recent favorite band of mine, Nation of Language, which in turn took us to influential 80's & 90's alt-rock pioneers, Pixies, and one of their famous fans, Mr. David Bowie. Bowie's influence led us on a journey to the start of Luther Vandross's vaunted career, two 90's R&B queens, Mary J. Blige and Lauryn Hill, 1950's doo-wop and multi-hyphenate producer Leon Russell before bringing us right back to Bowie close us out. Hope you enjoyed the show!

Bonus Track

Freddie King - Going Down' - Classic 60's blues from Freddie King - produced by Leon Russell!

This Week's notes and mentions

Full Playlist:

  1. Nation of Language - Spare Me the Decision (Strange Disciple-2023)
  2. Nation of Language - Gouge Away (Single-2022)
    Connection: Another Nation of Language song
  3. TV on the Radio - Mr. Grieves (Young Liars-2003)
    Connection: Also a cover of Pixies
  4. Pixies - Hey (Doolittle-1989)
    Connection: Previous two songs were Pixies covers
  5. The Breeders - Cannonball (Last Splash-1993)
    Connection: Kim Deal was in both Pixies and The Breeders
  6. David Bowie - Cactus (Heathen-2002)
    Connection: Cover of a Pixies song
  7. Iggy Pop - China Girl (The Idiot-1977)
    Connection: Produced by David Bowie
  8. David Bowie - Fascination (Young Americans-1975)
    Connection: Another David Bowie tune
  9. Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (Never Too Much-1981)
    Connection: Luther Vandross wrote and sang background on Fascination
  10. Marcus Miller - Detroit (Renaissance-2012)
    Connection: Marcus Miller produced Never Too Much
  11. Jay-Z feat. Mary J. Blige - Can't Knock the Hustle (Reasonable Doubt-1996)
    Connection: Samples Marcus Miller
  12. Mary J. Blige - Real Love (What's the 411?-1992)
    Connection: Mary J. Blige sings the hook on Can't Knock the Hustle
  13. Lauryn Hill (feat. Mary J. Blige) - I Used to Love Him (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill-1998)
    Connection: Mary J. Blige also featured on this track
  14. Fugees - Zealots (The Score-1996)
    Connection: Lauryn Hill was a member of Fugees
  15. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You (Flamingo Serenade-1958)
    Connection: Sampled in Zealots
  16. The Beach Boys - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Shut Down, Vol. 2-1964)
    Connection: Cover of a George Goldner produced original
  17. Leon Russell - Out In The Woods (Carney-1971)
    Connection: Leon Russell played piano on Why Do Fools Fall In Love
  18. BB King - Hummingbird (Indianola Mississippi Seeds-1969)
    Connection: Written by Leon Russell
  19. Willie Nelson - A Song For You (Shotgun Willie-1973)
    Connection: Written by Leon Russell
  20. Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson - Folsom Prison Blues (Live) (VH1 Storytellers-1998)
    Connection: Another Willie Nelson tune
  21. Johnny Cash - Hurt (American IV: The Man Comes Around-2002)
    Connection: Another Johnny Cash tune
  22. David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (V1 Mix) (Earthling (Expanded Edition)-1997)
    Connection: Produced/remixed by Nine Inch Nails & Trent Reznor, who originally wrote and performed "Hurt"
  23. Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (Hot Space-1982)
    Connection: Another David Bowie tune