Providing Musical Distractions for our Sick, Sad World
Song of the Day: Al Green – Loving You Al Green tries to get to Heaven through music, just like we do. The “You” he is loving, though, is Jesus. This song is about as religious a we get here at Infinite Jones but, hell, if this transcendentally beautiful song doesn’t make you believe that …
Video of the Day: Louis Jordan – Saturday Night Fish Fry After Friday’s Fish Fry Jam, we just couldn’t resist one more. This is Louis Jordan doing one of his signature songs Saturday Night Fish Fry on TV in 1966. Chuck Berry considered Louis Jordan his biggest influence and you can hear why on this …
Song of the Day: Brave Combo – Fascination/In-a-Gadda-Da-vida The Brave Combo may be known as a sort of New Wave Polka band but, they really were not limited to Polkas, rather they experimented with many types of world musc, Tangos, Cha-Chas, Mambos – stuff like that. Their version of the old Iron Butterfly classic which …
Song of the Friday: Kelis – Friday Fish Fry This is a recent discovery here at Infinite Jones and we are glad to have found a new Funky Friday Classic. A quick perusal of the lyrics doesn’t really tell us why this song is called Friday Fish Fry but, who cares, when it is this …
Song of the Day: Material Featuring Nona Hendryx – Bustin’ Out (1980) This hardcore dance track, a collaboration between Bill Laswell‘s experimental pop/funk/jazz band Material and Nona Hendryx formerly of LaBelle, has long been a staple party rocker here at Infinite Jones. It’s crisp, pounding beat, Laswell’s insistent, funky bass line and, Nile Rogers’ tough …
Wonderful WENE Wadio Ta Da! Ta Da indeed.
Song of the Day: House of Freaks – Black Cat Bone Our Song of the Day today is a pounding, frenzied rocker from relatively unknown 2 man band (guitar, drums) House of Freaks. From their 1988 debut album Monkey on a Chain Gang, it’s the perfect song to blast on the 8-track in your Cadillac …
Videos of the Day Starring Carlene Carter Carlene Carter is Johnny Cash’s step-daughter and Nick Lowe’s ex-wife and somehow still not as well known as she deserves to be. Her catalogue is filled with under heard gems but, she had a couple of major career highlights as a duet partner. First up, this obscure Infinite …
Song of the Day: The BusBoys – Johnny Soul’d Out The BusBoys had a tricky concept to pull off. Their service industry stage wear and their Black guys doing old fashioned Rock & Roll walked a thin line between parody and “um, I don’t get it”. But, their first album, Minimum Wage Rock & Roll …
Video of the Day: Elis Regina & Tom Jobim – Aguas de Março 1974 Perhaps you are familiar with this song from Art Garfunkel’s cover version which he translates as Waters of March. It is beautiful but, it can’t quite match this, the original. Elis Regina is one of the most beloved and masterful singers in …
