gts149 “dishfigrd” It ain’t gonna be pretty. 01-01 Gordon Polk & Don Brassfield & His Swing Sextette – Mastertone 75 – Body By Fisher (Face By Frankenstein) (1946) — was unable to gussy this one up with a click’n’snick removal tool, it reported that “no changes can be made”. Hah, some things are too ugly…

gts148 “deutshesonne” Despite the theme here, there’s almost no German spoken. 01-01 The Spacelords – Liquid Sun 101 – Liquid Sun (2016) 01-02 Ardo Dombec – Ardo Dombec 104 – Clean Up Sunday (1971) — like most of these, the lyrics are in English. 02-01 Liquid Visions – The Lost Recordings 05 – Yellow Sunshine…

gts147 “tourisht” Armchair travel is easier on the knees. 01-01 Shakti – This Moment 02 – Bending The Rules (2023) — grown out of the ashes of Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti espouses Hindustani and Carnatic music from India… with an English guitarist. This was their first album since 1977, and it won a Grammy for Best…

gts146 “sheepish” I’m ok, but shouldn’t wag your tail behind you in front of other people. 01-01 Bing Crosby & Fred Waring Glee Club – Decca 23990 – The Whiffenpoof Song (1947) — better to be a wistful drunk than an angry one! 01-02 Suzee Ikeda – MoWest 5004F – Bah Bah Bah (1971) —…

gts145 “illish” 01-01 Martha Tilton & Ben Pollack And His Orchestra – RCA Soundie (with The Slate Bothers) – A Little Jive Is Good For You (1941) — 78rpm discs were impractical to play in a machine, so before the jukebox was invented, there was the Panoram, a coin-operated video machine. 10 cents for a…

gts144 “pish” Eventually, π will reveal all of your account numbers and passwords. 01-01 Bill Murphy & Can You Flow? – Pi (2015) — to the tune of that Eminem songs where “two trailer park girls go ’round the outside”. 01-02 Jonathan Mann – Pi Day Song (2012) — an ode to “the nerdiest of…

gts143 “shnitch” I got it straight from the horse’s mouth. 01-01 Johnny Hauser & Paul Whiteman Orchestra – Victor 24887 – Let’s Spill The Beans (1935) — known as the King Of Jazz, Whiteman was first to play “Rhapsody In Blue” composed by Gershwin in 1924. 01-02 Judy And Jo – Capitol 4731 – Tattletale Joe…

gts142 “roarshak” Don’t want lions coming in? Shut the front door! 01-01 Julia Lee – Kansas City Star 410 – It Comes On Like A Lion (1949) — Columbia declined to release this song. Figured it wouldn’t sell 11 months out of the year? 01-02 Duke Mitchell – Crystalette 743 – The Lion (1961) —…

gts141 “trishket” Is it good things come in threes or bad things? I never remember, until the third thing happens. 01-01 Benny Goodman Quintet – Coca-Cola Victory Parade Of Spotlight Bands, Cornell, Ithaca NY 1943-09-25 – Three Little Words (1943) — rowdy college kids digging that clarinet, cheering like nobody knows how long the war’s…

gts140 “mush” A many splendoured thing is better than a many tentacled thing. 01-01 Ethel Waters & Eddie “Rochester” Anderson – Cabin In The Sky OST 05 – Taking A Chance On Love (1943) — reprising their roles in the 1940 Broadway production, Eddie Anderson is not heard at this point in the movie, though…