gts129 “turkish”
A turkey can live 10 years. This year President Biden pardoned “Peach” and “Blossom”, but has anyone ever gone to check in on previous pardoned turkeys? Sounds like a good documentary for someone to make.
01-01 Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire – The Yam (1938)
— transcription off the radio
01-02 John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band – Apple 1813 – Cold Turkey (1969)
— Eric Clapton pitches in on string
01-03 Evil Edna’s Horror Toilet! – Too Much Gristle In The Blancmange 107 – Turkey Dinner (1986)
— a one-time collaboration of members of The Ullulators and some friends released on cassette, the cover art has been called ‘possibly the worst in history’
01-04 Mary Ann Lamb & Carol Lee Meadows & Cynthia Onrubia & Cast – Promises Promises Encores 1997 Live 12 – Turkey Lurkey Time (1997)
— had another version of this which doesn’t mention Christmas, but that one doesn’t have the immortal line: “A pussy pussy Christmas to you.” Don’t think Burt intended it to come out like that.
02-01 Ray Charles & Clint Eastwood – Any Which Way You Can OST 101 – Beers To You (1980)
02-02 Ray Charles – Danke Schoen
02-03 Massive Attack – Blue Lines 04 – Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (1992)
— as with many MA tunes, a cover version. Striking resemblance to the song “Murder On The Dance Floor”
02-04 Pizzicato Five – This Year’s Girl 04 – Thank You (1991)
— never heard a bad song from this Japanese group
02-05 The Spill Canvas – No Really, I’m Fine 10 – Appreciation And The Bomb (2007)
03-01 Partner – A Man-Size Job Requires A Man-Size Meal 105 – Thank You For Being Here (1978)
— today this is called ‘yacht rock’, a term never heard until it started popping up plenty lately. Back then we would have called it “yuppie crap”
03-02 Buddy & Ella Johnson – Decca 8546 – Ever So Grateful (1941)
03-03 Tori Amos – Live At Montreaux 1991-1992 10 – Thank You (1991)
— listened to six versions of her Led Zeppelin cover to find the best one
03-04 Curtis Magee – 35 Must Have Songs 04 – Thanks To You (2006)
— Oh Canada!
03-05 Dengue Fever – Dengue Fever 06 – Thanks A Lot (2003)
— Oh Vietnam!
03-06 Arab Strap – I Want To Thank You For Being So Good To Me
— cover of a Lee Fields tune, by a Scottish band
04-01 Bing Crosby – Decca 18426 – I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For (1942)
04-02 Kid Ramos – Greasy Kid Stuff 12 – Gratitude Is Riches (And Complaint Is Poverty) (2001)
04-03 William S. Burroughs – Dead City Radio 02 – A Thanksgiving Prayer (1990)
04-04 India Arie – Voyage To India 13 – Gratitude (2002)
04-05 French Montana – They Got Amnesia 19 – Appreciate Everything (2021)
— only tune which required a bleep this week
04-06 Andrew Bayer – Duality Part One 09 – Thank You For Being With Us (2022)
04-07 Andra Kouyaté & Sèkè Chi – Introducing 06 – Bassekou (Merci Bassekou Kouyaté) (2012)
05-01 Tex Ritter – Capitol 3208 – Two Little Magic Words (Please And Thank You) (1954)
— sorry Tex, that’s three words. But this does have a young Merle Travis in the band
05-02 Scathatch – Lords Of Hardcore Vol6 212 – The Appreciation (2007)
05-03 Antar – Paradise Cafe 04 – Gratitude (1994)
05-04 Paradiso & Rasamayi – 3rd Eye Rising (A Journey Through Ascending Realms) 02 – Gratitude (2011)
06-01 Dolores Gray – It’s Always Fair Weather OBC 103 – Thanks A Lot But No Thanks (1955)
06-02 Geechie Smith – Capitol A40029 – And I Wants To Thank Ya’ (1947)
06-03 Annabelle Chairlegs – Danke Schoen (2022)
06-04 Watermelon Slim – Ringers 11 – I Appreciate That (2010)
06-05 A Perfect Circle – So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish 01 – So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish (2018)
… and a bonus track…
07-01 Weird Al Yankovic & Alice Cooper – Danke Schoen (2020)