Monday, October 31, 2011

"Moon Over Bourbon Street" by Sting

Me holding Tanner-stein at Wendy's Halloween party

Rachel  update 26-Dec-2018:  added photo above.  Holy shit, my arms were hairy then!!  I have almost no hair on my arms now. So much nicer!!  I really can't stand body hair.

Rachel update 30-Aug-2017: I found this live acoustic version that is really cool:

YouTube (live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqN5_RN5Jx0

Original post:

I have loved this song since the first time I heard it.  It is just so eerie.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i_0PkOqLKA

Sunday, October 30, 2011

"Anyone's Ghost" by The National

My son gave me this CD for my birthday a couple of years ago and I have really enjoyed it.  I think this is my favorite song from the album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45OKNWxvgXg
YouTube (Live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZuC5Ed_D_s
YouTube (Live Director's Cut): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScUACY5IFCc

I'm going to try to post more songs from the album here as soon as I have time:

Saturday, October 29, 2011

"Ghost of the Year" by Max Q

Another photo from the DJ gig, 10 years ago in 2001



Rachel  update 26-Dec-2018:  added photo above.

This is another great ghost song by the late Michael Hutchence.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7v9Wk1Q8go

Friday, October 28, 2011

"The Ghost In You" by The Psychedelic Furs

Rob and I DJ'ing at the Wasatch Mtn. Club, 10 years ago in 2001

Rachel  update 26-Dec-2018:  added photo above and may I note that when you're cool the sun never goes down!

Rachel update 28-Aug-2017: original video is not allowed in our territory.  Found a Vevo video instead...

YouTube (Vevo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T87u5yuUVi8

Original post:

Easily my favorite Psychedelic Furs song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8oA8srIjvU

Thursday, October 27, 2011

"Darkness" by The Police

Me working on SueZQ's computer 10 years ago in 2001

Rachel  update 26-Dec-2018:  added photo above.

Rachel update 28-Aug-2017: added another video for this song that I really like.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qntH9HKq0A

Original post:

This song is not really related to Halloween, other than Halloween is kind of dark.  And, hey, it came from the "Ghost In The Machine" album.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9IM5EZJFqc
YouTube (45 RPM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-X1sv4q73M

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

"This Masquerade" by Carpenters

I was going to post both the Leon Russell and the Carpenters version of this song, but I listened to a couple of the Leon Russell videos on YouTube and they sounded different than I remember.  Maybe the single was different than the album version or my memory is faulty.  I may have to try to find the 45, but for now, here is the Carpenters version:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljWyIKyua8c

Monday, October 24, 2011

"Masquerade" by Swing Out Sister

Rachel update 27-Aug-2017:

Yet again I never followed up on this post, I'm adding some links now.

I so love the guitar in this song!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDMq6b6MCUU
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8NkJLIeJwo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0pZXFFJT7o


Original Post: 

It's been a lousy day and last time I searched for this song on YouTube I could only find the instrumental version so I can't cope with it tonight.  Tomorrow I will either find it or stick it on YouTube myself :)

Sorry, I haven't had time to post it yet.  I added a link to the instrumental version until I can get my act together.

YouTube (Instrumental): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2OBOuxrZs

Sunday, October 23, 2011

"Masquerade" by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Rachel update 27-Aug-2017:

Sigh!  Here it is almost 6 years later and I of course completely forgot to update this :(  I'm adding several links to this wonderful song...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EezCMPYtSec
YouTube (Topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbBc11uhleM
YouTube (Topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1avZSlK66Tw


Original Post:

I'm going to cut the K's short and start a theme week.  I thought it was interesting that there were several songs with a "masquerade" theme that were on my list, so I am going to post them this week.  I'm going to start with my favorite Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 song.

YouTube: I have found two videos of this song, but they both sound like they are running at the wrong speed.  I will investigate further and update this post.

Friday, October 21, 2011

"Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz

 Rachel update 25-Oct-2017: adjusted the date so that it appears on the correct date now.

Original Post:

Damn, I completely spaced posting this last night.  So this is my track for October 21st.

I remember sometime in the '90s they turned an old power station near the Cottonwood Mall into a dance club.  I went there early one night and there were only a handful of people there.  I remember they played this song and one guy got up and danced.  Such a great song.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhCd1W2V0Q

Thursday, October 20, 2011

"Drive That Fast" by Kitchens of Distinction

Rachel update 20-Feb-2018: fixed all the links I added last year so they are clickable.  Sheesh!!!


Rachel update 25-Jul-2017: the original link is dead, I've added some up-to-date ones.

I also wanted to note that I went on a trip to Yellowstone with Cuzzin Brad and Chet back when they were still at X96.  Of course we all worked on KCQN and now they are at 103.1 The Wave.

Anyway, when were on the road to and from West Yellowstone I had a mix CD with me that had this song on it and we loved it so much we played it over and over.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgYFn7W0eY
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WoDX_ypeCI
YouTube (live 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3seuAyN1FgE
YouTube (live 1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPs6RX8pe24
YouTube (live 1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPXIItc3PRw


Original post:

I am not posting these songs just because they are being played on KCQN-Utah, I have loved this song since it was played on the old KJQ.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfXLIlfsyys

Disclaimer: I helped with some of the the technical issues on KCQN-Utah.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

"Maybe This Day" by Kissing The Pink

Rachel update 25-Jul-2017: the original link is dead, I've added some up-to-date ones.

I also would like to note that, I don't remember exactly why I was downplaying my involvement in KCQN at the time.  Fact is I did all of the technical work, setting up and configuring computers, finding the Rivendell Radio Automation Software and setting it up.  I did all of the software programming.  It was a full time job...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGK7PTZE2OQ
YouTube (Live TV 1982):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r1WCPLTH-g
YouTube (Topic):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEa5ITgMPag


Original post:

Another great song from KCGL and as Laura mentions in her update you can now hear much of the music, including this song, from KCGL on http://kcqnutah.com

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mewK-ZSQys

Disclaimer: I helped with some of the technical set up at KCQN-Utah

Monday, October 17, 2011

"I Can Hear You But I Can't See You" by Swing Out Sister

This is another instrumental (with Corinne's beautiful voice adding some texture) by SOS that I just love.  It is amazing to me that Corinne and Andy can make me feel such emotion with no words.

YouTube (dancing lights): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYiMyIdOdvo
YouTube (letters): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A82PixQhtw
YouTube (photos): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJQAi-Nh6Qw

Sunday, October 16, 2011

"Wanders To You" by Howard Jones

I have tried to not to post two songs by one artist in a week, but I've decided to make an exception in this case.  This is from my favorite Howard Jones album: Cross That Line, which I have linked below.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmBY7_8euQA

Cross That Line:

1. The Prisoner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug46PmDGujI
2. Everlasting Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpDYIdpWE60
3. Powerhouse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX0hwBVeFUg
4. Last Supper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhB0-Re07V0
5. Cross That Line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r5aBaqay1Y
6. Out of Thin Air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Zq2fauHg8
7. Guardians of the Breath: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVMavN0rf1Q
8. Fresh Air Waltz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6VsQ5iVLJY
9. Wanders to You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmBY7_8euQA
10. Those Who Move Clouds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW70_J5XHio

My good friend Stefanie is a friend of Howard and he sent her a book a couple of years ago called The Buddha, Geoff and Me.  While I was visiting her, I picked it up and read the first chapter.  I was intrigued and ordered a copy for myself and I really enjoyed the book.  Now, I just found a web site for the book http://www.thebuddhageoffandme.com/ that I'm going to have to check out.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

"Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James and the Shondells

I remember taping this album from a friend on a reel-to-reel along with a Dean Martin album.  Seems like kind of a strange combination, I know.  This is still a great song and I enjoyed the video as well.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDl8ZPm3GrU

Friday, October 14, 2011

"Pressure" by Billy Joel

I had a terrible time picking just one Billy Joel song for today.  I really wanted to do "New York State of Mind", but I decided to save it in case I want to do a New York or City themed week.  Pressure is one of those songs that I've played over and over, so I'm going to choose it.  Plus it has a fun video.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyv905Q2omU

Thursday, October 13, 2011

"Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull

Rachel  update 14-Jul-2017: the old link is dead.  I have added a new one.

And I wanted to add a note that I remember listening to this album with my high school friend Wade Edge.  I remember one day at school he had gotten a '55 Chevy, we went out so he could take me for a ride and it was parked in front of the school.

When I went into Bonneville High last year (2016), to have them change my name, I parked in that same area and it reminded me about getting in that '55 Chevy and riding around in it.

I like the way this song starts off quiet and slow and builds and builds...

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNCT6pA5I9A

Wikipedia (Locomotive Breath): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Breath
Wikipedia (Aqualung): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqualung_%28Jethro_Tull_album%29

Original Post:

This takes me back to my High School days.  One of my favorite albums from that era.

YouTube (dead): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRqnAEN_lEE
YouTube (Live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fDzI7VpUzs
YouTube (Live '78): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2qaUBBEh4E

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

"24" by Jem

Wow there are many videos for this song, but I couldn't find an official one.  I also couldn't really decide which one I liked best so I'm listing a few of them, there are many more.  I love how urgent the music is, like you really are running out of time.

YouTube (Lyrics): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfDOA85agc4
YouTube (Live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MdUzcbc4f4
YouTube (Harry Potter): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttFtYK_mfl0
YouTube (Ultraviolet): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u-Z9H9d7pw
YouTube (School Project): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwpMi734nt4

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

"Equality" by Howard Jones

I was sitting in my car late one night waiting for some friends to meet me at Bill and Nada's Cafe.  I think I was listening to the original KJQ and this song came on.  I was, like, Wow, I love this song!  But I couldn't remember the name of it.  So I had to sit in my car through the entire set until the announcer finally came on.  Anyway, this song and "Wanders to You" are tied for my favorite Howard Jones song.



Monday, October 10, 2011

"All In Your Mind" by Swing Out Sister

Rachel update 11-May-2017: changed the date of the post so it matches the day it was supposed to be posted.  Noted that the live video is now dead, the account that posted it has been canceled.

Original Post:

Damn!  I can't believe that I did it again.  I have been feeling under the weather for the past couple of days and I was so exhausted last night I went to bed early, forgetting to post yesterday's song.  So this song is my song for Oct 10th.  There's even a live version from the concert in Brasil last month.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-rc5acX49Q
Dead link -> YouTube (Live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0u6-FY47W0

Sunday, October 9, 2011

"In The Time of Our Lives" by Iron Butterfly

When I was a kid, my friend Nick and I road our Stingray bicycles all the way from South Ogden to North Ogden to a record store that was going out of business.  One of the albums I bought was Iron Butterfly's "Ball".  None of the albums had outer sleeves and I later found out that the record store was ripping off the record companies.   They had returned the outer sleeves for a refund, told the record companies they had destroyed the records, and then sold them without sleeves.

The only song on this album that I had heard on the radio was "Soul Experience", which I thought was a great song.  But it turned out this entire album was a winner.  I in fact couldn't decide which song to use as my title for this post.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hfOwaG2glA

Ball:

1. In the Time of Our Lives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cIGJszQ7CU

2. Soul Experience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtuDAnNysls
3. Lonely Boy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0KjRsbXy6g
4. Real Fright: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IluJMgE2egs
5. In the Crowds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmbFyEWrmIQ

6. It Must Be Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLuuxAZgDw4
7. Her Favorite Style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3RgtXAwS0
8. Filled With Fear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rscnJG5Ge0k
9. Belda-Beast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RpcfOTWQRY

Saturday, October 8, 2011

"Leave Me Alone" by Natalie Imbruglia

I had no idea this album was so big until reading Wikipedia just now.  Six million copies worldwide.  This is a great song for sure.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqDlLpPV2PA

Friday, October 7, 2011

"Two Worlds Collide" by Inspiral Carpets

Rachel  Update 12-Dec-2016: I originally wrote this on October 8th, but I'm modifying the date so it appears on the correct day for this song.

Well damn!  I was frustrated with several things last night and decided to just go to bed, forgetting completely to post this song.  Sometimes it gets very frustrating when you can't hit the right keys on the keyboard, like ten times in a row.  And then there is Qwest, now Century Link, who still can't get things right.  There is no question, that over the years, I've had to call them with problems more than any other company.  But I've strayed way off topic...

Anyway, this is my song for October 7th.  It came on KCQN-Utah the other day and I was, like, oh yeah this is a great song.  And it asks a great question: "What have I done with my life?".  I know I've spent way too much of mine on the phone arguing with Qwest!  But I digress again :)

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csxBQLG4-3Q
YouTube (Live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbUnQXVpm48

Disclaimer: I've helped with some technical stuff on KCQN-Utah.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

"Worry About You" by Ivy

Starting off the I's with a great song that was also used for the opening to Kingdom Hospital.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-fOSZmjmk

Monday, October 3, 2011

Sunday, October 2, 2011

"On The Stairs" by Nicky Holland

I was in Florida on business, driving around one night listening to the radio and they played "Coloring Blue" by Nicky Holland.  I made a note of it and bought the CD when I returned home.  It became one of my all time favorite albums.  It is also interesting that Lloyd Cole is on one of the tracks.  Unfortunately I could not find all of the tracks on YouTube.


Rachel Update 11-Dec-2016: even more unfortunate, now two of the tracks I had from 5 years ago are no longer available.  One of which was today's song.  :(   I have moved them to the end.

Nicky Holland (self-titled) Album:

1. Prelude: (included in Ladykiller below)
2. Ladykiller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6vm-exWeM
3. Tongue-Tied and Twisted
4. Colouring Blue
5. Independence Days
6. This Town
7. Box of Rain
8. Face of the Moon
9. Running Around Again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xwWhWiaZvI
10. The Night We Never Met
11. On The Stairs


This Town (dead): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iySiqmQGsgo
On The Stairs (dead): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FQHtelvn9k