Might as well do a "Twin Spin" of Brian Hyland.
YouTube (B&W Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWlQV3IN3Lk
YouTube (45 RPM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCC8WH1_ErU
I'm a transgender woman who has loved music for as long as she can remember. My earliest memories are of sitting or laying on the floor and listening to 45's and 78's. Music is and has been the essential part of my life. I started this blog in 2011 in an attempt to create a list of my favorite music. In April of 2015, when I started my transition to becoming Rachel, I created a new blog to continue the effort: http://rachels-vital-music.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
"3000 Miles" by Brian Hyland
I've always loved this song from the "Joker Went Wild" album.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jJmdKnS94M
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jJmdKnS94M
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
"Long Hot Summer" by The Style Council
One of the seminal songs from KCGL, that I just went "wow" the first time I heard it.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CAzwewVjZ0
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CAzwewVjZ0
Friday, July 27, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
"Stand Back" by Stevie Nicks
Another favorite of the eighties! Weird, another song I remember listening to while working on a car. I was fixing something on the transmission of my Monte Carlo in the parking lot at Unisys. It was funny that for years you could see the trail of transmission fluid from Redwood Road to the Unisys parking lot.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gSKeCvSCpw
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaY3_ICVFgk
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gSKeCvSCpw
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaY3_ICVFgk
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
"Big Iron" by Marty Robbins
I know this seems like a very weird song to have on someones "Records 2 Die 4" list, but for some reason I just love this song. This song also always reminds me of Randy U., one of my best friends in High School. If I remember correctly he was recording a bunch of Marty Robbins onto 8-track tape cartridges for someone. That was always a bitch trying to get the songs to fit on the track so there wasn't a huge silence until the track change.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OntwwcBVe6o
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OntwwcBVe6o
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
"A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)" by Marty Robbins
Another song I will always remember from my childhood.
YouTube (78 RPM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAiDYO_Q9b8
YouTube (Live Medley): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nFNnTA48K0
YouTube (78 RPM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAiDYO_Q9b8
YouTube (Live Medley): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nFNnTA48K0
Monday, July 23, 2012
"The Hanging Tree" by Marty Robbins
Might as well do some more Marty Robbins. I will always remember this song from my childhood.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YF9AALr0m8
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YF9AALr0m8
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
"A Six Pack to Go" by Hank Thompson
Might as well do another Hank Thompson favorite and a good Saturday night song!
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n_-StDp5tM
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n_-StDp5tM
Friday, July 20, 2012
"The New Green Light" by Hank Thompson
This song is a little unusual in that it is a revision of the song, in today's parlance it is "Green Light v2.0". I have included a photo of the original 78.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWJa1lpoSBg
YouTube (Old Radio): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw-mwmSmDcc
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a_7LH4I5SQ
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snQylkM3RZg
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWJa1lpoSBg
YouTube (Old Radio): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw-mwmSmDcc
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a_7LH4I5SQ
YouTube (Live TV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snQylkM3RZg
Thursday, July 19, 2012
"Ruby Ann" by Marty Robbins
Rachel update 7-Sep-2018: I was searching for a karaoke version of this song and found a video playing the 45 on an old record player. I love it! Also added a selfie I took when I was in Ogden on 13-Nov-2017.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0qlP2l2bqM
Original Post:
I haven't posted many country songs to date, so I think I will take care of that now. One of my favorites since childhood, I still remember playing the 45 of this song.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgey3pWcCYc
YouTube (two versions): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMXEyahRL6c
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
"Mandela Day" by Simple Minds
This probably seems like a weird song to have on my favorites list, but I just love it when it pops up on KCQN Utah. There is a web page for Mandela Day too: http://www.mandeladay.com/.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfk13uUuD8Q
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfk13uUuD8Q
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by The Beatles
I have a weird association for this song. For a while after (high) school I worked at Weber State College running the VTR (Video Tape Recorder), taping student teachers presentations. (It was a Sony VTR that recorded on1/2 inch tape, possibly something like the one pictured here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIAJ-1) The first time I remember taking notice of this song was during a break, we were discussed the Abbey Road album and this song.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4CzqrPZtXk
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4CzqrPZtXk
Monday, July 16, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" by Journey
Another video that I remember vividly from the early days of MTV.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatorN4P9aA
Saturday, July 14, 2012
"Strange Kind of Woman" by Deep Purple
This is my favorite Deep Purple song. It always reminds me of a girlfriend I had in high school named Nancy, even though she had nothing in common with the Nancy in the song. I remember playing this song for her, probably a bad idea. I hope she knows that I didn't mean anything by it, I just liked the song.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAzjVdD06z8
YouTube (Live 1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2-7_IRFA
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAzjVdD06z8
YouTube (Live 1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2-7_IRFA
Friday, July 13, 2012
"Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley
Another favorite of the 80's. I remember playing this song to test a car stereo that I had just installed. Laying in the truck tightening the speakers while this played.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHIJJKKiJGs
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHIJJKKiJGs
Thursday, July 12, 2012
"House at Pooh Corner" by Loggins & Messina
I remember my 4th grade teacher reading a chapter of a Pooh book to us every day, I just loved it. Hard to believe that was almost 50 years ago. I still love Winnie the Pooh to this day.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZlf9tajcmk
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZlf9tajcmk
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
"Verdi Cries" by 10,000 Maniacs
I don't think this got airplay, but I think it is my favorite 10,000 Maniacs song.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ribWEQqnwzI
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ribWEQqnwzI
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
"Brilliant Disguise" by Bruce Springsteen
This is the third song that I loved from the Tunnel of Love album, which was ranked by Rolling Stone as #25 in the top 100 albums of the 80's.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idnJnjV_8rg
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idnJnjV_8rg
Monday, July 9, 2012
"One Step Up" by Bruce Springsteen
Another great song from the same album as yesterday's song. I love the old Ford in the video.
Woke up this mornin' the house was cold
Checked the furnace, she wasn't burning
Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'"
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFQHScyti0
Woke up this mornin' the house was cold
Checked the furnace, she wasn't burning
Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain't turnin'"
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFQHScyti0
Sunday, July 8, 2012
"Tunnel of Love" by Bruce Springsteen
Just a great song. "You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above"
Note: the only official video I could find had to be tilted so it didn't get removed.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJQ5A3qHgOo
Note: the only official video I could find had to be tilted so it didn't get removed.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJQ5A3qHgOo
Saturday, July 7, 2012
"A Girl I Used to Know" by Danny Wilson
A great song that wasn't a hit as far as I know.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rzJDyfTav8
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rzJDyfTav8
Friday, July 6, 2012
"Looks Like Mona Lisa" by Michelle Shocked
Well damn!! Another favorite of mine that I can't find on YouTube. Two days in a row, damn, damn!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
"One Thousand Shadows" by Romeo Void
Here's a great song, that was released for the first time on their "Warm In Your Coat" compilation. Unfortunately I cannot find it on YouTube :(
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
"Live It Up" by Mental As Anything
Another cool song from the 80's heard first on KCGL.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThl2OayKRw
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThl2OayKRw
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
"Heart and Soul" by Huey Lewis and the News
One of my favorite videos from the early days of MTV.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdaXhpjHws
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdaXhpjHws
Monday, July 2, 2012
"Wrong" by Lindsey Buckingham
Rachel update 9-Jun-2017: I found a better copy of the video:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6IXCBWlh4c
Original post:
Why not another great song from Lindsey Buckingham?
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3jBO3P2tQ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6IXCBWlh4c
Original post:
Why not another great song from Lindsey Buckingham?
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3jBO3P2tQ
Sunday, July 1, 2012
"Go Insane" by Lindsey Buckingham
"Two kinds of trouble in this world, living, dying." 'Nuff said.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF9fkXIqnis
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF9fkXIqnis
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