Taking a break from recent efforts to dredge up music that sounds new, we decided to revisit 2014 instead, on the strength of a mystery homeburn we found recently in a box and enjoyed. We’re pretty sure we made this CD but we don’t remember doing it. No mind! What was more interesting was how very cheerful the music seemed to be. Not that 2014 was a perfect year mind you. While Pharell Williams was feeling happy, black residents of Ferguson, MO, for instance, were anything but… Still, intriguing to note the difference between our blithe mood then vs. our relative malaise today.
Bubble Wrap this week featured happy music from 2019 too, ephemeral pop from here and there. Augmenting that, we continued the Troy Meadows and La Souterraine threads another week with music from each. Oh, and Pilotcan was a nice discovery — always fun to find a new Scottish band…
Enjoy yourself and the days of yore…
January 30, 2019
Happy Days of Yore
George Clinton – Get Dressed
Michael Jackson – Enjoy Yourself
Pilotcan – Daylight Savings Time
Eyelids – It’s About To Go Down
Martin Frawley – End of the Bar
Pharell Williams – Happy (Neus Remix)
James Brown – People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul
Palma Rosa – L’Ascèse
Eddy Crampes & Sainte Famille – Johnny Bye-Bye
Funkadelic – Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
Janet Jackson – The Knowledge
Troy Meadows – People Can Change
Troy Meadows – One of Four Players
WDW – If You Had Wings (Ride soundtrack)
Beth/James – Wasted On Sundays
Sunflower Bean – Come For Me
Criminal Hygiene – Hardly News
Cameo – On The One
Janelle Monae – Violet Stars Happy Hunting
Michael Jackson – Love Never Felt So Good
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Jungle Brothers – We Love You JB’s
Grayshot – Misinformation