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What music are you listening to right now? (Warning: Lotsa videos)

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Bob Marley's greatest is taking on a whole new level of meaning after reading up on Africa for two years. It would seem like the Rasta message of black emancipation gets lost in a lot of his tunes when played for Western culture.
 
A great cover of that song was done by Playing For Change awhile back. They do this thing called a "Song Around the World" where they record musicians from many countries playing a song and then mix them into a finished product. This one incorporates a live performance from Bob and one of his sons.

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I never was a fan much of Zevon or this song, but I do like this funky demo version.

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I think I posted this before, but it's what I'm listening to right now.

I had these guys on my radio show in December of 1994. Back then, 4 part vocal harmony R&B groups (like Boyz II Men and En Vogue) were very popular, and this group - 4 P.M. - came out with a cover of the classic "Sukiyaki."

They told an interesting story. The lead singer laid down his vocal in the studio first as a guide for the rest of the track. The producers then built the rest of the record around it, but by the time they were ready for him to re-record his part, they realized the whole take was perfect. The pitch, timing, and even his finger snaps (which provided the beat) were all perfect, so they left it as is. The studio version is a "one take wonder," which is very rare in music now. My "dammit I wish I was rolling tape" moment came during their visit as well. They were "warming up" in my studio with an acapella version of "The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire) and it was so good I just cut off the song we'd been playing, turned on the mics, and let the listeners hear what was going on behind the scenes.

They were also pretty nice guys to boot.

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