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Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

May 28, 2008
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I was listening to Madonna's album, Hard Candy (I know, I need to move to another album ... I promise I listen to a million other things at the same time), and I noticed how the song, "Incredible", has the line, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone", which has been a famous line in music history.

I think the line originated in Joni Mitchell's song, "Big Yellow Taxi" ...

Big Yellow Taxi

Joni Mitchell

This song kind of reminds me of "Playing Your Song" by Hole.

Then, the line was used as the title of Janet Jackson's song, "Got 'Til It's Gone", and Joni's song was sampled, too ...

04 Got 'Til It's Gone

Janet Jackson Feat. Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell

Here is Madonna's song which puts the line in one of the verses ...

07 Incredible

Madonna

In other news, I watched the Woody Allen movie, "Scoop", on HBO today. It stars Scarlett Johansson (2 t's and 2 s's) and Hugh Jackman. It came out in 2006, and Woody Allen's other Scarlett Johansson London-based movie about murder, "Match Point", came out in 2005. The movies are not alike at all, though. Scoop is more of a comedy, and "Match Point" is pretty serious. They do both explore class in London, though. Here are the trailers ...

Trailer for Match Point

Trailer for Scoop

The last couple of Sundays I have gone to a club/bar in Austin called Elysium with some friends for their 80s music night. The music is usually very good, and the crowd is very eclectic. Here are my two favorite songs they play ...

Real Life - Send Me An Angel (this is the 1989 version, I think)

Send Me An Angel

Real Life

The original 1983 version of "Send Me An Angel" did not feature as much clapping in the background so it is less fun to dance to. Here is the video for the original version ...

Real Life - Send Me An Angel (original 1983 version)

The other song is also from 1983, and it is "Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling ...

Major Tom (Coming Home)

Peter Schilling

Here is the video for the song ...

Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)

Mirwais

May 13, 2007
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CD Cover of Mirwais' "Production"

Mirwais Ahmadzai is the producer behind a lot of cool Madonna songs, such as Music and Die Another Day. I think he produced the entire American Life album for Madonna. However, he also put out his own album a long time ago, called Production, and it is pretty cool. I think there are a lot of people who have not heard it, though. Here are the three best songs from the album (in my opinion) ...

Disco Science

Mirwais

Naive Song

Mirwais

V.I.(The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)

Mirwais

Speaking of Madonna, I was always confused why she put out an alternate version of her video for "American Life". The original was not really pushing the envelope that much. Here is the original version of the video ...

American Life (original video)

Actually the version above is incomplete. The original version ended with George Bush picking up the grenade and using it to light his cigar. Here is a lower quality version that includes the ending ...

Madona - American Life (with complete ending)

And here is the alternate, censored version ...

American Life (censored version)

This alternate version, which is now the official version (I think) is terribly boring and simple. The original has so much more in it, and it makes Madonna and the song seem more interesting. The censored version is a joke!

Andytrons' 2005 Holiday Mix

Dec 31, 2006
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Andytron is kind of an amateur DJ, I guess, but he sent me a link to this great mix over a year ago. I still listen to it when I get ready in the morning. It has one of my favorite artists, M.I.A., on it, but it has also has lots of cool songs blended together perfectly. I want to know how to do that! =)

Anyway, you can listen to the songs on here or you can download them. Enjoy!