Kihn You Dig It – Greg Kihn’s Breakup Song
One of my old favorites, “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em). Greg Kihn grew up in Baltimore, MD, but moved to San Francisco in the mid-70’s. His first hit was this tune, released on 1981’s “Rockihnroll”. You’re probably familiar with “Jeopardy” too, from 1983’s “Kihnspiracy”. You’re at least familiar with Weird Al Yankovic’s “I Lost on Jeopardy”, right? Well, Greg’s been a staple of the Bay Area music scene all this time. “The Breakup Song” is just under 3 minutes of well crafted pop-rock. Brings back memories, this one…
From ‘Rockihnroll“, 1981, Berserkley – {Amazon}
Greg Kihn’s Official SitePatty Griffin’s version of “Stolen Car”
Okay, so the ladies have not been represented as yet on this here mp3 music blog called IckMusic. Truth be told, my music collection leans far heavier towards male artists. Don’t know why, I fancy the ladies and all. Hmm, I’ll ponder that for a while. One of the ladies I thoroughly enjoy listening to though is Patty Griffin. And one of my favorite albums of all time is Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The River‘ (3rd and 4th LP sides particularly).
So, if you marry up Patty Griffin’s flawless voice with Bruce’s “Stolen Car”, this is what you get…
From ‘1,000 Kisses’, 2002, Ato Records – {Amazon}
Shake it with Awilo
My wife was born in Kenya and grew up in Seychelles. Me? I was born in the very exotic setting of Racine, Wisconsin. Since I met her a few years ago, I’ve been introduced to a lot of great music from that part of our planet. Among them is this tune, “Coupé Bibamba,” from Congolese singer Awilo Longomba.
Awilo will get the heads bobbing on the fellas and the booties shakin’ on the ladies. If you’re wondering how this music would be categorized, it’s called Soukous.
Jimmy Records, 2001 – {Amazon}