Funky (Late) Mondays - Week 4

Yeah, yeah. I know... I skipped a week. Boo hoo. Besides, with the reaction I got from last week's pick, I'm sure very few of you were waiting anxiously for my next selection out of the funk bag.

But anyways, this week I want to highlight my second favorite band from the short-lived Acid Jazz phase: The Brand New Heavies. Their stuff was always great, but they never had that spark that I felt with Jamiroquai. In fact, the legend has it that Jamiroquai's lead singer, Jason Kay, only formed his band after an unsuccessful audition for the Brand New Heavies vacant lead singer spot. I guess that's why I always viewed the BNH as the "Poor Man's Jamiroquai."

But enough of the back story. This week, I couldn't select just one BNH song, so here's two of my favorites: Their take on "Midnight at the Oasis" and one of their more popular tracks "Sometimes" (check out the shout-out to Playboy in the video).

Midnight at the Oasis:


Sometimes:


Update: Alright, I have to include the video to the "Sometimes" remix which includes a few bars of Q-tip's nasally rhymes:

Funky Mondays - Week 3 (and a couple days late)

So yes, I'm a couple days late here with the Funky Monday post. Got caught up with work over the last days and I'm prepping for a long weekend trip to Orlando.

With that said, this week I want to highlight one of the "guilty pleasure" bands I have on my iPod: Pizzicato Five. Yes, I'm not afraid to admit it... I enjoy a fair-share of J-Pop. And P5 was one of the funkiest J-Pop outfits out there. Here's one of my favorites: "It's a Beautiful Day"



Don't judge me.

Funky Monday - Week 2

As part of your weekly dose of the Funk, here's another one from Jamiroquai. This time, off their last album Dynamite, here's "Runaway":

For those of you who miss The West Wing

From the pen of Lawrence O’Donnell (a former West Wing writer/producer):

Fat man: Yeah … Harold, can I call you ba— … Uh-huh … I still haven’t deci— … This really isn’t a good time for— … Please. I have to— … I just— … I need— … (Desperate to get back to sex, gives up.) Okay … Yes, I’m saying yes … No, you can’t announce it yet … I’m giving you my word … I’ve got to hang up now … Okay. (Hangs up.)
Hooker (looking up from his work): Are you a superdelegate?...

Please, PLEASE read the rest of his "Four Days in Denver," a clever and surprisingly possible treatment of what could go down in Denver.

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