Dec 20, 2011
Lungs
“The word arse is as much god as the word face. It must be so, otherwise you cut off your god at the waist.”
List of songs about or related to body parts. More textural than literal, onomatopoeia, gesture and touch. Blues, jazz and some Lord Quas for the heads.
+ Townes Van Zandt – Lungs
(Townes Van Zandt, 1969)
+ Dorothy Ashby – The Moving Finger
(The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby, 1970)
+ Horace Silver - I’ve had a little talk
(Total Response, 1971)
+ Colosseum II – All Skin & Bone
(Electric Savage, 1977)
+ John Sangster – Hair
(Ahead of Hair, 1969)
+ Roger Waters and Ron Geesin – Mrs. Throat goes Walking
(Music from the body, 1970)
+ Quasimoto – Come on Feet
(The Unseen, 2000)
If you can think of any other good songs about body parts, please comment below. I’m building a collection…
art: Horace Silver – Total Response (detail of left panel of inner gatefold)
quote: DH Lawrence
a.
Angelo Badalamenti – Red Bats With Teeth
Nice idea for a playlist
Take A Load Off Your Feet by The Beach Boys
‘Skinny Legs Blues’ by Geeshie Wiley
‘Another Pair’ by Meat Joy
‘Human Body’ by Pylon
‘Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow’ by Funkadelic
‘Hip Drop’ by The Explosions
‘Funky Belly’ by Larry Foster
‘The Hand’ by Paula Frazer
Lovely mix.
lewis, simon & mitta – thanks for the great suggestions! I’m going to have a listen to those tracks now.
We Won’t Need Legs to Stand – Sufjan Stevens
Your Hand in Mine – Explosions in the Sky
What’s the Use of Feet If You Haven’t Got Legs – Telefon Tel Aviv
Around the Lion Legs – DM Stith
Wide-Eyed, Legless – Laura Veirs
Bucket Bottom – Prince Alla
The Palm of Your Wave – Bibio
Headache for Michelle – Au Pairs
Back of Your Head – Cat Power
T**s and A*s: The Great Canadian Weekend – Manitoba (Caribou)
I should stop, I could be doing this all day!
Happy birthday Moka!
i love the mix suggestion game!
1. The Penis Song (Not the Noel Coward Song), Monty Python
2. Ear, Nose & Throat, Troubled Hubble
3. Da Butt, E.U.
4. Big Ole Butt, L.L. Cool J
5. I Miss Your Arm, Jesus H Christ And The Four Hornsmen Of The Apocalypse
6. Moist Vagina, Nirvana
7. Broken Face, Pixies
8. No Nose Job, Digital Underground
9. Your Lips Are Red, St. Vincent
10. Nestle in My Boobies, The Coathangers
11. Get Yo Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me, George Clinton
And that’s enough for now…
Duke Ellington, “Hot Feet”
Elliott Sharp, “Digital” (1986)
Four Tet, “Spirit Fingers”
Múm, “I Can’t Feel My Hand Any More, It’s Alright, Sleep Tight”
Goldfrapp, “Tip Toe”
Harold Grosskopf – Oceanheart
Eric Vann – Space Face
Yep…
Happy birthday Moka!
Green Eyes – Erykah Badu
I see you lewis – nice call on the eric vann.
fran, CD & belate – amazing lists. i’m super impressed. The george clinton one is great.
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Protect Your Neck – Wu Tang Clan
You Cut Her Hair – TomMacRae
Palms Crossed In Sorrow – SPK
Hot Legs – Rod Stewart
Sheer Heart Attack – Queen
Fat Bottomed Girls – Queen
Wrapped Around Your Finger – The Police
Hand Jive – Miles Davis
Pumping Blood – Lou Reed&Metallica
Let The Mind Take the Place of Your Body – Living Funk
A Question Of Temperature – Human Sexual Response
That was fun :) But maybe I strayed a bit into bodily functions, which is maybe a topic for the next post…
Of course “Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand” by The WHO. I shake your hand MOKA. Flappy Bird Egg to you… Thanks for TVZandt, Andras. He has been a hero of mine(And a mentor for Steve Earle)since 1969…Merry Xmas to all from Wendatland in El “snowy” Norte.
Having listened to your set, you might like:
Solo Andata – A Ballet of Hands
Jungle Brothers – Brain
Burial – Gutted
AndrasFox loved that Roger Waters and Ron Geesin – Mrs. Throat goes Walking…lol nice!
(Something completely different)
here’s my first try at a Ambient song…it didn’t take very long..so it’s very simple.
http://www.otakubrothers.com/C-DMC-Ambient-For-The-Mentally-Disturbed-Android-FULL.mp3
Have a merry Crimbo and a Happy new year Moka/everyone
cheers
A bit late to the party, and a first time responder on MdM but couldn’t resist the game…
Blood on my hands – Shackleton
Sherbet head – Boards of Canada
I couldn’t say it to your face – Arthur Russell
and I also owe you a thank you for introducing me to ‘summertime is here’ and hanna’s ‘cottage’…all time favourite discoveries from this site.
Fujiya & Miyagi – Collarbone
Albert King – Cold Feet
Irma Thomas – Ruler Of My Heart
The Maytals – Pain In My Belly
Various Artists – Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes