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Friday, May 23, 2008
STONED SOUL PICNIC
Laura Nyro
Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
Columbia : 1968
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PICNIC BOY
The Residents
The Commercial Album
East Side : 1997
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THIS AIN'T NO PICNIC
Minutemen
Double Nickels On the Dime
SST : 1984
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THE ATTACK OF THE GIANT ANTS
Blondie
Blondie
Private Stock : 1976
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ARMY ANTS
Tom Waits
Orphans
Anti : 2006
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I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS (AND I WANT TO DANCE)
James Brown
1973
Available on : Motherlode
Polygram : 1988
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Before Memorial Day was Memorial Day, it was Decoration Day; wreaths and flags were placed on the graves and tombs of fallen Civil War soldiers. No one called it Memorial Day until 1882, fifteen years into Decoration Day celebrations, and the new name didn't have widespread currency until after World War II. In 1967, a Federal Law officially renamed the day, and the following year, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act fixed it in place on the last Monday in May. Southeastern states still observe Decoration Day on the Sunday before Memorial Day, and if you're looking for music about that, you might want to try the Drive-By Truckers' excellent "Decoration Day," from the album of the same name. If you're looking for music about the military, there's Chip Taylor's "Former American Soldier," John Lennon's "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier, Mama," the Shirelles' "Soldier Boy," and the Ronettes' "Soldier Baby of Mine," among hundreds of others. If you want a song that's straightforwardly about the holiday, without tricks or effects, there's James McMurtry's "Memorial Day." Here, it's all picnics and ants, ants and picnics. Grab a plate.Labels: ben
posted by Ben
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