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“Under Control” (2003) by The Strokes

30 Tue Jun 2015

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Room_on_Fire_coverLUMPENPROLETARIAT—I don’t wanna waste your time…  I don’t wanna change your mind.  I don’t wanna change the world.  I just wanna watch it go by…  We were young, darling…  I just wanna know you’re alright…

—Messina

“Under Control” (2003) by The Strokes

I don’t wanna waste your time
I don’t wanna waste your time
I just wanna say
I’ve got to say
We worked hard, darlin’
We don’t have no control
We’re under control

I don’t wanna do it your way
I don’t wanna do it your way
I don’t wanna give it to ya your way
I don’t want to, no

I don’t wanna change your mind
I don’t wanna change the world
I just wanna watch it go by
I just wanna watch you go by
We were young, darlin’
We don’t have no control
We’re out of control

I don’t wanna do it your way
I don’t wanna do it your way
I don’t wanna give it to you, your way
I don’t want to, no

I don’t wanna change your mind
I don’t wanna waste your time
I just wanna know you’re alright
I’ve got to know you’re alright
You are young, darlin’
For now, but not for long
Under control

“The Air That I Breathe” (1972) by Albert Hammond, The Hollies, et al.

15 Sun Nov 2015

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Air_that_I_breathe_hollies_singleLUMPENPROLETARIAT   Before The Strokes could count on Albert Hammond, Jr. (b. 1980) for his songwriting, guitar playing, and musicianship skills, Hammond’s father, Albert Hammond (b. 1944), was writing and recording memorable music, such as the haunting “Air That I Breathe” (1972), which was later recorded to astonishing effect by many recording artists, including the excellent interpretation released in 1974 by The Hollies with their distinctive three-part vocal harmonies.

Interestingly, the song’s theme encompasses, in a nutshell, the essence of Mitch Monsur‘s argument of the idealisation of a romantic coupling ideal by which what’s lacking in each individual’s needs and desires is fulfilled in an ideal coupling.  Fortunately, melody exists beyond ideology.

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“The Air That I Breathe” interpreted by The Hollies

“The Air That I Breathe” by Albert Hammond

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Nic Harcourt Speaks With J Mascis At Guitar Center (JAN 2015)

30 Wed Sep 2015

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Dinosaur_Jr._Where_You_BeenWikiUserLUMPENPROLETARIAT—”Get Me” is one J Mascis‘ classic songs, very beautiful, poignant, and melancholy.  But it’s like the blues; songs like this have the power to help us transcend our existential angst and afford us some liberation, especially if we pick up a guitar or play a piano or any other musical instrument and give it a go.

You’re not gonna get me through this, are you?

In this clip, Nic Harcourt [1] speaks with J Mascis at a Guitar Center store and asks about one particular Dinosaur Jr. song from the 1990s, “Get Me”.

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“Get Me” (At Guitar Center with Nic Harcourt) by J Mascis

GUITAR CENTER—(20 JAN 2015) J Mascis dropped by the Guitar Center Hollywood Vintage Room to play and talk about the genesis of his musical career. [B]e sure to check out and follow J Mascis at JMascis.com.

Learn more at GUITAR CENTER.

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[1]  Nic Harcourt is the former host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, broadcast out of southern California on Santa Monica’s KCRW.  I used to catch Harcourt’s show, Morning Becomes Eclectic on the job via internet.  That was awesome.  Me mates and I were introduced to many memorable songs and artists, then, having been made aware, also catching their gigs:  Like Red Room’s “Le Paradis”, Emiliana Torrini, Shelby Lynne, or The Strokes live in studio playing their debut records, and loads of stuff.  Harcourt has been described by the music writer Marc Weingarten as “the most influential DJ in America.”

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