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“God Is An American” January 12, 2020

Filed under: Observation,Trivia — justwilliam1959 @ 3:46 pm
Tags: David Bowie, Dweezil Zappa, I'm Afraid Of Americans, Ice Cube, Nine Inch Nails, Photek

There was I just randomly searching for stuff as part of researching a different blog post and up pops this. A great cover of David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid Of Americans” by Dweezil Zappa. While Dweezil doesn’t take it too far from Bowie’s original it is still a pretty good cover of one of the Dame’s best later-period songs. Bowie released it as a single with plenty of remixes (from Photek and Nine Inch Nails) and it was included on the 1997 album ‘Earthling’. Although it did make an appearance on the ‘Showgirls’ soundtrack a little earlier than that. What do you think of Dweezil’s take on the song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7APmRkatEU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0kr2Os2LhY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6gDFLf5msM

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“The whistles were blowin’ and everybody did the bump” January 17, 2012

Filed under: News — justwilliam1959 @ 10:19 pm
Tags: Bertha Butt, Bertha Butt Boogie, Bootsy Collins, DJ Shadow, George Clinton, Hey Leroy Your Mama'a Calling You, Ice Cube, iPod, It's Just Begun, Jimmy Castor, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Kanye West, Neneh Cherry, Spice Girls, The Return Of Leroy, Troglodyte

I think I must be getting to that kind of age where many of your heroes or favourite folk from your youth are dying off. Well it’s happened again; sadly the great Jimmy Castor is now the late, great Jimmy Castor. He died yesterday in Las Vegas from apparent heart failure after earlier by-pass surgery. He was aged just 71 (although some on-line sources say 64). I hadn’t listened to him for quite a while but I heard the news on the way home from work tonight and played “Trogolodyte” on the iPod.

Mr Castor was a seriously funky dude who could even give the likes of George Clinton and Bootsy Collins a run for their money. His songs have been sampled by many artists including Madonna, Neneh Cherry, Kanye West, DJ Shadow, Ice Cube and the Spice Girls. If you’re too young to remember Jimmy Castor or he somehow passed you by then take a listen to the songs below and get your booty shakin’. You know it makes sense you funkateers you!