C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Mana
By Howie Klein Thursday Aug 09, 2007 11:03pm
Last week I interviewed progressive Texas Rep. Rick Noriega. He's running for the U.S. Seante against the absolute worst, rubber-stampingest and most reactionary senator from anywhere, John Cornyn. Tomorrow, Jane and I will be hosting Rick over at FDL at 11am, PT (1 pm in Texas). Come over and meet him; he's really an extraordinary guy-- one of the most outstanding political figures I've ever met in my life.
As a kind of cultural touchstone, John and I asked him to host tonight's CLLN Music Club. He and I immediately bonded because of our shared affinity for Clapton's "Change the World," which I was busy releasing on my label, Reprise, while he was listening to as he was getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan. Other songs that Rick considered for tonight were "Let It Be' by the Beatles, "Imagine" by John Lennon, Sting's "Alien in New York" ( "I used this all the time for my background music for my presentations to groups when dealing with immigration," he told us.) He works out to "Everything Is Coming My Way" by Santana and a special love song for his wife, "Yellow Rose of Texas." But tonight's featured song is "Justicia, Tierra y Libertad" by Mana, a song Rick and two of his legislative colleagues, Joe E. Moreno and Jessica Farrar, used to always listen to while driving from Houston to Austin to try to deal with Tom DeLay's shenanigans around the Texas redistricting session.
"While I was in Afghanistan Joe died in an auto accident. I was like losing a best friend and a brother but I was in a combat zone and couldn't get back to bury him. This was the song we shared."
The Gang of Four
I Love a Man in a Uniform
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQBkiQ80Ksc
Thank you Mr Noreage, I have been writing for months about Texas not having any representation from either Senator. The one your running against has told me via his staff he Votes WHAT HE IS TOLD to vote and he votes ONLY the party line.
The Ding Bat in San Antonio Texas has Never answered her phone either in Washington or in Texas and as fopr a email I have Never EVER received a acknowledement of their haveing received one.
I told this Piece of Garbage Cornyn two yesra ago to start looking for another job now Please make it a reality.
Richard and Mimi Farina
Bold Marauder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6eAPLy13ZM
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Universal Soldier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpqfnIyV-yQ
Great.
Terrific.
Awesome.
Not as good as Salieri, but someone who might have met a friend of one of Mozart's descendants would have been blown away!
Gosh darn, we've come a long way!
That song hit the spot. Thanks.
Could it be that the revolution will not be televised, but you can find it on Youtube?
And, perhaps, the troubles of the common people are global in their impact?
What a profoundly beautiful song. Check out the translated lyrics here http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.letrascan...
Tom Paxton
Buy a Gun for Your Son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WphNO24h9nA&NR=1
John Cornyn may be the emptiest suit, phoniest member of the whole empty suit, phony GOP-Chickenhawk party.
Texas voters need to cut through the BS and elect someone worthy enough to represent the Lone Star State.
Mimi & Dick Farina
House Un-American Blues Activity Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFOWCH86u8M&mode=related&search=
Billy Bragg
Between The Wars (Live on Top Of The Pops)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK10nm2X5hE
Good choice. Best of luck to you in your race against Cornyn, Rep. Noriega.
I can't think of anything the Senior Senator in Texas hasn't rubber stamped either. Cornyn's just following her upskirts. ;-) YUCK!!!!
You got my vote Mr. Noriega.
The Clash
Spanish Bombs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cws6TXpbcx0
Manic Street Preachers (Live in Cuba)
If You Can Tolerate This, Then Your Children Will Be Next
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYTfWD5ROEg
Alux Nahual
Alto al fuego (Stop the fire)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PotpK8A0QFM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aV7CoZ84fM ....I heard this on Kpig on the way home from work..Dash Rip Rock.....this really funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D44pyeEvhcQ Cab Calloway.. Reefer Man...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=depfUO1fmVI&NR=1 Neville Brothers..w/Herbie Hancock and John Hyatt...Yellow Moon
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aV7CoZ84fM
I'm jealous that I didn't think of doing that parody. :-( I must be losing it. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnkVajQauFc Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton...Can't find my way Home...2007
adios mi amigos
GN mudshark, thanX for your continued contributions to the LNMC!
mudshark @ 21:
Blind Faith was way before my time, but let me tell ya , they were amazing. Steve Winwood's voice ...wow.
Let me see if I can recreate this (I lost my parody songs in a disc crash) ....
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All The Smell Things - Stan and the Sequencers
parody of All The Small Things by blink 182
All the, smell kinks
Lose care, foos bring
I'll take, one hit
Your smoke, best trip
Always, I know
You'll blow, at my show
Snorting, shooting
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooollllllllllllliiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnn', scoobies
Say it ain't blow
I don't do coke
Turn the keg off
I want some smoke
Later, evening
DORKs suck, they blow
Fat left a bottle on the bar
Drank it 'till it was done
Say it ain't blow
I don't do coke
Turn the keg off
I want some smoke
Say it ain't blow
I don't do coke
Turn the keg off
I want some smoke
Keep the pipe still
Or it will spill
Pass the bowl on
And I will refill
Say it ain't blow
I don't do coke
Turn the keg off
I want some smoke
Keep the pipe still
Or it will spill
Pass the bowl on
Pass the bowl on
And I will refill
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But you know if we don't fight the terrorists in Iraq that they will follow us here. That's what Bush has been saying. All part of the White House's propaganda machine. They know it works because they did it before the Invasion of Iraq and it worked. We have to start calling Fox News Fox Propaganda. Bush's poll numbers have gone up since he started linking Iraq to Al Queda again.
The Pogues
And The Band Played Waltzin' Mathilda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPFjToKuZQM&mode=related&search=
> But you know if we don’t fight the terrorists in Iraq that they will follow us here. That’s what Bush has been saying.
Fine. So since we're in Iraq so we don't have to fight them here, then we can get rid of the Patriot Act. And any other legislation that we've (like recently passed) to allow spying on US citizens.
Lake: Scoobie Doobies -
http://technohippie.com/geeklog/public_html/mediagallery/media.php?s=200...
Frank Yankovic & Little Joe Hernandez: Just Because -
http://technohippie.com/geeklog/public_html/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&s...
Supertramp: Crime Of The Century -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CVPhVV1dYd0
What can I do to defeat that son of a bitch Cornyn? Asswipe Cornyn. I hope the immigrant hating motherucker reads this.
Man o man I love Mana! I just recently heard them and went right put and bought Suenos Liquidos. Clavado En Un Bar!
Rasguémoslo aparte!
Los Straitjackets: "Itchy Chicken"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2BtAljiImo
ELP: Karn Evil 9 -
http://technohippie.com/geeklog/public_html/mediagallery/media.php?s=200...
Great choice; good luck.
btw, it's "Englishman in New York", not alien (in the title)
And if you like the pogues version of "and the band played waltzing matilda" try the original version by Eric Bogle (who wrote it). Also, there's "I was only 19" (original version by Redgum and recent cover by The Herd.
Rick Noriega is the real deal. I had the pleasure of working with him on Jessica Farrar's re-election.He is a person you can talk to and you know he hears you,I have spoken with a lot of politicians here in Texas and that is a rare commodity.I hope the people of Texas realize the asset we have and vote Rick in.
I will work very hard to spread the message about Rick Noriega. The 2 Senators we have now are just about the worst that can be imagined. Texas was once a proud Democratic state with progressive leaders but has suffered under too many years of Republican dictatorship. The time is right to elect Rick Noriega to the US Senate!
cp @ 36:
Thanks! I always ferget Bogle's name, and I don't like postin' w/out names of artists. There are a couple vids with his version on YouTube- I prefer them to the one I posted.
Justica,Tierra y Libertad...I'm not 100% sure but I think that means..Liberty,Justice for the land..(or earth)...great tune,great band........gotta get me some of that.
i saw maná at radio city early in their career
always thought they were too derivate of many other pop acts
especially the police (given the singer's voice)
but this is good stuff.
they're definitely getting better.
still say café tacuba is the best mex group.
Is that a digeridoo at the start?
StirFry @ 24:
Stevie Winwood really (really, really, really) is a genius. A great singer and songwriter, piano/organ player, and a great guitar player too. Traffic was a great band. Check out Stevie singing/playing guitar on Mr Fantasy (YouTube).