'80s and '90s musical discourse.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

D.I.S.C.O. by Ottawan

Next time you forget to spell disco, play this video and attempt to move your legs like this. I love that she's totally throws herself into the song before the song begins. She is disco, she is high.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

drive-bys up and down the thighs

I'm old and out of touch enough that I find out about music I love years after it's released. Whatever. "Daydreamin'" by Lupe Fiasco is Portishead meets Nas. My sister downloaded it from the Fred Flare site, of all things.

I'd like to thank the streets that drove me crazy
and all the televisions out there that raised me

the ending to a verse that goes from making cocaine cool to tiptoeing around the baby to sticking a middle finger to the world. I love him.

And Jill Scott wails.

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I wrote two books: Don't Dream It's Over: The '80s Music Party Game and Things That Make You Go Hmmm: The '90s Music Party Game (out in October).