THE GURGLING COD

Some people judge the worth of a man by how fast he drinks his beer

A frothy Olympic toast.

Classic Ruins, "Labatt's" Lassie Eats Chickens, Throbbing Lobster, 1986

Human Sexual Response, In A Roman Mood Passport, 1981

As an encore, the sophomore effort from HSR

Download In A Roman Mood

Human Sexual Response, Figure 14 Passport/Eat, 1980

As a public service:

Human Sexual Response, <i>Figure 14</i> Passport/Eat, 1980

If you are not familiar, Human Sexual Response was a Boston band from the early 1980s. If you like the kind of band who can go on television, dress up like nurses and cover "Cool Jerk" like Sophocles wrote the lyrics, then you should definitely download this album.

Let me know if this works -- I had some issues w/ the tagging.

The Ballad of the Sin Eater

Ted Leo + the Pharmacists,  "Ballad Of The Sin Eater" Hearts of Oak, 2003.

Cheeseburger Deluxe

Hey, pretty waitress, I've only got five bucks...
World Famous Blue Jays, "Cheeseburger Deluxe" Rig Rock Truck Stop Deisel Only, 1993
Have a good weekend, you all.

Special dedication

Inessential Aretha for a special lady:
Aretha Franklin, "What a fool believes" Aretha, 19080

The New World, Part 3

Here's another track based on a conceit involving a president who is not white.

James Brown "Funky_President (People, it's bad)" Dead On The Heavy Funk, Polydor, 1974

Not to mention, Bun B's Inauguration.

And, of course, Chocolate City:

I saw a girl, she reminded me of you

No particular reason for this.

Don Dixon, "Praying_Mantis" The Enigma Variations II, Enigma, 1987.

Flash back to 1983

Scandanavian pop princess of the Oughts covers American pop princess of the 1980s. And not the GHBW/Public Enemy debut 80s, but the big-shouldered, Nagel-print-coveting, Crockett-and-Tubbs-worshipping nineteen fucking eighties. Not, strictly speakig, essential, but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick at the end of a long week.

Annie  "Two of Hearts (SSQ Cover)

Plaid Longjohns - Special MLK edition.

A big Gurgling Cod salute to a patriot, and the Patriots. To cover both, and suggest that not every denizen of TLOTB&TC is not a straight-up racist, we feature a forgotten late punk tribute to MLK, courtesy of Last Stand.* Not so much of this kind of thing any more. Also not so many white rock bands with horn sections, or R&B tunes with guitar solos. Who knew the 80s would seem like a time of racial harmony?
Last Stand_"On  This_Day_in_History"
Oddly enough, for both the aforementioned patriot, and the Patriots, it's all about Arizona.