Today Davy Jones caught that last train…
The Monkees: The Last Train to Clarksville, 1966
(via alexleefitz)
A Greek bronze helmet, covered with gold leaf and decorated with snakes, lions and a peacock’s tail (or palmette), has been discovered in the waters of Haifa Bay in Israel. But how this helmet ended up at the bottom of the bay is a mystery.
The helmet dates back around 2,600 years and…
Artist: The Strokes
Track: Last Nite
Album: Is This It
Year: 2001
Flipped a 4 wheeler over and found a bad ass chunk of petrified palm this afternoon!
The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me (Vocal for Hit Record)
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The Fleetwoods started the recording of some of their biggest hits as accapella vocals with quiet piano keeping guide time. The band was overdubbed over the vocal track. This tune is just mindblowing; their harmonies are so beautiful.
This version was a bonus track on a compilation career overview (“Come Softly To Me” EMI 1999.)
The Theme is Rare Studio Versions of Familiar Songs
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere [Stereo 45 RPM Single] (1968)
Alternate version of “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” cut in 1968. You can definitely hear that in the vocals, which sound more like Young on his first solo album. It can be found on Neil Young Archives Vol. 1.
The Theme Is Rare Studio Versions of Familiar Songs
The Wombats - Let’s Dance To Joy Division
Horseshoe Lounge - Slaid Cleaves
So here’s to missed beginnings and things that never start
For these are the ghosts that run around in my heart
I’m 28. I have a full time job leading urban kids on nature hikes. I simply write down shit they say.
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thebirdfliesitselftothehunter:
“Another One Goes By” by The Walkmen.
