A truly lovely song from 1992’s “Automatic for the People,” arguably R.E.M’s finest hour as a recording band. Yes, they have had many peaks in their distinguished career, but this is the album I always come back to and a rare album that sounds just as fresh today as the year it came out (which was, yikes, 20 years ago!).
From their killer 1973 debut album, the New York Dolls re-imagine Bo Diddley’s classic about a rock and roll nurse who’s a little too generous with the medication. While I believe Bo’s original is using “medication” as a metaphor for the “garden of Earthly delights,” I’m not so sure the Dolls aren’t taking the lyrics … well … a little more literally.
One of my favorite covers of all time and my favorite Flamin’ Groovies song (which I realize is a bold statement, considering their oeuvre contains “Shake Some Action,” “Teenage Head,” and “Slow Death.”) I especially love the fact that the “video” made for this uses this terrific old animation from either the 1920s or 1930s.
Don’t call it a comeback!!!!!! To paraphrase Melvin Van Peebles, “A baadasssss suburban blogger is coming back to collect some dues!” RIP, Dave’s Waste of Time. Long live Dave’s Strange World!!!!!!!!
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