Whiskey & Bananas Vol. 13

Born In The 50’s - The Police More specifically, October 2, 1951. Sting’s Baby Boom anthem. Beggin’ - Madcon Popularized by The Four Seasons in ’67 and then covered in ’07 by this Norwegian hip-hop band. Moody Trudy - Giorgio Moroder Inspiration…clearly The Beach Boys. Animal Of One - The Fresh & Onlys Two lane highway, middle of nowhere, top down and something bad is going to happen. Go Now - Bessie Banks Bessie Banks vs. The Moody Blues…we side with this version - way more soulful. Ponta De Laca Africano (Umbabaraúma) - Jorge Ben Just wait for the breakdown at about 1:31 - pure Brazilian soul. We Did It Again - Soft Machine Middle track, side two of their debut album in ’68 - written by Kevin Ayers. DWYCK - Gang Starr Do what you can, kid. Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard Late ‘60’s commentary on Middle-America from The Man from Bakersfield. Love Came Tumblin’ Down - The Monks Ahead of its time in ’65; we hear comparisons to what Vampire Weekend is doing today.