Ask yourself a question.
I'm asking myself 'who is listening?' ... the answer seems to be 'quite a lot of people' because the last couple of podcasts have clocked up more than 1000 downloads (and rising). I must say thanks again to all the people who have taken part so far. Let's hope the good ship CP gets to sail on for a little while longer.
Hooray!
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Playlist:
(00:00) P J Harvey - Who the Fuck?
Tim from the face of today
(02:57) The 5678s - Woo Hoo
FiL from Pogoagogo
(05:16) The Hush Sound - Wine Red
Jamie from squirrelfood.net
(08:24) Baby Dayliner - Whodunnit?
Richard from invisiblelimb.net
(12:36) Ron Grainer - Doctor Who
Matt from Earfarm
(16:27) Corrosion of Conformity - Who's got the fire?
Chris from Culture Bully
(19:58) Oceansize - Women who love men who love drugs
G11sus4 from Faces for radio
(26:10) Giant Drag - Who's Crying Now?
Natalie from Mini-Obs
(29:16) The Timelords - Doctorin' the Tardis
Jamie from The Run Out Groove
(33:18) Pearl Jam - Who You Are
Heather from I am fuel, you are friends
(37:42) Cursive - The game of who needs who the worst
Bethanne from CTASLS
(41:43) Theatre of Hate - The man who bangs the drums
ZB from So the wind won't blow it all away
(45:00) Oingo Boingo - Who do you want to be today?
Tom from Other people's toys
(49:00) Jex - Scooby Who
Nuno from Undercover Songs
(52:10) Manic Street Preachers - The girl who wanted to be god
Charles from Heartache with hard work
(56:16) David Fonseca - Who are U?
Simon from You can call me betty
Thanks as usual to all the contributors.
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Contrast Podcast #18 will have the simple theme (suggested by Cindy from Adzuki Bean Stash) of 'instrumental tracks' (so any singerless song will do) ... however there is a twist ... you have to sing your intro ... spoken intros will be sent back to you in disgust! To take part send your track and sung intro to tim.young@rhul.ac.uk.
Once we have an hour of music and beautifully sung intros we will stop accepting submissions - keep an eye on the counter at the top right of this page to see if there is still space.|W|P|115383185485895123|W|P|017 Who?|W|P|tim.young@rhul.ac.uk
cchang|W|P|I'm dancing around in my chair listening to the 5678's at the moment. Interesting theme---I look forward to seeing what "what" "where" "when" and how "will" bring.Also great to see, er.. hear, new podcasters on here.
Sung intro for the next one eh? Hee hee. :) I can't wait to hear what people come up with.
Natsthename|W|P|What a leap of faith...SINGING an intro! ARGHHH! I'm barely comfortable talking into the mike! Matt|W|P|i can't WAIT to sing my intro. on a side note, sorry for adding to the so many Doctor Who versions but i kinda enjoyed hearing a few different takes of that song.well done, everyone, on the song choices that weren't Dr. Who and also big ups to CoC who happen to be from my hometown.
Jamie Summers|W|P|yes. the singing. it will possibly be the funniest contrast yet. no wimping out people.i was surprised orbital's fabulous version of the dw theme wasnt here, but then remembered that its called Doctor? and so doesnt count. arse.
i apologise to those americans that have no idea what doctor who is and are probably very confused...
Natsthename|W|P|We get Doctor Who over here, even the new one. Some of us even "get" it! Tim Young|W|P|So you all agree that Tom Baker was the best Dr Who then?? :) Jamie Summers|W|P|no.jon pertwee. clearly
he did karate, had ruffly shirts, a cool flying car, an a-team style army gang, and fought the master, and had the autons!
and said REVERSE THE POLARITY OF THE NEUTRON FLOW!
on another note, am i the only person earth whose soul dies a tiny little bit every time they hear the 5678s song?
FiL|W|P|Tom Baker IS The Doctor - absolutely! Though I must admit Ecclestone did a sterling job as well.Altogether now: Dum-da-dum, dum-da-dum, dum-da-dum, dum-da-dum. WAAH-WAAAH, WAAAAH-WAAAHHH!!! Doo-doo-doo...
Oops, sorry. Can that count as my sung intro??? ;-P
And Jaime, I'm curious, why do the 5678s cause you soul death? I meant no harm... :)
FiL
Jamie Summers|W|P|i think it might be to do with the fact that i walked into some hmv store before i heard it, and for the whole 45 minutes i was there, the entire staff of the store kept singing it to each other and laughing like it was the funniest thing on earth, and made me despite it for all time. FiL|W|P|Oh dear, a bad first experience. I can understand that. Kind of like a bunch of Python fans (of which I am one) getting together and reciting the parrot sketch loudly and repeatedly in public. I'm surprised it didn't all end in GBH.Here in North America the song has been snagged by Vonage, a VoIP provider, for its adverts. But I must admit, I still do love it so. And the 5678s are a blast live!
FiL
cchang|W|P|alked into some hmv store before i heard it, and for the whole 45 minutes i was there, the entire staff of the store kept singing it to each other and laughing like it was the funniest thing on earth, and made me despite it for all time....Oh my, that sounds like a nightmare for sure.
Jamie Summers|W|P|it was. i still have nightmares about it. notably, this is the first contrast to feature two versions of the same song, and the first to feature the manics. hooray.
maybe one day we should do a contrast with just different versions of one song, a la bjork's army of me?
what song it would be i'm not sure about...
Tim Young|W|P|Imagine the emails I'd be sending ... "nope .. we've had that one .. think of something more obscure ..nobody has submitted a throat singing version yet"
... and yes, that is a hint .. I would like more throat singing in the contrast please ... ever since I saw some guys doing live throat singing version of 'crosstown traffic' at meltdown last year I've been addicted to it!
FiL|W|P|Oh yeah! I saw some GRRREAT Inuk throat singing at the Vancouver Folk Fest. Definitely more of that would be lovely....I would have suggested 'Love Will Tear Us Apart Again,' but that's probably too obvious. Anyway, my Old Kentucky Blog published a fairly comprehensive post of cover versions a short while back.
FiL
ZB|W|P|>think of something more obscure...like...er... a Miss Cat version ?
she does the 5678's song that way :
mi a ooo ooo ooo ooowwww...
Jamie Summers|W|P|if you like throat singing, you have to see the film Genghis Blues! its absolutely amazing, about a blind american bluesman who learns how to throatsing, travels to Tuva and sings and records with the master of throatsinging, kongar al ondarwonderful film.
Jamie Summers|W|P|so...if anyone knows how to throatsing, they have to do that for their intro next week. SAS Radio|W|P|I thought, last Tuesday, "The Who - Who Are You? Nah, someone's bound to have sent that in already..." It just goes to show.Dr Who is probably right at the front of a lot of people's minds right now, just after series #2 has ended. Great theme though (Ron Grainger holds the honours).
cchang|W|P|If you're into throat singing...check out Toby Twinning. He's got an acapella group and they sorta throw in various non-typical techniques in their repertoire. It definitely sounds cool.Okay, it's done. Intro sung and recorded into a $10 mic...oy. LOL.
Tim Young|W|P|.. please do ... we are up to about 40 mins of submissions as of wednesday evening (UK time) .. so still a little space for singers!! Simone|W|P|I'm planning on submitting a full mini-opera I've written specifically for the podcast. It's 30 seconds to one minute long, and features G4 on lead vocals.Maybe.
I liked pretty much everything on this week's 'cast, so thanks people.
Rachel|W|P|I have some gems for this one...Now I just need some alcoholic beverages and possibly a couple more after that...By that time I should be all set to sing my intro.:P
cchang|W|P|I want to hear a mini-opera, Oh-simone. :)Still waiting on someone to offer Tuvian throat singing as an intro.
dschonbe|W|P|It seems like a lot of your themes allow people to say something like "I'm embarassed to be listening to this, but..." How about a theme from the reverse. Something like, "I am SO proud of myself for liking this song..." The treasure of someone's collection. The rare jewels. FiL|W|P|Yes, booze sounds like just the ticket. Right, off home to get tanked up, then croon away at the PC.Actually, secret confession: back in 2001 I won third place in a karaoke concert while floating on the Yangtze River. I suspect the judges took pity on this Foreign Devil...
FiL
Rachel|W|P|Also, great job everyone with the "Who" theme!!! I was quite impressed with all the choices. I applaud. :)Fil, don't be modest, you kick ass so get out of here with that pity non-sense.
Hopefully, if I close my eyes and put on some headphones blaring some music into my ears I can distract my self-conscious self and just press record. Then just quickly e-mail Tim.
:P
FiL|W|P|Thanks LovelyBelle, but when you hear the intro, you'll realise pity is the right word...FiL
Are you still sixteen inside?
Judging by the selection of tracks our gallant band of contributors have sent this week, I definately am! There is something shameful yet truly heartwarming about the music you liked at the age where you are no longer a child and not quite an adult. Be prepared to lay in awe on the bedroom floor and say smother me mother.
This week's theme was chosen by Tom from other people's toys.
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Playlist:
(00:00) Morrissey - November spawned a monster
Tim from the face of today
(05:53) The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Tom from Other people's toys
(10:33) The Von Bondies - It came from Japan
Mike from Nothing but green lights
(13:11) Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What a waste
Deek Deekster from Pod of Funk
(17:08) The Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise
Duke of Straw from The Late Greats
(22:54) Wings - Silly Love Songs
Merz from Mars needs guitars
(29:58) Slapstick - Colorado
Eric from CYSTSFTS
(32:14) Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Nuno from Undercover Songs
(36:29) Weezer - The Good Life
Tom from My Voice Rising
(40:58) Prince - Gotta stop (messin' about)
EJ from Loudersoft
(45:03) Llama Farmers - Always Echoes
Jamie from The Run Out Groove
(49:00) The Jam - Thick as thieves
FiL from Pogoagogo
(53:34) Jack off Jill - Angels Fuck
Marcos from Mind Booster Noori
(57:47) The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
ZB from So the wind won't blow it all away
(01:00:37) Foo Fighters - February stars
Bethanne from CTASLS
(01:06:17) James Brown - The Payback
Chris from Culture Bully
Thanks as usual to all the contributors for sharing their shame!
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Contrast Podcast #17 will have the simple theme of 'who' ... so, songs with 'who' in the title or as a major part of the lyrics please. If you would like to contribute you will need to record a short (less than one minute) spoken intro and send it with your track to tim.young@rhul.ac.uk.
Once we have an hour of music we will stop accepting submissions - keep an eye on the counter at the top right of this page to see if there is still space.
Photograph from here|W|P|115321592921307584|W|P|016 When I was 16 I liked ...|W|P|tim.young@rhul.ac.uk Jamie Summers|W|P|MOZZA! BONDIES! VAPORS! DURY! PUMPKINS! TEARDROP!contrast gets better every week. Although i am quite scared by the fact that fine young cannibals are back again. they make me feel odd.
Matt|W|P|I really wanted to send something in this week but the darn thing indeed filled up too quickly...anyway, your selection did a fine job of speaking for me so thanks Tim. nice to see what everyone else picked as well! cchang|W|P|Thanks for the theme, Tom and thanks for putting it together, Tim. I was trying to see if I could guess who was closest in age to me based on the selected titles alone and I managed to get it right on the nose! Duke of Straw and I are the same age.
stevedomino|W|P|tim - a future in radio comedy beckons, methinks. great intro, you nutter. EJ|W|P|I'm still pondering the answer to that question, "What goes on inside your head that makes you want to take them all to bed?" Thanks for yet another excellent podcast, Tim & great song selection everyone!I'm gonna go dig out my purple tambourine now...
Jamie Summers|W|P|by the way i always thought it was 'smother me, mother me'. cos otherwise, if morrissey wants his mother to smother him...well..its a bit odd. Tim Young|W|P|Thanks everyone!Jamie .. It's definately, 'oh woh smother me mother' according to all the internet sites I've checked ... he wants his mum to put him out of his misery! ... I think I feel a 'misheard lyrics' podcast coming on!!! :)
Tim
FiL|W|P|Oh Tim, In the words of the late, great Desmond Dekker, "my ears are alight"...FiL
Natsthename|W|P|Excellent! Simone|W|P|Aw Dook, excellent! Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands where you forget how ace they were. SAS Radio|W|P|The CP I most regret not contributing to. Wonderful to hear all that stuff though - too much of it was a big nostalgia rush anyway.
What wouldn't Jesus do?
Well, I checked and as far as I can see he never did a Beatles cover, but lots of other people did. Lots and lots and lots of other people. The contributors to this week's podcast have thrown together what they believe to be the best of these covers into a frenzy of fabulousness that will have you singing along.
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Playlist:
(00:00) Salad - It's for you
Tim from the face of today
(04:11) Low - Nowhere Man
Scleem from Spleendid
(07:16) Sparks - I want to hold your hand
Paul from They tell us that we lost our tails ...
(10:59) Elliot Smith - Yer blues (live)
Chad from Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
(16:24) Nina Simone - Here comes the sun
Michael from The Yank Sizzler
(20:09) Laibach - Get Back
FiL from Pogoagogo
(25:12) U2 - Happiness is a warm gun
Taylor from Music for kids who can't read good
(30:11) Chris Eckman - Yellow submarine
Merz from Mars needs guitars
(36:07) Michèle Arnaud - Je croyais
ZB from So the wind won't blow it all away
(39:03) Abra Moore (with Strings Attached) - Blackbird
Cindy from Adzuki Bean Stash
(43:55) Al Green - I want to hold your hand
Chris from Culture Bully
(46:17) LaSalle - While my guitar gently weeps (live)
Bethanne from CTASLS
(51:42) Marilyn Manson - Come together (live)
Marcos from Mind Booster Noori
(57:27) The Chameleons - Tomorrow never knows
Colin from Let's kiss and make up
(01:04:17) Nada Surf - All you need is love
Heather from I am fuel, you are friends
(01:08:22) Cornershop - Norwegian Wood
Tom from Other people's toys
(01:11:37) The Fall - A day in the life
Jamie from The Run Out Groove
Thanks as usual to all the contributors for making such fab choices. If you like what you have heard make sure you visit the artist's and contributor's sites by clicking on their names.
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Contrast Podcast #16 will have the theme 'when I was 16 I liked ...' and was chosen by Tom from other people's toys. So, have a think back into your murky past and then send your chosen track and spoken intro to tim.young@rhul.ac.uk.
Once we have an hour of music we will stop accepting submissions - keep an eye on the counter at the top right of this page to see if there is still space.|W|P|115261530407322221|W|P|015 Beatles Covers|W|P|tim.young@rhul.ac.uk cchang|W|P|I quite like this one, Tim. Thanks everyone! I had no idea Marilyn Manson did a Beatles cover.
cchang|W|P|Tim, small favour, could you add (with Strings Attached) in parethesis after Abra Moore? The URL is:http://www.stringsattached.org
since they were the one's really performing that even. Abra Moore supplied vox for that one song. Thanks!
Mind Booster Noori|W|P|Yeah, the "Come Toguether" version from Marilyn Manson was on a concert in their "Portrait of an American Family release party", the party they did in 1994 to celebrate the release of their first album (Portrait of an American Family), and was never recorded or released. So, the only way to get it is to grab one copy of the fan recordings of that concert, like I did, or to listen to Contrast Podcast, like you did ;-) Jamie Summers|W|P|looks good, hopefully twill cheer me up after hearing about syd barretts death, which has put me on a bit of a downer. keep up the good work tim! Mind Booster Noori|W|P|BTW, a part of Marilyn Manson's version of "Come Together" was frequently used in the beggining of their song "My Monkey". Tim Young|W|P|Changes made Cindy ... hope they are OK.Yeah Jamie. I'm sad about Syd too. :(
cchang|W|P|Thanks Tim!Cool nuggets of info Mind Booster Noori. I'll need to listen to My Monkey now.
cchang|W|P|Gosh...I really REALLY love the French version of "Yesterday." It's already a pretty song to begin with but somehow it sounds better with a French woman crooning. TJ|W|P|That U2 version is news to me. I always dug the Breeders version. I'm embarrassed to say I got more familiar with that one before I got to know the real deal.Thanks for this podcast. Very cool.
Jamie Summers|W|P|yeah i'm a bit worried about the u2 version. love love love the original and the breeders one, but i'm not exactly the biggest u2 fan...actually i'm still trying to download...seems to be taking an age this week for some reason. a|W|P|Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Day Tripper' is fun as well. Jamie Summers|W|P|i also thought about putting one of richie havens amazing beatles interpretations on but the fall were too good to be overturned i'm afraid. Simone|W|P|Damn, these things fill up fast. No Smashing Pumpkins for the next 'cast, sorry... Jamie Summers|W|P|yeh its getting to be a bit of a rush now to get things in on time. maybe contrast could go two times a week?!?!??!?! part one on tuesday, part two on friday?that too much work tim?
Tim Young|W|P|Um ... yes .. probably a bit too much work I'm afraid! Maybe it's time to expand!!?Don't worry Simon .. I think someone else might have been listening to Siamese Dream when they were 16!
Simone|W|P|If I slipped you a fiver, you could let me know next week's theme in advance... Mind Booster Noori|W|P|Mike: Unfortunately "Ryuichi Sakamoto" is signed to Sony, and I don't support artists signed in such record companies that are more interested in turning art into a product than about the art, the artist and the listeners, and so filling their discs with DRM restrictive technologies... No, Sakamoto for me is now a big no no. Natsthename|W|P|My email program tells me that you're email address, as posted in the blog, is invalid and won't allow my mp3 to be sent. Is there any other email address I could send my submission to?
Salut tout le monde!
One of the most regular contributors to the Contrast Podcast is ZB from So the wind won't blow it all away who suggested that he would like to hear an edition completely made up of tracks with French lyrics. Here at the CP we are most happy to salute any nation that has a cock as it's national emblem ... so, allez les bleus!
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Playlist:
(00:00) Miou Miou - A l'ete de la saint martin
ZB from So the wind won't blow it all away
(03:45) Michel Polnareff - Love Me, Please Love Me
Spoodles from Robot Hand is the Future
(08:24) Jacques Dutronc - Le Responsable
Michael from The Yank Sizzler
(11:35) Charlotte Leslie - Les filles sont fait
FiL from Pogoagogo
(15:16) Warren Zevon - Laissez moi tranquille
Tom from Other people's toys
(19:33) Clotaire K - Le Criminel
SAS Radio
(26:35) Stereo Total - Crazy Horse
Coxon from To die by your side
(29:55) Stereolab - Miss Modular
Colin from Let's kiss and make up
(35:00) Serge Gainsbourg - Bonnie & Clyde
Rob from In this world (and all others)
(39:43) Camille - 1,2,3
Tim from the face of today
(42:40) NOFX - Champs-Elysées
Chris from Culture Bully
(45:00) Les Breastfeeders - Mini jupe et watusi
Murf from false45th
(47:51) Stereo Total - C'est la Mort
Paul from They tell us that we lost our tails ...
(51:30) Amadou & Mariam - Senegal Fast Food
Kane from Burning Oak
(56:42) Belle & Sebastian - Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie
Jamie from The Run Out Groove
(01:00:23) Edith Piaf - Sous le ciel de Paris
Bethanne from CTASLS
(01:04:45) Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit
Chad from Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
A big 'Merci Beaucoup' to all the contributors. If you like what you have heard make sure you visit the artist's and contributor's sites by clicking on their names.
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The theme for CP#15 is one of the easiest ever, 'The Best Beatles Covers' (I hope I can trust that you won't just reach for the soundtrack to 'I am Sam') and submissions are welcome from contributors new and old. To take part you will need to send your track and spoken intro to tim.young@rhul.ac.uk.
Once we have an hour of music we will close the doors - keep an eye on the counter at the top right of this page to see if there is still some space.
À bientôt!|W|P|115192402490783713|W|P|014 Parlez Vous Français?|W|P|tim.young@rhul.ac.uk FiL|W|P|Wow! Vachement formidable! Am downloading rrrright now & will enjoy for sure.Merci!
FiL
Mind Booster Noori|W|P|Great funny ending! ;-) Tim Young|W|P|Merci .... KJ|W|P|Ahhhhh I said my artist was from Senegal, but they're really from Mali.SHIT!
FiL|W|P|Burningoak, don't be so hard on yourself. It's great stuff no matter where it's from - many thanks!!FiL
cchang|W|P|Bonnie and Clyde...arrrghhh! (*runs away screaming with arms flapping*)Great podcast and most excellent theme ZB. I love these intros...and outtros
Flatlander|W|P|Geez, this podcast is stacked. I think you could probably do a second podcast of French songs and still get a stacked list.There is still Eux Autres, Fabienne Delsol and Calexico tunes out there that would have worked well here.
Tim Young|W|P|Thanks everyone ...CP 15 is shaping up well, but there is still a little bit of space so tell your friends.
Tim
Mind Booster Noori|W|P|My submition has just been sent. Tim Young|W|P|Well .. it's pretty full now! SAS Radio|W|P|... and what is supposed to be wrong with Bonnie & Clyde..?;o)
Tim Young|W|P|... I guess it isn't as good as 'intoxicated man' or 'le poinçonneur de lilas'?... who like to here Serge's original 60's English version of Bonnie and Clyde then?
Jamie Summers|W|P|aaargh tim it better now be full. next one that is. i'll send my contribution tomorrow. i might even speak it entirely in a mark e. smith-ah fashion-ah! that should be enough-ah to confirm-ah my-ah inclusion-ah?!? Jamie Summers|W|P|better not be full i mean. Jamie Summers|W|P|and i notice that the main page says too many submissions. i am a fool. a fool on a hill. Flatlander|W|P|Please tell me that someone submitted Stevie Wonder's version of "We Can Work It Out". If not, I'll kick myself for not getting going earlier. Mind Booster Noori|W|P|"Too many subscriptions"... Flatlander: seems that it is time for some kicking :-P Tim Young|W|P|Yup. It's super full to the point of explosion at the seams! cchang|W|P|Full enough for a part 2? I keep coming back to this podcast.
I think Love me, please love me is a new fave. When Polnareff yowls, my heart literally aches.