A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today's selection: Dead Can Dance - "The Host of Seraphim" 1988

Dead Can Dance formed in Melbourne in 1981 and is considered a neoclassical darkwave band. Labels don't tell much - I'd describe this cut as Operatic Tonal Chanting. This cut is off the band's 4th album, "The Serpent's Egg". Something I like as background music when I'm busy with something.

It's not for everyone.

A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today's medley selection: King Crimson - "Epitaph" 1969

From the 1969 album "In The Court Of The Crimson King", the cut was released as a single in 1976.

King Crimson was a 5-man band formed in London in 1968. "In The Court Of The Crimson King" was their first and most successful album. The original band broke up and personnel fluctuated during the recording of the band's 2nd and 3rd LPs: "In The Wake Of Poseidon" and "Lizard". One of those changes in personnel was with Greg Lake (bass, vocals), who because of the band's uncertain future, teamed up with Keith Emerson of Nice and Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster to form Emerson, Lake, and Palmer after recording Poseidon.

A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today's medley selection: Airdance: "Tamlin-Devil In The Strawshack - Return To Tchernobyl" 2003

A bit of fiddlin' music here. Off the "Flying On Home" album

"One of the foremost exponents of New England style for the past 40 years, Rodney Miller's exploratory fiddle style also invites quite a few surprises."

"Flying on Home: Acclaimed as a masterpiece, this second album from Airdance features the playing of Rodney Miller, David Surette, Mary Cay Brass, Stuart Kenney, Sam Zucchini, and Marko Packard."

A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today's selection: Marshall Tucker Band - "See You One More Time" 1980

Marshall Tucker Band was one of the highlight bands of the "Southern rock" genre of the mid/late 70s. They released their first album in 1973. The original band had dissipated by 1984. The co-founder and bassist had died in a car accident and the band never regained the success of the 70s. A band under the same name still exists with one remaining original member of the band.

This cut is taken from the last album released by the original line-up, recorded in 1980.

Recent personal events led me to put this cut up more or less as a prayer to a few that have passed on.
Guess I'm getting on to that stage of my life ...

My favorite cut by the band is "Fire On The Mountain" which will probably show up on some Tunesday in the future.

A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today's selection: Tune Over Time - "Blue Moon" 1934

Written in 1933 by Rodgers & Hart for a movie - Hollywood Party - with Jean Harlow as the singer, the movie was released without Harlow or the song. Tweaked a bit, it was cut from another movie in 1934. Tweaked yet again, it was finally recorded as the theme song for a 1934 radio program with Muzzy Marcellino on vocals. It was a number one song in 1935. It also ended up in seven movies between 1939 (Marx Bros) to 1964 (Elvis Presley)

Also recorded by Bunny Berigan ("Chicken and Waffles") in 1934, that is the version presented here. A jazz trumpeter, he played with Tommy Dorsey, Rudy Vallee, and Benny Goodman. He died an alcoholic in 1942 at age 33.


Heavily covered, it was a major hit for the Marcels in 1961. Awarded a gold record, it is listed among the top rock & roll recordings.

The last version presented is by Chris Isaak, recorded in 1994 on the "It's Now Or Never" Elvis Presley tribute album.