Shufflin' On

Protest music. Finally.  I'd been making do with Little Hitlers by Everything but the Girl all this time and never knew this song existed. This is me discovering Ani DiFranco for the first time. 

This episode is an experiment. Instead of talking about something that's been on my ipod for years I am reading a letter to my gf about how I came across this awesome cover of the famed Thin Lizzy track, which I never expected I'd hear from Belle & Sebastian and never knew existed before today  Recorded in Belfast, in December 2001, and included on their 2008 'The BBC Sessions.'  

True story. 2 people in love on April 13 in a service area in Italy. And a song that helped open my eyes to the possibility of... 2 hearts, unchained, flying. 

Just saw The Dirt and I was SO IMPRESSED! And they were there all the time. Genius! 

One that I come back to again and again, and like to think everyone who hears 'Something Big' ends up thinking  'they wrote this one just for me.' Bacharach and David wrote the song for Mark Lindsay, who did a beautiful version in 1971. The original made it out in 1973 and that's the one that found its way to my iPod. 

True story about magic ipod being MAGIC! Music by Harry Warren & Al Dubin, sung in English and Pig Latin by famed glamour puss Ginger Rogers. From Gold Diggers of 1933.  

This fun instrumental is all the soundtrack you'l ever need for your next mental vacation to swinging London in the mid-sixties. 2 minutes 58. Who needs lyrics when you can hear the smiles. 

This song is like a friend. From 1974, George Clinton and Eddie Hazel's (in my opinion) masterpiece. 

Sugar.... a sentimental favorite about summer sunshine, salt water and.... smiles.  And who doesn't some of that. It's January. 

One last song (from Brazil) before and for the new year. The weather is always beautiful in Brazilian music, and Fica Tudo Bem (All is Well) is a perfect example. Manages to sound like 1965 without sounding retro. Also thanks to you, awesome listeners - you made 2018 very special for Shufflin' On. 

Revisiting the 1964 holiday classic 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer', and remembering Johnny Marks, the songwriter responsible for the show's classic songs, plus 'Rocking Around the Christmas Tree' and 'Run Rudolph Run.'

Chris Blackwell of Island Records needing a producer for the Steve Winwood fronted 60s pop group leading to the resurrection of the Rolling Stones in the wake of Satanic Majesties. The influence of legendary producer Jimmy Miller on rock, in 3 minutes.

When the world and your whole life feel like a slowing unfolding disaster, a song like this can really help you through. That's is what music can do, and this one's a beauty.

A song I always thought was pure 70s New York that really came from Australia. When life makes you crazy, Walking in the Rain is there to help make it better. Content Rob 13. Intro music Lee Rosevere.

Positive vibes and 'musical spinach' via Professor Donald Byrd and his Howard University students. Who doesn't need a reason to smile ;) Created by Rob 13. Intro music by Lee Rosevere.

Far out reminiscences of my first college roommate, Paul, and Bowie's Ziggy album. Out of sight. Created by; Rob13 Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

Reminiscing about picking my girlfriend up at the airport, KC's original guitarist Jerome Smith, and how to spell that risque word. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

Some ppl might think ambient means music where nothing happens. Not the case at ALL with KILN. A track from the Michigan 'ambient trio' has me dreaming of airports, the joy of hellos and the horror of goodbyes. Love and magic. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

Proud to bring you a new intro and a cool version of the Sonny & Cher hit by Chicago jazz great Patricia Barber. Jazz? Sonny & Cher? What the??? So check it out. ;)

Because we're all struggling, and we all need songs like this. ;) Shufflin' On now has it's own... Blog https://www.shufflinon.com/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/?lang=en Thoughts, ideas, feedback? We'd love to hear from you. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

Sometimes the iPod comes and gets you with a song when you didn't even know you needed to hear it. A little real life magic. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

Do you have songs you associate with specific events? A special moment. That had never happened before in your life, not even in your wildest dreams? This is one of those. Everyone back to mine... it's 1990 something and we're chilling out with... this song? its all that and a bag of chips. Orbital. ;) Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

Remember Eurodisco? What was it all about? I don't know but we'll have fun anyway. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

This is the Father's Day episode....or how I went from the Partridge Family to the Jackson 5 to Led Zeppelin. With record store vibes and and buying albums when you didn't know what songs you were getting.

Return to the golden age of cultural appropriation. This episode - Malcolm McLaren and Duck Rock (1983). Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

Today we dig into one music's ageless classics via a Norwegian female artist with a voice as beautiful as the song. With assistance from Peggy Lee and my girlfriend/muse/loml. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

The 70's rock ethos rises like a phoenix from the ashes of 25 years of difficult, important rock and brings back the fun. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

This episode details my re-purposing of the Judas Priest classic from 2nd tier teenage spine tingler to post marriage adult freedom anthem. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

I first hear this song on the Scarface video game and thought, how did I never hear this and why wasn't it a hit? For an answer, we delve into the Jamaican (and UK) music scenes, crediting band members and record companies, and learning a bit about the Alpha Boys School, which more of us should know about. Also a bit about Chris Blackwell and Harry (Lord Rockingham) Robinson. So here it is: one of the great reggae anthems of the 70s. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.

In this episode Rob tells you how, with assistance from Brian Eno, Lou Reed and Ludovico Einaudi, and despite a long-standing problem with classical music, one Phillip Glass composition (Metamorphosis 1) made its way onto his ipod playlist. Creator: Rob13. Intro music: Lee Rosevere.