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peter schilling – major tom

Ever have one of those songs that you’ve always liked but never knew who it was by or what it was called? That’s the story behind this week’s Saturday throwback, “Major Tom” by Peter Schilling. I was able to finally discover the origins of this song after a cover version by Shiny Toy Guns was used so well in a Lincoln MKZ commercial over the past few years. While that version is great, I’m still a little partial to the original. …read more and hear the song…

saturday throwback. lou reed – walk on the wild side

i had no idea what this saturdays song was gonna be. but last night, we went to moby concert on a whim (which was excellent. more to come on that another day) and he covered this song i believe during the encore, and i remembered this phenomenal song thats as haunting as it is beautiful. even though im still mad at lou reed for his lollapalooza antics. …read more and hear the song…

saturday throwback. david bowie – modern love

wow, so apparently sam sparro was a huge hit yesterday. as the dictator of this website, i hereby rename flashback saturdays to saturday throwback. mostly because i think it sounds a little cooler, and more accurately reflects how (un)cool i am. its almost unfair for one person to have this much power. yes, i am referring to the power to change the naming convention of a weekend post that nobody will read on a blog that nobody reads. today were going to flash back a little further in time, 26 years in fact, to 1983, the year of my birth. that was a good year, wasnt it? and we’re going to hear a tune from everyones favorite makeup wearing, alter-ego creating, iman marrying 80s icon david bowie. i think i was inspired by a conversation last saturday labyrinth , a movie i have yet to see. …read more and hear the song…