selections by Gary DePiro – September 2020 | Listen on MixCloud.com
- “Waltzing Along” by James from “Whiplash” © 1997
- “Any Road” by George Harrison from “Brainwashed” © 2002
- “Halfway Up The Stairs by Rodriguez from “Coming From Reality © 1971 (Rodriguez is featured in the documentary * Searching for Sugarman”)
- “Hanging Upside Down” by David Byrne from “Uh-oh” © 1992
- “Welcome” by Ray Manzarek from ** “Carmina Burana” © 1983 (contemporary interpretation of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana)
- “It’s Too Late” by The Jim Carroll Band from “Catholic Boy” © 1980
- “The Waitress” by Jane Siberry from “No Borders Here” © 1984
- “Mary Had A Bar” by Mary’s Danish from “There Goes The Wondertruck” © 1989
- “All You Can Carry” by Tom Petty from “Hypnotic Eye” © 2014
- “Crash Years” by The New Pornographers from “Together” © 2010 (with Neko Case on vocals)
- “Raining” by The Bears (with Adrian Belew) from “The Bears” © 1987
- “Where Do You Go (When You Need A Hole To Crawl In) by Strawbs from “Ghosts” © 1975
- “Ghost Town” by Cat Stevens from “Buddha And The Chocolate Box” © 1973
- “Danny’s All Star Joint” by Rickie Lee Jones from “Rickie Lee Jones” © 1979
- “If We Wait For Mountains” by Van Morrison from “Three Chords & The Truth” © 2019
* Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Sixto Rodriguez, the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. After being discovered in a Detroit bar, Rodriguez’s sound struck 2 renowned producers and they signed a recording deal. But when the album bombed, the singer disappeared into obscurity. A bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero.
** Carmina Burana was originally a cantata composed in 1935/36 by Carl Orff, based on a collection of medieval poems which satirized the Catholic church as well as touching upon the fickleness of fortune and wealth, and the ephemeral nature of life itself. In 1983, ex-Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek chose to record his own version – which was co-produced by Phillip Glass & Kurt Munkacsi – utilizing modern technology and instrumentation (guitar, synths, drums, as well as operatic vocals), refashioning the piece with a typically ’80s’ sound. Manzarek himself was responsible for the musical adaptation, arranging every track as well as playing keyboards and synths.
