Mean Old World

Marion Walter Jacobs, or Little Walter to you, wrote this anti-Thanksgiving song. Well, it wasn't really directed at Thanksgiving per se, but while fighting traffic in the supermarket today, hating everyone and everyone hating me, I couldn't help but think of this song.

Mean Old World is dedicated today to all the people at the loose spices section this afternoon in Central Market. They're just spices, people! Your turkey will be still be ok if we share the last bit of ground ginger, ok?

PLAY: Mean Old World - Little Walter
PLAY: Mean Old World - Ike & Tina Turner
PLAY: Mean Old World - Duane Allman/Eric Clapton

Well... Alright

I had no idea this was an original Buddy Holly song. The Blind Faith version with Eric Clapton seems to be the de facto standard, and it is one of the best. But a recent addition from Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes) makes a catchy, pop version of the song.

PLAY: Buddy Holly - Well...Alright
PLAY: Blind Faith - Well...Alright
PLAY: Albert Hammond, Jr. - Well...Alright