Special announcement--Go here: http://heandshe.webs.com/apps/videos/ if you'd like to listen to the podcast of the "He Said She Said" radio show on which I appeared July 12, talking about Live Aid. The whole show is great and worth hearing, but if you are pressed for time, I come in at around 34 minutes. Thanks again to Billy and Amber for having me on the show.

Here's the latest installment in my quest to listen to a whole bunch of 45 r.p.m. records while I'm 45 years old. Click on the tag "45s@45" below to see past entries.

I have been distracted by this and that recently, but I actually have a few of these "45s@45" entries to catch up on, so let's go:

33. "Lady Madonna"/"The Inner Light"-The Beatles (1968/peaked #4).
34. "Hey Jude"/"Revolution"-The Beatles (1968/"Hey Jude" peaked at #1, while "Revolution" peaked at #12).
35. "Let It Be"/"You Know My Name (Look Up My Number)"-The Beatles (1970/peaked at #1).
36. "The Long and Winding Road"/"For You Blue"-The Beatles (1970/peaked at #1).
There are many things that can be said (and have probably already been said about the Beatles, but the one point that I will note here is simply that I think it is a very cool thing to be able to listen to original Beatles singles on vinyl. This is particularly true of the single that closed out my last 45s@45 entry, "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever," which was released as a single before it was released in any other format. But it is also true of these tunes as well, which aptly demonstrate the range of late-period Beatles music from the Fats Domino homage, "Lady Madonna" to George's Indian experiment, "The Inner Light" and his bluesy "For Your Blue," to Lennon's rocking treatise, "Revolution" (which features one of my favorite lyrics by anyone ever: "If you go carryin' pictures of Chairman Mao/You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.") to the McCartney ballads "Let It Be" and "The Long And Winding Road." They even made time for a comedy/lounge number, "You Know My Name (Look Up My Number)."

37. "One"/"Wing and a Prayer"-Bee Gees (1989/peaked at #7). "One" was the last Top Ten hit for the Bee Gees. It's OK, not a bad comeback attempt, but not brilliant. Still though, I wouldn't begrudge the Brothers Gibb their last stay near the top of the charts (one more single, "Alone" reached #28 in 1997).

38. "Fire and Ice"/"Hard to Believe-Pat Benatar (1981/peaked at #17).
39. "Ooh Ooh Song"/"La Cancion Ooh Ooh"-Pat Benatar (1985/peaked at #36).
40. "Legal Tender"/"Moon 83"-B-52's (1983/did not chart).
Since these three singles all belong to Donna, let's get her video perspective on them:


41. "Big Country"/"All of Us"-Big Country (1983/peaked at #17). I did not follow the career of Big Country past this, their only Top 40 hit, but this song never fails to remind me of my cousin Dianne who was and remains a fan of the band. I think she saw them in their heyday, but you'd have to confirm that with her.

42. "Calling All Cows"-Elvin Bishop (1975/did not chart). I don't think this little toe-tapper was enough to entice the cows, but I enjoy it. I have a promotional copy, so both the A and the B side feature "Calling All Cows."

43. "Fooled Around and Fell In Love"-Elvin Bishop (1976/peaked at #3). This one was far more successful for Elvin Bishop (though Starship vocalist Mickey Thomas sings it) than "Calling All Cows" and I have to say I love "Fooled Around and Fell In Love" very much. Always have. My copy of this is one of those "back-to-back hits" singles with the other side being a hit by another band. We'll cover that one down the road a bit.

Thanks for tuning in!

May Our Bodies Remain; an Arthur/Eames fanmix
Title: May Our Bodies Remain
Subject: Arthur/Eames (Inception)
Disclaimer: Arthur and Eames belong to Inception and Co. Lyrics belong to their respective artists. Graphics were made by me.
Notes: Hahaha fuck my life.
A fanmix for Arthur/Eames from the movie Inception. Because I don’t have enough to do without making a random ass fanmix ):
But anyways, when I first started poking around the fandom (which grew ridiculously rapidly) (haha ridiculously rapidly sounds cool together right) I was weighing my options between Ariadne/Arthur and Arthur/Eames. But the latter won me out (thanks, cherie_morte) and I am so happy it did because they are awesome. (...this is a horrible ship manifesto.)
I like to think this mix chronicles an extraction job they set out to do together post-Inception and they end up falling into limbo together. But I think the mix works for them just in general, too. I hope any fans enjoy it either way *g*
Fanmix includes front and back cover, seven individually uploaded songs plus a bonus track, and a zip of all the songs together.
Enjoy! Comments are adored and made honest women out of<3










01. Atlas Air - Massive Attack
shall we take a spin again in business, this time is fixed let’s sweeten our facilities
shall we take a spin again, no witnesses, this time is fixed, seven three, seven is
let him feast, my heart is big, my heart is big, my blood will slide
I know the drill, got cells to burn, I’m dressed to kill, a mortal coil and time is still on secret soil

02. Hardest of Hearts - Florence + The Machine
there is love in your body but you can’t hold it in, it pours from your eyes and spills from your skin
tenderest touch leaves the darkest of marks and the kindest of kisses breaks the hardest of hearts
there is love in your body but you can’t get it out, it gets stuck in your head, won’t come out of your mouth
sticks to your tongue and shows on your face that the sweetest of words have the bitterest taste
there is love in our bodies and it holds us together but pulls us apart when we’re holding each other
darling heart, I loved you from the start, but you’ll never know what a fool I’ve been

03. Death - White Lies
I love the feeling when we lift off, watching the world so small below, I love dreaming when I think of the safety in the clouds out my window
I wonder what keeps us so high up, could there be a love beneath these winds, if we suddenly fall should I scream out
or keep very quiet and cling to my mouth as I’m crying, so frightened of dying, relax, yes, I’m trying but fear’s got a hold on me
I love the quiet of the night time when the sun is drowned in a deathly sea, I can feel my heart beating as I speed from the sense of time catching up with me
the sky set out like a pathway but who decides which route we take, as people drift into a dream world
floating neither up or down, I wonder when I’ll hit the ground, well, the earth beneath my body shakes and casts your sleeping heart awake
could it tremble stars from moonlit skies, could it drag a tear from your cold eyes, I live on the right side, I sleep in the left, that’s why everything has got to be love or death

04. Province (Live) - TV on the Radio
suddenly all your history’s ablaze, try to breath as your world disintegrates just like autumn leaves, we’re in for change
push under this expanse of buzzing stars, let this burning brightly illuminate where we are, fill this hallow that lovers’ voices occupy
hold these hearts courageously as we walk into this dark place, stand, stare fast beside me and see that love is the province of the brave

05. Papillon - Editors
make your escape, you’re my own papillon, the world turns too fast, feel love before it’s done
no sense of doubt for what you could achieve, I’d help you out, I’ve seen the life you wish to leave
it kicks like a sleep twitch, you will choke, choke on the air you try to breath
darling, just don’t put down your guns yet, if there really was a god here, he’d have raised a hand by now
darling, you’re born, get old and die here, well that’s quite enough for me, too, we’ll find our own way home, somehow

06. Public Pervert - Interpol
if time is a vessel then learning to love might be my way back to sea
the flying, the medal, the turning above, these are just ways to be seen
we all get paid, yeah, but some get faith before they die but the stars we will navigate through the holes in your eyes
how many days will it take to land, how many ways to reach abandon, you and I
oh, so swoon baby, starry nights, may our bodies remain, you move with me, I’ll treat you right, baby, may our bodies remain

07. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit
and you said it was like fire around the brim, burning solid, burning thin, the burning rim
like stars burning holes right through the dark, flicking fire like saltwater into my eyes
you were one inch from the edge of this bed, I drag you back, a sleepyhead
they crowd your bedroom like some thoughts wearing thin against the walls against your rules against your skin
my beard grew down to the floor and out through the doors of your eyes, but go in disguise, like a sleepyhead

+ Papillon (Acoustic) - Editors


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