I’ve been tagged by Brian Sibley. This is a new concept for me, but it seems to mean that I’m supposed to highlight seven songs that I’m into right now. I can’t do all seven right now, but let’s start with one that runs over the end credits of the excellent Japanese movie Linda, Linda, Linda, featured here one year ago.
The movie is about a high school girl band practicing a song by the Japanese punk band The Blue Hearts for a high school talent show. The DVD supplementary material includes lengthy commentary from Patrick Macias, an American expert in Japanese Pop culture. Here, Macias provides a one minute introduction to The Blue Hearts.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/JUN/PatrickMacias.mp3]This is “An Endless Song,” the Blue Hearts record that runs over the closing credits…
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/JUN/BlueHeartsEndlessSong.mp3]…and this is The Clash from 1977.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/JUN/CareerOpportunities.mp3]That recording came from a British import LP, and it has the nice full and smooth sound that’s characteristic of better vinyl pressings.