0:00;01-0:05:01) Make Me Laugh by DJ JS-1 featuring Rahzel off of Audio Technician
0:05:01-0:06:17 (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 1: Le Fakir de La Chapelle (El Cabaret Galactic – 1995) by Pascal Comelade off of Anemic Cinema (1995/1997)
Happy April and welcome to our little church of mirth and melody, Aurally Fixated. I am, of course, the same always, and I hope you are too. You can call me Rev. And what we just heard was a tune by beatboxer supreme Rahzel, from the Roots, with DJ JS-1 called, Make Me Laugh.
“Why start the show with that?” you ask, well, as I’m sure you know, today is our day of national douche-baggery. April Fools Day. The day we’re expected to embarrass and laugh at the trusting, and those who give us the benefit of the doubt – with Hoaxes and Practical jokeses. I’m so glad those I surround myself with all seem have trust-issues, we don’t do that shit because we know how difficult trust is to earn. So remember, seeing is not believing today, neither is reading, hearing, or believing.
Before I get too comfortable up here on my high-horse, maybe we should just start this party.
0:06:18-0:09:25) Chain Of Fools by Aretha Franklin & Mariah Carey off of Jewels In The Crown: All-Star Duets With The Queen
0:09:26-0:12:11) A Fool In Love by Ike & Tina Turner off of A Fool In Love
0:12:12-0:14:19) I’m An Emotional Idiot by Maggie Estep off of Love Is A Dog From Hell
0:14:20-0:16:29) Stupid Cupid by Connie Francis off of 50s Jukebox Hits
0:16:30-0:19:54) Lovefool (Bluegrass Rendition of the Cardigans) by Pickin’ On Series off of Pickin’ on the 90s
0:19:55-0:21:43 (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 2: Ode To Favouritism & Corruption by Merlin Shepherd Kapelye off of The Rough Guide To Klezmer Revival)
That’s enough “I’m just a fool for love” shit. I prefer something more like the amazing Greg Brown’s, “Love never made a fool of me, I always was one…” Or hell, even Billy Joel’s, “I don’t care what consequence it brings, I’ve been a fool for lesser things.” But to each their own I suppose.
What we just got done listening to was a Bluegrass Rendition of the Cardigans’ Lovefool from the Pickin’ On Serie of banjo covers. That one was off Pickin’ on the 90s. Before that we had Connie Francis with Stupid Cupid. Immediately preceding that was something we can all probably relate to at times, From Love Is A Dog From Hell that was the late, superb, Ms. Maggie Estep telling us how she can be An Emotional Idiot.
Right before, we heard from Ike & Tina Turner with A Fool In Love… I don’t really know what to say about that… So I’m just going to tell you we kicked it off with Aretha Franklin & Mariah Carey doing a live duet of Chain Of Fools. Now, lets lighten the mood a bit shall we? Kinda.
0:21:44-0:26:44) When the Trickster Starts A-Poking (Bordello Kind of Guy) by Gogol Bordello off of Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony
0:26:45-0:28:54) Hillbilly Joker by Hank Williams III off of Hillbilly Joker
0:28:55-0:32:12) Bad Jokes by Ceschi off of The One Man Band Broke Up
0:32:13-0:35:10) I Started a Joke (Bee Gees Cover) by Faith No More off of King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime
0:35:11-0:37:02) (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 3: Sunray by MUTEMATH off of Odd Soul)
Rev. here to interrupt all the good musics to try and tell you what’s what. First we had, Gogol Bordello with When the Trickster Starts A-Poking (Bordello Kind of Guy) from their 2002 record Multi Kontra Culti vs. Irony. Then we followed that up with Hank Williams III with the title track off Hillbilly Joker. A hodgepodge of an album the record company screwed him out of and released without his consent. He recommends if you really want to hear it, you steal whichever way you prefer.
Then came a track from one of the best albums ever, The One Man Band Broke Up. By Ceschi. You owe it to yourself to listen to that album – No, you owe it to yourself to buy and listen to it on repeat. And his album before that, They Hate Francisco False. And the one after Broken Bone Ballads. He also puts on an amazing show, and is also the head of Fake Four records, a great label. I try to get just about everything they put out.
Ok, enough of that. Before Bad Jokes by Ceschi we had the man of 1,000 voices, guess who. Mr. Mike Patton and Faith No More covering the Bee Gees’s I Started a Joke.
Now, one of my favorite songs. It’s not a joke, but it follows the structure off all good ones. It leads you down a path, only to jerk you away at the last moment with surprise – over and over again. Atmosphere with Always Coming Back Home To You.
0:37:03-0:40:39) Always Coming Back Home To You by Atmosphere off of Seven’s Travels
0:40:40-0:44:07) Life’s A Tragic Comedy by Osho off of In Wonder: The Narrow Road To The Deep North
0:44:08-0:50:09) Joke Ya Mind by Insane Clown Posse off of Beverly Kills 50187
0:50:10-0:51:54) (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 4: Chippin At My Jones by Trampled by Turtles off of Blue Sky and the Devil)
All the way from 1993 that was a bitter/sweet song, that kinda reminds me of Big Rock Candy Mountain. A hobo taking refuge from the world within his imagination, fantasizing an easier life after the one he’s in. That was Joke Ya Mind. By a very young Insane Clown Posse. I can practically hear your eyes, through space-n-time, rolling judgmentally in my direction. But it’s April Fools Day, of course I’m going to play the iconoclastic court jesters of music: They poke fun at; religion, love, sex, death and whatever else people think is important. Sacred cows make the best… sex-toys. Mmmm, Blasphemous Pyro-necro-beastiality.
Anyway, before ICP, naturally, came the controversial guru Osho explaining to us how Life’s A Tragic Comedy. I read somewhere he said (and I’m paraphrasing here, with faulty memory) the only part of his sermons he was sure were true, were his jokes. Everything else was just his spiritual hearsay and guesses. Say what you will about him, he understood the power of laughter. Even before studies suggested it; lowers blood pressure, eases pain, Boosts the immune system, prevents heart disease, and helps with cancer. And so, to quote those other great spiritual teachers, The Coup, we should all Laugh, Love, n Fuck more.
0:51:55-0:55:39) Laugh/Love/Fuck by The Coup off of Pick A Bigger Weapon
0:55:40-0:58:03) BBC: Spaghetti Harvest in Ticino
0:58:04-1:00:57) The Laughing Gnome by David Bowie off of The Darem Anthology
1:00:58-1:01:52) (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 5: Apocrypha (Interlude) by Immortal Technique off of The 3rd World)
Somewhere in that tangled jumble of strange sounds, was an April fools day prank the BBC played on the world back in 1957. The spaghetti Incident flooded them with calls of people asking where they could buy their own pasta trees. Then was David Bowie cracking wise about The Laughing Gnome. I like that one because it reminds me that it’s Ok to be dumb sometimes, to play the fool. And so here is my fellow Reverend Adam Glasseye with God Help You Dumb Boy.
1:01:53-1:06:39) God Help You Dumb Boy by Reverend Glass Eye off of Our Lady of The Broken Spine
1:06:40-1:06:59) Boy, That Was Dumb! By Garrison Keillor off of Plenty of Pretty Good Jokes
1:07:00-1:10:27) Magical Band of Fools by Dog Fashion Disco off of Committed to a Bright Future
1:10:28-1:12:06) (Rev. Interruption BackGround Music 6: Luv Dirge #2 by Viva Le Vox off of Luv Hungry Part 1)
To my; jesters, suckers, fools, and asses, fear not, I believe it’s far better to be gullible than cynical. You may be taken for a ride, or be the butt of a joke every now and again, but at least you don’t have to see the world at large as an enemy. And life’s just better if you can convince yourself that it’s not out to get you. I mean, even if the pessimists are right, and it can all only end in tears – at least the optimists have more fun until it does!
I could pontificate ad-infinitum, but it’s that time yet again. However, before we part, just a few loose ends to tie up. What you just heard was Dog Fashion Disco with Magical Band of Fools from Committed to a Bright Future. Before that was a track called Boy, That Was Dumb! From the Prairie Home Companion folks.
Thank you so much for your open minds and ear-holes. And now I leave you with a little reminder that laughter is holy. It shifts your perspective and promotes creativity. It strengthens our bonds when we do it together. It relaxes us – so always try and laugh at your fears, it’ll make you bold. Laughter improves your mood so remember to laugh in the face of sorrows. Laugh away the pointing fingers, shame, and the negative-self-talk, Laugh at all the obstacles. And so I leave you with a Laughter Crescendo by Bassnectar. Their 2012 version.
1:12:07-1:18:00) Laughter Crescendo [2012 Version] by Bassnectar off of Vava Voom
