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Friday, June 25, 2010popandrockmusic

Readers recommend: Songs about villains

I think Pairubu had it right. The South American topic was limiting and we did end up heading down a road where the signposts largely read "bossanova – next exit". But do I think this was a bad thing? Why, quite the opposite m'lud. It's a good thing now and again to go headlong into one or two styles, particularly those which one (I say "one", I mean "me") might be less familiar with. Particular thanks to ejaydee and Sao Paolo-ite farofa for their contributions – muy rico . A list (and column in which I attempt to claim the spirit of tropicalia for the list): MC Júnior and Leonardo – Rap das Armas Sepultura – Ratamahatta Big Audio Dynamite – Sambadrome Burt Bacharach – South American Getaway Joao Gilberto/Stan Getz – Corcovado Tom Ze – A Brigo do Edificio Italio Como Hilton Hotel The War On Drugs – Buenos Aires Beach Roxy Music – Amazona Caetano Veloso – Tropicália Roberto Carlos Lange – Amazonian Pacific Here, also, is your B list. I'm afraid that my imminent departure for Glastonbury ( join us here throughout the weekend for peerless coverage! ) means I'm going to skip my explanations this week. Hope you can forgive me. Suffice to say a lot of this list had similar qualities to those I enjoyed in the A list. Cristo Redentor – Donald Byrd Seu Jorge – En Sou Favela Frank Sinatra - There's an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil Lalo Schifrin – Rio after dark Robert Fripp - Buenos Aires Suite: III Streets The Band – Amazon Tortoise - The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu Falls Devendra Banhart – Rosa Mountain Goats – Quito MIA – Amazon Those two lists put together in one place = the Spotify playlist for Songs about South America . Now, to this week's topic, and it's villains. They don't have to be fictional, they don't have to be historical. They don't have to be moustache-twiddlers or truly evil. They do, however, have to be the subject of the song. So it could be about an adulterer or a bank robber, but I want the singer of the song to be clear in their mind that the subject is a villain. We'll discuss instrumentals later ... I'll try to pop into the blog from Pilton, so post your questions, etc. Also, Tin – I never got into the thread in time to justify my Lily love. Suffice to say I think she's witty and has a sharp eye for detail and ear for contemporary speech. There's more, but I'll save for another time ... The toolbox: Archive , the Marconium , the Spill , the Collabo . DO post your nominations before midday on Monday if you wish them to be considered. DO post justifications of your choices wherever possible. DO NOT post more than one-third of the lyrics of any song. DO NOT dump lists of nominations – if you must post more than two or three at once, please attempt to justify your choices. DO be nice to each other!

Source: The Guardian ↗

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