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To celebrate Mother’s Day, I thought I’d share some mom-related favorites of mine in this edition of the retroblog mix tape. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!

that’s all right mama (elvis cover) by Paul McCartney
Well mama she done told me, papa done told me too
son that gal you foolin’ with she ain’t no good for you
but that’s all right, that’s all right
that’s all right now mama, anyway you do..

look mama (megamamamix) by Howard Jones
Don’t try to stick your rules on me
I wasn’t born as a carbon copy, I came out of you
But don’t think that you own me
I have my respect for you

mother, father by Journey
She sits alone, an empty stare
A mother’s face she wears
Where did she go wrong,
the fight is gone, Lord help this broken home

holy mother by Eric Clapton
Oh I need your help this time
Get me through this lonely night
Tell me please which way to turn to find myself again

mama (live) by Genesis
Now I can’t keep you mama
But I know you’re always there
You listen, you teach me mama and I know inside you care

make me mommy by Ben Folds
You go to your room!
You make me Mommy!
You go to your room!
You make me Mommy!
You go to your room!
You make me Mommy!
You go to your room!
You make me Mommy!

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enjoy!

the year 2007 could have been labeled the “year of the dinosaurs” in some ways since there were so many “reunited” bands out on the road which included Genesis. and as with most big reunion tours, a companion CD has been released – Live Over Europe 2007. the live recording is excellent with a clear pristine mix and great performances captured from various shows of their european leg of their world tour. the big downer for me personally is the fact that Phil Collins isn’t able to sing the songs in their original key so at times the songs sound a bit strange to me. Some listeners may not notice but for long time fans, it’s pretty obvious (and jarring). and when you’re used to a song performed in the original key, the songs that are modulated lower tend to sound “less exciting” and “less energetic”. just listen to “Land of Confusion” and “Tonight, Tonight Tonight” and pretty much anyone can tell the songs just don’t “snap, crackle and pop” like they did back in the eighties. and it has nothing to do with the perfomance but simply because their performing them in a different key. don’t get me wrong, seeing this legendary group live in concert is a totally different experience all together. but when you’re just listening to a live recording, the listener gets to really focus in on the songs, and for me, the key changes simply make me want to pull out the original recordings.

Throwing It All Away (live clip on youtube)

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