New Playlist: The Kings of Cool

Those who know me well, know I'm not from this era. I would gladly trade in tablets and paint parties (whatever those are) for a cigar and my Old Man's vinyl collection any day of the week. Unfortunately many of the kids at school don't feel the same when you show up in the 4th grade with slicked back hair and a Sony Walkman belting out Elvis Presley's, Greatest Hits.

Needless to say, classics are classics and I've stuck by them my entire life. Let's take it back to an era where these men literally ruled the world. Guys wanted to be them. Chicks wanted to be with them. And for a moment in time, music made sense to me. So go about your business and throw on this playlist (courtey of 8tracks.com). I bet you any money it'll class up even the most mundane of daily tasks. LONG LIVE BUBLÉ!

Frank Sinatra –Luck Be A Lady

Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

Dean Martin - On An Evening in Roma

Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never

Engelbert Humperdinck - Spanish Eyes

Nat King Cole - L-O-V-E

Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight

Frank Sinatra - Strangers in the Night

Michael Bublé - Come Fly With Me

Dean Martin - Ain't That A Kick in the Head

Engelbert Humperdinck - Quando, Quando, Quando

Elvis Presley - Trouble

Robbie Williams - Beyond the Sea

Nat King Cole - Unforgettable

Michael Bublé - I've Got The World on a String

Tony Bennett - Rags to Riches

Harry Connick Jr. - We are in Love

Robbie Williams - Have You Met Miss Jones?

Matt Dusk - Fly Me To The Moon

Tony Bennett - If I Ruled The World

The Kings of Cool from ribeirja on 8tracks Radio.

Intuition & Equalibrium - Imagining

A couple of weeks ago I was on a road trip with another one of the Straight Goods writers and he asked me to put on a song. Embarrassment ensued when I was forced to admit that I actually did not own a copy of it. The reason it was embarrassing? I've had an obsession with this song since it came out.  I guess I've just been so content to watch the incredible video for this track that I didn't get around to picking up an mp3. My mistake has been corrected and I've headed over to Intuition's website to buy a copy of the song. Once you've gotten through this post you're going to want to do the same.

Imagining covers some pretty heavy subject matter. It's about the MC coping with his father's early onset Alzheimer's. Intuition's blunt portrayal of his father's gradual slip into dementia will cut right through you. I'd like to head over to my parents' place right about now and give my pops a hug.

Man I'm just sayin, I'm not angry
Nah wait, I'm angry as fuck
But I'm not angry at you, naw man I'm angry at luck
I'm angry that me and my family and you had to be stuck
Watching the man that you were get blown away like granules of dust

 Production: Equalibrium

Sample: Youth Lagoon - Seventeen