your love of ska is noted (mine too!)

And now I have to go looking for more of the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. Do ska bands know how to dress, or what?

Perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I always dressed like a Ska musician, or like the blues brothers, back in the 90's when I had to wear a suit to work. I'm lucky that I ended up with all my dad's, and grandfathers late 50's and early 60's slim ties, tie tacs, fedoras, shoes, rain coats, cuff links etc.

And whoa, thankfully, there is a ton of stuff on you-tube for TSPO.

I've never had suits or other dress-wear for that kind of purpose. It would have been cool to go to music shows like that

TSPO looks like they'd be a great band to see live

For about 3 years in a row I got a call about 7:00 pm on Halloween to remove a body from the hospital, so I meandered really slow with the hearse, monster mash blaring loud, through neighbourhoods on the way back.

about taking 'aaaaacid'. Though personally my acid doing music wouldn't be so synth. It'd be more like the Doors.

.... indeed.

This might not be entirely what you're looking for, but this music made me fall in love with classical music when I was around 13 or so. Never did learn how to dance, but I danced to this in the privacy of my own bedroom.

I grew up with classical music. I can't dance. So when I hear this piece, I visualize a comedy of slapstick errors of people who can't dance. Not so graceful people like us

So when I hear this piece, I visualize a comedy of slapstick errors of people who can't dance. Not so graceful people like us

but trust me dude, its happened to me too!

I can never sit still when I hear this...I must sway, tap or jump up and outright dance around the room...

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That's some pretty classic late-night '70s radio stuff. (brings back childhood memories for me)

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radio?

what is dat??

kidding

I had 8 tracks in my first 4 cars

AND

upgraded to cassettes in the 80's

yeah

I be gettin' old

French composer Emile Waldteufel's Skater's Waltz. Or the amazing happy feet in the roller skating scene from the movie Heaven's Gate.

They are best used when out of context from historical sense.

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I first listened to it on a fine old 78rpm, with all the hisses and pops. Covering old blues songs with updated lyrics was not uncommon back in the days. To wit:

I Looooooove garage bands (played in many!). And growing up in southern Ontario, the Swinging Medallions got a lot of local airplay. That is one of my all time favorite tunes, right up there with Warm California Sun by the Rivieras, and also of course, the Sonics. (never mind that the video that has nothing to do with the band)

Dig it. Yeah.

I can still remember as a kid listening to CKLW (Deetrooit-Windsooor) on summer nights when the air-waves carried it to central Ohio.

Always makes my feet do some moving!

we had to get up and have some happy feet. Thanks.

2 thumbs up here.

10 years before Zappa. No wonder parents thought their kids were doomed

I like it!

You ain't right in the head if Jump Blues don't make your feet happy

Its that boogie-woogie bass line thats infectious. I wasn't expecting to hear Caladonia, but rather "Get outta that bed, wash your face and hands Well, you get in that kitchen, make some noise with the pots 'n pans..."

the Charlie Brown Christmas music was for it's time. Was the first time I really listened to it. Lovely.

and being a bit lazy (I am), but doesn't this sound a bit like this: ?

the same tune.. maybe the beat is around the same .. not sure.

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net-starved for 5 years, just starting to learn what's available in the internets

cool

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We didn't have a tv until I was 11 (1962)

and we were only allowed to watch 1 hour a week

and it was

"The Ed Sullivan Show"

dat's right

ONE HOUR A WEEK

Try that with your kids today you'd get charged with abuse, no?

but this makes me tap my foot:

"Zouk is the only medicine we need" by Kassav', incredible supergroup from the French Antilles, and inventors of the style of music known as zouk. This is their theme song. Great songwriters and performers.

featuring the magic feet of Fred Astaire

This song always cheers me up :p

It makes no sense, but has great lines in it anyhow. "She wrote a long letter, on a short piece of paper... "