I know this is really lame, but I was listening to the Marketplace podcast today and heard this song. I know nothing about it, but liked it and looked it up. It’s called Finally Moving by Pretty Lights and is from 2006. Listening to their other songs, I found a more recent one called Rainbows and Waterfalls – which is a delightful version of one of my fave songs – Strawberry Letter 23.
So, DS peeps – what are some gems you’ve found searching for other music? Thanks for your continued support of DUAN and DS!
wooo i love this local and his 99 lights
gimme a minute for the shit i found i wasnt looking for tho…..coz….thats a lot
like…..i could fill a library with that
like this….did i now i wanted to see it? no
but i did
and this
(ill be quiet now)
I like the pretty lights too.
As far as music I’ve discovered while searching for something else, here’s a song that has become my personal anthem from Little Johnny Jones:
This is what popped into my head…
The Bright Lights of Broadway. Those magical Disco Lights. And it all came together…
I’m feeling a little nostalgic today, in a bittersweet way. Each of these songs reminds me of a couple of people I used to know.
Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light
Jorma Kaukonen – I Am The Light Of This World
This is a bit of a reach for today’s theme…
Magazine- The Light Pours Out Of Me
Rando stuff
The Tubes – Primetime
Ha, don’t feel badly, @Lymond. I similarly “discovered” this band whilst listening to the transition music during Q on the CBC.
Toronto, “Your Daddy Don’t Know”
And then I came to this song whilst tracking down the original King Harvest track (later covered by Toploader) of the same name:
Thin Lizzy, “Dancing in the Moonlight”
And then I often run into this original before I finally committed to memory the name of the Beta Band track (“Squares”) that memorably samples it.
Wallace Collection, “Daydream”
On the theme of lights, I’m also partial to this one:
Jens Lekman, “You Are the Light”
In 2009/2010 I had to drive from Vancouver to Whistler once a week so I’d listen to Q along the ride up the sea-to-sky highway. I always thought Jian Ghomeshi sounded like a creep with his soft-spoken voice and his sucking up to certain guests…little did I know…
He did always seem like a creep (his interview with Kim Cattrall was uncomfortable to watch). I’ll also never forgive him for Moxy Früvous. 😋
Michael Kiwanuka, Light: