Songs for the Christmas Season 24

First up today is a not-so-jolly view of Christmas time. Perhaps a more realistic view but not a cheery song nonetheless. Still a good one that makes you think a bit. It's by Bobby Goldsboro and it's called "Look Around You It's Christmas."






Next is Burl Ives with "Christmas Child (Loo Loo Loo)." Perhaps not a well known holiday staple but it serves a very nice message and is a pleasant recording.

Songs for the Halloween Season 17

We will check out some voodoo songs for today. First up is one by The Lovin' Spoonful called "Voodoo in My Basement." It's kind of a quirky yet spooky tune. Listen to the lyrics.





Next we have Bobby Goldsboro doing one of his best songs ever, "Voodoo Woman." This one's not an eerie song or anything like that, but the narrator is doing his best to stay away from the evil voodoo woman.

Thrift Store Record Treasures

I've been finding a good selection of LP's at the thrift store lately. Now mind you I am no vinyl purist nor am I a collector of lp's. I only look for records from the 1960's and 1970's that look good enough for me to convert to wav files & mp3 so that I don't have to purchase them on cd. Many of these records I will attempt to sell at either a garage sale or on eBay after I've converted them. To me lp's are just big and bulky and take up more space than I can afford to spare. Additionally, I don't want to keep things around that I don't use much. After converting them they just sit there gathering dust, never to be used by me again. As I said I am not a collector. I just want the music. There are certain lp's I will keep, however, such as the brand new ones I have bought over the years and ones by artists I really like. But the used ones I have been buying at thrift stores have no emotional attachment for me.

Here is the most recent batch of records I found which was just last week. First up is "2 Hot" by Peaches & Herb from 1978:

The 5th Dimension "Reflections" from 1971:

"Soft & Soulful" by Bill Medley (1969):

Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra "Gone is Love" (1970):

Bobby Goldsboro's "Greatest Hits" (1970):

Various Artists "Family Portrait: 16 Outstanding Selections Rrom A&M Records" (1967)

And finally, "Close To You" by The Carpenters (1970):

More findings to come!