- "This indecisions bugging me , esta undecision me molesta, if you don't want me set me free, si no me quieres, librame." A standout song from 1982's "Combat Rock" which would be the last real album from the band. The Clash are considered an "important" band to most rock historians but I'm just a casual fan. It turns out you don't even need to be a fan to enjoy this song. Who knew that back up vocals in another language could sound so good.
- "You drank out on the fire escape until you couldn't speak, why do you do this to yourself? Another bright spot on the "Baby I'm Bored" album from 2003. Maybe the best part of this song aside from the nice melody is the work by Jon Brion on the marxophone. What's a marxophone you ask? Why it's a fretless zither of course. Brion (already famous at this point) went on to co-produce Kanye West's "Late Registration".
3. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)- John Mayer
- " Bills pile up sky high, send that boy off to die." This Marvin Gaye cover from the classic "What's Going On" album is featured on the "As/Is" compilation made up of songs from several live shows from 2004. This version, which clocks in at 7 minutes, features some nice guitar work (of course) and scratching from turntablist DJ Logic. John Mayer's next studio album "Continuum" would feature the single "Waiting on the World to Change" which owes quite a debt to "What's Going On" as well as just about any song recorded by the Impressions. Speaking of John Mayer and cover songs, the John Mayer Trio performed on the Tonight Show last week with a scorching version of the Mamas and the Papa's "California Dreamin'"...if you missed it see YouTube.
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