Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

Friday, 24 April 2015
Magic!, "Rude" from Don't Kill the Magic (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Wayback Machine. We have always taken a very liberal attitude toward ska during SKApril, encompassing the successor genres (subgenres?) rocksteady & reggae, as well as ska- or reggae-influenced rock & pop songs. We intend always to maintain that very liberal attitude.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKApril XVI

Blondie, "The Tide Is High" from the The Tide Is High single (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Welcome to SKApril, an April tradition since 2011!

I first heard "The Tide Is High" last summer, & immediately recognized it merited the SKApril limelight. If I ever heard "The Tide Is High" prior to last summer, it left no impression. We have always taken a very liberal view of ska in SKApril: "The Tide Is High" was originally recorded by The Paragons in 1966 as a rocksteady song, rocksteady being the intermediate stage between original roots ska & reggae.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Magic!, "Rude" from Don't Kill the Magic (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: We here at the R.B.D.S.O.T.D. take a very liberal view of what constitutes "ska," including the spinoff genres of rocksteady, reggae, dub, dancehall, et al. Is "Rude" a ska song? No. Does "Rude" belong in the SKAfter Party, etc.? Yes. Feel free to disagree, just don't be rude about it.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Yesterday

Donnerstag, 12. September
Ken Boothe, "Everything I Own" from the Trojan Records: 40 Years, 40 Tracks compilation (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Apparently, "Everything I Own" is a cover song, written & originally performed by Bread. I've not heard Bread's version, but Boothe's remains haunting & heartbreaking.

Bonus! Song o' the Day: SKApril XIV

Ken Boothe, "Everything I Own" from the Trojan Records: 40 Years, 40 Tracks compilation (Rude Boy Bravo Charlie)

Skammentary: "Everything I Own" is wonderfully earnest about heartbreak & heartache, & Ken Boothe has a beautiful, soulful voice. That said, at the risk of seeming a Philistine, my ska-punk heart wouldn't object if "Everything I Own" was played twenty-five per cent to fifty per cent (25-50%) faster.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKApril XIV

Amy Winehouse featuring Jools Holland, "Monkey Man" (live) from At the B.B.C. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Recorded in 2006 on Jools Holland's television program. Never let it be said that we here at The Secret Base do not take a broadminded, "big tent" approach to SKApril. Written & originally recorded by Toots & the Maytals in 1969, "Monkey Man" has also been notably covered by The Specials & Reel Big Fish.

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

Thursday, 13 April 2017
Eric Christian Olsen, "Pierce You Are a B." from Community: Music from the Original Television Series (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Wayback Machine.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day

Smash Mouth, "Road Man" from Astro Lounge (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: I'm not going anywhere to except around town running fish fry errands, but methinks "Road Man" came to mind in part because I have a long journey coming up in a fortnight, the longest journey I'll undertake since the Before Times, before the pandemic & our botched response to the pandemic.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Kalles Kaviar, "Bag a Boo" from Volume 6 (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Eric Christian Olsen, "Some Worries" from Community: Music from the Original Television Series (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: I've belatedly commenced by Easter project, a re-watch of Community, including a first watch of the Yahoo! seasons.

"This cool island breeze blows a little too cool,
This righteous, tasty bud makes me act like a fool,
Sand on my bottom at the end of the day.
The words to pretty girl that I just didn't say—

"I got some worries,
Some worries,
I got some worries,
Some worries…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Alpheus, "Our Time Will Come" from the Rudies single (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"We're here under pressure,
But our time will come,
It's rough and it's tough,
But our time will come,
Good rules over evil,
So our time will come,
Soon come…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Today

Dienstag, 13. Juli
Eric Christian Olsen, "Pierce You Are a B." from Community: Music from the Original Television Series (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"I am my own person,
I am my own person,
And Pierce, you're a B.…"

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKApril XI

Kalles Kaviar, "Reggae Music Sweet" from Volume 6 (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"Reggae music sweet!
That's the way I like it.
Reggae music sweet!
How it's got to be.

"Whenever times get harder,
Whenever I feel down,
I put on some Upsetters
And then I come back round…"

Bonus! Space Race Song o' Gemini V

Smash Mouth, "Road Man" from Astro Lounge (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: Peace thru Music

Chris Murray, "Let There Be Peace" from Plea for Peace (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Alpheus, "Our Time Will Come" from the Rudies single (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"We're here under pressure,
But our time will come.
It's rough and it's tough,
But our time will come.
Good grooves will beat evil,
So our time will come, soon come!
Oh yeah-ah-ah, oh!

"Our strength is our wealth,
So me not gon' give up,
Put my best to the test, yeah,
Dem not gon' make me stop,
My shoulders to the wheel now
And I'll keep goin' strong!
Oh yeah-ah-ah, oh!

"From here and now
We'll fight 'til no end,
No fear, no doubt,
We'll comprehend,
And we'll walk proud
With fists held in the air!
Oh yeah-ah-ah, oh yeah!…"

The Rebel Black Dot Exodus 90 Song o' the Day

Eric Christian Olsen, "Some Worries" from Community: Music from the Original Television Series (Rude Boy St. Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"I got some worries,
Some worries,
I got some worries,
Some worries.

"Take 'em to church, Pierce. Pierce on keyboard; let him know your love!…"