Saturday, April 6, 2013

I demand tea and tissue at nine

Spring is here! And summer, soon
Vacation time is calling.
But for now, what spells our doom
Is all this goddamned pollen.

9:00
1. Tiny Tim - Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips With Me (1:47)

Yeah, it's that time of year. Time to sniffle and be miserable. Isn't it beautiful?

3. The Real Tuesday Weld - Ruth, Roses and Revolvers (3:51)
4. Neutral Uke Hotel - King of Carrot Flowers Pt1 (2:01)
5. Nina - Daisy Duke (2:51)
6. Headlights - Cherry Tulips (TJ Lipple of Al (3:34)
7. Panda Riot - Like Flowers At Night (3:28)
8. Yoko Kanno - Lithium Flower (3:27)
9. Lunchbox - Inside Daisy (5:05)
10. Pizzicato Five - Flower drum song (8:00)
11. (Scorpio Remix) - Cryptorchid - Eclipse of the Sun (3:08)
12. Radiohead - Lotus Flower (5:01)
13. Brand New Heavies - Soulflower (3:40)
14. East Village Opera Company - Flower Duet Redux (4:42)
15. Tripping Daisy - Friends / Sigmund And The Seamonsters (4:22)
16. The Fugs - How sweet I roamed from field to field (2:13)

There's lots of songs about roses and daisies. Not that many about flowers that only bloom once every five years and smell like rotten meat. Pity. They sound more interesting.

10:00
18. The Pharcyde - Soul Flower (Remix) (4:24)
19. The Doors - Hyacinth House (Demo) (2:24)
20. Chau Chi - Flower Lounge (Garden Mix) (5:58)
21. William Orbit - Harry Flowers (4:31)
22. black devil disco club - i regret the flower power dub version (6:04)
23. Neotropic - Sunflower Girl (5:19)
24. Animal Collective - In The Flowers (5:22)
25. Pancha Traptika - Flowers (Awakening Mix) (4:05)
26. Murmurs Of Earth - Kinds Of Flowers -- Java, court gamelan (4:51)
27. Genesis - The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (Live) (8:18)

I just want to point out the giant hogweed is a real plant, and it can blind you.

28. Peter Gabriel - Wallflower (6:35)
29. The Real Tuesday Weld - Daisies (4:17)
30. Astrud Gilberto - And Roses And Roses (2:37)
31. John Scofield - Flower Power (4:58)

Hey, saved the jazz for last!

11:00
33. Stan Kenton - Lazy Daisy (2:50)
34. Dallas Banjo Band - Wildwood Flower/Under The DOuble Eagle (2:41)
35. Johnny Hodges - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing (2:56)
36. John Fahey - Tulip (aka When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big Red Rose) (2:41)
37. Glenn Miller - Fresh As A Daisy (2:47)
38. Benny Goodman - Buds Won't Bud (3:06)
39. Frank Sinatra - No Orchids For My Lady (2:38)
40. Benny Goodman - Blue Orchids (3:15)
41. Ray Anthony, George Shearing - The Shadow Of Your Smile Days Of Wine And Roses (4:44)
42. Scott Joplin - Sunflower Slow Drag (4:13)
43. Johnny Hodges - Bouquet Of Roses (3:25)
44. Glenn Miller - When The Roses Bloom Again (3:28)
45. Peggy Lee - Moon Flowers (3:18)
46. Johnny Hodges - Passion Flower (3:12)
47. Golden Arm Trio - Little Blue Flowers (3:04)
12:00
48. Yo-Yo Ma - Trad: Blue Little Flower (4:24)
49. Abe Burrows - The Pansy In My Garden (2:44)
50. Amanda Shaw - Garden of Eden (4:14)
51. Amon Tobin - One Day In My Garden (5:44)
52. Barney Wilen - Gardenia Devil (5:56)
53. Bix Beiderbecke - Royal Garden Blues (3:04)
54. Dinah Washington - Blue Gardenia (5:19)
55. Dusty Springfield - Magic Garden (3:26)
56. Fereeda - Gardens Of Wisdom (4:23)
57. Glenn Miller - In An Old Dutch Garden (By An Old Dutch Mill) (3:12)
58. Glenn Miller - Yesterday's Gardenias (3:04)
59. The Magic Veil - Sultan Yegah Longa (5:01)
60. saturn excerpt (2:30)