Summer in the city. This track has been speaking to me lately so I thought appropriate for the broblog. Scorching latin boogaloo from ‘68 that talks about being homesick, lovesick, broke and just plain sick and tired of being sick and tired. Perfect for that humid summer late night cocktail party.

Infallible label, Honest Jon’s recently released a compilation of nuyorican boogaloo that just kills. If you like this track (which kicks off the album) then you’ll love the whole comp.

Wuzzzup ya’ll?! Apologies for going dark without notice here. What can I say… it’s SUMMER! Anyway, I’m back with a li’l treat.

EPIC! TUESDAYS!

Here’s a little slice of moody 60’s garage psyche w/ lots of organ soloing and a great beat. A few back Jay-Z took this li’l un ‘round the block on his “Public Service Announcement” cut so you know it is nice. Hope ya dig!

Artist: The Little Boy Blues
Album: In The Woodland of Weir
Year: 1968
Label: Fontana

Amazon has the reissue CD.

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There are days where nothing cheers me up and gets me smiling again like Lee Hazlewood. The sincerity, the cheese, the catchy-as-fuck pop songs, the stories, that uncanny voice, the unmistakable moustache. There’ll never be another like him….he was an American original and they broke the frickin’ mold folks. Today was one of those days where Lee came to the rescue, so I had to post one of my all time favorite tracks…”Pour Man”.

“Pour Man” is a deep cut off of the 1968 album Love and Other Crimes. The song tells the story of a man who sits on death row awaiting the final punishment. As he contemplates what he’s done he tells us the story of how he came to be in this precarious situation. It’s a heart-wrenching tale of love and murder set to an incredible country-sizzled pop jammer with the sickest heart-beat rhythm you’re likely to hear anywhere.

So, if your feelin’ blue let Lee tell you a story….crack a beer and a smile and get back in the saddle.

ARTIST: Lee Hazlewood
TRACK: “Pour Man”
ALBUM: Love and Other Crimes
YEAR: 1968
LABEL: Reprise