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My playlist for January 2012:

Escort - A Sailboat in the Moonlight
Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms
Julian Casablancas - Out of the Blue
Swod - Hellerau
Errors - Magna Encarta
The Flaming Lips - Waitin' for a Superman
Eleanor Friedberger - My Mistakes
At the Drive-In - Hulahoop Wounds
Pusha T - Feeling Myself
Bon Iver - Perth
Matthew Dear - Street Song
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - FFunny FFriends

I think it's likely I'll listen to the new albums from Errors, Cloud Nothings, Mark Lanegan Band and Sleigh Bells a lot in the coming days and weeks, but feel free to leave recommendations based on your January listening, so that I can have a varied February.


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full report available here (incl. last.fm account for playing/user identifying)

short summary: 10 artists from 265 selected

currently at top:
The Isley Brothers
Raphael Saadiq

http://skilledtests.com/wiki/images/b/b2/Characteristic_soul_artists_last.fm.png

followed by:
Aretha Franklin
Curtis Mayfield
Erykah Badu
India.Arie
Isaac Hayes
Marvin Gaye
Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder

until now these last.fm groups were included:
80's R&B/soul
Acoustic Soul
Funk Reggae and Soul
Funk, Soul, Disco, Rare Groove
Jazz, funk, soul, nu jazz, nu funk, nu soul, brazilian beats, latin soul, broken beat, downtempo, minimal electro
Neo Soul
Networking for the Nu-Soul
Northern Soul
Old School Soul Food
Retro Soul
Soul
Soul & Funk Connection
Soul Bowl
Soul Music
Soul Music!!
Superfly Soul


tag:
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1. How did you get into 29?

The Killers One of my closest friends kindly gave me Hot Fuss and I couldn't stop playing it. So many good tracks - Mr Brightside; All These Things That I've Done; Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?

Lifehouse Hanging By A Moment It was in ER, one of my favourite televisual things EVER.

3. What’s your favourite lyric by 33?

Damn, I don't have a 33, 32 is tied between Red Hot Chili Peppers and Céline Dion. OK, so, it would have to be: My heart, your skin, this love, I'm in... from Charlie and 'And in your eyes...I see ribbons of colour' from Falling Into You

4. What is your favourite album by 46?

Maxïmo Park Our Earthly Pleasures And a superb album it is. Particularly Nosebleed and Parisian Skies.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?

Rob Thomas Two, both his solo works: Cradlesong and Something to Be.

6. What is your favourite song by 50?

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VenueConnection's new album "Fire It Up!" is available now!

Listen to it in www.venueconnection.com

Soultracks.com, the most popular soul music website in America, says about “Fire It Up”:

“VenueConnection has topped itself with its biggest pride and joy to date – Fire It Up – which delivers sizzling funk, tasteful slow jams and passionate vocals by Angeles Dorio and Karl Frierson. This offering harkens to jazz funk’s golden era of the late seventies. And thanks to the crisp foundations from drummer/percussionist Miguel Cabana and Javier del Aguila’s swift bass guitar lines, VenueConnection nails all the groove pockets with sheer precision”

By Peggy Oliver
SoulTracks.com

Especially recommended for fans of: Brothers Johnson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, George Duke, Roy Ayers, Jamiroquai, The Brand New Heavies, Incognito, Patrice Rushen, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Soulive, Maxwell and so on

This isn't the list of all songs with "la la la". It's very probable that I missed some, or simply - I've never heard it before. My list is still updating, so if you know any lyrics with "la la la" just write to me.

1. America - A Horse With No Name
2. T. Rex - Hot Love
3. Uriah Heep - July Morning
4. Omega - Gyöngyhajú lány
5. Queen - The Prophet's Song
6. Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
7. Iggy Pop - The Passenger
8. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
9. Queen - In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited
10. Boney M. - Brown Girl In The Ring
11. Skaldowie - Prześliczna wiolonczelistka
12. Shakin' Dudi - Au Sza La La La
13. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
14. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
15. The Rolling Stones - Take It Or Leave It
16. R.E.M. - Revolution
17. The Who - A Quick One, While He's Away
18. Elton John - Crocodile Rock
19. iiO - Rapture
20. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
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I decided to do one of these after I saw it in david5970's journal. I already have four of these milestones put up in my about me section, but I felt it would be even better to see more than just four. For some reason (Which I haven't figured out yet) my first through about 80th tracks don't show up, so I will start at my 100th scrobble.

I had to separate this into four parts cause it was getting really long!

Last.fm Milestones: Part 464000th track: (06 Feb 2011)
Prince - Private Joy
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/174s/64334961.png65000th track: (13 Feb 2011)
Phyllis Hyman - Living All Alone
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/174s/58843209.jpg66000th track: (19 Feb 2011)
Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/174s/52711039.jpg67000th track: (25 Feb 2011)
Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/174s/60647061.png68000th track: (04 Mar 2011)
Erykah Badu - Window Seat
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/174s/44317327.png69000th track: (10 Mar 2011)
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