Friday Random Ten: Advent is i’ cumin in

All sorts of covers and strange bits of goodness on here. The bonuses are not random; one of my favorite versions of a favorite carol, and one of many, many songs I loved by the late and marvelous Odetta.

1. “Rose-Colored Glasses”, The Meat Purveyors
2. “Firecracker”, Wailin’ Jennys
3. “Gravity”, Sara Bareilles
4. “Jesse”, Joan Baez
5. “St. Joseph’s”, The Avett Brothers
6. “Sloop John B”, The Beach Boys
7. “Fall Into the Night”, Eliza Gilkyson
8. “Long Black Veil”, The Band
9. “Angel Eyes”, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson
10. “Pop Life”, Prince

Bonus Track One: “The Holly and the Ivy”, Anonymous 4
Bonus Track Two: “Cool Water”, Odetta

4 Responses to “Friday Random Ten: Advent is i’ cumin in”


  1. 1 Luis

    Fer Pete’s sake, Hugo, retype that to comin’. As you have it, it looks like a porn title.

  2. 2 Hugo Schwyzer

    Luis, it’s a play on this medieval song: “Sumer is i-cumin in.”

  3. 3 pcrackenhead

    Obviously it’s talking about cumin, as in the spice. ;)

  4. 4 Funt Of A Thousand Faces

    You should included ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’.

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