The Beatles' "Long Long Long"

My favorite Beatles song is "Long Long Long" off the White Album. It was written by George Harrison. John Lennon doesn't even appear on it.

While the mono version is great, I especially love the S  P  A  C  E created by the stereo mix. Such great instrument separation and panoramic positioning. I love how the Beatles often used the studio as a songwriting tool; here, the rattling heard at the end of the song is the result of a wine bottle sitting on a Leslie speaker and getting harmonically excited by notes played by McCartney's Hammond organ. 

It's perhaps the most underrated Beatles song, and part of the reason I love it so.

"Long Long Long" (Stereo)


"Long Long Long" (Mono)


BONUS: Low also covered this song to great effect.

Zooey Deschanel Makes Me Forget Where I've Seen Her Before

As I was catching up on the first couple of episodes of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Hulu today (it's not great yet, but shows promise), I was reminded of another Jimmy Fallon project, his 2002 album, The Bathroom Wall.

The only thing I could still recall from that album (besides the fact that there were several used copies sitting for months in the markdown section at the record store I worked) was the mildly amusing music video for the song "Idiot Boyfriend."

What I didn't remember was that a young, blond Zooey Deschanel played the girlfriend of the titular idiot in the video. Watch:



Turns out it wasn't even her first foray into the music video world. Check out this video from 1999 for The Offspring's "She's Got Issues":



Who knew that a few short years later she could star in her own damn video as part of She & Him. I tell you what, dreams DO come true:

Bazookaluca Makes An Appearance on Paste:Local Atlanta

I (alliteration alert in 3...2...1) actively attended Atlanta's Atlantis Music Conference and Festival last week and an interview I did with Rebecca Loebe is now on Paste:Local Atlanta.

You can find it here.

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