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Lash counted this among his favorite covers. Music + comic books = how apropos for MLLASH.

Here are 5 songs for our Lash, and for us.


1. THE RIGHT THING by Simply Red

I barely know this one, so why? Because Lash picked it himself. Yes, on a certain thread a few years ago, Lash told us he wanted this played in his memory and dedicated to the LMB. When the song came up in discussion earlier this year, I reminded him about this. He had totally forgotten the thread! (He wasn't sick when he wrote the post. Just drunk!)

So here it is. Sexily so.





2. I'M NOT PERFECT (BUT I'M PERFECT FOR YOU) by Grace Jones

In the pre-iTunes and YouTube days, I burned a CD with this for Lash at his request. I wasn't familiar with the song, but I took to it right away. Right on time.






3. XANADU by Olivia Newton-John
4. DRIFT AWAY by Dobie Gray

Do these need any explanation? Bonus: #3 reminds me of a certain ONJ-athon we had a few Januarys ago.


A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star. An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally.




Give me the beat, boys, and free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock and roll







5. ROCK & ROLL GIRLS by John Fogerty

A wild card for sure -- but I'm sure.


There is a place sweet as you will ever know, in music and love and things you never tell.

Over the course of his illness, I dumped a bunch of songs on his FB wall to cheer him up. Here's a few of them.

If not for Lash I'd have never listened to Lucinda Williams, the Pointer Sisters and who knows how many others.

Here is one of the most prolific, recurring songs from his karaoke days. When he posted about his he did all the Elvis moves and everything, I could never not hear it and picture that.

I've got Lash to thank for getting the Village People's Magic Night's greatest hit stuck in my head for weeks after this hilariously awesome thread .

I've been listening to this a lot in the past few days. I don't know Lash's opinion of this song, but let's review: good old Memphis soul that's a li'l bit naughty. Mmm hmmm.

Lash and I both loved Morrissey. He told me that when he finally got to see him live a couple years or so ago, there were two songs he was really hoping Moz would do. Moz didn't do either of them. These were the songs, both gems:

It's Friday night. We need a dance tune up in here! Miss Jackson, if you please...?

Lash and I also both loved Bananarama. This was his favorite of their hits:

Lash commented on the AT40 thread I posted on Facebook, so I know he liked this song:

He loved this one! I distinctly remember his review of Lost season 2 episode 1. (And I know you do too, Eryk).

Every once in awhile I'd send Lash a YT link to a current song I thought he might like. Sometimes he did.

I was going to ask him about this one:

Very nice, Teeds! A modern update of the T. Rex sound.

It reminded me of another Moz song. This one is as much of a loving T. Rex homage. I chose this live clip instead of the music video because Lash adored Moz's original backing band (they were awfully cute), and they get more face time here:

Laughing boyfriend. Fun, natural fun! Genius.

I've found myself wondering what Lash would think about Sia's latest single. I don't think he had a chance to hear it.




My guess: he'd like the hell out of it! Plus switch out radio/dancefloor with internet/messageboard and you pretty much have LW. CHEAP THRILLS!

I think he'd like this one:

"I wanna do right ... but not right now" tee hee

Lash would also go for Paul Young maybe, rockin' Anne Murray definitely

I happened to hear this earlier today, and it made me think of Lash, who was one of her biggest fans:

Last year, Lash and I did some mutual binge-watching of Mad Men. We made it to the middle of season 2 in just 2 or 3 sittings. I'd seen it all and he hadn't, so I liked hearing his fresh reactions to characters and events.

I was also looking forward to what he'd have to say about the music as it became more recognizable (1962, not so much). Megan (who had yet to appear) singing Zou Bisou Bisou. Pete, the joint, a yellow miniskirt, and Piece of My Heart. Sally turning and looking at her father in front of an old house in Hershey, Pennsylvania to Both Sides Now. Rollerskating to Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo! Not to mention the last minute of the last episode.

*ding* (smile) THE SONG. No, not the last episode one. Peggy got there two seasons earlier. And since we've been getting kink-y with Lash...here ya go, tot.

I've been hearing a bit of a song that a certain someone was crazy about when we first 'met'.

I ALWAYS think of Lash when i hear this song:

In this site's karaoke thread, Lash said that his singing voice was similar to John Fogerty's. Not a bad thing at all.



(Also, Lash had much better hair than Fogerty. JF looks okay in that video's screencap, but when he was younger and had that pageboy 'do... )

^^ OOPSIE! Teeds already posted that one at the beginning of this thread! I'm so embarrassed!

But it's the thought that counts, right?