Another month, another themed playlist by David Byrne. This one is called "Psychedelia Lives!" and it's a well-considered collage of songs spanning over 50 years. Byrne writes,
Here’s a psychedelic playlist that starts in the late 60’s - naturally- but then keeps going through the decades up until pretty much the present day. The obvious suspects are not here - no Beatles, no Hendryx… But lots of others - and many from other parts of the world. It never went away, just keeps humming along, an antidote to conventional perception and understanding.
Artists featured on the list include The Beach Boys, Can, David Bowie, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, The Temptations, Funkadelic, Spiritualized, William Onyeabor, Prince & The Revolution, Gal Costa, Dirty Projectors, Panda Bear, The Flaming Lips, Shuggie Otis, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Procol Harum, Khruangbin, Sly & The Family Stone, Sturgill Simpson, Soundgarden, and more. The full track list is below, and you can listen on Spotify, Apple Music, or davidbyrne.com.
Also, today is Brian Wilson's 80th birthday.
Pick up classic Talking Heads vinyl.
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DAVID BYRNE PRESENTS: PSYCHEDELIA LIVES! Cabin Essence - The Beach Boys Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson Series of Dreams - Bob Dylan Outside - David Bowie Mãe Da manhã - Gal Costa See What She Seeing - Dirty Projectors Misty Water (Stereo Mix) - The Kinks Comfy in Nautica - Panda Bear Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (Single A-Side) - The Yardbirds Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 - The Flaming Lips Venus - Television See Emily Play - Pink Floyd Desculpe, Babe - Os Mutantes Pnoom - Can Psychedelic Shack (Extended Version) - The Temptations Just Dropped In - Mickey Newbury Inspiration Information - Shuggie Otis Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space - Spiritualized Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix I'll Bet You - Funkadelic Total Destruction To Your Mind - Swamp Dogg Hard Times - Baby Huey and The Babysitters Till You Get Enough (Remastered Version) - Charles Wright & The Watts Looking Glass Blues (Bonus Track) - Charlotte Gainsbourg Jagger the Dagger - Eugene McDaniels Hallo Spaceboy - David Bowie Paisley Park - Prince & The Revolution A Salty Dog - Procol Harum The Message - Cymande Better Change Your Mind - William Onyeabor Shakey Ground - The Temptations God's Whisper - Raury Time (You and I) - Khruangbin Who's That Lady - The Isley Brothers Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone Aht Uh Mi Hed - Shuggie Otis Still I'm Sad (2015 Remaster) - The Yardbirds Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers Urgência Didática - Tom Ze Turtles All the Way Down - Sturgill Simpson Greenwich Mean Time - Charlotte Gainsbourg
