Public Chalk

So late last night, Hec asked me to sort out a post for today. I believe “I’m Swayze. Off to bed. We need to post before 11:30am NYC time” were his exact words. As I was planning a post continuing my Mr. Scruff introduction to the wonder that is the Ninja Tune record label here in the UK, my morning lecture on Post Modernism pulled a fortunate serendipity on me. In the words of Andre 3000,

You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can’t predict the weather.

So for today, I think a dip into the Post Modernist pool of pearls is in order. It involves exploring an evolution of several versions of the same jazz standard, Just One Of Those Things, over a period of seventy years. Originally written by Cole Porter for the musical Jubilee, the first of the versions I ever came across was the interpretation by the one and only Ella Fitzgerald in the mid 1930’s. Secondly, I was introduced to a reinterpreted version by Blossom Dearie released in 1958. Basically, she simply took what Fitzgerald had done, and built upon the pillars of her adaptation. Having recently passed on to greener pastures in February of this year, I would like to pay my respects to this jazz diva by encouraging all those unfamiliar with her work to get on it. Last but so not least, we have the interpretation by the late great Brazilian Girls recorded in 2005 for the Verve Remixed 3 album. Again, another group of compilations worth adding to your library. What these dudes have done is re-edify on Dearie’s version, pushing the bass and the minimalism even further.
The song is about a feeling most, if not all of us, are familiar with. It is common, between two individuals that once shared an intimate affair, for one of the two to simply lose interest after a few encounters. I know some female readers are sharpening their pitchforks as they read this, but bare with me. It is a simple fact of life that not all relationships were made to last. So to build on what Hec so beautifully suggested, the concept of thinking in seconds as opposed to the future or past, I would like to suggest that some affairs were made to be enjoyed in the spur of the moment. As my dear friend Pichi once said, don’t cry because its over fool, smile because it happened.
So what does post modern thought have to do with what the layman otherwise simply calls three cover versions of the same song? Well, Post Modern theory extrapolates that music within this realm should, either intentionally or not, always evoke a pastiche or parody of a genre, style or ideology, in itself breeding a critical approach to the musical art form. So on that note, I leave you with this eargasmic cover version to sooth your mid-week pressure valves. Enjoy

Brazilian Girls – Just One of Those Things

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