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As we celebrate the last gasp of Summer of Love's 40th anniversary, I thought it'd be nice to check out some lesser known tunes from that era. You know, the ones you haven't heard in an elevator or grocery store in the last fifteen minutes.
Society's Child - Janis Ian
Tobacco Road - Lou Rawls
Mystery Train - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & The MG's
Venus in Furs - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Stoney End - Laura Nyro
Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
Carrie-Anne - The Hollies
Astronomy Dominé - Pink Floyd
The complete iMix is
here.
This week's iMix: Songs You Won't Hear at Jenna Bush's Wedding:
PBR Vacation - Amish Love Child
The Chemicals Between Us - Bush
Go Home, Your'e Drunk - Big Daddy Project
The Logical Song - Supertramp
Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Laura's Bush - Pretty Flowers
Your Secret Love - Luther Vandross
Lies - Thompson Twins
Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Sarah Brightman
Satan's Daughter - Daktari
File this week's iMix 
under "Uh ...no shit, sherlock." The bit about William Randolph Hearst makes it look as though the journalist once known as "Mr. Sharon Stone" has kinda lost the plot.
Xanadu - Electric Light Orchestra
Reality N' Facts - Citizen Kane
The Journalists Revenge - The Pleasure
Lights, Camera, Action! (Remix) - Missy Elliott, Mr. Cheeks, Petey Pablo & Puff Daddy
How to Build a Life With a Lemonade Stand - Justin Trawick
Unreachable Love (P.I.M.P. Remix) - Kimodo Dragons
Vertigo - U2
Watch Dog - Etta James
Fightin' In The War With Spain - Wilmer Watts And The Lonely Eagles
Raze The City - Snow Patrol
This
week's iMix
reeks of an aging hipster trying to keep up with teh kidz.
Toxic Girl, Kings of Convenience
July, July!, The Decemberists
Birdie Brain, The Fiery Furnaces
Foxymusic, Super Furry Animals
Science Vs. Romance, Rilo Kiley
Falling Man, Blonde Redhead
Drill Me, Portastatic
Until the Morning Comes, Tindersticks
Lover's Spit, Broken Soc ial Scene
Porchlight, Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
