I had Isaac Hayes‘ album Hot Buttered Soul on wax. I played it incessantly in my room. I remember crying to the song Walk on By … I think I’d gotten my first eighth grade broken heart. That album was full of songs originally done by someone else, but made better by Hayes’ distinct interpretation. It will remain my absolute favorite of his. Everyone remembers Isaac Hayes for the music score to Shaft. Despite that tremendous influence, Hayes’ influence ran deeper than that. Everything was from the heart. He will be missed.

Nikka Costa, who performed Push and Pull for the soundtrack to the Johnny Depp film, Blow, loosely based on the life of drug runner George Jung, has a wonderful, bluesy voice. And she’s not bad on the eyes either.

Lyrics below.

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I don’t do this often, but for this friend, I know music is the only way to get his attention. To Django .. this one’s for you!

I have a Nokia N800 Internet Tablet, which I bought last September to replace my Nokia 770 that ended up drowning in my handbag (don’t ask!). Since I got my Treo 700P, and loaded it to the gills with e-books, I haven’t used my Nokia too much and kind of forgot about it. While cleaning the house this weekend, I found it on a bookshelf. For some reason, I started searching YouTube for info on the new OS2008 (which I’d heard had problems). Anyway, I found this video. And here’s my question. Does anyone know the name of the song being sung at the beginning of the video clip? All the lyrics I can make out are … he’s gonna leave me … all by myself. Thanks and hugs and kisses and undying devotion (and anything else you wanna work out with me) to anyone who can answer this. I’ve Googled and Napstered and just can’t locate anything.

Thanks for posting that other great video! And thanks for providing the answer, Moby, In This World.

I’ve been listening to Alecia Moore (a/k/a P!nk) ever since she first arrived on the scene. I’ve always loved her edgy voice. Here she is in a great tribute to Janis Joplin.

And listening to Joss Stone also reminds me a bit of Janis. Now, I could have taken the easy way out and posted “Piece of My Heart,” the duet she did with Melissa Etheridge. But I much prefer this song for its polish. See for yourself.

And of course, there’s the Pearl herself: