It’s no secret that I like sharing music. I put together a monthly mix of new stuff, or at least stuff that’s new to me, and I’ve participated in several mix CD exchanges. But today, walking home from the train station, iPod buds in my ears, it occurred to me that there’s a whole lot of older discoveries that won’t necessarily turn up on those mixes that I’d still like to share.
So, the song of the day. No real commentary on the song, unless there’s something I feel the need to share. Mostly just good music. Today’s is the song that got me thinking along these lines when it came up in my shuffle: Pink Martini’s “Sympathique.” I’m a big fan of their 1997 album of the same name, which I first heard streaming on their website sometime (maybe a couple of years) after its release, but this is easily my favorite track from it. I love this description of the band from band leader Thomas Lauderdale:
If the United Nations had a house band in 1962 hopefully Pink Martini would be that band.
I can totally see Dag Hammarskjöld or U Thant grooving to this song.