Debarge - A Dream

Last week’s post of Blackstreet - Don’t Leave reminded me of the DeBarge classic it sampled from.  And with amazing decisions of the Eagles from office as of late, this one is dedicated to the decision to trade McNabb to….the Redskins.  Maybe I should have posted Time Will Reveal instead.

Just because everyone’s all caught up with the holiday spirit and the festively deck their halls, we couldn’t let Christmas go by without giving you a little music to wrap (or unwrap at this point) to.  May your bells jingle, your good tidings be yule, and all your eggs be nogged, and extra points if you even know how to “nog” an egg.  Shout to Liz for providing the mix and Merry Christmas (or whatever winter holiday denomination you chose to celebrate) from all of us at Daily Crack.

And several more to go.  Doesn’t seem like a year’s gone by for this site, as much as this year seems to be taking forever to end.  The anniversary theme is “Top 5”, seeing as I only made 5 post this year….ahem (did i really post Nevermore?), I’m talking about my Top 5 first post; the ones that got us each started and the reason we are still here today.  Now, in no particular order:

Hey You Lazy Bastard…. Listen to More Music

This was the battlecry. The “call to arms” if you will, that got a group of 20-somethings, most of which have still never met each other, together to testify about this thing called music.  Mind you, this wasn’t the first music post (That was Cat Stevens later that day), but it was the first on here that got the message out there. Listen. To. Music.
Music that says something to you, even if no one else wants to hear it. Music that makes you want to say something, even if no one wants to hear it (haha).  Music you want others to hear because you shouldn’t be the only one listening to it. Jay, Schwing, i say we call this whole year Phase 1, because you know as well as i do that we haven’t even gotten started yet.  Lead on, Boy Scout.

Chavela Vargas - Paloma Negra (Black Dove)

Cali, CaliDre.  Her post on here run almost as deep as she does.  Starting with heavy Spanish influences (a signature) and folky songs, she was the first to post modern pop, and one of the first to podcast on the site….oh yeah, podcast, hmm.  A top contributer, a remarkable friend, and sho’nuff puts short skirts to shame (another signature), Dre-bey is the blood pumping at the heart of Daily Crack.

Mos Def - U R The One

Like music, people can be gems that you never got into.  You can know about them, or really know of them, but you don’t get why everyone is a fan.  Track after track, album after album go by.  Then that one song.  That one hot line. Next day your hunting down the whole catalog, grabbing every mix like you were down from jump.  Vyrtue, I’m a fan.  Might be late getting on the wagon, but i’m a fan haha.  If you keep doing everything from the soul, I’ll be taking it all in from the front row.

ak-momo - greasy spoon

If there is anyone on this site that has made Daily Crack as his Daily Mission to bring you good music, it’s this guy right here.  The postman lets nothing stop him from his…post.  Yeah, that was weak.  You get the point though.  Man’s a beast about keep the page fresh.

Okay, I snuck my first post in as well.  This is what i thought all my should be and would be on the site. Maybe I’ll come back to that idea, maybe I won’t.  Maybe (and hopefully) I’ll get to something even better than idea.  Daily Crack isn’t going anywhere, because these meaningful post from all of us aren’t either.