For those of you that are new to my MidNight Gems series. Welcome to this nightly trip on which we will uncover & recover some amazing songs & covers.
It all started with this weird song, in the weird episode, of this British Series "Silent Witness". A ghostly girl sang about the head of John The Baptist on a plate. That was right up my dark and slightly troubled alley.
That song was crazy, but when I found it was by Pete Doherty it started making sense. I have always been curious but Babyshambles and Libertines never got my ear. Maybe I should give those another try ......before I die.
Pete Doherty - Salome (lyrics)
But looking for the owner of that creepy song I found something even better...or weirder? That is up to you Dear Reader, but I hear a bit of Cave and lyrics that just kick ass.
Die Like Gentleman - The Head of John the Baptist
Guess we can´t keep playing Cooly weird Baptist songs, can we? When I saw these guys in my search for Johns Head On A Plate it triggered a memory. I can´t remember what song but I had Saltillo on Mid Evil compilation CD .....in another lifetime. And if the name sticks in this one they must be worth a listen.
Saltillo - A Hair on the Head of John the Baptist
John lost his head thanks to a girl called Salome, I guess Samson got lucky only losing his hair and his sight because of that lovely Delilah. Girls in the Bible can not do any good, can they?
Regina Spektor - "Samson"
It´s hard to do it better than Regina Spektor, still Shirley Manson tells the tale of Samson and Delilah pretty well. A little dark and smelling like the 90s.
Bear McCreary and Shirley Manson - Samson and Deliah
Another Classical couple with the girl messing up are those first to people on earth. That lady is the reason why we are no longer naked in paradise nowadays....damn you Eve!
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Adam & Eve
Well, Actually Eve was not Adams's first wive, his first wive was a beautiful Bitch. A serious succubus that has been erased from the bible.....almost.
According to the Jewish Women's Archive, the only mention of the word or name Lilith in the Bible appears in Isaiah 34:14, which Sefaria quotes as "Wildcats shall meet hyenas, / Goat-demons shall greet each other / There too the Lilith shall repose / And find herself a resting place."
And me and my dark preference love little sweet diabolical Lilith.
Saint Avangeline - Lilith
And let´s not forget about Jesus´s secret love, the whore of Babylon.
Arthy Myst x Sandra - Maria Magdalena
Oops, I messed up some historical facts, Maria Magdelena might have been a whore but the whore of Babylon.... she was not.
I think I gotta reread those revelations to get my facts straight and also because it talks about the Her as "Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth"
Yusufina X - Whore of Babylon
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Let me share some leftovers
Adam vs Eve. Epic Rap Battles of History
Mike LePond's Silent Assassins - Whore of Babylon
I could not let this opportunity pass, an opportunity to play that little song that made me discover lovely Regina.
Regina Spektor - "On The Radio"
Youtube Playlist
All these gems were added to this week´s YouTube playlist.
All Midnight Gems Playlist can be found here
Spotify Playlist:
The Spotify playlist might not capture the whole show but is meant to represent it as well as Spotify makes it possible:
Riddle Me This
Guess What, My Riddlegot solved. So you have to wait till Tuesday to grab that one-dollar Boost.
What the fluff is midnight gems?
Somewhere lost in time, trying to escape out of the rabbit hole back into the rat race there is a vacuum..... that´s the place where midnight gems are found.
My Midnight Gems will try to uncover & recover those beautiful songs that nobody ever noticed or might have been forgotten.
Who the fluff am I?
Being a former DJ playing about everything and having an uncompleted study of radio journalism. I have been wanting to do this for years...Thought about it many nights and guess now it´s time to finally take it to the streets.
Hope you enjoyed this well-known wave of fantastic music and that you still feel like joining me on the next Midnight Gems Session coming soon.
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