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Monday, March 12, 2007 12:00 AM

Exclusive Song of the Day: "On My Way," Mavis Staples

Exclusive Song of the Day: "On My Way," Mavis Staples

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Monday, March 12, 2007 02:00 AM

I heard a variation

of this song, different lyrics and a faster beat, sung by Burt Lancaster in the movie Elmer Gantry. I assumed it was written for the show.

I'm on my way, off to Canaan Land,

I'm on my way, off to Canaan Land,

I'm on my way, off to Canaan Land,

I'm on my way, Glory Hallelujah, I'm on my way

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 05:07 AM

No

Where'd you pull Blondie out of? Your imagination? because they sure weren't mentioned in any interesting way here. And that godawful piece of 70s save-us-from-it FRAGILE? oh Jesus no no no. Let me put this as kindly as I can: Fragile is unlistenable in the way that all 70s prog rock is unlistenable, with its questionable aesthetics only nurturing the imagination of adolescent male "losers". Always has been, always will be. If there's a Yes album worth remembering (a shuddering possibility), then it's the Yes Album. So, two of the ten albums on your list do not represent the comments posted here.

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