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After grooving to the NYD version forever, I finally heard the orig. “Stranded in the Jungle” on SiriusXM’s LSUG Channel 21. It only took me about 45 years!

I also never knew how many covers of it are out there:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranded_in_the_Jungle

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Wow - now I've gotta hear Shorty Long's version!

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The money paid for riding the #136 wasn't busfare as much as it was a cover charge for the entertainment.

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It was pretty tame in those days - at least, my part of the route was!

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This took me back. I got so much mileage out of my Kenwood receiver, Advent speakers and Dual belt-drive turntable. Things were looking up for me when senior year of high school I spent my hard earned $ on a Nakamichi cassette deck!

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Nakamichi! That’s a total blast from the past!

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This is, by far, my favorite Substack about music, music collecting, and music appropriation.

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Thank you, Chris! So glad you’re digging it!

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Absolutely true. It will always sound great if you have an emotional connection to the music. I’ve gone from listening to George Jones on my Uncle Bill’s 8 track to higher end component stuff in the 70’s and now here I am with my phone and blue tooth speaker. Really digging the same songs and feeling the same way I did 50 years ago. I especially like that the older stuff was mostly written in a major key! The sun is out and the windows are rolled down as I listen to the The Beach Boys sing Surfer Girl. Lord have mercy how could one go wrong! Thanks again Dan for your great post.

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Right on, Lamar!

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I see the new Robyn Hitchcock album in the photo. Hope you’re enjoying it, I’m really digging it.

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I'm a little underwhelmed by it so far, to be honest. I've always loved his instrumental excursions in the past, and it's perfectly pleasant, but the album doesn't really get interesting to me until halfway through Side 2. I'm hoping some additional spins will change my mind.

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Yes, that’s how it worked for me. Hope you’re doing ok.

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Thank you. I’m hangin’ in there!

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