One Year Ago - Flying Lizards Repost

I am a bit under the weather at the moment - terrible allergies - so I thought I would revive something from a year ago today.

It is Monday morning, and most of us are getting back to work. Whether we love the job or hate it, we do it for one reason - the paycheck. To celebrate this, I ventured back to 1979 and The Flying Lizards. The song is Money (That's What I Want). While it was also recorded by The Beatles, it was not written by them, instead by Motown writers Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959 and recorded by The Beatles in 1963.

The Flying Lizards were an experimental British band, whose members included Robert Fripp. Fripp has an amazing resume, with his playing in King Crimson to working on albums with Peter Gabriel, David Bowie and many others. He did a couple of instrumental albums with The Police guitarist Andy Summers. The work of The Flying Lizards tended to be on the deconstructed, avant-garde side of life.

This was the one hit for The Flying Lizards. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Matt Morris

I am a big fan of Matt Morris and his music. On this day he celebrates his birth, and I just anted to wish him a very happy birthday! The out and proud singer/songwriter has written music for Kelly Clarkson, Christiana Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Reba McEntire. His album, 'When Everything Breaks Open', is amazing, and a must have in your collection. He sang "Hallelujah" with Timberlake on Hope for Haiti and it was magical.



Morris married his partner in California while it was legal, and now resides in Denver. Even though he is a married man, I still think he is hot and sexy (no disrespect meant for his partner!). It is also very exciting to watch his perform - I hope to catch him live someday soon. Just this past week Morris released the following clip on YouTube, a loving response to Frank Bell's YouTube cover of "Money". This is "Red" by Frank Bell, as performed by Matt Morris.



For more on Matt Morris, check out his official website here, or follow him on twitter here. You can also purchase 'When Everything Breaks Open' on iTunes. And wish Matt a very happy birthday!

Worth Another Listen - The Flying Lizards

It is Monday morning, and most of us are getting back to work. Whether we love the job or hate it, we do it for one reason - the paycheck. To celebrate this, I ventured back to 1979 and The Flying Lizards. The song is Money (That's What I Want). While it was also recorded by The Beatles, it was not written by them, instead by Motown writers Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959 and recorded by The Beatles in 1963.

The Flying Lizards were an experimental British band, whose members included Robert Fripp. Fripp has an amazing resume, with his playing in King Crimson to working on albums with Peter Gabriel, David Bowie and many others. He did a couple of instrumental albums with The Police guitarist Andy Summers. The work of The Flying Lizards tended to be on the deconstructed, avant-garde side of life.

This was the one hit for The Flying Lizards. Enjoy.