Muhammad My Friend/Just Leave Everything To Me

I'm getting tired of all the emails*/texts*/phone calls* of people complaining about my not blogging regularly on Sundays as I used to do.

*I am not getting any emails texts or phone calls

So, to appease your hungry appetite for blog posts about songs stuck in my head on Sunday mornings, here are the last few songs.

The first one comes from my girlfriend, Tori Amos- and I think this song is a pure example of what the lady does so well.  It's called "Muhammad my Friend" and it's from Amos' ambitious 1996 album "Boys For Pele."

Don't try to understand too much if you're going to delve into Amos' lyrics, but this song sort of illustrates her idea that Christ could have been a woman.  It's a bold, daring statement, whether Amos takes it literally or not doesn't matter to me, perhaps it's just a feminist statement- whatever it is, I find it interesting and different and totally and utterly Tori Amos, always pushing barriers. 

Here's the song, even if the lyrics trouble you, I hope you'll listen to the feeling of the music, which is lovely and brilliant. 

Alrighty then, on to the next song, which also features a strong female.

(Side note, women are rad, you should get to know one if you have some free time)

This one comes from the beloved 1964 musical "Hello Dolly!"  If you've seen the show, you'll know that Dolly Levi is a sort of adored busy-body/wheeler-and-dealer kind of character.  The song stuck in my head features the very song that sets up her character, which is in the opening number of the show.  The song is called "Just Leave Everything To Me" and here's what it sounds like:

I hope you enjoyed these songs and this blog post, which I have to believe is literally the only blog post on the planet about Tori Amos and Dolly Levi.  Maybe not.  If you can find another post about both of these lovely ladies, I'll give you a dollar next time I see you.

HUGS. BRADY