{"id":14018,"date":"2024-12-24T15:12:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T22:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=14018"},"modified":"2024-12-24T15:13:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T22:13:28","slug":"thoughts-about-christmas-mojo-nixon-glenn-howard-todd-snider-and-funny-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=14018","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts about Christmas, Mojo Nixon, Glenn Howard, Todd Snider and funny music\u2026..\u2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MerryChristmas_cartoon_Avec.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"548\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MerryChristmas_cartoon_Avec.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MerryChristmas_cartoon_Avec-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Christmas time and we\u2019re thinking about this past year.<br \/>\n\u2028<br \/>\nWe were saddened to lose <strong>Mojo Nixon<\/strong> in 2024. \u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mojo_santa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"596\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mojo_santa.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mojo_santa-300x299.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mojo_santa-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mojo was something of a hillbilly mutant dynamo that delivered happy foot-stomping goofball music with such songs like \u00a0\u201cBurn Down the Malls&#8221;, \u201cDebbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My 2-Headed Love Child\u201d, \u201cElvis Is Everywhere&#8221; among others. \u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>I saw a lot of great tributes to Mojo Nixon\u2026 as it should be&#8230;  He was awesome.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mojo Nixon &quot;Christmas Christmas&quot; (Louie Louie revisited)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X0Ou3sLcP7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We were honored to do a little interview with Mojo for the LOUIE LOUIE documentary around the time that he had just created a special Christmas song that blatantly borrowed from Richard Berry\u2019s most famous composition.\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Glenn_4374_100x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Glenn_4374_100x.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Glenn_4374_100x-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Glenn_4374_100x-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Glenn_4374_100x-850x567.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This past year, we also discovered that we lost our friend <strong>Glenn Howard<\/strong> &#8211;  a passionate record collector, the founder of the American Musical Heritage Foundation, and a big supporter of the LOUIE LOUIE documentary project.   (We\u2019re still working on assembling a proper tribute for Glenn on this webpage)\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_Snider_at_Purple-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_Snider_at_Purple-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_Snider_at_Purple-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_Snider_at_Purple-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_Snider_at_Purple-850x603.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_Snider_at_Purple.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the flipside, <strong>Todd Snider<\/strong> is still with us, making music, and making a lot of people very happy\u2026.  especially as this past year, as he\u2019s provided a massive gift for his fans.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of three decades, Todd Snider is a great singer-songwriter who&#8217;s created some magnificent music that\u2019s often embedded with funny stories as part of the song.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>I first heard about Todd around 20 years ago when he released his \u201cEast Nashville Skyline\u201d album which included \u201c&#8221;Ballad of The Kingsmen\u201d &#8211; a song that\u2019s based on his personal thoughts on the band from his hometown that wound up with a controversial hit record, which was of course, LOUIE LOUIE.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a little video clip of Todd performing that song, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@plum\">plumtv<\/a>.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Todd Snider: &quot;Ballad of The Kingsman&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yd6pgqe3fAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never met him yet, but I\u2019ve certainly enjoyed Todd\u2019s music for many years, seeing him at various shows in the San Francisco Bay Area..\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>The massive gift that Todd is sharing with his fans is a series of re-recorded albums from his musical legacy, <strong>absolutely free<\/strong> for anyone to download.   What began as a pandemic lockdown project transformed into a great way for Todd to reflect on his life and career.  Each album in his discography has been meticulously re-recorded on acoustic guitar, accompanied by Todd&#8217;s commentary and stories that offer a fresh &#038; updated perspective on these catchy compositions. These new recordings, known as the \u201cPurple Versions\u201d (captured live at the &#8220;Purple building\u201d) will be free for everyone to download and enjoy. \u2028<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_EastNashvilleSkyline_Purple.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"597\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_EastNashvilleSkyline_Purple.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_EastNashvilleSkyline_Purple-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Todd_EastNashvilleSkyline_Purple-300x356.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\u2028<\/p>\n<p>The new Purple version of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/toddsnider.net\/eastnashville\/\">East Nashville Skyline<\/a>\u201d album with the new recording of \u201cBallad of The Kingsmen\u201d is definitely a keeper.  The other songs are also superb!\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>When you download the free music from Todd\u2019s official website (<a href=\"http:\/\/ToddSniderShop.com\">ToddSniderShop.com<\/a>), you can also order cool swag like t-shirts, mugs, koozies, guitar picks and other assorted stuff.\u2028\u2028While other musicians often revisit, and re-record their earlier recordings as a means to re-package their music as new deluxe editions, I really appreciate how Todd is actually bucking the system by simply giving his music away.   \u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, as this is the season, I thought I\u2019d share a few other videos of Christmas songs that I happened to recently witness.  <strong>El Vez<\/strong> (the man, the legend) is sort of like Santa Claus, showing up once a year to share some holiday joy.   I\u2019ve never heard him do any versions of LOUIE LOUIE, but I absolutely love his inspired musical reinterpretations.<\/p>\n<p>EL VEZ &#8211; Sympathy For Santa  (2024 Bottom of the Hill, SF)\u2028<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EL VEZ - Sympathy For Santa  (2024 Bottom of the Hill, SF)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k2qTln8SmkA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>EL VEZ &#8211;  Feliz Navidad (2024 Bottom of the Hill, SF)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EL VEZ -  Feliz Navidad (2024 Bottom of the Hill, SF)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7No4KRxhKRE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays y\u2019all!\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>ERIC PREDOEHL<\/strong> of LouieLouie.net\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028.\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>REFERENCE LINKS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/toddsnider.net\">ToddSnider.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/todd-snider-rerecords-albums-for-free-1234964761\">Rolling Stone &#8211; Todd Snider Re-Recorded All of His Albums and Is Releasing Them for Free<\/a>\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Christmas time and we\u2019re thinking about this past year. \u2028 We were saddened to lose Mojo Nixon in 2024. \u2028\u2028 Mojo was something of a hillbilly mutant dynamo that delivered happy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,21,22,5,30,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-garage-rock","category-humor","category-louie-universe","category-new-versions","category-obituaries","category-record-collecting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14018"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14036,"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14018\/revisions\/14036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}