Sellout's Steal of the Week: Campervan Beethoven

So I'm trying to be topical this week. . . No, nothing political. I searched the iPod for something good and spooky for halloween and here it is. From Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, Campervan Beethoven's rendition of the traditional tune "Oh Death." You might remember Ralph Stanley's recent version in that movie with all the traditional music in it.

Funny story: Once in a high school latin class (or was it world history?), we divided into groups and made videos for extra credit. My group performed the killing scene from Julius Caesar. Liberal use of Heinz Ketchup. (uh hum). I, of course, put myself in charge of the "film's" soundtrack. After his death, we had Ceesar stand and lip sync to this song. Art.

Speaking of art, we taped the whole thing at Jennifer Rice's house.

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P.S. I just heard the new Campervan record and it's really good. I hear it's a concept record, but I didn't quite grasp the concept upon first listen.

P.P.S. I hope he doesn't mind sharing his bandwidth, but I highly recommend Mike Wolf's voting "mix tape" over at Randomness Personified.