Guy Hands, Executive Chairman of EMI Music, added, "We all remember the feeling we got when we first heard The Beach Boys' music. My particular favorite classic is "Surfer Girl." It always reminds me of driving an open top car down the Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Barbara to Malibu. Brian Wilson is an iconic talent with enormous musical influence all over the world and we are very proud to be representing him."
Iconic is the perfect word, and it hardly seems fair for the Goodie Bag to only deliver our readers one treat from Wilson. So, here's a second — Midnight's Another Day — for your listening pleasure.
Common – "Universal Mind Control"
Chicago born Common first hit the underground rap music scene in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?. On November 11, 2008, his eighth album will drop, Universal Mind Control. In between, he has been no stranger to controversy nor has he shied away from the spotlight. He is a very vocal supporter of PETA and Knowing is Beautiful (an AIDS/HIV awareness and support group) and follows a vegan diet. In direct contrast to the controversy over the lyrics to his song "Real People" from the album Be, he pledged to remove racial and anti-gay slurs from his music and was featured in the video "Yes We Can" in support of Barack Obama.
Thanks to the BC Goodie Bag you can stream the video for the upcoming single from the album of the same name, directed by Hype Williams. Like what you see and hear? Then cruise on over to Common's MySpace Profile page to hear other MP3s.
Johnny Cash – "I Am The Nation"
This spoken word recording was recently uncovered in the vault of Cash's recordings and will be featured on the upcoming documentary (CD/DVD) Johnny Cash's America. How apropos this "I Am The Nation" track is in today's political climate. In the voice of this icon, we are reminded of the building blocks that formed this nation.
The documentary will examine how Cash embraced the ideals of America. He considered himself a voice for the downtrodden, but many cultures across numerous generations took his music to heart and adopted their songs as their own — including many of our political leaders, regardless of party. When musical times changed, he changed with them, remaining a vital part of the industry up to his recent death.
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