This week's Roaster Boy's playlist

• Don Robichaud - Wooden Ships ( Tuesday, Feb 12 at 05:53 PM )

  RIP DER

• Abdullah Ibrahim - Siya Hamba Namhlanje (We Are Leaving Today) ( Monday, Feb 11 at 03:23 PM )

  A plaintive song about the forced relocations during the apartheid years in South Africa.

• YouTube - God's Song (Randy Newman) - The Truth ( Friday, Feb 08 at 10:46 PM )

  "Lord, if you won't take care us, would you please, please let us be." YouTube - God's Song (Randy Newman) - The Truth

• MilkandCookies - Marvin Gaye: Inner City Blues (Hughes Brothers Video) ( Friday, Feb 08 at 10:24 PM )

  Makes me wanna holler: MilkandCookies - Marvin Gaye: Inner City Blues (Hughes Brothers Video)

• YouTube - Willie Nelson - Amazing Grace ( Thursday, Feb 07 at 07:11 PM )

  There are lots and lots of versions of this song, versions with great and strong voices , the heart-breaking renditions of pipers at funerals , and many others. What I like about Willie Nelson's versions is that they're sung by someone who is truly grateful to be redeemed from sin. The…

• YouTube - Jimi Hendrix - Royal Albert Hall 1969 Causes Near Riot ( Wednesday, Feb 06 at 10:23 PM )

  YouTube - Jimi Hendrix - Royal Albert Hall 1969 Causes Near Riot via Milk and Cookies

• YouTube - Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure ( Wednesday, Feb 06 at 05:35 PM )

  Not only is this is a great song , it shows off how well David Bowie does duets. He finds the right balance whether working with a voice as strong as Freddie Mercury's or an ego the size of Mick Jagger's or as rich a baritone as Bing Crosby's .

• Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything ( Wednesday, Feb 06 at 03:02 PM )

  There ought to be a way for us to reward a singular achievement properly, such that the artist/creator can live well and satisfied and we don't have to endure their labored attempts to equal or exceed their nearly perfect first outings. For example, Cyndi Lauper should never have to make another…

• YouTube - Marianne Faithfull, Broken English ( Tuesday, Feb 05 at 08:28 PM )

  YouTube - Marianne Faithfull, Broken English And while you're at it, on this election day, here's her version of John Lennon's Working Class Hero