For a variety of reasons I haven’t had much time this week to lovingly craft a theme. So here’s some random goodness.

Thea Gilmore “Ever Fallen In Love” (The Buzzcocks)
When I think of heartfelt songs about love and regret I don’t generally think of the Buzzcocks. Maybe I need to reconsider.

Conjunto 3D “See You In September” (The Tempos)
I think I got this one from the very excellent Brazilian retro blog Sabadabada, which seems to be down at the moment. Hopefully they’ll be back soon, but in the meantime enjoy this tasty samba.

Dolapdere Big Gang “Faith” (George Michael)
The Big Gang is my absolute favorite Turkish Gypsy disco band. This is the arrangement of the song that George Michael intended to record.

Poi Dog Pondering “Lay My Love” (Brian Eno and John Cale)
The album Wrong Way Up that Eno and Cale released in the early 90s is surprisingly warm and whimsical. Poi Dog takes a song from that album and gives it a glorious percussive Up With People treatment.

Porno For Pyros “Satellite Of Love” (Lou Reed)
The original version is a stately ballad. So’s the famous U2 cover. But those wacky Pyros give it a swinging piano lounge spin that I like much better.