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Most of these topical songs were penned for National Public Radio on events of the day such as Tonya Harding, O.J.
Simpson and the Y2K crisis.
But rather than playing like Tom Lehrer (or worse (gasp), Mark Russell), they are invested with Wainwright's typical insight and biting wit.
Sure, you'll laugh, but who else could make Jesse Helms seem such a tragic character with the refrain, "Jesse's favorite painting is the one of the clown/With the daisy in his hand and the tear rolling down." More classics from the dark genius.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What GivesLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Tonya's TwirlsLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | New Street PeopleLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Carmine StreetLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | O.J.Loudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Leap of FaithLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | ConspiraciesLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Christmas MorningLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Y2kLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Number OneLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Bad ManLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Inaugural BluesLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Our Boy BillLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Jesse Don't Like ItLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Pretty Good DayLoudon Wainwright III | Loudon Wainwright III | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Boyd | Producer |
| 2 | Hugh Brown | Art Direction, Photography |
| 3 | Ilana Pelzig Cellum | Photography |
| 4 | Greg Cohen | Bass, Guest Artist, Piano |
| 5 | Richard Crooks | Drums, Percussion |
| 6 | Peter Ecklund | Cornet, Trumpet |
| 7 | Mike Kappus | Representation |
| 8 | Emily Lazar | Mastering |
| 9 | Scott Lehrer | Sound Effects Engineer |
| 10 | David Mansfield | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Mandoline, Violin |
| 11 | Jenni Muldaur | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Don Murnaghan | Assistant |
| 13 | Ken Pearson | Organ, Piano |
| 14 | Lenny Pickett | Clarinet, Saxophone |
| 15 | The Roches | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | John Scofield | Guest Artist, Guitar (Electric) |
| 17 | Edward Sorel | Cover Art |
| 18 | Chaim Tannenbaum | Banjo, Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Greg Thompson | Assistant |
| 20 | Loudon Wainwright III | Composer, Guitar, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | John Wood | Engineer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |