Friday Clock Out presents:

Scott Walker in 1968

I (LJ) will, of course, be paying tribute to Scott Walker. In tribute, I thought I would share one of my strongest sensory impressions of SW:

Back in 2006 or so, I was in a phase where I guess I wanted both mental and physical exhaustion. I would go running everyday for up to ten miles while obsessively listen to The Drift and a few other albums*. Hearing “Psoriatic” brings me back to a moment in the Fall when I was running home from Brookdale Park in Bloomfield, New Jersey. I am in that second-wind/endorphin-release stage of a run where I felt like I could run until I fell apart and it wouldn’t hurt. I am wearing my garish puffy yellow Nike running shoes. My back feels salty from sweat that has now dried. My mind is scrubbed of thought in a contented state of post-exhaustion. The low lying afternoon sun makes everything feel halycon. And, Scott Walker is feeding terrifying nonsense into my ears that is somehow calming and resigned.

Ja-da ja-da ja-da ja-da jing jing jing.

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Playlist:

    Time: March 29 - 1:09:07 pm
  • Take It Easy With the Walker Brothers

    The Walker Brothers, “Make It Easy On Yourself”

    from Take It Easy With the Walker Brothers

    Virgin EMI - 1965

  • Time: March 29 - 1:09:10 pm
  • After the Lights Go Out - The Best of 1965 - 1967

    The Walker Brothers, “The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore”

    from After the Lights Go Out - The Best of 1965 - 1967

    Island Mercury - 1966

  • Time: March 29 - 1:11:13 pm
  • Images

    The Walker Brothers, “Orpheus”

    from Images

    Philips - 1967

  • Time: March 29 - 1:18:55 pm
  • After the Lights Go Out - The Best of 1965 - 1967

    The Walker Brothers, “After the Lights Go Out”

    from After the Lights Go Out - The Best of 1965 - 1967

    Island Mercury - 1966

  • Time: March 29 - 1:24:58 pm
  • Scott 2

    Scott Walker, “Jackie”

    from Scott 2

    Mercury - 1968

  • Time: March 29 - 1:29:00 pm
  • Black Sheep Boy

    Okkervil River, “Black Sheep Boy”

    from Black Sheep Boy

    Jagjaguwar - 2005

  • Time: March 29 - 1:29:09 pm
  • Scott

    Scott Walker, “Montague Terrace (In Blue)”

    from Scott

    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 1967

  • Time: March 29 - 1:38:59 pm
  • The Drift

    Scott Walker, “Jesse”

    from The Drift

    4AD - 2006

  • Time: March 29 - 1:46:21 pm
  • Two Suns

    Bat for Lashes, “The Big Sleep”

    from Two Suns

    Parlophone UK - 2009

  • Time: March 29 - 1:48:57 pm
  • Bish Bosch

    Scott Walker, “Epizootics!”

    from Bish Bosch

    4AD - 2012

  • Time: March 29 - 2:04:53 pm
  • Fin de Siecle

    The Divine Comedy, “Generation Sex”

    from Fin de Siecle

    Divine Comedy Records - 1998

  • Time: March 29 - 2:08:10 pm
  • Casanova

    The Divine Comedy, “Something for the Weekend”

    from Casanova

    Divine Comedy Records - 1996

  • Time: March 29 - 2:13:46 pm
  • Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

    Soft Cell, “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye”

    from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

    Some Bizzare - 1982

  • Time: March 29 - 2:27:38 pm
  • Different Class

    Pulp, “F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.”

    from Different Class

    Island - 1995

  • Time: March 29 - 2:35:08 pm
  • This Is Hardcore

    Pulp, “Seductive Barry”

    from This Is Hardcore

    Universal-Island Records Ltd. - 1998

  • Time: March 29 - 2:47:10 pm
  • Ne me quitte pas (Ré-enregistrement 1972)

    Jacques Brel, “Ne me quitte pas”

    from Ne me quitte pas (Ré-enregistrement 1972)

    Universal Music Division Barclay - 1988

  • Time: March 29 - 2:50:16 pm
  • We Love Life

    Pulp, “Bad Cover Version”

    from We Love Life

    Island Records - 2001

  • Time: March 29 - 2:51:00 pm
  • Felt Mountain

    Goldfrapp, “Pilots”

    from Felt Mountain

    Mute, a BMG Company - 2000

    Friday Clock Out    March 29th, 2019

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