Friday, 13 December 2013

Deep Shag


Last week we had Parquet Courts and parquet floors. Drew left a comment about missing a good deep shag pile carpet during the winter months. Which led to Dirk leaving a related comment and deep shags and rugs and me pondering other possible songs about flooring. And then driving to or from work this week I remembered Luscious Jackson and their song Deep Shag.

Luscious Jackson were the first signing to The Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. Deep Shag is the only record of theirs that I own. I don't know why I own this one and not any others because despite not having listened to it since 1994 or thereabouts I still quite like it. There are 70s funk and soul vibes, with 90s beats and scratching, and a cool laid back vocal about deep shag. Seeing as shag doesn't have the connotations in the US it has here, I'm assuming it is indeed a song about carpet.

Deep Shag

And now sitting here typing this I have recalled Stereolab's The Noise Of Carpet, a short lived Weatherall project called Lino Squares and Weller's From The Floorboards Up too. This series could run and run.
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13 comments:

  1. drew13 December 2013 at 08:46

    Love it, a series about flooring!

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  2. Simon13 December 2013 at 10:07

    Love Luscious Jackson. Go dig out Naked Eye. One of my top ten 90s moments. Love it love it love it.

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  3. george13 December 2013 at 10:10

    Good song. Looking forward to the series, as long as it does not interfere with Rockabilly Night

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  4. Walter13 December 2013 at 10:18

    Great song and also a great idea for a new series. my first thought was 'Carpet crawlers'

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  5. davyh13 December 2013 at 12:33

    The Inspiral Carpets revival may start here!

    And how about some Mat Monroe? *gets coat*

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  6. Swiss Adam13 December 2013 at 13:42

    Inspirals- of course, how could I forget?

    *ignores Mat Monroe suggestion*

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  7. Simon13 December 2013 at 14:24

    The Bluetones!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_Some_Rug/Castle_Rock

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  8. londonlee13 December 2013 at 14:43

    The Shag is also a dance, which led to much chortling over The Tams' record "My Baby Sure Loves To Shag"

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  9. Charity Chic13 December 2013 at 20:15

    I suppose Blanket on the Ground is pushing it a bit?

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  10. dickvandyke13 December 2013 at 21:41

    The coirs

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  11. Dirk14 December 2013 at 14:54

    Hah!!: C.U.B.S. - 'We Don't Need No Carpet Beggars' ... although noone knows that but me, I'm afraid .. great tune though!

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  12. James16 December 2013 at 07:06

    Shag area rugs are most cozy and stylish rugs.

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  13. Anonymous11 September 2017 at 09:39

    Thanks for songs.
    Love it.
    See more at my home.

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