Weeks that went before
»by« in general stands for »performed by« – but there are variations
composers, lyricists & the whole squad are leastways honoured in spirit
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December 24th, 2024
This week Nikaiko is listening to Christmas Rocks by Courtney Hadwin … and this is because:
Blitz und Donner, Courtney really rocks and »it’s about what you give, not what you get«
December 31st, 2024
This week Nikaiko is listening to Because the Night by Garbage & Screaming Females …
and this is because: the night this cover song was recorded, Patti was dancing barefoot
January 7th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Auld Lang Syne by Dougie MacLean … and this is because:
the »seas between us braid hae roar’d« for some awesome billion New Years, my dears
January 14th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to the Puhdys’ jaw harp hymn Geh zu ihr … and this is because: aged twelve, he believed more in real dragons than in metaphors (honi soit qui mal y pense)
January 21st, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Tell It Like It Is by Thomas Quasthoff … and this is because:
Thomas’ superb delivery of this timeless tune from sixty-six conveys some decent kicks
January 28th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Jimmy by Moriarty … and this is because:
their buffaloes are such notoriously ingenious sly dogs (cat’s out of the bag)
February 4th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Crazy by Walk Off the Earth … and this is because:
fun they cascade, delight they escalate … besides, Gnarls’ »think twice« is some valid advice
February 11th, 2025
Perhaps Nikaiko listens now to Vincent by Don McLean … and this might be because:
there’s a tenderness beyond words under (t)his starry starry sky, a true hue of understanding
February 18th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Hurricane by Bob Dylan … and this is because: wild waves rock the boat, the sounds of Scarlet’s violin roll along, seagulls fly next to an innocent man
February 25th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Lass es kreisen by AnnenMayKantereit … and that’s because: to move the way you feel and »gar nicht so viel reden« is a super relaxing indulgence
March 4th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to The Enchanted Island by The Met … and this is because:
this opera is a Tempest of a ›Midsummer Night’s Pasticcio‹ feat. such an adorable Sycorax
(e.g. Now it’s Returning sung by Joyce DiDonato)
March 11th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles … and this is because:
the fabulous four(‘s) verses, beautifully set to music, are nurturing a blaze of benevolence
(the audacious versions of Don ‘Sugar Cane’ Harris, Esperanto and Streetmark are honoured in unison)
March 18th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Gypsy Beat by Poems for Laila … and this is because:
the beat is incredibly energetic, the poem lyrically ironic, the band sort of iconic
March 26th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to I Got Life by Treat Williams … and this is because: it’s the finest toast to Oshkosh’s 33rd + he never revived from Berger storming the banquet table
April 1st, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas … and this is because:
his expert grasshopper timing urgently needs to be brought back up to scratch – Huh! Ha!
April 8th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Here Comes the Judge by Pigmeat Markham … and this is because: good judgement hips and hops on round and square tables alike ☮ that’s history
April 15th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Crazy Train by PMJ feat. Jennie Lena … and this is because: Ozzy’s legend jam receives prodipendous new blood – Gen Theta’ll heal the »mental wounds«
April 22nd, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to How Cruel by Joan Armatrading … and this is because:
Joan’s dichotomous too/not enough experiences come to the fore in her expressive voice
April 29th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Echo Beach by Martha & the Muffins … and this is because:
though »far away in time« it’s not even »a trifle uncool« (and can now boast a real beach)
May 6th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to The Snake by Al Wilson … and this is because:
this all-time souldtimer takes him in tenderly and grooves the hell out of his rickety hips
May 13th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Burning Times by Christy Moore … and this is because:
dear are such healing incantations ☀ feat. Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecati, Demeter, Kali, Inanna
May 20th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Love me or Leave me by Nina Simone … and this is because:
time is needed for just reminiscing … and this is due to a duty call ⚖ the beauty of it all
May 27th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Mull of Kintyre by The Wings … and this is because:
it carries him back to times of campfires, backpipes and Paul’s exquisite vocal phrasing
June 3rd, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to (What Does) The Fox (Say) by Ylvis … and this is because:
the hilarious fox sounds take madness to the extreme (Procol’s horse applauds by morse)
June 11th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Move on up by Curtis Mayfield … and this is because:
with this eternal tune we can surely do it – we will move on up and make a greater day
June 17th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall by Aphrodite’s Child … and
this is because: Vangelis’ composition and Demis Roussos’ voice lend wings to bird and man
June 24th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Lost in the Flood by Bruce Springsteen … and this is b’cause: this quicksand romance is still putting on him the stare with its delicate oxy- (not for) morons
July 1st, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to To Keep the World We Know by Bruce Cockburn feat. Susan Aglukark … and this is because: this fine tune is evoking ethical kinship instead of wildfires
July 8th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to It’s a Shame by Monie Love … and this is because:
awesome lyrics | delivered with full-throttle clarity | blooming to a crystal-clear ritornello
July 15th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Getsemaní by Camilo Sesto … and this is because:
1975 Sesto instigated JCS and performed as JC – impossibly on par with Gillan/Neeley
July 22nd, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Night People by Allen Toussaint … and this is because:
it carries soulful memories of a night in industrial heartland and a flea market in Brussels
July 29th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Across the Universe by Fiona Apple … and this is because:
instead of trying hard to please, Fiona finds her own genuine voice for this masterpiece
August 5th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Looking for Love by Johnny Lee … and this is because:
35 years ago he found the perfectly right place ∞ being spotted by tenderly teasing eyes
August 12th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is drinking One More Cup Of Coffee by Bob Dylan … and this is because:
cup by cup the false elation of seperation, the ghastly valley below, ain’t getting its go no mo’
August 19th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 by London Symphony Orchestra … and this is because: it’s feat. Jacqueline »unique enthralment« du Pré
August 26th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Israelites by Desmond Dekker & The Aces … and this is because: this jewel of early reggae emerged from a Trojan horse never tired to cut a rug
September 2nd, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra …
and this is because: the song’s weird catchiness defies explanation ↟ most exhilarating
September 9th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred … and this is because:
he just can’t get enough of this enchantingly stupid spoof
September 16th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Bei Mir Bistu Schein by Ella Fitzgerald … and this is because:
the way her phrasing dances around the beat is only the tip of immaculate vocal agility
September 23rd, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Who By Fire by PJ Harvey … and this is because:
Polly Jean rejuvenates Cohen’s masterpiece without ambitious distortion
September 30th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Last Song by Edward Bear … and this is because:
the tender tremolo transports the true twin through trying times terrifically
October 7th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Burundi Black I by Mike Steïphenson … and this is because:
cross-culturally overdubbed Ingoma drums carry contrails to the world of dance and song
October 14th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Billionaire by Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars … and this is because: dreaming big often brings forth extra huge pineapples such as this fun song
October 21st, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Way Down we Go by Kaleo … and this is because:
what goes up, must come down – sometimes in the realm of hidden fjords
October 27th, 2025
These days Nikaiko listens to Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel … because: when times get rough and friends just can’t be found this song is a promise without doubt
October 31st, 2025
Today Nikaiko is listening to Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett … and this is because:
in eternal embrace the abyss preys until our monsters join the dance – and here we go
November 4th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to I Believe in A Thing Called Love by The Darkness … but why? Justin’s sky-high octavanism claims victory even over guitar hero Dan’s iconic super powers
November 11th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to One Day by Asaf Avidan … and this is because:
the blame, the guilt, the pain, the hurt, the shame – this song : a flame of a counterclaim
November 18th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is listening to Heul mit den Wölfen by Heinz Rudolf Kunze … the big cause: Warte in der Winterwelt bis irgendwer vom Schlitten fällt needs extra claim ❄ don’t you think?
November 25th, 2025
This week Nikaiko is flamenting to the live rainbow version of Bad Romance by Lady Gaga … and that’s because: fragments in fire | inkless whispers bleeding hope | have we wept enough
December 4th, 2025
Today we listen to Mamma We’re Gonna Dance by Richie Havens and this is because:
dance is in circles dance is in squares ☸ dance is in shifting chimes and harm♡nies