This week's episode of Variations on a Theme was dependent on the weather; it would be either be Rain or Sun. Well, after a morning that saw rain, sun, snow and hail here in Nelson, BC, the sun started shining right before VOAT aired. Sun it is!
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We start the show how each day starts: with the sun rising.
Fleet Foxes - "Sun It Rises" - Fleet Foxes (2008)
Ox - "Fat Old Sun" - Dust Bowl Revival (2003)
We continue with a couple of reggae songs. Nothing suits a sunny day quite like reggae.
Peter Tosh - "Here Comes the Sun" - Can't Blame the Youth (2004)
Bob Marley - "Sun Is Shining" - Kaya (1978)
Who will bring us the sun?
Jason Collett - "I'll Bring the Sun" - Idols of Exile (2005)
Broken Social Scene - "Looks Just Like the Sun" - You Forgot It in People (2002)
We go with something a bit different here: a couple of instrumental tracks. Listen to these songs and ruminate on how they represent the sun.
Mogwai - "The Sun Smells Too Loud" - The Hawk Is Howling (2008)
Ratatat - "Sunblocks" - LP4 (2010)
The sun is starting to set on this episode of VOAT.
The Halo Benders - "Lonesome Sundown" - The Rebels Not In (1998)
Locomotive Ghost - "The Sunset's Golden" - Close Your Eyes and Listen (2011)
We end with a song that presents a bit of conundrum: What would night on the sun be like?
Modest Mouse - "Night on the Sun" - Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks (2001)
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