{"id":3592,"date":"2010-03-18T12:28:15","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T19:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2010-03-18T12:28:15","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T19:28:15","slug":"mp3-alex-chilton-rip-big-star-covers-by-elliott-smith-and-the-decemberists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3592","title":{"rendered":"MP3: Alex Chilton (RIP), Big Star covers by Elliott Smith and The Decemberists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/patrishka.wordpress.com\/2008\/07\/29\/godlis-photography\/alex-chilton\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3593\" title=\"Alex Chilton by Godlis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/alex-chilton_godlis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/alex-chilton_godlis.jpg 405w, http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/alex-chilton_godlis-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The talented and crazily-influential singer\/songwriter <strong>Alex Chilton<\/strong> passed away Wednesday from <a title=\"Alex Chilton story on Washington Post\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/clicktrack\/2010\/03\/morning_click_alex_chilton_die.html\" target=\"_blank\">a heart attack<\/a>. \u00a0(pic by <a title=\"CBGB photos by Godlis\" href=\"http:\/\/patrishka.wordpress.com\/2008\/07\/29\/godlis-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\">Godlis<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex<\/strong>, his band <strong>Big Star<\/strong>, and his bandmate <strong>Chris Bell<\/strong>\u2019s music always makes me think of my wife\u2019s old <em>Skylark<\/em>. It was the perfect soundtrack for driving around in a big ol\u2019 70s boat while falling in love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/mp3\/AlexChilton_RIP\/BigStar_AlexChilton_DaisyGlaze.mp3\">Big Star \u201cDaisy Glaze\u201d<\/a> from <em>#1 Record\/Radio City <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/mp3\/AlexChilton_RIP\/ChrisBell_IamTheCosmos.mp3\">Chris Bell \u201cI Am The Cosmos\u201d<\/a> from <em>I Am The Cosmos<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/mp3\/AlexChilton_RIP\/ElliottSmith_BigStar_Thirteen_Live.mp3\">Elliott Smith \u201cThirteen (Big Star)\u201d<\/a><br \/>\nfrom <em>Studion (Live in Stockholm, Sweden 06-02-98) <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/mp3\/AlexChilton_RIP\/Decemberists_Bigstar_BalladOfElGoodo.mp3\">The Decemberists \u201cThe Ballad Of El Goodo (Big Star)\u201d<\/a><br \/>\nfrom <em>Live at The Echo, LA, 1.17.04<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2022 \u2022 \u00a0 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The talented and crazily-influential singer\/songwriter Alex Chilton passed away Wednesday from a heart attack. \u00a0(pic by Godlis) Alex, his band Big Star, and his bandmate Chris Bell\u2019s music always makes me think of my wife\u2019s old Skylark. It was the perfect soundtrack for driving around in a big ol\u2019 70s boat while falling in love. 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