As reported here at Gheorghe: The Blog yesterday, Mojo Nixon has passed on to the great beyond. He and Elvis are hanging out and existing in everything you see, hear, eat, and drink. Do take a second and enjoy Mojo when you feel him.
Good ol' Mojo. A twangy gravelly sound with rockabilly sensibility (sensibilly?) who suffers no fools like himself and takes aim at whomever and whatever ruffles his overalls.
As such, I know what you gheorghies're thinkin'...
What would you say are the best uses of the word "Mojo" in music lyric history?
Well, you lucky ducks, I happen to have that list handy.
Here ya go:
#3. "L.A. Woman," The Doors
"Mr. Mojo Risin"
the well trod anagram for the Lizard King himself (this video is actually pretty cool)
#2. "Got My Mojo Working," Muddy Waters
"Got my mojo workin', but it just don't work on you"
the best of the songs themselves, this video is worth watching every second
#1. "Punk Rock Girl," The Dead Milkmen
"And security guards trailed us to a record shop / We asked for Mojo Nixon / They said, He don't work here / We said, If you don't got Mojo Nixon then your store could use some fixin'"
this video is vintage low-fi 1988 but worthy, and the Mojo reference is just peaches
...although I should have played "You Can't Kill Me," with its relevant wisdom:
You can't kill me
I will not die
Not now not ever
No never
I'm gonna live a long, long time
My soul raves on forever
You can shoot my body full of holes
but you can't kill the spirit of rock 'n roll
God bless you, Mojo. Rave on.
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