Fire and Knowledge » Music http://www.fireandknowledge.org A web site by Joshua Sowin that addresses culture, books, technology, ecology, religion, and other topics. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:13:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bed Intruder Song Played on Shamisen http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2011/01/16/bed-intruder-song-played-on-shamisen/ http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2011/01/16/bed-intruder-song-played-on-shamisen/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:30:47 +0000 Josh Sowin http://www.fireandknowledge.org/?p=2734

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Also, Double Rainbow dude time traveled back to be in this video.

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So what if you’re a witch? Does that mean Christine O’Donnell would be one?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h669MUc-kY&feature=player_embedded

Well, I’m sold. Seriously.

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Here’s Bad Religion’s acoustic version (which I like more than Switchfoot’s rendition):

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