No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Muddy Waters.

Lyrically, most of Muddy’s songs were about sex — sex with someone else’s wife, sex with someone else’s girlfriend, sex and trouble. But it was always a trouble he survived, a scrape he escaped. Sex was sex, but sex also became an analogy for a kind of freedom, a freedom to serve himself, to damn the torpedoes, the shift supervisor, and the overseer’s big gun. The sound of the songs reflected the newfound ebullience: Muddy, near the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder, corralled the sense of postwar possibility and excitement. The have-nots were finally having — not having much, but even a little was a lot. The muscle of his electric guitar and the force of his ensemble sound and the fierce assertiveness of his voice unleashed the exuberance of a people. There was cause for celebration, and Muddy was the vehicle.

— Robert Gordon, Can’t Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 280 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Love Unlimited Orchestra — “Satin Soul” — The Best Of Love Unlimited Orchestra

Bebe Manga — “Lokognolo” — Return To The Mothers’ Garden: More Funky Sounds Of Female Africa 1971 – 1982

Five More — “Avalanche” — The Surf Creature

Les Léopards de St. Pierre — “Appiyé” — Meilleur Ensemble Martiniquais

Julian Tasso and His Big Orch. — “Get on the Moon Baby” — Kain 45rpm

Prince Hammer — “Good Morning Teacher” — Rastafari Bible (1976-1982)

The Undertones — “Mars Bars” — The Undertones

Lim Ling And The Silvertones — “Si Li Lilili (Our Hearts Beat As One)” — Singapore A-Go-Go Vol. 1

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Emersons — “Hungry” — Malamondo 4

THE SECOND SET

Los Pakines — “Ramo De Rosas” — Cumbías Chichadélicas (Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha)

Eight Minutes — “I Can’t Get No Higher” — Doors of Perception: Dope Funk, Psychedelic Soul and Acid Jazz from New York City ’71-’74

The Upsetters — “Oh Me Oh Dub” — Black Art from the Black Ark

The Pat Holben Trio — “Monkey Jerk” — Fortune 45rpm

The Psychedelic Aliens — “Gbomei Adesai” — Psycho African Beat

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “Diddy Wah Diddy” — Nuggets I: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era

The 7 Days — “Laredo” — Classicos Del Rock & Roll Mexicano

New York Dolls — “Bad Detective” — Too Much Too Soon

Lalo Guerrero — “Marihuana Boogie” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 1

THE THIRD SET

Ricky Rene and the Fabulous Desires — “Ouch” — Era 45rpm

Amanda All Stars — “Dub Out A Rome” — Amanda 45rpm

The Coasters — “Teach Me How To Shimmy” — 50 Coastin’ Classics

Rosendo Y Su Banda — “Me Voy Pa’la Costa” — Cartagena! Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962-72

The Favorite Suns — “That Driving Beat” — Rare Mod Vol. 1

Barış Manço & Les Mistigris — “Il Arrivera” — Turkish Delights – Beat, Psych, & Garage: 26 Ultra Rarities From Beyond The Sea Of Marmara

Muddy Waters — “I Got My Mojo Working” — Mod: The Early Years Vol. 1

Némour Jean Baptiste — “A Pali Papa” — Mambo Calypso

Dicky Doo & The Don’ts — “Flip Top Box” — Magnificent: 62 Classics From The Cramps’ Insane Collection

Sơn Ca — “Khi Tình Yêu Đến” — Saigon Supersound Vol. 2

THE FINAL SET

Angela Alexander & J.D. Saddler — “Don’t Make Me Kill You” — You’re Bugging Me: Downtown Soulville 2021 Premium

Los Camaroes — “Esele Mulema Moam” — Camaroon Garage Funk

Little Mummy — “Where You At Jack” — Federal 45rpm

Rhythm Kings — “The Promise” — Those Shocking Shaking Days: Indonesia Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk 1970-1978

Procol Harum — “Power Failure” — Broken Barricades

Ja-Man All Stars — “Half Ounce” — In The Dub Zone

NRBQ — “Immortal For A While” — Wild Weekend

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Gert Wilden — “Title Theme” — Schulmädchen Report