The OS X Dictionary has two meanings for “mambo”: 1 a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba. 2 a priestess in the voodoo religion of Haiti.

| My Bloody Valentine : Soon

| The Rolling Stones : We Love You

The big fun has just begun. LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER! Throw me something, Mister!

| Carl Craig presents Paperclip People : Throw

| Blind Melon : No Rain

I am fixated on the Black Mardi Gras experience in these posts, I know.

| Donna Summer : I Feel Love

| Redbone : Witch Queen of New Orleans

The timing of these posts is a tad off, but being punctual and precise is not really the point here, is it? So we’ll anticipate Lundi Gras at Woldenberg Park while Bacchus is rolling, like, right now.

| T. Rex : Bang a Gong (Get it On)

| Ike & Tina Turner : Proud Mary (1971) | LIVE

Sometimes the literal tells less of the truth than the figurative.

| Radiohead : The National Anthem

| Mardi Gras : Easy Rider