The bug in my ear for the last twenty four hours is solved. Last night while watching the ball game I heard the intro to Bob and Earl's "Harlem Shuffle". I must have been making dinner because later on, without a visual cue, I couldn't remember if it was the ballpark music or something else. Nonetheless, the intro stuck in my head all day. A couple hours ago, I saw a commercial for a new movie that had House of Pain's "Jump Around" as the soundtrack. The same commercial must have been on last night. There it was, House of Pain sampled the intro for the intro to their song. It is a great way to come out of the gates, a burst of blaring horns then the beat, set up by what sounds like tympani. It's really effective and the song itself hard not to shake one's ass to. Fucking excellent. 
Since we're on the Harlem thing, here's the Viscount's cover of Earl Bostic's "Harlem Nocturne". They get the nod because of the noir-type sax and the guitar tone. Plus, it is also fucking excellent.
Bob and Earl - Harlem Shuffle mp3 at Groove Addict
The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne mp3 at Beware of the Blog
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