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Song of the Day 6/30: Martin Mull, “Ukelele Blues”
Martin Mull, who died last week at age 80, is mostly remembered for his long career as a comic actor, which began in 1976 when producer Norman Lear tapped him for a role as a comic villain on his spoof of soap operas, “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.” But he only landed the gig because Lear […]
Song of the Day 6/28: Kinky Friedman, “They Ain’t Makin’ Jews Like Jesus Anymore”
They ain’t makin’ Jews like Kinky Friedman anymore, either. In the ’70s he was the singing-songwriting leader of the satirical Texas Jewboys, a Western swing forerunner of raucous acts like Mojo Nixon. After the band broke up at the end of the decade he became an author of offbeat detective novels and, in 2006, an […]
Song of the Day 6/27: Spin Doctors, “How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Can Have Me)”
The Spin Doctors’ lament is really about being friend zoned, but it’s the same question the Biden campaign could ask anyone who’s voting for his felonious opponent. The Spin Doctors came out of the same early ’90s jam band scene that produced Phish and Blues Traveler. Their debut album, “Pocket Full of Kryptonite,” was released […]
Song of the Day 6/26: Neil Innes, “Brave Sir Robin”
This one’s for Bethany Hall Long who, put in a position to cast an important tie-breaking vote, showed her leadership skills: She bravely turned her tail and fled. Neil Innes was the guy the Monty Python troupe turned to whenever music was required. A veteran of the irreverent Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, he provided the […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, June 26, 2024
One of the news media’s longest-running crime dramas came to an underwhelming finish yesterday when the U.S. government reached a plea deal with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange that will allow him to go free after 13 years living in embassies and prisons. This started back when it was big news that the U.S. committed war […]
Song of the Day 6/25: Fataday Korngor, “Pinky Ring”
New music is El Somnambulo’s territory, but I heard this on WXPN’s local music show last week and I’m not willing to wait until his end-of-the-month roundup to share it. Fataday Korngor is a DelCo guy who makes music with a backing band composed of a childhood friend and a couple of guys he met […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Media chatter has turned to Thursday night’s televised debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and it seems nobody is pretending anymore that the event has anything to do with educating the electorate. If it were, you’d see articles comparing and contrasting the positions espoused by the two grandpas. Instead we get stories about colleges […]
Song of the Day 6/24: Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
H/t Jason, who posted this in the comments the other day. It was among the songs featured in this this article about the contenders for the Song of the Summer. It cites a bunch of songs that have sold well, which isn’t enough to crown a tune the Song of the Summer. Beyond popularity, the […]
DL Open Thread Monday, June 24, 2024
Somebody must have spiked Sen. Chris Coons’ breakfast on Sunday, because he went on Fox News and freaked out the host by pointing out that Trump is a convicted felon. The host’s flustered reaction might put Coons’ status as Fox’s favorite Democrat in question. Before getting too excited about Coons acting like a Democrat for […]
Song of the Day 6/23: LL Cool J, “Mama Said Knock You Out”
So Trump’s latest idea for controlling immigration is to have the equivalent of bum fights. I’m all for it, given that the first person the first contestant gets to fight is Trump. This track serves as a reminder than the current Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud is part of a long hip-hop tradition. James Smith – the […]
Song of the Day 6/21: Bill Lloyd, “The Fix Is In”
This one’s for Aileen Cannon, the unqualified federal judge who’s slow-walking Donald Trump’s stolen documents trial and refused colleagues’ calls to recuse herself. You can figure out why. Bill Lloyd is a veteran Nashville singer and songwriter, best known as half of Foster & Lloyd. The songwriting duo recorded three albums and landed several singles […]
Song of the Day 6/20: The Power Station, “Some Like It Hot”
This one’s for commenter Jarvis, who thinks people need to turn off the air conditioning because it’s not that hot out there. The Power Station, a super group formed by Duran Duran bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor during the band’s hiatus in 1984, debuted with this single in 1985. It was a hit […]
Song of the Day 6/19: The Treniers, “Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)”
Baseball’s greatest all-around player, Willie Mays, died yesterday at age 93. He retired 50 years ago, so unless you’re a Boomer you never saw him play, and it might be difficult to understand what all the fuss was about. Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947, but when Mays won the Rookie of the […]
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