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Song of the Day 11/1: Louis Armstrong, “When the Saints Go Marching In”

By Alby November 1, 2022

France has an odd relationship with religion. Those cathedrals and basilicas the tourists visit are owned not by the Catholic church but by the state, which nationalized all church property…

Song of the Day 10/31: Santana and Peter Green, “Black Magic Woman”

By Alby October 31, 20225 Comments

A song in honor of our modern celebration of the Celtic pagan harvest festival Samhain. Peter Green, the founder and original guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, wrote it about his girlfriend.…

Song of the Day 10/30: Rick Wakeman, “Morning Has Broken”

By Alby October 30, 2022

It's rare for a hymn to become a hit on the pop charts, but that's what happened with Cat Stevens' "Morning Has Broken," which owes much of its popularity to…

Song of the Day 10/29: Frank Sinatra, “High Hopes”

By Alby October 29, 2022

Guest post by Nathan Arizona “High Hopes” is best known around here as a tune associated with two great singers -- Frank Sinatra and Harry Kalas. OK, one great singer.…

Song of the Day 10/28: Cliff Nobles, “The Horse”

By Alby October 28, 2022

A lot of people ignore the lyrics in popular music, and there's good evidence they're onto something -- some songs do better with the vocals removed. That's what happened to…

Song of the Day 10/27: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”

By Alby October 27, 20226 Comments

Jerry Lee Lewis has become Schrödinger's Rock Star -- TMZ didn't know if he was alive or dead until somebody checked. The tabloid-on-a-computer site apologized yesterday for taking the word…

Song of the Day 10/26: The Beatles, “Yellow Submarine (Songwriting Work Tape / Part 1)”

By Alby October 26, 20224 Comments

The Beatles recorded output apparently will be mined for sales until the last Boomer is buried, if not beyond. Recent years have seen the serial remastering of the band's catalog,…

Song of the Day 10/25: Ernie K-Doe, “Mother In Law”

By Alby October 25, 20221 Comment

Talk about being cancelled -- when's the last time you heard a mother-in-law joke? The meddling mother-in-law is a trope as old as comedy, and back when more risqué topics…

Song of the Day 10/24: Calum Scott, “Dancing on My Own,” Tiësto remix

By Alby October 24, 20222 Comments

MAGAts can rage against social change, but they've already lost the culture wars when a bunch of guys are dancing around, spraying each other with champagne, while singing the gay…

Song of the Day 10/23: Herbie Hancock, “Watermelon Man”

By Alby October 23, 2022

Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters" LP, released in 1973, might be the best jazz fusion album ever; certainly it's the funkiest. It was the best-selling jazz album ever, peaking at No.…

Song of the Day 10/21: Frank Zappa and the Mothers, “Call Any Vegetable”

By Alby October 21, 20221 Comment

Queen-killer Liz Truss was doomed from the moment the Daily Star livestreamed her photo next to a head of lettuce, with a caption asking which would last longer. The smart…

Song of the Day 10/20: Fine Young Cannibals, “Social Security”

By Alby October 20, 20222 Comments

Republicans think old people have too much money and rich people don't have enough, so they've promised to cut Social Security if/when they get back into power. Bitter white people…

If White People Are So Smart…

By Alby October 20, 20221 Comment

...then why do they make up almost the entire audience for obvious grifters like Donald Trump? Sorry, Whities, but based on the available evidence you're the dumbest motherfuckers alive. And…