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Song of the Day 6/1: Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”

By Alby June 1, 2022

Digitalized music has played havoc with the old-fashioned record charts compiled by the likes of Billboard magazine. Songs released decades ago keep popping up near the top, their spikes in…

Song of the Day 5/31: Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen”

By Alby May 31, 2022

With England set to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne, it seemed like the perfect time to release a TV series about the Sex…

Song of the Day 5/30: João Gilberto, “Chega de Saudade”

By Alby May 30, 2022

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The warm weather always gets me thinking about the beaches of Ipanema. I’ve never been to Rio, but every spring and summer I get transported…

Song of the Day 5/28: The Black Keys, “Tell Me Lies”

By Alby May 28, 2022

There's so much lying in public life that the media has become numb to it -- producers and editors aired and printed Trump's lies with a shrug and without bothering…

Song of the Day 5/27: Emitt Rhodes, “You Should Be Ashamed”

By Alby May 27, 2022

This one's for all the people who think that gun violence can be curtailed by doing anything other than restricting access to guns. The song, released on Rhodes' eponymous 1970…

Song of the Day 5/26: Nilsson, “Jump Into the Fire”

By Alby May 26, 2022

I didn't even have to finish reading the headline about actor Ray Liotta's death at age 67 for this song to start playing in my head. As any Scorsese fan…

Song of the Day 5/25: Candlebox, “I’ve Got a Gun”

By Alby May 25, 2022

Candlebox released this cri de coeur about gun violence in 2016, long after the Seattle band's grunge-era heyday. Frontman Kevin Martin, asked about the song's inspiration by Songfacts, said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otzfCw87_fo…

Song of the Day 5/22: The Velvet Underground, “All Tomorrow’s Parties”

By Alby May 22, 2022

Andy Warhol, who launched the Velvet Underground by making them part of his Exploding Plastic Inevitable, called this first single from the band's debut album his favorite VU song. Composer…

Song of the Day 5/20: Kevin Morby, “This Is a Photograph”

By Alby May 20, 2022

With apologies to El Somnambulo, who handles the new music feature round these parts, I've been in the car a lot the past few days and have heard this one…

Song of the Day 5/18: Eric Clapton, “Change the World”

By Alby May 18, 2022

Eric Clapton, who's been in the news several times during the pandemic for his anti-vax and anti-quarantine views, has had to cancel some concerts because, inevitably, he's caught Covid. What's…

Song of the Day 5/17: Cheryl Wheeler, “If It Were Up to Me”

By Alby May 17, 2022

Folksinger Cheryl Wheeler wrote this in 1998, in the aftermath of the Jonesboro, Ark., school shootings. They were shocking at the time because the murderers were just 13 and 11…

Song of the Day 5/15: Spinal Tap, “Rock and Roll Nightmare”

By Alby May 15, 2022

They're not asking for my two cents, but I think the Rock Hall of Fame is squandering a golden opportunity by not enshrining Spinal Tap. Not only are they known…

Song of the Day 5/14: Big Thief, “Little Things”

By Alby May 14, 2022

I know El Somnambulo doesn't care for this band all that much, but this was the first thing I heard by them when it came out last year and I…