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

By Alby May 18, 20221 Comment

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, 20221 Comment

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, 20224 Comments

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…

Song of the Day 5/12: Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”

By Alby May 12, 20222 Comments

I assume everybody knows this Cohen classic, if not from his 1988 album "I'm Your Man," then from its plentiful covers and frequent use in movies and TV soundtracks. But…

Song of the Day 5/10: Steve Miller Band, “Living in the U.S.A.”

By Alby May 10, 2022

For historical context, musicians like Steve Miller were trashing the emptiness of American culture way back in 1968, when Boz Scaggs was still in the band and Miller still delivered…

Song of the Day 5/9: The Judds, “Mama He’s Crazy”

By Alby May 9, 20221 Comment

The Judds ruled country music in the '80s. This song was their second single, the first of a nearly unbroken string of 14 that reached No. 1 on the country…

Song of the Day 5/7: Dave Alvin, “Plastic Rose”

By Alby May 7, 20224 Comments

When Dave Alvin released his second solo album, "Blue Blvd," in 1991, the Washington Post reviewer complimented it by saying the songs were like Raymond Carver stories. Alvin once told…

Song of the Day 5/5: Beck, “Loser”

By Alby May 5, 20221 Comment

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2022 is weak even by the institution's abysmal standards. The best-known inductees are Dolly Parton (despite her request not to be…

If Democracy Is Dying, It’s From Neglect

By Alby May 5, 20221 Comment

Sure, Republicans are trying to kill democracy. The question is why they're bothering. Consider Ohio where, if you read the news accounts, the big story is J.D. Vance's comeback win…

Song of the Day 5/4: Graham Parker, “You Can’t Be Too Strong”

By Alby May 4, 2022

A lot of critics think this song, whose lyrics provided the title for Graham Parker's 1979 album "Squeezing Out Sparks," is the best he ever wrote. But if you ever…

Song of the Day 5/3: Johnny Cash, “Camptown Races”

By Alby May 3, 20221 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The Kentucky Derby is Saturday. Somebody will bet on the bay. Doo Dah. The singer in Stephen Foster’s “Camptown Races” did not bet on the…

Song of the Day 5/2: Squeeze, “The Day I Get Home”

By Alby May 2, 2022

"I eat the lines ahead of me." Chris Difford wrote that line more than 30 years ago, before you had to take your shoes off at the airport. From the…