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Song of the Day 4/15: The Robert Cray Band, “1040 Blues”

By Alby April 15, 20221 Comment

Here's a song you'll never hear the likes of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk singing. They don't hate taxes -- because they don't have to pay any! This was the…

Song of the Day 4/14: The Gaslight Anthem, “45”

By Alby April 14, 20221 Comment

I knew guitar rock was over back in 2012, when this single didn't break this band out of obscurity. The Gaslight Anthem had been on a steady climb since their…

Song of the Day 4/13: Julian Lennon, “Imagine”

By Alby April 13, 20224 Comments

Julian Lennon, now 59 years old, never sang this song for the public until last week, when he released this video, along with this statement. He's accompanied by Nuno Bettencourt,…

Song of the Day 4/12: Stan Freberg, “C’est Si Bon”

By Alby April 12, 20224 Comments

Today was beautiful in Paris, sunny and 22°, so nobody seems worried about Marine Le Pen. As the song says, "It's so good!" My friend Geo. Stewart featured this version…

Song of the Day 4/10: Holly and the Italians, “Tell That Girl to Shut Up”

By Alby April 11, 2022

This song goes through my head every time I see another Marjorie Taylor Greene/Lauren Boebert clickbait headline. In an alternate universe, Holly Beth Vincent had a career like Chrissie Hynde's.…

Song of the Day 4/9: Randy Rainbow, “Gay”

By Alby April 9, 2022

Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law was just made for lampooning by Randy Rainbow, who, it turns out -- you never would have guessed -- is gay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZfKzu326NI

Song of the Day 4/8: Pink Floyd and Andriy Khlyvnyuk, “Hey Hey Rise Up”

By Alby April 8, 2022

Russia's unprovoked assault on Ukraine has brought about many unexpected changes. This one is minor, but it made news in the music media: It prompted Pink Floyd to record its…

Song of the Day 4/7: Robert Knight, “Everlasting Love”

By Alby April 7, 20221 Comment

Despite his smooth voice, Robert Knight only had one hit -- this song, written expressly for him by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden, who owned a record company in Nashville.…

Song of the Day 4/6: Bobby Rydell, “Wildwood Days”

By Alby April 6, 20223 Comments

You have to be eligible for Medicare to have first-hand memories of Bobby Rydell, the South Philly teen idol from the early days of rock 'n' roll. He had his…

Song of the Day 4/5: Stevie Wonder, “Evil”

By Alby April 5, 2022

Stevie Wonder, whose albums made critics' Top 10 lists in the '70s, seems to have fallen into relative neglect in recent years -- Marvin Gaye, not Wonder, is now considered…

Song of the Day 4/4: Wet Leg, “Chaise Longue”

By Alby April 4, 20228 Comments

This song went viral on social media last summer, and mainstream media picked up on it by autumn, but I didn't hear it until last week, and it cracked me…

Song of the Day 4/3: Genesis, “The Carpet Crawlers”

By Alby April 3, 2022

Genesis, the venerable British band that pioneered prog rock in the '70s and churned out synth-pop hits like clockwork in the '80s, called it quits last week, 55 years after…

Song of the Day 4/1: Steve Miller Band, “The Joker”

By Alby April 1, 20221 Comment

The No. 1 hit that made Steve Miller a star is, in a way, the first song that owes its existence to sampling. Miller assembled it in large part from…