Song of the Day 8/28: The Beatles, “Happiness Is a Warm Gun”
The title phrase was the headline of an article in the NRA magazine The American Rifleman belonging to George Martin that John Lennon found laying around the Abbey Road studios.…
Song of the Day 8/27: Elvis Costello, “Monkey to Man”
When surveying the state of our society, I am reminded that, though humans like to put on intellectual airs, we're actually just a bunch of apes -- advanced monkeys --…
Song of the Day 8/27: Haim, “The Steps”
I'm a sucker for a guitar pop song with a good hook, and this trio of sisters from the San Fernando Valley has come up with another one for their…
Song of the Day 8/25: Justin Townes Earle, “Harlem River Blues”
Justin Townes Earle died last week at age 38 in Nashville, apparently of a drug overdose, cutting short a promising career conducted in the shadow of his famously hell-raising father,…
Song of the Day 8/24: Old 97s, “Turn Off the TV”
I consider this timely advice for Americans who prefer to avoid the Republican Trump National Convention and its most common side effect, an overproduction of bile. This cut comes from…
Song of the Day 8/22: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Long As I Can See the Light”
Like many CCR songs, this one was part of a double A-side single in 1970 with "Lookin' Out My Back Door," one the band's six singles to reach No. 2…
Song of the Day 8/21: Harry Chapin, “30,000 Pounds of Bananas”
We're going to hear a lot about Scranton, Pa., in coming weeks, as Delaware's Joe Biden portrays himself as a son of coal country and Trump counters by holding rallies…
Song of the Day 8/19: Phil Collins, “In the Air Tonight”
There are many examples of old hit songs re-entering the charts after being featured on soundtracks or in commercials, but we have entered a new age -- one in which…
Song of the Day 8/18: The Marvelettes, “Please Mr. Postman”
In 1961, when the Marvelettes released this song -- their debut single and the first Motown song to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 -- the story told in…
This Is Why Biden Will Win
Wilmington Rabbi Michael Beals posted this on Facebook a few weeks ago. It gets to the heart of why Trump cannot win this election by demonizing Joe Biden, and why,…
Song of the Day 8/17: Randy Rainbow, “Kamala”
Did you notice that Kamala, when pronounced correctly, sounds a lot like Camelot? Randy Rainbow did, and the rest was ... well, not easy, but Randy makes it look easy.…
Song of the Day 8/16: The Band, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
Does "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" glorify the Lost Cause? Is it racist? Rolling Stone magazine suddenly thinks so. After praising it for 50 years as a classic…
Song of the Day 8/15: Santigold, “Lights Out”
Catching up with some new Sylvan Esso on YouTube, this oldie popped up on my feed -- is it proper to call a song an oldie if it was released…