Posts by Alby

We didn't realize it when this song was released on "Talking Book" in 1972, but it was warning us about the coronavirus. Don't believe me? Then explain these lyrics, which…

From the last album before their breakup, back when Jeff Tweedy was still in touch with his punk roots. This was mostly a swipe at their old record company, which…

Amid the COVID-19 catastrophe, deaths from other causes continue apace. Bill Withers, 81, died Monday in Los Angeles of heart failure, apparently unrelated to the coronavirus. Withers was a working…

To properly honor Adam Schlesinger, the most prolific pop tunesmith of his generation, would take a month or two of Songs of the Day. He wrote dozens for his best-known…

If it weren't for Joan Jett, Alan Merrill and the Arrows would be unknown in America instead of just obscure. But they were so big in Britain in the mid-'70s…

Joe Diffie, who died of the coronavirus Sunday at age 61, was a reliable Nashville hitmaker in the early '90s, placing more than a dozen songs in the Top 10…

Kasey Musgraves says this was one of the first songs she wrote when she moved to Nashville to pursue her career in country music. It's a crowd favorite in concert,…

Listening to Trump pat himself on the back every day got you down? Here's a little pick-me-up to remind you that you can find hope in a hopeless world if…