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Song of the Day 5/26: The Little Darlings, “Little Bit O’ Soul”

By Alby May 26, 20191 Comment

Every once in a while I learn that a hit song that I thought was original is actually a cover. That's the case here. The song was a hit in…

Democrats in Disarray, Delaware Division

By Alby May 26, 201912 Comments

After playing Charlie Brown with the football again on gun control legislation, Delaware progressives are grumbling so loud Matt Bittle of the State News heard them. His story carries a…

Song of the Day 5/25: Blues Image, “Ride Captain Ride”

By Alby May 25, 20197 Comments

This band was a true one-hit wonder. Originally from Florida, Blues Image moved to Los Angeles in 1969 and released one album before 1970's "Open," which included their only hit,…

Song of the Day 5/24: Edison Lighthouse, “Love Grows”

By Alby May 24, 20191 Comment

We're all familiar with the concept of the one-hit wonder, bands or singers who disappear after one popular single. Sometimes even bands with two hits are mistakenly included in such…

Impeachment Pretzel Logic

By Alby May 23, 201917 Comments

There's no point in impeaching Trump because he'll be exonerated by the Senate, and then he can claim vindication. He will claim vindication if you fail to impeach him, too.…

Song of the Day 5/23: Public Enemy, “Fear of a Black Planet”

By Alby May 23, 201919 Comments

RE Vanella and I had a little discussion on one of yesterday's threads about the greatest rapper of all time. RE touted Biggie Smalls as the GOAT, which is a…

Song of the Day 5/22: War, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”

By Alby May 22, 2019

War is one of those groups that shows up year after year on lists of "best bands snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." This was the title…

Song of the Day 5/21: Alien Ant Farm, “Movies”

By Alby May 21, 2019

Is pop-punk still a thing? Twenty years ago bands like Green Day welded punk's energy to pop's accessibility for one of rock's last hurrahs before the hip-hop deluge. "Movies," released…

Song of the Day 5/20: Bruce Springsteen, “There Goes My Miracle”

By Alby May 20, 20192 Comments

Bruce Springsteen has a new solo album coming out June 14. He has said "Western Stars" is a rumination on Southern California music of the ''60s and '70s and specifically…

Song of the Day 5/19: ELO, “Mr. Blue Sky”

By Alby May 19, 20191 Comment

This isn't the original recording from "Out of the Blue." This is the title track from Jeff Lynne's 2012 album of re-recorded ELO classics, the release of which was accompanied…

Song of the Day 5/18: Harold Dorman, “Mountain of Love”

By Alby May 18, 2019

Harold Dorman, a white guy from the Mississippi Delta, had only one hit record in his career, this classic from 1960. What I find interesting is his choice of metaphor.…

Song of the Day 5/17: Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”

By Alby May 17, 20194 Comments

I read yesterday that Donald Trump's obsession with The Wall has manifested itself as micromanagement of its design. He wants scary spikes on top, and he wants it painted black…

Song of the Day 5/16: Jackie DeShannon, “Bette Davis Eyes”

By Alby May 16, 20194 Comments

Everyone knows "Bette Davis Eyes" if they listened to the radio in 1981, when Kim Carnes' breakthrough single spent nine weeks at No. 1 and was single of the year.…