Posts by Alby

El Somnambulo speculated on whether, if the Beatles had never existed, James Taylor would have had a recording career, because his first album was released by Apple Records, the Beatles'…

The rom-com "Yesterday" is set in a world in which the Beatles never existed. One of the gags in the film is that, because there were no Beatles, there was…

Though it's not as well known as "My Way" or "New York, New York," most people associate this song with Sinatra. Someone who loved and lost like Frank has a…

Even Joe Walsh fans tend to forget that after he left the James Gang and before he joined the Eagles, Walsh moved from Cleveland to Colorado, where he formed a…

This song has a complicated history because of its use as a rollerball in the culture wars, but it's interesting that the version that became a hit was never planned…

This should be the national anthem, and I don't mean just the song itself but this rendition of it. Accept no substitutes. It is no accident that Charles starts with…

"Rocketman," the Elton John biopic/fantasy/jukebox musical, has generated only about one-tenth the box office, and even less of the buzz, of "Bohemian Rhapsody," but it has exceeded analyst expectations and…

I think of this song every time Donald Trump opens his mouth. It's been nine years since CeeLo Green (born Thomas DeCarlo Callaway), along with collaborators including Bruno Mars, wrote…

In case you hadn't noticed, Laurel Canyon is having a moment, and it's not just the new Springsteen album. Jakob Dylan has put together a documentary called "Echo in the…