Song of the Day 12/31: Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot, “Bonnie and Clyde”
Yesterday for Song of the Day I related the story of Serge Gainsbourg's disastrous first date with Brigitte Bardot, who was married at the time, and how she told him…
Song of the Day 12/30: Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot, “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus”
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Brigitte Bardot, who died Sunday at 91, owed her sex kitten image to the movies she made in the '50s and '60s, but her ambition, and the monetization of her…
Song of the Day 12/29: Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, New Year’s Eve medley
Stephen Miller, the illegitimate child of Nosferatu and Joseph Goebbels, caused a stir the other day when he tweeted, “Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my…
Song of the Day 12/28: Suede, “Electricity”
There are lots of reasons Americans are firmly against AI, but perhaps the biggest is what it will do to your electric bills. A Bloomberg News analysis found that areas…
Song of the Day 12/26: Ben Folds Five, “Brick”
Nobody sets a happy story on Dec. 26. So when Ben Folds' song opens with a timestamp – 6 a.m., day after Christmas – it pretty much guarantees we're about…
Song(s) of the Day 12/25: The Year’s Most Popular Christmas Songs From the Archive
Visitors hit the archive every Christmas for holiday songs from years past. There are the most visited holiday songs from the archive this year. Admittedly, they would make a disjointed…
Song of the Day 12/24: Jimmy Boyd, “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”
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When you hear this novelty tune these days, it's usually the Jackson 5's version, with 12-year-old Michael playing the youngster shocked to see his mother canoodling with Kris Kringle. It…
Song of the Day 12/23: Angela Lansbury, “We Need a Little Christmas”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona “We Need a Little Christmas” is a Christmas song about celebrating Christmas when it’s not Christmastime. Auntie Mame has just lost all her money in…
Song of the Day 12/22: The 1975, “Wintering”
Christmas can be a hectic time for young adults. You've left the nest, but your parents expect you to return home for the holidays, and they're likely to treat you…
Song of the Day 12/21: Maddy Prior, “Ding Dong! Merrily on High”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona There are two Christmas songs with what seem like almost endless strings of “o’s” in the word “gloria” – “33 syllables in just one breath,”…
Coons Said What?
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This might be the least mealy-mouthed thing Chris Coons has ever said as a senator. He was on MSNOW, formerly MSNBC, to talk about the semi-release of the Epstein files,…
Song of the Day 12/20: Cast in Bronze, “Carol of the Bells”
If the "Carol of the Bells" doesn't sound like a Christmas carol, it might be because it wasn't at first. It was a Ukrainian New Year's song back when Ukrainians…
Song of the Day 12/19: Gene Autry, “Here Comes Santa Claus”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona A perennially popular Christmas song was born when a crowd of parade-goers in 1946 shouted “here comes Santa Claus” as the Grand Marshal approached on…