Song of the Day 7/12: The Blackbyrds, “Rock Creek Park”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Donald Byrd was a highly regarded mainstream jazz musician, “one of the finest hard-bop trumpeters,” says the website AllMusic. He was also one of the…
Song of the Day 7/11: The Fania All-Stars, “Mi Gente”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona There was time when Latinos in this country could celebrate a song of ethnic pride and not worry that ICE agents were eavesdropping in the…
Song of the Day 7/10: The Clique, “Superman”
There's a new Superman movie out, and MAGAts are reacting in character: They're pissed off. They're talking about boycotting the film because its director, James Gunn, pointed out that Kal-El…
Song of the Day 7/9: The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, “Brandenburg”
H/t El Somnambulo The obituaries of composer Mark Snow that ran after he died last week all highlighted the most popular of his copious TV and movie music: The eerie,…
Song of the Day 7/8: Dave and Phil Alvin, “Southern Flood Blues”
As the death count rises from the Texas flood, Republicans are doing what they do best – not offering thoughts and prayers, blaming other people for their fuck-ups. Ultimately, they…
Song of the Day 7/7: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”
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Remember that Jeffrey Epstein client list that AG Pam Bondi said was sitting on her desk a few months ago? Guess what? It never existed! Pam Bondi said so just…
Song of the Day 7/5: Kyu Sakamoto, “Sukiyaki”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona You could hardly turn on Top 40 radio in 1963 without hearing a pretty, slightly melancholy pop song called “Sukiyaki.” But there was something different…
Song of the Day 7/4: Albert Brooks, “A Phone Call to Americans”
Albert Brooks released this 50 years ago on his comedy album "A Star Is Bought." The LP's concept was that it included a cut for each genre of radio station,…
Song of the Day 7/3: The Pyramid, “The Summer of Last Year”
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A bright, sunshiny day at the start of a holiday weekend calls for some sunshine pop. Bet you've never heard this one before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-U7Nge5bTw The Pyramid was a short-lived surf-music…
Song of the Day 7/2: Fine Young Cannibals, “She Drives Me Crazy”
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If you thought the Immigrants Are Eating Pets story was as gormless as Republican fantasies got, think again. You could tell Kristi Noem wasn't right in the head when she…
Song of the Day 7/1: Seatrain, “I’m Willin’”
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El Som revealed the other day that the first albums he purchased were the debut LPs by Rotary Connection and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Commenter Erik Van Anglen chipped in…
Song of the Day 6/30: Mott the Hoople, “Ready for Love”
Nobody ever had to tell Mick Ralphs "shut up and play your guitar." The founding guitarist for Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, who died last week, always let his…
Song of the Day 6/29: Darrell Scott, “American Tune”
Paul Simon hit the injured list yesterday, cancelling the last two of his three Philadelphia shows because of intense back pain. He hasn't been performing this song of disillusionment, written…