Song of the Day 9/4: Lana Del Rey, “Norman Fucking Rockwell”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The Saturday Evening Post has announced that it’s closing down after, well, 205 years depending on how you count it. It is best-known in the…
Song of the Day 9/3: The Stone Roses, “Fools Gold”
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You've probably heard about the Trump commemorative coin, minted to honor the nation's 250th anniversary but actually commemorating Donald Trump. It might be the most fitting and lasting legacy of…
Song of the Day 9/2: Weird Al Yankovic, “Skipper Dan”
I don't listen to its news, but I value NPR for their Tiny Desk Concerts, intimate live performances held in their Washington DC office with only staffers as the audience.…
Song of the Day 8/31: Sonny & Cher, “I Got You, Babe”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The pop duo Sonny & Cher are kind of a joke these days, an outdated idea kept alive by Cher’s confounding screen career and a…
Song of the Day 8/30: Brown’s Ferry Four, “If We Never Meet Again”
Dolly Parton's family held a private funeral ceremony for her Friday, her niece Lainey revealed. She didn't provide any details, but Dolly herself told an Entertainment Weekly interviewer a decade…
Song of the Day 8/29: Jaye P. Morgan, “That’s All I Want from You”
Jaye P. Morgan, a singing star of the '50s who's best remembered for flashing her breasts on an episode of "The Gong Show," died Monday at age 94. Unlike Dolly…
Song of the Day 8/28: Roxy Music, “The Thrill of It All”
America has become such a hostile place that even our amusement rides are killing people. A roller coaster called the X2 at the Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif.,…
Song of the Day 8/27: Shelley Fabares, “Johnny Angel”
Actress Shelley Fabares, by her own admission, was no singer, yet she had the same number of No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 as Dolly Parton. That's where the…
Song of the Day 8/26: Dolly Parton, “The Entertainer”
There are enough elegies for Dolly Parton, many of them heartfelt and moving, without me adding to the pile. Suffice it to say that she gave away money to good…
Song of the Day 8/25: The Hollies, “Carrie Anne”
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The Hollies, who other than the Rolling Stones are the longest-running British rock band that never broke up, have reached the end of the road. Guitarist Tony Hicks, 80, announced…
Song of the Day 8/24: Bruce Cockburn, “Wondering Where the Lions Are”
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The Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest in the United States, lost its last African lion the other day when Makini, a 17-year-old male, was
Song of the Day 8/23: Stan Bush, “Speed Racer Theme”
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Donald Trump's case of arrested development manifests itself again today with one of his incredibly stupid ideas brought to life: An Indy car race through the streets of Washington DC,…
Song of the Day 8/21: Joyce Harris, “No Way Out”
Rock critic Dave Marsh, who died last Friday, wrote more than two dozen books, including three about Bruce Springsteen and an entire volume about the song "Louie Louie." All his…