Song of the Day 5/21: Billy Joel, “My Life”
Bioflicks about musicians often do big box office, regardless of whether the subject approves of the project. Approval guarantees music rights, but it also guarantees a positive portrayal that omits…
Song of the Day 5/20: Prince Buster, “Too Hot”
If you don't like 90-degree highs before Memorial Day, just wait until tonight, when a storm front will move through and leave us with highs in the low 60s throughout…
Song of the Day 5/19: Frankie Laine, “Do Not Forsake Me (Oh My Darlin’)”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The Western Writers America put together a list of the top 100 Western songs according to the Western Writers of America. In first place was…
Song of the Day 5/18: The O’Jays, “Give the People What They Want”
That New York Times Magazine list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters will live in infamy for overlooking some revered artists in favor of younger people whose music, to…
Song of the Day 5/17: Lucinda Williams, “The World’s Gone Wrong”
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The New York Times Magazine's list of 30 greatest living American songwriters did what ragebait is supposed to: "drive engagement" by pissing people off. Much of the ire centered on…
Song of the Day 5/15: Diana Ross & the Supremes, “Reflections”
Trump thinks he's good at everything, but even in the one area where you'd expect him to have some expertise, construction, he's a fuck-up. His buildings typically use glitzy facades…
Song of the Day 5/14: Jimmy Webb and Willie Nelson, “If You See Me Getting Smaller”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The New York Times has published a list of who it considers the 30 greatest living American songwriters. Many of the names make sense -…
Song of the Day 5/13: The Faces, “Ooh La La”
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Some rock stars wear their opposition to Donald Trump on their sleeves. Rod Stewart is not one of them. Yet Sir Rod has made clear his opinion of his erstwhile…
Song of the Day 5/12: R.E.M., “Daysleeper”
Weird contradiction about Trump: He loves being on camera, but he often wants you to not believe what you see. Yesterday people saw him catch 40 winks in an Oval…
Song of the Day 5/11: Electric Light Orchestra, “Telephone Line”
I don't know how widespread this trend is, but for months now I've been seeing articles about a so-called flip-phone (or sometimes dumb phone) revolution – people giving up their…
Song of the Day 5/10: Earth, Wind & Fire, “Mom”
The paean to his mother that Maurice White wrote tugs a little harder on the heartstrings when you realize that she didn't raise him. He was a boy when his…
Song of the Day 5/8: The Waterboys, “Don’t Even Have to Say His Name”
One welcome feature of European media: They don't bother with what Trump tweets, they report on what he does, so they don't dwell on the daily chaos that dominates American…
Song of the Day 5/7: Uncle Tupelo, “Whiskey Bottle”
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As El Somnambulo noted in the Open Thread news roundup, if Kash Patel doesn't want people to think he's a boozehound, maybe he should quit handing out personalized bottles of…