Arts and Entertainment – Page 104

Song of the Day 8/24: The Gap Band, “You Dropped a Bomb on Me”

By Alby August 24, 20223 Comments

I've been trying to work up some concern that the Moscow car-bombing of Darya Dugina, daughter of "Putin's Rasputin" Alexander Dugin, will lead to something worse than what's already happening…

Song of the Day 8/23: Daryl Hall and John Oates, “Sara Smile”

By Alby August 23, 20224 Comments

The term blue-eyed soul, despite having been coined by influential Philadelphia DJ Georgie Woods, has become problematic for many people. Among them: A guy whose roots in both white and…

Song of the Day 8/22: The Righteous Brothers, “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”

By Alby August 22, 20222 Comments

People might not realize it today, but radio was once nearly as segregated as schools and swimming pools were. White stations played white musicians for white audiences, black stations did…

Song of the Day 8/21: Spanky and Our Gang, “Sunday Will Never Be the Same”

By Alby August 21, 2022

Elaine McFarlane had a helluva voice and a nickname based on her last name's similarity to child star George McFarland, better known as Spanky, of the old "Our Gang" one-reelers…

Song of the Day 8/19: Randy Rainbow, “Yesterday”

By Alby August 19, 2022

As he admits in this video, Randy Rainbow is running out of show tunes, so he set this one to the Beatles classic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdSZRkeQfnk

Song of the Day 8/18: Patty Griffin, “Be Careful”

By Alby August 18, 2022

From a political standpoint, the end of Roe v. Wade has been a boon for Democrats. From a practical standpoint it's causing, and will continue to cause, misery, injury and…

Song of the Day 8/17: Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam, “Streets of Bakersfield”

By Alby August 17, 20221 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ask a random person who Buck Owens was, and chances are you’ll hear something about “Hee Haw," the cornpone comedy and country music TV show…

Song of the Day 8/16: Del Shannon, “Runaway”

By Alby August 16, 20226 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona When was a synthesizer first used in recorded pop/rock music? Maybe surprisingly early. Some say 1961, on Del Shannon’s “Runaway.” The electric keyboard work was…

Song of the Day 8/15: The Animals, “We Gotta Get Out of This Place”

By Alby August 15, 20222 Comments

With more RWNJ violence on the horizon, I think this song represents a common sentiment -- who wouldn't want to get out of this place? Released in 1965, it has…

Song of the Day 8/13: Nena, “99 Luftballons”

By Alby August 13, 20223 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona A lot of sabers are rattling these days, except nobody uses sabers anymore. The threat from Russia in the Ukraine and maybe China in the…

Song of the Day 8/12: The Seekers, “I’ll Never Find Another You”

By Alby August 12, 20222 Comments

A great Australian singer died last week, but it wasn't Olivia Newton-John. Few Americans recognized the name Judith Durham, but many more would recognize the voice that propelled this 1964…

Song of the Day 8/11: Olivia Newton-John, “If Not For You”

By Alby August 11, 20228 Comments

I don't mean to speak ill of the dead. Olivia Newton-John seemed to be a nice person, devoting time, money and energy to various worthy charities, never being involved in…

Song of the Day 8/10: Bananarama, “Cruel Summer”

By Alby August 10, 20221 Comment

Now Republicans think it's a banana republic? Gee, I thought that happened when they all fell in line behind a known criminal. Cruel summer, ain't it, bitches? This song became…