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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes For March 2022

By El Somnambulo April 1, 20227 Comments

17 songs this month. That's a lot. I took another listen through the list on Sunday just to see if I should cut one or two. I couldn't. Meaning, this…

Song of the Day 3/31: Bruce Willis, “Respect Yourself”

By Alby March 31, 20223 Comments

Actor Bruce Willis' family announced yesterday that he's retiring from acting due to aphasia, a brain condition that affects language and communication. The 67-year-old Penns Grove, N.J., native rocketed to…

Song of the Day 3/30: Ray Charles, “What’d I Say”

By Alby March 30, 2022

Joe Biden ad-libbed nine words in his speech in Poland and pundits all weighed in, for or against. I'm only following the story by headlines, but it sounds like Joe…

Song of the Day 3/29: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson”

By Alby March 29, 20223 Comments

Rap fans might remember that Will Smith had pugilistic fantasies going back to at least 1989, when this song was released on the duo's "And in This Corner..." LP. As…

Song of the Day 3/28: Taylor Hawkins, “Holy Man”

By Alby March 28, 20222 Comments

The headlines said Taylor Hawkins, who died at age 50 Friday in Colombia, was the drummer for the Foo Fighters, but that only captured a portion of his talent. He…

Song of the Day 3/25: 10,000 Maniacs, “Peace Train”

By Alby March 25, 20221 Comment

How could a song that advocates peace become controversial? Well, how about if the guy who wrote it later supported the assassination of an author for blasphemy? Even when it…

Song of the Day 3/24: U2, “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”

By Alby March 24, 2022

As the Ukraine War grinds into its second month, this seems like a fitting commentary on Vladimir Putin's predicament. Bono wrote the song, which appeared on the band's 2000 LP…

Song of the Day 3/23: Dead Kennedys, “Police Truck”

By Alby March 23, 20221 Comment

There's a reason police act above the law: They are. The so-called "police bill of rights" is a list of special privileges that place them outside the laws that govern…

Song of the Day 3/22: Bobby Bloom, “Montego Bay”

By Alby March 22, 2022

Before Bob Marley, Caribbean music in the U.S. mostly had a Latin flavor and beats that favored ballroom-style dancing. But every once in a while a bit of calypso and…

Song of the Day 3/21: Бетон (Beton), “Kyiv Calling”

By Alby March 20, 20223 Comments

You know how musicians can avoid being sued for copyright infringement? Ask the copyright holders for permission. That's what Ukrainian punk band Бетон, transliterated as Beton ("concrete" in Ukrainian), did…

Song of the Day 3/18: Gillian Welch, “Winter’s Come and Gone”

By Alby March 18, 2022

Yeah, it's a few more days until it's official, but it's starting to feel like winter's come and gone. This sounds like it came from the depths of the Depression…

Song of the Day 3/16: Dolly Parton, “Jolene”

By Alby March 16, 20226 Comments

Millions of people think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should stick to honoring musicians who actually play rock music instead of inducting rappers and dance-pop superstars, but it…

Song of the Day 3/15: The Wailin’ Jennys, “One Voice”

By Alby March 15, 20222 Comments

One voice, the adage goes, makes more noise than 1,000 voices that remain silent. Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor of Russian state TV's Channel One, staged a one-woman protest by interrupting…