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Song of the Day 2/2: Joni Mitchell, “The Circle Game”

By Alby February 2, 20221 Comment

Neil Young's protest against Spotify has found sympathy among some of his old friends. Graham Nash and, more significantly, Joni Mitchell have also asked the streaming platform to remove their…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2022

By El Somnambulo February 1, 20221 Comment

Only one song from last January's list made it onto my 50 Fave Tunes Of 2021. (It finished at #2, but still...) That will not be the case this time…

Song of the Day 1/31: Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, “Pablo Picasso”

By Alby January 31, 20229 Comments

Google Maps claims I live an 11-minute walk from the Picasso Museum in the Marais, but if I pace myself to this song it's more like eight minutes. You can…

Song of the Day 1/29: Philip Glass, “Freezing”

By Alby January 29, 20221 Comment

Though it's just a trifle amid the long career of minimalist composer Philip Glass, "Songs From Liquid Days" is reportedly among his best-selling albums. For the 1986 album Glass scored…

Song of the Day 1/28: Neil Young, “Hey Hey My My (Into the Black)”

By Alby January 28, 20221 Comment

For John Kowalko Neil Young refuses to fade away. He pulled his music off Spotify this week after he gave the service an ultimatum: Either you drop Joe Rogan over…

Song of the Day 1/26: Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”

By Alby January 26, 20222 Comments

Yeah, I know, the guy is probably suffering from something worse than PTSD, but how could I resist? Besides, I like the song, even if I think Perry Farrell is…

Song of the Day 1/25: Arcade Fire, “Games Without Frontiers”

By Alby January 25, 2022

I have featured Peter Gabriel's song about international diplomacy before, but it seems apt today in light of all the recent media saber-rattling. Besides, I had forgotten about this cover…

Song of the Day 1/24: Smith, “Baby It’s You”

By Alby January 24, 2022

"Baby It's You" was released as a single by first-ballot Hall of Fame groups the Shirelles and the Beatles. But the band who scored the biggest hit with the Burt…

Song of the Day 1/23: Laura Nyro, “And When I Die”

By Alby January 23, 20222 Comments

Readers following the thread spawned by Wednesday's Song of the Day know that El Somnambulo has no love for the second Blood, Sweat and Tears LP, which spent seven weeks…

Song of the Day 1/22: Naked Eyes, “Always Something There to Remind Me”

By Alby January 22, 20221 Comment

Burt Bacharach has written hundreds of songs, most from the 1950s through the 1980s. Of those, 73 have made the US Top 40. This one took the longest to get…

Song of the Day 1/21: Meat Loaf, “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth”

By Alby January 21, 20225 Comments

Michael (nee Marvin) Lee Aday, better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, died yesterday, age 74, just nine months after the death of Jim Steinman, who composed "Bat Out…

Song of the Day 1/19: Three Dog Night, “Shambala”

By Alby January 19, 202219 Comments

Three Dog Night is a band I appreciate a lot more now than back when they were popular, because when they were popular they were also deeply uncool. Listening to…

Song of the Day 1/17: Peter, Paul and Mary, “Leaving on a Jet Plane”

By Alby January 17, 20223 Comments

If John Denver wrote this song today he'd have to include something about getting his Covid test before being allowed to board. Peter, Paul and Mary were an oldies act…