‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2021
If two of these songs seem kinda 'out-there' even by my standards, no, my tastes haven't changed. It's just that two great songs happened to be 'out there' this month. …
Song of the Day 3/31: Steely Dan, “My Old School”
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Only the good die young, they say, which is probably why G. Gordon Liddy, mastermind of the Watergate break-in, lasted 90 years before he shuffled off this mortal coil Tuesday.…
Song of the Day 3/30: James McMurtry, “We Can’t Make It Here (Anymore)”
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Author Larry McMurtry, who gained his greatest fame for his screenplay work in film and television, died last week. His musical legacy is his son James, who has carved out…
Song of the Day 3/29: Johnny Cash, “A Boy Named Sue”
The Republican war on trans people put me in mind of this old Johnny Cash song. Recorded live at San Quentin State Prison, the novelty tune was written and recorded…
Song of the Day 3/28: Louis Armstrong, “When the Saints Go Marching In”
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Among the songs the Library of Congress added to its National Recording Registry last week is Louis Armstrong's first recording of "When the Saints Go Marching In," the gospel spiritual…
Song of the Day 3/26: Labelle, “Lady Marmalade”
The National Recording Registry announced this year's additions, ranging from a recording Thomas Edison made on a piece of tinfoil in 1878 to Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection." The headline…
Song of the Day 3/25: The Lemon Pipers, “Green Tambourine”
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I'm as anti-insurrection as the next guy, but I think the feds may be overreaching in the case of Sara Carpenter, 51, of Queens, who was arrested for entering the…
Song of the Day 3/24: Marvin Gaye, “What’s Going On”
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When Rolling Stone magazine recalculated its 500 greatest albums list last year, giving greater weight to musicians' opinions and less to the critics, a new No. 1 emerged -- Marvin…
Song of the Day 3/22: Jethro Tull, “Locomotive Breath”
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The other day I saw a list of LPs released in 1971, and the phrase "embarrassment of riches" barely scratches the surface. None of them got spun as often among…
Song of the Day 3/19: The Undisputed Truth, “Smiling Faces Sometimes”
The worst part of the story about the Biden White House firing staffers who admitted to past marijuana use is the fact that they were told such admissions would not…
Song of the Day 3/18: Graham Nash and David Crosby, “Immigration Man”
When a U.S. Customs official detained then-Brit Graham Nash as he tried to enter the country, he wrote "Immigration Man." Nash was ticked off because he wasn't given a reason…
Song of the Day 3/17: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, “Brennan on the Moor”
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Sure, celebrating St. Paddy's Day by partying is an American invention, but so is an important element of this traditional Irish outlaw ballad. The song was popularized by a Clancy…
Song of the Day 3/16: Bill Parsons, “She Blinded Me With Science”
Maybe Thomas Dolby is the reason Republicans distrust science -- they're afraid it will make them go blind. I like covers that show a different side of a familiar song,…