Song of the Day 11/17: James Gang, “Walk Away”
People think of the James Gang as Joe Walsh's old band from Cleveland, but despite fronting the power trio and doing most of the songwriting during its 1968-71 heyday, Walsh…
Song of the Day 11/16: The Association, “Along Comes Mary”
Voters in New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, and Montana legalized recreational marijuana two weeks ago, bringing the total to 15 states with legal weed. It's a far cry from 1966,…
Song of the Day 11/15: Rickie Lee Jones, “Show Biz Kids”
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Good covers of Steely Dan songs are hard to come by, and this is generally acknowledged as one of the best. Rickie Lee Jones gave Fagen and Becker's nasty riff…
Song of the Day 11/14: Scandal, “Goodbye to You”
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To everything there is a season, and with you-know-who in mind, this is the season for kiss-off songs. This New Wave classic by Patty Smyth and Scandal was the standout…
Song of the Day 11/13: Steve Miller Band, “Take the Money and Run”
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Trump's stubborn fandom will forever perplex me, but I think it's related to the way Americans lionized bank robbers during the Depression, or outlaws like Jesse James in the post-Civil…
Song of the Day 11/12: Ray Charles, “Hit the Road Jack”
Somebody should blast this at the White House 24/7 until he concedes. Ray Charles took this blunt kiss-off to No. 1 in 1961. Margie Hendrix of the Raelettes plays his…
Songs Of The Day For November 11, 2020: A ‘Very Special’ Medical Procedures Edition
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Both Alby and Yours Truly are undergoing medical procedures this week. HIPPA privacy prohibitions preclude me from providing the inside poop for our padrones. Meaning, we will limit ourselves to…
Song of the Day 11/10: Weird Al Yankovic, “I Lost on Jeopardy”
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I thought this would be a good way to acknowledge the passing of Alex Trebek, but I had forgotten that this parody of Greg Kihn's "Jeopardy" actually predates Trebek's association…
Song of the Day 11/9: The Kinks, “Do It Again”
h/t RE Vanella Republicans who still can't accept that their turd emperor got flushed have floated the idea that we should hold another election. Sure, fellas, just wait four years.…
Song of the Day 11/8: The Four Seasons, “Walk Like a Man”
I don't know if it's true, but I heard the Trump campaign tried to get these guys to perform at that infamous Northeast Philly press conference. They didn't show because…
Song of the Day 11/7: Bob Camp (as Stinky Wizzleteats), “Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy”
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If ecstatic Democrats are going to gather in crowds to cheer Joe Biden -- amid a pandemic, please remember -- I wish they would all sing and dance to appropriately…
Song of the Day 11/6: Chumbawumba, “Drip, Drip, Drip”
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Those mail-in ballots just keep trickling in. It must feel like water torture to Twitler. This song was on the same album that made Chumbawumba a one-hit wonder, "Tubthumping," released…
Song of the Day 11/5: Stephen Bishop, “On and On”
How long will the vote counting last? It just goes on and on... Try to relax with a little yacht rock. Back in 1976, when the mellow music of Southern…