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Song Of The Day: Aug. 29, 2018

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One of the great underappreciated soul giants turns Dylan’s ‘Girl From The North Country’ into quite something else:  

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 28, 2018

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Jason nailed it. While I know it’s tough to be ‘under the radar’ with over 140 million views, I’d never heard it. Just a wonderful version of this Dylan tune, originally from his ‘Time Out Of Mind’ album:  

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 27, 2018

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I’m digging deep for Dylan covers that you haven’t heard a million times before–and that are good, or at least intriguing.  I’ve got some fascinating ones, but I’m open to all your suggestions.  Who could possibly bring something new to ‘Like A Rolling Stone’? How about that underappreciated band Spirit, featuring Randy California and Ed […]

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 26, 2018

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We close out ‘Thoroughfares Week” with Side 1, Cut 1 of my fave Springsteen album (it’d be your fave Springsteen album too if you heard it blasting out of your car radio back in 1973/74 like I did):

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 25, 2018

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‘…way up on way up on way up on way up on…the avenue of trees’:

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 24, 2018

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‘Don’t go to Gibsom ‘cross the river’.   From the insanely-talented Laura Nyro:

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 23, 2018

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Song (and the video) gives me chills. As does the story behind it.  ‘Dreaming of Mercy Street’: Inspired by this poem by Anne Sexton, who committed suicide, on her 5th attempt, at the age of 46 in 1974: http://blogs.kcrw.com/music/2012/11/anne-sextons-original-poem-45-mercy-street-the-genesis-of-peter-gabriels-mercy-street/

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 22, 2018

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In a blatant ploy to expand our demographic (to a few people under 60), I offer up ‘Boulevard Of Broken Dreams’. Uh, something tells me that Green Day isn’t exactly cutting edge any more…:

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 21, 2018

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‘Somewhere in America, there’s a street named after my dad.’

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 20, 2018

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We begin ‘Thoroughfares That Don’t Exist…Or Do They?’ Week with a visit to Lonely Avenue:

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 19, 2018

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‘People get ready, there’s a train a’comin’…’ Curtis Mayfield writes a Gospel song for the ages:

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 18, 2018

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Written by Steve Goodman, sung by Arlo Guthrie. Definitely in the conversation for best train song ever:

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Song Of The Day: Aug. 17, 2018

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Aretha, waitin’ on a train to bring her ‘rooster’ home:

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