Song of the Day 1/29: The Thompsons, “I’ll Always Love You”
The Sound of Philadelphia dominated popular music in 1975, when records produced by Gamble & Huff for the O'Jays, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and the Three Degrees filled…
Song of the Day 1/28: Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds”
Thanks to John Bolton, Republican senators are indeed caught in a trap -- a perjury trap. They've been lying for the White House, but the White House never told them…
Song of the Day 1/27: Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy”
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Billie Eilish, the 18-year-old pop phenomenon from Los Angeles, swept the four major categories -- record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new…
Song of the Day 1/26: Daniel Deitrich, “Hymn for the 81%”
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Most people outside the evangelical community, believers and unbelievers alike, are struck by the hypocrisy of these Bible thumpers who claim to follow the teachings of Jesus the Nazarene while…
Song of the Day 1/25: Randy Rainbow, “That Don”
I know his fans, which is just about everyone, have seen the latest Randy Rainbow video. It's funny and catchy, as always, but though the tune was familiar I couldn't…
Song of the Day 1/24: The Band, “It Makes No Difference”
I listened to Adam Schiff's closing speech last night, and thought of this song -- not just the title, but the sense of regret and resignation Rick Danko expresses so…
Song of the Day 1/23: Bruce Springsteen, “Prove It All Night”
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Adam Schiff's new theme song. If Midnight Mitch insists, Schiff and the House impeachment managers can indeed prove Trump's abuse of power and obstruction all night. The song appeared on…
Song of the Day 1/22: J.J. Cale, “After Midnight”
Thanks to Moscow Mitch McConnell, anyone who wants to watch the Senate trial of the Marmalade Menace will have to stay up after midnight. I think J.J. Cale summed up…
Song of the Day 1/21: Pigmeat Markham, “Here Come the Judge”
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Some say this was the first rap song, which would be quite a distinction for Chitlin' Circuit vaudevillian Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham, born 1904, whose "here come the judge" routine was…
Song of the Day 1/20: Bob Dylan and Clydie King, “Abraham, Martin and John”
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Everybody who's old enough remembers the Dion version of this response to the twin assassinations of 1968, penned, incongruously, by Baton Rouge musician Dick Holler, the same guy who wrote…
Song of the Day 1/19: Generation X, “Your Generation”
Before Douglas Coupland's book, before demographers' appropriation of the term, a bunch of louts from London led by a bloke named William Broad formed a band to take advantage of…
Song of the Day 1/18: The Clash, “Wrong ‘Em Boyo”
"London Calling," the Clash double LP released 40 years ago this month, stunned audiences who thought punk rockers were just a bunch of low-talent yobs by presenting a array of…
Song of the Day 1/17: Dave Matthews Band, “The Best of What’s Around”
The Rock Hall of Fame, like the NFL's, announces a list of nominees for the honor, then excludes a bunch of them in a final vote, which always struck me…