Song of the Day 8/7: Neil Young, “The Losing End”
In California in 1969, just about every folk-rock band and musician was dabbling in, or fully embracing, country rock. Not Neil Young. He went straight country, no rock, on the…
Song of the Day 8/6: The Presidents of the United States of America, “Peaches”
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It's the height of peach season and I couldn't resist. Local orchards have millions of peaches, and I hum this tune every time I buy a half-peck. Remember when this…
Song of the Day 8/5: Chairmen of the Board, “Give Me Just a Little More Time”
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Put on your shaggin' shoes. This song is on any Carolina Beach Music compilation worth hearing. General Johnson, lead singer of the Chairmen of the Board, toured the beach circuit…
Song of the Day 8/4: B.J. Thomas, “Mighty Clouds of Joy”
If white churches had music like this at their services I'd go more often. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11UD4odvMgY After his run as a pop singer, B.J. Thomas had a long career in gospel…
Song of the Day 8/3: Stevie Wonder, “You Haven’t Done Nothin”
Don't know if you saw it, but Charles Barkley made an unwelcome-by-Democrats point during this week's debate coverage: “I think all politicians take black folks for granted,” Barkley told reporters.…
Song of the Day 8/2: The Beach Boys, “Darlin'”
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The lead track on "Wild Honey," the Beach Boys' back-to-our-roots album following the "Smile" disaster, this soul-flavored confection was a throwback even in 1967. The Beach Boys were considered has-beens…
Song of the Day 8/1: Elvis Presley, “Burning Love”
Elvis' last No. 1 hit -- and that only in Cashbox, not Billboard -- in its first live performance, about two weeks after he recorded it in late March 1972.…
Song of the Day 7/31: Frank Sinatra (Joe Piscopo) and Stevie Wonder (Eddie Murphy), “Ebony and Ivory”
This SNL skit dates to 1982, when Ronald Reagan was president. Would he have been elected if the "African monkeys" tape had been released to the public? Given what we…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: July 2019
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I've discovered so many great tunes this year that I don't know how I can shoehorn the best into a mere Top 50 at year's end. Top 100, maybe? Talk…
Song of the Day 7/30: Five Americans, “Western Union”
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Technological progress has rendered some old songs obsolete -- "Please Mr. Postman" and "The Letter," for example, are set in an era when people still used snail mail to communicate…
Song of the Day 7/29: 10cc, “Oh Effendi”
This was written in the wake of the first Arab oil embargo, but it's remarkable how little the geopolitics of the Middle East have changed in decades since. The only…
Song of the Day 7/26: Rod Stewart, “True Blue”
The lead-off track to "Never a Dull Moment," the 1972 follow-up album to Stewart's mega-hit "Every Picture Tells a Story," finds Rod the Mod struggling with his new-found success. Like…
Song of the Day 7/25: Sly and the Family Stone, “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
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Though it's a quintessential summer song, the single, recorded for an album but rushed into release shortly after the band's triumphant set at Woodstock, didn't reach its No. 2 chart…