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Song Of The Day: July 15, 2018

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When you write songs as well as Graham Parker, you can escape the bar scene.  Here we catch him and the Rumour just as they were making that transition. As you can see/hear, Graham had great taste in soul covers as well:

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Song Of The Day: July 14, 2018

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Most bar bands never escape the bar circuit b/c they just don’t have the ‘it’ factor.  I never understood how this band made their escape, but they did, and Thorogood is pretty cool, so that’s OK. And, if you’re gonna channel somebody, Hound Dog Taylor ain’t a bad choice:

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Song Of The Day: July 13, 2018

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Another great British pub-rock band:

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Song Of The Day: July 12, 2018

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Pretty sure that’s Nick Lowe on bass guitar. And Dave Edmunds might be up there as well. Pub rockin’ at its best:

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Song Of The Day: July 11, 2018

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Hey, no list of great bar bands would be complete w/o these cats from Asbury Park, NJ:

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Song Of The Day: July 10, 2018

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London pub-rockers Ducks Deluxe with a slab of pure adrenaline:

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Song Of The Day: July 9, 2018

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I just saw that Pittsburgh’s most legendary bar band played a Free At Noon on ‘XPN. Didn’t hear it, but I betcha they played this one:

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Song Of The Day: July 8, 2018

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I know it’s a predictable choice, but this remains my fave Kinks’ song ever, and I know that many others agree.  What’s yours?:

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Song Of The Day: July 7, 2018

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‘Cause celluloid heroes never feel any pain, and celluloid heroes never really die’:

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Song Of The Day: July 6, 2018

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If you haven’t heard this one, I hope you find it as moving as I do:

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Song Of The Day: July 5, 2018

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‘I’ve got a big fat mama tryin’ to break me…’:

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Songs Of The Day: 4th Of July, 2018

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My Holy Trinity:

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Song Of The Day: July 3, 2018

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Dave Davies wrote it and sang it.  Kinda wish he’d written more songs with the Kinks, based on this one, also from Something Else:

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