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Song Of The Day: April 15, 2018
Shoulda guessed that there would be great surf music from Australia (Randy Newman: ‘They got surfin’ too’). Why they’re called the Atlantics instead of the Pacifics is beyond me. Great song, though:
Song Of The Day: April 14, 2018
The King Of Surf Music was in his ’60’s when this video was made. Other examples of Dick Dale’s genius are welcome here:
Song Of The Day: April 13, 2018
Oh, sure, I could have played the Chantays’ version of this surf rock classic. But El Somnambulo is after bigger game:
Song Of The Day: April 12, 2018
Only luchador-masked surf rockers can save the world from…Space Mosquitoes.
Song Of The Day: April 10, 2018
OK, ‘Boozer, you say you want surf rock? I’ll GIVE you some surf rock. Starting with this real early Beach Boys obscurity:
Song Of The Day: April 9, 2018
Unrequited love in a wax museum. Just an amazing lyric from Ian Fitzgerald, who mesmerized an Arden audience during his opening set on Saturday. They, um, melted for this song:
Song Of The Day: April 8, 2018
Thought I’d close out Randy Newman Week with an illustration as to how demagogues operate. BTW, didja know that Huey Long built his own full-scale replica of the White House down in Baton Rouge? Now you do:
Song Of The Day: April 6, 2018
Randy Newman has a thing for people who are not, um, well-adjusted sexually. Some of the songs can even be funny, like ‘Maybe I’m Doing It Wrong’ or ‘You Can Leave Your Hat On’ (not that there’s anything wrong with what goes on in ‘Hat’). But he often draws portraits of people whose issues manifest […]
Song Of The Day: April 5, 2018
I love this song. Love the atmosphere of impending doom . Notice how Newman doesn’t spell everything out for the listener. He gives you room to fill in the blanks. Song got lost on one of his lesser-known albums. Here it gets unlost:
Song Of The Day: April 4, 2018
Don’t we all know at least one person like this?: Gonna send out to the drugstore Buy myself a goat Tie him up in my front yard For all my so-called friends to see Ain’t nobody gonna look in window and laugh at me I thought so:
Song Of The Day: April 3, 2018
Randy Newman on ‘Davy The Fat Boy’ from a Rolling Stone piece: It’s sung by a con man who is telling these parents that he is going to take care of their son, who is a freak – in the carnival sense of the word. There might be something to do with my own self […]
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