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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 […]
Song Of The Day: April 2, 2018
Before he became Jingle Writer To Spec for Disney, Randy Newman created a canon of unforgettable (and often loathsome) characters in his songs. Pretty much the stories of their lives in under 4 minutes. This week, I focus on those characters and their songs. Starting with this toxic codependent relationship:
Song Of The Day: April 1, 2018
Why not conclude our salute to Procol Harum with the title track from their Magnum Opus?:
Song Of The Day: March 31, 2018
Hadn’t planned on turning this into a Procol Harum-themed week, but so be it. Shine on brightly, quite insane:
Song Of The Day: March 30, 2018
Introducing the ‘multilingual business friend’. I love the song and the lyric…even though I have no idea what it means. I think that Keith Reid loved him some Lewis Carroll, some Poe, perhaps some Salvador Dali, and most assuredly some hallucinogens:
Song Of The Day: March 29, 2018
The departure of disgruntled keyboard player Matthew Fisher enabled Robin Trower to assume a more prominent role in Procol Harum. This is the group’s first performance as a quartet, some kickin’ blues-rock:
Song Of The Day: March 28, 2018
Procol Harum rocks out. Robin Trower’s last album with the band. Also enjoy the fact that the Gary Brooker built the piano riff off of ‘Cool Jerk’, or so it sounds to me. He sure could sing, too:
Song Of The Day: March 26, 2018
We’re stickin’ with yesterday’s theme for one more day. This song is too good to pass up:
Song Of The Day: March 24, 2018
Some days the song comes right to you. Especially on a languid Saturday morning:
Song Of The Day: March 22, 2018
Doo-wop don’t get much better than this. Actually, it’s a doo-wop/jump blues mash-up:
Song Of The Day: March 21, 2018
Asked my wife to give me the first song that came into her head. She said that she and my oldest daughter both like this song. Me? I’d never heard it, but here ya go:
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