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Song Of The Day: April 2, 2018

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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:  

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Song Of The Day: April 1, 2018

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Why not conclude our salute to Procol Harum with the title track from their Magnum Opus?:  

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Song Of The Day: March 31, 2018

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Hadn’t planned on turning this into a Procol Harum-themed week, but so be it. Shine on brightly, quite insane:

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Song Of The Day: March 30, 2018

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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:  

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Song Of The Day: March 29, 2018

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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:

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Song Of The Day: March 28, 2018

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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:

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Song Of The Day: March 26, 2018

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We’re stickin’ with yesterday’s theme for one more day. This song is too good to pass up:  

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Song Of The Day: March 25, 2018

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Can’t think of a more perfect song for today:

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Song Of The Day: March 24, 2018

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Some days the song comes right to you. Especially on a languid Saturday morning:

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Song Of The Day: March 23, 2018

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Quite simply, the greatest doo-wop recording of all-time:

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Song Of The Day: March 22, 2018

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Doo-wop don’t get much better than this.  Actually, it’s a doo-wop/jump blues mash-up:

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Song Of The Day: March 21, 2018

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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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Song Of The Day: March 20, 2018

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Man, I find some intriguing stuff on the internets.  I want to hear more from former Carolina Chocolate Drops cellist Leyla McCalla.  This will work for starters:  

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