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Song Of The Day: Dec. 8, 2017
Went looking for Raul Malo‘s version of ‘Is Anybody Goin’ To San Antone?’, per Bamboozer’s comment. Couldn’t find it, but found this one, and it cooks:
Song Of The Day: Dec. 7, 2017
Had to do it, had to do it. Check out the Kinky Friedman shoutout: OK, kids, Trivia Time. Without looking it up, who had the first hit with this song? If you know, you’re more country than me. Which, come to think of it, isn’t all that difficult.
Song Of The Day: Dec. 6, 2017
Don’t get no more Tex-Mex than the Texas Tornados: Doug ‘Sir Douglas’ Sahm, Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez:
Song Of The Day: Dec. 5, 2017
Just a great bleeping song. Written by Butch Hancock, performed by Joe Ely and a blistering band. The Clash liked them so much they had them open for them in the early ’80’s:
Song Of The Day: Dec. 4, 2017
Why this song? It entered my head yesterday, and refused to leave. Real life? Perhaps at one time…:
Song Of The Day: Dec. 3, 2017
We end Underground Motown Week with a great underappreciated classic from 1967. Written by Smokey Robinson, performed by the Marvelettes. Lead singer Wanda Young-Rogers was married to Miracles’ member Bobby Rogers for awhile, and has lived a hard life: BTW, betcha can’t guess who covered this song. Someone who knew a great song when she […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: November, 2017
Last list before I put together my Best Of The Year extravaganza. I feel the anticipation mounting already. Here are some new ones that might or might not make the final cut: OK, well THAT one’s a shoo-in. Seriously chill-inducing.
Song Of The Day: Dec. 2, 2017
Today’s Motown Underground Week Question: Who was Marvin Taplin? Well, kids, Taplin was a Motown rarity. A guitar player who was not a member of the Funk Brothers, he was a full-fledged member of the Miracles. He was responsible for the gorgeous riff that opens and then runs through ‘Tracks Of My Tears’. He also […]
Song Of The Day: Dec. 1, 2017
Underground Motown Week today features Brenda Holloway. If this song doesn’t sound like a typical Motown single, it’s b/c she originally recorded it in 1962 for the Del-Fi label. Motown signed her and convinced her to re-record it, which she did…in LA. Hadn’t even turned eighteen yet. Although Holloway only stayed with Motown for three […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 30, 2017
Underground Motown Week brings you the very sad story of Rodger Penzabene. The Motown songwriter found out that his wife had cheated on him, became inconsolable, wrote the lyric for this melancholy classic based on his own experience, and then committed suicide on New Year’s Eve, 1967, a week after the song was released: An […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 29, 2017
Underground Motown Week continues. Written by Ivy (not Ivory) Joe Hunter and a very young Stevie Wonder, this 4 Tops song was adopted by The Band, who I saw do it as an encore back in 1971 at the Syracuse War Memorial. The concerts I saw back then were what I loved most about college. […]
Song Of The Day: Nov. 28, 2017
Relegated to Motown’s lowest priority imprint, the VIP label, this group consistently outperformed their second-class status. Perhaps the fact that they were not from Detroit, but Kalamazoo, hindered their notoriety. But there’s no denying what a great song this is. Later turned into a hit by Bananarama. I much prefer this version:
Song Of The Day: Nov. 27, 2017
We’re gonna do a week of what I call ‘Underground Motown’. I’ll highlight songs that you may not have known were from Motown, and I will also feature under-rated gems. Today we start with a song that didn’t even chart back in 1964, but was later turned into a monster hit by Mitch Ryder and […]
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