Arts and Entertainment – Page 45

2024 Top Song of the Day Countdown

By Alby January 4, 20253 Comments

I know how much El Somnambulo likes Top 10 lists, so here, in reverse order, are 2024's top 10 Songs of the Day, measured by reader views. The No. 1…

Song of the Day 1/3: Bobby Womack, “Lookin’ for a Love”

By Alby January 3, 20251 Comment

Listening to this 1974 No. 10 hit for soul singer/songwriter/guitarist Bobby Womack, you'd never guess it started out as a traditional spiritual. Like much of the transformation of gospel into…

Song of the Day 1/2: Bartees Strange, “Sober”

By Alby January 2, 20252 Comments

This is for El Somnambulo, and anyone else on Day 2 of their Dry January. Bartees Strange is one of his faves. I'm sure he's this song already – it's…

Song of the Day 1/1: Ferko String Band, “Alabama Jubilee”

By Alby January 1, 2025

You probably don't know the name of this tune, but if you've ever seen a commercial for Philadelphia's Mummers Parade you've heard it. Ferko String Band sold 1 million copies…

Song of the Day 12/31: André Rieu, “Auld Lang Syne”

By Alby December 31, 2024

There is something about the tune we use for Robert Burns' "Auld Lang Syne" that urges people to start singing. Listen to the start of this video of Dutch violinist…

Song of the Day 12/30: Lou Reed, “Dirty Blvd.”

By Alby December 30, 2024

Bleak times call for bleak songs. Lou Reed made this the centerpiece of his critically acclaimed 1989 LP "New York," and it topped Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart for four…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: The Top Ten!!

By El Somnambulo December 30, 20243 Comments

But first, let's take a trip in the Not-So-Wayback Machine to revisit Tunes 50 through 11: https://delawareliberal.net/2024/12/26/bulos-fave-tunes-of-2024-s-50-41/ https://delawareliberal.net/2024/12/27/bulos-fave-tunes-s-40-31/ https://delawareliberal.net/2024/12/28/bulos-fae-tunes-of-2024-s-30-21/ https://delawareliberal.net/2024/12/29/bulos-fave-tunes-of-2024-s-20-11/ And now, the Top 10! More chalk than usual. Don't…

Song of the Day 12/29: Counting Crows, “A Long December”

By Alby December 29, 2024

It has been a long December, but I don't think anybody believes this coming year will be better than the last. Adam Duritz doesn't sound like he believes it when…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: #’s 20-11

By El Somnambulo December 29, 20241 Comment

Here's where it gets tough. Can definitely make an argument that all these songs belong in the Top 10. Too bad there are twenty of 'em: 20: 19: 18: Sheer…

Song of the Day 12/28: Van Halen, “Panama”

By Alby December 28, 2024

Sclerotic bully Donald Trump has been talking tough about Panama, which like, sure, Grandpa. I'm not the only one whose mind went to this 1984 Van Halen classic, which has…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: #’s 30-21

By El Somnambulo December 28, 2024

Now that I've demystified the process with yesterday's explanation, you have but to be mystified (or elated) by my choices: #30. Read her absolutely great takedown of Aussie music industry…

Song of the Day 12/27: The Four Seasons, “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)”

By Alby December 27, 20241 Comment

I always found this song's opening line a bit strange. "Oh, what a night, late December, 1963." Considering that "late December" is already filled with several significant calendar items, like…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: #’s 40-31

By El Somnambulo December 27, 20242 Comments

For the sake of pseudo-transparency, I don't really agonize whether, say, Song #37 is 'better' than Song #36. I find ten songs that I think roughly belong where they are…