Song of the Day 8/25: Tim Grimm, “Broken Truth”
Guest post by Mike Dinsmore I am relatively new to Tim Grimm. Or should I say that Tim Grimm is relatively new to me. I've had his album "A Stranger…
Song of the Day 8/23: Songify This ft. Tariq, “It’s Corn”
One of the best things about summer in Delaware is something we take for granted. Yeah, I'm talking about sweet corn. So was Tariq when a YouTuber interviewed him for…
Song of the Day 8/22: Alicia Keys, “Girl on Fire”
I don't know what song they'll play when Kamala Harris takes the stage to deliver her acceptance speech tonight – the smart money would be on Beyonce – but they…
Song of the Day 8/21: Jason Isbell, “Something More Than Free”
The Democratic National Convention on Monday night featured Jason Isbell performing the title song from his 2015 LP. That album was his commercial breakthrough – it went to No. 1…
Song of the Day 8/20: The Youngbloods, “Get Together”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Those images of peace and love from Woodstock are engraved in our memory. Particularly vivid is the one where the Youngbloods sang their new good-vibes…
Song of the Day 8/19: Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, “Stay”
Some obituaries for Maurice Williams, who died earlier this month at 86, called him a one-hit wonder. Yes, "Stay," a No. 1 single in 1960, was his only hit with…
Song of the Day 8/17: Gangstagrass, “Good At Being Bad”
Mondegreen isn't the only music festival in the region this weekend. The Philadelphia Folk Festival, which runs through Sunday, closed last night's bill with Gangstagrass, which might mark the first…
Song of the Day 8/16: Phish, “Moma Dance”
WXPN in Philadelphia has been doing its Funky Friday for more than 30 years now, long enough that I automatically associate Fridays with soul and funk. One band I never…
Song of the Day 8/15: Phish, “You Enjoy Myself”
The pandemic has killed off Dover's Firefly music festival, but this year The Woodlands found a replacement: Phish's four-day Mondegreen festival. There's a big difference, though. Where Firefly hosted dozens…
Song of the Day 8/14: R.E.M., “Orange Crush”
OK, so the election isn't being held today and a lot can change in (checks watch) 82 days. But right now the Harris/Walz ticket looks poised to crush a certain…
Song of the Day 8/13: Veruca Salt, “So Weird”
If whoever programmed "My Heart Will Go On" for the Trump rally is looking for more troll bait, might I suggest this as a theme song? It dates from 2006,…
Song of the Day 8/12: The Staple Singers, “I’ll Take You There”
The Staple Singers' first No. 1 hit, and the song they're best remembered for, didn't really have much to do with the group. Mavis Staples is the only one who…
Song of the Day 8/11: Céline Dion, “My Heart Will Go On”
As El Som noted in today's Open Thread, the musical highlight of Trump's sparsely attended Montana rally was the syrupy tear-jerker "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion –…