Song of the Day 9/18: Joe South, “Games People Play”
It's hard to tell nowadays, but pop psychology wasn't always with us. The book that brought it to the masses was published in 1964 by psychiatrist Eric Berne, who noticed…
Song of the Day 9/17: Jewel Akens, “The Birds and the Bees”
A little heavy petting music for Lauren Boebert, along with a suggestion that next time she get a room. Jewel Akens sang with a number of doo-wop groups in the…
Song of the Day 9/15: Arthur Conley, “Sweet Soul Music”
If you can listen to this song without getting excited, you might want to find a nurse to check you for a pulse. Arthur Conley's was one of the most…
Song of the Day 9/14: Leslie Kritzer, “Creepy Old Guy”
Lauren Boebert, demonstrating the classiness we've all become familiar with, was booted from a performance of the musical "Beetlejuice" in Denver the other night after managing a hat trick of…
Song of the Day 9/13: Old and in the Way, “Wild Horses”
Joe Biden – you might have heard about this – is old. He's been old for quite some time now, having been born in 1942, but the media has just…
Song of the Day 9/12: R. Dean Taylor, “Indiana Wants Me”
So much for a good guy with a gun. Escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante broke into a house in rural Chester County and stole a .22-caliber rifle despite the homeowner firing…
Song of the Day 9/11: Shawn Colvin, “Viva Las Vegas”
Today marks a memorable anniversary. I speak, of course, of Sept. 11, 1991, the date The Dude writes a 69-cent check to pay for a quart of half-and-half at Ralph's…
Song of the Day 9/10: Sunny War, “Whole”
Venice Beach-based singer-songwriter Sunny War got a big media push when her latest album, "Anarchist Gospel," dropped back in February, but the song that WXPN picked up didn't catch my…
Song of the Day 9/8: Bobby “Blue” Bland, “I Wouldn’t Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)”
It's impossible to satirize the stupidity of MAGAts because they're stupider than any smart person can pretend to be. How else to explain the results of the recent poll of…
Song of the Day 9/7: The Rolling Stones, “Angry”
The grandpas are alright. As if to prove that not all geriatrics are as decrepit as America's politicians, the Rolling Stones are releasing an album of new material Oct. 20.…
Song of the Day 9/6: Gary Wright, “Love Is Alive”
Gary Wright, the rock keyboard player best known for his 1975 solo LP "The Dream Weaver," died Monday at age 80 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease and dementia.…
Song of the Day 9/5: Smash Mouth, “All Star”
Steve Harwell, the longtime lead singer for Smash Mouth, died Monday of liver failure brought on by years of alcoholism. He was 56 years old and had been in bad…
Song of the Day 9/4: Aretha Franklin, “Muddy Water”
When the news broke about Burning Man 2023 turning into a soggy hellscape, did anyone feel anything but schadenfreude? Like most things that start out being the province of the…