Song of the Day 9/23: The Band, “Ophelia”
It's rare that the Atlantic has 15 named storms in a hurricane season, so the odds were slim that we'd get a storm named Ophelia dumping all this rain on…
Song of the Day 9/22: Tower of Power, “Don’t Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)”
Kevin McCarthy's inability to control the Cuckoo Caucus has pundits speculating that he's not long for his gavel, because the cuckoos are all for 86ing him. I don't expect they'd…
Song of the Day 9/21: Stevie Wonder, “He’s Misstra Know-It-All”
Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, embroiled himself in controversy this week – not for the first time – when…
Song of the Day 9/20: Jim Croce, “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)”
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Nobody called it the Day the Music Died, but 50 years ago today Philadelphia-born singer-songwriter Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, La., cutting short his career…
Song of the Day 9/19: Maren Morris, “Get the Hell Out of Here”
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Country music's instincts have always been reactionary. Back in 1969, when people were realizing Richard Nixon's promise to end the war in Viet Nam was bullshit, Merle Haggard wrote "Okie…
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”
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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”
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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”
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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…