Song of the Day 8/2: John Lee Hooker, “Boom Boom”
And boom goes the dynamite. Jack Smith answered the question "Will Donald Trump ever face consequences for his life of crime?" in the affirmative, and American history has been changed…
Song of the Day 8/1: Cyndi Lauper, “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Theme”
A lot of 40-somethings are having childhood flashbacks at news of the death at 70 of Paul Reubens, far better known as Pee-Wee Herman. He announced his six-year struggle with…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: July, 2023
Best month of the year? Quite possibly. So much stellar stuff and so much variety: I've found the songs of Big Thief resistable--until now: For lovers of the Wild Tchoupitoulas…
Song of the Day 7/31: The Marvellettes, “The Hunter Gets Captured By the Game”
A nod to the Republican Party's big new obsession, which is the same as its big old obsession. In 1967 the Marvellettes were still enjoying their comeback when this Smokey…
Song of the Day 7/30: Merle Haggard, “Life in Prison”
Just something for Donald Trump to think about as he stews in his fetid juices over the wrongs he's done. "Life in Prison" appeared on Merle Haggard's third album, 1967's…
Song of the Day 7/28: Randy Meisner, “Hearts on Fire”
Randy Meisner, founding bassist of the Eagles, died Wednesday at age 77. He'd had health problems for many years; his last live gig was in 2008. Meisner had stints in…
Song of the Day 7/27: Sinéad O’Connor, “The Last Day of Our Acquaintance”
I can't think of a great musician who got less attention for her music than Sinéad O'Connor. Critics raved over her first LP, 1987's "The Lion and the Cobra," but…
RIP Sinead O’Connor
No one compared 2 her:
Song of the Day 7/26: Aerosmith, “Pink”
The Barbie movie has gotten glowing reviews, but it has created one unfortunate side effect: The garish pink color that shades toward magenta – officially labeled #e0218a by Pantone, and…
Song of the Day 7/25: Aqua, “Barbie Girl”
With Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" racking up box-office records, it was only natural that this 1997 Europop earworm would make a comeback, though it's not featured in the film in its…
Song of the Day 7/24: Randy Newman, “Sail Away”
For 200 years now some people have maintained that slavery was a benefit to the enslaved – "They were better off than they were in Africa" goes the refrain. In…
Song of the Day 7/23: Steely Dan, “Bad Sneakers”
Let's play "What's Fox News freaking out about today?" If you guessed "Joe Biden wearing sneakers," you're our winner! Yes, according to one on-air imbecile, it's akin to "wearing a…
Song of the Day 7/21: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
He was born Anthony Benedetto, but Bob Hope told him that was too long to fit on a marquee and renamed him Tony Bennett. In his 96 years he was…