Arts and Entertainment – Page 82

Song of the Day 4/28: Marvin Gaye, “Let’s Get It On”

By Alby April 28, 20233 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona There aren’t all that many chords and chord progressions in music. If a songwriter uses some that already exist, is that plagiarism? Can he or…

Song of the Day 4/27: Yoon Suk-yeol, “American Pie”

By Alby April 27, 20232 Comments

Joe Biden hosted a state dinner at the White House and, I guess because guest of honor Yoon Suk-yeol is president of South Korea, he turned into karaoke night. After…

Song of the Day 4/26: Harry Belafonte, “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)”

By Alby April 26, 20234 Comments

A 96-year lifetime of EGOT fame and anti-racist activism and what is Harry Belafonte best remembered for today? A calypso-flavored Jamaican work song he recorded nearly 70 years ago, because…

Song of the Day 4/25: Bobby Sherman, “Easy Come, Easy Go”

By Alby April 25, 20232 Comments

Tucker Carlson has joined Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly on the list of Fox News blowhards who angered and concerned liberals only to lose their soapbox when Ol' Rupe pulled…

Song of the Day 4/24: Old & In the Way, “Old and In the Way”

By Alby April 24, 2023

This one's for Dianne Feinstein who, almost everyone agrees, is both old and in the way. Feinstein was on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors when those hippies Jerry Garcia…

Song of the Day 4/21: Katrina and the Waves, “Walking on Sunshine”

By Alby April 21, 20232 Comments

For no better reason than the nice weather, a slice of sunshine pop that's become a standard since its release in 1985, when it reached No. 9 on the Hot…

Song of the Day 4/20: Charlie Worsham, “I Hope I’m Stoned (When Jesus Takes Me Home)”

By Alby April 20, 20232 Comments

John Carney's attitude toward cannabis is the same as Nancy Reagan's -- he just says no, and there's no way that will change today. Especially not today. Mississippi singer-songwriter Charlie…

Song of the Day 4/19: The Bar-Kays, “Soul Finger”

By Alby April 19, 20233 Comments

Is Bear man the local version of Florida man? Back in the Before Times, in December 2017, Bear man Michael Rohana went to an Ugly Christmas Sweater party at the…

Song of the Day 4/18: George Thorogood and the Destroyers, “I Drink Alone”

By Alby April 18, 20231 Comment

Get-well wishes go out to homeboy George Thorogood, who announced the cancellation of the first month of his 50th-anniversary tour due to "a very serious medical condition that will require…

Song of the Day 4/17: The Beatles, “Tomorrow Never Knows”

By Alby April 17, 20231 Comment

The Dominion-Fox lawsuit has been postponed until tomorrow. Will it even happen, or will the parties reach a settlement first? As Ringo Starr once put it, tomorrow never knows, an…

Song of the Day 4/14: Crash Test Dummies, “At My Funeral”

By Alby April 14, 2023

For a friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RBtabpXjZE

Song of the Day 4/13: Eric Clapton, “Let It Rain”

By Alby April 13, 2023

Fort Lauderdale got two feet of rain in about 6 hours yesterday, so I think this should be the city's new tourism song/slogan. Eric Clapton included this now-classic track on…

Song of the Day 4/12: Manic Street Preachers, “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next”

By Alby April 12, 2023

Guest post by Nathan Arizona In times like these, you’d think there’d be more protest songs with lyrics about shooting fascists. You’d expect more songs with titles like “If You…