Song of the Day 10/30: Rick Wakeman, “Morning Has Broken”
It's rare for a hymn to become a hit on the pop charts, but that's what happened with Cat Stevens' "Morning Has Broken," which owes much of its popularity to…
Song of the Day 10/29: Frank Sinatra, “High Hopes”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona “High Hopes” is best known around here as a tune associated with two great singers -- Frank Sinatra and Harry Kalas. OK, one great singer.…
Song of the Day 10/28: Cliff Nobles, “The Horse”
A lot of people ignore the lyrics in popular music, and there's good evidence they're onto something -- some songs do better with the vocals removed. That's what happened to…
Song of the Day 10/27: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”
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Jerry Lee Lewis has become Schrödinger's Rock Star -- TMZ didn't know if he was alive or dead until somebody checked. The tabloid-on-a-computer site apologized yesterday for taking the word…
Song of the Day 10/26: The Beatles, “Yellow Submarine (Songwriting Work Tape / Part 1)”
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The Beatles recorded output apparently will be mined for sales until the last Boomer is buried, if not beyond. Recent years have seen the serial remastering of the band's catalog,…
Song of the Day 10/25: Ernie K-Doe, “Mother In Law”
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Talk about being cancelled -- when's the last time you heard a mother-in-law joke? The meddling mother-in-law is a trope as old as comedy, and back when more risqué topics…
Song of the Day 10/24: Calum Scott, “Dancing on My Own,” Tiësto remix
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MAGAts can rage against social change, but they've already lost the culture wars when a bunch of guys are dancing around, spraying each other with champagne, while singing the gay…
Song of the Day 10/23: Herbie Hancock, “Watermelon Man”
Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters" LP, released in 1973, might be the best jazz fusion album ever; certainly it's the funkiest. It was the best-selling jazz album ever, peaking at No.…
Song of the Day 10/21: Frank Zappa and the Mothers, “Call Any Vegetable”
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Queen-killer Liz Truss was doomed from the moment the Daily Star livestreamed her photo next to a head of lettuce, with a caption asking which would last longer. The smart…
Song of the Day 10/20: Fine Young Cannibals, “Social Security”
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Republicans think old people have too much money and rich people don't have enough, so they've promised to cut Social Security if/when they get back into power. Bitter white people…
Song of the Day 10/19: The Philadelphia Orchestra, “1812 Overture”
H/t Ben, who requested this last month. It was 210 years ago today that Napoleon began his devastating retreat from Moscow, an anniversary not observed by the French. Seventy years…
Song of the Day 10/18: Pixies, “Gigantic”
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I admit it, I miss the '90s. Yeah, I know this song came out in 1988 on the first Pixies album, "Surfer Rosa," but the post-Replacements sound they helped pioneer,…
Song of the Day 10/17: Mom’s Apple Pie, “I Just Wanna Make Love to You”
People today remember the rock-with-horns fad mostly for the first few albums by Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears, but lots of imitators sprang up in their wake in the…