Song of the Day 10/16: Johnny Rivers, “The Poor Side of Town”
Johnny Rivers had a lot of hit records -- 26 singles in the Top 40, nine of them in the Top 10. Almost all of them were covers, frequently with…
Song of the Day 10/15: The Ohio State University Marching Band, “Michael Jackson Tribute”
College football has a lot to answer for -- looking at you, Herschel Walker -- but it has some benefits. Top of the list for me: marching band halftime shows.…
Song of the Day 10/13: Angela Lansbury, “Beauty and the Beast”
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Angela Lansbury, who died at age 96 on Tuesday, always played older than she was. MGM frequently cast her as a 40-ish woman, usually a villain, while she was still…
Song of the Day 10/12: The Flamingos, “I Only Have Eyes For You”
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I always thought of this as a quintessential doo-wop song, because the Flamingos version is the only one I had ever heard. That's because I was never a fan of…
Song of the Day 10/11: Audience, “You’re Not Smiling”
Audience was a short-lived British band that got lumped in with progressive rock because of the their unusual instrumentation. Formed in 1969, they had no lead guitarist -- their rhythm…
Song of the Day 10/10: Link Wray & His Ray Men, “Rumble”
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In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, let's put a dime in history's jukebox to play the only instrumental ever banned by American radio stations. Link Wray, a Shawnee from North…
Song of the Day 10/7: Cab Calloway, “Have You Ever Met That Funny Reefer Man”
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Cab Calloway recorded this in 1932, before cannabis was banned nationwide. Joe Biden didn't undo that 1937 all by himself yesterday, but pardoning everyone convicted of simple possession is widely…
Song of the Day 10/6: Sinéad O’Connor, “All Apologies”
With all the attention to mental health these days, it would seem like a perfect time for a critical re-evaluation of Sinéad O'Connor, whose public behavior had people calling her…
Song of the Day 10/5: Loretta Lynn, “The Pill”
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It's hard for those born later to understand the profound change the oral contraceptive pill brought to society in 1960. Some Christian conservatives haven't gotten over it yet. Loretta Lynn,…
Song of the Day 10/4: Jean-Luc Ponty, “New Country”
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Maybe you recognize his name from his time playing with Frank Zappa and Elton John 50 years ago. Or maybe you heard him with John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Chick…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes For September, 2022
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Fewer songs this month. Why? Because several really good songs are on albums that won't be released until 2023. Since I make the rules and enforce the rules, I've ruled…
Song of the Day 10/1: Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
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I have to admit that before this latest right-wing freak out I had very little idea of who Lizzo was. I heard her name enough to know she was famous,…
Song of the Day 9/30: The Zombies, “Time of the Season”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona You could say the Zombies saved their best song for the end. Actually, past the end. The British band had already broken up when "Time…