Time for a little 80s cheese. In 1981, Australian singer born Richard Lewis Sprinhthorpe released his biggest hit. From his album Working Class Dog, which also gave us the Sammy Hagar penned “I’ve Done Everything for You”, General Hospital star Rick Springfield released “Jessie’s Girl” The multi-platinum Working Class Dog won the Grammy Award for [...]
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I’m a sucker for a cover song, that’s why I list the covers in my posts. I am always curious what other artists will do with a well-known tune. From Garth Brooks’ “You May Be Right”, to Volbeat’s “Only Want to Be With You”, to everything by Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, covers are [...]
Today’s song is a classic folk rock ballad released in 1968. Written by one of the “100 people who shaped the world” according to Time magazine. Paul Fredric Simon wrote “The Boxer” as the follow up to their his “Mrs. Robinson”. The song is listed at number 105 on Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest songs of [...]
Okay, I didn’t hear this one on the way in, but this song always reminds me of Halloween. The song wouldn’t have been what it was without the video. This video is the most influential video ever, the only music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry, the most successful video of all [...]
On my way in this morning, I heard a song by a band that I believe is underrated. A British rock band formed in 1967 that initially began as an experimental blues band, they would, unfortunately, become known for one element of their music. Jethro Tull has sold over 60 million albums worldwide and has [...]
Yesterday I found out that my uncle is the new drummer for The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, who are apparently really big in areas of Europe right now. Those of you that know who The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are, I congratulate both of you. Anyway, that got me in a southern rock mood and what better [...]
In honor of their album released yesterday, today’s song is the catchy, pop/rock single from British band Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”. It is, sort of, the title track from the 2008 album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, produced by super-producer Brian Eno. The album won the Grammy for Best Rock Album [...]
It’s Monday and it usually takes me a couple of hours to become acclimated to a Monday. Monday is the fresh beginning of a new week, full of possibilities. Monday is also the end of the weekend and for most, the start of the work week. Today’s song has a similar duality. From the always [...]
Today’s song is a karaoke favorite and I shudder to think about how many times I’ve heard this song butchered by a group of drunk women who believed they sound REALLY good. Released in 1981 from the album Escape, Bay area staple Journey brings us “Don’t Stop Believin’”. The song reached number 9 on the [...]
Today’s song is among the best of Motown. Written and produced by the famed Holland-Dozier-Holland team and released in 1966, “Reach Out I’ll Be There” was one of The Four Tops biggest singles. The song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Rolling Stone calls the song the 206th greatest song of all [...]
