Month: May 2024

Song of the Day: May 31, 2024

Childish Gambino: Final Church Final Church on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-fNLkP0B2E&list=PLYuz75ZV-NPAVI8lkj_cv9iRGQINWM5yI&index=11 https://open.spotify.com/track/78sUOio7Q63zyraK2auLla?si=8cb663620b314ec9 It's funky Friday, and no current drummer is funkier than Nate Smith. Smith is a prolific studio musician, 3-time Grammy nominee, and founding member of the funk group Fearless Flyers. Fearless Flyers include Joe Dart (bass) and Cory Wong (guitar) of Vulfpeck, so … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 31, 2024 →

Song of the Day: May 30, 2024

Tonnerre: La nuit savage La nuit savage on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1-o1hrL1vo https://open.spotify.com/track/1yZ1j3gzXBHeKkeF7zHx1L?si=01e2a3eddf074115 Working through my Top 20 albums of 1974 kept me pretty busy, so now I'm going to ease up for a while and throw a variety of old and new music into the Song of the Day posts, with a focus on … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 30, 2024 →

Kiss: Deuce Deuce on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83f_oVMPv4E&list=OLAK5uy_kkZUcd687_1lbEM0aojGcQn1CE5tGrqws&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/79EQt03ze9Pr9tAVc2lm5P?si=7c4b049eac5b482f Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #1 is Kiss by Kiss. I will gladly admit that this is not the best album of 1974. It is not even an album that most would put in the Top 20, much … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 29, 2024 →

Joni Mitchell: Down To You Down To You on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ZgSUmuy74&list=OLAK5uy_np4ZdFD6zgoILeTZ7O3qf5IHs3PjZhq5s&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/3eH95cySq82dDtpwrGCCfQ?si=d6ed98ecd754468e Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #2 is Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell. As I said in my last post, Van Morrison's Veedon Fleece was #1 on this list for decades. It has … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 28, 2024 →

Van Morrison: Streets of Arklow Streets of Arklow on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCPJiunGRhw&list=OLAK5uy_mHy2mo1iN5KUuR09ZjQaaVnu8bVZh0SYM&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/2mJs4kzVnNaCwT8mxiT3kw?si=1701d9e6c7c24595 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #3 is Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison. I discovered this album during my first year of college, and spent the next several years obsessed with his music. As … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 27, 2024 →

Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton, & Ted Poor: Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF0Cou_jyQI&list=OLAK5uy_kBo9WlsjP8WKiVJrNEp-7Vo_NEe7rXqVM&index=8 https://open.spotify.com/track/29Ury0W4WGaO3EPXqcMyiu?si=0602f260360f448b Sunday is jazz day, and a wonderful new collection jazz standards has just been released by Andrew Bird. Indie-rock icon Bird provides vocals and violin, and is joined by Ted … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 26, 2024 →

Barbara Pravi featuring Golshifteh Farahani: Marianne Marianne on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp6vMVC0Ai4 https://open.spotify.com/track/7kAA7NbINuaJ6TM89lwaLz?si=9a5e62eaa47d4cec The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was recently held. There was a lot of political controversy surrounding this year's contest, but we won't get into any of that. Ms. Faux and I have become annual viewers of the event because the music is … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 25, 2024 →

Betty Davis: Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IhCCtcEEFU&list=OLAK5uy_k-QMXEeg4XfFsJh4GO-qLVgm1fgfLlnKE&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/1MCh9c35k0NAxE81oCrHU1?si=5b11f8fcd6354691 It's funky Friday! Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #5 is They Say I'm Different by Betty Davis. This record was ignored 50 years ago by all but the most ardent funk … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 24, 2024 →

Jackson Browne: For A Dancer For A Dancer on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnT_PbnpijE&list=OLAK5uy_m9sMqBEPg_C2_JkcjAbLBMpjgmz71Zmac&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/5zKu6Ei2joVOLZ6SKqCtur?si=12d95acaaa724797 Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #5 is Late For The Sky by Jackson Browne. The albums on my Top 20 of 1974 list have changed over the years as I discover new music … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 23, 2024 →

Tower of Power: Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WAIFl_ezic&list=OLAK5uy_m-NgEnQrL6lD4He7xAHTiGblTK1MCWDVk&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/4XcPdyk6cHl4c1er0KLTHr?si=a17b9c4d3eb3437c Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #6 is Back To Oakland by Tower of Power. 1974 is filled with amazing funk … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 22, 2024 →