Month: June 2024

Song of the Day: June 20, 2024

The Treniers: Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH8HPvs6SFo&list=OLAK5uy_mZmXxsrEKf09k1tRB1FpRqzdFnrej0Y_w&index=13 https://open.spotify.com/track/2wDuRbsElPbPXNqAN80HbA?si=a6691d402aa7428e It's the first day of summer, so a song about baseball seems appropriate. I was a child of the '70s who loved to play baseball. My team was the Orioles and my favorite player was … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 20, 2024 →

Song of the Day: June 19, 2024

James White & The Blacks: Contort Yourself Contort Yourself on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgJMqIJccAc&list=OLAK5uy_lORz1lBSYBq8PqIIc0Faohmq8_cMJofPc&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/2yrS1xBHwuE2PLHtgk72X8?si=3911fae9cb084465 James Chance died yesterday. It is very likely that you have never heard of Chance, but he was an integral part of the New York scene known as No Wave in the late '70s and early '80s. Even though you've … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 19, 2024 →

The Pixies: Que Sera Sera Que Sera Sera on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDd-180FQ8U&list=OLAK5uy_l8rHtvxfntWj0hcKBKPJ7BtyZYIk-jjUs&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/6PF9zGfeUjMFMADqzZ1JTI?si=c20e1cf29b504ff5 The Pixies have released two new songs featuring their new bassist, Emma Richardson. The song "You're So Impatient" sounds like most newer Pixies material, while "Que Sera Sera" is a little different. This cover of the standard, originally sung by Doris … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 18, 2024 →

Whodini: Five Minutes of Funk Five Minutes of Funk on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwbtgcAo20k&list=OLAK5uy_mJvJC8mpUHhiBLylgc3Xs72gnec17WB5k&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/3izeHZhowlWJCKPG5FLFlq?si=bac5fcf9f76647ed I'm going kick off the work week with some old school hip hop. Whodini were one of the first major rap acts. They are best known for the songs "Freaks Come Out At Night," "Big Mouth," and "Friends" from their … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 17, 2024 →

Tom Harrell: Sail Away Sail Away on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLxqJ4onKJg&list=OLAK5uy_k_BSMcyczuEsrnXUJUBwvrPemHRTJrg64&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/4cVLhA0txYFqrcEAd8D1QR?si=f835ea9cdff64b86 Sunday is jazz day. Tom Harrell is a trumpeter and composer who began his recording career in 1976, and today is his birthday. His 1989 album Sail Away is a straight-ahead collection of modern jazz compositions and is one of his most acclaimed … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 16, 2024 →

Hollywood Argyles: Hully Gully Hully Gully on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUZy-3BQ7nQ&list=OLAK5uy_lFWa71JEjNmLIBn6PtAbAFxuo56Di5cnc&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/7iQPkJQJOPocZf8lzTwXip?si=d5e22fac47b641cf This post is a mash-up of two seemingly unrelated artists, so bear with me. I just watched the documentary Bad Reputation. It tells the story of Joan Jett from acquiring her first guitar at the age of 10 (a gift from her parents) … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 15, 2024 →

Wild Cherry: I Feel Sanctified I Feel Sanctified on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BV8zFoXshY&list=OLAK5uy_noJ0ejXyGxlEqA2RcmECWSAe7mzVfx0UA&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/6vdR1blfDqVah7Tka7B6cM?si=dae3c442f83443b5 It's funky Friday! We're going pop funk today with "I Feel Sanctified" by Wild Cherry. Wild Cherry are best known as one-hit wonders for their iconic #1 hit "Play That Funky Music." Surprisingly, that wasn't the first single from their self-titled … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 14, 2024 →

Indigo Girls: Closer to Fine & Everything In Its Own Time Closer to Fine and Everything In Its Own Time on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JOVOZJzZhA&list=OLAK5uy_lNhEnwOUjEnOCTcTf4Y9V2YGAnXkLS_ww&index=15 https://open.spotify.com/track/27iKIMtHnRQNN0300Lx7AR?si=d2be426143e64a08 The Dave Matthews Band was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I'm sure there are a lot of people whose favorite band is Dave Matthews … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 13, 2024 →

Yard Act: We Make Hits We Make Hits on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vct334H6m-w&list=OLAK5uy_naH9538rq65GyFoj3JlWr3JxsdyOt2NEM&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/3iktPD7WlCTe6mJCRgh7ku?si=c0144dea29544ce4 Yard Act's debut album was #1 on my Top 20 list of 2022 albums. The band recently released their sophomore effort, Where's My Utopia?, and it follows nicely in their debut's footsteps. The band certainly has a formula, and they aren't … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 12, 2024 →

Ty Segall: Feel Feel on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGRU5ui6IcI&list=OLAK5uy_nv_RQFUfH_U4buKSu6_LH7P9VoEdbiSl4&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/15twZc5JNNAvg7Y49tuY0w?si=ca7f812fa9d94502 Garage/psych-rock master Ty Segall is a multi-instrumentalist who has released 15 solo albums in 16 years, along with 3 albums as the drummer for the band Fuzz. He does not shy away from his signature garage-rock sound. "Feel" is from his breakthrough 2014 album Manipulator. … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 11, 2024 →