Popol Vuh: Aguirre I (l'acrime di rei) Aguirre I (l'acrime di rei) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CubwNbkaPV0 https://open.spotify.com/track/3AwI3i7cIIM323ViMmMF32?si=082d96e02f9943f1 Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is from my favorite movie soundtrack of the year. Great soundtracks are always amazing. The ability of an artist to create incidental music to fit perfectly with … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 25, 2025
Category: Best of 1975
Song of the Day: January 24, 2025
The Ohio Players: Fire Fire on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqMY8UAGgg https://open.spotify.com/track/06xkqQuJzl1ddeK48jG6qa?si=bc883462de204258 It’s funky Friday, and I’m continuing my focus on the music of 1975 with the coolest #1 hit of the year. The #1 hits of 1975 include a lot of songs by artists such as The Carpenters, Elton John, Barry Manilow, Tony Orlando, and … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 24, 2025
Song of the Day: January 23, 2025
Eddie Palmieri: Un Puesto Vacante Un Puesto Vacante on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sbE2Ztim0 https://open.spotify.com/track/1ifuvRV77KenKXmb4tcHhU?si=1811e2bc101048db Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, coming in at #17 is Unfinished Masterpiece by Eddie Palmieri. One year after winning the first ever Latin Music Grammy Award for The Sun of Latin Music, Palmieri released his follow-up in … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 23, 2025
Song of the Day: January 22, 2025
The Band: It Makes No Difference It Makes No Difference on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtO-qtZxRY https://open.spotify.com/track/0fWe4v0BssKanrISjrYQ6T?si=b086579042794125 Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, coming in at #18 is Northern Lights-Southern Cross by The Band. This is not the best album by The Band, but it is far from their worst. The songs "Ophelia," … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 22, 2025
Song of the Day: January 21, 2025
Allen Toussaint: Southern Nights Southern Nights on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FkEoRu7pv4&list=OLAK5uy_mqDTQHv0rS_i29GE__75n24fVaTbIgwoU https://open.spotify.com/track/3Z6aY997cM7QK28xjEF5EJ?si=767d915adf794d06 Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, sitting at #19 is Southern Nights by Allen Toussaint. My assumption is that most people have never heard of Allen Toussaint, but his influence on the sound of Southern soul is incredibly important. From … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 21, 2025
Song of the Day: January 20, 2025
Betty Davis: Nasty Gal Nasty Gal on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egG7DuJb2Gc https://open.spotify.com/track/6nfqyVSVIL4YnIh5S7fG8Y?si=dc8376adeda243a8 One of my favorite series of Faux Show posts are my Year in Review entries. Now that it is 2025, I can go back 50 years and review the music of 1975, and I am very excited to get started. I love going … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 20, 2025
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