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Sad Lovers and Giants: Things We Never Did Things We Never Did on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg5tBerJEfM https://open.spotify.com/track/2zQt8dSCFA95mVfuJlw5Lv?si=56d056e8fa5e4ee2 Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is "Things We Never Did" by British post-punk band Sad Lovers and Giants. This track is from their 1982 debut album Epic Garden Music, a collection of songs that sound … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 14, 2024
Aztec Camera: Walk Out To Winter Walk Out To Winter on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAS4-mzsnLE&list=OLAK5uy_mWO1P_0JAE9htXA_kTo6IR57VNgZtKlY8&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/4VXXn86RvCxXSv61oyudo3?si=b201837d2248460e Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is "Walk Out To Winter" from the 1983 debut album High Land, Hard Rain by Scottish band Aztec Camera. They combined acoustic jangle pop with sophisti-pop to produce a sound that … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 7, 2024
The Toy Dolls: Dig That Groove Baby Dig That Groove Baby on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzX3WKJ-C_o&list=OLAK5uy_kOWS4hs2Kfcg3a7iys-uMke7YZEGXhDjI&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/3lS4kMGXhKyAd6LkSCYOKy?si=f7ce9417bf8c41fc Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is the title track to the debut album by The Toy Dolls. They are a British punk band formed in 1979, but they were too silly to be taken seriously … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 31, 2024
The Nails: Let It All Hang Out Let It All Hang Out on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GvP_Jm93Vo&list=OLAK5uy_lw1fmJ4vJWMKX_C_Q43Mteva4oeyXlZ8I&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/68pM5m6eUMnICFosedWraH?si=3b7f295821834aa5 Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is “Let It All Hang Out” by The Nails. I spent my early teen years in a small town with limited access to music beyond MTV, classic rock radio, … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 24, 2024
David Sylvian: The Ink In The Well The Ink In The Well on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nho0o8qYSs&list=PLI6kLIhBBwmQci6OWxfVCRw1RTIlTi_Yu&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/60CoHgrimhXb9s4FyFTQis?si=1b40cd3f2ae64182 Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is “The Ink in the Well” by David Sylvian. By the time that New Romantic band Duran Duran were taking over the world of pop music in 1984, the … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 17, 2024
Big Dipper: Ron Klaus Wrecked His House Ron Klaus Wrecked His House on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1F0KasHeM&list=OLAK5uy_kivAWoSzLZ6HIQkE8yhZknN_THzJMOcaI&index=18 https://open.spotify.com/track/1nR3HLwuLS34UV46olYwt0?si=031e86efa1a74f53 Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is one of the greatest indie-rock anthems of the 1980s. Boston's Big Dipper were my favorite college-circuit band of the late '80s. Their initial EP and first two albums … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 10, 2024
The Chills: Tied Up On A Chain Tied Up On A Chain on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pghMLiLdC6k&list=OLAK5uy_lfdGkgFpggMfcpEOaZnP046MISciUgxwk&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/23Eqhif8Pz2ZCRRgJKXdkG?si=0d3e64b4c7f24fe7 I'll follow up yesterday's song by Ducks Ltd. with a song by The Chills. As I wrote yesterday, Ducks Ltd. remind me a lot of the The Chills, so it is a perfect time to pay homage … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 8, 2024
Stump: Charlton Heston Charlton Heston on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWa3ouFWwJs https://open.spotify.com/track/6fetHeKRE6IaFt9GJMgCVu?si=3ff3f4f7f5554e01 Saturday is Lost Classics day with a focus on great songs that aren't very well-known. Like I did last Saturday, I've selected one of my favorite songs that I discovered as a deejay in college. Stump were an indie band from Ireland/England in the … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 3, 2024
The Colorblind James Experience: I'm Considering a Move to Memphis Considering a Move to Memphis on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIO1kQQilTY&list=OLAK5uy_lt4tirW7f8IkXlcVQMHFb4xteCa6ELqv4&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/3DhVcVD7xeK8epGemeGA0M?si=d3d8d94d3e67457a It is not always easy to pull songs out of thin air for these song of the day posts, but I have already started to do a Funky Friday post and a Sunday Jazz … Continue reading Song of the Day: July 27, 2024
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