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Song of the Day: June 15, 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 →

Song of the Day: June 14, 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 →

The Guess Who: Hand Me Down World Hand Me Down World on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PKpxebwbe0&list=OLAK5uy_klaJyfJru4Z2hnGkTWg_BkwzALZfJsv1I&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/51krF0CyHT5AEuh81K0t0z?si=ec7b46145e9c489a Everyone knows the song "American Woman" and I have always liked some of the other hits by The Guess Who, such as "No Sugar Tonight" and "No Time," but I hadn't ever listened to a complete album until … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 10, 2024 →

Mary Halvorson: Tailhead Tailhead on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYwZKU6aHtU&list=OLAK5uy_nA0wmjPD9nPwd3-oxkvd-7DgxlXu23gKo&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/3kzhURl4ZZjNjiWhE4GaeQ?si=f537217394c14f9f Sunday is jazz day! Mary Halvorson is a composer and guitarist. Her new album Cloudward was recorded with her sextet Amaryllis, featuring Halvorson on guitar, Nick Dunston on bass, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, Patricia Brennan on vibes, Adam O'Farrill on trumpet, Jacob Garchikon on trombone, … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 9, 2024 →

X-Ray Spex: I Am A Poseur I Am A Poseur on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKBD9JYlO2s&list=OLAK5uy_mRa6A5CQGgcP8LyCFAxB6cafRlxAAXbGE&index=21 https://open.spotify.com/track/78Kve43aUj99QZCoIIK48h?si=c53401f3e1244c4e X-Ray Spex were a fantastic punk act who released very little material during the punk era. Vocalist Poly Styrene was one of the only influential female artists of the original punk movement. This version of their classic song "I … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 8, 2024 →

Nu Shooz: Bagtown Bagtown on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNeJnvsJLsk&list=OLAK5uy_nS1qoiRu9B6EEug-S24l3qaWedOQtbae8&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/38vECy62danPcIp4S3n8z4?si=62b141069a17447c It's funky Friday! Nu Shooz are best known for their 1986 smash "I Can't Wait." That is about all I knew about them until I recently came across their 2016 album Bagtown. I have now learned that they stopped recording for about 20 years after … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 7, 2024 →

The Four Tops: Something About You Something About You on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXKEel4h4ro&list=OLAK5uy_kP6MvDdoQyGelfCoeQBCqM0WTZFX4gwTU&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/7G3hL1HvxZ3Iz8J8KkkeAN?si=4184a8fad17640b8 I'm keeping it simple today. I felt like some old school soul, and the second album by The Four Tops is always worth a listen. "Something About You" doesn't get the attention that their 1965 singles "I Can't Help Myself" … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 6, 2024 →