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Song of the Day: June 5, 2024

Yikii: Heavenly Hell Heavenly Hell on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyi5nZ-ahG8&list=OLAK5uy_m9f4Xy1BlB77e6z9XFmPLCwuhAlsy46RU&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/29vfCs6bTjMXGrvvG4qGr6?si=d39abe00dc104982 Music that is difficult to listen to does not appeal to most, but I find it extremely rewarding. I recently read a CNN article by Jessica DuLong about the importance of art in one's life and in the evolution and prosperity of humans across … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 5, 2024 →

Song of the Day: June 4, 2024

The Restless Age: Don't Forget About Me Don't Forget About Me on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbyJfUvaWQEu0026amp;list=OLAK5uy_lYmW6N9_PaSFe4ridFvu-ucE4POiJ-3tUu0026amp;index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/7p78LtBNxXm0nfvhy6GpIr?si=582ee7e7b86a4bfb Ms. Faux is a K-Drama fan, so I hear a lot of music from the shows. Usually, the music is either written expressly for the show by Korean studio artists or is pulled from the shelves of hundreds … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 4, 2024 →

The Libertines: Oh Shit Oh Shit on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbyJfUvaWQE&list=OLAK5uy_lYmW6N9_PaSFe4ridFvu-ucE4POiJ-3tU&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/6RrAa9EThfrXsM3Yi6CJ3J?si=de62c3ff86f041c3 It's Monday so let's kick off the week with "Oh Shit" from the new album by The Libertines. For a brief moment back in the early 2000s, The Libertines were the saviors of British punk. Their 2002 debut album Up The Bracket was … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 3, 2024 →

Hot Club de France Quintet featuring Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli: Minor Swing Minor Swing on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTlo809EIlo https://open.spotify.com/track/3qPQxLOF4cAi7rvHUn4cqE?si=fa13c0ce19954461 Sunday is jazz day and we're going back almost 90 years for a classic composition by Django Reinhardt. Reinhardt was one of the first great jazz guitarists. His Hot Club de France Quintet featured … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 2, 2024 →

The Zombies: You Make Me Feel Good You Make Me Feel Good on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_JtclyAIKA&list=OLAK5uy_mJlBNcMFfgOWccB738E0s1IT8_49y0Qio&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/1RYAQ93hCPDVZrXHcJCviN?si=014c9497ed5d4943 I noticed that the Spring 2024 Song of the Day playlist includes artists starting with almost every letter of the alphabet. Over the next 20 days, I'm going to make sure I get them all by selecting … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 1, 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 →

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 →