Tag: music

Song of the Day: April 16, 2024

Dolly Parton: Boulder to Birmingham Boulder to Birmingham on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9UDdN9eiO8&list=OLAK5uy_m9baJDotom54DOJ4utdZP0e5QE_njC9f4&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/3yAgk5CNq7u0rDnOt59E0z?si=518204ac1e714d9e Dolly Parton's 1976 album All I Can Do was her last record before she started her run of country/pop crossover albums with 1977's New Harvest...First Gathering. Even so, Parton always understood pop music, and her cover of Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 16, 2024 →

Song of the Day: April 15, 2024

Dexys Midnight Runners: There, There, My Dear There, There, My Dear on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZwWnXuB_eg&list=OLAK5uy_nRiD2QvWma9BEbVnoUa_tugOePhlnaIvw&index=11 https://open.spotify.com/track/7sZa3zvNoLZI76DNhxCbeD?si=06b29494679446bd I feel like starting the week with an upbeat new wave tune. Dexys Midnight Runners are best known, especially in the U.S., for the one-hit wonder "Come On Eileen." In the UK, they were much more than a … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 15, 2024 →

Charles Lloyd: Defiant, Tender Warrior Defiant, Tender Warrior on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipp7oVH_6vo&list=OLAK5uy_m2IeTiqqN-urCiTdlQ54-yB2AzadNY23Y&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/2KCuOB6Kqn0bt72iC7wh40?si=1798c138ec1e4790 Sunday is jazz day. Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is now one of the oldest living jazz legends. He began his professional career 64 years ago and has recorded hundreds of sessions. He has done just about everything a jazz musician can do. … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 14, 2024 →

Missing Persons: U.S. Drag U.S. Drag on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW0UHQz1ps0&list=OLAK5uy_n_7O6bNW1OgoSKE8tbqfGf1ujJ3HnXiYs&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/5kbyKkO5UUdRavtxcjh86a?si=e8fb6664d97945b0 Missing Persons never had a Top40 hit, but "Destination Unknown" and "Words" are two of the most iconic songs of the early MTV era. Both songs are on the band's 1982 debut album Spring Session M, but for some reason I can't explain … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 9, 2024 →

Guinga: Parsifal Parsifal on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cEC2K0C2us&list=OLAK5uy_l98QFWvhxOC15h84waamDTzuey6VS9orE&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/6mYUwc7U6xHjpnA7PERQII?si=d7ae2f7067384fd7 I jumped into the discography of Brazilian guitarist/composer Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar (aka Guinga) after discovering yesterday's song of the day. Guinga (a name taken from Escobar's pronunciation of his nickname - Gringo - when he was a child) is a great example of … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 8, 2024 →

Melissa Aldana: Ritual Ritual on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO2DwZFmTgI&list=OLAK5uy_mnGpc3udzzlfd45iV9ACxw5YkJmzjB6iE&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/5U36mzwyFUZYiDTdRc0dqb?si=e47111432e704885 Sunday is jazz day. Melissa Aldana is a tenor saxophonist from Chile and Echoes of the Inner Prophet is her 7th album. It is a collection of eight modern jazz tunes, featuring Aldana on sax, Lage Lund on guitar, Fabian Almazan on piano, Pablo Menares … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 7, 2024 →

The Shadows of Knight: Oh Yeah Oh Yeah on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD_HZ_hrd0o&list=OLAK5uy_kzwLMlHZi7MA5YRCnI6y2V5iHQ9RpaKqI&index=7 https://open.spotify.com/track/55TAMPcVRoKJMAge37tkhr?si=8ca7e18fa8f74b74 I felt like diving into some old '60s-era British R&B and ended up listening to the debut by a Chicago band! The Shadows of Knight are best known for their cover of Them's "Gloria," and that song defines the sound on … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 6, 2024 →

Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band: Giggin' Down Giggin' Down on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEz5qInXFFU https://open.spotify.com/track/5AMGPr4Ei9LKRHilanvTk1?si=968265b46f8446d5 Since the very first post, one of the core values of the Radio Faux Show is that everyone should listen to a chunk of funk every day. In that spirit, I occasionally go out searching for … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 5, 2024 →

Umphrey's McGee and Huey Lewis & The News featuring Jeff Coffin: Let's Dance Let's Dance on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_UKEnQVncg https://open.spotify.com/track/1UchBa9UVgl91cMbVCGFlB?si=21b7646df55a4cea This cover of the classic David Bowie tune is exactly what you might expect, although there is a more old school R&B feel than on the original. I assume this is due to the … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 4, 2024 →

Ralfi Pagán: Wonderful Thing Wonderful Thing on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2smrW2GyQE https://open.spotify.com/track/1YVx33mjoCrCPvnTWJZVRt?si=2d7aaca18ce348dd I've been listening to a lot of music by Ralfi Pagán since discovering him a few days ago. He was born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican and Cuban parents, and that heritage defines his sound. He started out as an R&B artist … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 3, 2024 →