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World Party: Ship of Fools Ship of Fools on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nCugGQZO0 https://open.spotify.com/track/3ndKgw7LvKO7zIk1rgOQJ2?si=e5ca0c8180d24b35 Saturday is lost classics day. Continuing my focus on artists who died in 2024, today I present a song by World Party. Karl Wallinger died on March 10, 2024. He was a member of two great '80s bands - The Waterboys and … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 28, 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
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
This Week's Theme: Country Crossover Hits It has been a while since I have put together a fully-formed Faux Show, but this week sees the return to the research and thematic elements that led me to start doing this blog in the first place. The shows will start to be weekly again, and will cover … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 21 (June 19, 2022): Country Crossover Hits
This Week's Theme: Television Show Theme Songs I am not ashamed to say that I watch a lot of television. There have been periods of my life when I didn't watch much at all, and other times when I probably watched too much, but there has always be a tv in my home. For this … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 26 (August 29, 2021): Television Show Theme Songs
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