The other day, I stumbled upon an online article (including video clips) about a 1974 German TV appearance by rootsy rock band Dr. Hook. Dr. Hook is/was primarily known for their single “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” and their collaborations with sometime-children’s author Shel Silverstein. In the early 70’s Dr. Hook seemed a pretty…
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Kate Bush’s “Never For Ever”
“A lot of people think it’s hilarious that all the ideas are coming out from under my skirt. But the good and bad things pour out of me in the form of music. It’s terrible, it comes out like diarrhoea! And it’s to hint that so much of it comes from a sexual need, from…
World Citizen
There’s benefit songs like “We Are the World”, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, and more recently the Haiti earthquake benefit song “Wavin’ Flag”. There’s also protest songs like “Give Peace a Chance”, Neil Young’s “Let’s Impeach the President”, U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and many many more. These songs are usually constructed as anthems, sing-a-longs, songs…
Down To Earth
Of course everybody’s familiar with Jimmy Buffett’s hit “Margaritaville” and the commercialized persona and empire he’s created from that song and a multitude of other songs extolling the virtues of the tropics and the “easy life”. Well before he hit gold, though, Buffett was a struggling folk artist in Nashville who recorded two albums with…
Taking a Bite Out of 2012: Looking Back on the Year
As with last year’s favorite songs of 2011, we take a look back on some of the new music released during the year. This time around, there are two mixes to stack on your plate, both with quite different flavors. Listen on Mixcloud to Part 1 and Part 2. Part One: 1. Garden of Your…
Heart’s “Hit Single” / “Strange Euphoria”
In amongst the radio hits such as “Magic Man”, “Crazy On You”, “Straight On”, and “Dog & Butterfly” on Heart’s 1980 Greatest Hits /Live collection (a compilation of hits and live tracks) lie two very unusual songs – “Hit Single” and “Strange Euphoria”. Unusual in their career, much less on this album. It’s Heart being…
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