Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Claudine” by The Rolling Stones Today’s Song of the Day by Eric Berman is an outtake by The Rolling Stones from the Some Girls album sessions. The subject of the song is Claudine Longet, who was 19 years old when she met and married Andy Williams who […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart So, 2015 is not the year of the cat…it’s the year of the goat (or sheep), but that’s just the hook that led me to choose this fine tune as the first Song of the Day by Eric Berman of […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Golden Gate Gospel Train” by The Golden Gate Quartet
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Golden Gate Gospel Train” by The Golden Gate Quartet Today’s Song of the Day by Eric Berman shines a spotlight on what I like to call holy rollin’ prehistoric Doo Wop, which is better known as Gospel Jubilee. The Golden Gate Quartet started out as a Barbershop […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “One Too Many Mornings” by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “One Too Many Mornings” by Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash Still a mystery to me why these recordings have never been officially released…and now that The Complete Basement Tapes have finally seen the light of day, maybe their time has come… The Dylan-Cash Sessions took place in […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Lordy” by Neil Diamond
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Lordy” by Neil Diamond If ever an album was ripe for reissue and expansion, it would be Neil Diamond’s 1970 live album called Gold. While most people reach for their copy of the Hot August Night when they want a live fix of Neil Diamond, his Gold […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “I Got Loaded” by Little Bob and the Lollipops
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “I Got Loaded” by Little Bob and the Lollipops For many years, I thought this song was a Los Lobos original. Their version was so in line with their sound and it fit so well on their Will the Wolf Survive album. So it was surprising to […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)” by Arthur Alexander
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)” by Arthur Alexander He’s the only artist to be covered by the holy quartet of Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Others who rushed to his deep well of first-rate copyrights included The Hollies, Ry Cooder, […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “If I Had My Way” by Peter, Paul and Mary
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “If I Had My Way” by Peter, Paul and Mary They were the original prefab group, put together by their manager much in the same way that The Monkees were. But instead of a casting call, Albert Grossman knew exactly what he was looking for to form […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Good Year for the Roses” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “Good Year for the Roses” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions They were young, drunk, marketed as punk rockers and cut loose in Nashville, Tennessee, behaving very badly. Such was the backdrop for Elvis Costello and the Attraction’s album-length foray into straight-ahead Country music back in 1981. […]
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “You’re Still A Young Man” by Tower Of Power
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – “You’re Still A Young Man” by Tower Of Power They took us “Down To The Night Club” in “Bump City” and showed us “What Is Hip”…yet today’s Song Of The Day by Eric Berman doesn’t get much more soulful than this! Tower Of Power was the East […]
