Choosing the perfect Thanksgiving Song Of The Day is not an easy task. In the past, I’ve done the obvious with the all-American standby, “Alice’s Restaurant” by Arlo Guthrie. It’s something I’ve listened to every year on Thanksgiving ever since I was a kid, and I will be spinning it again (on vinyl, of course.) One year I went total novelty and chose “Turkey Lurkey Time” from … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Dinner Bell” by They Might Be Giants
Broadway
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Does Anybody Love You?” by Todd Rundgren
Rodgers & Hammerstein…Lerner & Lowe…Andrew Lloyd Webber…Todd Rundgren? Todd’s name up there with some of Broadway’s most illustrious composers is not so farfetched. Indeed, one can trace the Broadway sensibility Rundgren has harbored for years thorough tracks like “Can’t We Just Be Friends,” “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference,” “Parallel Lines,” “Change Myself,” … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Does Anybody Love You?” by Todd Rundgren
4th Of July Playlist
4th Of July Playlist Here's my own personal 4th Of July Playlist. I'm sure there are songs you feel deserving of such an endeavor. If so, add them and let me know... Woody Guthrie: This Land Is Your Land http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaI5IRuS2aE Ray Charles: America The Beautiful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg The Beach Boys: Spirit Of … [Read more...] about 4th Of July Playlist
Song Of The Day – “Rednecks” by Randy Newman
Here is what Randy Newman had to say about the lead song from his 1974 masterpiece “Good Old Boys”: “I wrote ‘Rednecks’ soon after I saw Lester Maddox (Georgia Governor from 1967-1971) on the Dick Cavett Show. They sat Maddox next to Jim Brown, a black man and one of the greatest football players of all time. It looked like in a fair fight Brown would whip Maddox pretty bad; … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Rednecks” by Randy Newman
Song Of The Day – “Buckets Of Rain” by Bette Midler with Bob Dylan
Here’s one for those of us who are watching Sandy from afar...good luck to you all! This great duet/cover comes to you from Bette Midler’s 1976 album “Songs For The New Depression.” The session came about because Dylan had hoped Midler would join him on the Rolling Thunder Revue with an eye towards her being a part of his film “Renaldo And Clara” which was filmed on the tour. … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Buckets Of Rain” by Bette Midler with Bob Dylan