1965, The Beatles recorded "Run For Your Life" in its entirety, in five takes for their upcoming album Rubber Soul at Abbey Road Studio’s London. John Lennon later admits to lifting two lines from Elvis Presley's 1955 hit "Baby Let's Play House." The group also works on another new Lennon song "This Bird Has Flown," later known as "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown.") The … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 12
B-52s
Song Of The Day – “Follow Your Bliss” by The B-52’s
“Follow Your Bliss” is perhaps the most unique recording in the entire B-52’s catalog; it is also the perfect closer to their greatest album. By the time of The B-52’s comeback album Cosmic Thing the group was ten years into their career. After becoming media darlings for the new wave, they soon found themselves in a dramatic free fall that left them practically unable to … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Follow Your Bliss” by The B-52’s
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Coconut” by Fred Schneider
You may not recognize him by his name, but just one listen to the song and you'll instantly recognize the singer as the lead voice of The B-52's. The song, of course, was written and originally recorded by Harry Nilsson back in 1971 on his "Nilsson Schmilsson" album and quickly became a hit. It is now considered, with good reason, to be a rock classic. This version comes from … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Coconut” by Fred Schneider