You can draw a sonic line between The Bangles and Detroit Cobras when it comes to influences. Both groups draw upon the classic girl group sound of the 1960s, but add their own garage rock spin to the proceedings. Detroit Cobras are a garage rock band from, you guessed it, Detroit whose first few albums were comprised exclusively of covers. The band has had a revolving lineup … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Mean Man” by Detroit Cobras
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Old L.A.” by New Multitudes
While Bruce Springsteen tries to turn himself into Woody Guthrie by writing socially conscious lyrics (that are nebulous at best) and adopting a faux Oklahoma accent, the spirit and songs of Woody are alive and well in the form of New Multitudes. Marrying new music to lyrics left behind by Woody Guthrie is not a new idea, and Woody certainly left behind some great unrecorded … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Old L.A.” by New Multitudes
New Years Eve Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans
Denny Zager and Rick Evans met in college in Nebraska in the early 1960s and began playing music together. They recorded this song in 1968 and it reached the top of the charts during the summer of '69 in time for man’s first steps on the moon. It stayed atop the charts while man continued to make history at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. While the duo was never able to … [Read more...] about New Years Eve Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "In The Year 2525" by Zager and Evans
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Swingin' Dem Jingle Bells" by Fats Waller
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman - "Swingin' Dem Jingle Bells" by Fats Waller What more could you ask for on Christmas than this rambunctious reading of “Jingle Bells” from 1936 by the larger than life pianist extraordinaire Fats Waller. Meld that with a fine holiday Betty Boop video and you've got some musical spiked eggnog that … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – "Swingin' Dem Jingle Bells" by Fats Waller
Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “The Jolly Banker” by Wilco
Back in 1997, British political folkie Billy Bragg joined forces with all-American rock band Wilco to compose and record music for lyrics left behind by the late, great Woody Guthrie. The recordings resulted in the two-volume “Mermaid Avenue” albums. Some songs were recorded by Bragg backed by Wilco and some were just Wilco songs. This one is just a Wilco recording featuring … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “The Jolly Banker” by Wilco