1,726.) Tues Aug 24, 2021

RIP Charlie Watts (1941-2021) The Song of the Day is: The Rolling Stones – “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” From the album Sticky Fingers (1971) Yeah, you got satin shoesYeah, you got plastic bootsY’all got cocaine eyesYeah, you got speed-freak jive, now Can’t you hear me knockin’ on your window?Can’t you hear me knockin’ on […]

1,709.) Sat Aug. 7, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Shonen Knife – “Shonen Knife” From the album 712 (1992) Ultra eccentric super cult punk pop band Shonen Knife Nick Lowe, Costello, BeatlesRedd Kross, Ramones, BuzzcocksShonen Knife is a cult band Every every everybody! Shonen Knife! Violence, military power, atomic energyHere comes the end of a centuryBut we’ll go […]

1,664.) Wed Jun. 23, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Lonnie Mack – “Wham!” From the album The Wham of that Memphis Man! (1963) A few days ago, I played Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Scuttle Buttin’”, and in my research I kept hearing how the song was influenced by Lonnie Mack. Stevie Ray Vaughan was most certainly influenced by Lonnie […]

1,503.) Wed Jan. 13, 2021

The Song of the Day is: The Rolling Stones – “Ventilator Blues” From the album Exile on Main St (1972) When your spine is cracking and your hands, they shake Heart is bursting and your butt’s gonna break Woman’s cussing, you can hear her scream Feel like murder in the first degree Ain’t nobody slowing […]

1,463.) Fri Dec. 4, 2020

Remembering Scott Weiland, 5 Years Later The Song of the Day is: Stone Temple Pilots – “Interstate Love Song” From the album Purple (1994) Leavin’ on a southern train Only yesterday you lied, Promises of what I seemed to be Only watched the time go by All of these things you said to me Breathing […]

1,375.) Mon Sept. 7, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Toots & the Maytals – “Pressure Drop” From the album Monkey Man (1969) I said pressure drop Oh pressure, oh yeah Pressure’s gonna drop on you I said when it drops Oh you gonna feel it Oh that you were doin’ it wrong, wrong, wrong Frederick “Toots” Hibbert Today […]

1,318.) Sun Jul. 12, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Peter Tosh – “Equal Rights” From the album Equal Rights (1977) I said everybody’s talking about crime, crime, Tell me who, who are the criminals? I really don’t see them! Equal rights and justice. And there’d be no crime! Equal rights and justice. There be no criminals! Equal rights […]

1,305.) Mon Jun.29, 2020

The Song of the Day is: The Rolling Stones – “Honky Tonk Women” Release as a single in 1969, available on many compilations I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis She tried to take me upstairs for a ride She had to heave me right across shoulder ‘Cause I just can’t seem to drink […]

1,238.) Thurs Apr. 23, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Marianne Faithfull – “Broken English” From the album Broken English (1979) Lose your father, your husband Your mother, your children What are you dying for? It’s not my reality It’s just an old war Not even a cold war Don’t say it in Russian Don’t say it in German […]

1,194.) Tues Mar. 10, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Sheryl Crow – “A Change Would Do You Good” From the album Sheryl Crow (1996) I think a change (A change would do you good) Would do you good (A change would do you good) Sheryl Crow – Jeff Trott I’ve been dealing with some change in my own […]