1,749.) Thurs Sept. 16, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Primus – “Too Many Puppies” From the album Frizzle Fry (1990) Too many puppies with guns in their handsToo many puppies in foreign landsAre dressed up sharp in suits of green and placed upon the war machineToo many puppies are just like meToo many puppies are afraid to seeThe […]

1,740.) Tues Sept. 7, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Tom Waits – “Way Down in the Hole” From the album Frank’s Wild Years (1987) When you walk through the gardenYou gotta watch your backWell, I beg your pardonWalk the straight and narrow trackIf you walk with JesusHe’s gonna save your soulYou gotta keep the devilWay down in the […]

1,716.) Sat Aug. 14, 2021

The Song of the Day is: C.W. Stoneking – “The Thing I Done” From the album Gon’ Boogaloo (2016) I roll like thunder,Go, like dynamite,All flesh and bone, I come,Old death ‘long by my side,In from the storm,This scornful breath about my tongue,O’ the thing I done Christopher William Stoneking One of my close friends […]

1,689.) Sun Jul. 18, 2021

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Snub Week The Song of the Day is: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – “From Her to Eternity” From the album From Her to Eternity (1984) I read her diary on her sheetsScrutinizin’ every lil’ bit of dirtTore out a page n’ stufft it inside my shirtI fled […]

1,645.) Fri Jun. 4, 2021

The Song of the Day is: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – “Killing the Blues” From the album Raising Sand (2007) Leaves were falling, just like embersIn colors red and gold they set us on fireBurning just like a moonbeam in our eyes Somebody said they saw meSwinging the world by the tailBouncing over a […]

1,408.) Sat Oct. 10, 2020

Remembering Solomon Burke 10 Years Later The Song of the Day is: Solomon Burke – “Cry to Me” Released as a single in 1961, and later compiled on the album Rock ‘n Soul When your baby leaves you all alone And nobody call you on the phone Doncha feel like crying Doncha feel like crying […]

1,289.) Sat Jun. 13, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Björk – “Jóga” From the album Homogenic (1997) Emotional landscapes They puzzle me confuse Then the riddle gets solved And you push me up to this State of emergency How beautiful to be State of emergency Is where I want to be Björk Guðmundsdóttir – Sjón *Friend Request Today, […]

1,245.) Thurs Apr. 30, 2020

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Snub Week The Song of the Day is: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – “Grow Fins” From the album The Spotlight Kid (1972) Ya better get it bach together again I`m gonna grow fins `N go back in the water again If ya don`t leave me alone I`m […]

1,233.) Sat Apr. 18, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Fiona Apple – “Fetch The Bolt Cutters” From the album Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020) I grew up in the shoes they told me I could fill When they came around I would stand real still A girl can roll her eyes at me and kill I got the […]

1,202.) Wed Mar. 18, 2020

The Song of the Day is: Clannad – “The Last Rose of Summer” From the album Crann Ull (1980) ‘Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone. All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. No flowerer of her kindred Thomas Moore – Edward Bunting – John Andrew Stevenson Since St. Patrick’s Day passes […]