Won’t Eat Prunes Again
Recently a lost classic from Weird Al Yankovic was revealed. It’s a live performance of his parody “Won’t Eat Prunes Again” a tip of the hat to The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. Do...
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Chris Cornell Covers Whitney
Chris Cornell, the lead singer of Sound Garden and Audio Slave, recently performed a tribute to the late great Whitey Houston. The rocker belts out his cover of “I Will Always Love You” the...
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
I was going through some music earlier today and came across this song that I like to break out and play every now and then. By the Southern California-based band Primitive Radio Gods, “Sitting...
Break It Down Again
Back in 1993, Tears For Fears had a #25 hit with the tune “Break It Down Again“. At that time, the duo had split and Roland Orzabal was the remaining tear. This was the...
Gil Scott-Heron
Poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron passed away yesterday at the age of 62. Scott-Heron is most known for his political commentary, which he would present in spoken word over musical beds performed by his band. His...
Tragic Comic
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44jokODfzM Back in 1993, Extreme released the song “Tragic Comic” with less than dramatic radio airplay. The other day I was going through an old bin of CDs and I stumbled upon their disc...
Hey Marseilles
The Doe Bay Sessions – Hey Marseilles from Sound on the Sound on Vimeo. Hey Marseilles is a Seattle-based band who play what has been described, among other things, as “poetic, folkish, and stunningly...
Songs for Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, of course, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. In fact, today marks the 25th anniversary of its first celebration as a federal holiday. While there have been some, there haven’t...
Walking On A Thin Line
Walking On A Thin Line is one of Huey Lewis and the News’ most underrated songs. This tune was originally released off the Sports album and received minor success. Thanks to Ray for inspiring...
Larry Carlton – Underrated?
Larry Carlton is a three-time Grammy winning jazz guitartist who has played on more than 100 albums that have gone gold or platinum. However, have you ever heard of him? According to Wikipedia, “Carlton...
