Blame it on the black starBlame it on the falling skyBlame it on the satelliteThat beams me home–from “Black Star,” by Radiohead Although I knew the song, “Creep,” from their debut album, “Pablo Honey,” from airplay, I really began listening to Radiohead with, “The Bends.” From then to now, I am hooked on their ethereal…
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#SLS — “Nobody Told Me,” by John Lennon
John Lennon being interviewed in Los Angeles on 9/29/74image by Tony Barnard, LA Times Lennon died on 12/8/80. Milk and Honey was released on 1/27/84. When I think of this song, I can’t help but wonder if John knew his life was close to ending. It wouldn’t surprise me, as he was wise beyond his…
#MMB July 2025 — “4th of July,” by Soundgarden, from Superunknown
image link takes you to info on the cover art I was first introduced to Soundgarden by my older son. After, “Spoonman” became a hit and got radioplay, he bought the album it was on, “Superunknown,” their fourth album, released in 1994. Another song that got a lot of radioplay from the album was, “Black…
Music that strikes a chord — “Groundhog Day” by Double Trouble
I was listening to Doyle Bramhall II’s playlist this afternoon and Spotify played this after the playlist was done. First time hearing it and ooh boy this song strikes a chord, both in lyrics and the badassery of the musicianship. Looking little further into the context of this song, I learned that Groundhog Day (aka…
Friday Favorite Feature 44 — Doyle Bramhall II playlist
You’ve heard me mention Doyle Bramhall II a time or 2. Over the break I decided to create a Spotify playlist of my favorite songs from the albums I have of his. I played this playlist MANY times since creating it and it is solid. Please give his music a listen and let me know…
4th of July, 2025 playlist
image link Words escape me for today, so I will let the music speak for me.
#MMB 2025– July — “Black Day in July,” by Gordon Lightfoot
[I wrote the song] as a newspaper man would write an article.— Gordon Lightfoot, about “Black Day in July” Gordon Lightfoot remains one of my most beloved love song writers/balladeers, but he’s just as phenomenal at chronicling impactful bits of human history. Most everybody knows his song, “Edmund Fitzgerald.” He’s written about colonizing nature’s…
