Browsing Posts in song of the day
This video makes me want to visit the upper peninsula. Michigan is a beautiful state, but I’ve never been further north than Detroit, which is to say, not far at all. This song sounds like loneliness to me.
It’s really amazing how many penis metaphors Andy Partridge can write into one song. Also, any song that talks about “green skinned girls” is ace in my mind.
“Throw the switch, it’s rock’n’roll time…”
I said it yesterday, I’ll say it again, great power pop never gets old. I’ve heard this song hundreds of times and it still sounds fresh. But I’d listen to Tammy Ealon read the phone book.
There is one universal truth in the world, good power pop never gets old.
Continuing the theme of yesterday’s song, Ash with Kung-Fu. These Irish lads should watch out before playing this song live in England. Is it more offensive for White kids to sing about Kung Fu movies than a Black guy? One wonders…
Last month some asshole cops in England arrested a man for singing this song within earshot of a Chinese couple. In the spirit, here is Carl Douglas Kung-Fu Fighting! Honestly, I can’t imagine any Chinese people taking offense to this song. Or anybody for that matter.
Days like today I am in love with YouTube. Why? Because it allows me to bring you the all-mighty Low and all 10 minutes of Lullaby.
Awww yeah, Weezer when they were still good. I wish they’d never gotten back together because they’d have two classic albums under their belt and would have been a much lamented band that broke up too soon, rather than an average alternative band that doesn’t know when to quit. Pinkerton is one of those albums […]
One of Smashing Pumpkins weak points was Billy Corgan’s tendency to be melodramatic. Thankfully this is NOT one of those moments. Actually, Gish was pretty free of that kinda thing, but Disarm keeps Siamese Dream from being perfect. Anyway, Snail is one of my all-time favorite songs. I’d highly recommend you go out and buy […]
