While we’re on Nashville, here is another great song from that movie. This one isn’t quite as over the top as the Haven Hamilton song, but it still works both as a straight country song and satire.
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One of my favorite films of the 70s is Robert Altman’s Nashville. The movie is full of great music and this is no exception. Yes, it is satire of corny country cheating songs. But this song has grown on me so much that it’s become a favorite. I really liked Haven’s patriotic song, but this […]
I posted Cheap Trick yesterday and now I post another Chicago favorite of mine Big Black and their cover of He’s A Whore.
More classic power pop from Illinois. Looking back, it’s hard to imagine what the arena rock crowd thought about Cheap Trick in 1977. While most 70s rock bands were talking about partying and drinking and sex, Cheap Trick wrote songs about domestic violence, drug addiction, suicide, serial killers and (in the case of this song) […]
A “banned” song from the 60s. Shame, because this is really good. And we need hippie bashing today more than ever.
This is actually kind of close to jazz metal at times. The Sabs never got their just due for their musicianship.
Good morning, Smithers Jones
A perfect song for Autumn. I love the dark, moody atmosphere here. Whatever happened to Matt Johnson? Lung Shadows remains one of his best…
One of the best songs of the past 20 years. I love the melodica and the drum loop. I now own a melodica and will include it in future RCB songs.
Canadian grunge circa 1985
I love story songs. And the music kind of reminds me of Madness a bit…
“I could be happy or in distress”
