Category Archives: Music

Saturday video break: Solsbury Hill

An all time classic from Peter Gabriel: No, I have no idea what the lettuce this is about. Apparently, the video was done much later, so who knows. Now here’s Jiggernaut: There’s a live version here but the audio quality … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Born to be wild

Where it all begins for everyone. 1. Born At The Right Time – Paul Simon 2. Born Blonde – Wild Moccasins 3. Born In The U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen 4. Born In Time – Bob Dylan 5. Born This Way … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: So Far Away

Here’s Carole King performing one of her many hits from Tapestry: I’m always entertained to see James Taylor with long hair, because by the 80s he had become such a short-haired clean-cut type. According to the comments on this video, … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Blue bayou, part 3

One more for the holidays. 1. Blue Sky – The Allman Brothers Band 2. Blue State Girl – Michael Clem 3. Blue Uniforms – Yung 4. Bluebird – Tufts Bellzebubs 5. Bluebonnets – Clandestine 6. Blues For A Graying Walrus … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Snakedance

Here’s the terrific Texas trio of Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli, and Lou Ann Barton: There’s live footage of one televised concert they did off this album, but none I could find featuring this song. Here’s a live version of Marcia … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Blue bayou, part 2

Oh God, is it Friday already? Thankfully I’m in the middle of a multi-list theme. 1. Blue Lou – Benny Carter 2. Blue Moon – The Marcels 3. Blue Moon Of Kentucky – Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys 4. … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Blue bayou, part 1

Do we have the blues? We have them enough for multiple lists. 1. Blue Always Finds Me – Hotel Lights 2. Blue Baiao – Susanna Sharpe and Samba Police 3. Blue Christmas – Collective Soul 4. Blue Comet Blues – … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Sledgehammer

Here’s Fifth Harmony: As you may surmise, they’re one of those artists I know about thanks to my kids. They have several songs I like, this one included, so that’s a win. Those of you who aren’t millennials or proximate … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: All hail the Astros

I break the pattern once again in honor of the Astros’ World Series win. 1. Born To Win – Hurray For The Riff Raff 2. Playing To Win – Shalamar 3. The Winner Takes It All – ABBA 4. You … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: The Altuve Polka

We interrupt the procession of cover/same name songs to bring you this, the most important video of 2017: If the Astros don’t adopt that as their official team song, they are badly mistaken. This is easily the best Houston-centric sports … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Black and blue, part 2

My odds are stacked/I’ll go back to black 1. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall 2. Black Is The Color – SixMileBridge 3. Black Lipstick – Chicano Batman 4. Black Magic – Little Mix 5. Black Night … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Smells Like Teen Spirit

I have two covers of the grunge classic. First, the Meat Puppets: Boy, they really leaned in on their name, didn’t they? That’s from “Newermind”, a tribute to Nirvana on the 20th anniversary of the album release, put out by … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Black and blue, part 1

Once again, a topic too big to cover in one go. 1. Black And White – The DB’s 2. Black Annis – Solas 3. Black Blade – Blue Oyster Cult 4. Black Boys On Mopeds – Sinead O’Connor 5. Black … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Slow Ride

Here’s Bonnie Raitt: That’s from her hit album Luck of the Draw and it’s a good song, because Bonnie Raitt only makes good songs. But I can’t say it’s one I was greatly familiar with. I am greatly familiar, as … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Big talker, part 3

Time for a big finish. 1. Big Rio Grande River – Austin Lounge Lizards 2. Big Rock Candy Mountain – Harry McClintock 3. Big Round World – Trout Fishing In America 4. Big Girls Cry – Sia 5. Big Noise … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Shout

Here’s a song called Shout you probably don’t know, from Miles Davis: That’s from the Fluxblog 1981 list. I always thought of Miles Davis as a musician of the 60s, so it was a pleasant surprise to see that he … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Big talker, part 2

Big list, no kidding. 1. Big Hat, No Cattle – Randy Newman 2. Big Legs, Tight Skirt – John Lee Hooker 3. Big Love – Matthew E. White 4. Big Love – Fleetwood Mac 5. Big Man On Mulberry Street … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Ship of Fools

I give you Bob Seger and his amazing 70’s-era hair: If we must have a musician from Michigan run for the US Senate, shouldn’t it by right be Bob Seger? I’m pretty sure it should. A different song by this … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Big talker, part 1

This list is so big it will take three weeks to get through it. 1. Big Balls – AC/DC 2. Big Bang Theory Theme – Barenaked Ladies 3. Big Bangs, Black Holes, Meteorites – Love Is All 4. Big Blue … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: She’s No Lady

Here’s national treasure Lyle Lovett: You’ll have to ask him if he wrote that about Julia Roberts. In the meantime, here’s Lou Rawls: Also a national treasure. You might be able to get away with having this song dedicated to … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Better than that

Because “better” comes after “best” in the dictionary. 1. Better – Kim Carnes 2. Better Be Good To Me – Tina Tuner 3. Better Days – Bruce Springsteen 4. Better In Stereo – Dove Cameron 5. Better Love – Robert … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Shenandoah

Here’s Bruce Springsteen performing this classic American folk song: That’s from his Seeger Sessions album, which was basically aimed right at my sweet spot. For an every more growly-voiced take, here’s Tom Waits with Keith Richards: Hitch the horses to … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Best of the best

This could be my best list ever. 1. Best Damn Fool – Buddy Guy 2. Best Friend – Dent May 3. The Best Is Yet To Come – Frank Sinatra with Count Basie & His Orchetsra 4. Best Lil’ Whorehouse … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Shame On You

Continuing with the shame theme, here’s the Indigo Girls: They should have had more success on mainstream rock radio. Maybe I’m just a sucker for vocal harmonies, but they were and are excellent at what they do. Now here’s Willie … Continue reading

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Friday random eleven – Be all that you can be

Going to eleven this week because I felt like it. 1. Be Good Johnny – Men At Work 2. Be Like The Man – Mieka Pauley 3. Be Like You – Asylum Street Spankers 4. Be My Baby – The … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Shame On The Moon

Here’s Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band with a deep cut: Gotta say, in thirty years of listening to AOR and classic rock radio, I don’t think I’d heard that song before. I know, the playlists are shallow, but … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Bad, and also drawn that way

Anyone else up for a little distraction from the news? 1. Bad – U2 2. Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas – Beach Slang 3. Bad Blood – Taylor Swift 4. Bad Businessman – Squirrel Nut Zippers 5. Bad Moon Rising … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Shame

Here are the Avett Brothers, at a music festival in Jackson Hole: I’ve collected music from a lot of different sources over the years. Both of today’s songs come from different CD samplers, this one on Americana music and the … Continue reading

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Friday random ten – Back to back, part two

Back for more… 1. Back In Your Arms – Bruce Springsteen 2. Back In Your Own Backyard – Hot Club of Cowtown 3. Back It Up – Caro Emerald 4. Back On The Chain Gang – The Pretenders 5. Back … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Shake Your Booty

Fluff up your hair, put on your dancing shoes, turn your HiFi up to max volume, and get down to KC and the Sunshine Band: Now that, my friends, is what I’m talking about. It’s too much awesomeness for any … Continue reading

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Friday random ten – Back to back, part one

I’m baaaaaaaaaack… 1. Back Door Santa – Bon Jovi 2. Back Home Again In Indiana – Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins & Stan Getz 3. Back In Baby’s Arms – Patsy Cline 4. Back In Love Again – LTD 5. Back … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Shake It Up

Here are The Cars: What exactly is “the move with the quirky jerk”, anyway? Ric Ocasek has a lot to answer for if you ask me. Now here’s Selena Gomez: That’s the theme song to the former Disney Channel show … Continue reading

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Friday random ten – Baby, baby

So many songs that start with the word “Baby”. 1. Baby Can I Hold You – Tracy Chapman 2. Baby Come Back To Me – The Manhattan Transfer 3. Baby Don’t Cry – INXS 4. Baby Don’t You Do It … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Sex

Let’s get right down to it, shall we? Here’s The 1975: Gotta say, as much as I love the extravagance of 1970s and 1980s videos, I really appreciate ones where we just see the band or singer in a natural … Continue reading

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