Category Archives: Music

Saturday video break: Mrs Robinson

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s all sing along with Simon and Garfunkel: Here’s a video of the song playing over scenes from the movie with which it is closely identified, The Graduate. The audio is a little weird or I’d have used it instead, … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 22

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Happy Leftovers Day, y’all. 1. Hotel Pool – Lily & Madeleine 2. Womanizer – Lily Allen 3. Hypnotized – Linda Jones 4. Tumbling Dice – Linda Rondstadt 5. 1917 – Linda Rondstadt and Emmylou Harris 6. Funkytown – Lipps Inc. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving video break: Comfort music

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

In times like these, we turn to old favorites for joy and solace: Thanks for being there for us, Arlo. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

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Saturday video break: Mr Blue Sky

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Lily Allen covering a classic rocker: I kind of love this version. She has the perfect voice for a song that always makes me happy to hear. Now here’s the Electric light Orchestra original: It’s good, and you have … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 21

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I took last week off from my two regularly scheduled music-themed posts because I just didn’t have it in me. They’re back this week, not because I feel better per se, but because there’s comfort to be found in both … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Money

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Miss Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: I found a couple of live versions of this, but they were all apparently done by audience members, and Sharon Jones has too good a voice for … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 20

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

This is the part of me that’s glad the election is almost over. 1. Part Of Me – Katy Perry 2. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson 3. Peter Pan – Kelsei Ballerini 4. Dancing In The Dark … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Mockingbird

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Peter, Paul & Mary sing a well-known lullaby: That’s from an album of children’s songs called “Peter, Paul & Mommy”. iTunes calls it “Mockingbird”, YouTube calls it “Hush, Little Baby”. I embed, you decide. Eminem borrows from that song for … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 19

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I knew this Songs By Women thing would take me past the election, but it’s beginning to feel to me like it has some meaning, you know? 1. Un Dia – Juana Molina 2. It’s A Heartache – Juice Newton … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Minnie The Moocher

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

From the movie The Cotton Club, it’s Cab Calloway’s greatest hit: I saw that movie in the theater back in the day – it was kind of mediocre, but the soundtrack is killer. I’ve owned it on vinyl and on … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 18

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I too am working on my masterpiece. I don’t think it will be a random ten list, but you never know. 1. Here With Me – Jennifer O’Connor 2. Keeping Time – Jenny Dee and The Deelinquents 3. Masterpiece – … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Mine

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

How about a little old school Taylor Swift? We were so young and innocent then, weren’t we? I confess, I like Taylor Swift (*), and I doubt I’d have ever listened to any of her music if it weren’t for … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 17

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I’m so fancy. You can see it on my list. 1. Diga Diga Do – Hot Club of Cowtown (Elana James) 2. (Keep Feeling) Fascination – The Human League (Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley) 3. The Body Electric – … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Mighty Mouse

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Did you watch “Mighty Mouse” cartoons when you were a kid? If you did, and you’re around my age, you probably remember this opening sequence and theme song: And if you are around my age, you may not have realized … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 16

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not embarrassed. 1. Time (The Revelator) – Gillian Welch 2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor 3. Wild At Heart – Gloriana (Cheyenne Kimball) 4. Automatic Rainy Day – The Go-Gos 5. The Cruel Sister – Gordian Knot (Cidnie … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break – Merry Christmas, Baby

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

The Boss and friends bring you greetings of the season: This was recorded in 2002. Seeing Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici again – it’s all the feels, you know? Here’s a much shorter version of this song from Otis Redding: … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 15

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

And on we go… 1. Criminal – Fiona Apple 2. Tusk – Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie) 3. Kiss With A Fist – Florence And The Machine (Florence Welch) 4. Prisoners Of Their Hairdos – Four Bitchin’ Babes (Patty … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Mele Kalikimaka

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

We’re going to have a little Christmas in September these next couple of weeks, starting with this oldie from Bing Crosby: I believe that’s the Andrews Sisters joining him as well. This is one of those songs, which were fairly … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 14

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Girl groups of old and of new this week. 1. Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby – Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch 2. Pony (It’s OK) – Erin McCarley 3. I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James 4. … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Meant To Be

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the Squirrel Nut Zippers? I remember them well, and I wish they had made more CDs. I’ve been a fan of various forms of swing/jazz/ragtime music since my earliest exposure to jazz band in school. Of the bands that … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 13

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Turns out there are a lot of girl names that begin with the letter E. 1. Oklahoma Home – Elana James 2. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Eliza Lumley 3. Freight Train – Elizabeth Cotton 4. A Little Luck – … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Me and Bobby McGee

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I have an acoustic Kris Kristofferson version of this classic that breaks my heart every time I hear it, and a version by the Modern barbershop Quartet that I can’t find on YouTube, so I’m just going to put a … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 12

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Feels appropriate to have a Donna Summer song in this first post-Labor Day post. Summer may be psychologically over, but Donna Summer is forever. 1. Mad About The Boy – Dinah Washington 2. I Touch Myself – Divinyls (Chrissy Amphlett) … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: The Man In Me

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Yet another Bob Dylan song to be covered: Pretty good song, but that’s just like, my opinion, man. Now here are The Persuasions: It’s not just my opinion but solid, objective fact that Jerry Lawson has an excellent voice.

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 11

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Some lesser known names this week, plus a song with “Thou” in the title 1. Be Thou My Vision – David Arkenstone & Kathleen Fisher 2. Sleep – Debi Smith 3. Faded Red Car – Deborah Holland 4. Mashed Potato … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Mah Na Mah Na

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

There are many ways to spell that, but we all know the words. Sing along with the Asylum Street Spankers: Very sad there’s no live video recording of that, it was always a blast to watch them perform it. With … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 10

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Several iconic acts, plus some great covers. 1. I Can’t Stand The Rain – The Commitments (Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle, Bronagh Gallagher) 2. Everybody Knows – Concrete Blonde (Johnette Napolitano) 3. Like A Star – Corinne Bailey Rae 4. Too … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Magic Bus

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Get on the bus with The Who, y’all. And as I threatened promised last week, here’s Pete Townshend doing this solo, at The Deep End: Who needs backup vocalists when the whole audience sings along? Also, too: windmilling. I swear, … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 9

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Musicals! Silly folk songs! 1. Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn 2. Potato – Cheryl Wheeler 3. The Foggy Dew – The Chieftains & Sinéad O’Connor 4. Something Real – China Anne McClain & Kelli Berglund 5. Any Moment … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Love On The Air

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to indulge my Pete Townshend fixation for the next two weeks. First, here’s former Pink Floyd guitarist and friend of Townshend David Gilmour with a single from his 1984 CD “About Face”: And here he is performing the … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 8

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Folk songs and disco. What more could you want? 1. Doctor’s Orders – Carol Douglas 2. I Feel The Earth Move – Carole King 3. Snowden’s Jig – Carolina Chocolate Drops (Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla) 4. Momma Don’t Like My … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: The Long Black Veil

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris paying tribute to Johnny Cash with a cover of a classic country tune: You’d be forgiven if you thought that was an old folk song, but it’s actually a 1959 Lefty Frizzell song, covered … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 7

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

We’ve made it to the letter C. 1. Fresh Pair Of Eyes – Brooke Waggoner 2. California Christmas – Brooke White 3. Flat On My Back – The Buddhacrush (Amy Price) 4. Ellis County – Buddy and Julie Miller 5. … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Little Things

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Colbie Caillat, whose version of this song has a definite article on it: Did you know that Colbie Caillat’s father Ken co-produced Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors and Tusk? Well, now you do. Did you know that YouTube offers suggestions for … Continue reading →

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