Dawes is one
of the best bands out there today, and the only reason they didn’t get
something into my original list is that I couldn’t decide between this one and
“A Little Bit Of Everything”. (It’s still really too close to call.) The band
has always drawn a lot of Jackson Browne comparisons, which I didn’t fully
appreciate until I listened to this track a few times. Taylor Goldsmith’s
vocals don’t sound all that much like Jackson, but you can easily imagine him writing
and recording this song (especially the line about “the conversation between
the rivers and the freeways”).
Saturday, June 25, 2016
#124 Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go – Soft Cell (1982)
Perhaps the
ultimate 1980s alt-rock classic, it had perhaps the slowest climb in the
history of Billboard’s Hot 100, eventually reaching #8 and spending a
then-unheard-of total of 43 weeks on the chart.
As previously discussed, this failed to make my original list of 100 favorite
songs for technical reasons only.
Friday, June 24, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
#123 Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home – Brook Benton (1970)
Joe South
(who’s best known for “Games People Play”) wrote this classic, and released it
as a single in 1969. Both the South and Benton versions would fall just short
of the top 40 nationally, but Benton’s gets the edge based on the soul that
Benton brings to the table, plus the great backup vocals (by ???). One of the
best songs ever about the yearning to return to your roots, only to find how
much has changed when you do.
#122 I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos (1959)
The
Flamingos are, without a doubt, my favorite doo-wop group of all time, with the
most unique vocal harmonies. To be honest, the only reason this one didn’t make
it into my original top 100 is that I couldn’t decide on my favorite song of
theirs, with “Lovers Never Say Good-bye” and “Time Was” being the other two
contenders. This one finally came out on top, as it’s probably the best song of
the three, was certainly their only big hit, and epitomizes their perfect-for-late-night-romance
sound.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
This is how fascism comes to America
Thought-provoking
Washington Post column from last month by Robert Kagan of the Brookings
Institution
Monday, June 20, 2016
June 19, 2016 – Frederick Keys 12, Lynchburg Hillcats 6 – Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium
Umpires: HP: Matt Bates. 1B: Zach Tieche.
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:17.
Att: 6,794.
Section 101, Row A, Seat 5 – very front row,
directly behind home plate
Highlights – Keys scored in each of the
first 4 innings, starting with a first-inning HR by rehabbing Orioles’ catcher Caleb Joseph …
after Lynchburg took a brief 5-4 lead with 3 in the top of the 4th,
Frederick responded with 3 in the bottom of the frame, with the key hit being a
two-out, two-run single by Wynston Sawyer … Trevor Belicek got the win for the
Keys with 4 innings of scoreless relief
Other – neither starting pitcher survived
the fourth, as Lucas Long gave up 9 Lynchburg hits in his 3+ innings of work,
while Hillcats starter Mitch Brown had only a nodding acquaintance with the
strike zone, walking 4 batters, hitting one, and coughing up 2 wild pitches …
missed most of the first inning due to long lines for Will-Call and to actually
get into the stadium (took the back way up due to serious slowdowns on
northbound 270 and didn’t arrive until 1:50) … traffic back to Rockville on 270
was slow most of the way … Keys led the Carolina League in average attendance
even before today’s large Father’s Day crowd
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Shuffle #88 (June 19, 2016)
Keep Your
Distance – Richard Thompson
Workin’ For
A Livin’ (Live) – Huey Lewis & The News
Caroline No –
The Beach Boys
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
All Alone Am
I – Brenda Lee
Another Star
– Stevie Wonder
Meet Me On
The Equinox – Death Cab for Cutie
Winter –
Teenage Fanclub
Kiss Away –
Ronnie Dove
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