This duo hit
the top 10 in 1976 with “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight” and “Nights Are
Forever Without You”, both of which I considered pleasant enough but not
particularly memorable. I certainly didn’t expect them to come up with this
sublime slice of blue-eyed soul three years later, with a performance and
arrangement of this Todd Rundgren song that even the Righteous Brothers would
have been proud of.
Friday, December 1, 2017
#171 Come Go With Me – The Del Vikings (1957)
Not all
great doo-wop songs were big hits, but this uptempo gem certainly was, spending
31 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 back when that meant something, peaking at #4.
Group member Clarence Quick wrote this one, as well as the follow-up “Whispering
Bells”, which also reached the top 10.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
#170 Havana Daydreamin' – Jimmy Buffett (1976)
Find the
nearest warm, sunny beach, get yourself a margarita, and enjoy!
#169 Holiday Road – Lindsey Buckingham (1983)
Inexplicably
and unfortunately, this one still seems to remain unavailable for purchase in
any digital form. (Update 11/11/2018 -- now available!!!)
Shuffle #100 (November 29, 2017)
A Solid Bond
In Your Heart – The Style Council
I Don’t Want
To Go Home – Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
The Next One
– Teddy Thompson
Marie Marie –
The Blasters
It’s All
Over Now – The Rolling Stones
Oblivious –
Aztec Camera
It’s A Sign –
Teenage Fanclub
Tears Dry On
Their Own – Amy Winehouse
Perfect
World – Broken Bells
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
#168 When My Buckner Moment Comes -- Dan Bern (2012)
Another
great baseball song. Googling “Buckner moment” can be fun; my favorite search
result applied the phrase to the missteps of corporate CEOs.
Here’s the
chorus:
Every game don’t roll your way
I get down on my knees and pray
That it won’t be in the Series
Underneath October drums
When my Buckner moment comes
When my Buckner moment comes
#167 A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request -- Steve Goodman (1984)
Shuffle #99 (November 28, 2017)
Night Patrol
– The Robert Cray Band
When It
Began – The Replacements
Eleanor
Rigby – The Beatles
Getcha Back –
The Beach Boys
Great Balls
Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
When My
Buckner Moment Comes – Dan Bern
Sleep Like A
Baby Tonight – U2
Good Lovin’
Gone Bad – Bad Company
Only The
Strong Survive – Jerry Butler
Smoke On The
Water – Deep Purple
Monday, November 27, 2017
Shuffle #98 (November 27, 2017)
The Land Of
Milk And Honey – The Vogues
Why Can’t We
Be Friends – Smash Mouth
Oh Beautiful
Loser – The Radiators
Crawling
Back – Roy Orbison
Lonely
Drifter – Pieces of Eight
Bye Bye Love
– The Everly Brothers
Volcano – U2
The Heart Of
Rock & Roll – Huey Lewis & The News
Chimes Of
Freedom [Live] – Bruce Springsteen
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