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Showing posts with label song of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label song of the day. Show all posts

March 24, 2015

song of the day.

Song of the day, the song I can't stop listening to. "Pedestrian at Best" by Courtney Barnett.

Like a pistol out of Melbourne, Courtney Barnett is just getting started. I can't wait to hear more of her debut album.

Seriously, set aside three minutes today to listen to this. You'll be thrilled you did.













March 13, 2015

queens of the blues.

Two songs of the day, both by bluesy gals, both about crappy husbands, both cracking me up as I drive to work.

Koko Taylor, often dubbed "The Queen of Blues," was one of the few women to reign over the Chicago blues scene. She was discovered by Willie Dixon and rose to fame with a version of his song "Wang Dang Doodle." It also kicks ass. She influenced many artists such as Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt,  appeared in the films Blues Brothers 2000, Wild at Heart and died in 2009. Her voice continues to be a force of nature.



Koko doesn't mind if you take her husband, but DO NOT mess with her man. Just to be clear, they are two different dudes.

You Can Have My Husband


After the death of Ms. Taylor, Denise LaSalle was anointed queen of the Chicago blues. She has written, recorded and produced records steadily since her first hit "A Love Reputation" in 1968.




Here she informs some unlucky lady that the dude they are sharing has stepped out on both of them. Awkward.

Your Husband is Cheating on Us

March 9, 2015

love music.

Song of the Day: Try (Just A Little Harder), Lorraine Ellison.



Ellison was a soul singer in the 60s and 70s and recorded only a few hit records.





Her two biggest songs, Stay With Me and Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) were both covered by Janis Joplin.



Ellison left the music business to tend to her mother and died in 1983 at the age of 51 from ovarian cancer.

Janis Joplin covers Lorraine Ellison on the Dick Cavett Show


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