Today is National One Hit Wonder day. Listen to only one or two of them at a time. Unbelievable -EMF EMF was led by their guitarist Ian Dench, who is also their primary songwriter, although the entire band was credited on this track. Dench was in a band called Apple Mosaic, who had a contractContinue reading “Please don’t blame me for the ear worms”
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Canada – our neighbor to the North
As always, your friends from the ACME Corp would like to salute our friends in Canada on Canada Day. Canada is the second-largest nation in the world. It is not part of the United States – (it’s the U.S.‘ nicer sister, not dissing Mexico, the U.S.’ feistier sister.) A little jewel sitting at the topContinue reading “Canada – our neighbor to the North”
It was quite an evening.
May 29, 1913 –Imagine, if you will, you live in Paris and that after a hard day of not working and drinking heavily (it’s what most of the idle rich did in Paris at the time, in between bouts of sodomy, while they waited around for Marcel Proust to finish writing that damn book heContinue reading “It was quite an evening.”
Thomas Andrew Lehrer
April 9, 1928 –“If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or, perhaps, to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.” — Tom Lehrer On this day in 1928, Tom Lehrer — singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician — was born.Continue reading “Thomas Andrew Lehrer”
Instant Karma got us for the first time
February 12, 1970 –The BBC program Top of the Pops aired a performance clip of John Lennon’s single Instant Karma! on this date, which was taped just the day before. John Lennon wrote and recorded this song in one day, which was either January 26 or 27, 1970, depending on the source. It was unusualContinue reading “Instant Karma got us for the first time”
Very sorry for the ear worm
January 17, 1976 –Barry Manilow scored his second US No.1 single with I Write The Songs, which was written by The Beach Boys Bruce Johnson, on this date. Manilow was originally reluctant to record this song, saying to Arista Records chief Clive Davis, “This ‘I Write The Songs’ thing Clive, I really don’t want toContinue reading “Very sorry for the ear worm”
Got My Mind Set On You topped the charts
January 16, 1988 –George Harrison hits #1 with Got My Mind Set On You, becoming the act with the longest time between #1 hits – it was 24 years since Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth). When George Harrison conceived the Cloud Nine album, he looked for a producer who could carry someContinue reading “Got My Mind Set On You topped the charts”
Oh that silly Beatle
January 15, 1971 –George Harrison unintentionally rewrites the song He’s So Fine and releases it as My Sweet Lord on this date. Bright Tunes Music, the owner of the publishing rights, sued Harrison because this sounded too much like the 1963 Chiffons hit He’s So Fine. The trial took place February 23-25, with various expertContinue reading “Oh that silly Beatle”
Kirsty MacColl
it’s the anniversary of the passing of the the singer Kirsty MacColl. I can think of no better remembrance of her than playing this holiday classic. After their second album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash, The Pogues wanted to release a Christmas single. Instead of a cover song, lead singer Shane MacGowan and banjo playerContinue reading “Kirsty MacColl”
Touch but the screen –
Feel the healing powers of his ‘hunka, hunka burning love’ course through your loins. December 3, 1968 –NBC premiered the iconic Elvis special (usually referred the ‘68 Comeback Special,) sponsored by the Singer Corporation, on this date. St. Elvis appeared to his devoted acolytes on this date. The leather clad Elvis – not the sweatyContinue reading “Touch but the screen –”
The Haus of Dcaligari 