My Top 13 Favorite Pop Instrumentals of the 1960s

The other day, I came across a 2015 blog post by Tom Nawrocki of his favorite pop instrumentals, which I also recommend reading. Still, it got…

Friday Forgotten Song: A Summer Song by Chad & Jeremy

Sampled years later by Will Smith for the background in his ‘Summertime’ ditty, among others, Summer Madness had to be one of the unforeseen strains to come out of the Light of World LP on its release in ’74. I think I flattened every groove on my copy of the album back then before the year was out, the deepest for this track. Likely one of the most successful B-side numbers from the days where the 45 was still king, it did make quite a mark on radio air. An instrumental that played across R&B, jazz, and pop stations, at least around SoCal for sure.

Opening Titles and Song: The Big Country (1958)

Here’s hoping we truly are in a better place at stemming the spread of COVID-191 as more of us have returned to watching movies once again…

A Song For This Day (and year): American Pie

Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s a habit), highlighting a song that just felt right at this point in…

Friday Forgotten Song: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot

For those of us around when the country celebrated its bicentennial, it was an extraordinary time. That it landed in the midst of a momentous, and…

Opening Titles and Song: Fargo (1996)

As Spring is about to be sprung, and we’ve lost another hour of sleep1, a certain film is soon to reach its 25th anniversary. Due to…

Same Song, Different Movie: London Calling by The Clash

This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of “needle dropped” songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Specifically,…

A Song For This Day (and year): Heartlight

Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before (alright, it’s a habit), highlighting a song that just felt right for this point in…

Opening Titles and Song: Lethal Weapon (1987)

Even as the spread of COVID-19 worsens in this very cruel year of 2020, really didn’t want it to affect the holiday season. But it does,…

Opening Titles and Song: Pulp Fiction (1994)

Once again during this time of isolation stemming from the spread of COVID-19, have listened to music to keep sane. Distracting myself with YouTube videos discussing…

Opening Titles and Song: Casino (1995)

During our time of “lockdown”, “safer-at-home”, or whatever your state, country, local government have named their attempts1 at stemming the spread of COVID-19, many of us…

Favorite Song Verses – A Start

As most every music fan knows, songs are like poems, even if you’re not into the latter. The definition of which well applies to both forms:…

A Song For This Day (and year): Stoned Soul Picnic

Another year over and upon us, and like I’ve done before, highlighting a song that just felt right for this point in time. As has been…

The Soundtrack of My Life – The 10s

As promised four years ago, am adding the 2010s to this series. My local colleague Arlee Bird from Tossing It Out broached a meme a few…

Opening Titles and Song: Three Days of the Condor (1975)

As this is one of the films I make a point to watch during the year-end Christmas holiday, will give Three Days of the Condor‘s opening…

Opening Titles and Song: Drive (2011)

“There’s a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don’t need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a…

Opening Titles and Song: Quick Change (1990)

“All we’ve got going for us is the city. Our only hope is they’re mired down in the same shit that you and I have to…

Same Song, Different Movie: Since I Don’t Have You by The Skyliners