by Charles Norman | Jul 5, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Away From You,” by The Con Way, has all of the elements that we love in a good song, and none of the crap that we don’t like. Good Things that are in “Away From You:” tight guitars playing interesting figures, melody, a singer who can...
by Charles Norman | Jul 2, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Two Is Better Than One,” by Backyard Star, earns Song of the Day honors on the strength of a single lyric: Can you play the tambourine / On two and four not one and three? That may be the most beautiful couplet I’ve ever heard in any song....
by Charles Norman | Jun 29, 2018 | Song of the Day
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by Charles Norman | Jun 27, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today we feature a pair of long-forgotten oddities, by a songwriting plumber, that appeared on an album credited to the father of Beach Boys Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson. Eck Kynor, and his compositions “The Happy Song” and “The Plumber’s...
by Charles Norman | Jun 26, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Mountain,” by The Stillvettas, is a powerfully beautiful song possessing all of the elements that anyone searching for Good Music should require: huge, melodic guitars with Big Chords; a singer who can hit the back wall with his voice; a sensibility that...
