When you love a song, do you always?
I do.
I horde favorite songs. I retain sentimental affection.
I think without exception.
Posts in: Music
Crucial Track for April 22, 2025
"Kinky Afro" by Happy Mondays Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Just an ear worm, today. But it’s loaded. This dates from my days working for a former retail chain called Spec’s Music and Movies in the 1990s. It was a family-owned chain, based in Miami, Florida, USA. I worked in a regionally successful location on NW 13th Street in Gainesville, Florida. The manager of the store was fond of playing the Happy Monday’s album Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches in store when it was au current.
Crucial Track for April 21, 2025
"Eyes of the World (Live)" by Grateful Dead Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that changed your perspective on music. I never saw them with Jerry Garcia. I did see "The Dead" play at an outdoor concert in a very uptight community that put a significant damper on fan activities. I have also seen Rat Dog play at First Avenue. My first exposure to the music of The Grateful Dead was via a group called Dark Star Orchestra.
Crucial Track for April 20, 2025
"Highwire Days" by The Psychedelic Furs Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Hopefully I don't stay stuck in 80s references! I got to see Psychedelic Furs live once at the University of Florida Bandshell, back in the early 1990s. My first exposure to them was on a local radio show in the Minneapolis radio market circa 1982, and I borrowed the Mirror Moves vinyl from an acquaintance and taped it.
Crucial Track for April 19, 2025
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. What was your favorite song in high school? Why did it resonate? There are way too many songs from this period of my life to pick just one. As a result of this prompt, my brain decided to latch onto Simple Minds’ song Don’t You (Forget About Me). The song was written for the movie The Breakfast Club, which was released in February of 1985, when I would have been a Junior in high school.
Crucial Track for April 18, 2025
"Reload" by Rob Zombie Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. I have a playlist called "Amphetamine" I constructed to help me chase the dragon at a point in my life when I was running on treadmills in the morning before work. One of my favorite tracks on it (and one of the few songs that I can stand to play on repeat) is a remix of Reload by Rob Zombie.
Crucial Track for April 17, 2025
"Get Together" by The Youngbloods Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Trying to think of my first musical memory. I'm not sure if this is it, but Get Together by The Youngbloods stands out. I was born in 1968. My uncle was serving a tour of duty as a Marine in Vietnam. This song made me think of him when I was a child. And boy does it feel appropriate today.
Have I Mentioned John Philip Sousa?
Recently, I learned that John Philip Sousa is the composer of The Liberty Bell. Many of us know this as the theme music for Monty Python’s Flying Circus. He has a tie to my Mid-Western region of the USA, having composed a Foshay Tower March for the self-same Foshay Tower in Minneapolis. According to legend, his orchestra played it the one time at the grand opening celebration. The check from Mr.
Ah, the joys of synchronization.
I noticed earlier today that some of my Apple Music library changes weren’t showing on my Apple TV. After attempting to initiate a cloud sync, Apple Music told me there was an error and it didn’t recognize my library. What? So the fix allegedly is to turn sync off and back on. No big deal, only 42,927 items. I was going to continue the re-rip project but instead I’m waiting to see if the re-sync to the cloud actually works.
Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised