Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 64
Chart Week: November 6, 1976 Song: “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” – Gordon Lightfoot Chart Position: #3, 11th week on the chart. Peaked at #2 for two weeks. This entry is cheating a little bit, as I’ve written about this song before. However, I heard not one but two countdowns last weekend that included it, so I take that…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 63
Chart Week: November 2, 1985 Song: “And We Danced” – The Hooters Chart Position: #23, 13th week on the chart. Peaked at #21 the week of October 26. (Fear not, music trivia fans! After a long dry spell, I’ve got three, maybe four, of these posts queued up for the next couple weeks.) “Who the fuck are The Hooters?” Those…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7bC3VpZm4TuiuflZZNJ9C0?si=f34a58c4cfb84ca5 “I Don’t Wanna Wait” – The War on Drugs Not that there was much doubt, but pretty sure based on the past week alone The War on Drugs will be my most listened to artist of the year. The new album, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, is fantastic. I’ll post a review next week where I will share more…
Friday Playlist
Well, folks, we made it! Today is War on Drugs release day! By the time you’ve read this I’m sure I’ve listened to I Don’t Live Here Anymore at least twice. My plan is to stay up late Thursday and listen as soon as it hits Spotify. We’ll see if that worked or not. I’ve read three reviews, and I’m…
Thursday Playlist
A strange week for scheduling around our house. The girls began their fall break yesterday, so we had some social activities Tuesday night plus an impromptu sleepover for C and some of her friends. We did our annual “flu shots and lunch somewhere that has ice cream” outing yesterday. S and I will leave later today for a little jaunt…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4wXQfjXzteyVCWAuVALYoY?si=347438b1952e49c4 “Brothers Gonna Work It Out” – Public Enemy This popped up on my workout playlist this week. Peak PE. “Crystal Bullets” – White Denim I can dig what these cats are laying down. “Knead” – illuminati hotties ih’s album Let Me Do One More has received almost universal acclaim. I don’t love Sarah Tudzin’s voice, so I can’t get…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lXQVulcpAb6qNaVOu1o8k?si=8132032798e34c17 “Silk Chiffon” – MUNA featuring Phoebe Bridgers MUNA is doing it right. They landed a gig opening for Phoebe Bridgers on her fall tour. Then they parlayed that into her taking a guest vocal spot on their latest single. In a different time, this song would be a huge radio hit. And making a large chunk of the country…
Friday Playlist
Welcome to the fourth quarter of 2021. My late year itch to build my favorite songs of the year list has already started to make its presence known. Holiday music is eight weeks away. Let’s kick it off with a pretty standard Friday Playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NkI0YkMQm4E4XrgEnZENs?si=8fa6d2deab9f404b “Weights” – Bartees Strange A bonus track from the updated, deluxe version of Strange’s debut…
Friday Playlist
No long essays about how old music makes me feel this week. I do write a little more about most of these songs than I usually do, though. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EnYwdzLt7XAvHneeIa6rp?si=6322b695f8114d0a “Waste Your Time” – Jackson+Sellers Jade Jackson says this song is about those final moments of a toxic relationship, when you are reevaluating everything you’ve been through and realize it wasn’t…
For Those Who Celebrate…
…Happy Holiday