Rants and Ravings of a Misguided Dreamer and Observer
Salutations™!! So, today is my birthday, as you’d know if you listened to the Useless Things podcast yesterday, or if you know me at all. So for my Sounds Like Saturday today, I’m going to play my favorite song. This is my all-time favorite song, off of my all-time favorite album. But, instead of PG…
Salutations™!! I was going to post this yesterday but I fought myself. Incidentally, it also feels weird not backing up and making posts for the last four days as well. Yesterday, I started a new thing. A new podcast. A companion piece to this blog. It’s called Useless Things Need Love Too. How original, right?…
Salutations™!! As you may or may not know, Dear Reader, I have written this blog “every day” (at least FOR every day) since November 1, 2014. That was right after, well a month and a half after, my honeymoon. I did the Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums of All Time list (the 2012 list that…
Salutations™!! Today is the 34th anniversary of George Michael’s “debut” solo album, Faith. I put that in quotes because to some, the last Wham! album could be considered mostly a George Michael solo album. Whatever… This was the first single from the album and got a lot of flack because it seemed too sexual, but…
Salutations™!! Today is the 32nd anniversary of the single release “Arms of Orion” from Prince + Sheena Easton. I love the Batman soundtrack and I love this song. It just has a feel that most ballads don’t have and I am truly disappointed it didn’t do better on the charts. This couple do a great…
Salutations™!! Today is the 34th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love album. It’s a pretty good album with some really good songs on it. This has always been a fave and I love when Jerry Chapman does it, but I don’t have him on video doing it, so we go with this guy, he’s…
Salutations™!! Today is the 40th anniversary of The Police’s Ghost in the Machine album. It has a lot of great tunes, especially the singles. I have always loved this song and this is a unique cover. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog channel…Scorp out! —“There is no political solution to our troubled evolution. Have no faith…
Salutations™!! Today is the 42nd anniversary of Gang of Four’s Entertainment! album. It was ranked at #483 on the RS list that matters and climbed to #273 on the one that doesn’t. It probably deserves the climb, though. Here’s a decent cover from the album. Enjoy! Until tomorrow, same blog channel…Scorp out! —“Sometimes I’m thinking…
Salutations™!! Greeting from back home after a long day yesterday. Today is the 39th anniversary of the last The Who album with John Entwistle on bass, It’s Hard. This was the big hit on the album and besides it being recorded in a big hall or theater, this version is really good. Enjoy! Until tomorrow,…
Salutations™!! Today is the 48th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On. It was known for its sexually charged lyrics, which seems tame in 2021, but in 1973 it was almost scandalous. I picked this, not just because of the song is well done, but I find it cool (pun very much intended) that…
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