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Boys of Summer or: Those Fond Memories

19 Tuesday Nov 2019

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Today is the 35th anniversary of Don Henley’s Building the Perfect Beast album. This song is one of two or three that make me think of my childhood and just a really good time in my life. I don’t have many bad times but this was me being 14 years old and life was simple. The music at that time was amazing. My friends were amazing. It was all so good. The funny thing, oddly enough, is that this song is about the exact opposite of holding on or longing for those days. It’s about the end of childhood, letting it go if you will. At least that’s what I get out of it. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to go back. I love my life. I just loved that time and miss how I felt back then. This guy’s voice is really good. I enjoy this cover. I hope you do, too!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I never will forget those nights. I wonder if it was a dream. Remember how you made me crazy? Remember how I made you scream? Now I don’t understand what happened to our love. But, babe I’m gonna get you back. I’m going to show you what I’m made of.” – “Boys of Summer” (Campbell/Henley)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Rick-Rolled

16 Saturday Nov 2019

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Yeah, today is the 32nd anniversary of Rick Astley’s Whenever You Need Somebody album. It had his biggest hits on it: “Together Forever,” “It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man” and this one, the epitome of being “rick-rolled.” Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“We’re no strangers to love. You know the rules and so do I. A full commitment’s what I’m thinking of. You wouldn’t get this from any other guy. I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling. Gotta make you understand.” – “Never Gonna Give You Up” (Stock/Aitken/Waterman)

Emergency! or: The Fixer Upper

15 Friday Nov 2019

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So, I had a lot going on today, Friday, and I didn’t get to this post. But, hey, here I am now. Today is the 35th anniversary of Kool & The Gang’s Emergency! album. Which is my favorite because well, that’s when I really got to know them.  I didn’t know them in their early days, just the JT Taylor era. I wore this tape out (at least the first side). I wore the CD out (ditto) and luckily for me, I take better care of my vinyl records so I won’t wear this one out. This is the ringer for the album, of course, and this is a really cool cover with no actual vocals. I dig it. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“The world is always changing, nothing stays the same. But, love will stand the test of time. The next life that we live in remains to be seen. Will you be by my side? I often pray before I lay down by your side. And if you receive your calling before I awake, could I make it through the night?” – “Cherish” (Bell/Taylor/Kool & the Gang)

Running Late or: I Want Ewe

14 Thursday Nov 2019

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Okay, being sheepish, I’m going to be honest and say that I’m writing this on Friday for Thursday and talking about Monday. Whatever, but Monday was KISS’ fifth studio album, Rock and Roll Over‘s 43rd anniversary. It’s one of my favorites and why not highlight it? I love this song, too. We did it often in Heavens Sake. This is from the tour that I saw which was my first ever rock concert (in Greensboro) in 1990. Eric Carr was still alive and they rocked. Paul still sounded really good, too. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“You can walk in a haze, you can travel ’til you die. You can live in a dream and your life will pass you by. Every day that you hesitate, you’re never changing the hands of fate. You can fight, but tonight there’s nothing you can do.” – “I Want You” (Stanley)

Step On In or: Nothing New

12 Tuesday Nov 2019

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Today is the 35th anniversary of Duran Duran’s live album Arena. I don’t usually do live albums because, well, I try to get live covers or versions to play on here, but it’s Duran Duran and I dig ’em. And, this is a great live version, if only for the studio crew. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Okay, my reasoning might be clouded by the sun but someone sees the departmental lie. You know this peacetime, jabbing fist in stabbing knife, only get one look before you die” – “New Religion” (LeBon/Rhodes/Taylor/Taylor/Taylor)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Business as Usual

09 Saturday Nov 2019

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Today is the 38th anniversary of Men At Work’s debut album, Business As Usual. I loved this album and listened to it a lot. My favorite tune on the album is probably “Be Good Johnny” but I felt this was a good cover and it is pretty unique. I almost played a Colin Hay acoustic version as The BCPF and I saw him on her birthday in 2011 and it was a great show. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Lyin’ in a den in Bombay with a slack jaw, and not much to say. I said to the man, “Are you trying to tempt me because I come from the land of plenty?” – “Down Under” (HayStrykert)

Untitled or: That Led Zep Thing

08 Friday Nov 2019

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Today (November 8) is the 48th anniversary of that untitled Led Zeppelin album that fans and everyone else just calls “Zoso” or Led Zeppelin IV. But, really, it wasn’t ever officially titled. Is it their best album? That’s debatable. It certainly has the song that is probably the first thing that jumps in anyone’s mind when they hear the words “Led Zeppelin.” Yeah, it’s predictable but it brings tears to my eyes almost every time I hear it. Especially this version and in front of those who wrote it and with Bonzo’s kid (whom I have met and opened for) on drums. It’s a great thing. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul. There walks a lady we all know, who shines white light and wants to show how everything still turns to gold. And if you listen very hard the tune will come to you at last. When all are one and one is all. To be a rock and not to roll.” – “Stairway to Heaven” (Page/Plant)

The Week That Kept Me or: The Continuing Saga of Events to Be Distracted By

07 Thursday Nov 2019

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I’m going to be honest with you here, Dear Reader. That’s what I always try to do. Full transparency, I’m writing this post for Thursday on Sunday after. The week got away from me. The good news was it was stuff that was important or events that were paying gigs, or whatever. Can’t be helped, really. Especially now that it has happened. Anywhat!

Today (November 7) is the 36th anniversary of Yes’ biggest album of the 80s, 90125. This wasn’t the biggest hit on the album but I enjoy the whole album so why not pick something else? The band doing this are great musicians and are Spanish from what I can tell. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I’m moving through some changes. I’ll never be the same. Something you did touched me. There’s no one else to blame.  The love we had has fallen. The love we used to share. We’ve given up pretending, as if you didn’t care.” – “Changes” (Rabin/Anderson/White)

Sounds Like Saturday or: Outlandish Outlandos

02 Saturday Nov 2019

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Today is the 41st anniversary of The Police’s debut album Outlandos d’Amour. Not my favorite of all their albums but it is tied for second with all the other Police albums that aren’t Synchronicity. You probably would have expected “Roxanne” as my song for this, but, nope. I found this heavier ska/punk band to do a cover of this tune. I generally don’t like that kind of music, but it just sounds like a harder, heavier version of The Police. I like their energy. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I called you so many times today and I guess it’s all true, what your girlfriends say. That you don’t ever want to see me again and your brother’s gonna kill me and he’s six feet ten. I guess you’d call it cowardice but I’m not prepared to go on like this” – “Can’t Stand Losing You” (Sting)

Here We Go Again or: Shhh… It’s a Secret

30 Wednesday Oct 2019

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I’m about resolved to the fact that I have been and will continue to write a lot about music and post videos. I am a fan of music, I love talking and writing about music, and I eat, breathe and sleep music. Podcasting may be my profession but at one time I wanted to be a musician.

Well, I am a musician, yes. I mean I wanted that to be what I did. I was in a moderately successful local band, we released two albums, we had a following, it was cool. But, now, as a writer of a “daily blog,” a producer of podcasts (both my own and others’) and someone who hasn’t much time to do his own music, well, the “history” aspect is an outlet for me. That’s what this blog has always been, too; an outlet.

With that, I’m going to stop apologizing for posting so many videos. And, with that, today is the 40th anniversary of one Stevie Wonder’s most misunderstood albums, Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through “The Secret Life of Plants.” Many didn’t know or understand that it was the soundtrack and in some spots the score, to a film called, well, “The Secret Life of Plants.” It was the follow-up to Songs in the Key of Life (#57 on the RS list), so everyone had high expectations. According to Stevie, the album “was an experimental project with me scoring and doing other things I like: challenging myself with all the things that entered my mind from the Venus’s Flytrap to Earth’s creation to coming back as a flower.” “Maniac” Michael Sambello played guitar on the album as he did with a lot of Stevie’s stuff in the 70s/80s.

This was the first of the three singles released for the album, done by a wonderful singer with a bass player who has way more talent than I ever had on bass. Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I’ve heard so many say that the days of romance are no more and people falling in love is so old fashioned. But waiting are they the day they once let slip away, hiding need to fulfill their heart’s desire for love’s passion.” – “Send One Your Love” (Wonder)