“You can never tell why someone’s gonna stick something in a song. You just gotta remember that the whole is bigger than the sum of its parts. You can’t expect to understand everything in every song.”–Bob Dylan
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182: The Shirelles, ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’
Once upon a time, about 40 years ago, people thought sex was bad. At least they said they thought sex was bad.
Continue reading...300: Decapede, ‘Creston Gold’/Buddy Holly, ‘Peggy Sue’
The sweetest music you’ll never hear.
Continue reading...321: “The Greatest Band that Never Was”–The Soundtrack
The music behind the words!
Continue reading...SoTW 320: Jeff Meshel, ‘Creston Gold’ (Decapede Cover)
Jeff’s brand-new rock novel.
Welcome to the world!
190: Bob Dylan, ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’
Kids, be careful! One little romp in the back seat, whoops, you’re a parent forever. One untimely text while driving, you’re limping through the Pearly Gates at 21. Write a Protest Song at 22, you’re a Protest Singer forever.
Continue reading...175: Traffic, ‘John Barleycorn Must Die’
An allegory, in which Demon Alcohol gets the last word.
Continue reading...183: Love, ‘Alone Again Or’ (Bryan MacLean)
An obscure legend: the beautiful Bryan MacLean demo, of the indelible opening cut of Love’s “Forever Changes”, a gift that justifies all the mothers of the world cleaning out their garages and discovering their little boys’ lost treasures.
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