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Continue reading →: Canada’s All Time Top Songs – #98
At 98 is a signature song from former Sweeney Todd singer, Nick Gilder. The track is Hot Child In The City. Sweeney Todd had a big hit in 1976 with Roxy Roller. After that success, Nick left the band, going solo and signing a record deal in the USA. That…
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Continue reading →: Taken Fom My SHazam – Mayer Hawthorne
I saved this one around 5 years ago. A Long Time is the appropriate name of the tune for this post. LA based Mayer Hawthorne (real name Andrew Mayer Cohen) released this song along with his album How Do You Do in October 2011. The album reached 8 onthe US…
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Continue reading →: Canada’s All Time Top Songs – #99
At 99 we present We Run by Strange Advance. A Vancouver new wave band, they formed in 1982, and were almost immediately nominated for a Juno (Canada’s Grammy) as most promising band in 1983. We Run was taken from their album, 2WO and released as a single in 1985. It…
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Continue reading →: Music From The Email Bag – December 8, 2020
And now for something completely different, Swedish Alt-Country. Yes that is correct. I was going through my email and came across a promo from August 2019. Yes, I know, I’m way behind. I do keep them all though and now that I am writing (sort of) again, I am committed…
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Continue reading →: Interesting Covers – Feeling Good – Muse
Covering another person’s song is always an interesting endeavor. The balance between being somewhat recognizable and putting your own stamp on a classic is always a challenge. Making it a better song than the original is also very rewarding. To that end, finding a cover that might just be better…
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