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Saturday, June 12, 2010

One Word: Hush

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Deep Purple: Hush [ purchase ] Written by Joe South, covered most effectively by Deep Purple. This is one of the great singles of 1968, in...

One Word: One World Edition

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Every week, we find out what the new theme is, and every week there are artists I want to post who don’t have a song that fits. This week ha...
Friday, June 11, 2010

One Word: Home

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Azure Ray: Home [ Purchase ] I wasn't sure where to go with this theme since there are so many possibilities, but I knew I wanted to ch...

One Word: Satellites

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Rickie Lee Jones : Satellites [ purchase ] Whatever became of Rickie Lee Jones? She burst on the scene thirty years ago with her huge hit Ch...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

One Word: The Pearl Jam Edition

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Pearl Jam: Porch [purchase] Pearl Jam: Breath [purchase] Pearl Jam: Corduroy [purchase] Pearl Jam: Smile [purchase] Pearl Jam: Wishlist...

One Word: Amnesia

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Kevin Salem: Amnesia [ purchase ] I can't remember why I posted this song. Oh that's right...because it rocks! It's just meat-...
Monday, June 7, 2010

One Word: Penguin Café Orchestra Edition

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Penguin Café Orchestra : Milk Penguin Café Orchestra : Coronation [ ">purchase ] When the Penguin Café Orchestra released their more...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

One Word: Ripple

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Jimmie Dale Gilmore : Ripple [ purchase ] If you have followed my posts both here and on Oliver di Place, you know that I am a great fan of ...
Saturday, June 5, 2010

Three Minute Pop Songs / One Word: Days

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Kirsty MacColl: Days [ purchase ] My first post this week featured a perfect Tracey Ullman popcover of a Kirsty MacColl song; I couldn'...

Three Minute Pop Songs: What I Like About You

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The Romantics: What I Like About You [ purchase ] I have no idea who The Romantics are... and, to tell you the truth, I really don't *...

Three Minute Pop Songs: Gene Clark Edition

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Dillard and Clark : Radio Song [ purchase ] Gene Clark : Hear the Wind [ purchase ] Gene Clark : Rain Song [ purchase ] Steve Earle famously...

Three Minute Pop Songs: More Recent Edition

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It would be easy to think, from this week’s posts, that the three minute pop song was a phenomenon of the 60s and early 70s, never to be hea...
Friday, June 4, 2010

Three Minute Pop Songs: Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)

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Looking Glass: Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) [ purchase ] I was at an acoustic jam last night, and during our dinner break, we started th...
Thursday, June 3, 2010

Three Minute Pop Songs: I Want You Back

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The Jackson 5: I Want You Back [ Purchase ] The thing about the perfect pop song is how infectious it is, how even if you want to not like ...

Three Minute Pop Songs: You're the Best

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Joe Esposito : You're the Best [ purchase ] I'm not quite sure why I had this song in my library, but I'm glad to share it here ...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Three Minute Pop Songs: There's Always Something There To Remind Me

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Dionne Warwick : (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me [ purchase ] Three-minute pop songs were a hallmark of the 60's – ...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Three Minute Pop Songs: Three Minute Hero

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The Selecter : Three Minute Hero [ purchase ] When I found out what our theme was this week, this is the song I had to post. That it clocks ...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Three Minute Pop Songs: Reach Out (I'll Be There)

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The Four Tops : Reach Out (I'll Be There) [ purchase ] I feel as though I have to hurry up and post a musical apology for that last ...

Three Minute Pop Songs: They Don't Know

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Tracey Ullman: They Don't Know [ purchase ] Audiophiles know that 7-time Emmy Award winning actress and comedienne Tracey Ullman - whos...
Sunday, May 30, 2010

Three Minute Pop Songs: Gimme Some Lovin'

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The Spencer Davis Group: Gimme Some Lovin' Purchase Steve Winwood was only 17 years old when Spencer Davis recruited him as a vocalist ...
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