I was surprised to discover recently that it was Willie Nelson, and that he sang it on his first album in 1962, the same year Cline had a big hit with it. Here’s Nelson back then (the video says 1961, … Continue reading →
Whether you love the song, detest it, find it merely annoying, or are indifferent, you probably are familiar with the Bee Gees’ 1977 megahit “Stayin’ Alive” from the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack. Just about everybody is, even people too young … Continue reading →
This was a big hit for Eddie Holman in 1969-1970, one of the most memorable falsetto songs ever. And here he is in 2012 (age 66), still wowing them in a tour de force: The prototype:
Continue reading →It’s come to my attention that Ann Althouse has ended comments on her blog. I’ve noticed a trend in that direction on a lot of sites in the past few years. Those who run the sites have their reasons, although … Continue reading →
Here are the Bee Gees on Australian TV at around ages 13 or 14 for the twins and around 16 or 17 for Barry, who wrote the song. This is three or four years later, in England. Big changes. Here … Continue reading →
I’m not really big on tribute bands. I much prefer the original versions of songs, and the internet gives us rapid access to most of those. So why bother with a group that tries to re-create that? Who cares? The … Continue reading →
My post on the song “City of New Orleans” got a lot of comments, and what’s more that sort of thing is a wonderful respite from political angst. So, since I have even more to say on the subject, why … Continue reading →
Most of you probably are familiar with the rousing and elegiac Americana classic “City of New Orleans.” It was a big hit for Arlo Guthrie in 1972, and has been covered by a great many people. It’s one of those … Continue reading →
Actually, I’m not sure I ever was fully with the program, even when I was young. But in the last couple of years, as I watch the world from my perch here at a computer in New England, I’ve become … Continue reading →
[NOTE: You knew it was coming, didn’t you?] One of the things that seems to separate Bee Gee lovers from Bee Gee non-lovers (or even Bee Gee haters, of which there are quite a few) is tolerance for emotion in … Continue reading →
I believe he’s 86 years old here: By the way – yes, I always liked The Four Seasons in my early youth, along with the Everlys and Roy Orbison, and some of the Motown groups. Do I especially like falsetto … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch the speech except for a short excerpt. It is too depressing to see how depleted he is. I never liked the guy – at best, he was a mendacious, conniving mediocrity. But now, in addition to not … Continue reading →