“Ask Me Why” is the 4th entry in my series on The Beatles Original Songs. It was originally released as the b-side to their second single (and first #1 hit), “Please Please Me,” and then included on the Please Please Me album. This song has definitely never been among my favorites. In fact, to me [...]

Picking up where I left off over two months ago, “PS I Love You,” with my “Beatles Songs” series. In this series I take a very close look at every original song The Beatles recorded and officially released from 1962 through 1970. This is the 3rd song in that progression. I think “Please Please Me” [...]

When choosing my favorite Ween album I usually go back and forth between 1997′s The Mollusk and 2000′s White Pepper. I think these are the albums where they most hit the spot where they really making great music which was still weird but wasn’t taken over by the weirdness and the “jokes” like some of [...]

“P.S. I Love You” was only the second original song (after “Love Me Do”) that The Beatles recorded with Parlophone. It’s definitely not among my top 100 Beatles songs but it is interesting to listen to it thinking of all of the great songs to come (ie: are there any hints in this song of [...]

I’m starting a new series today on The Beatles songs. Each entry will be an “in depth” look at that particular song including my own opinion on that song and some facts about it. I plan on covering every original song that they recorded & released from 1962 through 1970 as well as some of [...]

One of my favorite songs on what is (at least sometimes) my favorite Paul McCartney solo album (1971′s Ram) is the lead track “Too Many People.” It’s one of those tracks where I have a hard time pinpointing what I like about it because I like everything about it. The lyrics (many of which seem [...]

Laced with dark humor and melancholy and comedy, which is basically dark humor; The Cars create an impressive Pop jingle to be out and out reckoned with. This tune opens up their fourth record “Shake It Up” from 1981, an album laced with more than a handful of gems. The lyrical content is a series [...]

This song is a mystical wonderful experience; it is transition time for the Twins known as Cocteau on the album of the same name, and all of this despite the fact that my granddaughter is a flaming lesbian from the Land of Wind and Ghosts. A great deal of bittersweet lead guitar goodness from Robin [...]

“Don’t Be Light” is possibly my favorite song from what is definitely my favorite Air album; 2001′s 10,000 Hz Legend. I’d like to tell you why I like it so much but I’m not very good at that sort of thing, and speaking of that; We are looking for blog contributers. If you can use [...]

I do not know if this Stereolab cut from the new album “Chemical Chords”, which is to be released in August, is in reference to the Robert Altman film “3 Women” or not. The lyrics, however, are sung entirely in French and not enough interviews have been conducted as of yet to get this question [...]