Miscellaneous earbone stimulation for throwing treats at the little ghosts and goblins. [Image found here.]
[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of these recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]
Tag: pop
Labor Day 2025
Random tunes to burn your weenies, burgers and buns by.
Caveat: I do not own copyrights to these recordings and they are posted for entertainment purposes only.
[Image found in here.]
Happy Independence Day!
Have a happy 4th, and if you do the splody things, may you have the same number of fingers tomorrow – your hair will grow back, but they won’t. For those in the BBQ and beer crowd, here are some random tunes from the archives in no particular order.
[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of the recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]
The .Gif Friday Post No. 890 – Slo-Mo Pop, Induction Melt Plop & B-52s
Rhyparographic Hot Links
The Cry Of The Wild Goose, Frankie Laine (1950)
The wild goose nose song scored No. 1 on Billboard’s most played by deejays list in 1950, the third of Laine’s three consecutive No. 1 hits of that year.
I Am Boris Kelstorm [via IDHMGO].
Paris street art [via Mme. Jujujive].
Dairy Queens of yore [via Memo Of The Air].
Misophonia and an example of misophonia.
1947 road trip (with music from 1959?) [via Bunkerville].
[Top image: Painting by Quebec painter Mark Lague found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Gary’s in a damp parking lot and he’s getting down to business.
Couldn’t save this for the Saturday Matinee post for obvious reasons.
The video is the full album; click the forward buttons to find your favorite.
More about Gary, aka Gary Solo, aka Dr. Gary Soloman here.
[h/t Pam M. via FB.]
UPDATE:
Gary’s at No. 8 on this album cover rating site. Let’s get him to No. 1. He deserves it. https://classicovers.sprucemoose.digital/album/getting-down-to-business.html
Saturday Matinee – OMC, Dr. Feelgood & Rory Gallagher
OMC (Ōtara Millionaires Club) was an Aukland NZ success story until the premature deaths of Phil Fuemana in 2005 and his brother, frontman Pauly Fuemana, in January 2010.
[h/t Tony McG. for indirectly reminding me of the song.]
The UK R&B band Dr. Feelgood took their name from a 1964 recording by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, a cover of the song written by Will ‘Piano Red‘ Perryman, aka Dr. Feelgood.
You ever woke up with them bull frogs on your mind?
Roots blues rocker Rory Gallagher jammed William Harris’ 1928 song Bullfrog Blues in 1979. I can’t understand the words even after reading them.
Three day weekend is here, don’t forget what Memorial Day is all about, and we’ll see you tomorrow at the usual place (porch) at the usual time (porch thirty).
Abnegating Hot Links
A Teenager In Love, The Regrettes (2018) Nice neopunk cover of Dion & The Belmonts’ 1959 hit; I looked for a live version; no dice. More about Lydia Night and the Regrettes here.
The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864.
Analog screenshot [via Bunkerville].
Missing Missy is an internet classic.
Gary, Landlord of the Flies is another.
Crocodiles & the Battle of Ramree 1945.
The Fall of Minneapolis. THIS is important.
How to Play With Tom Waits [h/t Chuck C.].
AI robot reacts to mirror [via Memo Of The Air].
Justice for Damone, the story of the under-appreciated 5th Ramone, would make a great stocking stuffer.
[Top image: Front foot of a diving beetle found here. More info here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – The Courettes, Mr. Sipp & Ry Cooder
Dubbed The World’s Greatest Two Person Rock ‘N’ Roll Ensemble, Flavia & Martin Couri, aka The Fabulous Courettes, are proof that Phil Spector lives.
Castro Coleman, aka Mr. Sipp is smooth. A recipient of many prestigious awards, Castro was the first bluesman to have his handprint inducted into the Wall of Fame in Fredrikshavn, Denmark.
The master of roots blues slide guitar, Ry Cooder gets all swampy whenever he wants to, and that’s fine with me. Mo swampy mo betta.
Yep, another week has gone by and I don’t miss it already. See you back here tomorrow at whenever o’clock sharp.
Ranivorous Hot Links
Nite Owl, Tony Allen and The Champs (1955) Anthony Penia Allon, aka Tony Allen, was born in New Orleans of mixed creole, Indian and black parents. He grew up a few houses down from Fats Domino who inspired him; his musical resume is solid. This original version (by Tony Allen and The Chimes – Specialty Records got the group’s name wrong) was also released as Night Owl.
Night Owl, Bobby Paris (1966) Roberto Pares, aka Bobby Paris, was a blue-eyed soul singer (with brown eyes due to his Puerto Rican heritage). In 1956 Paris sang with The Golden Keys, a neighborhood R&B group, began his recording career in 1960 and eventually became a producer for Capitol Records. His first and biggest hit came in 1966 with his cover of Tony Allen’s Nite Owl, rearranged and mashed up with Tom Jones’ 1965 hit It’s Not Unusual.
A cat is a cat. [h/t Serafina D.]
Gloria Ramirez aka The Toxic Lady.
Canine dyslexia. [via Bustednuckles]
The History of PB&J. [h/t eaglesoars]
The horn section. [via Mme. Jujujive]
Creaky Voice Explained. [via Memo Of The Air]
A western thriller in just 60 seconds. [via Bunkerville]
WOT abuse? Been going on a long time. [h/t Innocent Bystanders]
30 foot waves are expected at south facing beaches in So. California due to the leftovers of Hurricane Hilary. Live surf cams here and here. San Clemente has a decent one.
[Top image: Screened patio, Orange County North Carolina (ca. 2014) found somewhere on Twitter/X.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Tacky Raccoons 