The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
I love me a song with a lot of words in it. For example, Genesis wrote one in the 1970s called “Supper’s Ready” that has a whopping 997 words - that’s a whole lotta lyric. At the other end of the spectrum are the ones with supper minimalistic lyrics. Also from the ‘70s, for example, [...]
Popdose (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Hi everybody! I’m still exhausted from the CHART ATTACK! podcast — so let’s give it up for another guest writer! Dw. Dunphy needs no introduction — certainly you know him from his Dw. Dunphy On… series, Chartburn and numerous other posts here on Popdose. He’s thoughtful and always entertaining — and this [...]
Melodimen (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Our recent spotlight on songs which claim to shine a light , got us thinking about a challenger to songs which include a Kikki sized portion of the following words: harmony, united, friends, together, peace, hand in hand, freedom or better still freiheit . Following the early 90s binge of such songs in the Eurovision Song Contest , the Millennium of love or "cheese" if you prefer, remains our 21st...
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
No cutesy intro this week. Just the music: 1. Fly Robin Fly - Silver Convention. Amazing how much song you...
Enclave (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Jim Grinstead on the TNGOP Chair Robin Smith's contradictory service on the TN Human Rights Commission: Smith apparently sees no contradiction in serving as an officer of an organization working to fight discrimination and saying "We have a duty to inform the Republican base" that Obama's middle name is Hussein and that he is a Muslim. The Tennessee GOP web site also carried a controversial photograph...
