A Better Son / Daughter

Posted March 28th, 2012 and filed under music, My Life.

Every now and then a song is just perfect, and it slaps you in the face. A Better Son / Daughter by Rilo Kiley is that song today. These lyrics … Damn.

iTunes Tuesday: Display Song Lyrics

Posted June 16th, 2009 and filed under music.

Did you know that you can store a song’s lyrics inside iTunes? Simply right-click on any song and choose Get Info. Then switch to the Lyrics tab and paste the lyrics there. Now when you play that track on your iPhone or iPod touch, the lyrics will be displayed right on the screen.

Friday Five: Awesome Country Lyrics

Posted March 20th, 2009 and filed under music.

“The last time we made love / She called out His name” – Hayes Carll, She Left Me for Jesus “Pardon us, son, she ain’t no kid / That’s a cocktail waitress in a Dolly Parton wig” – Confederate Railroad, Trashy Women “While she’s livin’ like a queen on alimony / I’m workin’ two shifts… Read more »

Scribbled Drunk on a Postcard

Posted August 19th, 2008 and filed under music.

I am a big fan of Bloodhound Gang. They had two big radio hits — “Fire Water Burn” (1996) and “The Bad Touch” (2000) — so I guess it’s not fair to call them one-hit wonders, but generally they’re not exactly “pop” music. Most of their songs are painfully sophomoric — “The Ballad of Chasey… Read more »

Rap Charts

Posted July 9th, 2008 and filed under comedy, music.

Rap Lyrics Explained With Charts and Graphs source: Randy

Breath

Posted July 7th, 2008 and filed under music.

If I knew where it was I would take you there.

The Cure: Live at the Shrine, Los Angeles

Posted June 1st, 2008 and filed under Los Angeles, music.

Tricia and I went to see The Cure on Sunday night at The Shrine. We had dinner at The Foundry on Melrose first and got to the show at nine, about an hour late but just in time to catch most of our favorite songs. Just Like Heaven was first, which was the song I… Read more »

Mary Jane’s Last Dance

Posted May 20th, 2008 and filed under music.

I have been a major Tom Petty fan for years and years. I have — I think — every CD he’s recorded. I know all the words to every song. I’ve seen him live almost a dozen times. I am absolutely astonished that it took me fifteen years to catch that “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”… Read more »

Plugged in and Ready to Fall

Posted April 25th, 2008 and filed under music.

One of my favorite songs is “Radio”, by Alkaline Trio. (mp3, lyrics) My sister got me to start listening to this group a few years ago and I’ve since collected everything they’ve recorded. What’s really funny is that for the longest time I thought it was a beautiful love song. Part of the chorus is… Read more »

Tombstone Blues

Posted October 4th, 2007 and filed under music.

Again I’ll say it: Best line ever in any rock n’ roll song: And dropping a barbell He points to the sky, saying “The sun’s not yellow. it’s chicken.”