It was funny, because he was a member of Slipknot he still wore his mask when he did the Metallica set
Shame he had to quit drumming with a neuro disease, not sure what he's up to now. He lost the use of his legs and all sorts.
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Shame he had to quit drumming with a neuro disease, not sure what he's up to now. He lost the use of his legs and all sorts.
Did you see the award speech he gave recently? I feel bad for the guy. Would love to see him back in Slipknot, but I doubt he could keep up. Plus Weinberg is a solid replacement.It was funny, because he was a member of Slipknot he still wore his mask when he did the Metallica set
Shame he had to quit drumming with a neuro disease, not sure what he's up to now. He lost the use of his legs and all sorts.
Fucking hell, that put something in my eye. Did you see how he was walking on his way off stage?
People slag off Slipknot as some teenage angst band, Subliminal Verses changed everything where that was related.
Dave's Song of the Day
Wishin’ and Hopin’ – Dusty Springfield
Thursday song of the day: The original artist released today’s song as a B-side to another single. The cover by another artist became a Top 10 hit.
In 1962, Dionne Warwick recorded the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song Wishin’ and Hopin’ on her debut album Presenting Dionne Warwick. It was released as the B-side of her single This Empty Place in 1963. That record barely broke the Billboard Hot 100, topping out at #84.
English singer Dusty Springfield heard the Dionne Warwick album and recorded her own version of Wishin’ and Hopin’ in January 1964. It was first released on the Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You album, which was Springfield’s debut release in the United States. On the advice of Burt Bacharach, a New York disc jockey began playing the song on the air. It became popular in New York, which convinced the record company to release Wishin’ and Hopin’ as a single. Not long afterward, it became a nationwide hit, reaching #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song is politically incorrect by today’s standards, with the lyrics advising a much more subservient role for women than would be acceptable in 2020.
Dusty Springfield, 1964
Dionne Warwick, 1963
Tomorrow: Work like the devil for my pay
Wishin’ and Hopin’ – Dusty Springfield
Thursday song of the day: The original artist released today’s song as a B-side to another single. The cover by another artist became a Top 10 hit.
In 1962, Dionne Warwick recorded the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song Wishin’ and Hopin’ on her debut album Presenting Dionne Warwick. It was released as the B-side of her single This Empty Place in 1963. That record barely broke the Billboard Hot 100, topping out at #84.
English singer Dusty Springfield heard the Dionne Warwick album and recorded her own version of Wishin’ and Hopin’ in January 1964. It was first released on the Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You album, which was Springfield’s debut release in the United States. On the advice of Burt Bacharach, a New York disc jockey began playing the song on the air. It became popular in New York, which convinced the record company to release Wishin’ and Hopin’ as a single. Not long afterward, it became a nationwide hit, reaching #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song is politically incorrect by today’s standards, with the lyrics advising a much more subservient role for women than would be acceptable in 2020.
Dusty Springfield, 1964
Dionne Warwick, 1963
Tomorrow: Work like the devil for my pay
New Album Verminous is out today and it's gooooooood.
Had to buy digitally until my local music shop opens back up.
This is my favorite live song of all time. Have a drink or brew and take it all in on this Friday...
Dave's Song of the Day
That Lucky Old Sun – Frankie Laine
Friday song of the day: Today’s song was a hit for several artists.
I’m a bit late getting around to the Friday song of the day, so this will be pretty cursory so I can get it out while it’s still Friday in the next time zone west of me, at least
In 1949, Beasley Smith and Haven Gillespie wrote a song called That Lucky Old Sun. It was about the difficulties of the working life, and as was the custom at the time, numerous artists recorded versions of the song. The first recording released was by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and it was a hit, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Best Seller Chart. The biggest hit version, however, was by Frankie Laine, with his 1949 recording, which made it to #1 on the Best Seller chart. Both Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong also had lesser hits with That Lucky Old Sun that year.
Tomorrow: Do anything, take us out of this gloom
That Lucky Old Sun – Frankie Laine
Friday song of the day: Today’s song was a hit for several artists.
I’m a bit late getting around to the Friday song of the day, so this will be pretty cursory so I can get it out while it’s still Friday in the next time zone west of me, at least
In 1949, Beasley Smith and Haven Gillespie wrote a song called That Lucky Old Sun. It was about the difficulties of the working life, and as was the custom at the time, numerous artists recorded versions of the song. The first recording released was by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and it was a hit, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Best Seller Chart. The biggest hit version, however, was by Frankie Laine, with his 1949 recording, which made it to #1 on the Best Seller chart. Both Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong also had lesser hits with That Lucky Old Sun that year.
Tomorrow: Do anything, take us out of this gloom
Oh fuck me, Ozzy and Elton John have done a colaboration.
Dave's Song of the Day
Dear Mr. Fantasy – Traffic
Saturday song of the day: Today’s song became one of the signature songs of a band later inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.
In December 1967, Traffic released their first album, Mr. Fantasy. The song that inspired the album’s title had a slightly different title itself, Dear Mr. Fantasy. It described people asking a performer to do something to cheer them up, specifically “sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy.” The performance makes Mr. Fantasy sad himself, however.
The song was the centerpiece of the album but was not released as a single at the time. [The record label above apparently comes from a 1985 re-issue of the song as a vinyl single, backed with John Barleycorn Must Die.] Instead, it gained popularity through FM radio stations playing the song as an album cut for years afterward.
Tomorrow: Squeeze me all through the night
Dear Mr. Fantasy – Traffic
Saturday song of the day: Today’s song became one of the signature songs of a band later inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.
In December 1967, Traffic released their first album, Mr. Fantasy. The song that inspired the album’s title had a slightly different title itself, Dear Mr. Fantasy. It described people asking a performer to do something to cheer them up, specifically “sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy.” The performance makes Mr. Fantasy sad himself, however.
The song was the centerpiece of the album but was not released as a single at the time. [The record label above apparently comes from a 1985 re-issue of the song as a vinyl single, backed with John Barleycorn Must Die.] Instead, it gained popularity through FM radio stations playing the song as an album cut for years afterward.
Tomorrow: Squeeze me all through the night
right on, love that tuneDave's Song of the Day
Dear Mr. Fantasy – Traffic
Saturday song of the day: Today’s song became one of the signature songs of a band later inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.
In December 1967, Traffic released their first album, Mr. Fantasy. The song that inspired the album’s title had a slightly different title itself, Dear Mr. Fantasy. It described people asking a performer to do something to cheer them up, specifically “sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy.” The performance makes Mr. Fantasy sad himself, however.
The song was the centerpiece of the album but was not released as a single at the time. [The record label above apparently comes from a 1985 re-issue of the song as a vinyl single, backed with John Barleycorn Must Die.] Instead, it gained popularity through FM radio stations playing the song as an album cut for years afterward.
Tomorrow: Squeeze me all through the night
Dave's Song of the Day
Do You Want to Dance – Bobby Freeman
Sunday song of the day: Today’s song was a Top 20 hit for three different artists.
In 1958, Bobby Freeman, who had been a member of Doo-Wop groups The Romancers and The Vocaleers, recorded his first solo record. It was a song he himself had written called Do You Want to Dance. The song was basically an upbeat call from a guy to his girlfriend to dance. It was that simple. The record was a hit, placing at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Sides chart (the former name of the Hot 100 chart).
A few years later, The Beach Boys recorded a cover version, although they had the title as Do You Wanna Dance? Their version was a relatively straightforward cover. The arrangement was fuller, and it used the signature Beach Boys harmonies, but it wasn’t a massive reworking of the song. The Beach Boys cover peaked at #12 on the Hot 100.
Then in 1972, Bette Midler included the song on her debut album, The Divine Miss M. This version used the original title of Do You Want to Dance, but instead of the upbeat pop song, she transformed it into a something sultry and slower moving. When she released the song as her first single, it rose to #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Do You Want to Dance (or Do You Wanna Dance?) has been covered over one hundred additional times, including versions by Cliff Richard, Del Shannon, John Lennon, and The Ramones.
Bobby Freeman, 1958
The Beach Boys, 1965
Bette Midler, 1972
Tomorrow: I made the teacher want to dance
Do You Want to Dance – Bobby Freeman
Sunday song of the day: Today’s song was a Top 20 hit for three different artists.
In 1958, Bobby Freeman, who had been a member of Doo-Wop groups The Romancers and The Vocaleers, recorded his first solo record. It was a song he himself had written called Do You Want to Dance. The song was basically an upbeat call from a guy to his girlfriend to dance. It was that simple. The record was a hit, placing at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Sides chart (the former name of the Hot 100 chart).
A few years later, The Beach Boys recorded a cover version, although they had the title as Do You Wanna Dance? Their version was a relatively straightforward cover. The arrangement was fuller, and it used the signature Beach Boys harmonies, but it wasn’t a massive reworking of the song. The Beach Boys cover peaked at #12 on the Hot 100.
Then in 1972, Bette Midler included the song on her debut album, The Divine Miss M. This version used the original title of Do You Want to Dance, but instead of the upbeat pop song, she transformed it into a something sultry and slower moving. When she released the song as her first single, it rose to #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Do You Want to Dance (or Do You Wanna Dance?) has been covered over one hundred additional times, including versions by Cliff Richard, Del Shannon, John Lennon, and The Ramones.
Bobby Freeman, 1958
The Beach Boys, 1965
Bette Midler, 1972
Tomorrow: I made the teacher want to dance
A song so nice I'm posting it twice
Dave's Song of the Day
Bang the Drum All Day – Todd Rundgren
Monday song of the day: Today’s song is by a serious songwriter, performer, and producer who is happy that one of his most well-known songs is completely frivolous.
In 1982, Todd Rundgren released his tenth studio album, The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. Rundgren had been a recording artist since the late 1960s, sometimes solo and sometimes with his band Utopia. He had had several Top 40 hits over the years, including 1972’s Hello It’s Me, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Included on the album was Bang the Drum All Day, a song that Rundgren claims came to him during a dream. The song itself is silly, telling of a guy who from childhood on just wanted to play drums all the time. Musically, it is a bouncy mixture of pop and ska. The record company didn’t think it was a hit, so Rundgren insisted, and it was released as a single in April 1983. It was not in fact a big hit at the time, placing only at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Despite the lackluster initial showing, Bang the Drum All Day became one of Rundgren’s most popular songs over time, and has been used in numerous TV shows, movies, and commercials. Its use in commercials for Carnival Cruise Line was particularly lucrative.
Despite its silliness, Rundgren is proud of the song, saying, “I like the idea that I’ve written a song that is well known to a broad segment of the population…and they have no idea why they know it! In the same sense that everybody knows ‘Happy Birthday,’ but they can’t remember the first time they heard it, and they have no idea who wrote it. But you’ve penetrated the cultural consciousness in a way that transcends the typical pop song, and what it means is that if I never have another hit record on the radio again, that song is still going to be around likely twenty-five years from now.”
Tomorrow: The world could show nothing to me
Bang the Drum All Day – Todd Rundgren
Monday song of the day: Today’s song is by a serious songwriter, performer, and producer who is happy that one of his most well-known songs is completely frivolous.
In 1982, Todd Rundgren released his tenth studio album, The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. Rundgren had been a recording artist since the late 1960s, sometimes solo and sometimes with his band Utopia. He had had several Top 40 hits over the years, including 1972’s Hello It’s Me, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Included on the album was Bang the Drum All Day, a song that Rundgren claims came to him during a dream. The song itself is silly, telling of a guy who from childhood on just wanted to play drums all the time. Musically, it is a bouncy mixture of pop and ska. The record company didn’t think it was a hit, so Rundgren insisted, and it was released as a single in April 1983. It was not in fact a big hit at the time, placing only at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Despite the lackluster initial showing, Bang the Drum All Day became one of Rundgren’s most popular songs over time, and has been used in numerous TV shows, movies, and commercials. Its use in commercials for Carnival Cruise Line was particularly lucrative.
Despite its silliness, Rundgren is proud of the song, saying, “I like the idea that I’ve written a song that is well known to a broad segment of the population…and they have no idea why they know it! In the same sense that everybody knows ‘Happy Birthday,’ but they can’t remember the first time they heard it, and they have no idea who wrote it. But you’ve penetrated the cultural consciousness in a way that transcends the typical pop song, and what it means is that if I never have another hit record on the radio again, that song is still going to be around likely twenty-five years from now.”
Tomorrow: The world could show nothing to me