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More or less a Shout-Out to itself—but if that's all that it's doing, then it's a Continuity Nod; a Call Back brings back an element that is actually relevant again. Alternately, in comedy: tying a later, seemingly unrelated, joke to one earlier in the show. In a masterclass...
of sessions Cropper put together for his 2021 albumFire It Up. "This record was just about a bunch of guys getting together and having some fun. It's just like,Let's have a blast and try to make the party come to the record, rather than the record come to the party,"Tivennotes....
platitudes, the cynicism, bitterness, or denigration—were completely absent, and in their place just a vibe of “eff it, why not” and a succession of pleasant shocks—not just for the award winners, who were not notified beforehand, but for everyone of us surprised by such a well execute...
country boy vengeance love story “That Was Us.” There’s an urgency toWild Onesthat has not been duplicated yet in the 21st century. Piffling odes to girls and trucks were left behind to create a thinking man’s project that stands the test of time, even if it didn't go gold, pla...
"Several years ago, I stayed with Amanda in her beautiful house in Ojai. One morning, she handed me a lyric and said she’d love to see if it inspired some music from me. I looked at it and said, "Let’s go into the studio." I went to her piano, surrounded by friends over fo...
Blondie never made a bigger one either. "Call Me" was released as a single in early February 1980; it reached No. 1 on on April 19 and stayed there for six consecutive weeks. (Joel Whitburn'sTop Pop Singles: 1955-2018notes that Blondie was beat out for the top hit of the year byKe...
She once sang for President Bill Clinton, and she famously brought former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tears with her stirring a capella performance of "At the Same Time." "It's a peace song," Callaway notes. "I was very moved when Patti LuPone chose to sing it during a TV speci...
," a wry invitation to join the complex deployment of notes we can't possibly anticipate. She's like a good skier. Whoosh! "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II) is dedicated to someone in the audience. Eeeeasy brushes, light bass, caressed piano, and ...