George Wallace. Wallace was governor four times, and at the time “Sweet Home Alabama” was released, was in his second, nonconsecutive term. A racist, he would reform in his fourth and final term, repenting of his wrongs. Notably, in the same verse, Van Zant sings, “Now Watergate doe...
“You see it’s good if we put out an LP and it’s safe that The Beatles are together, but George is doing an album,” Lennon said. “Same thing as me doing an album.” Harrison picked up the thread. “That way it also preserves this, the Beatle bit of it, more,” Harrison r...
and responsible for destroying the melody of the Golden Era of music making. Yet I have no hesitation in saying that “R. D. Burman: The Music, The Man” is an outstanding book. The authors are unabashed fans of RD Burman, yet the book is not ...
Country artists have always been great at writing story songs, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that these stories are compellingly told — but they're so gripping, in fact, that you might just find yourself blushing while you listen. Reba McEntire,Garth Brooks,Blake SheltonandKacey Musg...
Where that music was often dense, percussive, and alive with improvisational interplay, "Jagdishwar" is more stripped down and solemn. Coltrane’s trademark harp runs are replaced by a wall of luminous synthesizer pads and moody strings. Over top, she chants devotional verses and the shaky, ...
This list of the best songs from the 60s is a loving tribute to some of the artists that made it a decade that changed music forever.
That utterly American ice cream truck song you thought meant "hey kids, come enjoy a cold treat on this fine sunny day!" actually has some of the most racist lyrics in the history of music. Recorded for Columbia records 1916, the melody is from a song called "N*** Loves a Watermelon...
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No. 13: Jason Aldean, "Try That in a Small Town" The scandal factor here comes from the release of the song itself. When "Try That in a Small Town" and its accompanying music video came out in 2023, many objected to the song's racist dog-whistling overtones and glorification of gun...
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