“Joe, once he learned how to type, would bang the lyrics out at a high rate of good stuff,” Jones noted. “Then I’d be able to bang out some music while he was hitting the typewriter.” Stevens was on hand for inspiration. He threw chairs around the room “if he thought a ...
The McGarrigle Sisters hauntingly harmonize a tale of impossible love that can “wreck a human being and turn him inside out.” Their lyrics are paired with sparse instrumentation on the McGarrigles’ rendition, creating a Celtic folk sound and conjuring up visions of Cathy and Heathcliff in m...
Of course, sometimes you can offer an interesting spin on a traditional number, as the Jigsaw Seen do here: But year after year, I find myself returning to this one, from my old home turf in Kentucky. And of course, here’s a stocking stuffer, with lyrics by Peter Sinfield, whom we...
While some marching band keeps its own beat in my head While we're talking About all of the things that I long to believe About love and the truth and what you mean to me And the truth is baby you're all that I need I want to lay you on a bed of roses ...
(Yes, you read that right). The West Coast legend name drops every woman he’s encountered and his fans have hung on every word. It established Too $hort’s pimp persona that could rival that of Ice-T. From a sonic standpoint, if and when you can get past the lyrics, “Freaky ...
keeps. Looking for hope in the flickering flames. The other was making his way through the forest. Doing what was necessary day and night to stay hydrated and fed. Always on the move. One foot in front of the other, but never sure-footed long enough to rest. Propelled forward by an ...
There’s a chasm between what went on in music and cinema in the world that was the 30s, 40s and 50s and us. You can’t selectively yank lyrics or movie plots and apply today’s standards. There’s a lot of anger out there among women. Anger that’s come from realizing what a cr...
LaRocque’s abilities are boundless, tearing off unrivaled solos, masterful lead playing blending subtle leads into rhythms or just going all-in on haunting melodies that provide a rich musical tapestry for King to weave his demented conceptual lyrics around. The guitarist was also recruited by ...
keeps him smiling through the inconvenience – until his crush (Shirley MacLaine at maximum cuteness) shows up with his slimebag boss (Fred MacMurray). A deep sadness runs throughout – the plot hinges on a suicide attempt, bold for 1960 – building to a sweet-and-sour conclusion ...
string abuser provided the fearsome, fiery bottom end behind Tony Iommi's elephantine riffs, Ozzy Osbourne's haunted wails and Bill Ward' frenzied tub-thumping to seal the alchemical brew known as heavy metal. The fact he penned most of the band's terrifying lyrics is just icing on the ...