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CATEGORY: MUSIC — 13.FEB.2015
A Poor Old Sot, Family Ties, and Crippling Depression... Yeay! —
This deep dive into rock 'n' roll trivia includes ... Why Ian Anderson named one of Jethro Tull's most famous songs after an old diving apparatus; how the popular TV show "Family Ties" resurrected a little-unknown single by Billy Vera and the Beaters and pushed it to #1; the shocking story of how the most depressing song ever written—"Gloomy Sunday"—led to scores of suicides. GP comment: The "Gloomy Sunday" story is truly shocking. I wish he'd played the Billie Holiday version of the song—Elvis Costello singing a torch song is enough to drive anyone to the window ledge. Original Show Pub Date: 25.Jan.2015 ~~ Original story title: An Antiquated Diving Apparatus, Family Ties, and Crippling Depression... Yeay! CATEGORY: MUSIC — 05.FEB.2015
Rock and Roll Ripoffs—Or Not —
Songs and tidbit topics include whether Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" ripped off Huey Lewis' "I Wanna New Drug" (IMO, no); the more famous case of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" vs. The Chiffons' "He's So Fine" (again, no); the advent of the Motown smash group The Marvellettes; the non-inebriated reference for the Foreigner song "Double Vision". GP comment: Fun stuff if you're a fan of the music. Original Show Pub Date: 11.Jan.2015 CATEGORY: MUSIC, MEDIA — 01.DEC.2014
Pandora's New Deal—Different Pay, Different Play —
The Internet radio service Pandora made its name by creating personalized stations by having users "like" and "dislike" songs and by tweaking playlists based on the relationships between artists and songs---relationships that have been established through its massive Music Genome Project. But a deal between Pandora and a group of record labels has raised concerns that the company will now start favoring certain songs over others because it can pay a smaller royalty to the musicians behind the favored songs. GP comment: Payola lives! I personally have never found Pandora very helpful due its simplistic binary rating system. I miss Launchcast! Original Show Pub Date: 26.Nov.2014
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