Short Answer: “The whistle at the end of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” belongs to longtime musician Sam “Bluzman” Taylor, who was brought in to finish the final overdubs. Longer Answer: Once upon a time, the greatest soul singer in the world wrote the greatest song the world would ever know. A song […]
Songs
Where did Otis Redding write Dock of the Bay?
Where Otis Redding wrote “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is one of the more controversial music topics I’ve seen since we’ve moved out to San Francisco Bay Area. Here’s the answer as best as I can find. So far: Otis Redding wrote the first verse of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” […]
“Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” vs “Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By).”
I was writing the beginning of the ending of the fifth first book when, before I realized it, I had been singing Will the Circle Be Unbroken? for over an hour. Hell, maybe a day? Week? It just crept up on me as I’ve been thinking through where I was going with this story. Well, […]
The best cover of Feelin’ Alright? might belong to David Ruffin (Sorry, Joe Cocker & Traffic).
Monday afternoon I was driving down I-5 South towards Bakersfield. Just me, the hills, the fields, the cattle, the tundra and desert…I was gonna stay there the night and then head down to LA on Tuesday for 2016 NLCS Game 3. Dodgers vs. Cubs. #FlytheW. On the way down I was listening to David Ruffin’s […]
The Song at the end of “The Big Short” is “When the Levee Breaks,” by Led Zeppelin.
The song that plays at the end of the 2015 movie The Big Short, is none other than Led Zeppelin’s iconic reworking of the anthem “When the Levee Breaks”. It’s the powerful, foreboding 7-minute “coda” to ZOSO, what fellow Zep fans call the otherwise untitled 4th album Led Zeppelin IV. “Reworking?” They covered that? It […]
“She turned me on to Back Porch Pickers, Jackson Pollock, and gin”
Growing up, I wouldn’t have heard this song. I would have turned my nose up and the volume down. I lived on a US 30 border town, drawn south by my state and pulled north by my city. I tended to avoid southernism. Why would you do such a thing? Because when the best friends […]
How “Spanish Harlem” influenced productivity both for me and clients (thank you, Jerry & Phil)
It’s 12:30am. I’m going to be up before 7am to help get Bella out the door so she can be at the office early to begin preparations. As I start to drift off and dream about my work problems and, consequently, potential solutions, the images were accompanied by Aretha Franklin’s rendition of Ben. E. King’s […]
Jesus, Etc.: “Two, Two Chords” or “Tuned to Chords” (It’s How Things Stick with You)
“Jesus, Etc…” by Wilco. Divine song. It came out in 2002 and everybody thought the song was about the 9/11 attacks. Truth told, it was written and recorded before 9/11. In fact, in my opinion, the grief becomes misplaced in the song if you think it’s about 9/11. But it’s how things stick with you. […]
Pop Memories of the 60s [Review] by Time / Life. Is It Worth It?
Compare Prices at Amazon.com Price:5 Payments of $29.99. Sales tax – CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, NY, OH, PA, TX & VA. 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. (Original TV Offer). When I’m out with friends and we meet people girls and the conversation turns to music & favorite bands, my friends answer for me: “The Funk […]
Damn. The Social Network Ended to One of My Favorite Beatles Songs, “Baby, You’re A Rich Man.”
I just got back from seeing, “The Social Network.” I went with friends. And, yeah, I took my mom. I dare y’all to do the same. She loves Aaron Sorkin’s writing as much as I do. Why do I love Aaron Sorkin’s writing so much? Well, here’s the opening clip. Keep up. And remember… Pure […]