Listen to the studio vocals of three huge pop songs. Paul McCartney is accompanied by his wife Linda and bandmates. Elton John is all alone. Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, and studio musicians break down the intricate parts of Steely Dan's "Peg." Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings Your Song - Elton John Peg - Steely Dan
Tag: pop music
Roots of Top 40 Radio
I started in music radio but swerved into talk radio to be like Joe Franklin, God rest his soul. A new book by a man ironically named Weisbard chronicles the creation of Top 40 radio and how it has pulled the world along its enchantingly rhythmic path. ^^^ Booker T & The MGs "Green Onions" (1962) brought a Memphis groove to the world in the years prior to the civil rights marches later that decade. FROM THE ROOTS TO THE RAUNCH Today, a significant portion of music is not safe for radio airplay without masking N-words, F-words, GD references, and brutally misogynistic lyrics that diminish women to little more than objects of male sexual gratification. Much of today's hit music also swirls
Happy 50th birthday to music sampling, sampling, sampling
Enjoy this musical history lesson on the art of clever sampling. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga. Ooh ga sha ga ooga.
Pardon our French
Too bad this French pop sensation didn't get enough stardom to keep Miley Cyrus drowning in obscurity. Our loss, pop culture consumers. With Alizee's failure to launch, we were twerked into revulsion through most of 2013. Thanks, Obama.
I Can Go For That
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