Gonna Use My Sidestep

When I read Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac this morning and saw that James Honeyman Scott from the Pretenders died on this day in 1982 (heart attack caused by cocaine), it made me think of the song "Brass in Pocket" because he is featured in that video.



In the early days of MTV it was one of their most played videos, and there was one line in that song that always drove me crazy. I could never understand what in the world Chrissie Hynde was singing after "Gonna use my arms, gonna use my legs, gonna use my style, gonna use my..."



I heard it many many times over the next 29 years, and every time I heard it I listened closely to try to figure out that next word. Today, I finally quenched my thirst for an answer by looking up the darn lyrics on the internet. The answer is: "Gonna use my sidestep."



Who says that? Anyway, now I can actually enjoy the song and the video again...

Here, There & Everywhere

From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac today...



"June 14, 1966…The Beatles recorded "Here, There And Everywhere." Paul McCartney, John Lennon and producer George Martin all said it was one of their favorite Beatles songs. In 2000, it was ranked the 4th greatest song of all time by Mojo magazine."



It's also been used as the first dance at countless weddings, including the wedding of my buddy Stu and his wife Pam. (Bridget and I used "And I Love Her" because our band didn't know how to play this one.) The Beatles were never filmed performing the song, but Paul was...

Silly Love Songs

#1 in the country 35 years ago today...

Rain

Released exactly 45 years ago...it's appropriate in the Chicago area today.

Bruce & Patti

The Springsteens are celebrating their 20th anniversary today. This is a nice video of just the two of them performing a song together...



(UPDATE: Whoops. Bob Dearborn e-mailed me to let me know that their anniversary was actually yesterday. Note to self: Always double check dates on Bob's almanac.)

Bruce Springsteen lyrics

Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise (with Intro Video - Bruce Springsteen Music Videos

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Good Day Sunshine

What were you doing exactly 45 years ago today? The Beatles were in the studio recording the song "Good Day Sunshine."



I believe this is the documentary from that day...

Want Ads

40 years ago today it was the #1 song in the country. Here are the Honey Cone performing it on Soul Train...

Eleanor Rigby

According to Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey Almanac, on this day in 1966 the Beatles completed work on "Eleanor Rigby." That's really a Paul song, and he later included it in his (incredibly awful) film "Give my Regards to Broadstreet."

Ed Sullivan

His final show was on this day in 1971, exactly 40 years ago. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. During that time Ed became one of the most unlikely showcases for rock and roll. There were some truly incredible performances on his show, including performances from the biggest stars of all...



The Beatles



AND



Elvis Presley

Paint it Black

#1 45 years ago today...

Charlie Watts

He's 70 years old today. That's right, 70! Here's an interview of Charlie from 1973. He talks about Chicago Blues, among other things...

Greg Jarrett

Some pretty cool behind the scenes stuff with WGN morning man Greg Jarrett as he sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley yesterday.



(If you'd like to read my Chicago Radio Spotlight interview with Jarrett from last year, click here.)

That'll be the Day

From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac...



55 years ago today...May 31, 1956…Buddy Holly was inspired to write "That'll Be the Day" after he saw the John Wayne movie "The Searchers," in which that expression was used twice by Wayne as a sarcastic reply to another character.

People of Walmart song

Real pictures of real Walmart customers, put to music...




People Of Walmart Song - Watch more Funny Videos

Sink the Bismark

70 years ago today, the British sunk the most fearsome German battleship, The Bismark. It was made into a movie in 1960 (Frazier Thomas used to show it all the time on Family Classics). It was also made into a hit song by Johnny Horton...







I turned it into a parody song for Landecker & the Legends when the movie "Titanic" came out. Our version of the song was called "Sink the Titanic."

I Dream of Chicago

This song aired in the final episode of "The Chicago Code." It's done by a Des Moines band named Parlours. Not bad...

Bo Diddley

45 years ago today Bo Diddley went into a Chicago recording studio and recorded the song "Who Do You Love?" Bo is gone, but the song lives on. (It's a regular part of George Thorogood's act)

AJ nearly falls in W's lap

At the White Sox-Rangers game last night, Sox catcher A.J. Pierzinski was going after a foul ball, and almost ended in the lap of former President George W. Bush. And then, A.J being A.J, he made a joke to the President.



Read about it, and watch the video here.

Brown Sugar

#1 this week 40 years ago. Keith and Mick still looked good...

Katie's Farewell

Her final signoff...