by Kevin Burton If I say “yellow’ you’re going to think about the sun and all things happy, right? Not too many menacing references from the color yellow. The sting of a yellow jacket maybe. But we have no flying insects on Flying Colors, just great songs with yellow in the title. …
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Favorite Songs With Blues In The Title
by Kevin Burton Perhaps you noticed that on my list of songs with blue in the title, I omitted songs using the word “blues.” When I started the series I had all kind of rules, some I kept, some I threw out. One I kept was that blue and the blues were two …
Songs With Green in The Title
by Kevin Burton Our series “Flying Colors” is back, today looking at songs with green in the title. Since we’re celebrating green, how about a little peppermint? Make mine Peppermint Rainbow. That Maryland-based band had a number 32 hit with “Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” in May of 1969. That’s your bonus …
These Songs Meet My Gold Standard
by Kevin Burton Should have known better than to listen to a Van Morrison tune without lyrics in front of me. I touched briefly on his mumbling last week in a post about my favorite song “Come On Eileen” (I’m Going To Hum This Tune Forever, Dec. 4). Morrison has a message …
Favorite Songs With Blue In The Title
by Kevin Burton David Dundas, you’re killing me. Oh, pardon me, Lord David Dundas. As the younger son of a marquess he is entitled to the courtesy title “Lord,” according to Wikipedia. Wow, I thought he was just lower-echelon rock and roll royalty as a one-hit wonder guy. Whatever, he‘s messing …
Hall Of Fame Arguments Always Fun
by Kevin Burton Came across one of those Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub articles recently. You know, the kind that argues such and such a band should be in. The various sports have these arguments too about their halls. These are always fun, lead to lively discussions. This one was …
All Good Things And The Album Challenge
by Kevin Burton In June a friend challenged me to name ten albums that influenced me when I was younger. He challenged others too. All he asked was that we name the album and post the cover art. That surface approach of course, is not my style. I determined that the unexamined …
Talking Music After The Album Challenge
by Kevin Burton Today’s album challenge post will close the curtain on the series. This thing could go on forever. There are enough musical paintings in my mind’s eye to fill multiple galleries. I am charting a new course for Tuesday blog posts about music. For the occasion, I talked with old …
American Pie Is Timeless, Its Author Is 75
by Kevin Burton “American Pie,” is arguably the best pop song of the 70s. Don McLean wrote and performed that song. Today is his birthday. One of the great worldwide parlor games is to try to figure out exactly what McLean meant by his lyrics. Spoiler alert: you won’t learn his meanings here. …
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Dear KC, Touch Me And I End Up Singing
by Kevin Burton Karen Carpenter was the spokesperson for the brokenhearted. She alone, truly gave voice to our feelings. She worded and sang it so well that we forgot the pain, if only in the moment. Carpenters music was a hiding place, a comfort, a home. It made bad things go away, …
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