S.O.D. "Quiet Heart" by The Go-Betweens
10/26/2022 This indie rock group was active from 1977 to 1989, and again from 2000 to 2006. They began as a duo and eventually grew five strong.
S.O.D. "Them Bones" by Alice In Chains
10/25/2022 Jerry Cantrell, is the founder of, lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Seattle, Washington based heavy metal group. He wrote this tune that was released in 1992 from the album “Dirt.” The meaning is simple. Get out there and enjoy your life more than being afraid of death, which is inevitable.
S.O.D. "Good Riddance" by Green Day
10/24/2022 The group had a hard time placing this 1997 tune on an album. The rest of the band told Billy Joe Armstrong, lead vocalist, guitarist and the group’s primary songwriter, that it was just too different from their other material. Armstrong added a string section, and low and behold, it became an international success.
S.O.D. 'The Fighting 17th" by hans Zimmer
10/23/2022 This is the second track on the soundtrack album of the 1991 film, Backdraft. ‘Tis an instrumental.
S.O.D. "Dinner Bell" by They Might Be Giants
10/22/2022 At one point in the song, the vocalist is naming body parts. The band at first recorded these words being said backwards. What you’re hearing in the song is the recording of the body parts being said backwards in the opposite direction. Listen for the strange pronunciations.
S.O.D. "Yes Girl" by Bea Miller
10/21/2022 Miller has been active in music and acting from the age of nine, in 1999. She states that this song is most perfect to describe her. Her musical and acting careers are quite accomplished.
S.O.D. "A Better Future" by David Bowie
10/20/2022 From the 2002 album, “Heathen.” This is Bowie’s 23rd studio album, recorded at Allaire studios in Shokan, New York. Art rock and art pop.
S.O.D. "Going Mobile" by The Who
10/19/2022 Roger Daltry did not take part in the original recording of this 1971 tune. Pete Townshend handled lead vocals.
S.O.D. "Take the Money and Run" by Stave Miller Band
10/18/2022 This 1976 rock song was inspired by the many road trips Miller took with his parents as a boy. It topped out at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Try not to get as bored as the couple in the song.
S.O.D. "Blackened" by Metallica
10/17/2022 Here is some heavy metal about the extinction of human life and what would happen after a nuclear war. Basically what our wonderful trusted leaders have come up with to “protect” mankind. This song has the most time signature changes of all the group’s compositions.
S.O.D. "Believe to My Soul" by Ray Charles
10/16/2022 This icon left us in 2004 after 57 years of musical artistry. He was referred to by colleagues as “The Genius,” and by his friends as Brother Ray. This 1961 song is from the album of the same name.
S.O.D. "Old Brown Shoe" by The Beatles
10/15/2022 This 1969 tune is the B Side to “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” Harrison composed, and received high acclaim for his writing and guitar work.
S.O.D. "All I Wanna Do Is Play Cards" by Corb Lund
10/14/2022 From his 2005 album, “Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer.” It was named Album of the Year in 2006 by the Canadian Country Music Association. You will most likely never find the word steer in the title of a rock ‘n’ roll album. Then again, you will never find the word dragon in the title of a country album.
S.O.D. "Dave's Place" by Brett McKenzie
10/13/2022 This musician, actor, and comedian is 1/2 of the musical comedy act, Flight of the Conchords. Decent solo career.
S.O.D. "Plain Brown Wrapper" by Gary Morris
10/12/2022 This country music artist took a break from touring early in his musical career, and did some successful acting. This song from the album of the same name went to #9 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
S.O.D. "White Bird" by It's a Beautiful Day
10/11/2022 This San Francisco-based mixed genre band, mainly psychedelic rock, was active from 1967 to 1973. They reformed in 2000, and are still putting out the tunes. This is their most popular song. Back in the day, this group hung out with the Grateful Dead, Santana, and Jefferson Airplane.
S.O.D. "Right Down the Line" by Gerry Rafferty
10/10/2022 One of Rafferty’s more popular tunes, charting in five countries including four US charts. It climbed to #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the year of its release of 1978.
S.O.D. "It's So Easy to Fall In Love" by Buddy Holly
10/9/2022 Buddy Holly wrote this song along with musician Norman Petty. Petty produced the song which was released in 1958 and performed by Holly and The Crickets. Linda Ronstadt did a version in 1977 that was also successful, but did not chart as well as the former. The genre is straightforward rock ‘n’ roll.
S.O.D. "No Sign of Yesterday" by Men at Work
10/8/2022 From the down under band’s 1983 studio album “Cargo.” The album was an international success, and spawned four singles.
S.O.D. "Fall On Me" by Christine Aguilera
10/7/2022 Is this female dynamo really going to be in the business for 30 years in 2023? It appears so. One of the busiest women we have ever read about, with so freaking many diverse achievements. Critics love to hail her.