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Friday Funtimes–Music: “Circle Sky (Live Version)” by The Monkees
My timeline was all a-twitter (puns!) this past Sunday when Mad Men used “The Porpoise Song” by The Monkees in its episode. You didn’t think The Monkees could be so cool outside of bubblegum pop, did...
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Funtimes–How I Kill My Earworms
This post is inspired by the fact that I’ve had Lady Gaga’s “Love Sick” stuck in my head all day. I don’t know about you, but for me the only way I can get a song out of my head is by thinking of...
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Funtimes–Music: Misheard Lyrics
I, like so many other people, mishear song lyrics. It’s fun when your brain interprets something so wildly different from the actual words. You know. Like, “bathroom on the right”, “excuse me while I...
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Funtimes–A Couple of My Christmas Song Standards
Sure, I’ve shared some of my favorite Christmas songs before, but here are two more. My favorite oldies station starts playing Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving, which is acceptable. However,...
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Funtimes–Music: “Listen to the Band” by The Monkees
I’ve been in kind of a mood all week. Don’t feel like blogging. Don’t feel like editing the blog posts I’ve already written. So here. Listen to the band.
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Funtimes–I Bought New Music
As you may have figured out by now, I love music. I’ll listen to just about any genre, any artist, any song. I’m not one of those snobs that won’t listen to a song because it’s not “good”. Some of my...
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Funtimes–It’s a Version of Cover Love
A couple of weeks ago I was in the mood for some new music. Specifically, I wanted to get some more songs by Bobby Troup, Julie London, and The Johnny Crawford Dance Orchestra. In looking through the...
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Funtimes–Music: I Am the Walrus by Pert Near Sandstone
We all know that I love covers, but I think bluegrass versions of songs are just the best. This one came across my Twitter feed a while ago. I think it’s fabulous. “I Am the Walrus” by Pert Near...
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Funtimes–Music: “Rattle My Bones” by The Secret Sisters
I discovered The Secret Sisters while trolling for cheap music on iTunes. I dig all kinds of music so I listened to the previews of some of their songs and ended up getting one (the cover of “My Heart...
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Funtimes–Music: “Silverfish” by Mother of Winter
I am riding the struggle bus when it comes to writing actual blog posts. I seem to be having some difficulty getting into the swing of the new year. Blame my birthday on Monday and the holiday break...
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Music: Sunny Girlfriend by The Monkees
I am a huge fan of The Monkees, show and music. It’s been announced that three of the four (as usual) will be going out on tour once again for the 45th anniversary. To celebrate, how about a song that...
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Monkees Music
In the weeks since Davy Jones passed away I’ve been listening to my Monkees albums and reading articles about him. What struck me was the music was typically discussed more than the show. Not to...
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The Music In My Head
It’s not secret that I love music. I listen to it a lot. I use it as a buffer between me and the outside world, usually when I’m writing. I listen to it when I make dinner and when I go out with my...
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Music: Micky Dolenz’s ‘Remember’
In case you missed it, I am a big fan of the Monkees. I’m also a big fan of the Monkees as solo acts. Micky Dolenz recently released a solo album of covers called Remember. All of the songs on the...
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Name That Tune
The other day my niece, the middle one, asked me what my all-time favorite song was. Without hesitation I answered. “Sunny Girlfriend by The Monkees.” “I don’t know that one,” she said. “What’s your...
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When I Put My iPod on Shuffle
I came across a Twitter hashtag that had people name the first 30 songs that came up on their shuffle. That’s a little timeline clogging for me, but I still liked the idea of it and decided to put it...
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Mystery Solved! “I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
Meatloaf’s rock opera “I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” is a great song, one that got a lot of airplay when I was younger. And the one thing that people always brought up (aside...
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