In foreign markets, “Outa-Space” was released as either the A or B side with “The Bus”
“Outa-Space” by Billy Preston stands as one of the defining instrumental singles of the early 1970s and a pivotal moment in his emergence as a major solo star. Co-written by Preston and Joe Greene, the track was recorded in 1971 and included on his album I Wrote a Simple Song, released on A&M Records. Built around a hypnotic clavinet riff run through a wah-wah pedal,
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs with female vocals. See if you agree with any of these!
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is a 1941 World War II–era jump blues/swing novelty song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince and introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello film Buck Privates, with the trio’s tight harmonies and upbeat, horn-driven arrangement capturing a fictional story about a top boogie-woogie trumpet player
These are songs that contain word “clothes” in their lyrics.
“Underneath Your Clothes” is a lush power-ballad by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her fifth studio album Laundry Service (released as a single in early 2002), written by Shakira and longtime collaborator Lester Mendez, and produced by both of them; it showcases a blend of pop and soft rock with Beatles-style brass touches and an
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite double albums. See if you agree with any of these!
The Beatles’ self-titled double LP, released on 11-22-1968 and later universally known as the “White Album,” was created by the Beatles at the height of their late-period experimentation and issued on their new Apple label, presented in a gatefold sleeve conceived by Richard Hamilton that rejected the vibrant imagery of Sgt. Pepper in favor of a stark white jacket with an embossed
Every little thing she does, She does for me, yeah
And you know the things she does, She does for me, oooh
“Every Little Thing” is a song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney but credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, and released on their 1964 album Beatles for Sale in the UK and on Beatles VI in the US.
Several more have passed this summer of 2025.
These individuals have been in Delaney & Bonnie and co-founded Derek & the Dominos; played Dee in What’s Happening!! (1976–1979); was nicknamed “Superlungs”, and turned down lead singer for Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple; and was a pioneering musician in the realm of Contemporary Christian Music.
These songs all have cool, strange, and or notable last lines of the lyrics.
“Taxi,” written and performed by Harry Chapin, was released in 1972 as the lead single from his debut album Heads & Tales. The song, a poignant storytelling ballad, recounts a chance encounter between a taxi driver and his former lover, Sue, highlighting how both abandoned their youthful dreams—he aspired to be a pilot, she an actress—and settled into unfulfilled lives.
These are songs, by any artist, that in some way, reference the Beatles.
“Reader’s Digest” is a provocative, satirical song written and performed by Larry Norman, released in 1972 on his landmark album Only Visiting This Planet. Norman, often called the “father of Christian rock,” used the song to critique both secular culture and institutionalized religion, referencing pop icons (like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and John Lennon),
This next “Stand Out Single” is another obvious choice, but when I played the “B” side, I was blown away!
The Beatles’ iconic single “Hey Jude” / “Revolution,” released on August 26, 1968, in the United States and August 30 in the United Kingdom, stands as one of the band’s most celebrated works. Written primarily by Paul McCartney, though credited to the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership,
Green as in envious.
The British use of “green” to mean “envious” originates from ancient associations between the color green and emotions like jealousy and envy. This connection dates back to at least Shakespearean times, as seen in Othello (1603), where Iago refers to jealousy as the “green-eyed monster.” In modern British English, saying someone is “green with envy” remains a common idiom, meaning they are intensely jealous.
