Songs of the Week: Rave On & Peggy Sue

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t listen to Buddy Holly. My mom always had “oldies” playing and he was among them. My very favorite song of his is “Rave On.” It’s just rad. And I threw in this video of Buddy Holly and The Crickets playing “Peggy Sue” live on The Ed Sullivan […]

Song of the Week: Paint It, Black

This song is part of the soundtrack for the movie, Stir of Echoes, with Kevin Bacon, our favorite name-game actor. Fun flick. Late 90’s horror/thriller thing. This song will forever more remind me of women murdered and buried in walls. And then going on to star in series like Once Upon a Time.

Song of the Week: Thriller (MJ & Indian)

Thriller, the video, scared the shit out of me when I was kid and watched it for the first time. I frantically tried escaping over the back of my grandmother’s recliner, screaming madly for my mother who, of course, came tearing into the room to save me. She carted me off to the living room […]

Song of the Week: The Teddy Bear Picnic

My mom introduced this song to my sister and me in the early 80’s via Avon vinyl single. It’s still in my collection. We sang this song all the time and danced around. If you’re not familiar with it, do a little search. There are various covers and videos. And if you go down to […]