Category: Music
Square Songs
The extent of my awareness of SpongeBob SquarePants is pretty much limited to knowing what it is. That changed just a bit when I heard this song on one of my favorite SiriusXM shows, Drew Carey’s Friday Night Freak-out.
It sounds like a song-writing collaboration between Brian Wilson and Margo Guryan. That turns out to not be surprising, because the song was written by former Brian Wilson producer Andy Paley.
How about another square song for kids? As featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Hmmm… that album cover looks square.
A Guy Named Pratt Talks Beatles
Bass player musician Guy Pratt and his podcast buddy Gary Kemp chat with George Martin’s son Giles.
The podcast before that one they talked with Bruce Springsteen’s bandmate Steven Van Zandt, aka Miami Steve, aka Little Steven.
Catch ’em While You Can
Two documentaries with a DogRat **** rating are available, for now, free with ads on YouTube.
Good ol’ Freda, about Beatles Fan Club UK secretary/president Freda Kelly.
https://youtu.be/bsaICbLWlD0
The Wrecking Crew Movie, about the legendary Los Angeles studio musicians of the 1960’s.
Petula, Singing Side Up
Yesterday there was a celebration of Petula Clark’s career. Highlights are presented at the start of the video.
After a review of past revues, Petula offered some memories.
Prue ’65
In celebration of Prue’s birthday, here is an item from The New Yorker during her first few months in the Big Apple. The author took a rather bemused tone regarding the proceedings. I heard from Prue today and she’s okay, avoiding Covid in Spain.
