You may not know the name Bobby Pickett, but you almost certainly know his music…. I was working in my lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight My monster on the slab began to rise Suddenly, to my surprise He did the mash He did the Monster Mash The Monster MashContinue reading “On Bobby Pickett”
Category Archives: Music
On Music on My Computer
I shall blame Bill for this, a music meme! Have your music library ready. Choose one (1) song from your music library whose title starts with the first letter (or number) of your screen name. Repeat this process with each successive letter (or number) in your screen name until you run out of letters (orContinue reading “On Music on My Computer”
On a Strange Bob Dylan Project
Bob Dylan Hears a Who. And The Cat in the Hat. And Green Eggs and Ham. Bob Dylan doing Dr. Seuss. 🙂 Okay, it’s not really Bob Dylan. But it’s a reasonable fascimile, and… it works. It works surprisingly well. It’s not just one song, like Fleming & John’s “Winter Wonderland” in the style ofContinue reading “On a Strange Bob Dylan Project”
On Bands I Like
Stolen from Keith, a music meme. List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order (do this before reading the questions below). 1. The Beatles 2. Carbon Leaf 3. Coldplay 4. Nick Drake 5. Green Day 6. Vince Guaraldi 7. Led Zeppelin 8. Snow Patrol 9. Tom Petty 10. The Who Okay, ten musicalContinue reading “On Bands I Like”
On Charlie Brown Nerdiness
I stopped at the post office this evening to mail a last few Christmas cards and buy some everyday stamps. (For those playing at home, I bought a sheet of the DC Heroes stamps–you have no idea what the Supergirl stamp did for the not-girlfriend’s self-esteem.) And on the counter they had a display ofContinue reading “On Charlie Brown Nerdiness”
On a Christmas Song I Despise
So I’m writing a letter. And I’m listening to the Barenaked Ladies’ Barenaked for the Holidays. And I’m up to the eighth track, a cover of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”–the charity Christmas song done back in the 80s to raise money for starving children in sub-Sarahan Africa. I hate this song. I despise thisContinue reading “On a Christmas Song I Despise”
On a Fun Christmas Song
I heard the most amazing Christmas song on the radio this morning on the way to work–“Winter Wonderland” done to the tune and in the style of Led Zeppelin’s “Misty Mountain Hop.” It’s by a duo called Fleming and John. Sure, it’s completely novelty, but it’s a fun, insane novelty that’s available for a download.Continue reading “On a Fun Christmas Song”
On Music Matching the Mood
I started thinking today of a passage in Nick Hornby's novel About a Boy, when Will spends Christmas day with Marcus and Fiona: Clive gave Fiona a Nick Drake cassette, and though Clive did not know about the hospital business, as far as Will was aware, there still seemed to be something weird about himContinue reading “On Music Matching the Mood”
On a Musical Disconnect
It’s mid-May. I’m listening to Christmas music. No particular reason. I remarked today at work on the disconnect between people being excited about hockey–the Carolina Hurricanes, the local team, are in the Eastern Conference NHL finals or something like that–and the sultry weather we’ve been having of late. So, it’s mid-May, and I’m already thinkingContinue reading “On a Musical Disconnect”
On Popstrology
I’ve no real idea what this means, but courtesy of Todd Kogutt, Popstrology! Popstrology is the science of the pop stars — a revolutionary method for gaining self-knowledge by examining the alignment of the pop music charts on the date of your birth. So, born in 1973, the “Year of Roberta Flack.” What does PopstrologyContinue reading “On Popstrology”