Providing Musical Distractions for our Sick, Sad World
Song of the Friday: The Exception – The Eagle Flies On Friday Short-lived but, talented British Mod band The Exception provide us with our Song of the Friday this week. The peppy little vibe-powered The Eagle Flies on Friday from 1967 is a relatively new addition to our Friday Songs Archive but, one that we are …
Song of the Friday: John Conlee – Friday Night Blues Did you ever have one of those weeks where you are just too tired at the end of it to enjoy the freedom of your Friday Night? Well, John Conlee has and we think it is so sad – even if we can sometimes identify. …
Song of the Friday: G. Love & Special Sauce – Friday Night (Hundred Dollar Bill) Philadelphia’s very own G. Love & Special Sauce sing our Song of the Friday this week. This typically laid back jammer is from their 1999 Philadelphonic album. Happy Friday, as G. Love says, it’s gonna be alright!
Song of the Friday: The Donnas – Friday Fun Punk Queens The Donnas ARE gonna get a Friday Fun and so are you when you hear their unbounded girlish glee unleashed on this tune. Happy Friday!
Bonus Friday Song: Yo La Tengo – Friday I’m in Love OK, we did The Cure’s version of this last week but, while this Yo La Tengo version is not that different musically (they Yo La Tengo it up with some extra wistful melancholy, of course), the Video is a weird apocalyptic kind of anti-Friday …
Song of the Friday: Bash & Pop – Friday Night (Is Killing Me) From the 1993 album, of the same name, ex-Replacements, Tommy Stinson’s Friday Night (Is Killing Me) is a bit, um, melancholy for a Friday Song but, it is still a good rockin’ tune, much in the style of his old band. We …
Song of the Friday: The Cure – Friday I’m in Love The Happiest of all Cure songs is still pretty twisted, which makes us love it even more. Happy Friday!
Song of the Friday: Joe Jackson – Friday Joe Jackson don’t care as long as it’s Friday ’cause that’s the day he gets paid. Uh huh. This Friday Classic is from Joe’s 1979 I’m the Man album. Happy Friday.
Video of the Day: Atomic Rooster – Friday the 13th Happy Friday the 13th!
Featured Playlist: Friday the 13th is our Lucky Day. Hope it is yours, too.
