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Here's the catchiest ode to breakfast burritos in human history
Yum Yum Breakfast Burrito, a delightful earworm by Parry Gripp, will make you want to do one of three things: dance, eat a breakfast burrito, or try to forget that you ever clicked the play button....
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Watch Shingle Jingle, the best way to experience shingles
Brian David Gilbert is the anxiety-laden voice of a generation in Shingle Jingle, the most upbeat song ever written about suffering from shingles outbreaks. (more…)
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Update: "The Electric Slide" is *not* about a vibrator, according to songwriter
[UPDATE 7:20pm PT: Snopes reports that Electric Slide's songwriter "Bunny Wailer" Livingston denies that the song was about a vibrator. "Although many shared this rumor as if it were a fact, this...
View Article"Happy Furry Monsters" and other Sesame Street parody mashup songs
Sesame Street is turning 50 years in November. As part of the yearlong celebration, they've posted this fun compilation of well-known musicians parodying their own songs over the years. (I'm actually...
View ArticleLead Belly sings about Mr. Hitler (1942)
My favorite blues singer Huddie William Ledbetter (1888-1949), aka Lead Belly, sung about traditional blues topics like relationships, prison, and poverty, but he also wrote about current events and...
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On Paul McCartney's birthday today, listen to Tammy Wynette cover "Yesterday"
Sir Paul McCartney turns 77 today. To celebrate, enjoy this lovely cover of "Yesterday" as recorded by country music superstar Tammy Wynette in 1968.
View ArticleA song about the Tories, for anyone confused about this Thursday's election
Andy Moore writes, "My friend the marvelous Ms. Truelove Waits made a song containing election advice for anyone in the UK confused about who to vote for this Thursday." (I am a member of the Labour...
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Here is the real (fake) story of Kiss's "Beth"
"Beth" is Kiss's biggest hit ever and, interestingly, was co-written and sung by the band's drummer Peter Criss. It's arguably one of the most iconic power ballads of the 1970s. (Full song below.) But...
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Hear 99 metal musicians from Pantera, Slayer, etc. cover "99 Bottles of Beer"
Sing along with members of Pantera, Slayer, Mastodon, and 97 other metal musicians performing the folk standard "99 Bottles of Beer!" Listen here: From Spin: The project was put together by Scour's...
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David Crosby's "Laughing" turns 50
In the latest installment of his wonder-filled Burning Shore newsletter, Boing Boing pal Erik Davis dons the music critic hat, and unearths a true gem: David Crosby's 1971 enchanting and piercing song...
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Listen to Beastie Boys keyboardist Money Mark's stunning contribution to...
For almost a year, NPR has invited musicians to contribute an original song to their "Morning Edition Song Project." The composition is meant to capture the zeitgeist through the artist's eyes. Today,...
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Bo Burnham welcomes us to the Internet in song (including lyrics so we can...
Bo Burnham sings "Welcome to the Internet" from his new Netflix special Inside. Here are the lyrics so you can sing along! "Welcome To The Internet"Welcome to the internetHave a look aroundAnything...
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New mathematical paper shows songs spread like viruses
How do earworms propagate? A study published this week in the Royal Society uses models from epidemiology to track the spread of music. The researchers use "data from MixRadio, comprising song...
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Reign of Terror's Spencer Ackerman & Ted Leo release new song to benefit...
Ted Leo is one of my all-time favorite songwriters — a highly literate punk rocker with folksy roots who's unafraid to grapple with political nuance in personal and poetic ways. So naturally, when I'd...
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Elvis Costello explains how to play the guitar, philosophically
I've been a huge Elvis Costello fan since a friend of mine bought me the ultimate edition of Armed Forces for my 16th birthday. I hadn't really listened to him before that; I was a punk/ska/hardcore...
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Eurovision organizers say Russians can still sing at competition
The BBC reports that the organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced that Russian pop stars will still be eligible to perform at this year's competition, despite the Russian government's...
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Listen to this logical love song about Spock
I went to college with Camille Harris, and she's always had an incredible knack for silly songwriting full of clever wordplay. Her new Tiny Desk performance above does not disappoint!
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"Visions" by indie duo Surfing is the perfect comfort song
Whenever I grow close to someone, I love finding out what form of comfort media they enjoy. Everyone has a favorite show or movie that doubles as the entertainment equivalent of a warm blanket and a...
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Ships In The Harbor, the beautiful debut song by Tommy Prine
Listen to this beautiful new song by Tommy Prine, the 26-year-old son of the late John Prine, who is one of the absolute best songwriters of all time, and one of my favorite musicians. John Prine sadly...
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Remembering the times Loretta Lynn was on 'Sesame Street' and 'The Muppet Show'
With the passing of country legend Loretta Lynn, here's a few fun memories of her hanging out, and singing with, Muppets. The Muppet Show had Ms. Lynn as its guest star in 1978. She sang "You're...
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101 indie Christmas songs
Here's a compilation of 14 terrific indie Christmas songs for your listening pleasure. It includes songs/videos by The Linda Lindas, Stars, Arkells, The Lathams, Kyts, Pale Waves, Sufjan Stevens,...
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Listen to these new covers of classic fighting songs
The new arrangements of these classic songs of struggle, revolt, desire, and transformation released in this album were made to sing along to. And if you do not know the words yet, find them and...
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Karsten Belt adds saxophone solos to "songs that don't need them"
TikToker Karsten Belt creates videos where he adds saxophone solos to a variety of songs. He says he's "adding saxophone solos to songs that don't need them." Maybe he's right, but I think his solos...
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Service for finding new music that sounds like your faves
On Songs Like X, you can find new music that sounds similar to your favorite songs. Simply type in a name of a song you like in the search bar, and you'll be presented with a list of songs that the...
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Uncle Apple educates kids through rap songs that slap
When Georgia-based singer/songwriter Kyle Lucas isn't making his own music, he's making catchy rap songs for kids under the moniker "Uncle Apple." Inspired by his niece (who gave him the nickname) and...
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Juliana Hatfield's new album is all ELO covers: Listen to 'Don't Bring Me Down'
Indie rock artist Juliana Hatfield is set to release an all-new album dedicated entirely to covers of Electric Light Orchestra tunes. The first track from the album, a take on ELO's 1979 hit "Don't...
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'Bohemian Rhapsody' was first called 'Mongolian Rhapsody' per Freddie...
In an enlightening revelation from the annals of rock history, Freddie Mercury's personal scribblings reveal that the Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" was initially called "Mongolian Rhapsody." His notes,...
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"Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett dead at 76
Jimmy Buffet, wastin' away in Margaritaville since 1977, died Friday night, according to a post on his Facebook page. The legendary singer and songwriter was 76. "Jimmy passed away peacefully on the...
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Steve Miller plays a beautiful acoustic version of "The Joker" (video)
Steve Miller's "The Joker" was released fifty years ago next month and it remains a stone(d) cold classic. Below, Miller performs a beautiful acoustic version of the song on the Howard Stern Show....
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Flula Borg hilarious deconstructs that weird "trick or treat, smell my feet"...
Ok, one last Halloween post and I'll abandon the topic until next year. As you're munching on your candy haul, watch this funny video created by German actor, comedian, and musician Flula Borg. He...
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