Music Monday 1991: Get Primed for Dummies and Jam
There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.
Now, I can’t say to someone, “You’ll like this song” (or book for that matter) because I can’t presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, “You might like this” and if they don’t like it, so be it.
Maybe you will find a new favorite.
CBC MUSIC, Central · Mornings with CBC Music
A double shot of posts for today starting with another true story:
The Origins of April Fools’
Now, onto the music. What was I listening to in 1991?
I couldn’t help but hear this one. I think it was called the song of the summer. It is pretty catchy, though…
I would have picked this to be the song of the summer, though.
Can you wear out a CD? I tried with this debut album from Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Crash Test Dummies. It featured some great lyrics and a voice that’s unique and recognizable.
Bonnie Raitt hit the popular charts. Such a good guitar player.
I could say this my favorite non-Joshua Tree U2 song.
I forgot about this one:
Another CD at risk of being worn out:
I forgot all about Primus. I wasn’t a huge fan but Les Claypool’s bass playing is something else.
Music is wonderful, ain’t it?
Leon
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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
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