Hotel California
Where is the Hotel California? Well, for some, since the Eagle’s album had a picture of the Beverly Hills Hotel, that is a logical choice. But the Chicago jail is […]
White Christmas
Irving Berlin’s song “White Christmas” is the biggest selling single of all time and it’s not even close. You can have your Adele, Taylor or Miley, but combined they don’t […]
Naked At The Convenience Store
TBT – Ol’ Randy is doing great nowadays. He’s remarried. He’s sober. He’s recovered from a debilitating stroke. And he’s got some life in him which is good for country […]
Pink Floyd Doesn’t Rock. Sorry.
I love rock’n’roll music. I have my Top 250 songs ranked, I have my top artists ranked, I even have lists of songs by themes. I know lots of rock […]
How Long? The Perfect Mattress?
The Ace song, “How Long?”, is a classic ode to infidelity in the relationship. Y’all know the song, but I’ll get the tune going for you. “Well, your friends with […]
Thoughts From The Slopes
A shout out to the aging rockers who can still rock. In the past few years I’ve seen Paul McCartney jump around like a teenager in a 3 hour show, […]
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town
Ruby, don’t take your love to town. Mel Tillis’s song, Ruby, was sung by Kenny Rogers from the perspective of a paraplegic wounded in the war. His love, Ruby, is […]
I Can’t Drive 55 – Her’e’s Why
I Can’t Drive 55 The rockin’ song by Sammy Hagar, I Can’t Drive 55, is still played daily on classic rock channels, but did you know that it has its […]
Warren Zevon – The Excitable Boy Rocked The World
This is my first interactive column. You can’t click on a link in the paper, but you can on my Facebook page. Go to www.Facebook.com/dakellyburke and on this post you […]
She Was Only 16 – Forget Morals, It Could Be A Crime
“She was only sixteen, only sixteen, but I loved her so. But she was too young to fall in love, and I was too young to know.” Dr. Hook’s classic, […]
I Used To Love Her, Now She’s In The Backyard
“I used to love her, but I had to kill her. I had to put her six feet under, and I can still hear her complain.” So sang Axl Rose […]
Superhero Songs – My Favorite Ten
My favorite superhero songs? Glad you asked. While some of my favorite songs aren’t “about” superheroes, they at least have a reference to one. Number 10: “Believe It or Not” […]
Drunk On A Tube?
Mungo Jerry had the classic “In The Summertime” where they spoke of the joys of the warm weather, pretty women, having a drink and going fishing or swimmin’ in the […]
Sweet Home Alabama Is An Answer Song
“Sweet Home Alabama. Where the skies are so blue.” It’s a great song. But did you know that it’s an answer song? What’s an answer song? It’s a song that […]
Lola Isn’t The Love Song You Think It Is
Lola. Ahhh, Lovely Lola. She’s a great song, that Lola. If you don’t know that Lola is about a transvestite and instead think it’s a wonderful love song, you need […]
Every Breath You Take? Not Your Average Love Song.
Every Breath You Take It’s a love song, no? It’s about missing his lover, no? It’s beautiful and should be played at weddings, no? “No” is the right answer. “Every […]
