Archive for July, 2010
Monday, July 26th, 2010
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This week on lyrics undercover we’ll explore one of the biggest singles of the late 1960’s, inextricably linked to the iconic movie, “The Graduate.” The 1967 film features a young Dustin Hoffman, a luminous Katherine Ross and Anne Bancroft, playing one of Hollywood’s most memorable cougars. The song, of course, is Mrs. Robinson.
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
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This week on Lyrics Undercover we’ll examine a song that is stuffed full of pop culture references. This punstra rap from the Great White North is “One Week,” by the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. |
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Saturday, July 10th, 2010
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This week on Lyrics Undercover, we look way back to consider “Lush Life”, a much-loved jazz standard by a composer who, if alive, would be 95 this year. Billy Strayhorn is best known for his collaboration with Duke Ellington, but his compositions are his legacy. And in a Lyrics Undercover first, you’ll hear segments of many of these different versions as you learn about the history of the song. |
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
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his week on Lyrics Undercover and, at the request of Tom in Texas, we are going to look at a song about girlfriend angst. The song’s been around for almost 30 years, but it’s current enough to show up on the television show Glee: “Jesse’s Girl,” by Rick Springfield. |
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
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Today on Lyrics Undercover, we explore the work of a 1980’s New Wave band, and their catchy, loopy hit. Yes, where else would Tijuana rhyme with iguana but in “Mexican Radio,” by Wall of Voodoo. |
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