by bibbott | Jul 26, 2010 | Lyrics Undercover
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...
by bibbott | Jul 20, 2010 | Lyrics Undercover
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. (Note: this is a Premium episode. To get this show and...
by bibbott | Jul 10, 2010 | Lyrics Undercover
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...
by bibbott | Jul 7, 2010 | Lyrics Undercover
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...
by bibbott | Jul 2, 2010 | Lyrics Undercover
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. (Note: this is a Premium episode. To get this show and...
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