by bibbott | Aug 29, 2011 | Lyrics Undercover
Brian Eno said, “The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band.” This week’s Lyrics Undercover looks at Velvet Underground and the song“Sweet Jane,” from their 1970 album “Loaded.” (Note: this...
by bibbott | Aug 24, 2011 | Lyrics Undercover
This week’s Lyrics Undercover focuses on what it might mean to be born American. In 1984, Bruce Springsteen answered that question with a hard and often misunderstood hit: “Born in the USA.” Lyrics Undercover 233: “Born In The USA” –...
by bibbott | Aug 15, 2011 | Lyrics Undercover
Roy Orbison was offered a tour of England in 1963; when he arrived he discovered he was opening for the Beatles. By 1964, they were ascendant, though described by Billy Graham as “a passing phase,” and “symptoms of the uncertainties of the time.” The British...
by bibbott | Aug 5, 2011 | Lyrics Undercover
In 1998 an album was released that changed the landscape of hip-hop and contemporary R&B, bringing the styles together in a way never previously envisioned. The album was “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” and this week’s song is Doo-Wop (That Thing)....
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