For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 on the Hot 100 doesn't contain a single rap song. The space is occupied, instead, by the entirety of Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl " now in its third week " as well as hits from Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Kehlani, and Alex Warren, whose single "Ordinary" has spent 37 weeks on the chart.
And for the first time in decades: a) horror films are in contention for an Oscar; b) a Canadian team is playing in the World Series.
Back to music for a moment. This non-rap song from the late 1970s entered my mind while I was playing chess last night: www.youtube.com
My wife and I were fortunate to have heard this band perform live.
#3: Hi Doc Sarvis: You are correct indeed. And Jefferson Airplane produced the original version of this song which was slightly re-arranged and made popular later by the Youngbloods: www.youtube.com
first rap song?
www.wearebroadcasters.com's%2012,a%20Top%2040%20chart%20hit.
(link werks even though it doesn't look like it)
Music historians have said so, Corky.
And this band may have been the first punk band, preceding the NY Dolls, Ramones, the Clash, and the Misfits: deathfromdetroit.com
@#19 ... What was on your Halloween playlist? Here is mine: ...
May I add ...
Steeleye Span - Alison Gross www.youtube.com
Gregory's Funhouse - It Only Happens on Halloween (no video seems to be available)
Of course, if you want to go the gruesome route, there's this Halloween song ...
Bloodrock - D.O.A. (1970)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
According to Bloodrock guitarist Lee Pickens, the origin of the song is about an airplane incident he encountered when he was a teenager.
I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air
Laying here, looking at the ceiling
Someone lays a sheet across my chest
Something warm is flowing down my fingers
Pain is flowing all through my back
I try to move my arm and there's no feeling
And when I look, I see there's nothing there
The face beside me stopped it totally bleeding
The girl I knew has such a distant stare
I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air
Then I looked straight at the attendant
His face is pale as it can be
He bends and whispers something softly
He says there's no chance for me
I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air
Life is flowing out my body
Pain is flowing out with my blood
The sheets are red and moist where I'm lying
God in Heaven, teach me how to die
...
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