Category: Songs (Page 11 of 96)

Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” live with the late Clarence Clemons

June 24, 2011 / Gerardo Orlando

RIP Clarence Clemons. The sax solo at the end of most live versions of “Thunder Road” shows Clarence at his best.

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Top Five Songs You’ll Hear In The Sweet Sixteen

March 24, 2011 / Staff

Surely, a team’s odds to win March Madness doesn’t have much to do with their fight song….or does it? A team can get very inspired by hearing their band play their school’s song, and along with singing from their fans, it could be a spark. Here is a look at the top five fight songs left in the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina

“I’m A Tar Heel Born” is instantly recognizable and was born in the 1920s, and will usually be played after “Hark The Sound”, which is the Tar Heels’ alma mater (a school song or hymn). The final “rah rah rah!” in the song is now usually replaced with “Go to hell Duke!”.

Florida State

The “FSU Fight Song” was written by student Doug Alley (lyrics) and professor Thomas Wright (music) in 1950 at their homecoming, and although it may be second fiddle to the “War Chant”, this fight song still holds a place in the heart of FSU fans.

Kentucky

“On, On, U of K” was actually written for the football team if you listen to the words, but it is now associated with the hoops program since that is their bread and butter. And honestly, who cares about words when Ashley Judd is singing it?

Florida

“Orange And Blue” is the fight song of the Gators, and you’ll usually only hear the chorus played by the band. Even a Florida State fan can admit this is a solid fight song.

BYU

“The Cougar Song” was copyrighted by Clyde D. Sandgren in 1937 and replaced “The College Song” at BYU, who also had to change some lyrics due to pressure from women’s groups. It is also called “Rise and Shout”, which are both things we believe you are allowed to do under BYU’s Honor Code”.

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Seen Your Video: The Cars, “Sad Song”

March 22, 2011 / Will Harris

When Greg Hawkes and Elliot Easton teamed up with Todd Rundgren, Prairie Prince, and Kasim Sulton in 2005 and set out on the road (and, briefly, into the studio) under the name The New Cars, some fans were amused and entertained with the results, but most cried, “Blasphemy!” It’s not as though Ric Ocasek had decried the project – if you can trust Wikipedia, he actually gave his blessing, saying, “I want Elliot and Greg to be happy” – but, really, if the line-up of the band doesn’t feature Ocasek or the late Benjamin Orr, be it old or new, it simply isn’t The Cars.

In July 2010, however, something very surprising happened: out of nowhere, the official Facebook page for The Cars – not The New Cars, mind you, but The Cars – posted a photo of Ocasek, Easton, Hawkes, and even the previously-retired David Robinson back in the studio together.

By October, they’d posted a snippet of a new song entitled “Blue Tip,” and November brought the news that the band was recording an entire album and was toying with the idea of touring behind it. A few other snippets turned up here and there, along with confirmation that the new album would be entitled Move Like This. Now, at last, we have a video for the first single from the album.

You’d be hard pressed to ask for a track that sounds more like the classic Cars sound than “Sad Song,” and the video definitely tries to go for an ’80s feel with its odd visuals (hands pressing through walls, circus people, a mad scientist, weird lighting all around), but while there’s no question that the guys are taking this reunion very seriously, there’s one major element that’s missing from this thing: Mr. Ocasek. He used to be the star of the band’s videos, but if he’s in this thing at all, then it must be only the quickest of glimpses, because it didn’t even register.

Still, it’s a hell of a song. Can’t wait to hear the whole album.