Beautiful Boy

I didn't have much time to update so I'm just going to leave you with the lyric and video of the day. Anyway, this is John Lennon's Beautiful Boy, which was released on his last album Double Fantasy. The song was written for his 5 year old son, Sean whom he had with Yoko Ono. I chose this song as it's my brother's birthday, who happens to share the same namesake as John's son.



‎"Before you cross the street take my hand. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon



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Sometimes

For today's song of the day we go back to 1992 when No Doubt released their first album. If you were to ask if I'm a No Doubt fan, I can't give you a clear answer. To me they're one of those bands that started off hot and then over time they slowly went downhill until they became pretty much toxic to the ear. "The B sides and rarities" album don't count as most of those were from their early days.



This rare gem from the self titled album would have probably gone unnoticed by me if I would have never heard an amazing acoustic cover done at Frenchwoods a few years back. Anyway here's Gwen Stefani and the rest of No Doubt in their prime.

"From now on I will behave, but in the back of my mind I will be enslaved." - No Doubt



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Cruel To Be Kind

I have a lot of things to do tonight so I'll make this quick. Today's song of the day is Nick Lowe's 1979, "Cruel To Be Kind." It was his best and only known hit to reach the top 40 billboard. The song would later be covered in 90s by Letters For Cleo for the film 10 Things I Hate About You.



Fun Fact: 10 Things I Hate About You is a modernized version of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. The title "Cruel to be Kind" is often contributed to another Shakespeare character, Hamlet.

Here's today lyrics of the day.

"You say you've got to be... Cruel to be kind in the right measure. Cruel to be a Kind it's a very good sign." - Nick Lowe



And here's the Letters For Cleo version



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November Rain

This one is a given for this month. I should've done this yesterday since it pretty much poured all day in New York. Anyway, this Guns and Roses classic was released in 1992. At almost 9 minutes it is one of the longest songs in their repertoire and is considered by many to be an epic classic. The video is quite amazing and went on to win an MTV movie award. Anyway, here's your lyrics of the day.



"So if you want to love me then darling don't refrain. Or i'll just end up walkin' in the cold November Rain" - Guns N Roses



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El Scorcho

Yesterday, Weezer released the deluxe edition of their 1996 album Pinkerton. The band's second album, it followed the release of the Blue Album, which featured popular hits such as the Sweater Song and Buddy Holly. When it came time to record a second album, Weezer attempted to create a concept album, which is now the abandoned "Song from the Black Hole." Some of the tracks from that album would wind up Pinkerton. The album Pinkerton as a whole is much darker than the Blue Album.



Upon its release, Pinkerton was a commercial failure and it would become popular until years later. "El Scorcho" was the first single released from the album. As i said it's completely different from Buddy Holly and therefore this is one of those love it or hate it. Anyway, here's your lyrics of the day.

"I'm a lot like you so please, hello, I'm here, I'm waiting. I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me" - Weezer



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Electioneering

Since it's Election Day, I found this Radiohead tune to be a perfect day for today's mood. Electioneering comes off Radiohead's third album O.K. Computer. Although, it never became a single, it's become one of my favorite Radiohead songs. The lyrics pretty much speak for themselves. Anyway here's the lyrics of the day.

"Say the right things when electioneering. I trust I can rely on your vote" - Radiohead



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Go ask Alice when she's Ten Feet Tall

Today's song of the day is the 1967 hit single from psychedelic rock group Jefferson Airplane. "White Rabbit" captures the essence of the late 1960s drug culture through drawing metaphors to Lewis Carrol's classic Alice in Wonderland books. The line "Go Ask Alice" would serve the title of anonymous novel written a few years later about a troubled teenage drug addict. The song which was popular during the late 60s and early 70s resurfaced in the 90s when it appeared in the cult classic "Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas" Anyway here's the lyric of the day.

"One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small. And the ones that
mother gives you don't do anything at all" - Jefferson Airplane



This has been Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom.