Feels like this month is dragging for these entries. Usually I can bang these things out without too much trouble (and you can tell the effort I put into them!), but it seems like it's just painful so far this year. Alas. Well,...
Mary Wells, "My Guy"
It's a trifle, but it's a very sweet one.
Muddy Waters, "You're Gonna Need My Help"
We like to goof around with me not knowing shit about jazz around here, but...
Steady Earnest, "Swim"
At this point in Five Songs' evolution, we've had more than 1500 bands on here, and I honestly cannot recall which ones I've introduced properly and which ones I have not. The tags help some...
The Jam, "All Mod Cons"
Title track of the first of their essential albums, and just a quick little gem. I wonder if I could learn this bass line?
Ice Cube, "The Bomb"
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is really a...
Still on that train!
Merle Haggard, "Go Home"
Well, I certainly like to kick things off with a story about how a guy's racist friends broke up his relationship. Just some real cheerful shit here!
The Coup, "Me And Jesus...