A Throwback Tuesday post:
Aahhh, some 90s Power Pop. These guys knew what they were doing.
For fans of Fountains Of Wayne . . .
Hear the song on Youtube.
Showing posts with label Fountains Of Wayne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fountains Of Wayne. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Fountains Of Wayne "Valley Winter Song"
Here's another Weekend Post:
Another song for all the snow . . . This one isn't actually from the 90s, but it's over 10 years old, so it feels like a throwback.
It makes me all kinds of melancholy, as it references Western Massachusetts (where I went to college) and The Bay State, where my friend Teri would sometimes play.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Weekend posts are a chance to revisit songs that have happy memories, not of anything in particular, other than just hearing the tunes.
Many of these songs were tracks that I played during my 90s stint as an Alternative/Modern Rock radio show. They're tunes that I hardly hear these days, but are fun to revisit.
Click on the "Weekend Posts" label below, to see other posts like this.
Another song for all the snow . . . This one isn't actually from the 90s, but it's over 10 years old, so it feels like a throwback.
It makes me all kinds of melancholy, as it references Western Massachusetts (where I went to college) and The Bay State, where my friend Teri would sometimes play.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Weekend posts are a chance to revisit songs that have happy memories, not of anything in particular, other than just hearing the tunes.
Many of these songs were tracks that I played during my 90s stint as an Alternative/Modern Rock radio show. They're tunes that I hardly hear these days, but are fun to revisit.
Click on the "Weekend Posts" label below, to see other posts like this.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Semisonic "Chemistry"
Here's another Weekend Post:
After yesterday's horror, it's good to return to the more understated late 90s/2000s, where stripes and glasses and choker-things were the wild accessories.
"All About Chemistry" ended up being Semisonic's final record, which was disappointing, because I think, like Fountains Of Wayne, there was a breakthrough hit somewhere in their future, that would have opened up an audience to a treasure trove of great catalogue songs.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Weekend posts are a chance to revisit songs that have happy memories, not of anything in particular, other than just hearing the tunes.
Many of these songs were tracks that I played during my 90s stint as an Alternative/Modern Rock radio show. They're tunes that I hardly hear these days, but are fun to revisit.
Click on the "Weekend Posts" label below, to see other posts like this.
After yesterday's horror, it's good to return to the more understated late 90s/2000s, where stripes and glasses and choker-things were the wild accessories.
"All About Chemistry" ended up being Semisonic's final record, which was disappointing, because I think, like Fountains Of Wayne, there was a breakthrough hit somewhere in their future, that would have opened up an audience to a treasure trove of great catalogue songs.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Weekend posts are a chance to revisit songs that have happy memories, not of anything in particular, other than just hearing the tunes.
Many of these songs were tracks that I played during my 90s stint as an Alternative/Modern Rock radio show. They're tunes that I hardly hear these days, but are fun to revisit.
Click on the "Weekend Posts" label below, to see other posts like this.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Fountains Of Wayne "Hey Julie"
Hey, Julie! Hope you are having a happy birthday, sister of mine.
Hear the song on Youtube.
(I went looking for a song where Julie is the singer's sister, instead of his girlfriend. No luck. This will have to do.)
Hear the song on Youtube.
(I went looking for a song where Julie is the singer's sister, instead of his girlfriend. No luck. This will have to do.)
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Fountain's Of Wayne "Stacy's Mom"
"I wanna be Stacy's Mom," my wife will say whenever she hears this song.
Meaning, she still wants to be attractive and desirable, as our kids (and as we) age.
I don't know what the neighborhood kids are going to say, or how they are going to react, when their hormones hit and my wife is out sunning herself in the yard.
But she'll always be a supermodel in my eyes.
Happy Mother's Day.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Meaning, she still wants to be attractive and desirable, as our kids (and as we) age.
I don't know what the neighborhood kids are going to say, or how they are going to react, when their hormones hit and my wife is out sunning herself in the yard.
But she'll always be a supermodel in my eyes.
Happy Mother's Day.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Fountains Of Wayne "Leave The Biker"
Here's another Weekend Post:
Having recently professed my love for Fountains Of Wayne, I thought I'd post the song I most enjoy playing. I'm not saying this is the best song they've written. But I've been listening to it for over a decade, and I still laugh out loud when I hear it. And I always stick around for The Beatles reference in the last 10 seconds.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Weekend posts are a chance to revisit songs that have happy memories, not of anything in particular, other than just hearing the tunes.
Many of these songs were tracks that I played during my 90s stint as an Alternative/Modern Rock radio show. They're tunes that I hardly hear these days, but are wonderful to revisit.
Click on the "Weekend Posts" label below, to see other posts like this.
Having recently professed my love for Fountains Of Wayne, I thought I'd post the song I most enjoy playing. I'm not saying this is the best song they've written. But I've been listening to it for over a decade, and I still laugh out loud when I hear it. And I always stick around for The Beatles reference in the last 10 seconds.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Weekend posts are a chance to revisit songs that have happy memories, not of anything in particular, other than just hearing the tunes.
Many of these songs were tracks that I played during my 90s stint as an Alternative/Modern Rock radio show. They're tunes that I hardly hear these days, but are wonderful to revisit.
Click on the "Weekend Posts" label below, to see other posts like this.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Fountains Of Wayne "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart"
One of the hardest concepts for people who haven't ever really spent time thinking about what it must be like to be a DJ, is the concept of how and why we play what we play.
People just kind of assume that we pick our favorite songs and just play them.
That sounds good, but it's not right at all.
Funny enough, you wouldn't ascribe this attribute to any other business.
The movie theater owner doesn't show movies based on what HE would like to watch.
The chef doesn't cook whatever SHE feels like eating that night.
The shoe store owner doesn't only carry shoes that she herself would wear.
Now, the DJs try to play songs they think are good, just like the movie theater owner tries to pick movies people will come to see, the chef makes dishes people want to eat and the shoe store owner carries shoes that people might want to put on their feet. But they are not doing it for their own personal satisfaction.
Radio is a customer service business. We're trying to serve something that lots of folks might enjoy. We, like the restaurant, try to have a consistent menu, so when people come to our place, we're serving something that they expect, that is familiar and is pleasurable.
All this to say that just because I like something, doesn't mean it's going to get regular airplay on mvyradio.
I LOVE Fountains Of Wayne. But try as I might to convince myself otherwise, they just don't seem to sound right on mvyradio. Like a number of great Power Pop acts (Matthew Sweet and Squeeze come to mind), they're a little to hooky and clean, for mvy's otherwise organic, rootsy nature.
If I were playing only songs I liked, yeah, I'd probably play a lot of what I usually play on mvyradio, but I'd also play a fair amount of Ramones and The Clash.
And a whole lot of Fountains Of Wayne.
Hear the song on Youtube.
People just kind of assume that we pick our favorite songs and just play them.
That sounds good, but it's not right at all.
Funny enough, you wouldn't ascribe this attribute to any other business.
The movie theater owner doesn't show movies based on what HE would like to watch.
The chef doesn't cook whatever SHE feels like eating that night.
The shoe store owner doesn't only carry shoes that she herself would wear.
Now, the DJs try to play songs they think are good, just like the movie theater owner tries to pick movies people will come to see, the chef makes dishes people want to eat and the shoe store owner carries shoes that people might want to put on their feet. But they are not doing it for their own personal satisfaction.
Radio is a customer service business. We're trying to serve something that lots of folks might enjoy. We, like the restaurant, try to have a consistent menu, so when people come to our place, we're serving something that they expect, that is familiar and is pleasurable.
All this to say that just because I like something, doesn't mean it's going to get regular airplay on mvyradio.
I LOVE Fountains Of Wayne. But try as I might to convince myself otherwise, they just don't seem to sound right on mvyradio. Like a number of great Power Pop acts (Matthew Sweet and Squeeze come to mind), they're a little to hooky and clean, for mvy's otherwise organic, rootsy nature.
If I were playing only songs I liked, yeah, I'd probably play a lot of what I usually play on mvyradio, but I'd also play a fair amount of Ramones and The Clash.
And a whole lot of Fountains Of Wayne.
Hear the song on Youtube.
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Everyday Visuals “Florence Foster Jenkins”
I saw these guys open for Fountains Of Wayne at The Paradise this Spring, and was knocked out.
Right up my alley---harmonies and heartaches.
And I liked the band’s presence. The right mix of humor and comfort and humility and confidence.
The real-life subject of the song is a woman who became a famous soprano, despite being a horrible singer.
Hear The Everyday Visuals “Florence Foster Jenkins”
See the band perform the song on the side of the road, and hear the real Florence Foster Jenkins, here
Right up my alley---harmonies and heartaches.
And I liked the band’s presence. The right mix of humor and comfort and humility and confidence.
The real-life subject of the song is a woman who became a famous soprano, despite being a horrible singer.
Hear The Everyday Visuals “Florence Foster Jenkins”
See the band perform the song on the side of the road, and hear the real Florence Foster Jenkins, here
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