Song Lyrics in the Real World: The Ramones – 53rd and 3rd
53rd and 3rd is a song from the Ramones’s self titled debut album from 1976. Recorded in less than in a week in February of that year at Plaza Sound…
Song Lyric in the real world: Foghat – Slow Ride
Slow ride, take it easy Slow ride, take it easy Slow down Go down Slow down Go down Come on, baby Take a slow ride with me Come on,…
The music tourist in New York City: Corner of W 23rd St/8th Avenue and Hotel Chelsea
I was recently on a 10 hour stay in New York for business and, while I didn’t have time for sightseeing, I was still able to tick off one item…
Album cover in the Real World: Moving Pictures by Rush
The cover to Rush’s seminal album, 1980’s Moving Pictures, works on three different levels to illustrate the title. First of all, you can see 6 people transporting paintings, or…
Song Lyrics in the real world: The Beatles’s Rocky Racoon
Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon And one day his woman ran off with another guy Hit young Rocky…
Song title in the real world: Rush’s YYZ
YYZ is the airport code for Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Rush‘s affinity for these call letters came from the fact that seeing these tags on their luggage meant that…
Song lyrics in the real world: Ace of Spades (Motörhead)
Pushing up the ante, I know you’ve got to see me, Read ’em and weep, the dead man’s hand again, I see it in your eyes, take one look and…
Song lyrics in the real world: Sheryl Crow’s All I Wanna Do
I’m in Los Angeles for the E3 conference and I suddenly thought about Sheryl Crow’s breakout hit “All I wanna do”. Great song from a great debut album. “All I…