Archive for 2023/02


Mailbag-Carnes/Rosen/Murphy/More

RE: KIM CARNES/DON’T CALL IT LOVE Hey, Bob. Thank you so much for your very kind words about “Don’t Call It Love.” You’ve given an old songwriter a big lift and I’m grateful. Tom Snow ____________________________________ Original Tom Snow version of “Don’t Call It Love” YouTube: https://bit.ly/3YMY6oz Hyperbolium ____________________________________ Hi Bob, You don’t know me […]

The Shane McAnally Article

Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3YHgkYx 1 “Remaking Country’s Gender Politics, One Barroom Weeper at a Time – The Nashville songwriter Shane McAnally is behind many of country music’s No. 1 hits, which aren’t as straight as they seem.”: https://nyti.ms/3Kh19RC You won’t read this. That’s the dirty little secret, nobody clicks through. They’ve been burned with bad, or mediocre, […]

Proves The Point/E-Mail Of The Day

Re: Fox News Scandal What scandal? Is this subject line just click bait? I have no earthly idea what you are trying to say. If you have something to say then just say it, for god’s sake. David Murphy ________ Previous e-mail from Mr. Murphy: Re: The Unrest In China JFC Bob – you couldn’t […]

Fox News Scandal

This is what happens when you tell people what they want to hear. And it doesn’t only happen in politics. Music is one of the worst offenders. It’s built on the premise that anyone can be a star, when this is patently untrue. That’s what people want. Optimism. They don’t want to learn that it’s […]