Nobody on the roadNobody on the beachI feel it in the airThe summer’s out of reach The Beach Boys brought me to Southern California. It wasn’t only the hits, I loved the album tracks too.  Everything from "Farmer’s Daughter" off "Surfin’ USA" to "Girl Don’t Tell Me" from "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)". In the […]

Here comes my babySinging like a nightingaleComing my way down along that devastation trail Well tell the lord aboveShe’s got a brand of loveThat cannot fail Somewhere along the line Clive Davis convinced everybody it was a hit business.  Make no mistake, it’s an ALBUM business.  And that’s why the business has tanked.  Chasing the […]

So Eric Carmen’s sitting as his keyboard.  And he starts telling this story.  Of lying in bed every night with his transistor glued to his ear.  Listening to the Beatles, the Stones, everybody on the radio.  And then his fingers start waltzing over the keys. Well I know it sounds funnyBut I’m not in it […]

My favorite Joni Mitchell song is "A Case Of You".  Only a Canadian could come up with such perfect imagery.  You’ll know if you’ve ventured to the Great White North.  You’re driving down the boulevard and you see a cinder block structure, with the words "Beer Store" above the plate glass window.  There’s no euphemism.  […]