Song of the Day: The Streets - Let’s Push Things Forward. Is this guy British? I think he might be British.

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Song of the Day: Harry Nilsson - One. I watched the documentary “Who Is Harry Nilsson?” over the weekend, so I’ve been bombarding my ears with a Nilsson playlist that I put together. Besides owning Nilsson Schmilsson and knowing about his “lost weekend” with John Lennon, I was unfamiliar with the rise and fall of Nilsson, and it’s definitely an interesting story for anyone who enjoys music documentaries. You probably know some of his songs (or some of his covers), like this one, which was a hit for Three Dog Night.

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Police Squad! reviews start today in TV Club Classic. “Joke-a-minute parody of sober cop shows?” “Yes, it is.” 

Damn this show was pure genius

Song of the Day: Miles Kane - Rearrange. Kane plays with Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys in the band The Last Shadow Puppets, and his solo album from last year, Colour of the Trap, is solid.

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Song of the Day: Paul McCartney - Monkberry Moon Delight. I love the Beatles unconditionally, but I’d never been a fan of McCartney’s solo work until I picked up a used copy of RAM on vinyl. For most of the album it seems like McCartney’s having fun, and my issue (perhaps unfair) with what I knew of his solo stuff is that it was too “pop” - too sugary, too orchestrated, too stiff.

“Monkberry Moon Delight” is none of those - much like in “Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?” it sounds like McCartney’s going to shred his vocal cords. Not that he needs it, but I’m glad to see RAM getting some reissue love - I even ordered a copy of the mono version. If you’ve never heard it, take advantage of it being on Spotify - it’s the only of his solo albums that is.

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Song of the Day: Bob Dylan - Walkin’ Down the Line. This one is from the unbelievably excellent Bootleg Series, Volumes 1-3 (technically this would be Volume 1). I love the way he says “walking shoes” the second time - Dylan is simply the master at enunciation.

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Song of the Day: fIREHOSE - Sophisticated Bitch [live]. The Live Totem Pole EP was one of the first CDs I ever bought, and it still rules (and apparently it’s out of print).

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Song of the Day: Beck - Debra. Fuck yes, I’m going to see Beck tonight at the El Rey. I doubt we’ll hear this gem, but I have to ask: is this the best opening lyric to a song ever?

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