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I never thought I’d write a headline like that, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones have teamed up to cover the 1958 Everly Brothers album Songs Our Daddy Taught Us. Continue reading
Rap has traditionally has struggled with the treatment of women in lyrics and videos. Hand Job Academy is about to turn your antiquated notions of female rappers upside down. They are unapologetically women and they put periods front and center. Prepare yourself for the video after the jump. Continue reading
One of the featured videos has over 50 million views. Miley has nothing on us. Continue reading
Did you know that the French word for “ear” is oreille and that the French word for “pillow” is oreiller. There you go. Continue reading
Sometimes you’re sitting there singing along with that song you’ve had a million times and then you stop and say to yourself, “hey, wait a minute, that doesn’t make sense and is actually wrong.” Well those lyricists out there sometimes just jam words together, don’t actually know what they’re talking about or change reality to fit their rhymes.
Here are just a few songs that have lyrics that are factually incorrect. Continue reading
Cher, age 67, sat down with USA Today to discuss her new album, touring again, making music with Lady Gaga, what she thought about a young upstart named Madonna once upon a time, and what it’s like being in an industry overrun with twenty year olds. You can just guess how pleased she is about that. Much of her thoughts are priceless. Here are the best ones. Continue reading
Today’s post will feature French-speaking artists covering other French-speaking artists songs. Or what is commonly referred to as “les reprises.” It’s getting all Rosetta Stone® up in here. Continue reading
My French-Canadian grandparents marked their 65th wedding anniversary this summer. In celebration, today’s post will focus on French-Canadian folklore songs, that is a musical style commonly referred to as “chansons à répondre” (response songs) or “rigodons.” Grab a set of spoons. Continue reading
Welcome to the almost end of summer. Let’s do a little dancing. Continue reading