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Willie Simpson, Heart On My Sleeve
For your consideration, I submit yet another song from my forthcoming album “Funeral Business.” “Heart On My Sleeve” is a moderately paced romantic dance rock song that I am very proud of. The lyrics were all true to my heart, written during a lonely time last year when I extra pathetic, giving it the double…
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Willie Simpson, The Necrophiliac
Are you OK? Did you survive the wrath of Hurricane Sandy? Somehow, in the middle of Brooklyn, I managed to hold onto power, internet, and hot water, a real miracle. I had never heard more menacing and frightening winds ever in my life. It was quite the experience. Well, I hope you are fine, and…
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The Bobby Fuller Four, I Fought the Law
The year was 1966. Bobby Fuller was a 23-year-old Texas rocker, riding high off the chart topping success of “I Fought the Law.” He had moved out to California, been experimenting with LSD like the rest of his generation, and then suddenly, he died. How? Why? Nobody is really certain to this day. He was…
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The Bobby Fuller Four, Let Her Dance, Another Sad and Lonely Night
Anyone lucky enough to see Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” has heard Bobby Fuller’s incredible rock and roll classic, “Let Her Dance.” The song is just full of joy. The ultra catchy background vocals bleat incessantly, Bobby Fuller’s lead vocal is drenched in the kind of echo you get from singing at a drive in…
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Hall and Oates, I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
Oh the hits keep rolling for Hall and Oates. “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do),” was a #1 for Daryl and John in 1981, and another track that set the tone for 80s pop. Their embarrassing cover art for the single also help set trends of decadent ugliness for the 80s as well. …
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Hall and Oates, You Make My Dreams Come True, FTW
I never thought I’d be adding a “Hall and Oates” section to my website, but on December 17th, 2011, it apparently has happened. Actually, I’ve been slowly enjoying Hall and Oates a bit over the last few years, getting hooked on the single “I Can’t Go For That,” and hearing a fantastic sounding Daryl Hall…