My Dad would’ve turned 83 today, so you won’t blame me if I gave Steve Goodman’s ode to his father’s passing a spin. Singing in a rueful voice, the whisper of strings in the background, Goodman’s meditation on his Dad teeters on the maudlin. He saves the song with the honesty of his portrait and the truth he finds.
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My Old Man – Steve Goodman
November 23, 2010
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Tags: My Old Man, Songs about Dad, Songs about Fathers, Steve Goodman
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Best Baseball Songs
June 3, 2010Best Baseball Songs
Usually I write on one song at a time, but here’s a baseball songs for your consideration. Each concerns a team, a player or has some relation to the game. Baseball has to figure in the song, so “Wild Thing” doesn’t make the cut no matter how attached it has become to baseball since the movie Major League.
I’ve started with my favorites, the songs I like or play or find interesting. I’m sure you’d come up with a different list. I then included a longer list of others you might find interesting. Of course, I’m sure that I’ve missed more than my fair share so add your comments and post of other songs.
I start with the lists and then provide notes for the top thirteen down below. Enjoy
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Tags: A Cub Fan's Dying Request, Baseball Songs, Best Baseball Songs, Bob Dylan, Centerfield, Chuck Berry, Cubs Songs, Drop Kick Murphys, Eddie Vedder, Greg Brown, Joe DiMaggio songs, John Fpgerty, List of Best Songs, Meatloaf, Steve Goodman, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Tessie, The Hold Steady, Warren Zevon, Wilco
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