Isaac Hayes would have been 84 years old today. Today’s song of the day is an instrumental track that Hayes wrote for the Tough Guys soundtrack. Quentin Tarantino later reused the track in Kill Bill.
Category Archives: Music Review
Music Video of the Day: Love of Life by Earth and Fire (1974, directed by ????)
With today’s music video of the day, the Dutch band Earth and Fire kept things simple as they performed a catchy song about Love of Life.
Enjoy!
Music Video of the Day: I’m Bad I’m Nationwide by ZZ Top (2022, directed by ????)
Rest in peace, Frank Beard.
Song of the Day: She’s Like The Wind by Patrick Swayze
Today, in celebration of the birthday of Patrick Swayze, our song of the day is one that he wrote for Dirty Dancing. Enjoy She’s Like The Wind.
Song of the Day: Robert De Niro’s Waiting…. by Bananarama
Seeing as how today is Robert De Niro’s birthday, this 1984 tune seems like an obvious pick for song of the day!
Song of the Day: Chernobyl by Blanck Mass
For today’s song of the day, we have Chernobyl by Blanck Mass. This piece of music was used to haunting effect in 2014’s A Field In England.
Music Video of the Day: No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne (1991, directed by Ralph Ziman)
This song, which Ozzy said was actually about a serial killer, was the title track from Osbourne’s 6th solo album. The video was directed by Ralph Ziman, who also did videos for Vanessa Williams, Toni Braxton, Alice Cooper, L.A. Gun, and Faith No More.
The little girl at the end of the video is Kelly Osbourne.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: John’s Theme From Don’t Look Now by Pino Donaggio
Music Video of the Day: Beautiful Girl by INXS (1992, directed by Mark Pellington)
Supposedly, this song was written about a runaway that Michael Hutchence had befriended and who he wanted to protect in a platonic way. However, when the song was released in the United States, it was selected to be the theme song of an eating disorder awareness campaign and the music video, directed by Mark Pellington, reflects that.
Mark Pellington, of course, should be a familiar name. He directed music videos for just about everyone was relevant in the 90s.
Enjoy!
Bonus Song of the Day: So Familiar by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
For today’s song of the day, we have a banjo tune from musician Steve Martin.
