Ten Cover Songs Worth Checking Out

One measure of the success of a song is the number of cover versions it spawns. A great example is the multi-Grammy-winning Uptown Funk. I didn’t bother getting an exact count, but the iTunes Store shows page after page of remakes (including inexplicable ukulele and violin renditions, and multiple acapella arrangements by college groups) of… Continue reading Ten Cover Songs Worth Checking Out

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My Top 10 Latin [Dance] Songs

My brilliant, funny (and much younger) cousin Wendy does a weekly Facebook post in which she reviews a song – usually after having a glass of wine – that’s meaningful to her in some way at that specific moment. I’d point you to the posts but they’re only for her friends and she doesn’t know… Continue reading My Top 10 Latin [Dance] Songs

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Boxing Batch

I hate to alarm you, but we have a packaging crisis in the United States. As in…too much of it. This became obvious yesterday upon the arrival of two items we had ordered. Exhibit A is a dress that MLB purchased from the website of a well-known clothier. Here’s the box in which it was… Continue reading Boxing Batch