Dive into the archives.

• “Hall of the Mountain King” – The Who

  Theme of the week: Grieg’s In The Hall Of The Mountain King.
  End o’ the week, end o’ the theme, and hey, here’s another appearance of The Who’s album, The Who Sell Out. And their Hall of the Mountain King is another solid track (albeit curiously spaghetti western-ish) for this week’s silliness.
  Enjoy!

  Posted on Mar 20.09 to Song of the Day   

• “Batman Theme” – Neal Hefti

  Back to raiding the memory of my mother’s 45s, all the way back to 1966… and here we find Neal Hefti’s Batman Theme. On the flip side is a waaayyy groovier take on the theme, Batman Chase.

   
  And hey, guess what, here’s two more versions, courtesy of The Who (also from 1966), and The Jam (released [...]

  Posted on Mar 05.09 to Song of the Day   

• “I Can See For Miles” – The Who

  Here’s another Sunday quickie, The Who’s I Can See For Miles, from their 1967 album The Who Sell Out. And on the tail of this clip, the Charles Atlas ad from the same album, featuring the distinctive growl of John Entwistle. Which makes me want to cue up their Boris the Spider, one of my own personal [...]

  Posted on Feb 22.09 to Song of the Day