Song of the Day: “I See the Light” from Tangled

  “I See the Light” from Tangled – #23 from “The Top 50 Disney Songs” (2014) Tangled features an innovative style of computer animation, meant to evoke the aesthetic of rococo oil paintings. Every frame abounds with lush detail, but, with the amalgamated eye-poppingness of tall ships, still waters, castle spires, and ten thousand glowing lanterns taking flight,…

Song of the Day: “Thneedville” from The Lorax

Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven of his song reviews and recommendations. “Thneedville” from The Lorax – From “Five for Five: Brian’s Picks” (2014) God I love this song… While I would love to launch into a sprawling defense of [The Lorax] as…

Song of the Day: “Oscar Mayer Wiener Song”

Brian mostly writes about movies and TV, but he’s contributed some music commentary over the years. This week, I’m revisiting seven of his song reviews and recommendations. “Oscar Mayer Wiener Song” – #6 from “The Top 15 Advertising Jingles” (2015) Oscar Mayer bears the rare distinction of having not one, but two awesome jingles. The company’s ode…

Song of the Day: “Lunchlady Land” by Adam Sandler

Novelty, parody, and sketch songs have never been a major interest of mine. And most of my reviews would sound the same. So this week, instead of writing about the song, I’m going to pick one of its intriguing quirks or a related topic to spotlight. Spotlight: Chris Farley When I was in elementary school, my friend Andy introduced me to Chris…

Song of the Day: “Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley

Novelty, parody, and sketch songs have never been a major interest of mine. And most of my reviews would sound the same. So this week, instead of writing about the song, I’m going to pick one of its intriguing quirks or a related topic to spotlight. Spotlight: Bizarre #1 hits from 1958-1972 Reading about “Purple People Eater” inadvertently sent me down…

Song of the Day: “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah” by Allan Sherman

Novelty, parody, and sketch songs have never been a major interest of mine. And most of my reviews would sound the same. So this week, instead of writing about the song, I’m going to pick one of its intriguing quirks or a related topic to spotlight. Spotlight: Public domain, fair use, and parody In 1955, Philco released an affordable turntable made of…