Sunday, July 20, 2025

#979. Lineage of Song: “Wanna Be Startin Somethin”

 

Michael Jackson, “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”

Rihanna, “Don’t Stop the Music”


Here’s one that’s more remix than remake, but it all works, the way music can organically evolve, like anything, given the right inspiration.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

#978. Lineage of Song: "Everybody Knows"

 

Leonard Cohen

Sigrid


This is kind of funny timing (I obviously didn’t do so well with a certain national anthem that’ll show up well past, say, Independence Day). (Here I should remind readers out there I generally compose these things well in advance as far as selecting songs and compiling videos.) I just saw Superman last night, in opening weekend. It’s pretty great, though certainly a very different cinematic vision of the character than we’ve ever seen, a huge contrast with its immediate predecessor, last officially depicted in Justice League (though he cameos in Black Adam, very very ironically similar to the new film). The complicated production of Justice League famously led to different cuts. The theatrical version, which this song opens, was completed by Joss Whedon, though the song and moment feels very much like Zack Snyder’s work. In Snyder’s version the song has been omitted.

Sunday, July 06, 2025

#977. Lineage of Song: "Desolation Row"

 

Bob Dylan

My Chemical Romance


My Chemical Romance doesn’t get nearly enough love, being a latter day rock band (seriously, The Black Parade is great). Gerard Way also made a great career for himself in comics.

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