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Spoon - The Underdog

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Spoon - The Underdog/Label Merge. The song is sort of a hidden treasure. The band performed the The Underdog on the October 6, 2007 episode of the 33rd season of Saturday Night Live, and also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2007.   The Underdog was featured in the 2008 monster horror film Cloverfield, the 2009 films I Love You, Man (bromantic comedy)   and 17 Again () , in the opening and ending scene of the 2011 film Horrible Bosses , and in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming . A music video for the song was directed by Keven McAllester. Best lyric excerpt ... You got no fear of the underdog That’s why you will not survive Songwriter Britt Daniel See also ... TV Live: Spoon - "The Underdog" (Letterman 2007) - YouTube Cloverfield - Wikipedia I Love You, Man - Wikipedia 17 Again (film) - Wikipedia Horrible Bosses - Wikipedia Spider-Man: Homecoming - Wikipedia

Dirty Laundry by Don Henley - a song that's aged well regarding the news industry

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Dirty Laundry by Don Henley, released October 12, 1982. The song Dirty Laundry still has aged exceptionally well. Nothing has changed, only gotten worse. But this song has aged nicely, putting the worst light on "journalism." Donley Henley and the Eagles, for that matter, were opposed to allowing their work on YouTube for a long time. Finally, here is Dirty Laundry .  Dirty Laundry and the bubble-headed bleach blond character is about the superficiality and callousness of network television news reporting, as well as the toward tabloid journalism and sensationalism in journlism.  This song just might be the "tongue in cheek" theme song of CARDINAL NEWS.

Fantastic Friday Find: "Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx" - Live in Los Angeles on YouTube

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Well, it was fun while it lasted. We'll see if this video (restricted by SESAC) comes back.  SESAC  is a for-profit performance-rights organization in the United States. Founded in 1930 as the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, it is the second-oldest performance-rights organization in the United States. SESAC has 30,000 songwriters and more than 1 million compositions in its catalogue. Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx - Live In Los Angeles [2014] 720p video, HQ audio. Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx have performed twice at the Frontier Days Festival at Recreation Park -- on Saturday, July 3, 2010 and on Friday, July 3, 2015. Dennis DeYoung said he was flabbergasted and that he loved playing for the massive crowd in 2010 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, so it was a no-brainer for him to return five years later in 2015 (See also:  JUL 03 2015 --  Ousted Lead Singer & Songwriter Dennis DeYoung Tonight at Arlington Heights Frontier Days; Fa...

Madison Beer's "15 Minutes" getting frequent play time on Dance Factory Radio WCPY 92.7

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Madison Beer - 15 MINUTES (Official Music Video) Madison Beer's 15 Minutes getting a lot of play on Chicago Electronic Dance Music station 92.7 MHz Dance Factory WCPY late Summer 2024.

Numb starring Chester Bennington, former lead vocalist of Linkin Park

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Numb (Official Music Video) [4K UPGRADE in March 2023/initial release September 8, 2003] – Linkin Park. Numb was released as the third single from their second studio album, Meteora (September 8, 2003) -- anticipating the 21-year anniversary of this epic song. The 4K release celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the song's release. The music video is about a teenage girl, struggling as an aspiring artist. The record label is Warner Bros. In November 2018, "Numb" became Linkin Park's first music video to reach over one billion views on their YouTube channel. Over 2.3 billion views of this music video on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.   Linkin Park went on an indefinite hiatus following the suicide of longtime lead vocalist Chester Bennington in July 20, 2017 and has not recorded or toured since his death. Numb (Linkin Park song) - Wikipedia Chester Bennington - Wikipedia Linkin Park - Wikipedia

The Hollies Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress 1972

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The Hollies Long Cool Woman ... or "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" from the album "Distant Light" is presented on the Rhino Channel from Rhino Entertainment Company often called RHINO Records. High energy electric guitar and effects song especially for the early 1970s. Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress) was released on April 17, 1972, and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top 100 in September 1972. The song was recorded at AIR Studios July 16-30, 1971. The genre is considered swamp rock and has some early flange affect heard later in disco. Several unauthorized versions of the song were removed  from YouTube on copyright grounds. Some videos remain on YouTube but portions of the song were silenced.  The YouTube channel DJDiscoCat has an especially good "1972 Extended Meow Mix."

Camila Cabello - Havana ft. Young Thug

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Camila Cabello - Havana ft. Young Thug. Havana became an international success, reaching number one in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Good trumpet accent with Camila Cabello in Young Thug. Superb vocalist Karla Camila Cabello Estrabaois a Cuban-American singer and songwriter born March 3, 1997 in Cojimar, Eastern Havana, Cuba. For most of her early life, Cabello and her family (with parents Sinuhe Estrabao and Alejandro Cabello) moved back and forth between Havana and Mexico City. The family relocated to Miami, Florida when she was 5. Cabello acquired U.S. citizenship in 2008. She attended Miami Palmetto High School, but left in the 2012–2013 school year while she was in 9th grade to pursue her singing career. She graduated later.