MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Meat Loaf, “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”)

On this day…

back in 1993…

Meat Loaf was sitting at number one on Billboard’s Hot 100…

with “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)!”

(Music Cut #2 — “I’d Do Anything for Love” — Female Duet)

Now, that female voice in the song…

was originally meant to just be a temporary recording!

But they liked it so much…they kept it!

(Music Cut #3 — “I’d Do Anything for Love” — Music Video)

That’s actress Dana Patrick in the video…

The REAL singer was Lorraine Crosby…

who was credited on the album as “Mrs. Loud!”

But guess who was receiving the RECORD DEAL OFFERS…

Dana Patrick…. because executives thought SHE was the one singing!

(Music Cut #4 — “I’d Do Anything for Love”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Some days I just pray to the God Of Sex and Drums and Rock ‘N’ Roll.”

– Meat Loaf, “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)

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Movies That Matter / 11-13-26

(Movies That Matter Intro)

Welcome to Movies That Matter, where we look at three movies worth knowing about before the weekend begins.

This week: Johnny Depp plays Scrooge, bank robbers post their jobs online, and Adam Driver and Miles Teller mix it up with Russian criminals.

(Countdown Video)

What’s new? Johnny Depp is saying bah humbug in Ebenezer.

(Ebenezer clip)

This is a much darker take on A Christmas Carol, with Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge and Ti West directing.

(Ebenezer clip)

So yeah… Johnny Depp as Scrooge is more than enough to make me want to go see this one.

And now, bank robbery has officially entered the social media era.

(How to Rob a Bank clip)

Nicholas Hoult and Zoë Kravitz star in How to Rob a Bank, about a crew that actually broadcasts its crimes online.

Problem is, going viral also makes it a whole lot easier for the FBI to find you.

(How to Rob a Bank clip)

Maybe don’t livestream the evidence.

And finally, let’s head to 1986 New York.

(Paper Tiger clip)

Miles Teller and Adam Driver play brothers in Paper Tiger who get pulled into a deal with Russian criminals.

You also get some Scarlett Johansson there too.

(Paper Tiger clip)

Family business. Probably not a good idea.

That’s this weekend’s Movies That Matter. From Christmas ghosts to viral bank robbers to Russian criminals in 1980s New York, there should be something waiting for you at the movies.

Until next time – keep on popping the corn.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Genesis, “I Can’t Dance”)

Released on this day…

back in 1991…

Genesis gave us their album We Can’t Dance…

featuring “I Can’t Dance!”

(Music Cut #2 — “I Can’t Dance”)

But get this…

The inspiration for this song…

was via a commercial… for JEANS!

(Music Cut #3 — Levi’s Commercial, The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go”)

That’s The Clash!

And it was that Levi’s commercial that inspired Mike Rutherford’s guitar riff…

while Phil Collins came up with lyrics making FUN of those very jeans commercials!

And here’s the kicker…

the song was originally called “Blue Jeans!”

(Music Cut #4 — Genesis, “I Can’t Dance”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I can’t dance, I can’t talk
Only thing about me is the way I walk.” – Genesis, “I Can’t Dance”

And a special shout-out to Phil Collins, who’s being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist this weekend!

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Michael Jackson, “Black or White”)

Released on this day…

back in 1991…

Michael Jackson gave us one of his biggest hits…

“Black or White!”

(Music Cut #2 — “Black or White”)

Now, remember that rap in the middle of the song?

Ever wonder who that was?

I guarantee it wasn’t who you might think!

(Music Cut #3 — “Black or White” — Rap Section)

That’s Bill Bottrell…

the song’s own CO-PRODUCER!

Michael liked his version so much, he kept it!

And then Bottrell even gave himself the rapper name L.T.B. –

a nod to his suburban childhood… and Leave It to Beaver!

(Music Cut #4 — “Black or White”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I said if you’re thinkin’ of bein’ my brotha
It don’t matter if you’re black or white.” – Michael Jackson, “Black or White”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Ween, “Push th’ Little Daisies”)

Released on this day…

back in 1992…

Ween gave us their third album…

Pure Guava!

Featuring “Push th’ Little Daisies.”

(Music Cut #2 — “Push th’ Little Daisies”)

And when the song was released as a single…

for radio and MTV…

they needed to clean it up a little for sensitive ears.

But their solution?

They turned to someone who usually needed a little editing himself!

(Music Cut #3 — Prince, “Alphabet St.”)

They actually borrowed a sound from PRINCE!

That little opening squeal of “No” from his song “Alphabet St.”…

(Music Cut #4 – same as #3 – Prince, “Alphabet St.”)

Yup – THAT… was used to cover up a naughty word.

(Music Cut #5 — Ween, “Push th’ Little Daisies”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“When you lie
Kiss your baby bye, bye, bye
And if you’re true
The whole wide world will laugh with you.” – Ween, “Push th’ Little Daisies”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Digable Planets, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”)

Released on this day…

back in 1992…

Digable Planets gave us their debut single…

“Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).”

(Music Cut #2 — “Rebirth of Slick”)

And that unmistakable horn line…

has actually been around a whole lot longer than you might think!

(Music Cut #3 — Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, “Stretching”)

Recognize that?!

That’s jazz legend Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers…

with their song “Stretching” recorded back in 1978!

Digable Planets sampled it…

and turned it into a hip-hop classic!

(Music Cut #4 — Digable Planets, “Rebirth of Slick”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“We be to rap what key be to lock. But I’m cool like dat” – Digable Planets, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”

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3,2, 1 – New Music Monday / 11-09-26

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week: Kings of Leon keeps it in the family, Olivia Rodrigo gets festive, and George Michael brings the Faith Tour to vinyl.

(Countdown Video)

3 major album drops.

To start it off – Kings of Leon with their tenth studio album, O My Beloved.

(“My Whole World” clip)

For the first time, Kings of Leon produced the whole album themselves.

Caleb Followill calls it a love letter to the people and memories that got them here.

Ten albums in, and the Followills are getting sentimental with us.

(“Cold Blue Dawn” clip)

Up next – it’s Royal Blood with Dead Company.

(“Ten Over Ten” clip)

Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher went into the studio with one basic idea:

Two people. Twelve notes. See what happens.

The result?

Royal Blood says this may be their fastest and hardest album yet.

(“Swallow The Bomb” clip)

And then – we’ve got Rex Orange County with Dream Fatigue.

(“Hannah Montana” clip)

Rex usually does almost everything himself.

Not this time.

Daniel Caesar, Brendan Yates from Turnstile, Mustafa, Dev Hynes and more all jump in.

Rex finally learned to share.

(“Indecision” clip)

2 new singles.

Olivia Rodrigo has officially entered her Christmas-music phase.

(“take me home (4 christmas)” clip)

This is Olivia’s first-ever holiday single, and the video has her meeting the boyfriend’s family for Christmas.

Nothing says holiday cheer like meeting the parents.

And now – Sam Fender tackles a Rolling Stones classic.

(“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” clip)

For Sam’s version of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” he brought in the children’s choir from his old school

Plus, Mick Jagger gave it his stamp of approval – that’s not too shabby.

(Record Scratch video)

And finally, one vinyl pick.

George Michael with The Faith Tour.

(“Faith” live clip)

These are previously unreleased recordings from George Michael’s first solo tour in 1988.

The 18-song live album was recorded in Paris and includes “Faith,” “Father Figure,” “One More Try,” “Monkey” and even some Wham!

(“Careless Whisper” live clip)

Thirty-eight years later, the Faith Tour finally gets an official live album on vinyl.

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

Until next time.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Page & Plant, “Kashmir”)

Released on this day…

back in 1994…

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant reunited for their album…

No Quarter: Unledded!

(Music Cut #2 — “Gallows Pole”)

It all started when MTV wanted the two Led Zeppelin legends…

to do an Unplugged performance!

You know… something a little more acoustic!

(Music Cut #3 — “Kashmir”)

Sooooooo – Page and Plant had a VERY different definition of UNPLUGGED!

They brought electric guitars…
musicians from Egypt…
and an ORCHESTRA!

(Music Cut #4 — “Kashmir”)

So much for unplugged!

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“My eyes fill with sand
As I scan this wasted land
Trying to find, trying to find, where I’ve been.” – Page & Plant, “Kashmir”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Alice in Chains, “Again”)

Released on this day…

back in 1995…

Alice in Chains gave us their self-titled third album!

But most fans know it by another name…

Tripod!

(Music Cut #2 — “Again”)

That nickname comes from the three-legged dog on the cover!

But getting that picture…

was a little more complicated than you’d think!

(Music Cut #3 — “Grind”)

Photographer Rocky Schenck actually held auditions for THREE-LEGGED DOGS!

But after all that…

the band chose a grainy photograph that had been sent by FAX!

And that was exactly the look they wanted!

(Music Cut #4 — “Heaven Beside You”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Do what you wanna do
Go out and seek your truth” – Alice in Chains, “Heaven Beside You”

Vinyl was released a week earlier on Halloween!

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 — Rage Against the Machine, “Killing in the Name”)

Around this time…

back in 1992…

Rage Against the Machine released their self-titled debut album!

(Music Cut #2 — “Bombtrack”)

On one of the album’s songs, a guest vocalist was featured…

He was from another band that was just starting to make some noise

(Music Cut #3 — “Know Your Enemy” — Maynard’s vocal section)

That’s Maynard James Keenan…from TOOL!

But guess what – he was the back-up!

Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction was supposed to be there…

but according to Tom Morello…

they couldn’t find Perry that day…

so they called their buddy Maynard instead!

(Music Cut #4 — “Know Your Enemy”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Action must be taken
We don’t need the key, we’ll break in
Something must be done
About vengeance, a badge, and a gun.” – Rage Against the Machine, “Know Your Enemy”

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