

#EAR WORM JAZZ SONG TV#
Two beautiful instrumental send-ups of ear worms familiar to anyone who grew up in the late ‘50s - Link Wray’s “Rawhide,” the theme for the early ‘60s TV Western that made Clint Eastwood a star, and Patsy Cline’s classic, “You Belong To Me” – will leave you smiling as the album comes to a close. Klimick delivers Chuck Berry’s “Dear Dad” before Bears tackles Allen Toussaint’s “Yes We Can,” making a rare appearance on the mike – as does Teixeira for the Neville Brothers’ “Yellow Moon,” which follows. Penned by Carole King but a hit for the Righteous Brothers, Duke delivers the vocals on a slow and easy take of “On This Side Of Goodbye” before Cote takes command of the Tracy Nelson/Mother Earth blues, “Living With The Animals.”ĭuke soars with an instrumental take on “Careless Love” - a number popularized by Buddy Bolden in New Orleans at the onset of the 21st century – before Grant takes to the mike to reprise Muscle Shoals founder Arthur Alexander’s “Everyday I Have To Cry Some.” It’s déjà vu for her because she had a major hit with the tune herself in 1964 when she recorded it for Pye Records in her native England.ĭylan’s “I Am A Lonesome Hobo” precedes the Brenda Lee classic “Sweet Nothin’s,” the first of two tunes delivered by Crownover before Duke’s six-string talents come front and center for an instrumental cover of “Soldier Of Love,” first released by Alexander on the Dot imprint in 1962. The sound’s enhanced by an all-star lineup, which includes vocals from Dave Howard, Julie Grant, Sunny Crownover, Chris Cote, Mark Cutler and Klem Klimek with additional instrumentation from Cutler and Baxter Hall on guitar, Klimick and Doug James on saxes, Jeff “Doc” Chanon on trumpet and Marty Ballou on bass.Ī paradiddle military drumbeat opens “Don’t Bother Trying To Steal Her Love” - which Duke released with his band, The Pleasure Kings, in 1988 – but quickly evolves into a rockabilly pleaser with Howard at the mike. the earworm song chords and lyrics g c d there’s an ear worm in my ear g c d there’s an ear worm but don’t you fear g it doesn’t wiggle and it doesn’t eat c d c d g it just plays this dumb song on. Robillard, Bears and Teixeira all contribute lead vocals on one cut each of the 13 tracks, which were captured at Lakewest Recording and Duke’s own Mood Room in the Ocean State.

And his stellar fret work comes to the fore on four dazzling instrumentals. With the exception of the opener, a Duke original that first appeared in 1988, all of the other tunes are sounds he hasn’t been able to shake since first hearing them in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

Most of the songs here have been running through Robillard’s brain since childhood. A producer and label owner in his own right, he’s toured with both Tom Waits and Bob Dylan and recorded with everyone from Ruth Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Rosco Gordon and Jay McShann to Kim Wilson, Pinetop Perkins and Maria Muldaur, just to name a few. Not only did he found Roomful Of Blues in 1967, but he spent time in both The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Legendary Blues Band. This album successfully delivers the sounds he couldn’t get out of his head as a youth – everything from jazz to jump, from swing to blues dating as far back as the ‘30s – and stylishly reworking them for a new generation.īased out of his home base of Pawtucket, R.I., where he’s fronted his own bands since the ‘80s, Duke’s pedigree is impressive. by summer.One of the most stylish guitarists on the planet as well as one of its foremost musicologists, Duke Robillard has spent a good portion of his life breathing new life into tunes of bygone eras. Keywords: Auditory hallucinations, Musical hallucinations, Earworms. Also, there's a catchy dance song playing here in Europe called "Barbara Streisand" that should make it's way to the U.S. Then on the 2nd or 3rd listen, it's enough. Song Forms 3 Ear Worm Music Jazz Standard, Mdchen Mit Braunen Augen. Have you heard the Rockapella version of "It's a Small World"? It's featured in the Gnomeo and Juliet movie. I shouldn't have even started reading this page because now a bunch of these songs are stuck in my head. These earworms might prove useful for dislodging some of the annoyiong regulars that keep me from concentratin by day and sleeping by night! Fun lens, blessed in passing :) Lisa Marie Gabriel from United Kingdom on February 14, 2011:Īs a composer and arranger I am afflicted by earworms most days. Great lens!Īll I have to do is read the title and it's in my head! Argh! The Badger Badger Badger meme is a horrible earworm as well, and This Is the Song that Never Ends, particularly when Lambchop is involved.
