Waggin' the wagon

Somethin' 'bout waggin' ... 

Got on the band wagon? Free your soul with these band's wagon waggin'

Let's start with Darius Rucker's Wagon Wheel cover from 2013:

And move on to way Old Crow Medicine Show (O.C.M.S.) sang and performed Wagon Wheel back in 2006:

 

Now, let's railroad the trip with Waggin' the Dog by Railroad Earth of Hobo Productions:  

 And now for a third song, and a fourth and final clip. This one rounds out the post, and it's non other than The Fathoms playing Tail Waggin' with that classic surfrock twang. 

You're welcome, tail waggers and wagon lovers.

How To Pre-Fab A Hit Online With New Music Site

The Thing We Did To Get Over 100 Visits In Our First 4 Hours

We Take Records ... and Crush Them.

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Top 10 Cover Songs That Outshine The Original Tunes

10 Cover Songs That Beat The Originals

because time is perception

Yeah, music critics abound, and Diffuser.fm does their own share of it.

This time, they take a stab at judging 10 cover songs that they claim are better than the originals.

We definitely do not agree with them 100%. Still, it's an interesting list.  The choices they went for, frankly, say a lot about their taste in music, and the perspective which they see and hear music through.

What do you think?

The Genius Behind So Many Amazing Hit Songs

Brilliance In Songwriting

I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman

Why Everyone Should Appreciate Mr. Newman's Genius

Channel 4's The Art Show Just 200,000 people worldwide buy Randy Newman records. Sometimes it's just 80,000. So why does this guy keep writing songs? Well, he has had a string of moderate hits, that later went on to become cultural classics. Icons of Americana and a wordsmith of ironic American / un-American lyrics. Was he a struggling lad? No. Did he grow up poor in a ghetto? No. Did he have a life of relative privilege and comfort in the world's wealthiest country? Yes. Did he have an in with the mainstream Hollywood culture of movies, music and the performing arts, thanks to his family connections? Yes. And for all that, he has crafted songs that speak to people who enjoy the sarcasm and cynical side of comedy songs. He has dared to cross the line of popularity songwriting and stray into the darker and more sinister side of songs that highlight the great juxtaposition of jovial tunes with bitter, sardonic words. If you have about 25 minutes ... watch the video, and you'll appreciate Randy Newman in a whole new light. Guaranteed. If not, you're probably one of those short people he wrote about in the biggest hit of his career, who never appreciated 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' until Tom Jones and Joe Cocker sang it in a higher register.

New York, New York : Music Magn8 Take 1

Go Big Or Go Home.

This being the first item published on Music Magnet, a site about music, the publishers figured it's best to put up something by one of the smooth crooner legends, Frank Sinatra, whose anthem "New York, New York" is as grand and American as it is glorious and brassy. You gotta hand it to ol' blue eyes. He knew how to belt out the right notes, and sing great hits that will forever remain a part of the culture of the times he lived in ... and long after as well.