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Tonights Night’s Record: “Your Wildest Dreams” The whiskey is poured. The room is quiet. Some songs bring the past rushing back. Others simply open the door… and let it walk in. The needle drops… and The Moody Blues begin to sing. “Once upon a time…” Those words alone can take an old man somewhere. Back […]
Tonight’s Record: “Another Day in Paradise” The whiskey is poured. The room is quiet. But tonight’s record asks us to listen a little differently. The needle drops… and Phil Collins begins telling a story that isn’t particularly comfortable. “She calls out to the man on the street…” It’s easy to hear a song like this […]
Tomorrow Night’s Record: “Just the Way You Are” The whiskey is poured. The record waits. Tonight’s song doesn’t need a complicated introduction. Some songs simply tell the truth. The needle drops… and Billy Joel begins to sing. “Don’t go changing, to try and please me…” When you’re young, you spend a lot of time trying […]
Tonight’s Record: “Happy Together” The whiskey is poured. The lights are low. And tonight, we’re not going digging through the past looking for answers. Tonight… we’re just going to be happy. The needle drops… and The Turtles fill the room with a song that has been making people smile since 1967. “Happy Together.” There’s no […]
Tonight’s Record: “867-5309/Jenny” The whiskey is poured. The lights are low. And tonight’s record comes with a phone number almost everybody of a certain age knows by heart. The needle drops… and Tommy Tutone starts ringing the bell. 867-5309. Jenny. You probably don’t know Jenny. Neither do I. But somehow, after all these years, we […]
Tonight’s Record: “Games People Play” The whiskey is poured. The lights are low. And tonight’s record comes with a question… How many games do people play? The needle drops… and The Alan Parsons Project settles into the room with “Games People Play.” It’s a smooth song. Almost deceptively smooth. Because underneath that polished sound is […]
Tonight’s Record: “Whiskey Knows the Truth” The whiskey sits quietly in the glass. It doesn’t judge. It doesn’t interrupt. It just waits. The needle drops… and the Chicago blues roll through the room with that familiar sound of a man who has lived long enough to know that some truths can’t be hidden forever. Whiskey […]
Tonight’s Record: “Whiskey and Vinyl” Well… I suppose we finally found the theme song. The whiskey is poured. The record is waiting. And somewhere between the first crackle of the needle and the last drop in the glass… the world can wait. Tonight’s song is “Whiskey and Vinyl” by Stephen Styles. And honestly? It feels […]
“I Go Back” The whiskey settles into the glass. The room is quiet. Then the needle drops… and suddenly, you’re not sitting in that chair anymore. You’re somewhere else. Somewhere years ago. That’s what music does. Kenny Chesney’s “I Go Back” understands something that only gets clearer with age: We don’t really go back to […]
The Prodigal Son The whiskey rests untouched for a moment. Some songs deserve a little silence before the first sip. The needle drops… and Ry Cooder reminds us of an old story that’s been told for centuries. A story about leaving. About wandering. About finding your way home. The old man leans back. He smiles, […]
