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The BMI Holiday Countdown: John Lennon, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”
John Lennon, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” The BMI holiday countdown concludes with John Lennon’s delicate, defiant “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” Released in December 1971, as Vietnam’s kaleidoscope of violence refracted the horrors of war around the world, the song delivers a softly sung and deeply moving message of hope, peace and humanity. Over an…
From News, posted 12.22.11
The BMI Holiday Countdown: Vince Guaraldi Trio, “Christmas Time is Here”
Vince Guaraldi Trio, “Christmas Time is Here” Composed by Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson In its original, exquisite, instrumental form, the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s “Christmas Time is Here” communicates with an emotional language that transcends words. What began as a groovy theme for a children’s classic has become a holiday staple known and loved by everyone,…
From News, posted 12.20.11
The BMI Holiday Countdown: Run-D.M.C., “Christmas in Hollis”
Run-D.M.C., “Christmas in Hollis” Written by Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and DJ Jason “Jam-Master Jay” Mizell By 1987, the year Run-D.M.C. released the single “Christmas in Hollis” on two different holiday compilations, they were undeniably superstars—with gold records, multi-million dollar endorsements, and even a Live Aid appearance to their credit. But rap—the music…
From News, posted 12.15.11
The BMI Holiday Countdown
James Brown, “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto” With its tightly intertwined rhythms, percussive horns and traditional jump-blues bridge, “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto” catches the incomparable James Brown during a period of transition—moving from the hard-hitting soul of 1965’s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” and “I Got You (I Feel Good)” to the…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.15.11
The BMI Holiday Countdown: Clarence Carter, “Back Door Santa”
Clarence Carter, “Back Door Santa” Written by Clarence Carter and Marcus Daniel A slice of greasy blues soul that draws from the Willie Dixon classic “Back Door Man,” Clarence Carter’s “Back Door Santa,” co-written with Marcus Daniel for the 1968 compilation Soul Christmas, adds a touch of raunch to the holiday celebrations. “I ain’t like old…
From News, posted 12.13.11
The BMI Holiday Countdown: Darlene Love, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
Darlene Love, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector In the early 1960s, Brooklyn natives Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich were barely in their early twenties when they started writing songs for American teenagers. The two started hanging around the Brill Building independently of one…
From News, posted 12.06.11
The BMI Holiday Countdown: Buck Owens, “Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy”
Buck Owens, “Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy” Written by Buck Owens and Don Rich Buck Owens was a young truck driver the first time he passed through Bakersfield—a flat, hardscrabble stretch of central California whose musical identity he’d soon shape. Inspired by the heartfelt honky-tonk of Wynn Stewart and the double Texas fiddles of Bob…
From News, posted 12.01.11
The Secret Sisters Fly By the Seats of Their Vintage Dresses
For a moment, put aside the overnight success of singers from American Idol or The Voice. Here’s a real fairytale story for you. The Secret Sisters story hasn’t been spun together by 30-second sound bites or text-to-vote pleas but by one aced audition, the out-of-nowhere anointment of Jack White and T Bone Burnett, and a hurried introduction to life on the road, which has…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.18.11
BMI’s New Holiday Standards Announce That Time of Year
Holiday songs are no longer elevator music for the month of December—nor, as seems to increasingly be the case, for late October and November. The BMI repertoire is stacked with new classics that command attention, channeling lovesick blues, winking irreverence and funk-laced grooves into original odes to the season. In no particular order, here are 15 favorites from the BMI catalog: “Please Come Home for Christmas” Originally recorded by…
From News, posted 12.08.10
Hank Cochran Dies
Iconic songwriter Hank Cochran died Thursday morning at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The writer behind country standards including “Make the World Go Away,” “She’s Got You,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “The Chair,” “Ocean Front Property,” “Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me,” “Is It Raining at Your House,” “That’s All That Matters,” “Set ‘Em Up Joe,” “This Ain’t My First Rodeo,” and many more, Cochran…
From News, posted 7.15.10
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