It's time again to hand the turntables over to Mini Moose. Here are her seven picks for the week.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
Thunderstruck is the lead single from AC/DC's 1990 album The Razors Edge. The song started as a guitar riff. It's sold over a million copies since it's become available for digital download and is played at OKC Thunder basketball games.
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
Written in 1919 Sister Kate is said to be about a Louis Armstrong song about Kate Townsend, a murdered brothel madam. It's been covered by artists like Jim Croce and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but The Olympics 1960 version is solid.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
Paradise City is from Guns N' Roses' 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. The song was written in the back of a rental van and is the only song on the album tat features a synthesizer.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
Greatly influenced by the Beach Boys, the Cascades began in the U.S. Navy serving on the USS Jason as the Silver Strands. Focused on vocal harmony, they recorded their biggest hit, Rhythm of the Rain, in 1962.
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SONG OF THE friDAY
A song about an alien abduction, Come Sail Away is from Styx's 1977 album, The Grand Illusion. Dennis DeYoung wrote it while depressed about the band's work not being commercially successful. Today it's one of Styx's biggest hits.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
Zoot Suit Riot was released in 1997 at the height of the swing revival. Swing revival was attributed to movies like Swingers, and Zoot Suit Riot became ska-swing band, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, only hit.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
Jesus Is Just Alright is a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds in 1966. The song was first covered by The Byrds, but it was The Doobie Brothers' version on 1972 album, Toulouse Street that made the song a hit.
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