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50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1946, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a>, American session guitarist, producer and songwriter (James Taylor, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Don Henley), born in New York City. ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HappyBirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HappyBirthday</span></a> #79</p>
50+ Music<p>"Somebody's Baby" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JacksonBrowne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JacksonBrowne</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> and recorded by Browne for the 1982 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/movieSoundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movieSoundtrack</span></a>. Reaching No. 7 on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> after debuting at No. 73 on July 31, 1982, the track would be Browne's last top ten hit, as well as the highest-charting single of his career, spending a total of nineteen weeks on the chart. The song reached No. 14 on the Billboard <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AdultContemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdultContemporary</span></a> chart, as well. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk2NHZukTYg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Xk2NHZukTYg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Dirty Laundry" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonHenley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonHenley</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> from Henley's debut solo studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ICantStandStill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICantStandStill</span></a>, (1982). The song reached number 1 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Top Album Tracks chart in October 1982 prior to being issued as a 45 rpm <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a>. Lyrically, the song describes <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/massMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sensationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sensationalism</span></a>. Released as the second single from I Can't Stand Still, it spent three weeks at number 3 on the Billboard <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> in early 1983. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn4sJfNkimg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=nn4sJfNkimg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"All She Wants to Do Is Dance" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> and performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonHenley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonHenley</span></a>, co-lead vocalist and drummer for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Eagles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eagles</span></a>. It was released as the second single from Henley's second studio solo album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BuildingThePerfectBeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingThePerfectBeast</span></a> (1984), and was Henley's sixth solo single overall. It was one of Henley's most commercially successful singles, peaking at No. 9 on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100 and also became his third song to top the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TopRockTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TopRockTracks</span></a> chart. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0m5jp6kRG4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=f0m5jp6kRG4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
fc<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FortnightFridayMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortnightFridayMusic</span></a><br>Jan 10 2025<br>The prompt is Zoo</p><p>James Taylor,“Knocking 'Round The Zoo”</p><p>Before <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JamesTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesTaylor</span></a> became THAT guy we all know, he formed a band with now well known studio musician <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> and two other fellas. In 1966 the band recorded some demo tracks.</p><p>Knocking 'Round The Zoo paints a sardonic picture of his stay as a psychiatric patient at McLean Hospital, complete with a Nurse Ratched-like figure.</p><p>After The Flying Machine fell apart,<br>Taylor went off to England and got signed to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TheBeatles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBeatles</span></a>’ new <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AppleRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleRecords</span></a> label, issuing his debut eponymous LP featuring re-recorded versions of Knocking ‘Round the Zoo and several other tracks from those early demos.</p><p>After subsequent hit LPs Sweet Baby James (Fire and Rain) and Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (You've Got a Friend) the Flying Machine’s recordings were issued as an album credited to James Taylor &amp; The Original Flying Machine.</p><p>I give you both Zoo versions.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/pc5zg7H0TXo?si=AEU9JL7mopVp18EC&amp;t=116" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/pc5zg7H0TXo?si=AEU9JL</span><span class="invisible">7mopVp18EC&amp;t=116</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGmhNoolIIE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=lGmhNoolII</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"The Heart of the Matter" is a song recorded by American rock singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonHenley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonHenley</span></a> from his third solo studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheEndOfTheInnocence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheEndOfTheInnocence</span></a> (1989). Written by Henley, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeCampbell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeCampbell</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JDSouther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDSouther</span></a> and produced by Henley, Campbell, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a>, the song was released as the album's third <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a>, reaching No. 21 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100 and No. 2 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MainstreamRockTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainstreamRockTracks</span></a> in early 1990. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrT37ruAtE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=rRrT37ruAt</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"All About Soul" is a song by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> musician <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BillyJoel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillyJoel</span></a>, released in October 1993 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ColumbiaRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaRecords</span></a> as the third <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> from his 12th studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RiverOfDreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiverOfDreams</span></a> (1993). The single was produced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> and Joe Nicolo and features backing vocals by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ColorMeBadd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColorMeBadd</span></a>. The song peaked at No. 29 in the United States and No. 32 in the United Kingdom, becoming his final top-40 single in either country. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVSxWCosMM0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=gVSxWCosMM</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Somebody's Baby" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JacksonBrowne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JacksonBrowne</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> and recorded by Browne for the 1982 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/movieSoundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movieSoundtrack</span></a>. Reaching No. 7 on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> after debuting at No. 73 on July 31, 1982, the track would be Browne's last top ten hit, as well as the highest-charting single of his career, spending a total of nineteen weeks on the chart. The song reached No. 14 on the Billboard <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AdultContemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdultContemporary</span></a> chart, as well.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O76_5b-reUo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=O76_5b-reU</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>