One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “June Hymn” by The Decemberists!!!

Posted on June 28, 2020 by PhilMaq

For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER)

I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then never get around to it.

Well, now I’m getting around to it!

My radio show, “Theme Attic,”  is on Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET.

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

The Greatest Songs will pretty much follow the pattern of The Most Awesomest Song of the Day.

I’ll select a song to celebrate and then give my thoughts about it. Nothing really brand new here that hasn’t been done before. But since I have a website, I can collect them and lay out what my own greatest songs are.

Here’s a link to have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”: https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

Even though I always emphasize new music and artists, it’s always fun to take a short drive through the legendary artists, since they influenced those other artists!

But a song doesn’t have to be old or done by a legendary Theme Attic Hall of Fame member to be thus honored.

I can think of several songs that are only a few years old or less that I could identify as One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded.

This will be fun, and hopefully you will join me on my journey!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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I don’t have to go back very far for this one, and it’s one of my all-time favorite songs!

It’s Sunday, so how about a hymn?

I started at WHFR in December 2010.

“The King Is Dead”  by The Decemberists was released in January 2011.

It was one of the first records I explored at the station.

It’s an amazing album full of beautiful melodies and songs!

I first got hooked on “January Hymn,” a perfectly bleak melodic winter song.

But when spring and summer rolled around, the song I bonded with was “June Hymn!”

It’s a folk gem consisting of acoustic guitar, a mournful harmonica, some keyboard chording, and beautiful harmonies!

But it’s the imagery generated by the poetic lyrics that are really the soul of this song!

Look, I won’t even pretend that I know anything about poetry, but I love the rhyming patterns of the first two verses: a,a,b,b,b,b.

The words that rhyme in the first verse are day, sway, in, begin, wrens, again.

The next verse they’re line, vine, door, more, war, before.

They’re simple, but creative!

And the lyrics are so descriptive!

“The thrushes’ bleeding battle with the wrens/
Disrupts my reverie again.”

And

“Standing on the landing with the war
You shouldered all the night before.”

Alliteration! Internal rhymes! A vocabulary you couldn’t shake a Thesaurus at!

Reverie! Panoply! Barony!

Each line is almost its own work of art!

“A barony of ivy in the trees
Expanding out its empire by degrees
And all the branches burst abloom
In the boom
Heaven sent this cardinal maroon
To decorate our living room”

It’s not a red cardinal! It’s a cardinal maroon!

Late spring/early summer may be my favorite time of the year!

I’m in awe of all of the colors and stimuli all around me before the drudgery of the summer heat takes over.

One of my favorite flowers are bluebonnets. I’ve never seen yellow bonnets, but I’m pretty sure I’d probably like them if they look anything like bluebonnets.

They’re in the chorus, along with a whole lot of garland on the lawn!

And then the beautiful counter melody of the middle 8 is just perfect for the future reflection of whether the author gave his best to the perfect world in the song!

“And years from now when this old light
Isn’t ambling anymore
Will I bring myself to write
“I give my best to Springville Hill”

Colin Meloy’s wholly yearning vocal is just as tremendous as his songwriting for this holy “June Hymn!”

The other members who contributed to this diamond of a song are Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, and John Moen!

Any part of this song can make me cry.

It’s so beautiful!

I don’t know if this Springville Hill house ever existed in real life, but I can tell you it does in my mind!

This is probably the most played song in my personal life, as well as my show, for the past ten years! It’s at least Top 5!

One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “June Hymn” by The Decemberists!!!

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I have other musical areas to explore:

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for outstanding musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

#JuneHymn #TheDecemberists #TheKingIsDead #PhilMaq #OneoftheGreatestSongsEverRecorded #GSER

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The Most Awesomest Song of the Day: “Smartphone” by The Bayonets!!!

Posted on June 27, 2020 by PhilMaq

Here’s a link to the complete list: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/

I want to emphasize mostly, relatively newer music, just like on my Monday night show, “Prime Time Theme Attic.” (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET when it returns.)

Here’s the link for when that day comes: http://rdo.fm/r/4qntu )

But I can promise this: I will not force my selections. If something doesn’t hit me, I won’t post one.

Everything I do has always been about shining a spotlight on the artist and their music.

Now I will have the potential to shine 365 more spotlights if I want to!

Please share the post to help spread the word!

Regardless of everything going on in the world that is way more important than my daily post, I will continue, nonetheless, in case someone is looking for a few minutes of respite.

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How ’bout some Friday Music Fun?

In general, I am not a big video person.

I get sent lots of links to videos, and if I look at five percent of them, I would be surprised.

I prefer audio over video. That’s just how I’m wired.

That’s why I always ask for digital files from an artist.

I don’t want to waste time to check out a link to a video to decide whether I want the audio files.

Send me the files and I will check out your music!

When I was going to college, the walls in my bedroom were always bare.

I didn’t care. I never looked at them for inspiration, or to feel good about my musical choices.

Everything I needed was in the grooves of my record collection.

However, having said all of that, I do appreciate a good video!

“Smartphone” from the album “Crash Boom Bang!” by multi Philby Award winners The Bayonets, is one of them!

And not only that, it’s summer, so it’s time for another smokin’ hot song for the soundtrack!

Start with some intro guitar chords and notes, and then shift into another one of those mind numbing one night guitar riffs from Brian Ray, like in yesterday’s song by Sarah Borges.

“Durn-durn-durn-durn-durn, durn-durn-durn, durn-durn-durn-durn-durn!”

And then lay it on top of some jungle drum rhythm by Oliver Leiber!

Lucrecia Lopez Sanz, a very talented guitarist/bassist who also plays in Nube 9, an Argentinian Beatles band, supplies just the right amount of back up vocals!

Don’t forget to sprinkle in some satellite space sounds by Adam MacDougall.

Part of the fun of the video is watching the stunningly beautiful Lucrecia who resembles an alluring young Audrey Hepburn!

Everything else is up to you!

Turn up the volume to 40 and don’t get stupid with your “Smartphone!”

You know. None of that outer space photo junk!

The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “Smartphone” by The Bayonets!!!

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The Most Awesomest Song of the Day: “Same Old 45” by Sarah Borges and The Broken Singles!!!

Posted on June 26, 2020 by PhilMaq

Here’s a link to the complete list: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/

I want to emphasize mostly, relatively newer music, just like on my Monday night show, “Prime Time Theme Attic.” (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET when it returns.)

Here’s the link for when that day comes: http://rdo.fm/r/4qntu )

But I can promise this: I will not force my selections. If something doesn’t hit me, I won’t post one.

Everything I do has always been about shining a spotlight on the artist and their music.

Now I will have the potential to shine 365 more spotlights if I want to!

Please share the post to help spread the word!

Regardless of everything going on in the world that is way more important than my daily post, I will continue, nonetheless, in case someone is looking for a few minutes of respite.

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The gorgeous Sarah Borges!

What can I say?

I’ve been a fan of hers since the first time I saw her!

To be honest, she scared the hell out of me!

Well…………………………………..

maybe only a little bit.

All I know is Sarah and her guitarist/sidekick Binky have been traversing the music world and playing Rock music like it should be played!

High energy!

Raw!

Loving their time on stage!

The first time I saw her at P.J.’s Lager house in Detroit, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing:

Rock music that sounded like rock music!

I didn’t know it still existed!

And Sarah swore like the sailor she wrote about in, “Same Old 45,” a song from her “Silver City” album that was rereleased last year!

Since then, I have seen her several times and I have enjoyed every appearance by this multiple Philby Award winning artist!

I even enjoyed the time she won over fans at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI, when she was so much more low key than the P.J.’s Sarah. Reading the room–that’s smart and professional!

I’ll tell ya what; you give me some jungle drums and then slap a wicked guitar riff that I can jump around my house singing, “Durn-durn durn-durn durn durn-durn-durn,” throw in some lyrics like

I haven’t seen him since the moon was a fingernail

like the moon was last night (GREAT line!), and music doesn’t get much better for me than that!

Oh, yeah. The song is supposed to be a response to the song, “Brandy” by Looking Glass.”

Don’t care!

I never liked that song, but I loooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeee “Same Old 45!”

The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “Same Old 45” by Sarah Borges and The Broken Singles!!! (I think I have used up my allotment of exclamation points!)

BONUS Song:

So you don’t have to look for it, here’s “Brandy” by Looking Glass:

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Phil’s Faves: Albums, June 21, 2020

Posted on June 26, 2020 by PhilMaq

Over time, my listening habits have changed and at the moment I usually listen to albums completely through. I haven’t done that in years, but it’s actually very rewarding—particularly when the album is good. Every album that will be on this list will fit that category.

Songs from the albums on this list forms the basis of my countdown list for the “Top 9 at 9:09” segment of my “Prime Time Theme Attic Show,” (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET when it returns.)

(Here’s the link for when that day comes: http://rdo.fm/r/4qntu)) on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Songs” lists!

It’s another peak into my listening habits—which is a goal of mine. If you want to know where I’m heading or what I think about some new music, you will find it here.

I honestly don’t expect there to be much volatility on this list because these albums are what I have been basing many of the sets on my show.

Once again, there will be no boundaries. I will go wherever my musical muse takes me.

Here’s the link to the complete list of Fave Albums: https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums/

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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Even being “upside down” can not stop The Rallies from their second #1 Faves Album!!
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Top 10 Albums for the Week of June 21, 2020

1. Upside Down—The Rallies
2. Lines and Spaces—Heather Pierson
3. When My Baby Comes Around—Rod Johnson
4. Lost on the Range—The Whiskey Charmers
5. Here to This—Downriver Dan
6. Scarecrow—Linden Thoburn
7. Nothing Stays the Same—Annie Bacon + Her Oshen
8. Better Than Gold—Erica Blinn
9. Sugar Town—Randy Tessier
10.All Mine—Sarah Morris
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The Most Awesomest Song of the Day: “Makani ‘Olu ‘Olu” by Allan Thomas!!!

Posted on June 25, 2020 by PhilMaq

Here’s a link to the complete list: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/

I want to emphasize mostly, relatively newer music, just like on my Monday night show, “Prime Time Theme Attic.” (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET when it returns.)

Here’s the link for when that day comes: http://rdo.fm/r/4qntu )

But I can promise this: I will not force my selections. If something doesn’t hit me, I won’t post one.

Everything I do has always been about shining a spotlight on the artist and their music.

Now I will have the potential to shine 365 more spotlights if I want to!

Please share the post to help spread the word!

Regardless of everything going on in the world that is way more important than my daily post, I will continue, nonetheless, in case someone is looking for a few minutes of respite.

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Let’s take a trip to Hawaii and visit with multiple Philby Award winning artist Allan Thomas!

He’s been making music since the 60’s! (I just learned that myself!)

Allan has worked with many legendary artists over the years!

His most recent album, “Two Sides to Every Story,” is split almost equally between instrumentals and songs with vocals.

It is almost impossible to categorize, but it does have some jazz tendencies.

Today’s choice is an instrumental called “Makani ‘olu ‘olu” which can be translated as a “perfect wind” or a “sweet gentle breeze.”

Sounding like a track that was left off of Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler’s “Neck and Neck” album, it is just the kind of song to transport you to a virus free fantasy land, just like that breeze:

Beautiful!

Tranquil!

Peaceful!

The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “Makani ‘olu ‘olu” by Allan Thomas!!!

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 21, 2020

Posted on June 24, 2020 by PhilMaq

This is a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.

Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

Most of the songs heard on this list have been played on my radio show, “Prime Time Theme Attic,” currently on hiatus. (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET)

(Here’s the link for when that day comes: http://rdo.fm/r/4qntu)

This list forms the basis of my countdown list on the “Top 9 at 9:09” segment of my “Prime Time Theme Attic Show” on mostly alternating weeks, along with my “Phil’s Faves, Albums” lists!

Here’s a link for the complete history of all the Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs/

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Sarah Jane Scouten’s “rose” hits #1!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of June 21, 2020

1. When the Bloom Falls From the Rose—Sarah Jane Scouten (When the Bloom Falls From the Rose)
2. Crazy—The Slackers (Peculiar)
3. Hard Times in the Land of Plenty—Kenny Parker (Hellfire)
4. Never to Part—Birdsong at Morning (A Slight Departure)
5. Honey I Love You—The Dustbowl Revival (The Dustbowl Revival)
6. Step Right Up—Building Birds (If a Tree Falls…)
7. Olivia—Go Fever (Daydream Hawker)Language Warning
8. Declined—The Claudettes (High Times in the Dark)
9. Change—Mavis Staples (We Get By) [Hall of Fame]
10.Tragedy in A Minor—Skinny Lister (The Devil, The Heart, and The Fight)
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The Most Awesomest Song of the Day: “Poor Old Me” by Annie and Rod Capps!!!

Posted on June 23, 2020 by PhilMaq

Here’s a link to the complete list: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/

I want to emphasize mostly, relatively newer music, just like on my Monday night show, “Prime Time Theme Attic.” (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET when it returns.)

Here’s the link for when that day comes: http://rdo.fm/r/4qntu )

But I can promise this: I will not force my selections. If something doesn’t hit me, I won’t post one.

Everything I do has always been about shining a spotlight on the artist and their music.

Now I will have the potential to shine 365 more spotlights if I want to!

Please share the post to help spread the word!

Regardless of everything going on in the world that is way more important than my daily post, I will continue, nonetheless, in case someone is looking for a few minutes of respite.

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I’m going local today!

Multi Philby Award winning artists Annie and Rod Capps, put out “When They Fall,” last year, their best album yet!

It contains a mixture of styles and genres, all featuring Annie’s distinctive, warm voice!

She has never sounded better!

Rod (guitar, fiddle), Jason Dennie (mandolin, guitar), Ozzie Andrews (bass), and drummer Michael Shimmin pay attention to detail to deliver a variety of rich song arrangements!

“Poor Old Me” is a zydeco jam (I never thought I could say that about an Annie and Rod Capps‘ song!) from “When They Fall,” featuring a snappy fiddle and accordion wrapped around a self pitying Annie Capps lyric!

There is a cast of thousands singing background on the chorus, and I wish I was one of them!

The song sounds like it came straight out of the swamps of Louisiana, and I want to have some gumbo after I hear it!

The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “Poor Old Me” by Annie and Rod Capps!!!

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The Most Awesomest Song of the Day: “Tragedy in A Minor” by Skinny Lister!!!

Posted on June 23, 2020 by PhilMaq

Here’s a link to the complete list: https://philmaq.com/most-awesomest-songs/

I want to emphasize mostly, relatively newer music, just like on my Monday night show, “Prime Time Theme Attic.” (Monday nights 8PM-10PM ET when it returns.)

Here’s the link for when that day comes: http://rdo.fm/r/4qntu )

But I can promise this: I will not force my selections. If something doesn’t hit me, I won’t post one.

Everything I do has always been about shining a spotlight on the artist and their music.

Now I will have the potential to shine 365 more spotlights if I want to!

Please share the post to help spread the word!

Regardless of everything going on in the world that is way more important than my daily post, I will continue, nonetheless, in case someone is looking for a few minutes of respite.

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I want to shine the spotlight on one of my favorite bands, Skinny Lister!

They’re listed as a British Folk band but I think of them as a punk band!

Skinny Lister is a multiple Philby Award winning artist that I have been playing since I started doing a show!

The band consists of Lorna Thomas (Vocals) Daniel Heptinstall (guitar, stompbox), Maxwell Thomas (mandolin), Scott Milsom (bass), Thom Mills (drums), and Sam Brace (concertina)!

“Tragedy in A Minor” has already been a #1 Faves song, and is still currently on my weekly Faves List!

It’s from their “The Devil, The Heart, and The Fight“ album.

Most of their songs are routinely up beat with catchy hooks, and “Tragedy in A Minor” is a prime example of that!

When the band came to town last October, I finally got to see them for the first time!

They delivered a high energy show that was even better than what I was hoping for!

The video for “Tragedy” is pretty close to their show experience!

I love to watch the video, and I always get a kick out of Lorna Thomas taking a flying leap after jumping around in her red shoes!

If you haven’t checked out the video yet, I would follow my suggestion and do so!

The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “Tragedy in A Minor” by Skinny Lister!!!

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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recoded: “My Dad” by Paul Petersen!!!

Posted on June 21, 2020 by PhilMaq

For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER)

I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then never get around to it.

Well, now I’m getting around to it!

My radio show, “Theme Attic,”  is on Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET.

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

The Greatest Songs will pretty much follow the pattern of The Most Awesomest Song of the Day.

I’ll select a song to celebrate and then give my thoughts about it. Nothing really brand new here that hasn’t been done before. But since I have a website, I can collect them and lay out what my own greatest songs are.

Here’s a link to have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”: https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

Even though I always emphasize new music and artists, it’s always fun to take a short drive through the legendary artists, since they influenced those other artists!

But a song doesn’t have to be old or done by a legendary Theme Attic Hall of Fame member to be thus honored.

I can think of several songs that are only a few years old or less that I could identify as One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded.

This will be fun, and hopefully you will join me on my journey!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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Another trip down memory lane for today.

One morning, I was awoken from my slumber to the sound of my older sister playing this record over and over on Father’s Day–probably a hundred times.

Paul Petersen played Donna Reed’s son on TV’s “The Donna Reed Show.”

The show wasn’t on my radar, (a little before my time), but I eventually learned that Shelly Fabares was very cute, and Donna Reed herself was also in that category at one time!

I don’t know if my Dad ever understood a single word of the song, but I like to think that he did.

Either way, it’s a beautiful sentimental song for all worthy fathers today!

The Most Awesomest Song of the Day is “My Dad” by Paul Petersen!!!

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I have plenty of other musical areas to explore:

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for brilliant musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

#HappyFathersDay #PaulPetersen #MyDad #TheDonnaReedShow #OneoftheGreatestSongsEverRecorded #GSER #PhilMaq

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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)” by Fever Tree!!!

Posted on June 21, 2020 by PhilMaq

For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER)

I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then never get around to it.

Well, now I’m getting around to it!

My radio show, “Theme Attic,”  is on Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET.

The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!

The Greatest Songs will pretty much follow the pattern of The Most Awesomest Song of the Day.

I’ll select a song to celebrate and then give my thoughts about it. Nothing really brand new here that hasn’t been done before. But since I have a website, I can collect them and lay out what my own greatest songs are.

Here’s a link to have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”: https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”

Even though I always emphasize new music and artists, it’s always fun to take a short drive through the legendary artists, since they influenced those other artists!

But a song doesn’t have to be old or done by a legendary Theme Attic Hall of Fame member to be thus honored.

I can think of several songs that are only a few years old or less that I could identify as One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded.

This will be fun, and hopefully you will join me on my journey!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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Let’s take another trip down my memory lane.

I come from a rather large family with three brothers and two sisters.

Our house was an average two bedroom bungalow with a somewhat finished non insulated attic.

My parents had one of the bedrooms, which meant we all had to fend for ourselves with the other rooms.

My sisters teamed up in the other bedroom, while my brothers and I got the upstairs space consisting of one double bed.

It wasn’t good, but it wasn’t as bad as it seemed, because there was only a tiny time span when all of us were actually living in the house together.

My oldest brother was out of the house probably by the time I was out of my crib.

Another brother left after a couple more years, so it was down to my second oldest brother and myself in the attic.

When he left, the upstairs became my territory.

Without insulation, my bedroom was really hot when the temperature outside was hot.

Summers were brutal!

Now, it’s possible that my last remaining stay at home brother may have had a different work schedule. But I always felt that by the time “San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)” by Fever Tree was on the radio, I was by myself in the attic.

There was always a clock radio in the room. At the least, it was what I used to listen to as I fell asleep.

I swear I only heard “San Francisco Girls” in the middle of the night.

And the psychedelic jam sounded like it came from another planet!

It still does!

It was kinda scary to a young kid lying in bed at 2:30 in the morning without a night light, trying to fall asleep in the summer heat.

It alternated between those crazy fuzzed out guitars, and that exotic other half of the song with the accordion, flutes, and chimes!

Today is the Summer Solstice! So…

“Out there it’s Summertime/

Milk and honey days!”

One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded is “San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)” by Fever Tree!!!

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I have plenty of other musical areas to explore:

Here’s a link for my weekly list of Fave Songs:

https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs!

Here’s a link for my weekly Fave Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums

My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!

Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for outstanding musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!

If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!

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