Grab some sawdust, a couple of friends to listen and dance with, and come along for the ride Wednesday from 10AM-430PM EDT with Phil Maq!
Tune in to 89.3 WHFR.FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area, ask Alexa or Siri to find the station for you, download the WHFR app, or use this special arthurmurray link : https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/ to stream it!!!
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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.
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.
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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Remembering Elvis Presley on the anniversary of his passing, I’ve decided to focus attention on one of his more obscure singles.
Why would I do that?
Because this is probably in my Top 10 favorite Elvis songs!
I didn’t hear “Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello” until many years after he was gone.
It might just be the wimpiest song that Elvis ever recorded–and that is exactly why I like it!
Showing himself to be vulnerable as Jim, who doesn’t have enough nerve to express his unrequited love, he suppresses his feelings and decides to just settle for a “Hello.”
The arrangement is very low key and includes vibes (vibes!?) played by Grady Martin.
But there’s also Scotty Moore, D.J. Fontana, Floyd Cramer, and The Jordanaires to provide support for a great Elvis vocal on a Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song!
Released on July 17, 1962 and making it only to #55 on Billboard, “Hello” still sold 800,000 copies because the original B-side was “She’s Not You” which reached #5 once they started playing it.
The song eventually wound up on “Elvis’ Gold Records Vol. 4.”
I must have gotten hooked an alternate take because I don’t recall the song having the percussive track.
But that’s OK.
Elvis still makes a somewhat average song sound great!
One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded is “Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello” by Elvis Presley!!!
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 3:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 2PM-4PM ET 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.
If you’d like to know what I think are even better than awesome songs, 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!”
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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Turkuaz brings some #1 Funk to this week’s top spot! QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Top 10 Albums for the Week of August 8, 2021
1. Life in the City—Turkuaz 2. Old Ghosts and Lost Causes—Helene Cronin 3. Victor V. Gurbo—Victor V. Gurbo and Co. 4. Collaboration—Warriors, Zombies and Other Joedai Pilgrims 5. The Wreckage—Carl Caballero 6. This Is Dolph Chaney—Dolph Chaney 7. White Noise/White Lines—Kelsey Waldon 8. Whiskey—ThorNton Creek 9. The Pirate—Michael Jonathon 10.The Darkness and The Light—Mike Ward QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Don’t forget to “like” my Phil Maq Facebook page!
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, “Theme Attic,” heard Wednesdays 2PM-4PM ET!
This list forms the basis of my countdown list on the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my 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:
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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Top Ten Songs for the Week of August 8, 2021
1.Wrong Side of Right—Tosha Owens(Wrong Side of Right) 2.If I—Tracy Kash (Fierce) 3. Daddy’s Wheels—Eric Gnezda (Single) 4. Southland—Lindsay Lou (Southland) 5. Outside of This Town—Christone “Kingfish” Ingram(Kingfish) 6.Don’t Think—Jillian Rae(I Can’t Be the One You Want Me to Be) 7.Long Gone—Karen Nash (Love and Justice) 8. Analise—Inland Isle (Time Has Changed Us) 9. Radar Contact—TR3 Featuring Tim Reynolds (The Sea Versus the Mountain) 10.Peculiar—The Slackers (Peculiar) QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ Don’t forget to like my Phil Maq page! Thank you!
Grab a CD opener, a couple of friends to listen with, and come along for the ride Wednesday from 10AM-430PM EDT with Phil Maq!
Tune in to 89.3 WHFR.FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area, ask Alexa or Siri to find the station for you, download the WHFR app, or use this special new music: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/ to stream it!!!
Feel free to share!
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If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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 3:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 2PM-4PM ET 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.
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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The “Vs” and Victor V. Gurbo have the #1 Faves Album slot this week! QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Top 10 Albums for the Week of August 1, 2021
1. Victor V. Gurbo—Victor V. Gurbo and Co. 2. Life in the City—Turkuaz 3. Collaboration—Warriors, Zombies, and Other Joedai Pilgrims 4. Old Ghosts and Lost Causes—Helene Cronin 5. Grievous Angel—Grievous Angel 6. The Darkness and The Light—Mike Ward 7. Things I Dream About—2 Bit Palomino 8. Fortune Favours the Strange—Black Cat Revue 9. The Wreckage—Carl Caballero 10.The Whole Half—Diamonds in the Rust QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Don’t forget to “like” my Phil Maq Facebook page!
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, “Theme Attic,” heard Wednesdays 2PM-4PM ET!
This list forms the basis of my countdown list on the “Top 9 at 2:09” segment of my 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:
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 !
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ Christone “Kingfish” Ingram may be “Outside of This Town,” but he’s in as this week’s #1 Faves Song! QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Top Ten Songs for the Week of August 1, 2021
1.Outside of This Town—Christone “Kingfish” Ingram(Kingfish) 2.If I—Tracy Kash (Fierce) 3. Daddy’s Wheels—Eric Gnezda (Single) 4. Wrong Side of Right—Tosha Owens(Wrong Side of Right) 5. Southland—Lindsay Lou (Southland) 6.Don’t Think—Jillian Rae(I Can’t Be the One You Want Me to Be) 7.Long Gone—Karen Nash (Love and Justice) 8. Then There Was You—Steve Sterner and Sundown (November Rain) 9. Analise—Inland Isle (Time Has Changed Us) 10.Radar Contact—TR3 Featuring Tim Reynolds (The Sea Versus the Mountain) QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ Don’t forget to like my Phil Maq page! Thank you!
Grab a Japanese to English Translation Book, a couple of friends to listen with, and come along for the ride Wednesday from 10AM-430PM EDT with Phil Maq!
Tune in to 89.3 WHFR.FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area, ask Alexa or Siri to find the station for you, or use this special clean and jerk link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/ to stream it!!!
Feel free to share!
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If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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 3:09” segment of my “Theme Attic Show,” Wednesdays 2PM-4PM ET 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.
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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Grievous Angel flies to #1! This is Billy Brandt’s fourth #1 Faves Album!!!! QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Top 10 Albums for the Week of July 25, 2021
1. Grievous Angel—Grievous Angel 2. Collaboration—Warriors, Zombies and Other Joedai Pilgrims 3. Fortune Favours the Strange—Black Cat Revue 4. Victor V. Gurbo—Victor V. Gurbo and Co. 5. A Little Pain Never Hurt—Dick Siegel [Hall of Fame] 6. Life in the City—Turkuaz 7. Shruggin’ Off the Feelings—New Chums 8. Old Ghosts and Lost Causes—Helene Cronin 9. Things I Dream About—2Bit Palomino 10.The Whole Half—Diamonds in the Rust QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
Don’t forget to “like” my Phil Maq Facebook page!
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, “Theme Attic,” heard Wednesdays 2PM-4PM ET!
This list forms the basis of my countdown list on the “Top 9 at 3:09” segment of my 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:
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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Top Ten Songs for the Week of July 25, 2021
1.If I—Tracy Kash (Fierce) 2.Daddy’s Wheels—Eric Gnezda (Single) 3. Outside of This Town—Christone “Kingfish” Ingram(Kingfish) 4. Wrong Side of Right—Tosha Owens(Wrong Side of Right) 5. Southland—Lindsay Lou (Southland) 6.Don’t Think—Jillian Rae(I Can’t Be the One You Want Me to Be) 7.Long Gone—Karen Nash (Love and Justice) 8. Then There Was You—Steve Sterner and Sundown (November Rain) 9. When She Smiles—Kevin Lockhart and Bill Bosler (Waterbound) 10.This Morning—Ben Levin with Bob Corritore (Before Me) QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ Don’t forget to like my Phil Maq page! Thank you!
