Dan and Randy have one qualification when it comes to music that they like. That it be good. Neither genre, band, nor year of release will limit what they are open to enjoying. There are certain bands and albums that we may not have time to do a proper show on, but certain tracks still deserve another listen.
Enter our ‘That Dandy Classic Track of the Day’, wherein we’ll spotlight a song that we feel needs to be shared.
If you have any suggestions for That Dandy Classic Track of the Day, please submit them Right Here. If we pick yours, we’ll give you full credit and our enduring gratitude.
CBGB and Max’s Kansas City were awesome places to be in 1976. The punk underground was beginning to peek out from obscurity and the Ramones were leading the pack for punk rock in America. From their debut album we’ve selected this little Dee Dee Ramone penned gem, 53rd & 3rd, as our track of the day.
How many great songs talk about hitting the bottle with Ronald McDonard? Just this one. “Down At McDonnelzzz” by the Electric 6 is a combination of Prince falsetto-meets-crazy-guitar-meets-dance-floor.
The world lost one of the all-time greats this morning. The least we can do here at Dandy Classic is honor him with the Dandy Track of the Day. R.I.P. B.B. we will miss you!
Early Bruce is a study in grasp exceeding reach at times. But young Bruce got it all right on this track that would definitely rank among my favorite Boss tunes. ‘Incident on 57th Street’ is a pocket symphony and Scorsese film set to music.
Sam Cooke is often cited as one of the fathers of soul music, and rightly so. He had 30 Top 40 hits from 1957-1964, before he was tragically gunned down in the prime of his life. “Fool’s Paradise” wasn’t one of those songs, but featuring his excellent voice front-and-center, it’s a lost treasure worth hearing.
Before Mariah, Britney and Lady Gaga came along, Madonna and Whitney Houston were the women who ruled the pop charts. While most of the music is laughably dated or parodied today, “Into the Groove”, strangely, still has staying power for me.
Beach House is the embodiment of Dream Pop and this song is the lead-off track of their 2012 LP “Bloom”. “Myth” is an instant classic and a great introduction to the band’s work.
The Kinks have recorded tons of essential material over the course of their career. “Waterloo Sunset” may be the most essential of them all.
Solo Ryan Adams stuff can be a dicey proposition but the guy was on fire for 2001’s “Gold” record. The lovelorn, heart-tugging ballad “La Cienega Just Smiled” is the talented Adams best tune and alt-country ‘gold’.
From 1986’s “Raising Hell” the lead-off track “Peter Piper” was rap at it’s finest. Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, this song has it all for fans of Run DMC.
