Music Diary, Vol. 88
For the rationale behind this mad effort, the initial post is here . The full series of Music Diary posts are here . The full playlist is above, and also here . Week of Sept. 8-14, 2025 LYRICS: Rob Kendt, "Madame Bovary" SONG: The lyrics maybe haven't aged well, but I smile every time I hear this vintage Sublime tune . It's all about the sound: the loping reggae beat, the warm Strat, the I-III progression at the top of the verse, the rising-falling chords of the chorus, the E7 ending. Sidelong pop perfection. ALBUM: It's easy to tell Lennon & McCartney songs or vocals apart; one mark of Big Star's cohesion as a band is that on this epochal 1972 record , main singer-songwriters Chris Bell and Alex Chilton sound uncannily alike on both the rockers and the ballads. LYRICS: Jessica Darrow (Lin-Manuel Miranda), "Surface Pressure" SONG: Surely I'm not the only who finds this 100 gecs earworm as unutterably sad as it is infernally catchy, co...
