Happy Tuesday!
Since our Tuesday Toss feature has been so inconsistent lately, I figured, why change it? Let’s keep the unpredictability going. This week, we’re going to toss it all the way, way, way back to the last couple of years. Confused? Understood. That’s because the song itself was released in 1984 by the New Jersey native who wrote it. This week’s tune is Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” from his Born in the U.S.A. album. The twist? It’s performed/covered by Eugene, Oregon’s very own and slightly more contemporary Mat Kearney.
Enjoy!
| — | Counting Crows, “Accidentally in Love” (2004) |
So, I’d like to apologize for my two-week absence — it’s been a crazy pair of weeks and SK has been forced to take a back seat. With that, I offer you the most appropriate title for this week’s Tuesday Toss. It’s Loverboy’s “Working for the Weekend” from their 1981 effort, Get Lucky.
Let’s get tossed… back to 1993 when Counting Crows released their debut effort August and Everything After. This track was the band’s first single and one of the most catchy tunes radio listeners heard in the 90’s. This Tuesday it’s all about ”Mr. Jones.” Please enjoy!
| — | Plato, Philosopher |
OK, OK, so I know I’ve been heavy on the music vids over the last 24 hours but this is just too cool to pass up. Dave Matthews and Zac Brown toured together this summer and, at some point, found the time to cover Willie Nelson’s “Funny How Time Slips Away” from his 1962 debut effort And Then I Wrote.
Enjoy!
Matthew West performing “My Own Little World.” West’s new album Story of Your Life drops October 5.
Gooooooooooooood morning, everybody!!! Today’s Tuesday Toss throws us back to the mid-90’s when the Dave Matthews Band released their first studio album Under the Table and Dreaming (1994). Today’s feature presentation is the second single from this record: ”Ants Marching.”
Side Note: “What Would You Say” and “Satellite” were also released as singles from this album.
It’s the final ticks of the game clock. It’s every fan in the crowd on his or her feet. It’s the confetti falling from the rafters. It’s the jumbo screen flashing “World Champions.” It’s the tears. It’s the hugs. It’s the ear-shattering screams of complete joy and total achievement. It’s the moment every athlete considers at least once. It’s the moment only a few of those athletes experience at least once. It’s being on top of it all and getting recognized as the very best.
It’s untouchable.
It’s winning a championship.
After 11 seasons with five teams in the National Basketball Association, the troubled, controversial and now healed Ron Artest is a champion. But you won’t know it when you look at his hands. Artest won’t be wearing his ring – the ultimate prize. Why? Because he plans to sell it. Considering Artest’s past one might wonder if he is in financial or legal trouble. Not this time. Artest is planning to auction off his 2010 Los Angeles Lakers title bling to raise both funds and awareness for mental health.
After the final game of the 2010 NBA finals, Artest publicly thanked his psychiatrist for helping him. Now, he wants to turn his triumph into an opportunity to help others. The only thing cooler than overcoming personal obstacles is overcoming them and not forgetting what you went through or the people who may be going through the same things now.
Kudos to Ron Artest for this amazing and selfless act. To sell off for charity the one piece of jewelry that every athlete dreams of without ever even putting it on is stunning.
Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA dot com has this very, very cool story.
It’s Tuesday Toss time and we’re really turning back the clock this week, all the way back to 1969. Today, Sacramento, California’s very own Spiral Staircase hits the SK audience with their greatest hit and a track very near and dear to this blogger’s heart: ”More Today Than Yesterday.” Since its release, the song has been covered by both Diana Ross and Goldfinger. Enjoy!
