Capital Radio 4-15-24: The Taxman Cometh
Tax Day brings The Beatles’ “Taxman,” of course, but also another dozen songs about taxation, ten more songs about paying the man; and 17 additional tracks about the root of…
Capital Radio 4-8-24: Eclipse Music in Totality
It’s not often one can react in real time to an event being simultaneously celebrated nationwide. But our regularly scheduled Monday afternoon edition of Capital Radio coincided nicely with the…
Capital Radio 4-1-24: April and All Its Fools
The new month brings songs of April, from Deep Purple to Simon & Garfunkel. Then April Fool’s Day songs from Patti Smith to Rufus Wainwright. Then all manner of songs…
Capital Radio, 3-25-24: Aretha, Elton and Johnny
Survived an equipment meltdown early in the show to bring a slew of birthday greetings, primarily for Aretha Franklin, born today in 1942; Elton John, turning 77 today, and early…
Capital Radio 3-18-24: TikTok Raspberries
Our salute to Eric Carmen came with the rare one-two punch of “All By Myself” following the Rachmaninoff piano concerto that inspired it, topped by a pint of hits from…
Capital Radio 3-11-24: Steve, Nina and Memory
He never got an Oscar either, but Steve Lawrence had a No. 1 hit and a long career with his wife Eydie Gormé before he died last week at 88.…
Capital Radio 3-4-24: March to Super Tuesday
Songs of March and coming in like a lion were part of Capital Radio, as were songs that responded to the day's stated command: March Forth. Then it was time…
Capital Radio 2-26-24: Jumping Into Leap Day
This week’s Leap Day had us jumping for appropriate songs to play. There weren’t many, though Big Bill Broonzy’s tune talked of a time when outdated gender roles switched. There…
Capital Radio, 2-19-24: Mojo for President’s Day
President’s Day brought eleven songs about the high office (and one that didn’t play) to today's Capital radio, starting with a “Looney Tunes” ditty. I'm just catching up with the…
Capital Radio, 2-12-24: Hearts for Lincoln’s Birthday
Lincoln’s birthday brought a handful of songs that mention Abe and I was surprised I couldn’t find more. But Valentine’s Day is imminent — and there were more than three…