This American punk rock song The Kids Aren’t Alright by The Offspring hits all the right buttons for me – from the shredding guitar to Dexter Holland’s urgent vocals and that breakneck, driving rhythm. The music video matches the frenzy…
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Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) 1998 – the Offspring
In my previous post, I wrote about the gentle, tender Tiny Flame by The Softies – a song defined by its restraint and lack of cheap thrills. Today we flip that idea completely on its head with Pretty Fly (For…
Why Don’t You Get a Job? (1998) – The Offspring
At the tail end of the 1990s alternative rock and punk scene, The Offspring exploded with a run of hits, and Why Don’t You Get a Job? was one of the catchiest of them all. It’s a song as much…
Clementine (2012) – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Clementine is the second song on Young & Crazy Horses 2012 Americana record. It is the 31st studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young. “Oh My Darling, Clementine” is a traditional American western folk ballad from 1884. In Clementine the verses are…
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