by Kevin Morton | Jun 14, 2022
“Happy” is a song written, produced, and performed by singer Pharrell Williams, released as the first and only single from the soundtrack album for the film Despicable Me 2 (2013). It has been one of the most downloaded songs of all time. The song was...
by Kevin Morton | Jun 3, 2017
This song spent a whole year on the British Top 40, and won Song Of The Year for 2016. The drumming here is actually a little deceptive: on first hearing, it comes across as your standard eighth note hi-hat pattern. However, there is an interesting interplay between...
by Kevin Morton | Jan 25, 2017
If ever there was a genuine rock classic, this is it. Besides being a worldwide breakout hit by the Animals, a British Invasion band from Newcastle, this song has a rich history (it even has a whole book dedicated to it). Originally from the British Isles, it came...
by Kevin Morton | Jan 25, 2017
A band whose legacy still lasts today, CCR has something in common with the Rolling Stones: an uncanny knack of establishing a memorable groove that is matched with an almost undefinable atmosphere. Tom Fogerty: “It never changes key, but it holds your interest...
by Kevin Morton | Nov 16, 2016
Pink Floyd rarely released singles that were also on an album. They felt their songs were best appreciated in the context of an album, where the songs and artwork came together to form a theme. Producer Bob Ezrin convinced them that this could stand on it’s own...
