Posts by Steve Lubet

"I Am a Pilgrim" is an American hymn dating to the middle of the nineteenth century. It was first recorded in 1924 by the Norfolk Jubilee Quartet, a prominent African ...

"I Can't Turn You Loose" was written and recorded by Otis Redding in 1965. It was originally released as the B-side of "Just One More Day," a song that I ...

With former President Trump slated to take office on January 20th, 2025, he has not wasted any time in his quest to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Trump recently appointed…

"Let It Bleed," written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, was the title track on the Stones' 1969 album of the same name. This was the last Stones' album with ...

"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" There are no doubt scores more, maybe hundreds, so feel free to link them in the comments (but not Roger Waters).

"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" was written for Aretha Franklin by Chips Morman and Dan Penn, and produced at the Atlantic Records studio in New York by Jerry Wexler. ...

"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" was released by The Beatles on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. The album itself was transitional, signaling the Beatles move away from simpler rock songs. ...

First released in 1962, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" became Neil Sedaka's signature song. Co-written with Howard Greenfield, his frequent composing partner, the original had a teenage pop tempo, ...

"As Time Goes By" is immediately recognizable from Dooley Wilson's 1942 performance in Casablanca, but Herman Hupfeld actually wrote it in 1931 for the forgettable Broadway musical Everybody's Welcome. It ...

"Love Me Tender" was a number one hit for Elvis Presley in 1956, the same year it was featured in Elvis's first movie, also called Love Me Tender. The melody ...