Beastie Boys

My son used to think the line was “Mom you’re just jealous it’s the B Street Boys!” The B Street Boys were some kind of Disney boy band, kind of like the Jonas Brothers. I don’t think they ever sang—let alone rapped—about porno mags.

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Beach Boys

The Beach Boys’ America and my America have just about nothing in common. I like the ones that aren’t about surfing or fast cars best. That pretty much leaves the ones about girls, but hey, I can pretend that “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” was an early call for gay marriage, right?

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B. B. King

B. B. King gets kind of a bad reputation for being a “supper club” blues musician. I don’t know if that’s warranted or not. I do know that I wish old school musicians would stop recording duet albums with younger musicians to try to seem hip to a new generation. Dude, you’re already more hip than Clapton.

B. B. King AllMusic page