Between The Trees are a local band from up the Turnpike near Orlando Florida. They are a trio consisting of Ryan Kirkland (lead vocalist and guitarist), Josh Butler (drummer), and his brother Jeremy Butler (bassist). They got their start as a youth group worship band at Discovery Church. This is their hot new Christian Rock smash entitled “We Can Try”. It’s the leadoff single from their upcoming album “Spain”. Check it out here. It’s in the lyrics:
Category: Radio
The first few times that I heard this jam on the radio I thought that it was the hot new breakout smash from Homestead Florida‘s very own The Saturn Project featuring this cool dude and this crazy cat. As it turns out it’s actually the umpteenth hit single from International supergroup U2.
Bono, The Edge, Adam, and Larry have been together collectively as a band for the past third of a century (since 1976), and this latest jam sounds very retro. It could quite easily be mixed in with all of their other legendary radio hits of the early-to-mid-1980s that made U2 a household name. It’s from their current studio album “No Line On The Horizon”. It’s all about the love that exists for the “Magnificent” One – The Lord Almighty. Only love can leave such a mark. Only love can heal such a scar. Justified till we die. You and I will magnify the “Magnificent”. It’s in the lyrics:
On this special edition of the ‘Monday Night Countdown’ I present to you my TOP 5 TOP 6 favourite Michael Jackson songs of all-time:
6. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You – 1987
5. Remember The Time – 1992
4. The Man In The Mirror – 1988
3. The Way You Make Me Feel – 1987
2. Smooth Criminal – 1988
1. Black Or White – 1991
As you can see it was his later albums – “Bad” and “Dangerous” – that made me a fan at the time of Michael Jackson. Those later albums were often described by critics and fans alike as somewhat pale imitations of the masterpiece that was the “Thriller” set. I myself didn’t care too much for his “Thriller” material, but my little brother ranks “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” as two of his favourite Michael Jackson songs of all-time. (He also includes # 1, # 2, and # 4 above as his TOP 5 faves.)
Here’s a classic video of an AMAZING LIVE performance with Michael Jackson in what I consider to be not only his greatest song ever, but also one of the greatest rock and roll songs ever made. It’s “Black Or White”. REMEMBER THIS !
MICHAEL JACKSON – 1958-2009
I had advance-planned a totally different edition of the ‘Saturday Night Retro’ for this weekend to commemorate the 23RD anniversary of my very first LIVE concert event that I attended in my life, but due to the sudden deaths this past week of Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson I decided to back-up, regroup, and try something different here that wasn’t so planned.
I haven’t decided yet how I wish to handle the great Ed McMahon, and I’ll address Michael Jackson on a very special edition of the ‘Monday Night Countdown’ in just a couple of days.
As for Farrah Fawcett I found something very unique over on the You Tube. It’s one of my favourite songs while growing up as a kid, and it’s set to the opening credits and various clips of the “Charlie’s Angels” television show of the late-1970s (featuring Farrah Fawcett). The song itself is from Alan O’Day (no relation to me), and it’s his U.S. # 1 gold pop radio smash from exactly 32 years ago – right around the 4TH of July weekend in 1977. It’s a memorable singalong pop nugget that reminds me of our family’s frequent summertime road trips from Suburban Washington D.C. across the MAMMOTH Chesapeake Bay Bridge and over onto the quaint beach resorts and long boardwalks of Ocean City Maryland.
FARRAH FAWCETT – 1947-2009
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