This week on Three Tune Tuesday, we slip on banana peels and land squarely in the middle of a jazz-fueled circus. From barking blues to piano-pounding hijinks, these three tunes capture the wonderfully unhinged spirit of early jazz and novelty records that laughed their way through the phonograph horn. You’ll…
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Family
Inspired by a death in the family, Boneapart and Yulia discuss the concept of ‘family,’ love, and mourning. Of course, they end on a humourous note. Lyrics Keep on the Sunny Side One little boy, one little girl, Planting herbs on the floor. I take my job, to grow the…
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Ragtime
Ragtime is the music style of the week. We’re continuing to celebrate Black History Month with a discussion of ragtime, it’s origins, and it’s influence on jazz. And, of course, three vintage tunes.
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Civic Duty
Boneapart and Yulia conclude their monthlong examination of Rights and Responsibilities with a discussion around Civic Duty as seen through the lens of 100+ year old songs. Lyrics Home Sweet Home (John Howard Payne) ‘Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam Be it ever so humble, there’s…
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Women’s Suffrage
This week’s theme is Women’s Suffrage! Listen to Yulia and Boneapart as they share some early songs discussing the idea of Women’s Suffrage from before the 19th amendment.