I just discovered singer/songwriter Suzanne Santo, after hearing she performed in Bozeman last night.

Odd title for such a good song. Apparently, Detlef Schrempf was a German-born, Seattle SuperSonic, NBA player who disappointed his fans (at least, the song writter for Band of Horses) by moving to the rival Portland Trail Blazers.

Not being an NBA fan, I liked the song better before knowing this silly backstory — sort of like MTV ruining song’s with their actor-reenactment-videos. There is something to be said of letting your imagination “fill in the blanks” (or meaning of lyrics).

A little pick-me-up Hogslog ditty to help work off some of that Christmas food.

This is believed to be a late 19th-century folk song. Interestingly, Beach Boy’s mastermind, Brian Wilson, became obsessed with the tune (I would guess during his LSD days). When asked for an explanation, Brian replied simply, “I don’t know, it’s just the best song ever written.”

Hmm…

I don’t know about that. Apparently, Brian has never heard In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

An outstanding, more recent (2016) live rendition of the old Steely Dan song, Rikki Don’t Lose That Number. This has not been a favorite song of mine, but this ensemble makes it sound so good. Surprisingly, the lead singer here is not Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, but is rather Kipp Lennon of the band Venice (who may sound more like Fagen than Fagen).

Even more interesting, I learned that the lead guitarist on this video is Jeffrey “Skunk” Baxter of Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers fame. Unbeknownst to me, he went on to become a high-level missile defense advisor to the Pentagon. Wow! Talk about a multitasker!