Something

It’s night time in the big city

A man falls asleep far from home

There’s a strange car parked outside

Singers and Songs

  • The Beatles
    Something
    “I think we all know there’s only one way to begin.”
  • Earl-Jean McCrea
    I’m Into Something Good
    “Ya know when I heard Herman’s Hermits sing it I thought it was just about having a piece of cake, or ridin’ on a Ferris wheel. But when I hear Earl-Jean sing it, I know exACTly what she’s talkin’ about!”
  • Vic Damone
    Something’s Coming
  • Billy Ward and the Dominoes (with Clyde McPhatter)
    Do Something For Me
    “Ya know, nobody sings like that anymore. He makes it sound effortless, no matter how difficult it really is. I like the elegance of a guy like Clyde McPhatter; it’s like watching Fred Astaire.”
  • Jimmy Ballard
    She’s Got Something
    “You can just tell he’s one of those guys raised on Western swing, looking forward to rockabilly. I sure would like to know more about him; if ya know anything, give us a call here at the station.”
  • (Steve Allen)
    (This Could Be The Start of Something Big)
    (Clip in background)
  • The Velvelettes
    He Was Really Sayin’ Something
  • Eddie Cochran
    Somethin’ Else
    “You know, sometimes I get jealous of you people listening. Some of you are hearing these songs for the first time, and that must be exciting. I remember what it was like when I first heard ‘em, and I tell ya even after all these years it’s still an amazing record – but that first rush of hearin’ it…wow!”
  • Daddy Cleanhead
    Something’s Goin’ On In My Room
  • Charlie Rich
    When Something is Wrong With My Baby
    “Here’s The Silver Fox, back when he still had a little bit of black in his hair.”
  • June Christy with Pete Rugolo
    Something Cool
    “A beautiful song of quiet despair…a lot of times the arranger gets ignored, but on a record like this you can’t imagine it without his touch.”
  • Bobby Marchan
    Bobby Marchan
    “Next up, part two of a two part record. Side one is kind of a straight read. Part two – it’s wild! Not surprisingly, the guy performing it is wild too.”
  • Jumpin’ Bill Carlisle (with the Carlisles)
    Something Different
  • Thunderclap Newman
    Something In The Air

Other People and Players

Other Songs and Albums

The Plays & Musicals

Record Labels

Places

  • Brooklyn, NY
  • The Paramount Theatre
  • Manhattan
  • New York
  • Lawrence, MA
  • Tanglewood, MA
  • The United States
  • Lexington, KY
  • Western Michigan University
  • Totonno’s Pizza

    “You can take it on the bus with ya.”

  • Neptune Avenue
  • Brooklyn
  • Los Angeles
  • Memphis
  • Italy
  • Santa Rosa, CA
  • New Orleans
  • Dew Drop Inn
  • Youngstown, OH
  • The UK
  • The UK

Guests

  • Tom Waits

Books and Poems

Movies and TV Shows

Wars

  • Vietnam War

Misc

  • Triumph Motorcycles