Thinking of our East Coast friends, who are digging out from under their second snowstorm…
Gloomy Tunes
Gloomy Tunes: Five shots of “Bang Bang”
“Bang Bang (She Shot Me Down),” despite not being much more than a novelty song,…
Gloomy Tunes: Marty Robbins, “Big Iron”
It’s been busy here at the Obitmagazine niche, so today’s Gloomy Tunes is going to…
Gloomy Tunes: “Powderfinger,” Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Gun Week continues at Gloomy Tunes with a song where a gun leads to tragedy.…
Gloomy Tunes: “32-20 Blues,” Robert Johnson
When we decided to make this gun week at Gloomy Tunes, we figured it would…
Gloomy Tunes: Elton John, “Ballad of A Well-Known Gun”
It’s Gun Week here a Gloomy Tunes; all week long we’ll be featuring songs about…guns.…
Gloomy Tunes: Armalite Rifle, Gang of Four
The AR-15, the rifle that Nikolas Cruz used to kill 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
Gloomy Tunes: Valentine’s Day Edition
It’s Valentine’s Day, and here at the Gloomy Tunes playhouse, we’re not interested in songs…
Gloomy Tunes—John Cale, “Fear Is A Man’s Best Friend”
Hearing this on one of the new episodes of “The X-Files” last week brought a…
Gloomy Tunes: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Blind Willie Johnson’s “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground” might be the scariest…