New Year's Revolution

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New Year's Revolution

Countdown to Ecstasy, the Midnight Party at the Closing of the Year

Professor Mikey

Dec 28, 2021

The first two years of the Roaring Twenties 2.0 have been twin bears, haven’t they? Why, this time last year we were downright giddy about booting 2020, like it would all go away like a bad dream. As we get ready to do the same with 2021, we hope for the best with far fewer pretenses about the future that seems determined to swallow us.

But wait! Professor Mikey, a firm believer in the healing and hopeful aspects of musi, is off on another holiday musical expedition, this time to discover the heart of everybody's favorite midnight party.

What is a Lang Syne? And how Auld is it? What do Bing Crosby, Spike Jones, and Blind Lemon Jefferson have in common? Do New Year's Resolutions really work? Is the best New Year's duet of all time sung by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas? And what's Carl Sagan doing in here? Don’t say he is back to tell us not to look up!

These and other timely questions are answered in this full hour celebration of New Year's music. Plug in and buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy year. Get ready for Blues classics like Smokey Hogg's "New Year's Eve Blues" from 1948, a New Year's Eve 1970 appearance by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, an absolute wacko resolution romp with the City Slickers and many, many more. The genres melt into each other, the human condition gets a good going over, and we all resolve to be better next year!

Happy New Year, push play, and be sure to click and download New Year’s Revolution to your podcast player!