Peanuts Baseball Comic on (a Belated) Friday
A day later than normal. My sincere apologies. But still another episode of Peanuts Baseball Comic with Charlie Brown and hit baseball gang, just to celebrate the weekend. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!
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Baseball Related Songs: “Going Out With a Bang,” by Scorpions
In today’s episode of “Baseball Related Songs,” we pay attention to “Going Out With a Bang” performed by Scorpions from Germany. Baseball fans of my age will know the Scorpions from hits like “Wind of Change” and “Still Loving You.” The band was erected in 1965 in Hannover, Germany. The band is labeled as hard…
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Baseball Related Songs: “Blinded by The Lights,” by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
In today’s episode of Baseball Related Songs, we pay attention to “Blinded by The Light” performed by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, a song that was originally written by Bruce Springsteen. Bruce Springsteen wrote the song for his debut album Greetings from Asheville Park, N.J. The album was a nod to Springsteen’s childhood years in the…
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Baseball Related Songs: “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty
In today’s episode of “Baseball Related Songs,” we pay attention to “I Won’t Back Down” performed by Tom Petty, which has a clear link to baseball thanks to College Baseball. The song “I Won’t Back Down” dates back to 1989. It was released in April of that year as lead single from Tom Petty’s first…
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Baseball Related Song: “Zanzibar” by Billy Joel
In today’s episode of baseball related songs, we pay attention to Zanzibar, performed by Billy Joel. At first one can wonder what this song has to do with baseball, but there is more than is apparent to the eye. We all know Billy Joel, famous for songs like “We didn’t start the fire”, “River of…
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Baseball Related Songs: “Tinker to Evers to Chance” by The Carolyn Sills Combo
In today’s episode of “Baseball Related Songs” we pay attention to Tinker to Evers to Chance, performed by the Carolyn Sills Combo, a nice little nothing that is pleasant to the ear. Coming from Santa Cruz, California, the Carolyn Sills Combo plays a fresh kind of music: Swing with a Country and Western accent but…
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Baseball Related Songs: Saga of Dandy, the Devil & Day by Ultramagnetic MCs
In this episode of “Baseball Related Songs” we pay attention to a song that tells the story of Negro League baseball and how it paved the way for the current generation of Afro-American players. The Saga of Dandy, the Devil & Day is performed by Ultramagnetic MCs. The song dates back to 1993. The Ultramagnetic MCs is…
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Baseball Related Songs: Baseball Theme by Vince Guaraldi Trio
In this episode of “Baseball Related Songs” we pay attention to “Baseball Theme” performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. This piece of music is purely instrumental and was part of the cartoon movie “A Boy Named Charlie Brown.” Vince Guaraldi was born in 1928 in San Francisco. He was a composer and played piano and…
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Baseball Related Songs: “Yankee Stadium” by Nils Lofgren
In this episode of “Baseball Related Songs”, we pay attention to “Yankee Stadium” performed by Nils Lofgren. I was made aware of this by a friend, because I never heard of this song. As this friend is a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen, it is not strange that he came up with this song, since…
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Baseball Related Songs: “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?” by Nathatlie Cole
In today’s episode of “Baseball Related Songs” we pay attention to “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?” performed by Nathalie Cole. The original version was performed by Buddy Johnson, in 1949. Through the decades, the song has been sung by several other artists as well, of which the version of Count Basie may…