SOTD 9/7: A brief stroll down memory lane. Sort of.

I remember growing up, there used to be big rock festivals, not the Lollapaloozas and whatchamahoozas that all you kids get nowadays. It was things like "The Rockford Speedway Jam" or "The Mississippi River Jam" and you've have a band like the Cars on the bill with Judas Priest and REO Speedwagon. Those were the days. and one of the bands that always played at those shows? Heart. Rockin' chicks. Awesome guitar parts. Good tuneful music. I'd never go out of my way to go to a Heart show, just as I never owned a Heart album, but they DID have some really spectacular songs. I don't want to be one of those "music was so much better when I was a kid" old guys, but I think the current tide in music has drifted much further away from good songs and mutated into hooks and beats. Which is fine, music changes, but there's something right and good about honoring great songs today. Which is why I love this video so much - The Decemberists, who still honor great songwriting are covering "Crazy On You" by Heart...perfect.