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DJ Professor Dan

@djprofessordan.bsky.social

Your friendly - if snarky - pop music historian. Writing the ultimate 20 or so volume history of pop music. Could take a while. https://tnocs.com/user/dj+professor+dan/?profiletab=posts

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 5h ago

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of The Hits Of August-ish 1976! That's 50 Years Ago! Featuring "The Blitzkrieg Bop" by The Ramones, and what's with that title anyway, is it just me or does it seem a little Nazi? tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 50 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1976!

Two songs, a seminal dive bar and a cowbell walk into August 1976… and somehow karaoke ends up stealing the punchline before most of the Western world even knew it existed. Contributing Author DJ Pro...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · yesterday

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of August-ish 1976! That's 50 Years Ago! Featuring "The Blitzkrieg Bop" by The Ramones, a full-front attack on your ear drums straight from the toilets of CBGBs. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 50 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1976!

Two songs, a seminal dive bar and a cowbell walk into August 1976… and somehow karaoke ends up stealing the punchline before most of the Western world even knew it existed. Contributing Author DJ Pro...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3d ago

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of August-ish 1976! That's 50 Years Ago! Featuring "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee, and why it's the ultimate karaoke duet! tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1976!

Two songs, a dive bar and a cowbell walk into August 1976… and somehow karaoke ends up stealing the punchline before most of the Western world even knew it existed. Contributing Author DJ Professor D...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3d ago

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of August-ish 1976! That's 50 Years Ago! Featuring"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult, the first rock band to use an umlaut (or at least the first from a non-umlaut using country) tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1976!

Two songs, a dive bar and a cowbell walk into August 1976… and somehow karaoke ends up stealing the punchline before most of the Western world even knew it existed. Contributing Author DJ Professor D...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3d ago

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of August-ish 1976! That's 50 Years Ago! Featuring "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee, and why it's the ultimate karaoke duet! tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of August-ish 1976!

Two songs, a dive bar and a cowbell walk into August 1976… and somehow karaoke ends up stealing the punchline before most of the Western world even knew it existed. Contributing Author DJ Professor D...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 6d ago

#FunFact "Wild Thing" was written, not by the Troggs, but for the house band of a New York celebrity hangout run by a woman famous for being divorced by Richard Burton so that he could marry Elizabeth Taylor. ie Elizabeth Taylor was responsible for "Wild Thing." tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1966!

If you've ever wondered how cavemen, taxation protest, and a chiliad of dance crazes all ended up in the same music history lesson... congratulations, you've found your people. Join Contributing Autho...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · last wk.

Which of these Hits Of July-ish 1966 (that's 60 Years Ago!) is your favourite? "Wild Thing" by The Troggs "Sunny Afternoon" by The Kinks "Land Of 1,000 Dances" by Wilson Pickett tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1966!

If you've ever wondered how cavemen, taxation protest, and a chiliad of dance crazes all ended up in the same music history lesson... congratulations, you've found your people. Join Contributing Autho...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · last wk.

Which of these Hits Of July-ish 1966 (that's 60 Years Ago!) is your favourite? "Wild Thing" by The Troggs "Sunny Afternoon" by The Kinks "Land Of 1,000 Dances" by Wilson Pickett tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1966!

If you've ever wondered how cavemen, taxation protest, and a chiliad of dance crazes all ended up in the same music history lesson... congratulations, you've found your people. Join Contributing Autho...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · last wk.

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of July-ish 1966! That's 60 Years Ago! Featuring "The Land Of 1,000 Dances" by Wilson Pickett, a handy guide to 60s dance crazes... ever wondered how to do the Watusi? The Mashed Potato? The oft-banned Alligator? tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1966!

If you've ever wondered how cavemen, taxation protest, and a chiliad of dance crazes all ended up in the same music history lesson... congratulations, you've found your people. Join Contributing Autho...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · last wk.

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the hits of July-ish 1966! That's 60 Years Ago!! Featuring "Wild Thing" by The Troggs, or why Elizabeth Taylor was responsible for the invention of punk rock! tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1966!

If you've ever wondered how cavemen, taxation protest, and a chiliad of dance crazes all ended up in the same music history lesson... congratulations, you've found your people. Join Contributing Autho...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · last wk.

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of July-ish 1966! That's 60 Years Ago! Featuring "Sunny Afternoon" by the Kinks, Song Of The Summer or a Protest Song Against High Rates Of Taxation On The Upper Classes? tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1966!

If you've ever wondered how cavemen, taxation protest, and a chiliad of dance crazes all ended up in the same music history lesson... congratulations, you've found your people. Join Contributing Autho...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · last wk.

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the hits of July-ish 1966! That's 60 Years Ago!! Featuring "Wild Thing" by The Troggs, or why Elizabeth Taylor was responsible for the invention of punk rock! tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 60 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1966!

If you've ever wondered how cavemen, taxation protest, and a chiliad of dance crazes all ended up in the same music history lesson... congratulations, you've found your people. Join Contributing Autho...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · last wk.

#FunFact You know that bit in "Be-Bop-a-Lula" by Gene Vincent where there's a piercing screech just before the chorus? That's just the drummer making sure that his mother could recognize it was him, a surprisingly wholesome motivation for such a blood curdling sound. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 70 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1956!

You can understand why history remembers Elvis shaking his hips. It just tends to forget the part where he serenaded an annoyed Basset hound in a top hat on live television. Seventy years on, we're ...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Which of these three Hits Of July-ish 1956 (that's 70 Years Ago!) is your favourite? "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash "Be-Bop-a-Lula" by Gene Vincent tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 70 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1956!

You can understand why history remembers Elvis shaking his hips. It just tends to forget the part where he serenaded an annoyed Basset hound in a top hat on live television. Seventy years on, we're ...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Taking a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of July-ish 1956! That's 70 Years Ago! Featuring: "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash, the song he wrote for his first wife & the epic love story they didn't make a movie about. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 70 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1956!

You can understand why history remembers Elvis shaking his hips. It just tends to forget the part where he serenaded an annoyed Basset hound in a top hat on live television. Seventy years on, we're ...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Doing a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of July-ish 1956! That's 70 Years Ago! Featuring: "Be-Bop-a-Lula" by Gene Vincent, a record that, the first time he heard it, Elvis thought might have been his, and he just forgot about it. Or so the legend says. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 70 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1956!

You can understand why history remembers Elvis shaking his hips. It just tends to forget the part where he serenaded an annoyed Basset hound in a top hat on live television. Seventy years on, we're ...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Doing a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of July-ish 1956! That's 70 Years Ago! Featuring: "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley, The King Of Rock'n'Roll's most rockin' hit, recorded the day after his deepest humiliation. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 70 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1956!

You can understand why history remembers Elvis shaking his hips. It just tends to forget the part where he serenaded an annoyed Basset hound in a top hat on live television. Seventy years on, we're ...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Doing a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the Hits Of July-ish 1956! That's 70 Years Ago! Featuring: "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley, The King Of Rock'n'Roll's most rockin' hit, recorded the day after his deepest humiliation. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 70 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 1956!

You can understand why history remembers Elvis shaking his hips. It just tends to forget the part where he serenaded an annoyed Basset hound in a top hat on live television. Seventy years on, we're ...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Which of these hits of July-ish 2006 (that's 20 Years Ago!) is your favourite? "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera "We Are Your Friends" by Justice vs Simian "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 20 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 2006!

Christina finds her inner Etta, Justice accidentally invents the 2AM group hug, and Matt Bellamy ponders whether Mars is hiding ancient civilizations. Yep, just your average summer on the radio in 200...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Doing a deep dive down the rabbit hole of The Hits Of July-ish 2006! That's 20 Years Ago! Featuring "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera. Does it have soul? Does it have class? Does it have style? And most importantly... is it badass? tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 20 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 2006!

Christina finds her inner Etta, Justice accidentally invents the 2AM group hug, and Matt Bellamy ponders whether Mars is hiding ancient civilizations. Yep, just your average summer on the radio in 200...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Doing a deep dive down the rabbit hole of The Hits Of July-ish 2006! That's 20 Years Ago! Featuring "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera. Does it have soul? Does it have class? Does it have style? And most importantly... is it badass? tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 20 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 2006!

Christina finds her inner Etta, Justice accidentally invents the 2AM group hug, and Matt Bellamy ponders whether Mars is hiding ancient civilizations. Yep, just your average summer on the radio in 200...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rating & Reviewing The Hits Of July-ish 2006! That's 20 Years Ago! Featuring: "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse, a deep dive down the rabbit hole of professional rabbit hole diver, Matt Bellamy, and his love song for astronomy nerds. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 20 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 2006!

Christina finds her inner Etta, Justice accidentally invents the 2AM group hug, and Matt Bellamy ponders whether Mars is hiding ancient civilizations. Yep, just your average summer on the radio in 200...

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DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rating & Reviewing The Hits Of July-ish 2006! That's 20 Years Ago! Featuring: "We Are Your Friends" by Justice vs Simian, the declaration of friendship that sounded like a threat. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 20 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 2006!

Christina finds her inner Etta, Justice accidentally invents the 2AM group hug, and Matt Bellamy ponders whether Mars is hiding ancient civilizations. Yep, just your average summer on the radio in 200...

tnocs.com

DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rating & Reviewing The Hits Of July-ish 2006! That's 20 Years Ago! Featuring: "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse, a deep dive down the rabbit hole of professional rabbit hole diver, Matt Bellamy, and his love song for astronomy nerds. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 20 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 2006!

Christina finds her inner Etta, Justice accidentally invents the 2AM group hug, and Matt Bellamy ponders whether Mars is hiding ancient civilizations. Yep, just your average summer on the radio in 200...

tnocs.com

DJ Professor Dan@djprofessordan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rating & Reviewing The Hits Of July-ish 2006! That's 20 Years Ago! Featuring: "We Are Your Friends" by Justice vs Simian, the declaration of friendship that sounded like a threat. tnocs.com/about-this-t...

About This Time 20 Years Ago… It’s The Hits Of July-ish 2006!

Christina finds her inner Etta, Justice accidentally invents the 2AM group hug, and Matt Bellamy ponders whether Mars is hiding ancient civilizations. Yep, just your average summer on the radio in 200...

tnocs.com