Pop Culture from an Alternate Dimension

             These are songs that remind me of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. I open the album with a song named after him, but instead of the original from Sparks, I used a cover version. I followed Holmes with Watson. Then to the street where they rent a room from Mrs. Hudson. Queen Victoria, I felt should be represented if only for Holmes' indoor shooting practice in "The Musgrave Ritual". Reichenbach Falls was the site of Sherlock's death (don't worry, he got better). When thinking of Holmes and Watson I imagine the foggy streets of London Town where these private eyes are looking for clues. Of course, for Holmes it's elementary. It's so simple that I included a song of the same name from a stage musical called Baker Street  starring Fritz Weaver. I wrap up the whole affair with the title music from BBC's "Sherlock". You can listen to my choices here:  Sherlock Holmes: a Musical Portrait - YouTube

  In November it came to light that Daryl Hall had legal papers submitted against John Oates. On the 17th of this month Oates released a new album called Reunion . They hadn't done an album together since 2006 and their last album of original music was 2003's Do It for Love . However, in many people's minds they go together like corned beef and cabbage, like liver and onions, like red beans and rice, like bagels and lox; in short like beans and cornbread. But they are autonomous adults and if we want another album of them this might be the closest we get. The basis for this is Daryl Hall's 2011 album Laughing Down Crying  and I chose three songs from John Oates' 2011 album Mississippi Mile . Those being "He Was a Friend of Mine", "Deep River" and his cover the Coasters' "Searchin'". https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCHnLE0OxajHeJUyPXSI7R_-mF0GSUQV3&si=xCURFfjlAqs3Y7lM