Way Back 2026

February 4, 2026 - And Now for a Commercial Break featuring Top Stars the Isley Brothers, Rolling Stones and Beatles

Three merchants, at least, have called on classic groups (that don't need the money at this point) to further their business offerings. 'You know you make me wanna...' "Shout" (and dance in front of my TV) whenever The Isley Brothers liven things up, even if the reason is to increase sales for Shopify's five-million-or-more online stores. Starbucks' latest imagery taps The Beatles to show off an "All Together Now" gathering place for drinkers of coffee and other beverages. One of Xfinity's efforts to rope in customers for five years with an Olympics tie-in uses the actual music track from The Rolling Stones' 1967 hit "She's a Rainbow" with a female lead vocal (and if she turns out to be AI-generated, I'll delete this line).


January 10, 2026 - Ed Gein Presents: Normal Music in an Abnormal Setting

Actor Charlie Hunnam is nominated for a Golden Globe for playing one of history's (and cinema's) notorious murderers/cross-dressers/all-around psychotic weirdos in the Netflix miniseries Monster: The Ed Gein Story. The series features songs spanning the 1940s through 1960s as the grisly (and largely true) episodes unfold: '50s divas Patti Page ("The Tennessee Waltz"), Very Lynn ("I'll Be Seeing You"), Dinah Washington ("What a Difference a Day Makes") and Pat Suzuki ("I Enjoy Being a Girl" from Flower Drum Song) are on hand while Dean Martin's invitation to "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Baby Mine" (with Frank Sinatra conducting the orchestra) and two hits by Pat Boone ("Don't Forbid Me" and "A Wonderful Time Up There") offset the uneasiness. Rock and roll is represented as well: 'I stole my baby from an...' "Endless Sleep," the 1958 hit by Jody Reynolds, takes on a grave-robbing context while The Rolling Stones' '60s-ender "Gimme Shelter" helps wrap things up. Watch and listen to it all at risk to your sanity.



She's a Rainbow The Tennessee Waltz Don't Forbid Me Endless Sleep

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