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Something I didn’t know I’d be doing as a dad is watching the same movie three times in a two-week period. And I know from some of you that I got off easy. Anyway, from the movie “The Bad Guys,” I discovered the Heavy. You’ve heard their music in soundtracks, etc., too.

I have an aversion to “contemporary Christian music” (it’s a personal problem; I’m praying about it). This one is fun. Posted in honor of my younger brothers, who thought this band was the bee’s knees while their eldest brother was away at college falling in love with the Squirrel Nut Zippers

“Keeping the Faith” was an illogical movie in the same way “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” was. Romance as justification for giving up one’s faith and world view is a tough sale. Having said that, the movie did one thing really well: It portrayed what it can look like for a couple to fall in love. Jenna Elfman’s reaction, walking …

We have a ska bias here at Horn Sections Make Rock Better. I know two things about the Mighty Mighty Bostones: The lead singer’s gravelly voice is due to him being knifed in a bar fight (probably not true since it’s not mentioned when you search for it online) They stopped playing during festivals when girls would raise their shirts, …

Some of the best use of saxophone in the history of rock.

Adam Ant doesn’t abuse substances. The paparazzi make guesses about his private life based on this. He makes a song about being a “Goody Two Shoes.” Which features him womanizing. The visual overrides the message, in my opinion. But man what a catchy song.

I love it when my worlds combine: KCRW’s online broadcasts of Morning Becomes Eclectic are the reasons I discovered Leonard Cohen, Ben Folds and Squirrel Nut Zippers in the 1990s. Sturgill Simpson is from a couple counties over from me. I know a few of his high school classmates. And, well, horns.

I give you the first rock single to go gold. The lyrics are cute, managing to work in Eve, Delilah and Jezebel. You can read about the songwriter here.

I’ve been pretty clear that funk is going to be a part of this ongoing series. In this live broadcast from 1977, you’ll hear the announcer mention that Tower of Power was opening for Santana. The fashions have certainly changed, but the music blasts right through those hairstyles and bellbottoms.

I’m unclear why I haven’t featured “Notorious” yet on this weekly reminder that horn sections make rock better. I love that song. Still, from the same album, I give you Duran Duran. Some DD members also had a side project with Chic in The Power Station–lots of horn there, too.