License To Kill is the fifth song so far to appear here from Bob Dylan’s 1983 record Infidels – if I include the Blind Willie McTell and Foot of Pride out-takes from the sessions. It boggles the senses how he could…
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Up In the Air (2009) – Jason Reitman (Friday’s Finest)
Five films have already featured here starring George Clooney and today’s Up in the Air will be the sixth. That surprised me when I looked that up since I wouldn’t have classed myself a George Clooney fan, but he obviously…
Liability (2020) – Lorde (Alex and Jo Music)
I first came a fan of hearing Lorde (inset left) sing Team on an ESPN film clip. My kids and I love that song! Then when I heard Alex and Jo (above) sing a song from Lorde, I was all…
Lighthouse Keeper (1996) – My Friend the Chocolate Cake
Lighthouse Keeper is the sixth song presented here from my favourite Australian music group – My Friend the Chocolate Cake and the twelfth song by ‘founder‘ – Australian singer-songwriter David Bridie. The only other singer-songwriters that have been as prolific…
Tagged with: David Bridie, good luck, Lighthouse keeper, My Friend the Chocolate Cake, the go-betweens
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
Let´s Stick Together (1988) – Bob Dylan
Let’s Stick Together is a song from Bob Dylan’s 25th studio album Down in the Groove in 1988. The album is definitely not one of Dylan’s most celebrated achievements, but it was one of the first cassettes I purchased when…
3/4 – 9/4/23 – Nick Cave, Paul Rosolie & Russell Crowe
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Some enticing video interviews came to my YT news feed in recent days including the following from three of my favourite podcasts: Nick Cave:…
Tagged with: Lex Fridmen, nick cave, Paul Rosolie, russell crowe, the critical drinker, The Pope's Exorcist, UnHerd
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, Sport and Adventure
Let My Love Open the Door (1980) – Pete Townshend
Let My Love Open the Door is a song written and performed by Pete Townshend from his 1980 album Empty Glass. That year, it reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, but less successful in Britian reaching 46. Cash Box called it a “joyous, blissful…
Good Vibrations (1966) – the Beach Boys
It has taken me more than 30 years to appreciate the grandeur of Good Vibrations. I was always more-down for Don’t Worry Baby, Barbara Ann and I Get Around in my youth. Good Vibrations is undoubtedly my son’s favourite Beach…
Local Hero (1983) – Bill Forsyth (Friday’s Finest)
In my article of Mark Knopfler’s Going Home instrumental, I had intended writing a review of Local Hero in ‘Friday’s Finest’. Going Home which ends the soundtrack is one of the most inspirational songs I’ve heard. It raises to a phenomenal…
Given to Fly (2017) – Pearl Jam
Given to Fly is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Mike McCready, Given to Fly was released to radio on December 22, 1997, as the first single from the band’s fifth…
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