Oh Sister was recorded for Dylan’s seventeenth studio album Desire, and performed with Emmylou Harris. The song became a discourse on the ‘fragility of love‘. This is the first song to feature here from the Desire record, and it certainly…
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Sound of Freedom (2023) – Alejandro Monteverde (Friday’s Finest)
Tim Ballard: God’s children are not for sale. Last week I went into this movie – Sound of Freedom with a lot of trepidation because of its disturbing subject matter – Child trafficking and sexual abuse. The film is mostly…
The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 44) – The Rule of Law, Uric Acid & Molecules
Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article. Rule of Law When the authority and influence of law is viewed as a constraint on individual and institutional power. The Rule…
Miles (2011) – Christina Perri
Kiss me on my shoulderTell me it’s not overI promised to always come home to youRemind me that I’m olderTo be brave smart, sweet and bolderAnd don’t give up on what we’re trying to do It’s been way too long…
El Estuche (The Case) 1998 – Aterciopelados
It is not a commandment to be the diva of the moment (wow)Why work for a sculptural body? Do you want to feel all eyes on you?And trigger whistles when passing? Look at the essence, not the appearances… Look at…
Growing Pains (2022) – Tough on Fridays
Yesterday, I travelled early to my children’s school for their festival of dances. On the Transmilenio (a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia), I plugged the earphones in and put the Music collection on autopilot. Out came…
Double Dare (1980) – Bauhaus
‘This song is a challenge to be true to yourself and your ideas’ – Don’t cower in night fright ‘Daring fake politicians to actually act like real people instead of the conservative little muppets they can be’ – In the…
All The President’s Men (1976) – Alan J. Pakula (Friday’s Finest)
Ben Bradlee: You know the results of the latest Gallup Poll? Half the country never even heard of the word Watergate. Nobody gives a shit. You guys are probably pretty tired, right? Well, you should be. Go on home, get…
Donna (1958) – Ritchie Valens
Donna first learned about Donna when Ritchie called her and told her that he wrote a song for her. He sang her the first part of Donna. She said: “of course I cried. It was just very, very touching. He…
