You can call me Joe, buy me a drink and shake my handYou want courage, I’ll show you courage you can understandPearl and silver resting on my night tableIt’s just me Lord, pray I’m able A bit like how Bruce…
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Not Strong Enough (2023) – boygenius
boygenius (stylized in all lowercase) is an American indie supergroup formed in 2018 by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. I liked this song and the playful video from the first moment I heard it. Not Strong Enough is the fourth single from their debut full-length, the…
The Lord of the Rings (Return of the King)
I saw ‘Fellowship of the Ring‘ with my father in Mornington and it was the last movie I would see with him. It remains my favourite of the three from the trilogy. But I must say how impressed I was…
Not Dark Yet (1997) – Bob Dylan
It is befitting Not Dark Yet is the first song to appear from Bob Dylan’s 3-time grammy award winning Time Out of Mind since for me it is the highlight of the record and in my top 20 all –…
Plato’s Republic – John Hamon (Centre Place)
Exploring Plato’s RepublicLecture at Centre Place Exploring Plato’s Republic is the second lecture to appear here from John Hamond at Centre Place (the Toronto congregation of Community of Christ). The first lecture entailed The Flood Myth which I wrote about…
Absolute Beginners (1986) – David Bowie
Absolute Beginners is a song about unrequited young love, but there’s so much to listen to in this. It’s very broad sounding – eclectic music at its best. It’s theatrical as most of Bowie’s music I find. Absolute Beginners is…
All I Want is You (1988) – U2
All I Want is You was released in the era of U2 I enjoyed the most; namely between years 1987 and 1991 when the successive albums: The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Rum and Achtung Baby were produced. The last time…
Dead Poets Society (1989) – Peter Weir (Friday’s Finest)
The second time I saw Dead Poets Society was with my family in Camden Haven on the mid-north coast, New South Wales, Australia (see image inset). That’s where we went to visit my grandmother on school holidays and where my…
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Posted in Movies and TV, Reflections
Posted in Movies and TV, Reflections
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor – Adagietto (1901) – Gustav Mahler
Put Adagietto on in the background while you’re doing chores or whatever and believe you me, you won’t regret it. According to Merriam Webster the first known use of adagietto was in 1841. Adagio is an Italian musical term that means “slowly”…
Not Alone Anymore (1988)- The Traveling Wilburys
I did warn you folks I would present nearly all songs from The Travelling Wilburys Volume 1 record and it’s fast approaching the finale. This is the eighth song (of 10) presented so far from this stand – out record.…
