I had an animated discussion about this movie recently and assumed I had written about it here at ‘Friday’s Finest‘. When About a Boy comes on cable I find myself compelled to watch it. I don’t know how many times…
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Live it Up (1985) – Mental as Anything
I was with my Mom in Western Sydney when I was about 13 and we had to go the vet and while we visited I saw Greedy Smith, the lead singer of today’s track Live it Up. I believe it…
Little Jeannie (1980) – Elton John
There are songs by Elton which have an American music vibe coursing through them despite Elton’s steeped English heritage and upbringing. Today’s song Little Jeannie is one such example and Philadelphia Freedom, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart and Tiny Dancer…
Linger (1993) – The Cranberries
I began the previous song article Dreams by The Cranberries with – ‘Can we all go back to the 90’s now‘? You know when Whitney Houston opens the 1991 Superbowl with this version of Star Spangled Banner that good times…
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (1975) – Bob Dylan
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts is an epic ‘Western’ ballad and the third song to appear here from Bob Dylan’s 1975 masterpiece Blood on the Tracks. I consider Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts in the upper…
Lily of the West (1973) – Bob Dylan
There are some good tracks to be found even on Dylan’s ‘throwaway records’. Lily of the West is one such song from his record Dylan (1973). Although the record received very poor reviews upon its release, it managed to reach No. 17 in the U.S. and…
Like a Rolling Stone (1965) – Bob Dylan
We’re in for a treat because the next three song trips will be by Bob Dylan because it so happens his three songs come in alphabetical order in the Music Library Project. Anyone than can guess correctly the next two…
