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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…

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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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Friday I’m In Love (1992) – The Cure

There was no other song I sung louder before going out on a Friday night than Friday I’m In Love. I mentioned in a recent post that Eric Claton’s Let it Grow whetted my appetite to enjoy the night ahead,…

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Forever Young (1973) – Bob Dylan

This is one of Bob’s most endearing songs. Dylan is quoted as saying that he wrote Forever Young in Tucson, Arizona, “thinking about” one of his sons and “not wanting to be too sentimental“. I like all versions of this song…

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Special Edition Post – Jordan Peterson’s Use and Understanding of AI and ChatGPT

This is a follow – up to my post 20/3 – 26/3/23 – Chat GPT 4.0, but it was super interesting to hear Jordan Peterson’s take on his use of this AGI which is going to envelope the world in no…

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27/3 – 2/4/23 – LGBTQ, Armageddon & Nazare

Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Jim Jefferies on LGBTQ Community (High & Dry)Comedy video excerpt at Pod Hardcore Fan Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977) is known professionally as Jim…

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Flaca (1997) – Andrés Calamaro

Flaca (Skinny) is the second song posted here from Argentine rock-great Andrés Calamaro after his exceptional – Cuando No Estás. I wrote how my seven-year-old daughter Katherine Rose introduced me to his music a little while back and I have…

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Expert In a Dying Field (2022) – The Beths

The Beths is an exciting Indie Rock group from New Zealand. I became familiar with their music reading Max’s blog at PowerPop. This is the second song to appear from them here after Happy Unhappy. I am still in the…

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Let It Rain – Michael W Smith

Today’s song Let It Rain could be described as a meditative companion piece of a previous song I wrote about by Michael W Smith Healing Rain. Let It Rain was written by songwriter and artist Michael Farren; However, Michael W. Smith…

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A Thousand Years (2011) – Christina Perri (The Live Room)

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: ‘It wouldn’t be a week in my blog-space without a Christina Perri song‘. The last song by Perri – You Mean the Whole Wide World to Me was presented here 16…

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