Turn back the clock with a little bit of bubblegum 80s pop from the American all-female rock band The Go-Go’s. Vacation was one of their biggest hit singles, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard, and it was the lead single…
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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 Mov. 1 (1779) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Returning again to the Maestro, this time at 23 years of age, with this light and airy concertante symphony written for both violin and viola. Many will recognise the passage at (4:08), even if they haven’t heard the whole movement.…
Help! (1965) – The Beatles
I always enjoyed the melody and singing in the verses of The Beatles – “Help!” more than any other part of the song. It contains a sophisticated Lead-Lag-Lead-Synchronous pattern where backing vocals (Paul and George) move between anticipating, following, and…
Kommienezuspadt (2002) – Tom Waits
Today’s featured track Kommienezuspadt from Tom Waits is a lot of fun. I can’t wipe the big grin off my face when I hear it. It came on my collection yesterday and, such was my enjoyment, I assumed I must…
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Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (1909-1910) – Claude Debussy
On this wet and chilly morning here in Bogotá, I present to you this delightful little piece by the French composer Claude Debussy. La fille aux cheveux de lin is the eighth of the composer’s Préludes, Book I (1909–1910). The…
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Until I Found You (2021) – Stephen Sanchez
“I wrote this song in my bedroom for a girl I loved…That’s all it was and all I ever needed it to be, but now it’s the soundtrack for so many love stories“ – Stephen Sanchez in a Rolling Stones…
Upping (2023) – Chief Springs
I really like the smooth sound of the indie rock group Chief Springs, based in Leicester and London. The music from their 2003 EP Time to Take Time is superb, and it was the glistening, expansive opening track Elastic that…
Stephen Meyer, John Lennox, and James Tour: Three Scientists on the Origins of Everything
Sometimes I just post random things I find fascinating – like this video. But if there’s one thing here that truly blew my mind, it was James Tour’s comments on simulating a living cell (at 20.00). A synthetic chemist and…
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Up On Cripple Creek (1969) – the Band
Now we are getting to the nitty gritty of pure folk-rock Americana music – delivered by an almost entirely Canadian group formed in Toronto, Ontario. After their world tour with Bob Dylan in 1966 – where the Band helped shape…
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Two Soldiers (1993) – Bob Dylan
Nothing quite like a traditional folk song about war – and this is one I’ve always had a soft spot for and enjoy singing. The tenderness in Bob Dylan’s voice, and the way he caresses each word, really carries the…
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