Yesterday I recorded a duo performing on the Transmilenio — Bogotá’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system. In the background of the video you can see the Bogotá Metro under construction: a 24 km (15 mi) elevated, driverless, automated rapid transit…
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Can Can (Orpheus In The Underworld) 1858 – Jacques Offenbach
Apart from being one of the world’s most famous pieces of music, the Can-Can must also be one of the most joyfully mischievous. Its popularity became enduring when, 15 years after composer Offenbach’s death, the Moulin Rouge and the Folies…
Baby Can I Hold You (1988) – Tracy Chapman
This beautiful love song is one of the few Tracy Chapman pieces I regret leaving out when I first launched my Music Library Project back in 2019. Unlike much of Chapman’s work, which often leans toward social and political commentary,…
Second Chance (1988) – 38 Special
When I was 14, I owned the Australian cassette release of today’s featured song (image above), Second Chance by 38 Special. I had completely forgotten both the song and the fact that I even owned it – until yesterday, when…
These Days (1973) – Jackson Browne (inc. version by Nico)
I was watching The Royal Tenenbaums a few weeks ago with my daughter Katherine, enjoying its superb soundtrack, which includes today’s featured song. But it’s not Jackson Browne’s original – it’s a version by Nico (pictured left). Today’s post will,…
15/9/25 – 21/9/25 – Positively 4th Street, Emotional Support Alligator & Hemingway
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Bob Dylan Performs, Positively 4th Street, at Outlaw Festival, Saratoga Springs 2 August 2025Concert video at Music Legend Two blogger friends – Max (PowerPop)…
Tagged with: alligator, Bob Dylan, depression, desolation row, ernest hemingway, outlaw music festival, Positively 4th Street, the sun also rises, Under the Red Sky
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Inspiração (1947) – Aníbal Augusto Sardinha (Interpreted by Camilo Giraldo Angel)
My new favourite place to frequent in my adopted home city of Bogotá, Colombia is the Cultural Centre – Julio Mario Santo Domingo, which houses both a massive library and mayor theatre. Last Saturday evening I had the good fortune…
Tagged with: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, Camilo Giraldo Angel, Cultural Centre - Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Inspiração
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Simple Life (1992) – Elton John
Simple Life is yet another great song from Elton John’s underrated 1992 album The One (image inset). It is more restrained and introspective than his high-energy, piano-driven music of his 1970s and 1980s peak. The song – the final single…
Go Your Own Way (1976) – Fleetwood Mac
The classic break-up rock song Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac had inexplicably flown under my radar for decades – until a friend put it on last weekend. Although I’m far from well acquainted with Fleetwood Mac’s full discography,…
Nebraska (1982) – Bruce Springsteen
(Referring to the album – Nebraska) This is not about the charts. This is about Bruce Springsteen. And these are the songs that he wants to work on right now. Let me tell you a little story when Bruce was…
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