I always loved the Australian chamber pop group My Friend the Chocolate Cake. Today’s song The Boat Song comes from the 2002 album Curious (image inset). This melancholic instrumental is one of the more sombre tracks on the album although the…
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Mucize (The Miracle) Soundtrack (2015) – Tevfik Akbasli, Yildiray Gürgen & Mahsun Kirmizigül
This will be a short article today, acting more as a musical adendum to yesterday’s movie entry from Turkey – Mucize (The Miracle) 2015 – Mahsun Kırmızıgül (Friday’s Finest). There were so many wonderful aspects of the film I already discussed…
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Posted in Music
Mucize (The Miracle) 2015 – Mahsun Kırmızıgül (Friday’s Finest)
Muhtar Davut: Some people have eyes in their hearts. They see the world through those eyes. They see everything through those eyes. When I sat down to have lunch two days ago and zapped through the channels I saw the…
The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) – the Beatles
The Beatles last No. 1 song in the UK – The Ballad of John and Yoko isn’t typical of their music and that’s what drew me to it. It sounds less polished, more blues and American country than their usual.…
The Angels Cried (1993) – Alan Jackson (Ft. Alison Krauss)
Are you already missing Christmas? If so, Alan Jackson’s The Angel’s Cried might offer the perfect touch of nostalgia, especially with the breathtaking contribution of Alison Krauss. Her voice possesses an ethereal beauty that is simply unparalleled, elevating the song…
The Alcott (2023) – the National (Ft. Taylor Swift) Cover – Alex and Jo Music
It’s about two people with a long history returning to a place and trying to relive a certain moment in time. It’s got the feeling of a last-ditch effort to hold onto the relationship, but there’s a hint of something…
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10/3/25 – 16/3/25 – A Complete Unknown, Tarantino & Running
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Some Thoughts on A Complete UnknownMovie Review by Scott Bunn at Recliner Notes I eventually saw A Complete Unknown just after it premiered here in…
Tagged with: a complete unknown, Bob Dylan, kill bill, london marathon, Phily Bowden, Quentin Tarantino, recliner notes, running, scott bunn
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Posted in Movies and TV, News, Sport and Adventure
That’s Amore (1953) – Dean Martin
The following article is interspersed with extracts from the Wikipedia reference below: I first heard this unforgettable classic song about love in the 1987 movie Moonstruck which I reviewed back in 2021. The soundtrack is a great montage of Italian…
That Lucky Old Sun (2015) – Bob Dylan
’I don’t see myself as covering these songs in any way. They’ve been covered enough. Buried, as a matter a fact. What me and my band are basically doing is uncovering them. Lifting them out of the grave and bringing…
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