I first heard snippets of Lorde’s song Team in ESPN commercials promoting women’s sports. Its rousing, hypnotic rhythm and beat amplified the energy and appeal to me of both the individuals and their given pursuit. I just had to find…
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Professor Lazhar (2011) – Philippe Falardeau (Friday’s Finest)
A month ago in my Friday’s Finest segment I presented an article about The Book Thief – a movie about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi era. It’s a wonderful family film which my…
Tagged with: Marie-Sophie Nélisse, Monsieur Lazhar, Philippe Falardeau, Professor Lazhar, the book thief
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
Te Va a Doler (2003) – Maelo Ruiz
Te Va a Doler (You are Going to Hurt) was one of the first songs that made such a big impression on me after my arrival in Colombia. I still love hearing it when it comes on the radio here…
Te Quiero Igual (1999) – Andrés Calamaro
Te Quiero Igual (I Love You the Same) is another gem from my favorite Latin rock artist, Andrés Calamaro. I was introduced to the music of the Argentine rock-great a few years ago by my daughter, Katherine, and I’ve been…
Tarota (1979) – Mike Batt and Friends
Tarota marks the sixth song I’ve featured from Tarot Suite by Mike Batt and Friends – one of my all-time favorite albums. Inspired by tarot card imagery, the record masterfully blends orchestral elements with progressive rock and folk influences. No…
Take This Waltz (1988) – Leonard Cohen
How Leonard Cohen weaves poetry into music so seamlessly is on full display in today’s track – Take This Waltz. Inspired by the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, the lyrics of Take This Waltz are a loose translation, into English,…
A Real Pain (2024) – Jesse Eisenberg (Friday’s Finest)
The latest Academy award nominated movies are starting to come out here; so over the next month or so I will be frequenting the cinema as I did this week seeing Companion and today’s featured movie – A Real Pain.…
Tagged with: a real pain, Frédéric Chopin, Jesse Eisenberg, Jewish heritage, Kieran Culkin, Poland, The second world war
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
Do It Again (1968) – the Beach Boys
“He (Brian Wilson) remembers it being at my house. I remember it as being at his house. He starts pounding at the piano, I was summoning up the words and we got a chorus together, which was basically a bunch…
In The Making (2024) – Aisha Badru
Let’s start with soulful folk-pop singer-songwriter Aisha Badru who hails from New York. Her AllMusic bio notes she began playing guitar and singing during high school. After three years of non-music-related studies in college, she dropped out to pursue music. In 2016, a song from…
Don’t You Want Me (1981) – The Human League
Don’t You Want Me by The Human League was the epitome of cool and sexy in my youth. For decades, it had slipped from my consciousness, only to magically appear to my senses recently like an old flame. The song…
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