Bang Bang Bang finds Tracy in very fine songwriting form. This socially conscious song tackles gun violence, cyclical poverty, and societal neglect in American communities. It is sincerely and sensitively realised, containing an enticing acoustic melody, a glorious bongo percussion…
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Wake Me Up When September Ends (2004) – Green Day
This nostalgic rock ballad opens with a sweet acoustic tune not dissimilar to their big hit Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), but it shifts gears in the second verse with a pounding, almost militaristic rhythm and an aggressive, abrasive…
Folsom Prison Blues (1968) – Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash is all present here: the rolling, train-like rhythm, the hypnotic repetition of the melody, his deep, raw Southern voice. “Folsom Prison Blues” is not only one of his hallmark songs, it’s also one that cemented his status as…
Visions of Johanna (1966) – Bob Dylan
Visions of Johanna is my favourite song in contemporary music. It’s the official bootleg version below from Live 1966 that I feel is the definitive one, at least for me. As you can see from the official bootleg cover above,…
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Volví a Nacer (2012) – Carlos Vives
Volví A Nacer (Eng: I Was Born Again) is a song by the Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives. It is a romantic song with strong elements of Colombian vallenato and pop music. I remember it saturating the Colombian airwaves when…
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) 2010 – Shakira
How timely this song should appear in the alphabetical listing since we are now just 27 days away from the commencement of the 2026 World Cup. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) was the official theme song for the 2010…
Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (2002) – Bruce Springsteen
Waitin’ On A Sunny Day is a song from The Rising, released by Bruce Springsteen in 2002 after the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11th, 2001. The record was dedicated to the victims, survivors and spirit of…
Cafe Society (2016) – Woody Allen (Friday’s Finest)
I hadn’t had as much fun watching a movie for a good while as I did watching Cafe Society by Woody Allen yesterday. Someone once wrote that you either get Woody or you don’t, and judging by the sharply contrasting…
Waiting For You (2019) – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
In the aftermath of the tragic death of Nick Cave’s son Arthur at just 15 years old in 2015, Nick Cave dedicated the 2019 record Ghosteen to processing his grief. Three other songs from that remarkable album have appeared here…
Hold My Hand (1994) – Hootie & The Blowfish
In my post on Wagon Wheel the other day, my friend Ashley at The Gentle Chapter told me how much she enjoyed the Darius Rucker version of the song. In a follow-up comment, Ash mentioned that her mind was blown…
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