I remember years ago watching Catholic Bishop Robert Barron discussing the old medieval metaphor called the Wheel of Fortune, which is occasionally seen in medieval churches and cathedrals. It was derived from the Roman goddess Fortuna. At the top is…
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Watching The River Flow (1971) – Bob Dylan
This little bluesy rocker from Dylan certainly kicks the day into gear with its toe-tap-inducing rhythm, screeching guitar and saloon bar piano. And wouldn’t you know it? This was recorded in 1971 at Blue Rock Studio in New York City.…
Watch Me Gone (2024) – Mark Knopfler
Watch Me Gone delicately weaves between a graceful and subtle Celtic melody something Mark has long been partial to in his solo work, and a pedal steel guitar that conjures atmospheric images of breezy air and open terrain. It’s a…
Highway Song (1979) – Blackfoot
Who’s up for a highway song? I first heard this only recently when I was researching another rocker from the Southern rock band Blackfoot called Train, Train. You see, that song and today’s featured song Highway Song were their big…
In the Country of Last Things (1987) – Paul Auster
Warning: The following post contains discussion of death and, in particular, suicide. It should therefore be approached with caution, or avoided altogether by readers who may be sensitive to such material. Welcome back to my Wednesday literature segment. Today I…
Waltz in C Sharp Minor (Op. 64 No. 2) 1846–47 – Frédéric Chopin
When I see Chopin’s name appear alongside a piece such as today’s, and without even discerning which one it may be, my eyes still light up in anticipation because I know I’m guaranteed to be swept away by something so…
Bold as Love (1967) – Jimi Hendrix
Bold as Love might not be as popular as Hey Joe or All Along the Watchtower, but I think it stands right up there with those towering greats, at least for me. I liked how one person described Jimi Hendrix…
Be True (Live) 1988 – Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen’s Be True was one of those songs that somehow slipped through the cracks for me over the years, only to be rediscovered while researching this project. When I relistened to it after an absence of at least three…
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Walls of the World (1977) – Mike Batt
Walls of the World is a tender love ballad from English songwriter Mike Batt’s second solo album, Schizophonia. I have written a mountain about his music from his next album Tarot Suite, which did so many turns on the LP…
Mandy Soundtrack (2018) – Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhannsson said of the film: (It’s) a surreal sort of supernatural thriller, an extremely visionary film, unlike anything I’ve seen before. Back in 2019, I wrote an article on the supernatural horror film Mandy starring Nicolas Cage and made mention…
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