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Hurricane (1975) – Bob Dylan
Hurricane was the tag given to the middleweight boxer Rubin Carter (image left) and is the subject of one of Dylan’s most recognisable post 60’s songs. It is also his fourth most successful single of the 70’s, reaching No. 33…
Romeo and Juliet (1980) – Dire Straits
Romeo and Juliet is an epic love tale adapted for two clandestine star crossed lovers brought up on ‘streets of shame‘. Juliet who once had a genuine thing for Romeo has fallen out with him, and Romeo feels jilted that…
Straight to You (1992) – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Straight to You is the second song to appear here from Nick Cave in the last week. It is my favourite song from his seventh studio album Henry’s Dream and one of the first Bad Seeds tunes that really caught…
Latin Grammy 2024 Special Edition – Nathy Peluso, The Big Winner of the Night
At the age of 16, she began to perform at hotels and restaurants in Torrevieja, mainly performing classic songs by Frank Sinatra or Nina Simone. – Nasty Girl at Observation Blogger On September 29 this year, I wrote an article about…
Step Right Up (1976) – Tom Waits
Tom Waits assumes the voice of a carnival barker in this polemic about advertising and commercialism. “Step right up” is a phrase these hucksters would often use to lure crowds into attractions, promising a life-altering viewing that would inevitably disappoint.…
Irish Heartbeat (Van Morrison song) 1994 – Billy Connolly
I remember in my young adulthood enthralled watching Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Scotland over and over again. My family ancestry partly originates from Scotland, so I have always had a penchant for anything Scottish especially Amy Macdonald’s rendition of Flower of Scotland. The…
11/11 – 17/11/24 – El Salvador, World Series & Backyard Ultra Marathon
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Inside the World’s Biggest Prison: El Salvador’s War on Gangs | Full DocumentaryDocumentary at Java Discover ‘We gained exclusive access to the world’s biggest…
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Stagger Lee (1996) – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Warning: Features explicit language and offensive content. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Stagger Lee is a take on a traditional folk song; a dark and violent tale, told from the perspective of Stagger Lee, a notorious figure in American folklore.…
Stage Fright (1976) – The Band (The Last Waltz)
Of all the songs from the The Last Waltz concert, Stage Fright was always the one that captivated my musical sensibilities the most. It’s such an unusual song and I mean that in the best possible way. As the title…
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