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Something (1969) – The Beatles
Why does it not surprise me to learn Something is a George penned track. Along with Here Comes the Sun from the same record Abbey Road, music historians marked Something as his ascendancy as a composer and foreshadowing the sparse…
Someone’s Got a Hold of My Heart (1983) – Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s 1983 resurgence album Infidels includes some fantastic outtakes like Blind Willie McTell, Foot of Pride and today’s featured song Someone’s Got a Hold of My Heart. It boggles the mind how he could leave these gems off the record.…
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Someone in the Crowd (La La Land) 2016 – Justin Hurwitz
Nearly every song in the 2016 musical La La Land is a showstopper which would explain why Someone in the Crowd is the 6th music piece to appear from the movie after the previous entry – Planetarium. The only other…
Like a Lesson (2024) – Pillow Queens
Irish indie rock band Pillow Queens were formed in Dublin in 2016. Their members are Pamela Connolly (vocals, guitar), Sarah Corcoran (bass, backing vocals, pump organ), Cathy McGuinness (guitar, backing vocals) and Rachel Lyons (drums, backing vocals). After a series of singles, they released their debut album In Waiting in September 2020.…
Light Of My Life (2024) – Asgard Raven
(Light of my Life) It’s a very meaningful song to me written about my wife – Joe (singer – songwriter) of Asgard Raven The 26th of January, 2024 saw the release of today’s featured song Light of My Life from…
Society (2007) – Eddie Vedder
Luke 9:3: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt.” It has taken me almost all of my life to grasp the profound simplicity of this directive from Jesus to his disciples. But…
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (1963) – Bob Dylan
(Beautiful shots from my all-time favorite album cover. Mike Batt’s Tarot Suite may be a close second, but The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan is iconic. I’ve always said that if I ever had the chance, I’d do a Dylan pilgrimage across…
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Come On, Let’s Go (1958) – Ritchie Valens
Come On, Let’s Go by Ritchie Valens is a high energy and bouncy rock ‘n’ roll classic that emerged during a period when the genre was still in its relative infancy. The song perfectly captures the carefree spirit of teenage…
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