Tú Sin Mí (Eng: You Without Me) is an infectious, moderate-tempo reggae love ballad that I liked immediately on first listen. It’s about a man’s disillusionment after the breakdown of a relationship and his processing of it. Let me tell…
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Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201; 1st Movement, Allegro Moderato (1774) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was just 17 years old when he wrote this. Let that sink in for a moment. It’s hard to imagine the kind of beauty that must have stirred in him as he composed it – something almost…
How’s It Gonna End (2004) – Tom Waits
Here is Tom Waits at his murky, gloomy best and that suits me just fine. As an astute listener on SongMeanings put it, each of the verses in How’s It Gonna End seems like fragments of film plots, and we…
A Passing Ship (1986) – Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot’s specific wish was for his song “A Passing Ship” to be played at his funeral. I have a real penchant for songs and stories about ships and the sea, and this one by Gordon Lightfoot ticks all the…
True Love Ways (1958) – Buddy Holly
Sometimes we’ll sigh…Sometimes we’ll cry…And we’ll know why…Just you and I…Know true love ways. Since I was a youngen’, I always found True Love Ways to be such a tender and sweet song from Buddy. The orchestral sound was also…
Basket Case (1994) – Green Day
Basket Case is a high-energy, frenetic punk rock song that matches well with the nervous and restless feeling in the lyrics. My favourite part of the song is the chord change from D to A at the end of the…
Killing Me Softly With His Song (1973) – Roberta Flack
I fondly recall this song being used in the movie About a Boy. None of the versions there feature the stunning, natural soul singer Roberta Flack. Instead, it’s used for both comedic and dramatic effect, like in this this scene.…
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True Blue (2023) – boygenius
True Blue is a brutally honest look at a relationship, but it is sung with tenderness and warmth in Lucy Dacus’ laidback voice. The phrase “true blue” means loyalty and faithfulness, not sadness. The song moves through the highs and…
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Traveling Light (2016) – Leonard Cohen
In the introduction to today’s song in the video below, an older Leonard Cohen sits outside on a front patio, smoking a cigarette. He says, “I feel a lot stronger, but I am actually a lot weaker,” which is quite…
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