I first heard this iconic Australian surfer tune watching The Go-Betweens live concert at The Tivoli, Brisbane (August 6, 2005). I got the DVD soon after it came out and played it all the time. I was hooked on Surfing…
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Make You Feel My Love (1997) – Bob Dylan
Michael Bolton routinely introduces a number he’s about to sing by first announcing its composer, Bob Dylan. The reaction is usually muted: “Bob Dylan should elicit this enormous response,” he says. “But I don’t get that.” Then the piano-based melody…
Superstar (2010) – James Blunt
“I guess the title is misleading because people think it has to do with my experience in the music business. Instead, it’s the way a lot of people will look at the world today. If we asked children twenty years…
The Phantom Thread’s New Year’s Eve Party
To share and celebrate making more cherished memories in 2025, I present to you; what has become a New Year’s Eve tradition here at Observation Blogger: The New Year’s Eve party scene from Phantom Thread which currently sits at No.…
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Posted in Movies and TV
Super Trouper (1980) – ABBA
Saxophonist Ulf Andersson, who toured with Abba during the late 1970s around the time Super Trouper was penned, revealed in a 2020 interview that mentioning Glasgow was a secret love message from Bjorn to wife Agnetha Faltskog (Second couple from…
Superman (It’s Not Easy) 2001 – Five For Fighting
Superman is the third song on Five for Fighting’s sophomore album, America Town (see image inset) and the second single released from it. It became a huge radio hit after the horrific 9/11 attacks and was used to honor the victims,…
Corleone (2024) – Nathy Peluso
On 21 of November this year I wrote about Nathy Peluso’s big night at this year’s Latin Grammys winning 3 for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song, Best Alternative Song and Best Long Form Music Video – Grasa. One of the songs from her recent album –…
2000 Miles (Pretenders) – Megan Washington (from Carols by Candlelight 2024)
I was reminded of this beautiful song by Meg Washington’s stellar performance on Christmas Eve – Carols by Candlelight 2024 (from 57:30: in the video below). I have written a lot about the significance of this occasion in my recent…
Sunrise (2004) – Norah Jones
Let’s kick it off with singer-songwriter and pianist Norah Jones who I dug from the get-go since she burst on the scene in 2002 with her chart-topping and award-winning debut album Come Away With Me. Initially focused on lounge jazz, Jones has since…
The Small One – A Christmas Story by Charles Tazewell (Narrated by Bing Crosby)
Happy Christmas all! It has become a Christmas Day ‘festive tradition’ at Observation Blogger to present the story called The Small One. It is about a young boy living in ancient Israel who must part with his beloved, ageing donkey,…
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