Kicking off my Christmas Countdown of 10 favourite Christmas songs and hymns (shared in no particular order), I’m delighted to present Handel’s magnificent “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah. This festive journey will carry us right up to Christmas Eve. Hallelujah has…
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Hallelujah (From Handel’s Messiah) – Christmas Countdown No. 10
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Supe Que Me Amabas (2006) – Marcela Gandara
My favourite Latina voice is back, this time with Supe Que Me Amabas (Eng. I Knew You Loved Me). You know when you have made it as a Mexican music artist, when people busk your songs on the streets of…
Summer of ’69 (1985) – Bryan Adams
Good Lord, this song casts me back to my Academy days, which I recalled in another song entry by Bryan Adams – Heaven. Today’s featured track – Summer of 69 had about the biggest tractor beam pull of any song…
Summer Days (2001) – Bob Dylan
“Summer Days” is recalled as Bob Dylan’s first foray into crafting a swing-infused, vintage rockabilly tune. It takes its place as the third track on his thirty-first studio album, Love and Theft. I’ve always enjoyed the playful wit and impulsive…
Sultans of Swing (1978) – Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler: “When the guys said ‘Thank you very much, We are the Sultans of Swing,’ there was something really funny about it to me because Sultans, they absolutely weren’t. You know they were rather tired little blokes in pullovers.” If…
Subterranean Homesick Blues (1965) – Bob Dylan
Subterranean Homesick Blues is the pinnacle as far as counter-establishment songs are concerned. A lot of people think that this masterpiece may well have been the first ever song which exhibited predominant features of the rap genre including the following:– Dylan’s…
Stumble Away (2003) – David Bridie
Stumble Away is the closing track on David Bridie’s 2003 album – Hotel Radio (see inset). It’s almost certain you haven’t heard of this 2003 record unless you had read my previous song articles. There isn’t even a wiki page about Hotel Radio,…
Stuck on You (1984) – Lionel Richie
Stuck on You is just a beautifully conceived and executed love ballad. It sounds on the surface simple and conventional, but it is deceptively well crafted and contains fantastic songwriting with a country flavour distinct from his previous R&B. My…
Strangers When We Meet (1995) – David Bowie
Strangers When We Meet is recognised as one of Bowie’s very best late period songs, some even arguing it is of equal stature to his 70s classics. Since it wasn’t a mainstream hit, it certainly seems one of his most…
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