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Mucize (The Miracle) 2015 – Mahsun Kırmızıgül (Friday’s Finest)

Muhtar Davut: Some people have eyes in their hearts. They see the world through those eyes. They see everything through those eyes. When I sat down to have lunch two days ago and zapped through the channels I saw the…

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The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) – The Beatles

The Beatles last No. 1 song in the UK – The Ballad of John and Yoko isn’t typical of their music and that’s what drew me to it. It sounds less polished, more blues and American country than their usual.…

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The Angels Cried (1993) – Alan Jackson (Ft. Alison Krauss)

Are you already missing Christmas? If so, Alan Jackson’s The Angel’s Cried might offer the perfect touch of nostalgia, especially with the breathtaking contribution of Alison Krauss. Her voice possesses an ethereal beauty that is simply unparalleled, elevating the song…

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The Alcott (2023) – the National (Ft. Taylor Swift) Cover – Alex and Jo Music

It’s about two people with a long history returning to a place and trying to relive a certain moment in time. It’s got the feeling of a last-ditch effort to hold onto the relationship, but there’s a hint of something…

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10/3/25 – 16/3/25 – A Complete Unknown, Tarantino & Running

Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Some Thoughts on A Complete UnknownMovie Review by Scott Bunn at Recliner Notes I eventually saw A Complete Unknown just after it premiered here in…

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That’s Amore (1953) – Dean Martin

The following article is interspersed with extracts from the Wikipedia reference below: I first heard this unforgettable classic song about love in the 1987 movie Moonstruck which I reviewed back in 2021. The soundtrack is a great montage of Italian…

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That Lucky Old Sun (2015) – Bob Dylan

’I don’t see myself as covering these songs in any way. They’ve been covered enough. Buried, as a matter a fact. What me and my band are basically doing is uncovering them. Lifting them out of the grave and bringing…

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Flow (2024) – Gints Zilbalodis (Friday’s Finest)

Storyline: A Latvian, French, and Belgian co-production, Flow features no dialogue and follows a cat trying to survive along with other animals in a seemingly post-apocalyptic world as the water level dramatically rises. The world seems to be coming to an end,…

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Thank U (1998) – Alanis Morissette

Basically, I had never stopped in my whole life, hadn’t taken a long breath, and I took a year and a half off and basically learned how to do that. When I did stop and I was silent and I…

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Tell Me, Momma (Live 1966) – Bob Dylan & the Hawks (the Band)

“That tour was a very strange process…We’d go from town to town, from country to country and it was like a job. We set up, we played, they booed and threw things at us. Then we went to the next…

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